Lastly, Lin Miao specifically exhorted them,
"The reason I'm telling you all this is to instill a sense of crisis awareness."
"As the strongest students among the best universities in the Dragon Country, I hope you will undergo more practical training."
"For example, when you have no classes on weekends, you can venture into the shallower areas of the various forbidden zones."
"Although it might lead to injury or even death... given our current situation, facing danger is inevitable."
After class, Lin Ran and Luo Qingyan bid farewell to Lin Miao and walked out into the corridor.
"Hoo..."
"Is this what university life is like? I'm still not quite used to it!"
Luo Qingyan said with a smile, looking at Lin Ran.
Lin Ran nodded.
"But we have to adapt eventually, don't we?"
"So, let the wheel of time keep turning without pause!"
...
A month later.
[Ding!]
[The Fishing the Heavens System reminds you that a prey has taken the bait. Please process it in the pond promptly and initiate the next fishing session.]
Lin Ran, who had just finished a day's training and was soaking in the bathtub, suddenly received this message.
Lin Ran's spirits immediately lifted, and he dived into his divine consciousness space.
This interval was a bit long...
He walked to the familiar fishing rod and gave it a gentle tug. A mysterious energy flowed directly into Lin Ran's body.
[Ding! Fishing the Heavens successful. Congratulations to the host for obtaining the product - Six Powers of the Navy (Perfect Mature Version)!]
Six Powers of the Navy!
Lin Ran's eyes lit up.
These things were incredibly useful!
Although a few of the Six Powers were not of great significance to Lin Ran.
For example, Paper Dance, which enhances evasion, and Iron Body, which enhances defense.
Lin Ran's defensive capabilities were already monstrous, so these two skills could only be considered icing on the cake.
However, the other skills of the Six Powers were like a godsend.
First, there was Soru, which could be used for high-speed movement.
Lin Ran's current major weakness was insufficient movement speed in his normal state.
For instance, with buffs active and wings deployed, Luo Qingyan could easily outspeed him.
As for Lin Ran's existing methods like spatial transfer and spatial displacement, they consumed a lot of mana, and the recovery time after their use was not short, making them less fluid.
But with Soru, Lin Ran's movement speed would be greatly compensated.
This special method of exerting force for movement would surely give those who underestimated his speed a big surprise?
As for the other skill, Geppo, it provided mid-air control and flight capabilities, similar to an infinite double jump, and was also very useful.
Lin Ran had long envied Luo Qingyan's flying wings and Matt's ability to fly for extended periods. Today, he finally acquired a similar capability.
The remaining Shigan and Rankyaku were equivalent to giving Lin Ran another offensive method in the form of martial arts.
This also filled a blank area in Lin Ran's current skillset.
Moreover, these two skills, one relying on his hands and the other on his feet, required no weapons to suddenly unleash.
When combined with the high-speed movement provided by Soru and Geppo, they could definitely catch enemies off guard.
Now, when facing a small number of enemies, he wouldn't have to resort to grand skills like launching the Gate of Babylon at the slightest provocation.
Furthermore, the Six Powers that Lin Ran obtained were the perfect mature version.
This meant that his Six Powers did not need further development to unleash their strongest effects and master all their usable derivative skills.
The only factor affecting the power of the Six Powers was his physical stamina.
Extremely excited, Lin Ran immediately tested each one in his divine consciousness space, once again leaving the large tree trunk by the pond shattered into pieces, with wood chips flying everywhere.
Hoo...
It was truly effective!
Lin Ran was more than satisfied with each of these new techniques.
It seemed his progress over the past month had been quite significant!
During this month, Lin Ran had lived a life of monotonous cultivation.
Attending theoretical classes, consuming gene-modification fluids, devouring the heavenly materials and earthly treasures he had exchanged for, slaughtering fierce beasts in the surrounding five forbidden zones on weekends, and then working overtime with Luo Qingyan in bed at night...
Although his life was as plain as water, the gains were substantial.
For example, his combat power had further increased, reaching close to 15,000 points.
Luo Qingyan, who trained with him, was now infinitely close to 20,000 combat power.
And at the end of this month, he was rewarded with the product of the Fishing the Heavens System—the Six Powers of the Navy. It felt great!
After completing all the tests and becoming proficient in the application of the Six Powers, Lin Ran finally cast his fishing rod back into the pond and exited the divine consciousness space.
Tomorrow was the weekend again. How should he plan?
Should he venture into deeper forbidden zones?
Having been at Yan University for so long, neither he nor Luo Qingyan had delved too deeply into the forbidden zones.
If they were to go, with their divine might protecting them, the fierce beasts wouldn't be able to do anything to them.
As Lin Ran was contemplating, a communication request suddenly came through.
Lin Ran quickly glanced at it.
Lin Miao? Why was she calling now?
However, since the communication request did not include video, there was no need to worry about privacy breaches. Lin Ran accepted it directly.
"Xiao Ran, do you still remember the battle at Black Dragon Abyss last time?"
Lin Miao's voice immediately came from the bio-chip.
Lin Ran was surprised that Lin Miao started with such a foolish question and could only roll his eyes and say,
"Of course, I remember... How long has it been? How could I be so forgetful..."
Lin Miao seemed to realize her question was silly and chuckled,
"Mm-hmm... Well... the military, through intercepted intelligence, has obtained some new information about the Dark Elves and would like to invite you and Qingyan for a discussion."
"It seems they plan to assign you some tasks, with generous rewards, and it's considered an urgent mission..."
"After all, you two are both strong and work well together."
"And you are the only ones who have dealt with that Dark Elf commander, so you should be quite familiar with their plans."
"What do you think?"
Lin Ran twirled his eyes. He then smiled and said,
"Then let's go."
"We were planning to go out for practical training during this period anyway, so this is a good opportunity to help them out."
"I'll inform Qingyan on my end."
Lin Miao nodded.
"Alright!"
"Then I'll reply to the military personnel like this."
"You should depart before tonight and head to our Qingjing's Ninth Military District, where someone will be there to receive you."
"The rest will be up to you to discuss with them!"