The sweat is mine, but the numbers are all theirs.

Back at the hotel, Lu Yuan told Yang Long that he had something to do and then prepared to go back to his room.

"Yes, the finals are in three days. Take a good rest and prepare. Let me know if you need anything," Yang Long said gently.

Lu Yuan stopped abruptly and tentatively asked, "Anything is fine?"

"Of course, you won first place in the elimination round, which has brought honor to Tianyun City."

"I want a six-star piece of equipment."

This should be the limit that Sevia can currently fuse.

Yang Long: "..."

silent.

Luo Yuan and Li Qun also stared wide-eyed, filled with shock. "No, you really dare to say that?"

Six-star gear is something you can't buy on the market at all. Its value is immeasurable. You can't even exchange ten five-star gears for one six-star gear.

This is a watershed moment!

Moreover, not only can Lu Yuan not link six-star equipment, but he also can't bring it into the finals.

This means it has nothing to do with the provincial exchange competition.

Can you give that? Definitely not.

While it certainly boosted the city's reputation and deserves a reward, it wouldn't be this generous. If it were a five-star item...

No, even five-star equipment is a bit too expensive; four-star is more like it.

If it's a three-star item, which helps in the finals, the inspectors will probably give it away generously, no matter how much.

But a six-star set is absolutely impossible.

Thinking of this, Dean Luo quickly stepped in to smooth things over: "Hey, Xiao Yuan, really, you must be exhausted from the elimination rounds, how can you make jokes like this? Inspector Yang, don't..."

"OK."

"..."

what?

Are you really giving it to me?

Luo Yuan was stunned. That was a six-star item, something he had worked hard for years to obtain, and Lu Yuan just asked for it?

He felt as if his whole body was about to split open.

Not to mention Li Qun, he's already dumbfounded.

Six-star equipment? This is something he couldn't even dream of.

Give me your access card.

Lu Yuan immediately handed it over.

He had only said it casually, thinking he could bargain and get a four-star equipment if he could, but he never thought the inspector would actually give it to him.

"Alright." Yang Long scanned the card with his special machine, performed a few operations, and then returned the access card to Lu Yuan.

"Go to the logistics department and buy it yourself. Three thousand contribution points... will be more than enough."

Li Qun's eyes widened even more. Three thousand contribution points? He wouldn't even be worth that much if he were sold off directly.

Luo Yuan's expression was complicated; he had never had so many contribution points before.

His six-star equipment was achieved through years of hard work, gradually gathering materials and consulting with smelters to upgrade it.

"Thank you, Inspector." Lu Yuan's heart started pounding uncontrollably. He didn't want to go back to his room anymore and immediately flew out with his two summoned beasts.

Target: Logistics Department!

Watching the boy's departing figure, Dean Luo cautiously said, "Inspector Yang, three thousand contribution points... isn't that a bit too much?"

Yang Long sighed, "Systematic training can never compare to the centralized training provided by families. Giving some compensation is justified."

However, this will only happen once; it will not be repeated.

"Why?" Luo asked, puzzled.

"Because..." Yang Long looked up, trying not to let anything fall, "those three thousand contribution points were my last reserves."

Why is the wind carrying sand today?

He rubbed his eyes, then clicked into the mayor's chat window and poured out his story about how much he had sacrificed to cultivate the city's geniuses.

After a long while, three words were replied from the other end.

"and then?"

"Is there reimbursement? Your Excellency."

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Yang Long left the chat with a contorted expression, secretly making a vow in his heart.

I'll never pretend to be cool again.

Six-star equipment! If he hadn't become an inspector, he'd probably still only be able to use this level of equipment.

"Okay, tell me what happened with that girl just now."

As the face of Tianyun City today, Lu Yuan naturally deserves more attention.

"Susan?" Li Qun hesitated for a moment, then said, "She was Lu Yuan's former teammate. We were together from the beginning of his job change, but they all abandoned him after Lu Yuan's summoned beast had a problem."

"A problem?" Yang Long squinted.

This requires further investigation.

Li Qun didn't intend to hide anything and showed Yang Long all the information Jiang Yumian had posted in the group, adding his own speculation at the end.

