Chapter 480 - 477: Mission Hall
Lin Xinghai’s interest was piqued when he heard what Little Fatty said.
With Little Fatty’s knack for reading people, he didn’t even need Lin Xinghai to ask before he took the initiative to speak.
"Your personal mentor, Zuo Wenyao, announced three days ago that he’s entering seclusion. He’s going to break through to the Divine Demon Realm Middle Stage."
Lin Xinghai couldn’t help but nod. The stronger Zuo Wenyao became, the better it was for him.
Little Fatty saw Lin Xinghai’s expression and knew he wasn’t taking it too seriously. He couldn’t help but explain, "Instructor Zuo Wenyao is our academy’s youngest Divine Demon Realm expert. What’s more, he only just broke through to the Divine Demon Realm three months ago."
"In other words, it only took him three months to break through a Small Realm. That Speed has once again broken our academy’s record."
"Some instructors are even predicting that Instructor Zuo Wenyao will definitely reach the Peak of Divine Demon Realm within two years. By then, his strength will be on par with the old headmaster."
After hearing Little Fatty’s explanation, Lin Xinghai simply gave another calm nod to show he understood.
’Reaching the Peak of Divine Demon Realm in two years... I feel like I could catch up to Zuo Wenyao by then myself.’
Seeing Lin Xinghai’s expression, which remained as placid as still water, Little Fatty didn’t know what to say.
"What’s the second piece of news?" Lin Xinghai asked directly when Little Fatty didn’t continue.
Snapping back to his senses, Little Fatty quickly replied, "Boss, when you entered the Creation Blood Pool, your Divine Demon Body progress shot straight to 60%, completing the second stage of Cultivation. It caused a huge stir in the academy."
"So, over the past few days, third- and fourth-year upperclassmen have been coming by one after another, wanting to invite you to join their teams."
"Since you were in seclusion, I told them you’d give them a reply after you came out," Little Fatty said.
"From now on, just reject them all directly." Lin Xinghai had no intention of joining anyone else’s team. Not only would he be constrained, but it would also be like working for someone else.
"Okay." Little Fatty nodded repeatedly. But after a moment’s thought, he added, "Boss, after we refuse, they’ll probably try to cooperate with us instead."
"I heard that Yan Feijie’s team connected with a fourth-year’s team. They went out on a mission two days ago, and I heard the payout was pretty good."
"Oh? Pretty good? How much?" Lin Xinghai’s interest was piqued. If the income was really that high, cooperation might not be out of the question.
"They supposedly assisted the fourth-year team in completing a B Level mission. Afterward, their squad was given a share of 20,000 Credit Points and 500,000 Huaxia Coins," Little Fatty replied.
The moment Lin Xinghai heard that, the interest on his face vanished without a trace.
The number of Credit Points and Huaxia Coins sounded substantial, but the problem was that it was for the entire team.
The final amount split among the individual members would surely not be much.
Soon, the group arrived at the cafeteria, and Lin Xinghai continued to learn more and more from Little Fatty.
For example, some Special Class Students like Qiu Liang and Yuan Zheng had formed their own teams, but most had chosen to join the teams of upperclassmen.
After all, joining an upperclassman’s team came with better benefits and faster resource acquisition. The only downside was having to follow orders.
But it wasn’t a permanent situation. Once the upperclassmen graduated, their own status within the team would naturally rise.
All in all, everyone was currently trying every means possible to acquire more resources, intending to raise their Cultivation and strength as quickly as possible. The goal was to be better prepared for the first monthly exam.
After breakfast, Lin Xinghai wasted no time and led the group directly to the academy’s Mission Hall.
The Mission Hall was arguably the most unique building in the entire academy, as it wasn’t built on campus, but rather at the junction between the school and the outside streets.
The reason for this was that the Mission Hall was a joint venture between the academy and the East Sea Base’s Mercenary Guild.
Strictly speaking, the academy’s Mission Hall was a branch of the Mercenary Guild.
Built on the edge of the school grounds, students could enter the Mission Hall directly from campus, while outside Mercenaries could enter through another door, bypassing the school entirely.
Of course, not many Mercenary Corps came here to accept missions. In fact, it was quite rare. Generally, unless they were a top-tier Mercenary Corps, they wouldn’t even be qualified.
After all, even in the East Sea Base, a top-tier Mercenary Corps would be lucky to have three or four Blood Qi Realm Martial Artists. But the students of East Sea Academy? They started at the Blood Qi Realm. Not to mention the third and fourth years, many of whom led teams in the Body Shaping Realm.
Therefore, when comparing the teams formed by the academy to the Mercenary Corps, the difference in top-tier strength was like heaven and earth.
However, there were, of course, reasons for the Mercenary Guild to come here and accept missions together. For one, these top-tier Mercenary Corps possessed incredibly rich combat experience.
Therefore, many of the academy’s new student teams would seek to cooperate with Mercenary Corps to learn from their experience.
Secondly, these top-tier Mercenary Corps could have a full roster of 300 people. The academy’s teams, while powerful, were limited in number. They typically consisted of twenty to thirty people, and even the largest teams would rarely exceed fifty.
So, for some missions that required a large number of people, these student-formed teams would also seek cooperation with Mercenary Corps.
As for the Mercenary Corps, they were even more eager to cooperate with the students, because the students were individually powerful and had the ability to handle crises if they arose.
More importantly, if these Mercenary Corps built good relationships with the students, they could use them to obtain good items that could only be purchased with Credit Points.
Strictly speaking, this was of course forbidden. However, the academy needed the Mercenary Guild’s cooperation to conveniently access various missions. To save face for the guild, as long as things didn’t get too out of hand, the academy would turn a blind eye. Gradually, this became an unwritten Rule.
Soon, the group arrived in front of the Mission Hall. Lin Xinghai looked up at the three-story building before him and couldn’t help but feel a little emotional.
This was just a small branch, yet its size and scale were in no way inferior to the Mercenary Guild back in the Star Shield Shelter.
He led the team inside. Compared to other places in the academy, the number of students here was definitely high.
This was especially true for the upperclassmen. They spent most of their time away from the academy, but this was a place they had to visit.
The moment Lin Xinghai and his group entered, they caught the attention of several people near the door.
One person even walked straight over, stated the name of his Mercenary Corps, and then asked if they were looking to cooperate.
Lin Xinghai politely declined. He simply glanced at the hall’s layout and, as if he knew his way around, walked over to the mission board, looking up at the tasks scrolling across the screen.