Apart from the clubs, the various classes of the Top Military Academy also competed against one another . Eventually the rankings came out . The command faculty placed second after suffering a begrudging defeat at the hands of the mech combat faculty .
Nie Yan had zero interest in these sorts of competitions .
“Welp, my bad guys . If I hadn’t slightly messed up there, we could’ve definitely beaten the mech combat faculty . ” Fu Guangtao glanced at the several classmates in his team, an arrogant gleam in his eyes .
“The mech combat faculty is only slightly stronger than us . If we raise our levels and get a few more pieces of good equipment, we can definitely beat them . If we had Xia Tianyu, the mech combat faculty wouldn’t have stood a chance . What a shame . ” Bai Jun sighed .
“Hmph! So what if we don’t have him? It’s not like the Earth will stop spinning . We just need to try harder next time . Then we can definitely beat them!” Zhao Shiyu felt quite pleased with herself after being voted the leader of the group .
Fu Guangtao started boasting about the weaknesses of the several experts in the mech combat faculty .
Several people in the team couldn’t stand Zhao Shiyu, Fu Guangtao, and Baijun, but they kept quiet .
Listening to the so-called strategies Fu Guangtao spewed out, Nie Yan couldn’t help but chuckle to himself . They were too vague and general and would have zero practical use on the battlefield .
Against players like Fu Guangtao, even if several dozen came at him, Nie Yan would still wipe the floor with them .
“Tsk, you guys are really good at believing your own bullshit . The mech combat faculty was hardly even trying . You think you could’ve beaten them? Hah! I’ve never seen a group so full of themselves,” Xia Tianyu sarcastically smiled . He was fed up with listening to Fu Guantao stroking his own ego .
Fu Guangtao’s face flushed red with embarrassment . “Xia Tianyu, you bastard! I dare you to say that again!”
“You want to hear it a second time? Sure! Bring out the replay of the match! Why stop at just twice? I’ll say it again a thousand times, ten thousand times, no problem!” Xia Tianyu shot back .
After hearing Xia Tianyu’s words, Xie Yao giggled and turned to Nie Yan . “Your friends sure are interesting . ”
Nie Yan shrugged . Even he didn’t expect Xia Tianyu to have such a sharp tongue .
“Fuck you!” Fu Guangtao rushed forward . He wanted nothing more than to give Xia Tianyu a good beating . However, he was held back by Bai Jun and the others .
“Forget it . Nothing to get worked up over . We’re all still in the same class,” Bai Jun said .
With some placating from his fellow classmates, Fu Guangtao finally calmed down . After glaring at Xia Tianyu, he snorted and walked away .
The Top Military Academy’s gathering finally came to a close . Azure Windchime had come out of it the biggest winner . Many students made use of their connections to reach out to Undying Scoundrel and the others for a recommendation into Asskickers United or possibly an opportunity to participate in an entrance test . God Executioner Sword had also gained quite a few new members .
Nie Yan coldly eyed Fang Rujie and Qi Han leading a crowd of new recruits away . He urged Guo Huai to closely monitor God Executioner Sword .
Nie Yan and Xie Yao left the arena together .
Xie Yao resumed her search for the remaining pieces of the Saintess Christina Set and figuring out a way to resurrect her phoenix .
Guo Huai had already done all he could in helping Nie Yan gather items that could increase his Ice Resistance .
After bidding farewell to Xie Yao, Nie Yan went his own way .
Checking his personal storage, Nie Yan found two books for passive skills that increased his Ice Resistance and an item called the Heart of Winter; it was a dazzling snow-white orb about the size of a fist .
Nie Yan examined the item . Heart of Winter: Special Item
Properties: Ice Resistance +50, Ice Magic +20%
Winter Spirit: Invoke the power of the Heart of Winter to become immune to frost damage and even the most extreme cold for 30 seconds . Cooldown: 20 minutes .
Restrictions: Righteous Faction
Seeing the properties of the Heart of WInter, Nie Yan recalled his Kiln Fire Heart . He took it out of the bag and compared the two . Kiln Fire Heart: Special Item
Properties: Fire Resistance +50, Fire Magic +20%
Kiln Fire: Invoke the power of the Kiln Fire Heart to become immune to all fire damage and even the most extreme heat for 30 seconds . Cooldown: 20 minutes .
Restrictions: Righteous Faction
The Kiln Fire Heart and Heart of Winter were identical in size . Both were special items . The Kiln Fire Heart was bright red and emitted a blazing energy . It looked just like a ball of primal flame . The Heart of Winter was dazzling white and seeped out with a frosty aura . It look like an orb made out of the purest ice .
One red, the other white, the two items shone brightly in Nie Yan’s hands .
Something like the Kiln Fire Heart was extremely rare . Nie Yan had only learned about it in the previous timeline purely by coincidence . “Besides the Kiln Fire Heart and Heart of Winter, are there other similar items?”
Nie Yan pondered for a moment . “I should have Guo Huai look for more similar items . Maybe something special will happen if we gather all of them . ”
After learning the two passive skills, Nie Yan checked his Ice Resistance . It had already reached 260, meeting the requirements to explore the icy tundra to the far north of the Viridian Empire . Apart from this, he had also stocked up on a few Master Ice Resistance Potions from the Starry Night Potion Shop .
Making sure nothing was out of place or missing, Nie Yan finally prepared to set off . “After finding Sulgata’s Feather and completing Sulgata’s Shadow, I will do the Luminous Dancer class advancement quest . ” His eyes shone with anticipation .
Nie Yan walked to the outskirts of Calore and summoned his Darkwing Dragon . He hopped on and flew off toward the north .
The Darkwing Dragon rapidly ascended in altitude . The wind howled past Nie Yan’s ears while the mountains and rivers below flitted past . He realized once more just how frighteningly fast his flying mount was .
After flying for about 15 minutes, the landscape below transformed into a barren tundra . As the polar winds howled past him, Nie Yan felt a bit cold on his cheeks as a layer of frost covered his skin . He was about to be turned into a human popsicle! The Darkwing Dragon’s speed was also dramatically reduced as ice built up on its wings .
Nie Yan hurriedly had the Darkwing Dragon land . Flying at such high speeds in this extremely cold environment was a terrible idea .
The Darkwing Dragon circled in the sky before making a gradual descent . Nie Yan gazed ahead of him . A vast expanse of white stretched out as far as the eye could see . Here and there lone rocks protruded through the snow while further off he could make out the vague outline of mountains .
The Darkwing Dragon finally landed on the ground . Nie Yan hopped off its back .
1 . Nie Yan received a phoenix egg in . Since he already had the Darkwing Dragon, he gave it to Xie Yao .
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