Zhou Yan now felt like a sponge starved of nutrients, desperate to absorb more to satisfy his needs. Everything the teachers spoke about was crucial to him.
There were no classes in the afternoon, and the new students gained no particularly useful information from the elder students. "Mystery" was the consistent style of the entire Ziwei Academy. Zhou Yan had already decided to join the "Mystery" faction.
Upon returning to the villa, many senior students traded with him. There were new seniors and old ones from yesterday. They had all added each other as friends, planning to trade directly via private message in the future, which was convenient for Zhou Yan.
However, he was determined to acquire the Three-Star Spatial Stone as soon as possible, as he intended to purchase that shop. Ziwei Academy possessed many items not found in the outside world, all of them excellent. He needed to purchase the shop to collect them. Through the information shared by Ye Bufan and Lin Tan, he learned that Ziwei Academy was as vast as the Canglan Continent, boasting abundant resources that would greatly benefit their territories. This was indeed true; he had already acquired many buildings here that were unavailable for purchase online, only obtainable at Ziwei Academy. He believed many other items would be similar, only available in specific locations.
Returning to the villa, he teleported back to his territory and found Si Teng, asking, "How are General Chen Qingzhi and the others doing outside?"
"They are on their way back and are expected to arrive at the territory around dusk. Sister Zhen Mi should arrive around four o'clock..." Si Teng informed Zhou Yan of the territory's situation. They had even dispatched additional personnel to mine the high-level mineral deposit in advance.
He went to the "Sansheng Stone" to sign in, then visited the "Mysterious Shop." Today's refresh consisted of equipment, all below Golden quality, which he purchased entirely. He then opened the territory's "Treasure Vault" and found millions of treasure chests accumulated. He began opening them again. By the time he finished, he had gained several hundred million Soul Coins. He ignored the low-quality items and focused on the high-quality ones. He acquired hundreds of Platinum-quality equipment pieces and dozens of Diamond-quality ones. Most importantly, he obtained a Spiritual Artifact, a rare and precious item. His ability to acquire it was closely related to the territory's special probability attribute.
He clicked to view the equipment's attributes:
[Equipment: Dragon Soul Spear]
[Quality: Spiritual Artifact]
[Durability: 5000/5000]
[Attribute 1: Strength +500]
[Attribute 2: Armor Penetration Damage +100]
[Attribute 3: Constitution +100]
[Attribute 4: Agility +100]
[Attribute 5: Damage Taken -20%]
[Attribute 6: Bonus Attack +20%]
[Attribute 7: Dragon Soul Strike (Release a dragon soul for devastating attack on enemies, cooldown 24 hours)]
[Attribute 8: Dragon Soul Possession (Release a dragon soul to possess, granting dragon soul attack bonus, cooldown 24 hours)]
[Equipment Requirement: Level 50, All Stats 100]
"It's indeed powerful, but it's a pity there are no spear-related skills," Zhou Yan lamented. He intended to keep this weapon for himself. If there were no spear skills, he would buy them. He first checked if he had acquired any good skill books. Upon inspection, he found two advanced skill books, one of which was a spear-related skill.
[Item: Overlord Spear Art]
[Quality: SSS]
[Description: Learning requires Strength above 100 and Constitution above 80. Overlord Spear Art, peerless and domineering. When mastered, it can break all techniques and pierce the heavens.]
This skill was excellent, and he immediately fell in love with it, learning it.
[Learning "SSS · Overlord Spear Art."]
The Overlord Spear Art was incredibly potent, containing numerous moves that required corresponding strength to execute. This spear art was exceptionally powerful, emphasizing breaking all techniques with sheer force. The stronger one's physique, the more potent this spear art would be. With all his stats reaching 2000 points, this spear art, combined with his physique, would possess immense power, rivaling any S-grade skill. He had never seen any cultivation methods or skills above S-grade sold in the "Myriad Realms Virtual Trading Market." Such items were extremely valuable in any world, and it was normal that no one would sell them there. The "Myriad Realms Virtual Trading Market" could only provide high-level items; it was impossible to rely on it for top-tier goods. Even for materials, it could only provide up to seven-star materials; no one had ever sold materials above seven stars on the "Myriad Realms Virtual Trading Market." This demonstrated that the "Myriad Realms Virtual Trading Market" was not omnipotent, and many items were only sold in the real world. For instance, several items in Ziwei Academy were never seen in the "Myriad Realms Virtual Trading Market." However, the greatest benefit the "Myriad Realms Virtual Trading Market" offered him was a continuous source of funds, allowing him to develop his territory without worrying about financial sources.
