The system unexpectedly slacked off:
【You tried to learn the star skill – Hidden Shadow for a year, but because you’re too slow-witted, lack insight, and your basic skills aren’t solid enough, you failed to learn it.】
Li Yang couldn’t be bothered to look closely and directly invested three years.
She had to leave at least two years of life; one, because she was still on the road and couldn’t be sure there wouldn’t be other issues, and two, because even after entering the military academy, she would need time to harvest alien plants.
【The Shadow.】
It would be unsettling to leave only one year, but leaving two years at least would allow her to sleep peacefully.
【You persisted in learning the star skill – Hidden Shadow for three years, triggering the effect of ‘with enough effort, even an iron pillar can be ground into a needle,’ and finally learned the star skill – Hidden Shadow.】
Li Yang: “!”
Not bad, she finally learned it.
She couldn’t be bothered to read the system panel any longer and focused on the situation before her.
Although she had been arguing with the system for a while, it had only been a minute or two.
Given her situation, staying stunned for a minute or two was still reasonable.
Li Yang was truly scared.
She had instinctively killed the attacker, but her thoughts were disrupted by the system, which slightly alleviated her fear.
Lin Yuezu quickly approached, first checked the shadow person’s condition, then ordered, “Take him out!”
The city guard members immediately moved forward, lifting the dead cultist and taking him out of the tent.
The body was removed, but the blood smell in the tent could not dissipate immediately.
Lin Yuezu said, “There are no extra tents. You’ll have to make do for now.”
Fang Chuyun was still calm, his voice shaking as he said, “Okay, Captain Lin.”
Lin Yuezu looked at Li Yang, paused, and then spoke, “You mastered ‘Fist Fury’?”
Li Yang, pale-faced, bit her lip and said softly, “Yes, yes.”
Lin Yuezu thought for a moment and said, “Come, try using it on me.”
Li Yang immediately shook her head.
Lin Yuezu spoke gently, “Don’t be afraid, I have a defensive star skill, you can’t break through it.”
Li Yang then said, “Teacher, I have no strength left.”
Lin Yuezu looked closely and immediately saw that her star orifices were indeed empty. The two star orifices that had originally been filled with starlight power were now dull and lifeless.
“You did well,” Lin Yuezu stepped forward and patted her shoulder, “You not only saved yourself, but you also saved your classmates, and you’ve helped me a great deal.”
Li Yang looked up at her in confusion.
Lin Yuezu blinked and said, “If something happened to you, my escort mission would have failed.”
Li Yang’s innocent and honest expression made Lin Yuezu quite fond of her.
She took out a small box from her chest and placed it in Li Yang’s hand, saying, “In a critical moment, you killed a fellow star user of the same rank.
You should be able to break through to the third star orifice.
This ‘Solid Orifice Pill’ will help you open your star orifice faster.”
Li Yang hesitated, but Lin Yuezu had already placed the small box in her hand.
“Take it, it’s yours.”
Lin Yuezu then looked at Fang Chuyun, who was trying to stay calm, and Yu Hongyuan, who was almost crying, and said, “Thanks to Li Yang this time. She successfully guided a star into her body during the summer vacation. I passed her a simple star skill through mental resonance, and she solved this intruder, protecting all of you.”
Fang Chuyun and Yu Hongyuan were stunned and didn’t know what to say for a while.
Lin Yuezu had to go out to handle the situation, saying, “Rest well, there should be no danger tonight.”
She turned and left the tent.
The cultists had already fled, and Lin Yuezu didn’t send anyone to chase them.
Their mission was to escort the students, and they couldn’t lose focus.|
The city guard sent a message to Huangcheng, informing them that they had sent people to encircle and eliminate the intruders.
The Huangcheng branch of the Falling Star Sect had mobilized all their forces this time.
If they could catch them on the way, they might be able to wipe them out in one go.
Lin Yuezu checked the shadow person’s body, noticing the two dim star orifices inside, confirming his level:
“Low-grade first rank… He probably accidentally acquired a high-level star skill.”
Lin Yuezu, being well-informed, naturally knew about star skills with hidden auras.
However, this attacker’s star skill was truly special; it could cross two major levels and bypassed her completely… what a pity, such a rare star skill had fallen into the hands of a cultist.
Inside the tent.
After a brief silence, Fang Chuyun also spoke, “Li Yang, thank you.”
Yu Hongyuan, his eyes red, was acting like a child at this moment, also pitifully thanking Li Yang.
Li Yang was still a little shaken, shaking her head and saying, “No need for thanks. That attacker came for me, I was just defending myself. I should really thank Captain Lin, if she hadn’t taught me a star skill, I might not have been able to solve this crisis so smoothly.”
If it weren’t for Lin Yuezu teaching her the “Fist Fury” in advance, she truly wouldn’t have been able to handle this situation without harm.
Hearing this, Yu Hongyuan relaxed a bit and curiously asked, “Are you already a Star Master?”
Fang Chuyun snapped back at him, “What do you think?”
