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Seeing Jiang Shangzhen's serious expression, Xiao Yun remained silent.

It's more than just a little bit difficult! What's the difference between this and handing someone a high school textbook and an abacus and asking them to build an atomic bomb?

"I always felt that the teacher was punishing me for being late."

Xiao Yun felt a sense of doubt, but it was quickly overwhelmed by the vast ocean of knowledge.

The next hour of study was the most painful five hours of Xiao Yun's life out of three hours.

In just half a day, he felt as if he had been in another world.

However, it was indeed very rewarding.

"Creation Experiment No. 296, E-Rank Rune, Light."

Xiao Yun drank a mouthful of spiritual spring water and picked up a piece of flesh and blood from the Howling Moon White Wolf.

Its flesh and blood are well preserved, and most of its magic power and spirituality remain, making it very suitable as a practice tool.

Boom boom boom!

The blazing flames rose, and in an instant, flesh and blood turned to ashes, lying quietly in the palm of my hand.

Immediately afterwards, the intricate runes of the [Hand of Embers] lit up, and mana flowed out from the array on the arm like threads, enveloping the clump of ashes.

Everything lost its color, the world fell silent.

In Xiao Yun's eyes, only blood-red flames danced silently, and within the flames, scattered ashes slowly coalesced, shimmering with a faint light...

More than ten minutes passed, and as the flames slowly died down, the ashes in my hand had turned into a hard, iron-like substance.

"The base material is complete; all that's left is to inscribe the runes..."

Xiao Yun blinked his dry eyes, and when he opened them again, intricate rune lines were interwoven within them.

With his mind at ease, his breath calmed, and his spirit focused, Xiao Yun instantly achieved a state of perfect harmony. He drew his mithril sword and manipulated a wisp of sword energy as thin as a hair to draw runes on a substrate no larger than his palm.

buzzing-

The simple lines intertwine, yet possess an indescribable and wondrous rhythm that captivates Xiao Yun, leaving him utterly engrossed.

When he came to his senses, he suddenly realized that he was holding a ball of light.

The sparse mana stored in the matrix quickly dissipated, and the light in his hand gradually dimmed.

But Xiao Yun's eyes grew even brighter.

pop - pop - pop -

Applause erupted around him.

Congratulations, you succeeded.

Jiang Shangzhen smiled broadly and patted Xiao Yun's shoulder heavily.

"You have completed a full alchemical work, and you can now be considered an alchemist."

Encouraged by her teacher, Xiao Yun's face flushed with excitement, but looking at the gloomy sky outside, she shook her head with a wry smile:

"But it's just a one-time alchemy item of grade E, and it only used one basic rune. It's still far from the goal you set for me, teacher."

Jiang Shangzhen was stunned for a moment, a complex look flashing in his eyes.

The goals mentioned in the morning were just to make Xiao Yun, who was late, feel a greater sense of urgency.

In reality, the goal he set for Xiao Yun was simply to master the basic theories of alchemy today so that he could begin studying the plants that caused the stellar mutations. The practice sessions in the afternoon were originally just to deepen Xiao Yun's understanding and memory.

But who would have thought that Xiao Yun would be so extraordinary, actually conjuring a nuclear bomb with an abacus...

However, as a successful teacher, Jiang Shangzhen knew that she absolutely could not admit it at this moment.

"I'm very pleased that you thought of these things."

"Although you are still some distance from your goal, your teacher believes that in the near future you will achieve these goals and surpass them one by one."

Feeling encouraged by Jiang Shangzhen, Xiao Yun's eyes flickered, and he nodded emphatically:

"Thank you, teacher. I will definitely live up to your expectations."

"Um."

Jiang Shangzhen smiled with great satisfaction and said gently:

"I know your determination, but remember to balance work and rest. Alchemy is something you can't rush."

"Besides, you've done enough today. You'll be meeting with Principal Sun and the others tomorrow, so let's end today's learning session here."

"But teacher, I think I've made some progress. If I try it a hundred or two hundred times tonight, it should be about right."

Jiang Shangzhen's eyelids twitched violently, and he almost couldn't hold back.

Fortunately, Xiao Yun still considered the overall situation very well.

For the sake of the overall situation in the school area, Xiao Yun left the alchemy room at Jiang Shangzhen's urging and went back to prepare for his meeting with Principal Sun the next day.

boom--

The door to the alchemy room slowly closed, and Jiang Shangzhen's smile gradually turned bitter.

Good news! We've taken on a student; he's a super genius.

Even better news is that this super genius is also extremely hardworking and a prolific writer.

But the problem is...

"What should I do if I feel like my students are about to surpass me as a teacher?"

Jiang Shangzhen fell into deep self-doubt.

But his condition is still relatively good.

That evening, when Ji Mingyu and the others returned to their dormitory after a long day of work, they were all taken aback when they saw Xiao Yun taking notes and studying.

"Dude! It's one thing for you to mess with us at school, but you're still messing with us now that we're in the wilderness?"

Looking at Xiao Yun's notebook filled with notes and the results laid out beside him, Wang Tianyuan beat his chest in frustration:

"No, that's not how it should be. Wilderness survival should be about coming home exhausted and battered every day, then hastily eating a pot of stewed cabbage, taking care of any malicious neighbors, chatting and laughing, sleeping on a hard bed, and then continuing this miserable life the next day... How do you still have the energy to roll around? I don't accept this!"

