Chapter 62: Chapter 62: Large-Scale Group Task
This morning, there’s only one martial arts class.
After class, Qin Tian left the Martial Arts Room under everyone’s gaze and walked towards the southeast corner of the school.
Along the way, he saw many uniquely designed buildings, including the Gravity Chamber, the War Simulation Classroom, the Shooting Range, and the most majestic building in the school—
Star Element Tower
The body of the tower is made of special Profound Crystal, standing nine stories tall and over a hundred meters high, with a golden gleaming Star Pearl at the top, shining brightly in the sunlight.
The concentration of Spiritual Qi inside the Star Element Tower is several times that of the outside world, increasing as one ascends, making it a sacred cultivation site within the school.
However, to enter the Star Element Tower for cultivation requires one thing—
Academic Credit
At Eagle Military Academy, there are mainly two ways to earn credits.
Firstly, in department assessments, students who rank at the top receive credit rewards, with more credits awarded for higher rankings.
Secondly, the school collaborates with the military, government, conglomerates, and business associations, periodically posting tasks on the school’s intranet.
Students receive corresponding credit rewards upon successfully completing these tasks.
Currently, Qin Tian’s credits are still zero, rendering him unable to access numerous cultivation-related sites like the Star Element Tower and the Gravity Chamber.
Therefore, where he’s heading now is one of the rare places that doesn’t require money or credits—
Library
The library at Eagle Military Academy is a twin-tower structure, with the left side being the electronic reading area, consisting entirely of individual cubicles, and the right side being the area for physical books storage, open to the public.
Out of long-standing habit, Qin Tian entered the right side, the physical book library.
History, Military, Economics, Culture...
The divisions are distinct, and each bookshelf is filled with books.
Without hesitation, Qin Tian headed straight to his destination, retrieving a brand-new copy of "Five Thousand Years of the Empire (Volume One)" from the shelf.
It’s been over two months since arriving in this world—Spiritual Energy, Superpowers, Laser Guns, Bloodline Martial Artists, the Eight Great Star Realms, spaceships, Subspace travel—all these make him marvel at their novelty.
If he wants to accurately grasp the Empire and understand the environment he resides in, the most direct method is to study history.
See from where the Galaxy Empire originated and how it developed into its current state.
The pages rustle, releasing a slight scent of ink, as Qin Tian immerses himself in the Empire’s magnificent history, witnessing it grow from the perspective of a traveler in the river of time.
One after another, brutal and bloody wars of civilization
Time and time again, thrilling cosmic catastrophes
Legendary leaders who became immortal.
Thin pages bearing hefty weight, condensing countless lives into a few sentences and words.
Qin Tian’s heart rises and falls with history; he rejoices at the Empire’s victory over formidable foes and feels downcast at the chaos wrought by natural disasters and calamities.
The lonely drifting soul gradually settles, finally gaining a sense of belonging.
I am Qin Tian
Galaxy Empire Major, Qin Tian.
......
For half a month, Qin Tian spent most of his time either in the classroom or the library, apart from regular cultivation.
Though there are few students in the Special Warfare Department, the teaching staff is extremely competent.
In theoretical classes, instructors make "Special Operations Theory," "Reconnaissance Theory," "Mountain Warfare," "Urban Warfare," and numerous other courses interesting and engaging, seamlessly linking theory and practice, effortlessly using a myriad of classic cases.
Even those wealthy students uninterested in studying are engrossed, unwilling to be distracted.
In martial arts, there are coaches for fighting, swordsmanship, sword techniques, magic... Students choose courses freely, and coaches are diligent and responsible, teaching combat skills, martial techniques, and magic.
In such an environment, every day feels enriching.
During this period, the Special Warfare Squad gradually became familiar with this transfer student.
A student with formidable strength, having easily defeated the class’s top student, Xiang Dongyang, during a martial arts class.
Yet his personality is overly aloof, always solitary, never participating in class activities, exuding an air of arrogance and unapproachability.
Thus, classmates rarely initiate contact with Qin Tian.
Qin Tian doesn’t mind; fewer interactions allow him to focus on enhancing himself, swiftly filling gaps in common knowledge and understanding.
Unfortunately, the calm days are always fleeting, disrupted by a sudden incident.
......
"Hey hey hey, big news, our school just posted a major task, open to all Spiritualists, with a credit reward of up to 1000."
Fatty Zhu Tianyou burst into the classroom, shouting excitedly.
"What? 1000 credits!"
The classroom exploded in response, with students immediately logging onto the school intranet to check the task details.
"A gang of notorious Star Thieves has infiltrated Silver Gray Star, currently hiding within Twilight Ridge. Providing personnel clues directly rewards 1000 credits; capturing them rewards 3000!"
"Wow, 3000! If someone catches them, they could stay in the Star Element Tower for nearly an entire year."
"Sign up quickly!"
"Eh, why can’t we accept the task?"
Students discovered that while the task was visible online, they were unable to accept it, causing great anxiety.
credits—could it really be earned so easily?
Watching the excited and eager classmates, Qin Tian shook his head helplessly.
The higher the credits, the greater the task difficulty
Every student knows this truth
But the term "large-scale collective task" gives students an inexplicable sense of security.
This is also a characteristic of human nature
With team activities, they lower their risk assessment.
Honestly, Qin Tian is quite interested in this task too.
Catching them might be challenging
He’s confident in providing clues.
His exceptional sense of smell, hearing, heat source perception ability, and the tracking skills learned recently offer him a significant advantage in finding people.
If the target is truly tricky, he can escape using [Shadow Jump].
"Everyone’s discussing this task."
A teacher entered the classroom at this moment, addressing everyone solemnly:
"Students, although this task offers generous credit rewards, it’s also quite dangerous. The school’s intention is for teams of four to accept this task."
"Those interested in the task please stay; those not can leave for now."
Following the teacher’s words, the classroom fell silent, with no one making a move.
To the young and spirited, whoever is the first to leave in front of the class would carry the cowardly label throughout their college years.
"Since no one is leaving, I’ll allocate teams based on the class list and performance."
"Xiang Dongyang, Tan Zijie, Tang Guangyi, Wu Manting."
"Ruan Xianyong, Wang Jun, Yang Feifan, Vivian."
"Andre, Pang Feng, Mika, Wei Yurou."
"..."
"..."
"Qin Tian, Zhu Tianyou, Xiong Gang, Huang Xiaojia."
"..."
Upon hearing they’d be teaming with Qin Tian, Zhu Tianyou, Xiong Gang, and Huang Xiaojia were dumbfounded.
Actually, everyone wants to team up with a master.
In everyone’s eyes, Qin Tian is undoubtedly a top master, stronger than Xiang Dongyang.
However, this master is too indifferent, self-centered, seemingly disregarding everyone.
Teaming with such a person would certainly be stressful beyond measure.
Once the list was announced, the three stealthily approached the teacher, hoping to join another team, but the teacher’s response was to either follow the grouping or drop out altogether.
Reluctantly, the three had to accept.
"No choice, that’s how it is."
Zhu Tianyou chuckled bitterly, "We’ll stick together, just don’t let him bully us."
"Mhm."
Xiong Gang and Huang Xiaojia nodded earnestly.
From afar, Qin Tian watched the trio’s woeful expression and couldn’t resist rolling his eyes.
You three have no idea you’re teaming up with someone incredibly talented.
Just wait and see, you’d be secretly grateful.