Chapter 28 The New Policy

The trio stayed quietly at Teacher Fang's house for three days before finally returning to school.

Jiang Xiao's first class back on campus was met with warm applause and cheers from the entire academy.

Well, of course, "entire academy" here refers to the Support Academy, so it was only thirty-odd people, all told...

Han Jiangxue's courses followed the Court Academy, and her schedule was different from Jiang Xiao's, but he believed she must have received a warm welcome as well.

Jiang Xiao and the others once again plunged into the heavy coursework of their freshman year, which was no less intense than the life of sprinting through senior year of high school.

Since Principal Yang had given instructions, and Counselor Zhou Xinghe was also aware of what Jiang Xiao and the others had experienced, he hadn't marked Jiang Xiao absent for the past few days.

Counselor Zhou Xinghe even had a private talk with Jiang Xiao to understand his inner state, offer comfort and encouragement, and express his full goodwill, hoping that Jiang Xiao would come to his office whenever he encountered any difficulties, so they could solve them together.

Jiang Xiao felt the world was full of kindness. Perhaps, Counselor Zhou Xinghe also admired Jiang Xiao's heroic actions in his heart.

The monotonous study life unfolded in an orderly manner. Due to the impact of the 923 incident, the Imperial Capital Star Warrior Academy made certain adjustments to the freshman students' study plan during this special period. There were no more night exercises, and the extracurricular practical classes originally scheduled for Thursdays and Fridays were temporarily suspended and turned into cultural classes.

The students had their own understanding of these adjustments and didn't react too much, but recently, something happened that stirred up a storm in the Imperial Capital Star Warrior Academy.

The Wilderness Reclamation Army has stationed itself in the Imperial Capital Star Warrior University!

The duty station was set up in the administration building on the west side of the school's central square, where the teachers' offices were located. Since the Imperial Capital Star Warrior Academy's facilities were very complete, there were many empty offices in the administration building.

The Wilderness Reclamation Squad directly moved into the westernmost room on the first floor of Administration Building A.

At the same time, a special policy was also being promoted on campus: the Wilderness Reclamation Squad stationed at the school would select 12 Wilderness Reclamation Apprentices from the students. All students could sign up to participate, without any coercion, all on a voluntary basis.

The graduation requirements were also very simple: when your Wilderness Reclamation teacher believed you were ready to graduate, you could be directly transferred to become a formal Wilderness Reclaimer.

At the same time, if you became a Wilderness Reclamation Apprentice, the Wilderness Reclamation Army would jointly teach with the school. If there was a time conflict between the Wilderness Reclamation Army's teaching and the school's teaching, it would be resolved through consultation between the two parties.

In other words, Wilderness Reclamation Apprentices might not need to participate in the school's organized practical activities and cultural classes, but at the same time, don't think you can slack off, because the Wilderness Reclamation Army's teaching might be riskier and more arduous.

But at the same time, your gains would also be greater. To be practical, you would obtain more resources.

It's worth mentioning that, since the recruitment conditions were for all students in the school, there might be senior students selected. So, even if you graduated from university, if your Wilderness Reclamation teacher believed you weren't qualified to graduate, then you would have to come to school every day to complete tasks with the other apprentices.

Of course, there were also benefits to this. If other apprentices were participating in the school's teaching, you might receive special tutoring, with the Wilderness Reclamation teacher teaching you separately.

This new policy caused an uproar among the students, especially in the War, Law, and Support Academies. They were originally combat-oriented factions, and after graduation, most students would go on to participate in the combat sequence.

To be fortunate enough to become a Wilderness Reclaimer? To become a disciple of a real Wilderness Reclaimer? This was a godsend!

In previous years, how many new recruits could the Wilderness Reclamation Army recruit from various military academies?

The Wilderness Reclamation Army was more interested in immediate combat power, drawing "soldier kings" from various combat sequences to ensure that the Wilderness Reclamation Army's combat strength remained at a super-first-class level. Now, they were actually going to take the nurturing route?

To train for an entire university period? Even if you couldn't graduate and become a real Wilderness Reclaimer, how much would you benefit during this long training period?

The facts speak for themselves.

The number of people who signed up was far more than Jiang Xiao had imagined.

Even more surprising to Jiang Xiao was that Song Chunxi, who was already a junior, had also come to sign up.

Minister Song and Han Jiangxue lived in the same dormitory. Jiang Xiao didn't know what the two had communicated, but when Song Chunxi came to sign up, she specified by name that she wanted to be in the same team as Han Jiangxue.

Perhaps participating in the Wilderness Reclamation Army was Song Chunxi's goal, but she wanted to be with Han Jiangxue, and Jiang Xiao saw more of an apology and guilt in her actions.

With formal Wilderness Reclaimers as teachers, leading apprentices to participate in practical classes, the difficulty would definitely not be low. Jiang Xiao could slightly deduce what she wanted to do.

But a problem arose. Han Jiangxue and Jiang Xiao, as internally recruited members, already had a nimble warrior - Dou Zhan (Battle Warrior), named Xia Yan.

Xia Yan had 28 Star Slots, was exceptionally talented, and had explosive potential. She definitely had the strength to become an apprentice, it just depended on luck. With Han Jiangxue and Jiang Xiao's recommendation, Qin Wangchuan had spoken, which was equivalent to internally recruiting Xia Yan.

Wilderness Reclamation Apprentice First Squad, No. 1 Jiang Xiao, No. 2 Han Jiangxue, No. 3 Xia Yan, No. 4... should have been a shield warrior.

This was a standard combat team. Song Chunxi acted openly and honestly, making it very clear that she didn't want the shield warrior's position, she wanted to replace Xia Yan's position.

Regardless of what the siblings thought, Song Chunxi believed that she was qualified and necessary to replace Xia Yan's position.

