Supreme Star Card Master

Shang Baiyu asked: "Teacher He, how many academic points can we get in one semester?"

He Yanan replied: "If you follow the rules and attend classes on time without any penalties, each student can receive 10 academic points per month, which adds up to over 100 points in a semester."

"Only 10 points a month?"

"An entire semester just to spend over an hour cultivating in the Star Mist Pool at triple concentration?"

"Isn't that a bit exaggerated? Who can afford that?"

"..."

Xia Yue saw how surprised everyone was and sneered disdainfully.@@novelbin@@

"It's just the Bronze Level. You can get an hour in the Star Mist Pool for free just by lying down for a semester, and you still think it's expensive? Such ignorance!"

"The Star Mist Pool consumes Star Stones. It's already good enough that you can exchange academic points for cultivation time. Do you really think the academy does charity?"

Although Xia Yue's words were harsh, she made a valid point.

Moreover, everyone noticed the term "Star Stone" once again.

Mu Qingyu asked: "Xia Yue, what are these Star Stones you're talking about?"

"Let me explain." Before Xia Yue could respond, He Yanan directly explained to everyone.

"Star Stones are crystallized forms of high-density Star Power. They come from two sources. One is Natural Star Stones from star veins. The other is artificial Star Stones made from the star cores of Star Beasts."

"Star veins are national-level resources. Except for a few privately owned by individuals or families, almost all star veins in the Great Flame are controlled and distributed by the country."

"Even though plenty of Star Stones are produced each year, the demand is enormous. The military, city defense, education... just the internal consumption takes up most of it, leaving only a small portion for the market."

"Although artificially made Star Stones by major enterprises are of lower grade than Natural Star Stones, their manufacturing costs are high, so the price remains steep."

"Given the high cost of Star Stones, being able to cultivate in the Star Mist Pool using academic points is thanks to the Education Bureau's resource support for various academies."

"Based on the performance of the academies, the Education Bureau allocates a large amount of resources, including Star Stones, each year."

"This ensures that most items you can exchange for academic points in the academy often have huge discounts."

"In theory, the standard for 1 academic point is 10,000 coins, but with these discounts, the prices of Star Cards, Star Devices, etc., might be only half or even a third of what you'd pay outside. The Star Mist Pool costs only one-fifth of the outside price!"

"I see..."

Upon hearing this, everyone understood why the Star Mist Pool was so costly, and they deeply felt the support for Star Card Masters in the academy that He Yanan mentioned.

No wonder there were hardly any loose cultivators among Star Card Masters in the Great Flame. Anyone wanting to become a Star Card Master had to join a Star Power Academy.

The support for the academies was immense. Not to mention other benefits, just the Star Mist Pool alone was enough to attract all new-generation Star Card Masters to enroll.

In fact, Xia Yue had previously broken through to the Bronze Middle Stage quickly because she had used the Star Mist Pool twice.

Outside, the Star Mist Pool was very expensive, costing over a million per hour at triple concentration. Seven to eight hours would cost nearly ten million!

Even though Xia Yue's family was wealthy, they couldn't use the Star Mist Pool regularly.

Moreover, Xia Yue didn't want to use her family's money anymore because a certain woman hadn't spent a penny from home since entering Demon Academy!

"Teacher He, apart from completing our studies, is there any other way to earn academic points?" Immediately after learning about the discounts academic points provided, someone excitedly asked.

"Of course!" He Yanan smiled. "The academic points you receive each month are just to ensure your basic needs."

"If you want to earn academic points quickly, there are only other ways. Mainly, there are two methods."

"The first is through the tasks we've mentioned before. Each completed task rewards academic points. The second is from the academy's rewards."

Task rewards and academy rewards?

"Tasks we understand. What are these academy rewards?"

"Simply put, every teacher at Demon Capital Academy, including myself, has a certain amount of academic points to allocate. If you perform excellently, we will reward you as we see fit."

"And if you make contributions to the academy, the leaders might reward you with more academic points."

Su Yuan and the others nodded understandingly.

That made sense. Good performance gets rewarded.

He Yanan then talked about many other things unrelated to specific cultivation but essential for understanding life at Demon Capital Academy.

Unknowingly, it was almost 12 o'clock.

"Alright, I've covered almost everything. Let's call it a day." He Yanan exhaled deeply.

They say being a head teacher at Demon Capital Academy is the hardest job, especially during the first year, with the first day being the most exhausting due to the amount of information to cover.

"By the way, I asked Xia Yue to set up a group chat. Everyone should join it later. From now on, if there's anything, I'll have Xia Yue notify you in the group."

"At Demon Capital Academy, individual classes are few. Most of your time will be managed by yourself and your mentor. Whether it's cultivation, tasks, or searching for Star Cards, you have the flexibility."

"If you need to take leave or leave the academy, remember to notify both your mentor and me in advance. Understand?"