"Go ahead and roll, A-Yun, keep rolling until all the brothers' Dao hearts crumble and they lose the will to do anything."

The school is in chaos, all I'm doing is helping you escape..."

Ji Mingyu sighed softly.

"I was wrong."

Xiao Yun gave a bitter smile and surrendered under the barrage of criticism.

After some joking and banter, everyone relaxed and ate dinner while reporting on the day's progress.

Because of prior planning, coupled with our current strength and resources, all tasks are progressing very smoothly.

Everyone relaxed and smiled.

The atmosphere was jubilant, and everyone was happy for the peace and stability that was about to arrive.

"Alright, let's call it a day and get some rest. Let's wrap things up perfectly tomorrow."

"Brother Yun is wise! Long live Brother Yun!"

The crowd started shouting and cheering. Xiao Yun smiled helplessly, responded a few times, and saw the others off.

After calming down, Xiao Yun returned to his room.

boom--

The bedroom door slowly closed, but the light in Xiao Yun's eyes suddenly dimmed.

Everyone felt that the situation was improving, but only he knew that even more severe disasters and challenges were about to come.

Xiao Yun leaned against the door, staring at the three lines of blood-red characters on the announcement, remaining silent for a long time.

Winter is coming, and death will be the only backdrop in this long winter...

[5 days to go...]

Prepare for death!!!

"This damn world, it never lets anyone have a good day..."

Xiao Yun cursed under his breath, scratched his head, and quickly came to his senses.

"There's no time for lamenting; we need to prepare."

Xiao Yun picked up a pen and paper and silently made a plan.

"Starting tomorrow, we must focus all our efforts on farming, stockpile enough food, and also promote the cultivation of mutated plants in other dormitories..."

"Once we've unified the internal affairs, we must immediately begin exploring the hidden realm of Star Moon Lake, obtaining the dragon egg and the remains of that mysterious dragon, and trying to see if we can use these to increase our score, advance to the eighth sequence, and open the gate..."

"If there are any reserved opportunities for advance notice, we also need to search for detailed information about the coming winter, as well as the taming of the Star Moon White Wolf cubs and the problems with Kong Changhao. These all need to be resolved as soon as possible..."

"The curse of revitalizing the teaching building is imminent..."

Xiao Yun looked at the curse marks on the back of his hand, his expression darkening slightly.

"Strength! Strength! Strength is still the key. The eighth sequence is not enough. I need to become stronger."

"That other-world survival guide might have some advanced methods; we can also ask at the Tarot Club..."

Xiao Yun was lost in thought, and when he came back to his senses, he realized that the paper in front of him was already filled with notes.

It was already past midnight.

"Has the daily settlement been completed? I didn't even notice."

Xiao Yun raised his hand and rubbed his temples to clear his mind of the jumbled thoughts.

"Eat your food one bite at a time, and walk your path one step at a time."

After calming down, Xiao Yun opened the panel and glanced at today's settlement.

"As expected, since there was no substantial gain, the score was less than 100, which can only be considered a consolation prize."

Xiao Yun put away the settlement reward and lay on the bed, but couldn't fall asleep because of the approaching winter.

Soon, it was time to make a deal with the warrior.

Xiao Yun once again used the body of the Crow King to arrive above the gray fog.

The soldiers had been waiting for a long time, and upon seeing Xiao Yun, they immediately stood up.

Good evening, Mr. Death.

"Um."

Xiao Yun nodded and asked:

"Did you bring the things?"

"I brought it. Besides the copper dagger with the handle you mentioned, I also brought some ores as a small token of my appreciation."

Xiao Yun took a large pile of minerals and gave the soldier a deep look.

"You...are very good."

Before the soldier could reply, Xiao Yun continued:

"But according to the rules, I can't take yours for free. I didn't bring any Star Power today, so let's exchange these for a message."

"It's getting a bit cold, get ready."

After saying that, Xiao Yun withdrew from the gray mist.

Only the soldiers remained standing there, stunned.

"It's getting cold. Is the boss implying that I... should put on more clothes?"

The soldier's face flushed red, and his eyes blazed with intense heat.

"The boss is treating me like a confidant! That's great! I've finally managed to get on his good side!"

"By the way, what color clothes does the boss like? Isn't yellow a bit too tacky...?"

The soldier lowered his head in deep thought.

Another person is suffering from insomnia tonight.

Of course, he wasn't the only one.

In Principal Sun's office, the lights were off, with only a few scattered lights flickering on and off.

"Principal Sun, the auditorium is all set up."

A sound came from the darkness, but Principal Sun ignored it, looking at the bright moonlight outside the window and smoking one cigarette after another.

After a long silence in the office, the person in the darkness spoke again:

"Does Principal Sun think Xiao Yun will attend this trap?"

The fire blazed brightly, then suddenly went out.

A long sigh drifted away on the wind.

"That's your business, how would I know?"

Principal Sun stubbed out his last cigarette, muttering to himself, as if answering his own words.

"I'm just an old guy... who wants to live a peaceful life."