Chapter 96

Qin Huang asked with a slightly surprised tone, "Why?"

"It's very simple! Because your appearance gave the proud Chen Mengxuan a chance to owe me a favor, so I'm very happy!"

Chen Jie said calmly, "But your performance wasn't as outstanding as it could have been, and you didn't manage to make her owe me a bigger favor! So I also feel quite disappointed!"

Qin Huang was taken aback for a moment, then laughed, "It seems that Senior and that Chen Senior have some history? So you want to get back at her this way? But given her status and abilities, it might not be that easy to outsmart her, right?"

"Heh, you got that right!"

Chen Jie shrugged, "I've suffered at her hands more than once. Now I finally have a chance to get back at her! So I'm feeling pretty good right now. Yeah, once we enter the Central Military Academy, we should have a good get-together and have a few drinks!"

"Sure, we'll see about that!" Qin Huang nodded.

A moment later, Deputy Minister of National Defense, General Xu Yunlong, arrived and gave a brief and enthusiastic speech, praising the outstanding performance of certain students by name, and finally presented the trial awards personally.

"Good job, kid! Keep it up! I have high hopes for you!"

Qin Huang was the first to go on stage to receive his award. The general pinned a Federal Silver Rose medal to his chest and patted his shoulder.

He calmly responded with a few words, saluted, and then took the golden tray from the general's hands, which contained the reward for first place.

However, during this time, he felt two cold and sharp killing intents that made his hair stand on end.

One came from Chen Mengxuan, who was sitting next to him, but the other puzzled him. It was a red-faced man with the rank of major general. According to others, he was called Yang Shiqi and was one of the overall supervisors of the trial.

He had no idea what he had done to offend this man, whose eyes were full of malice and hatred. Perhaps he would need to find out later.

After returning to his seat, he had the chance to examine his rewards.

A palm-sized, exquisitely crafted golden bottle contained a light green pill the size of a thumb, emitting a rich fragrance. This was the Star Source Body Tempering Pill, a treasure that could help source energy practitioners break through their limitations and significantly enhance their strength. It was a rare resource that countless mobile suit warriors in the Federation dreamed of!

It's no exaggeration to say that whether a bronze-ranked mobile suit warrior could advance to a silver-ranked mech pilot largely depended on this pill!

Even with excellent genetic talent and cultivation techniques, the Star Source Body Tempering Pill could still make a significant difference when breaking through to a new realm.

However, due to the rarity of raw materials and the high cost of production, the supply of this strategic resource was extremely tight. The auction price on the market was no less than 50 million star coins, and even if you had 50 million star coins, you might not be able to get one.

This precious strategic resource has always been strictly controlled by the Federation government and is very difficult to obtain outside. Only the military has a certain amount of secret reserves.

Even the high-ranking silver mech pilots, who are the backbone of the Federation military, receive only half a Star Source Body Tempering Pill per year, and it takes two years to get a whole one. To get more, they need to earn sufficient battle merits!

Before the trial began, Qin Huang had heard Mu Liya and Cheng Shuhan mention the Star Source Body Tempering Pill, expressing a strong desire for this rare resource. But even with their status and wealth, getting one was not easy.

Qin Huang's current status and wealth were even lower than theirs, so he thought it might take another two years before he could hope for such a thing.

Sha Zhenghai had promised him one, but he had politely declined. Such a valuable favor was not easy to owe.

But now, he had finally obtained this extremely precious Star Source Body Tempering Pill through his own efforts and Qilan's help!

This meant that his strength would further improve, and he had a good chance of becoming one of the top geniuses in the Central Military Academy!

The second prize was a black card with a golden star cloud emblem. This was an exchange voucher issued by the Central Military Academy, which could be used to exchange for high-level cultivation potions worth 10 million star coins. The specific items could be chosen by the recipient.

On the tray was also a small, exquisite green jade badge. The material was actually a special bio-alloy that could communicate seamlessly with the human brain, with functions hundreds of times more powerful than the military personal light brain issued by Dinnan Military Academy. Its overall performance was equivalent to a small super light brain of this era!

This was a special personal light brain for the Central Military Academy, serving as proof of a formal student's identity. Besides its powerful functions, it also included higher citizen status, military confidentiality permissions, and the right to purchase certain special equipment and forbidden drugs!

The final prize was a personal handwritten order signed by the vice president of the Central Military Academy, General Xu Yunlong. With this, Qin Huang could go to the academy's mech center to receive a custom-made mech, with the specific level to be specified by him.

These were all the rewards for the first place in the trial, rich enough to change a student's future destiny! They now belonged entirely to him!

The award ceremony continued on stage. Chen Mengxuan, holding her golden tray, walked down listlessly and returned to her seat.

The second place reward was also rich, almost the same as the first place, except for the Star Source Body Tempering Pill, which was replaced by ten Starlight Essence Pills. These were also rare and valuable cultivation resources, with each pill priced at 500,000 star coins. But compared to the Star Source Body Tempering Pill, they were nothing!

The rewards for the second and third places were the same, while the fourth to tenth places received resource exchange cards worth 10 million star coins, personal light brains, and Starlight Essence Pills, but no custom mechs.

The eleventh to thirtieth places received resource exchange cards worth 5 million star coins, personal light brains, and the top hundred students received resource rewards of 1 million star coins, while the top five hundred received 300,000 star coins.

After the award ceremony, the students from various military academies would have a buffet dinner on the starship and then return to their respective school transport ships to rest.

Qin Huang thought for a moment, activated the personal mini light brain, confirmed his identity and permissions, and then replaced the light brain from Dinnan Military Academy.

From this moment on, he was officially a student of the Central Military Academy.

As for the remaining rewards, he entrusted them to Luo Tianxiong for safekeeping. After all, these items were of immense value, and carrying them on his person was not safe.

Even though they were on a military starship, it was still possible that some students from other schools, driven by greed, might take desperate measures and attack him in secret.

The buffet was extremely lavish, with a spacious hall brightly lit. Oak tables covered with white tablecloths were lined up, piled high with a variety of delicacies, many of which were from the planet's surface and were the spoils of war submitted by the students.

There were also various exquisite fruit platters, fine wines, and beverages, all of which the students could freely enjoy, eating and drinking to their heart's content.

The students present were all elites of the Federation. Even those who couldn't enter the Central Military Academy for further studies would be assigned to the main mech corps of the Federation, so their treatment was much better than that of ordinary Federation soldiers!

Qin Huang sat and chatted with Wu De and his brother, Lin Ximei, Hu Zhenfeng, and others. Instructor Mu Liya and Luo Tianxiong were also by his side.

This was to prevent any unexpected incidents and to respond promptly if needed. In the past, there had been cases where arguments at the banquet escalated into fights, leading to bloody incidents.

Qin Huang was now the focus of everyone's attention, and there were many who secretly resented him. Therefore, Dinnan Military Academy could not afford to be careless about his safety.

"… Senior Qin Huang, I have a proposal. I wonder if you're interested?" Chen Jie suddenly walked over and said to him.

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