With the spear skill learned, he could now use this Spiritual Artifact. The other skill book was also quite good: "SS · Shadow Clone." "SS · Shadow Clone" could create multiple shadow clones, not only confusing enemies but also achieving unexpected effects. It was very useful, and he learned it as well.
[Learning "SS · Shadow Clone."]
This addition increased his repertoire of skills. Among the millions of treasure chests, he had also obtained various other items, including many A-grade skill books. These items needed to be distributed reasonably to those who had made contributions, ensuring a clear system of rewards and punishments.
With the Soul Coins, he began summoning soldiers. Currently, the only soldiers he could summon were the "Northern Army." He summoned all 7,000 "Northern Army" soldiers and then leveled them up to level 10. Notably, he summoned over a dozen heroes, one of whom was Xie Xuan, who had formed the "Northern Army." Xie Xuan was also a top-tier RRR-quality general and an exceptionally outstanding individual. Xie Xuan hailed from the Chenjun Xie clan, being the son of Xie Yi, the governor of Yuzhou, and the nephew of Xie An, the Grand Tutor. Xie Xuan served as a subordinate general under Sima Huan Wen in his early years. To counter the threat of Former Qin's incursions, Xie An recommended Xie Xuan as the General of Jianwu and the Governor of Yanzhou, overseeing the military affairs north of the Huai River. While serving, Xie Xuan established the Northern Army. In 383 AD, Fu Jian led his army south to attack Jin, boasting a million soldiers. Xie Xuan led the eighty thousand strong Northern Army to defeat the Former Qin forces at the Battle of Fei River. Subsequently, Xie Xuan pursued the retreating army, recovering the lost territories south of the Yellow River. He later died of illness in Kuaiji at the age of forty-six, posthumously honored as Xiangwu.
Besides summoning Xie Xuan, he also summoned an RR-quality hero named Liu Laozhi. Liu Laozhi came from a martial family, with a reddish complexion, distinctive eyes, and a deep, resolute demeanor. He was resourceful and intelligent. In his early years, he joined Xie Xuan's Northern Army as an adjutant. Through his merits, he was promoted to General Yingyang and Administrator of Guangling. He participated in the Battle of Fei River, crushing Liang Cheng and achieving victory at Luojian. After repelling Fu Jian, he led his troops to capture Qiao County and was promoted to General Longxiang and Prefect of Pengcheng, granted the title of Marquis of Wugang County. He was ordered to rescue the Crown Prince of Former Qin, Fu Pi, but was defeated by Murong Chui, the Emperor of Chengwu of Later Yan. Returning to Jiankang, he participated in suppressing numerous rebellions. When Wang Gong launched his second rebellion, Liu Laozhi secretly sided with Sima Yuanxian, leading to Wang Gong's defeat. He then took charge of military affairs in seven provinces (Yan, Qing, Ji, You, Bing, Xu, and Yang) and Lingling Commandery, leading troops to quell the Sun En uprising. In the first year of Yuan Xing, he was appointed Commander of the Vanguard, General of the Expeditionary West, and Governor of Jiangzhou, tasked with confronting Huan Xuan. Following He Mu's advice, he switched allegiance during the battle, causing Sima Yuanxian's defeat and death. After Huan Xuan gained power, Liu Laozhi lost his military authority and was appointed General of the Expeditionary East and Prefect of Kuaiji. The other heroes were all R-quality. Although good, they were far inferior to these two heroes. He instructed the two of them to lead the "Northern Army" and first tackle dungeons. After emerging, they would proceed to the "Inheritance Temple" to undergo job transfer.