Chapter 620 - 598: Second Level Task

In contrast, the students from Capital University, who had previously worn arrogant expressions, now had extremely grim faces. They glanced over at Cui Ming, who had been knocked off the stage. Blood trickled from the corner of his mouth as his body continued to twitch.

Lin Xinghai hadn’t even reached the Body Shaping Realm yet! But he could already unleash the combat power of someone at the Peak of the Body Shaping Realm.

’One can only imagine just how terrifying his strength will become once his cultivation reaches the Peak of the Body Shaping Realm.’

The mere thought sent a chill down their spines.

"This is bad. We need to tell the other upperclassmen quickly."

"Let’s not panic. When it’s time for the comprehensive evaluation, they’ll tally up all the students on the Points leaderboard. He’s just one person; no matter how strong he is, there’s a limit."

"That’s right. And we can work with the students from Modu University to suppress East Sea Academy together. If we can’t suppress him now, then in a couple of years when he’s fully developed, we’ll have even less of a chance."

The Capital University students chattered amongst themselves.

The students from East Sea Academy had also gathered together, but their conversation was the complete opposite of their rivals’. They were all discussing how to use the advantage Lin Xinghai provided to turn the situation around and surpass the other academies.

However, Lin Xinghai had no interest in any of this. As he walked away, he opened his wrist-mounted computer, connected to the military’s network, and requested a re-evaluation of his combat power.

As long as their battlefield recorders were active, their every move would be recorded and automatically uploaded to the military’s database whenever they were in a location with network access.

The battle he had just fought had, of course, already been uploaded to the database. With this combat data, the AI system could re-evaluate his combat power.

The moment Lin Xinghai submitted his request, the result of his combat power assessment appeared in less than three seconds.

Actual Combat Power: Peak of Body Shaping Realm!

Seeing the line of text that popped up, a smile touched the corners of Lin Xinghai’s lips. This way, he wouldn’t need to find a team. According to the system’s judgment, he was now at the Peak of the Body Shaping Realm, which meant he could accept Second Level Tasks from the start.

This was the most important reason he had fought that battle in the first place.

Just as Lin Xinghai was leading Liu Miaomiao and Little Fatty to go pick out a good Second Level Task, someone called out to him.

"Lin, please wait a moment."

Hearing the voice, Lin Xinghai turned his head and saw Guan An striding toward them. Next to him were several fourth-year students, all in the Body Shaping Realm.

"Is something the matter, senior?" Lin Xinghai asked curiously.

"You’re heading off to accept a task, right? Don’t bother. I’ll transfer this one I have to you. Since you’ve just arrived, you might not understand yet, but the tasks here aren’t easy. Getting a good one is crucial."

"Take this task I have now, for example. It has moderate difficulty, is close by, has a low chance of unexpected incidents, and offers generous rewards. It’s quite a rare find. Otherwise, those people from Capital University wouldn’t have been trying to snatch it from me," Guan An said.

Hearing this, Lin Xinghai couldn’t help but look surprised. "This task must be important to you. Why are you giving it to me?"

"There are always tasks available; it’s just that the rewards aren’t always this generous."

"But it’s different for you. The few of us have reached a consensus. We’ll do our best to help you secure better tasks so your squad can quickly rack up Points. That way, you’ll be able to accept higher-Level tasks and earn even more."

"Only then can you compete with those elite teams from Capital University," Guan An said seriously.

Lin Xinghai fell silent for a moment, then voiced his curiosity. "Why are you all helping me like this? You’re already fourth-year students. Even if the academy’s resources are cut, the impact on you should be limited, right?"

"That’s true!" Guan An nodded and explained. "But resources are only one aspect. For students like us who are about to graduate, the prestige the academy provides is actually more important."

"For example, if a graduate from East Sea Academy and a graduate from a regular university are competing for the same position, even if their abilities are comparable, the student from our academy has a much higher chance of getting that position."

Hearing this, Lin Xinghai couldn’t help but nod. It wasn’t much different from the world he came from before he transmigrated. Graduates from top universities were always more sought-after than those from ordinary ones.

"Since we’re about to graduate, we’ll basically be entering either the military or politics. If we want to climb the ladder, the academy’s prestige is very important to us."

"Among the three major academies, whether our alma mater ranks first or third actually makes a huge difference."

"What’s more, if we contribute this time, the academy will definitely remember our efforts. If they give us even a little help in our future careers, it could save us years of struggle."

After explaining, Guan An looked at Lin Xinghai and continued, "Later, we’ll rally more students to help you secure those good tasks. We want you to accumulate enough Points as quickly as possible to qualify for Third Level Tasks."

"Those Third Level Tasks can award over a hundred thousand Points for a single completion. Only by completing tasks of that Level or higher can you quickly widen the gap between your squad and the ordinary teams."

Seeing that Guan An had practically laid his heart bare, Lin Xinghai first nodded gratefully. Then, he decided not to hold back and stated bluntly, "I understand now. However, the Points rewarded by your task are a little too low."

"Frankly, completing a Second Level Task is no trouble at all for me. So, the primary consideration for me isn’t a task’s difficulty, but rather how many Points it rewards and how much Time it takes."

After hearing Lin Xinghai’s "frank" words, the corners of Guan An and his group’s mouths couldn’t help but twitch.

’The way this was playing out seemed completely different from what they had initially imagined!’

At that moment, Lin Xinghai cupped his hands. "I accept your kind intentions, everyone. If you run into any trouble during your tasks, feel free to come find me. I’m going to go accept a task over there now."

Watching Lin Xinghai’s departing figure, the others exchanged an awkward glance.

"Ahem! Maybe the process had a few hitches, but the result is still good. We’ve managed to befriend East Sea Academy’s number one genius, haven’t we? Alright, I’m off to do my task." Guan An was the first to react, letting out a slight cough before walking away.

The others did much the same.

Meanwhile, news about Lin Xinghai was spreading with incredible speed, causing one ripple after another.

As for Lin Xinghai himself, he had returned to the spot beneath the large LCD screen, looking up at the tasks that were continuously scrolling by.

Lin Xinghai was now only looking at the Second Level rescue tasks.

Among all the task types, these were the least time-consuming. Moreover, to attract strong teams to perform the rescues, the offered rewards were generally higher than for normal tasks.

Of course, the danger was also considerably higher.

After all, if it weren’t dangerous, the soldiers at the frontline outpost could have handled it themselves; there would be no need to issue a rescue task.

Soon, the information on the large LCD screen refreshed. As Lin Xinghai scanned it again, his gaze instantly landed on a message highlighted in red.

Only urgent rescue missions were highlighted in red, and the deeper the shade of red, the more urgent the situation.

And compared to the usual light red or pink, the background of this message was a stark, blood-red.

This indicated that the situation had reached an extremely dangerous level; the outpost that issued the distress call could be wiped out at any moment.

Lin Xinghai immediately checked the details. The objective was to rescue an outpost 20 kilometers away, and arrival was required within 10 minutes.

The outpost was under siege by several thousand Abyssal Creatures. Of course, that wasn’t the main point. The crucial detail was that the horde was being led by two Tier Two Mutated Zombies: a Death Claw and a Spitter.