After listening, Dean Luo shook his head. "Even before, Lu Yuan was ranked ninth in the entire academy. They benefited from teaming up with him."

Moreover, something went wrong during the team's upgrade process, and they should share the responsibility, but...sigh.

Yang Long tapped his finger, his voice devoid of emotion, "So, she came to apologize because she sees Lu Yuan is back on his feet and wants to reconcile? Heh."

Tell them to stay away from Lu Yuan. I don't want these people around him anymore; they'll influence him, understand?

"This... no problem, I'll arrange for them to be transferred to another hospital as soon as I get back." Luo Yuan's hesitant tone vanished instantly at Yang Long's glance.

Seeing Yang Long leave, seemingly busy with other matters, Li Qun cautiously asked, "Dean Luo, I had a feeling just now that Inspector Yang was genuinely angry?"

Because of something so trivial?

That shouldn't be the case.

Dean Luo sighed. "Do you know about the incident six months ago when a level-three garrison in Nantian Province was almost breached?"

"Of course, this caused a huge sensation at the time. Tens of thousands of garrison troops along the entire line were all killed, with no survivors." Li Qun's expression turned solemn.

"They didn't have to die. They held off the unusually large number of alien attacks and promptly requested support from surrounding cities."

But what was the result? Aside from the army, what happened to the families? What happened to the capable professionals?

Could they not understand that if the defensive line were breached, neighboring cities would be easily captured and directly occupied, and they themselves would suffer as well?

They knew all too well, so not only did they not go, they ran away immediately, running far away!

Ultimately, the garrison troops, unable to secure sufficient reinforcements and unwilling to withdraw, were all left to die there. Inspector Yang's wife was among them.

Luo Yuan shook his head. "He probably thinks that Jiang Yumian and the others are no different from those people."

They've forgotten the peaceful and prosperous life they could have achieved. The dungeons they leveled up in were won by countless warriors, inch by inch, with their blood and flesh, from alien races and behemoths. They consume them, not only failing to shoulder the corresponding responsibility, but also taking it all for granted.

Li Qun remained silent, feeling that it was a bit extreme, but not without reason.

Jiang Yumian and the others took advantage of Lu Yuan's benefits and then left, while those who didn't provide support took advantage of the garrison's benefits and ran away when danger approached them.

Completely disregarding everything else.

Why do the garrison guard the rift between worlds? Why do they swear to never retreat? They don't want to die either, but they are more afraid of their country being destroyed and their people dying.

"The increased difficulty of various assessments, competitions, and even university entrance exams this year is likely related to the defense of the front line."

The Great Xia Dynasty needs to raise the selection threshold and more strictly control resources such as those from dungeons, allocating them to warriors who dare to fight alien behemoths, rather than those who only know how to fight humans.

Yang Long also cultivated Lu Yuan as a soldier, which is why he was angry. He felt that Jiang Yumian and the others might have influenced Lu Yuan, and that was indeed the case.

Lu Yuan is now very resistant to teaming up, fearing that his teammates will betray him again.

……

As he walked into the logistics hall, he saw the same teacher again. He was surprised and said, "You're here again."

I have to remind you, the good stuff you can get with 30 contribution points is limited, so you might as well wait two more months before trying to exchange it.

Lu Yuan handed over the access card and then started looking at the six-star equipment.

"Without two or three thousand contribution points, don't even bother looking at this star-level equipment; it'll only make your mouth water." The teacher smiled as he checked the access card.

Then, his eyes gradually widened.

"No, wait, didn't you have 30 contribution points yesterday? How come you have 3030 points today?"

Did they kill several full-strength alien units at the garrison line?

That's not right, he's only level 23... Holy crap, how did he get to level 30?

Level 7 in one day?

What is this thing?!

During the remaining time in the exchange match instance, Lu Yuan leveled up 3 times, even though the experience bonus decreased as his level increased, the gap between levels became smaller.

Otherwise, with three bosses and hundreds of monsters, even if leveling up is more difficult for summoners, it's impossible to only level up to level 3.

Lu Yuan just smiled and didn't say anything, carefully looking at the list of six-star equipment, and soon found a piece he liked!