"Understood!" everyone responded in unison.

He Yanan nodded, then thought of something and continued: "Also, don't call me Teacher He anymore, just call me Teacher Xiao He. Compared to the other Burning Sun teachers, I should be much younger."

Huh...

Everyone didn't know how to react to this.

With a slight smile, He Yanan left the classroom and quickly disappeared.

"Come and join the group chat," Xia Yue placed her phone on the desk as everyone gathered around to scan the code.

Originally, Xia Yue didn't want to deal with this, but she couldn't refuse her mentor's request.

As a popular genius with millions of followers, normally, her social accounts weren't easy to add. But now she had to give them to so many people...

Everyone lined up to scan the code.

"Hey there. Are you Luo Bingtong?" Lu Yingying, who was previously scared by Zhang Tai, approached Luo Bingtong after joining the group and introduced herself. "I am Lu Yingying!"

Su Yuan reminded Lu Yingying: "She doesn't really like to talk."

"No worries, no worries. I just want to look at her!" Lu Yingying stared at Luo Bingtong with admiration in her eyes.

White hair! So cute and dazed, I want to touch it...

Lu Yingying unconsciously moved closer, her face almost touching Luo Bingtong's.

Luo Bingtong quietly observed Lu Yingying, a flash of confusion in her eyes as she didn't understand why this human was staring at her so closely.

Seeing this, Su Yuan asked Lu Yingying: "Are you heading back to the dormitory later?"

"Yes, why?"

"Perfect. She still isn't familiar with the way. Can you take her back?"

Su Yuan had other plans later, intending to ask Shang Baiyu to take care of Luo Bingtong. But since Lu Yingying was so enthusiastic, it was even better as they were both girls.

"Sure!" Luo Bingtong hadn't nodded yet when Lu Yingying responded with delight, "Let's go back together!"

Luo Bingtong turned to look at Su Yuan, thought for a moment, and then nodded.

Shang Baiyu asked in confusion: "Su Yuan, where are you going?"

"I'm planning to check out the Star Mist Pool."

"Really?" Shang Baiyu seemed surprised. "You don't have many academic points, so spend them wisely."

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"I know."

Everyone lined up to scan the code quickly.

Looking up, Xia Yue saw that Xiang Dingqian and Ye Qing were still sitting steadily at the back.

"Hey, you two at the back, speed it up! What are you waiting for?" Xia Yue shouted impatiently.

Xiang Dingqian, seeing Su Yuan still in front, initially wanted to wait, but then recalled what his mentor Zhang Heng had said a few days ago:

"You were in the wrong initially, and there's nothing I can say in your defense."

"Luckily, you were fortunate to have Teacher Lan Xinlan treat you personally. You only need to rest for three to four days, just in time for the first lesson."

"In the future, you'll be in the same class as Su Yuan, often seeing each other. Don't hold any grudges."

"I discussed this with Teacher Yang Yifeng. Given your severe injuries, the feud between you and Su Yuan should end here."

"As for your defeat... No one is invincible. Fights between Star Card Masters have victories and losses."

"Losing doesn't matter. Stand up and fight again!"

"Fight again and again, until you win!"

"If you lose heart just because of this defeat, I'll regret selecting you!"

At this moment, Xiang Dingqian's eyes sharpened. He stood up and walked straight toward Su Yuan, who was scanning the code.

Ye Qing followed.

"Su Yuan." Xiang Dingqian stood before Su Yuan.

"I admit my wrongs from before!"

"But I won't be satisfied losing to you. I will defeat you in the future!"

"Do you want a beating? Then come... But scan the QR code first," Su Yuan casually replied to Xiang Dingqian while scanning the QR code on Xia Yue's phone.

"You...!"

Xiang Dingqian felt like he was punching into a pillow.

After their last fight, his days were agonizing, but the opponent seemed to have forgotten about it.

It was as if the fight meant nothing.

Feeling miserable, Xiang Dingqian didn't know what else to say as Su Yuan finished scanning the code and left with Shang Baiyu and the others.

"Hurry up and scan, you slowpokes!" Xia Yue urged again.

Xiang Dingqian frowned, took out his phone, and scanned the code.

Xia Yue looked at Xiang Dingqian standing forlornly and sneered.

"If you can't win, go practice. If you can, then you've got everything. Words mean nothing!"

Xiang Dingqian was momentarily stunned but then seemed to wake up. His previously dazed eyes became resolute.

"Thank you!" Xiang Dingqian nodded heavily to Xia Yue and turned to Ye Qing. "I'm going back to cultivate. You can go to the Book Tower if you want."

With that, Xiang Dingqian rushed towards the dormitory to cultivate.

Leaving behind a confused and disoriented Xia Yue.

"What's with this guy... I scolded him, and he thanked me?"

"Could he be a masochist?"

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