Su Xinyan, who was speaking passionately, suddenly stopped and looked at Fang Zhou in confusion.

At this moment, Fang Zhou was staring at her with fiery eyes, as if he were looking at a Treasure Basin.

He really hadn't misjudged her. Instructor Su definitely had a few tricks up her sleeve.

He said with genuine admiration, "Instructor Su, your perspective is so enlightening. It's been a real eye-opener!"

Hearing Fang Zhou's praise, Su Xinyan showed no signs of embarrassment.

She tilted her chin up slightly like a proud swan and gave a soft "hmph" through her delicate nose.

"Hmph, as if you needed to say it. I'm the greatest female Undead Mage genius in history."

Fang Zhou showered her with a few more compliments, leaving Su Xinyan overjoyed.

For someone like Su Xinyan, who did as she pleased and acted unconventionally, the praise of ordinary people was just noise, no matter how much she heard it.

But praise from a peerless prodigy like Fang Zhou was different. A single compliment from him was enough to make her happy for an entire day.

"Alright, let's get back to business. You're such a little flatterer. I have no idea where you learned to be so silver-tongued."

Su Xinyan coughed lightly, trying to suppress the smile tugging at the corners of her mouth. "Of course," she continued, "since Apprentice-level Mages have limited Spiritual Power, the magic structure of Apprentice-level skills is quite fragile. You can't expect perfection.

"Take your [Skeleton Flying Spear] for example. I watched your combat livestream. The skill has at least four magic effects: Armor-Piercing, Death Energy, Corrosive Poison, and Explosion, right?"

Fang Zhou nodded repeatedly. Instructor Su's observations were truly meticulous; she had pointed out all four damage attributes of his [Skeleton Flying Spear].

Su Xinyan continued, "[Skeleton Flying Spear] is, after all, just an Apprentice-level skill. The magic structure it can support is limited, so just maintaining the balance of these four magic effects is already pushing its limits.

"If you want to add more magic effects, you'll probably have to wait until you break through to the Black Iron rank and evolve it into a Black Iron-level skill. For now, I suggest you focus your research on perfecting and enhancing your other Skeleton Series skills."

Fang Zhou fell into thought upon hearing her words.

No wonder the attribute panel didn't respond when I tried to "feed" other skills to my [Skeleton Flying Spear]. It seems that during the Apprentice Stage, the skill's magic structure has already reached its limit.

Seeing Fang Zhou lost in thought, Su Xinyan took a sip of her juice and added, "Besides exchanging for Skill Materials, you can also redeem some useful Cultivation Resources, such as Attribute Secret Medicine, Spiritual Recovery Potions, Concentration Arrays, Skill Insights, and so on."

"But Instructor Su," Fang Zhou said, his expression troubled, "those Cultivation Resources require at least E-level clearance. I'm not qualified to redeem them."

Su Xinyan waved her hand dismissively. "Don't forget, you're not just Junior Sergeant Fang Zhou. You're also the lead researcher of our project team.

"As long as these Cultivation Resources are for research purposes, you can apply for them under the project team's name. You'll even get a 50% discount, reimbursed by public funds.

"Of course, the academy's review process is very strict. Since you're just an Apprentice, the Cultivation Resources you apply for cannot exceed the Apprentice-level. Once you are officially designated as one of the academy's Seeds, your clearance level will naturally be raised. You won't have to worry about this then."

Fang Zhou's expression turned excited. He hadn't expected to be able to use a loophole to redeem these Cultivation Resources ahead of schedule.

But on second thought, the main reason is that I'm just too overpowered. The E-level clearance required to redeem these Cultivation Resources can normally be obtained by second-year students. However, the qualifications to be a lead researcher for a project team are held by very few.

Aside from an anomaly like Fang Zhou, no other big shot capable of being a lead researcher would ever give these low-level Cultivation Resources a second glance.

There was the [Attribute Secret Medicine] to directly enhance his four main attributes, the [Spiritual Recovery Potion] to speed up his skill practice, the [Skill Training Room] to improve its results, and [Skill Insights] to directly enhance Skill Proficiency. The [Concentration Array] could extend the time he spent grinding monsters, and the [Soul Calming Potion] could hasten his Soul Recovery Speed. Not to mention, there were also various consumable resources like [Gemstones] and [Refining Stones].

With the help of these Cultivation Resources, Fang Zhou's already superior cultivation speed was about to take a qualitative leap.

Coupled with the attribute feedback from his Skeleton Clone, reaching the upper Apprentice Tier was just around the corner!

After a moment, Fang Zhou's excitement gradually subsided.

These 1,250 contribution points would only last for a short while, not a lifetime.

Attribute panel, you need to keep up the hard work!

Just then, Su Xinyan seemed to remember something. She walked over to her desk, retrieved a sachet, and handed it to Fang Zhou.

"This is a little trinket I made. Wearing it can slightly extend an Undead Mage's Meditation time. The [Moon Orchid Incense] inside should last about a month. Once it's used up, you can come to me for a refill. Consider it a small, early congratulatory gift for your ascent to the throne of the No.1 Seed."

Fang Zhou accepted the sachet and immediately caught a whiff of a soothing, clear orchid fragrance, one that was slightly similar to Instructor Su's own scent.

The tension that had coiled in his heart from continuous cultivation and combat slowly began to unwind.

This sachet wasn't the simple little trinket Su Xinyan claimed it to be.

The attribute panel confirmed this with a prompt.

[Moon Orchid Incense] (Blue Fine, Marvel): Exclusive to the Undead Mage Profession. This incense is created using the rare Moon Orchid flower as the main ingredient, which is then ground into a powder using undead mana. Inhaling it can slightly increase soul resilience, thereby extending Meditation time.

A Blue Fine quality Marvel-type piece of equipment?! To think that the first piece of high-quality blue equipment he obtained would be a gift from Instructor Su.

Fang Zhou understood that an item capable of affecting the soul could be considered a treasure, even in the Mythical World teeming with powerful experts.

He carefully placed the sachet inside his clothes, close to his chest, and sincerely thanked Su Xinyan.

Su Xinyan waved her hand languidly, dismissing him.

...

"The Logistics Department... it should be this building, right?"

After leaving the research lab, Fang Zhou followed the navigation on his personal terminal and arrived at the Logistics Department of Sea City Military Academy.

He had already submitted an application to redeem Cultivation Resources through his personal terminal. However, because this was his first time, the quantity was large, and he was using the Undead Mage project team's channel, he needed to go to the Logistics Department for in-person confirmation.

Just as Fang Zhou reached the entrance and was about to head inside, he ran into two acquaintances.

"What a coincidence, Fang Zhou! You're here to redeem resources at the Logistics Department too?"

Fang Zhou looked toward the voice. The one who had greeted him was Lu Renjia, the sophomore he had exchanged contact info with on the Simulation Battlefield. Standing beside him was a pretty female student who seemed to be named Lu Yiyi.

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