Although in terms of time, not long has passed since the last time he came here, but last time he was still at the third level, this time he has entered the intermediate level.
After entering the province, Cheng Lin adjusted the knob on the "pendant" again, and deliberately leaked a little aura, creating the appearance of someone who had just broken through to the fourth level.
After that, he successfully swiped his card and entered the school gate. He first put his backpack back in the dormitory, and then went to the Academic Affairs Building. Unfortunately, Huang Yin was not in the office.
"Dean Huang has gone out to get her hair done. She has to wait until she comes back. How about you wait in her office first?" the counselor said to Cheng Lin in a somewhat embarrassed tone.
"...Is this okay? I'd better wait outside."
"It's okay, there's surveillance inside anyway." The counselor shrugged and said, then stuffed Cheng Lin into the room and left. Before leaving, he looked at Cheng Lin a few more times and vaguely noticed something strange, but in the past
With the difference in strength between the two, he naturally couldn't tell what state Cheng Lin's cultivation had reached.
…
"boom."
Seeing the door being forcefully closed, Cheng Lin turned around and began to look at the room where he was the only one.
There are no changes, almost the same as in memory, except for a few simple furnishings that have been moved. The computer on the table is in the screen mode, and there are many documents piled aside. A ballpoint pen has not been capped, and is just stuck there.
In the pages of this book.
He didn't dare to be too presumptuous. He didn't slam any documents. He just sat down on the chair opposite the desk, then reached for an expired newspaper from the shelf next to him and started to read. The time passed quickly.
When he turned to the last page, footsteps finally sounded outside the door. He just turned around and saw the door opened with a click. Huang Yin walked in, fiddling with her new hairstyle with one hand. She saw
He was not too surprised. The counselor probably informed him in advance and just said: "You still know how to come back?"
"..."
Cheng Lin could only smile awkwardly and could not answer.
Huang Yin didn't pay attention to him, but walked to her luxurious seat on high heels, stuffed her body into it, and then hummed tiredly, then rolled her eyelids.
He looked towards Cheng Lin and said, "I said I would give you a few days off, but you really just... just... just... broke through the fourth level?!"
Huang Yin's tone became higher and higher, until it almost reached the sky.
As the most powerful person in the department second only to Shen Shanjing, her eyesight is naturally extraordinary. In addition, Cheng Lin deliberately did not hide it. She was shocked and pale at the sight.
The whole thing almost bounced, obviously extremely surprised.
Cheng Lin smiled: "Good luck."
Seeing him like this, Huang Yin couldn't sit still. She stood up suddenly and walked over. A snow-white slap landed on Cheng Lin's shoulder. She felt it carefully. After a moment, she took a breath of cold air.
The little eyebrows on her delicate face were raised, and she said in a complicated tone: "You...really made a breakthrough?"
After waiting for her to remove her hand from his shoulder, Cheng Lin coughed lightly, covered up his embarrassment, and said in a calm tone: "I have been out for the past few days, seeing the mountains and rivers of my motherland, and I was touched in my heart, and then I made a breakthrough."
"……very good."
Huang Yin looked at him. She held it in for a long time before she finally said this, but her heart was already stirred up. Although she was jokingly urging Cheng Lin to break through in the Shu capital, there was actually no hope. In her opinion, Cheng Lin
It will take at least a month for Lin to break through. This is considered fast. After all, it is very difficult to advance to the third and fourth places. Who would have thought that he could just go out and walk around for a while?
What can I say? I can only sigh in my heart like a monster.
"I am also very happy after the breakthrough. I can't wait to come back and share this joy with you." Cheng Lin rambled without blushing and out of breath.
After hearing this, Huang Yin hugged her shoulders and laughed, looking at him with a look that revealed the truth: "I think you are here for the resource reward I promised, right?"
"..."
Cheng Lin smiled and said nothing.
Huang Yin sighed, looked at him, and suddenly laughed again. Cheng Lin was baffled by this series of changes in his expression. After a full minute, Deputy Huang said in a sighing and relieved tone.
