Chapter 13 New Year's Greetings

"Little Poisonous Milk, Little Poisonous Milk, come over and give everyone New Year's greetings." In the classroom, Jiang Xiao had just placed his schoolbag on the desk when the live-streaming young lady in front of him turned her phone around.

Tsk tsk, Su Rou has become even prettier in just a few days. Her hair was obviously permed, but because she had to attend classes at school, she tied her hair into a ponytail, which gave her a unique charm.

"What date is it already? The New Year is over," Jiang Xiao muttered. "What New Year's greetings? Greetings for old age? Wishing everyone a happy..."

"Cough cough." Su Rou coughed twice in a feigned manner.

Jiang Xiao looked down and saw that the girl was actually handing him a red envelope?

Jiang Xiao hurriedly clasped his fists and bowed to the phone: "Congratulations and may you be prosperous, congratulations and may you be prosperous..."

The comments section also erupted:

"Wow, is that really Pi Pi?"

"Where is he, where is he? Where's my little brother-in-law? I miss him so much, let me see him."

"The streamer wasn't lying, you really are a student in the top class?"

"Is this the famous Poisonous Milk King of Bei Jiang?"

"Newbies shouldn't talk, when my Roubao was panting in the Poisonous Milk's hands, you were still..."

Jiang Xiao happily opened the red envelope, and there were two bills, totaling two yuan.

Jiang Xiao: "..."

What's going on in Bei Jiang Province this year?

Originally, the red envelopes were hundreds of yuan, or even thousands, but this year they're all three or two yuan.

Is it because of me?

Is it because I'm not worthy? I…

Jiang Xiao's smile was bitter, his eyes were empty, and he sat down slowly in his chair in despair, and the schoolbag in his hand also slipped to the ground.

Seeing Jiang Xiao looking like he was doubting his life, Su Rou hurriedly rummaged in her pocket again, took out another two yuan, and threw it on Jiang Xiao's desk.

"Act! Keep acting for me!"

"I didn't expect you to be this kind of buzz cut."

"Sexy Poisonous Milk, begging online."

"Boss, give me two yuan's worth of acting..."

Since the Bei Jiang Province High School League, Jiang Xiao had become quite popular, or rather, the entire team had become popular.

Although it was a provincial league, it was still a formal competition, vying for the national league's spots, and major news media outlets had reported on it.

Along with that, Jiang Xiao's method of slaughtering a Gold-ranked Ape-Ghoul King during the preliminary rounds was also a topic of much discussion.

This method was a bit reckless and a bit cheap, but it was not something that ordinary people could do. After all, not everyone had a Silver-quality Blessing, so Jiang Xiao's name as Poisonous Milk gradually became known to more and more people.

Jiang Xiao's Weibo followers finally exceeded the 50,000 mark.

The most recent Weibo post was a photo of the four-member Jiang Xiao team, holding up the championship trophy amidst the flying snow and confetti.

This Weibo post had more than 8,000 likes and nearly a thousand comments.

Compared to those internet celebrities with hundreds of thousands or millions of followers, it was far behind, but Jiang Xiao's followers were basically "real people, real fans," and he couldn't possibly have the energy or money to buy followers.

It could be said that Jiang Xiao now had a bit of popularity, and on the first day Su Rou came to school, she began to interact with Jiang Xiao frantically.

Jiang Xiao felt like he was an NPC in a game. He clearly had nothing more to say, didn't know what to say, and if he spoke again, he would just be repeating himself, but the game protagonist, Su Rou, was still interacting with him frantically.

The key was that the young lady was so beautiful, and so many people in the live broadcast room were watching, that Jiang Xiao couldn't get angry, so annoying!

Helpless, Jiang Xiao returned to his old ways and gave Su Rou several mouthfuls of poison.

Mm, that's comfortable!

Everyone's comfortable!

Su Rou's eyes were blurred, and her body was soft.

The audience was dumbfounded and drooling.

Jiang Xiao was finally at peace, picked up a set of math problems, and immersed himself in the ocean of knowledge, unable to extricate himself.

The intense and exciting study life began again, and there was nothing to describe about the boring study life.

From 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., like every high school student who buried themselves in their studies, the days were ordinary, except that Jiang Xiao and the others had courses like "practical classes."

But compared to practical classes, Jiang Xiao felt that cultural classes were more difficult.

Especially Star Studies, which was simply inhumanly difficult.

Jiang Xiao secretly researched Han Jiangxue's future star slot combinations.

In Jiang Xiao's mind, Han Jiangxue had output, control, and defense, making her a very qualified mage. But if you delve into it, Han Jiangxue's weaknesses were also obvious.

Control could be further strengthened, the one-handed Desolate Wind wasn't considered "hard control," and might not be able to cope with the National High School League.

Defense was Shattered Space, which wasn't a traditional magic shield or defensive barrier.

Han Jiangxue's output came in many forms, but she didn't have an instant-cast star technique, which was the most fatal thing for the entire team.

Of these three aspects, which one would be the most helpful to the team if supplemented? Jiang Xiao believed it was an instant-cast star technique. This coincided with Han Jiangxue's idea, and the siblings didn't know if this idea was correct, but they followed the true thoughts in their hearts.

Speaking of instant-cast star techniques, the Lightning element was undoubtedly the first choice. Of course, the Ice element was also good, and Jiang Xiao would be even happier if she had a star technique similar to Ice Roar.

Just imagine,

His own little Jiangxue,

Ice in her left hand, fire in her right!

Tsk tsk,

Just thinking about it was exciting.

Since he had decided to choose an instant-cast star technique, he had to make good use of his advantages. Jiang Xiao easily found out the work location of "Triumphant Army Corps, Zhongjie Third Team." Although this was a functionally special unit, it also had office space.