Yu Hongyuan awkwardly said, “I can’t even understand the ‘Basic Star Master Technique,’ and Li Yang, you’re already a Star Master… How did you do it? Any tips?”
Fang Chuyun answered, “No tips, just self-study.”
Yu Hongyuan pouted, “You didn’t learn it either…”
“I’m not as talented as Li Yang, nor as diligent,” Fang Chuyun said, looking at Li Yang and asking, “You must’ve spent a lot of time practicing the ‘Basic Star Master Technique’ this summer, right?”
Li Yang: “Well, how do I say this… I did spend a lot of time (life) on it, probably more than one summer.”
Fang Chuyun confidently said, “I’ve been slacking off, I’ll work harder!”
Yu Hongyuan rolled his eyes—if she had been slacking, what about him? He had spent the whole summer playing! Being with these high-achievers was too much pressure!
Not wanting to dwell on that, Yu Hongyuan changed the subject and asked, “What star skill did Captain Lin teach you? It looks really powerful!”
Li Yang replied, “Captain Lin said this star skill is called ‘Fist Fury.’”
Yu Hongyuan hadn’t heard of it and thought it sounded cool, saying, “Is it hard to learn? I want to learn it too after enrolling!”
Fang Chuyun suddenly realized, “Oh, it’s a basic star skill for fists.”
Li Yang, curious about star skills, seeing Fang Chuyun knew a lot, asked, “Are there other basic star skills? Do star skills differ in strength?”
Fang Chuyun answered, “Of course, there’s a difference in strength! Basic star skills are relatively simple and easy to learn, but their effects are usually simple. Once we enroll, we can exchange for them with just a few merit points. Rare star skills are a different story.”
Li Yang’s thoughts stirred, and she asked, “The cultist who attacked us and fooled Captain Lin, did he have a rare star skill?”
Fang Chuyun replied, “Yes, he definitely had a rare stealth star skill. This skill is really powerful; it could avoid the consciousness probe of a third-rank Star Master.”
I see, Li Yang thought, gaining a better understanding of the star skill – Hidden Shadow.
Being able to evade a third-rank Star Master’s probe really makes it a good survival star skill!
Yu Hongyuan leaned over and asked, “How do you get such a rare star skill?”
Fang Chuyun said, “There are many ways, the safest is of course to exchange it in school using merit points, but it’s very expensive.”
Yu Hongyuan and Li Yang almost spoke in unison: “How expensive?”
Fang Chuyun paused and said, “My sister exchanged 500 merit points for a rare star skill last year.”
Yu Hongyuan didn’t understand and asked, “How much is one merit point in Chinese currency?”
Fang Chuyun answered calmly, “Ten thousand.”
Li Yang: Even Yu Hongyuan, from a wealthy family, was dumbfounded, “Huh?”
It costs 5 million Chinese Yuan!
For a moment, he didn’t know whether to say the star skill was too expensive, or that Fang Chuyun’s sister was too rich, or complain about the ridiculous exchange rate between merit points and Chinese Yuan.
Li Yang swallowed and asked softly, “How many merit points do you think the cultist’s star skill is worth?”
Fang Chuyun said confidently, “At least 500 points.”
Li Yang: “!”
At that moment, she felt the longevity system was truly a great system.
Although it could be sarcastic, play dead, and slack off a bit… but in just four years, it had taught her a rare star skill worth 5 million…
Longevity system, I, Li Yang, officially declare you to be a great system!
Yu Hongyuan clicked his tongue and said, “What a pity, the cultist died, so the star skill is gone.”
Fang Chuyun said, “It’s unavoidable, most rare star skills can’t be passed on. Even if he was alive, he couldn’t pass it to anyone else.”
Li Yang asked, “Where do rare star skills in the school come from? Why can they be exchanged with merit points?”
Fang Chuyun hesitated for a moment before saying, “Most rare star skills come from the ‘Star Realm.’ My dad and sister haven’t told me much about the Star Realm. We’ll learn more after enrolling.”
“Star Realm…” Yu Hongyuan said with some yearning, “So it’s not all dangerous there?”
Fang Chuyun replied, “Of course not, danger always comes with opportunity.”
The three of them chatted for a while, all feeling somewhat tired, especially Li Yang. After exhausting her star power, she was already physically drained.
Fang Chuyun said to Li Yang, “Quickly use the ‘Solid Orifice Pill’ to open your third star orifice. You killed someone of the same rank, it’s the best opportunity to break through. Don’t waste this precious time.”
Li Yang nodded and said, “I’ll try.”
She was about to close her eyes but then remembered something and asked Fang Chuyun, “Do you know the market price of this ‘Solid Orifice Pill’?”
Fang Chuyun paused and said, “It’s about 10 merit points, not expensive.”
Li Yang: “…………”
Ten thousand, huh?
Really not expensive at all.
Li Yang closed her eyes to meditate, and Fang Chuyun and Yu Hongyuan didn’t disturb her.
Both of them took out the “Basic Star Master Technique” and prepared to study it seriously.
Especially Fang Chuyun, after tonight’s ambush, she had gained some insights and seized the time to push forward, hoping to successfully guide the star into her body!