:"really good."
After a pause, she sat back on her chair, but she was no longer as lazy as a Persian cat. Instead, she made a phone call, then took out a stack of papers from the drawer, tore off a piece, and used
He signed his name with a ballpoint pen and stamped it with a scarlet seal before handing it over:
"I promise to receive your promotion reward myself. In addition, considering your special physique, the reward contains the same fourth-grade superpower. I know you have Ren Yi's contact information. You can ask her for it yourself. Remember, you can
You can choose any one of the fourth-grade abilities mastered by the Bureau, but there is only one kind. If you want it again, just use contribution points to exchange it. Don’t think I am stingy. A fourth-grade ability is enough for you to master after practicing for a while. Greedy
You can't chew off more than you can chew."
After taking the note, Cheng Lin took a breath, stood up, and said, "Thank you, leader."
"You earned this by yourself. There is no need to thank you. As long as everyone in the department meets the standards, they will have everything they should have. This is the rule. Okay, now that you have entered the middle level, you should learn many things by yourself.
Make up your mind and go ahead, I have to go out later."
While talking, Huang Yin started to pack her things, opened the cabinet and took out a box, as if she was about to go on a long trip.
Cheng Lin held the bill and asked curiously: "Dean Huang...are you going on a business trip?"
Huang Yin raised her head and glanced at him, "I'm going on a trip!"
…
…
Coming out of the Academic Affairs Building, Cheng Lin felt dumbfounded.
Huang Yin was obviously stimulated by him. Thinking about it, there is no doubt about Huang Yin's talent. She must be outstanding, but practicing to the fourth level is a waste of hard work. How can she go out for a "travel" like Cheng Lin?
Is "relaxing your mind" broken?
"It's not like I really want to go on a trip..." Cheng Lin wasn't sure about this either. Huang Yin always acted out of the box.
But this was not something he needed to consider. After coming out, he hurriedly grabbed the note to receive the resource rewards for three promotions and four. He was a little nervous before seeing it, but after seeing it, he was satisfied.
"This is your promotion material. Please take it as soon as possible. Yes, these are, in addition to the actual rewards, you also have the permission to practice at the No. 16 Spiritual Land. You can check it yourself online later."
The staff who distributed the supplies explained it once, and then looked at Cheng Lin with envy. They knew the value of resources very well, and they also had a deeper understanding of the "fourth grade" status.
What does the fourth grade mean?
Nowadays, the two deputy heads of the entire Ninth Division are both at the fourth level!
Although there are different ranks within a grade, at least Cheng Lin is already on the same ladder as them!
And with the speed of his progress, it is very likely that he will surpass Huang Yin and Yang Congxian in the future!
In the eyes of others, this is like facing a rising star, with envy, jealousy, and awe.
Cheng Lin, on the other hand, didn't feel much about his change in identity. He just stared at the boxes of materials, his heart racing.
"Thirty yuan of high-quality spiritual ore... twenty cans of plant essence... five tubes of new injections... several others..."
After a simple calculation, he easily judged that the value of this batch of materials must exceed tens of millions. Although it could not help him survive the fourth level, it could relieve his urgent need. There was no need to worry about it in a short period of time.
He happily moved these boxes back to the dormitory. To be on the safe side, he did not open the spirit world. He couldn't throw them away in the academy anyway. After that, he called Ren Yi, the person in charge of Spirit Land No. 16, and asked to choose new powers.
Unlike "Synesthesia" and "Fire Meteor", abilities that could only be used in the dark, this time he wanted to choose powers that could be used openly and openly.
Of course you have to be very serious.
After Ren Yi expressed his usual congratulations, he recommended the new power to Cheng Lin called "Piranha".
"This ability also belongs to the wood element. It is an advanced version of the third-grade ability 'Demon Vine Binding'. To put it more clearly, 'Devil Vine Binding' and 'Piranha' are both reversed from a practitioner.