Even because of this, she didn't care about deteriorating her relationship with the siblings.

Song Chunxi's idea was very simple, even a bit of a dead end.

I don't care if you blame me, and I don't care about the students' and teachers' evaluation of me. But as long as it's a moment of crisis, the one standing in front of you must be me.

Those who can enter the Imperial Capital Star Warrior Academy are all extremely excellent students, and they all have their own personalities.

However, Jiang Xiao never expected that this gentle older sister would be so strong and stubborn this time.

However, the criteria for evaluating whether one is qualified to be recruited as a Wilderness Reclamation Apprentice are not only immediate combat power, but also potential factors.

At this time, Xia Yan was also in the Star River stage!

Xia Yan, born in '98, had just started her freshman year and was already in the Star River stage. This was a symbol of potential.

That being said, wasn't Song Chunxi the same?

She also entered the Star River stage as a freshman, and she had 29 Star Slots, one more than Xia Yan. As mentioned earlier, the difference between 15 Star Slots and 16 Star Slots might not be that big. But the difference between 30 Star Slots and 29 Star Slots is much larger than imagined.

If 30 Star Slots are considered full aptitude, the closer you get to full aptitude, the more difficult it becomes.

And that damned Qin Wangchuan actually proposed a very unfavorable proposal for Xia Yan during the recruitment process.

Star Warriors,

Train to win, live to fight.

Want to snatch the Dou Zhan position? Fine! Then snatch it!

So, in the martial arts field of the Imperial Capital Star Warrior Academy, under the watchful eyes of many Wilderness Reclaimers and students, Song Chunxi and Xia Yan's battle began, swords drawn and daggers out!

Fighting for her future development path, Xia Yan, as a nimble warrior, opened her Star Chart at the first moment, which represented the degree of importance she attached to this battle.

To everyone's surprise, Song Chunxi also lit up her Star Chart, not knowing if this was a sign of respect for Xia Yan.

Xia Yan, 28 Star Slots, two-handed greatsword.

Song Chunxi, 29 Star Slots, double-edged great blade.

Both of them were Dou Zhan faction, and their Star Charts were both two-handed heavy weapons, taking the same open and close route, and even some of their Star Techniques overlapped...

Compared to before, when Xia Yan in the Nebula stage was completely abused by Song Chunxi, Xia Yan in the Star River stage could at least have a back-and-forth with Song Chunxi. The huge improvement in physical fitness gave Xia Yan a certain opportunity to show her skills.

But even so, Xia Yan was perfectly restrained by Song Chunxi in all aspects, without any blind spots.

From beginning to end, Xia Yan had been suppressed and beaten, until she could no longer bear it, she finally activated Berserk.

This was the first time Jiang Xiao had personally seen Berserk Xia Yan,

To be exact, it was Berserk + Star Power Body Xia Yan.

The moment Xia Yan exchanged reason for physical attributes, the Wilderness Reclamation Army directly called for a stop to the match.

Of course, Song Chunxi could stop, but Xia Yan had completely gone berserk and couldn't stop at all.

Jiang Xiao had been on edge, and when the teachers called for a stop to the match, Jiang Xiao raised his hand and cast a Blessing.

Several Wilderness Reclaimers had already rushed into the martial arts field to subdue Xia Yan, but they didn't expect that the berserk Xia Yan would be stunned by Blessing after Blessing...

The Star Power Body also dissipated, the giant blade was also thrown aside, and Xia Yan was milked into a puddle of mud, collapsing on the martial arts field.

Judging from the course of the battle just now, the winner was undoubtedly Song Chunxi.

But to everyone's surprise, Xia Yan was not eliminated.

"Good, very good! I saw your combat power and potential, and even more so, I saw your determination!" Qin Wangchuan kept clapping, "So resolute, so decisive! Very good! The Wilderness Reclamation Army wants this kind of quality! I want both of these people!"

"Cough cough." This time, Commander Mu Yun wasn't coughing on purpose, he really choked when he was drinking tea.

A group of onlookers were also dumbfounded. They thought that one competitor would be eliminated, but they didn't expect that this match would have no losers. Both of them were selected as Wilderness Reclamation Apprentices.

A Wilderness Reclamation officer asked, "Commander Qin, is your team going to have two Dou Zhan?"

Qin Wangchuan said, "They're all apprentices, not a real team, and besides, don't we have a lot of double Dou Zhan teams in our Wilderness Reclamation Army?"

Wilderness Reclamation officer: "That's true, but the strength of the double Dou Zhan in those teams is obvious to all. If this kind of apprentice team doesn't have a shield warrior, it's not conducive to the development of conventional tactics, and it's also not conducive to the safety of the apprentices."

Qin Wangchuan waved his hand, "It's okay! I'm a healer! I can reattach arms and legs!"

Song Chunxi was also dumbfounded. What she wanted was to protect the siblings, but without a shield warrior, things would get worse.

Song Chunxi thought about it again and again, struggled in her heart for a long time, raised her right hand high, and said, "Since I can't replace the Dou Zhan position, and Teacher Qin appreciates Xia Yan so much, then I'll give up the shield warrior position for Team 1, and I'll compete for the Dou Zhan in Team 2."

"Nonsense!" Qin Wangchuan slapped the table, "Is my team something you can come and go as you please? I tolerated you once when I picked Team 1, and now you dare to make demands?

Go help Xia Yan up! I don't care what your relationship is now, within three days, let me see you two getting along! Even if it's acting, you have to put on a show for me!"

Qin Wangchuan had always been amiable, but this sudden stern reprimand silenced the entire martial arts hall.

Song Chunxi lowered her head slightly, stepped forward, and directly picked up Xia Yan, who was like a puddle of mud, in a princess carry, and quickly left the martial arts field.