Jiang Xiao couldn't get in, but that didn't matter, he could write a letter.

Jiang Xiao had a very thick skin. Although my starting point for doing good deeds wasn't to get praise, I should be praised since I did a good deed!

I deserve it, uh, no, how does that saying go… Anyway, I deserve it.

For several days in a row, Jiang Xiao wrote several letters and personally delivered them to the sentry post of the Triumphant Army Corps, and he gave his best regards to the brothers who fought side by side with him on New Year's Eve, and expressed his desire for instant-cast star techniques...

What Jiang Xiao didn't expect was that the Triumphant Army Corps actually came to their school to give awards! Not only did they come, but also several people from government departments, reportedly from the Social Order Comprehensive Management Department, anyway, the department name was quite long.

This made Principal Yan of Jiangbin No. 1 High School extremely happy, and he hurriedly asked all the teachers and students to cooperate with the work and take the opportunity to do a good job of publicity.

It was a sunny and warm winter morning, which should have been the time for morning exercises, but it was changed to an awards ceremony.

This was the result of a compromise between the school and the Triumphant Army Corps. If it were up to the school, this awards ceremony would have to be held for a whole morning, the leaders would have to say a few more words, the cameras would have to take more pictures of the school's facade, and the teachers would have to show their faces more. This awards ceremony would have to be held in the auditorium.

However, the Triumphant Army seemed unwilling to do these fancy things, and only three people from the Triumphant Army came: Wei Zhi, the captain of the Zhongjie Third Team, Yan Zebin, whose life was saved by Jiang Xiao, and a strange female soldier from the Triumphant Army. It was estimated that she was in charge of publicity within the Triumphant Army.

After a long speech by the people from the Comprehensive Management Office, Jiang Xiao, Han Jiangxue, and Xia Yan were named one by one, went on stage, and were awarded honorary certificates and medals.

The medal was very exquisite. The front was a national emblem. The honorary certificate was also concise: Comrade Jiang Xiao, promoting social morality, actively cooperating with the work of the Triumphant Team, assisting in protecting the safety of the country, collective, and people's lives and property, making outstanding contributions, hereby issued this certificate to encourage.

The medal and certificate were issued by the Comprehensive Management Office, but the star orb was given by the Triumphant Army Corps.

When Jiang Xiao couldn't wait to touch the reward star orb issued by the female soldier, his heart was filled with mixed feelings.

Facts proved that Wei Zhi might have really read his letter, and also reported it to the higher-ups.

This reward star orb wasn't a spatial-type star orb. After all, that type of star orb was too rare. Jiang Xiao was afraid that he would have to save the world all by himself before he would be given such a precious star orb by the country.

But this star orb wasn't bad either. It was the reward star orb that Jiang Xiao had mentioned in his later letters - the Swift Lightning Soul Star Orb.

This star orb from the "Money Triangle" area of the South was difficult for ordinary people like Jiang Xiao to buy, and the star technique contained within was one of the most powerful star techniques in the high school stage.

Jiang Xiao mentioned which star orb in his letter, and they gave him which star orb? This was probably not a coincidence.

Jiang Xiao didn't feel regretful, after all, this star orb reward was really good. Han Jiangxue's last skill had been settled. Three people were rewarded with three Swift Lightning Soul Star Orbs, so what else was there to think about? They were all Han Jiangxue's, weren't they?

On the stage, the Triumphant Army female soldier continued to speak, reminding all the students with an extremely serious expression: "Once you encounter this type of crisis, never act rashly for rewards. You must strictly abide by our country's laws and regulations. If you are drafted by relevant national units, you must obey orders and follow commands! You must not act for the sake of showing off..."

Jiang Xiao: "..."

Can't you let me receive an award properly?

I haven't even warmed up my medal yet, and you're already lecturing me?

After Jiang Xiao and the others took the prizes off the stage, Hai Tianqing's words completely stunned Jiang Xiao.

"Bei Jiang Province stipulates that provincial model workers and advanced workers who have won the title of 'Citizen of Valor' have preferential policies in all walks of life."

Jiang Xiao and the others looked at their certificates and medals, which were the titles of "Citizen of Valor."

"What policies?" Xia Yan asked curiously.

Hai Tianqing said with a smile: "You are students, so the title of Citizen of Valor adds 10 points to the college entrance examination; the title of Warrior adds 15 points to the college entrance examination; and the title of Hero adds 20 points to the college entrance examination."

It adds 10 points just like that?

We work so hard, compete so desperately, and getting first place in the province only adds 10 points!

What the hell are we competing for?

I'll take my team to patrol the streets every day...

Patrol for 600 or 700 points, and we can skip the written test in the college entrance examination.

Jiang Xiao blinked and said, "Then why do we only have the title of 'Citizen'? I think I should have the title of 'Hero'."

Hai Tianqing said with a smile: "That has to be granted and approved by the provincial government, and it has to be an event with a great social impact. Moreover, you have all your limbs intact, so it's difficult to be rated as a Hero."

Jiang Xiao scratched his head and said weakly, "Breaking a leg or something... I can break it now. I want to ask, after being rated as a 'Hero', can I reattach my broken leg?"

Hai Tianqing: "..."

Jiang Xiao gritted his teeth and stomped his foot, shouting at Han Jiangxue: "Heaven did not create me, Jiang Xiaopi, the title of Hero of Valor of Jiangbin No. 1 High School, Jiangbin City, Dongcheng District, Bei Jiang Province, is like the eternal night!"

Han Jiangxue: ???

What is all this nonsense?

Only to see Jiang Xiao raise a leg and say word by word: "Bring the knife!"