It’s been analyzed, so it will be easier for you to practice.”
"The fourth-grade piranha has most of the abilities of the magic vine. Once you succeed in cultivation, it can basically completely replace the 'devil vine restraint'. It also has control and attack capabilities. You still need to explore the details yourself. Of course, the final choice
The power is still yours."
Such is the way of Ren Yi.
Cheng Lin naturally believed more in the judgment of professionals and decisively chose "Piranha", then went to the supernatural training area, opened a room, and began to ponder this new ability.
"Crash."
In the room, when he finally successfully condensed the field, he saw that the aura around him had condensed into the familiar appearance of vines. Only this time, the thickness and toughness of the vines had been greatly improved, and they were more flexible and could be moved according to his wishes.
The most conspicuous thing about the will to change state are the two huge flowers growing at the ends of the dark green vines.
The flower is almost as big as half a single bed. It grows from a vine. It is a bud at first, showing pink color. With Cheng Lin's control, the bud will bloom in 0.5 seconds and transform into a giant piranha flower, with petals growing inside.
It has sharp teeth, the stamen is a strip of scarlet stone, covered with mucus, and the petals will also appear purple-black.
Cheng Lin controlled the flowers to conduct a bite experiment on the steel plate, and found that the teeth condensed by spiritual energy could penetrate two millimeters of steel plate, and the mucus also caused corrosion damage. This is very scary. This is true for alloy steel plates, so if it bites someone
body, the results can be imagined.
Cheng Lin was extremely satisfied with this.
The only drawback is probably that it's a bit ugly and a bit evil.
"Other people's abilities look decent, but mine looks like a villain's ability."
Cheng Lin was quite helpless about this.
…
After testing his powers, Cheng Lin temporarily put aside his practice. When the others finished class, everyone gathered together happily again.
The party was still led by Sun Xiao, and the Shacheng Seven were present. They booked a table in the on-campus restaurant, and then they ate, drank, and chatted all over the place.
The main purpose was to celebrate Cheng Lin's promotion to the fourth rank, but the topic of discussion was mostly "Elf Projection".
Sun Xiao had already sneered once when he came back, but because he considered that Cheng Lin had not returned to the team yet, he refrained from having a party.
Now that everyone is finally together, Sun Xiao can finally say all the things he has been holding back for many days. He probably talks about how spectacular the exploration of the capital of Shu is, how many big names went there, and how he and his sister joined the envoys.
Encountering the "Black Robe", he stepped into the Elf Hall and chatted and laughed with the "Elf King"...
He was quite satisfied with this session, and everyone listened with gusto. Only Cheng Lin kept smiling and silently holding the beer, drinking it slowly.
"You... don't know. At that time, Shi Shengcun and the Elf King were... fighting in the... flower... garden just across the wall from us. No one knew what was going on inside. They could only see the sky and the earth...
Discoloration... I'm sorry that I didn't see it, otherwise... I would have no regrets in this life."
Probably because he drank too much, Sun Xiao's tongue became numb after talking, his face was rosy, shaky, and he looked sad.
Xie Qingke, who was still sober, ended the party in time, assigned people, and supported each other. The men's team and the women's team left separately. Cheng Lin also drank a lot, but after all, he was a fourth-level cultivation, even if he didn't use it
It has the power to relieve hangover, and the body's own resistance is also strong.
After throwing the drunken and dazed Sun Xiao into the dormitory, he went back and washed his face, but he was not sleepy at all.
The slightly tipsy state made him a little excited, tossing and turning, but he just couldn't sleep. After thinking about it, he simply stopped forcing himself and didn't turn on the light. He just lay on the window, blowing the cool night breeze, and looked up at the stars.
The moonlight is very beautiful tonight.
Cheng Lin suddenly had the urge to do something.
"Counting the days, it's time to start the next round of deductions."
After thinking for a while, he took out his phone, turned on the screen, and unlocked the hidden desktop.