Zhou Yan inquired, "Have you discovered your shortcomings?"
"I have. Whether it's combat skills, experience, or my understanding and coordination of various abilities, I'm still lacking," Zhou Yan replied.
"It's good that you know. With your strength at this age, you've already surprised me. With more effort, surpassing your teacher will be inevitable."
Leng Yue's delicate face showed great satisfaction as she looked at the young man before her. It was hard to imagine that someone his age could spar with her for so long.
Leng Yue's words were not an exaggeration; Zhou Yan's potential was far greater than she had imagined.
"You flatter me, teacher. There is still much for me to learn," Zhou Yan said, having also realized how much he needed to learn after this spar.
Nodding in satisfaction, Leng Yue began to point out Zhou Yan's combat deficiencies and offered suggestions. She even invited him to spar with her whenever he had free time.
Zhou Yan had noticed these areas himself. With Leng Yue's guidance, he now had a clear direction for improvement, which was extremely important to him.
After their conversation, Zhou Yan left. He needed to shift his focus back to improving his own strength.
Upon returning to his territory, Zhou Yan first retrieved the buildings he had acquired from the Dragon Phoenix Shop. He began by taking out the B-grade barracks building.
[Building: Overlord Blade Warrior]
[Quality: B]
[Description: Can construct a barracks in the territory.]
As the construction of this building commenced, a multicolored light enveloped the barracks.
Territory Notification: "Construction of [Overlord Blade Warrior] complete. [Overlord Blade Warrior] has evolved into [Undying Flying Army]."
A unique barracks appeared before Zhou Yan, its design resembling structures of some ethnic minorities.
Zhou Yan recalled that the [Undying Flying Army] was a troop established by Zhuge Liang after he unified the Southern Barbarian regions.
This elite force was comprised of the Southern minority ethnic groups, then referred to as barbarians. They were known for their fierce customs and valiant warriors. In battle, they were "unstoppable, hailed as the Flying Army," which was the origin of the name "Undying Flying Army."
The Undying Flying Army was exceptionally skilled in mountain warfare. Therefore, seeing this barracks, Zhou Yan felt relieved. This would provide him with an additional trump card when facing mountain battles.
He immediately thought of who to entrust this army to: Zhao Yun. With Zhao Yun's strength and capabilities, leading this army would undoubtedly unleash even greater power.
He began upgrading the [Undying Flying Army] barracks, stopping only when it reached level 70.
[Building: Undying Flying Army]
[Level: 60 (Requires Upgrade)]
[Quality: R (Requires Upgrade)]
[Attributes: For every 1500 Soul Coins consumed, one soldier can be summoned. Current maximum summonable soldiers (0/20000).]
[Special Attribute 1: Mountain Combat Power +60%]
[Special Attribute 2: Jungle Combat Power +60%]
[Special Attribute 3: Mountain and Jungle Combat All Attributes +60%]
[Special Attribute 4: Enhanced Camouflage Ability]
[Special Attribute 5: Extra Speed +60%]
[Special Attribute 6: Stamina Recovery +60]
It was a pity that he did not have enough Soul Coins to summon soldiers for this barracks at the moment. Currently, his territory was focused on mining crystal veins, and he had no intention of leaving until sufficient crystal veins were acquired.
Besides, he had been busy improving his combat experience recently, and the soldiers could be summoned later.
He proceeded to construct the other buildings one by one, all existing structures within the territory. He upgraded these buildings to level 50 and then moved on.
For the following period, Zhou Yan almost exclusively engaged in practical combat.
His territory's long-established [Training Space] finally served its purpose. He brought Diao Chan and others to the [Training Space] and said, "Constant training is not enough. You must also practice combat whenever you have free time."
"This space can simulate various environments for combat. Whenever you have nothing to do, spar with each other here. It will be very beneficial for you."
After his classes during the day, Zhou Yan would return to his territory to handle some daily affairs. In truth, there were not many matters requiring his personal attention, as those tasks were managed by the civil officials.
Only matters requiring his final decision were brought to him.
A few days later, Ye Bufan invited Lin Tan, Luo Yushuang, Li Qingjin, Dong Qingyi, Gu Nianyun, and even Zhuge Kaiming and Zhao Qingwu to meet at a restaurant.
Zhou Yan found it strange that Ye Bufan had gathered so many people for a meal, assuming there must be something important. However, Ye Bufan said nothing, merely indicating for everyone to order their food.
As they ate and chatted, halfway through the meal, Ye Bufan finally revealed something that piqued Zhou Yan's interest.
"Because the Mid-Autumn Festival event is approaching, the academy's trade fair will be held tomorrow evening. We will go in together. Everyone should prepare some items beforehand. The items there are exchanged through bartering; very few people require spirit coins."
Ye Bufan stated his purpose for the gathering to everyone.
He had heard Ye Bufan mention the academy trade fair before but had never had the chance to experience it. Now that he finally had the opportunity to witness the academy's trade fair, he would certainly not miss it.
"I heard that not just anyone can get a qualification. How will the rest of us be able to enter?" Li Qingjin inquired curiously.
Upon hearing this, Luo Yushuang chuckled, "Don't you look at who we are? A mere trade fair is a piece of cake."
This statement was directed only at Luo Yushuang and Ye Bufan. Such trade fairs were not open to everyone.
Even Lin Tan couldn't obtain a qualification. However, Zhuge Kaiming, through his own connections, managed to secure a qualification. He mentioned that he couldn't help others obtain entry passes.
This demonstrated the influence of the Ye family's Dragon King lineage. As they were all friends of Ye Bufan and his sister, and Ye Bufan had promised to bring them to the trade fair, they felt reassured.
"Many good items are expected to appear at this trade fair, aren't they?" Lin Tan asked curiously.
"Naturally. Everyone wants to gain more rewards during this Mid-Autumn Festival event. To improve their territories and strengths, they will exchange their unwanted good items for things they need."
"Considering the large number of people in the academy, not only students but also many teachers will participate. You can imagine how many good things we will see this time. This is also an opportunity, so everyone must prepare well."
Dong Qingyi smiled charmingly, her face filled with anticipation. She also hoped to trade for good items at the trade fair.