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

"The first place in the provincial exchange competition is awarded 300 contribution points, 1 million yuan in cash, and the right to enter three intermediate challenge dungeons, which is the same as in previous years."

"Ha, do you expect them to take more of their own things?" said the head of Tianyun Prefecture, carrying breakfast.

It's perfectly fried dough sticks and rich soy milk.

She only ate a few bites, then seemed to remember something, lost her appetite, and threw the rest away.

Yang Long immediately became even more cautious. "Prefect, what's wrong with you today? What happened?"

"It just doesn't taste good, don't ask any more questions."

Yang Long nodded like a chick chasing a grain of rice. He felt that this shouldn't be the case, as the prefect used to really like eating fried dough sticks.

And the ones from Nantian City are even tastier than those from Tianyun.

That doesn't make sense.

Lu Yuan was unaware of all this; he only thought that the prefect simply didn't like the food, so he focused all his attention on the reward.

Three hundred contribution points, that's ten times less than what Yang Long gave.

However, the two are different in nature. If it were before, this would definitely be a huge sum of money.

While a million dollars in cash might not buy him anything useful to improve his life right now, it's more than enough to cover his living expenses.

It's alright, I guess.

Finally, there's the intermediate challenge right, which is the most valuable and what he needs right now.

As Lu Yuan ate the fried dough stick in his hand, he suddenly felt a sense of unease, as if he were being watched by some terrifying force.

He froze, then stiffly turned his head, following the sensation. "Prefect, Prefect, what's wrong?"

The prefect of Tianyun Prefecture snatched the fried dough sticks and soy milk with lightning speed and threw them directly into the trash can.

"Eating in the morning is bad for your health."

Having never heard of such a thing before, Lu Yuan was immediately filled with questions.

"Then, what about Inspector Yang?"

Yang Long immediately stuffed the entire fried dough stick into his mouth, looking puzzled, and asked, "Huh?"

Lu Yuan got into the car in silence.

Upon arriving at the teleportation array, hundreds of people were already waiting there.

The heads of all the school teams, the principals, and one or two accompanying homeroom teachers all had their eyes on Lu Yuan.

Before he set off, no one expected him to get this far; they all thought he was there to embarrass himself. But he fought his way through the finals and won first place in the provincial exchange competition.

Even now, many people still don't understand why.

When the principal of the two schools glanced at the woman who was half a body length ahead of Lu Yuan, his legs instantly went weak.

The other principals were similar; they all rushed over to greet the Prefect.

Immediately, some students who had been watching her ever since the head of Tianyun Prefecture appeared gasped in shock.

Prefect? ​​That's a position that requires at least a level 100!

But she looks only a little older than them!

Thinking of this, they no longer dared to look around or scrutinize.

Because the two college presidents had maintained the college's status for over a decade, they had met with the prefect several times and thus became closer to him.

"Prefect, what brings you to Nantian City?"

Could it be because of Lu Yuan?

It should be impossible.

But as soon as he thought about it, he couldn't help but shatter the idea.

A level 118 powerhouse, on the verge of becoming the nineteenth Heavenly King of the Great Xia Dynasty, would travel thousands of miles from Tianyun City to another city just for one person? That's outrageous.

It's so exaggerated that even if a fortune teller said he would be hit by a car and die the next day, he wouldn't believe it.

"Just browsing around when I have nothing to do."

It turned out to be the case.

The two school principals breathed a sigh of relief, saying that it was impossible.

After glancing at the Tianyun Prefect, who was being respectfully fawned over by all the principals, Lu Yuan silently walked around him and went to a corner as usual.

However, just as he took a few steps away, a voice came from over.

"Um?"

The crimson power materialized into a long, slender hand, about half the height of a person, with distinct knuckles, which grabbed Lu Yuan and pulled him back.

"Don't run around. If you stray too far from me, a prefect might suddenly jump out, grab you, and take you away in an instant. I can't stop him."

"Is it really that bad?"

"As for it," the headmaster of Tianyun Prefecture replied, ignoring the other principals around him, and went straight to the center of the teleportation array.

The dozen or so principals looked at each other in bewilderment, and the principals of the two schools were struck dumb.

If you come to visit occasionally, you'll disappear completely.

This isn't a casual stroll; it's clearly because I'm too lazy to talk to him.

Many more people were stunned and speechless, followed by envy.

She's so lucky.

Why can't they get such favor? They can't even get a glance.

Wang Yang, however, felt only relief. He was glad that he had stopped in time and hadn't continued walking with Jiang Yumian and the others.

Otherwise, his family would be furious with him and would drag him to Lu Yuan and kill him.

Even if nothing might happen.

But would she dare to gamble? Was it enough for her to cast the fate of her entire clan, or to bet on the mayor's high regard for Lu Yuan, that she would even lift a finger?

……

A few minutes later, the teleportation beam landed in Tianyun City.

Several shuttle buses were waiting on the road. A few teachers got off and were stunned.

Not far away, a magnificent long vehicle stood upright, alongside rows of soldiers clad in exoskeleton armor.

Holding large-caliber rifles and carrying uniform standard-issue swords on their backs, they exuded an air of solemnity.

More importantly, none of them were below level 50!

City Defense Force!

Why are they here? Did something serious happen?

The teachers immediately tensed up.

The next moment, as a woman with a cold expression stepped out of the white light, the defense troops instantly saluted in unison.

The crisp clanging of armor echoed throughout the surroundings.

"Prefect!"

Inside the teleportation array, everyone was stunned by the spectacle and couldn't take their eyes off it.

My heart, as if ignited by the powerful and resounding voice, began to race uncontrollably.

Even for elites from various schools like them, reaching the level of over fifty is not guaranteed in the future.

But now, they are all standing here, just to welcome one person.

Lu Yuan was slightly taken aback, but quickly recovered and prepared to get into the car with Luo Yuan.

Upon seeing this, Dean Luo quickly pushed him back to the head of Tianyun Prefecture.

Lu Yuan didn't see it, but he could see it clearly: the Tianyun Prefecture Chief had conjured a deep red hand again, the meaning of which was obvious.

"Go with the prefect," he whispered.

Lu Yuan had no choice; it seemed he couldn't go back yet.

Susan, who was boarding the bus, stopped and watched Lu Yuan walk into the long line of black cars and then get into a luxury car.

His hopes of finding another opportunity were dashed, and it felt as if a piece of his heart had been ripped out.

Just then, a strong gust of wind blew in, blurring her vision and splitting her view in two.

Indeed... we're no longer from the same world.

The car then drove off in two different directions.

The luxury car, escorted by several armed vehicles, drove to the city hall, a place that countless people can only look up to.

The female secretary looked on with a hint of curiosity. Was this the young man that her prefect had put aside all his other affairs to pick up?

He looks quite handsome, and he was able to take first place in the provincial exchange competition and even help the city get second place. He has great potential, but I don't know if he has any other outstanding qualities.

The Heavenly Cloud Prefecture Chief calmly took out a box from his finger ring, inside which were dozens of blood-red Vermilion Fruits.