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After three months of cultivation at East Han Academy, Qin Tian’s cultivation reached the Nascent Soul Middle Stage. This was a barely comforting achievement since his encounter with Murong Fei and his enrollment in East Han Academy.

However, at such a cultivation speed, he felt it was too short compared to those terrifying characters within East Han Academy.

”Task assignment! Everyone, come and pick up your tasks. Each task has credits assigned at the end. This time, everyone must cultivate enough to earn 5 credits. You can work together. By cooperation, I mean working with classmates from your own class, as well as with students from other classes, but only freshmen.”

The administrative teacher, similar to a homeroom teacher for Class 3, is a female teacher named Ranran. She looks to be in her thirties, close to her forties, with a plain appearance, making it hard to discern her actual age.

Freshmen at East Han Academy are periodically given tasks, which are equivalent to assignments. Each assignment must be completed to earn credits, and rewards follow after completion. Failing to meet credit requirements for a semester may lead to being held back or even expelled.

Thus, students are very serious about completing tasks.

”This is your first time completing a task, so I must tell you, do not be greedy, and do not be careless. From my experience, every time tasks are completed, there will be students injured or even killed. I do not wish for you to die, as you’re all elite from Class 3. However, death is inevitable when executing tasks outside. You figure it out.”

Ranran took a piece of white cloth and hung it on the wall of the Practice Room, sealing it with strips.

Ranran said, ”Behind each strip is a task. To ensure fairness, none of you can see what the specific tasks are. Choose based on the credits behind them. This time, the task with the most credits is worth 20 credits and requires four people to complete.”

As Ranran spoke, students began stepping forward, tearing off strips to accept tasks. Some accepted a 5-credit task, others cooperated to complete a 10-credit task, and someone even took a 10-credit task alone... According to their strength and confidence, each person made different choices.

”Qin Tian, shall we cooperate to complete a 10-credit task?” Wang Haoran looked at the increasingly sparse tasks on the white cloth and said, ”I think we should be cautious, after all, there might be casualties. Five credits each is sufficient.”

”Sure.”

Qin Tian was about to go forward and tear off a strip of cloth, but suddenly saw two people at the Practice Room door gesturing urgently to Wang Haoran.

”Wang Tinghu and the others are here.” Wang Haoran said.

Qin Tian looked at Wang Tinghu and Sun Xiaofei outside the door. After an unplanned friendly brawl last time, Wang Haoran and Wang Tinghu became very close — two noble young men feeling they met too late, meeting up frequently to drink together, even leaving Xiao Ya’er in the cold.

However, Qin Tian wasn’t interested in hanging out with these wealthy boys, continuing his cultivation alone as always.

Seeing Wang Haoran go out to talk with Wang Tinghu and the others, Qin Tian regained his focus, walked up to the white cloth, and directly tore off a 10-credit task — kill two Bloodfiends of the Wilderness.

”Bloodfiends of the Wilderness?”

Qin Tian read the brief task description on the list, feeling a bit puzzled.

Ranran, wearing a goose-yellow long skirt, walked over with a somewhat serious expression and said, ”The Bloodfiends of the Wilderness are a bandit force recently rising in the northwest of East State. These people specifically rob Immortality Cultivators, and their cultivation involves Evil Technique — after killing people, they eat human flesh and drink human blood to enhance their cultivation. It’s extremely brutal.”

”That’s why this time the academy prepared to eliminate this force by releasing dozens of tasks. The tasks you freshmen receive are the lightest; killing minor bandits can complete them. It’s said that the Dragon Tiger Class over there also has this task, but their requirement is to kill more bloodfiends or their minor leaders.”

”Also, your senior classmates are participating in this task. They mainly aim to kill the main leaders of the bloodfiends. The task is somewhat risky, with life-threatening danger if not careful. Qin Tian, who will you complete the task with?” Ranran looked at Qin Tian, with a look of concern.

Qin Tian said, ”I’ll be with Wang Haoran.”

Ranran noted it down and nodded, ”Alright, remember, if you truly can’t complete the task, just return. Don’t sacrifice your life for mere credits. East Han Academy won’t mourn the loss of a few students, your life is your own.”

”Thank you for the reminder, Teacher Ranran. I will keep that in mind.”

Qin Tian cupped his hands to Ranran, heading to the Practice Room door. Before he could tell Wang Haoran about the task, Wang Haoran immediately exclaimed upon seeing him.

”Oh, I forgot to tell you, don’t rush to accept tasks. Wang Tinghu and the others found us wanting to collaborate.”

Wang Haoran, realizing it late, scratched his head and said.

Wang Tinghu looked at Qin Tian and said, ”Qin Tian, your strength surpasses ours. Sun Xiaofei and I came to find you for collaboration.”

”What kind of collaboration?” Qin Tian furrowed his brow.

Wang Tinghu showed a helpless expression and said, ”We accepted a task, well, it’s bad luck, when it was our turn, there were no more 10-credit tasks left, only 20. Our teacher told us to find people to collaborate... I thought I’d come to find you, since we’re more familiar.”

”Just tell me what the task is.” Qin Tian was a bit speechless.

”The task is for us to kill a Bloodfiend named ’Blood Wolf’ in the northwest Wilderness. It’s said this bandit mastered Evil Technique, capable of absorbing blood, with cultivation at the Nascent Soul Middle Stage…”

”Alright, we’ll go together.”

Before Wang Tinghu finished his words, Qin Tian smirked, ”The task we took is also about killing a Bloodfiend of the Wilderness. Seems we’re on the same path.”

Sun Xiaofei said, ”Then... aren’t four of us completing a 30-credit task too audacious? Shouldn’t we find a couple more classmates to help? Feels quite risky.”

”No need. Judging by the task description, the minor leader of the Bloodfiends in the Nascent Soul Middle Stage likely means their underlings shouldn’t have high cultivation. Four of us going to kill three has high chances.”

When Qin Tian finished speaking, the other three were equally shocked: ”Us four completing a 30-credit task, Qin Tian, are you serious?”

Qin Tian nodded, ”Let’s go, there’s a chance.”

Seeing Qin Tian’s confident demeanor, coupled with Wang Haoran’s team’s discussion leading them also to see potential success, all four started preparing, and set off to leave the city to the northwest of East State that afternoon.

…

Northwest, a barren land, where wind storms swept across the bald plains.

Qin Tian and his three companions landed, flying on their swords upon the grassland, a short distance covered, already coated in a layer of yellow sand.

Qin Tian loudly declared against the sandstorm:

”We’ve now entered the robbery grounds of the Bloodfiends of the Wilderness, everyone be cautious. This task drew various experts from East Han Academy. Other sects may have sent people too. Masters abound, it’s a fantastic opportunity for us to broaden our horizons.”