Su Yuan returned to the dormitory.


    Since he needed to accumulate academic points to exchange for time in the Star Mist Pool, he would have to check how many points the academy tasks offered.


    Su Yuan turned on the computer and followed the guide to log into the academy’s intranet task system.


    "What, I still have to register?"


    Seeing the registration page pop up, Su Yuan was a bit surprised. He thought the academy had already entered all the freshmen’s information.


    Su Yuan entered his name and student ID to complete the quick registration. Seeing the confidentiality agreement on the screen, he understood why he needed to register himself.


    Because the Demon Capital Academy’s task system was directly linked to the City Guard teams in various places!


    After confirming the agreement, Su Yuan officially entered the task system. As soon as he got in, he saw numerous tasks listed on the homepage:


    "Level One Task: Administrator of the first floor of the Book Tower, 6 academic points per month, responsible for registration, maintenance, and cleaning. Three days a week required."


    "Level One Task: A Bronze Level wanted criminal has been active recently between Lanting and Hengzhou City. He has killed three Star Card Masters and is very powerful. One person is needed to assist the City Guard in hunting him down. Reward: 14 points."


    "Level One Task: The Purple Gold Building will hold a five-day jewelry convention soon. Five Bronze Level guards are needed. Basic points: 5, with additional rewards based on performance."@@@@


    "Level One Task: A citizen in the east of the city lost a Fifth Stage Snowflake Mink pet. Finding it will be rewarded with 2 academic points."


    ...


    At a glance, there were various types of tasks such as patrol, wanted missions, guard duty, and searching.


    "The rewards for Level One Tasks are mostly under 10 points, with wanted tasks offering the highest rewards, generally above 10 points."


    Su Yuan browsed through the tasks and found that for Level One Tasks, those involving risk like wanted missions, assistance, and guard duty rewarded more points than administrative or maintenance tasks.


    The higher the risk, the greater the reward. This made sense.


    Tasks like being an administrator for the Book Tower had almost no risk but only offered 6 points per month.


    A wanted task, if the target’s location could be locked, could be resolved in two or three days, including travel time.


    Thus, the difference was quite obvious.


    Of course, this was assuming everything went smoothly.


    If not, it could take half a month or more to track the target, with the possibility of the target escaping in the end.


    Wanted tasks were not only unstable but also riskier.


    "Second Stage Tasks reward more points, mostly over 10 points. Unfortunately, I can’t take them."


    Su Yuan saw that the Second Stage wanted tasks rewarded more than 10 points, some even offering over 30 points, much higher than Level One Tasks.


    He had learned from the forums that Demon Capital Academy’s small class courses were roughly once a week.


    Today’s first class had ended, and there was another class the day after tomorrow, with only one day in between.


    But Su Yuan quickly understood.


    The first class wasn’t about cultivation and didn’t need digestion, so there was no need for an interval.


    With Xia Yue’s notification, students in the advanced class began to discuss.


    Shang Baiyu: "Is this class about cultivation?"


    Mu Qingyu: "It should be. Do you know which aspect, Xia Yue? Did Teacher Xiao He say anything?"


    Xia Yue: "From what Teacher said, it seems to be about Star Power techniques."


    Du Tao: "Star Power techniques? Isn’t Star Power just for attaching skills?"


    Shang Baiyu: "Of course there are techniques, like Concealing Breath."


    Zhang Tai: "Concealing Breath? Is that why I couldn’t sense your and Xiang Dingqian’s Star Power fluctuations during class this morning?"


    Xiang Dingqian: "That’s correct. My family taught me in high school."


    Zhang Tai: "Wow, being from a noble family does make a difference. But Shang Baiyu isn’t from a noble family, how does he know it too?"


    Shang Baiyu: "It was taught by an elder at home."


    Mu Qingyu: "Zhang Tai, mind your own business."


    ...


    No one had said a word in the group before, but now it was buzzing, quickly reaching "99+."


    Everyone was around eighteen years old, having just entered the academy with a lot of excitement and new experiences.


    Everyone had their own reservations, so without a topic, no one wanted to be the first to start a conversation.


    Now, with Xia Yue bringing up a topic, almost everyone actively and passionately participated in the chat.


    "Star Power techniques, huh?" Su Yuan looked at the messages in the group and felt some anticipation.


    He had witnessed Shang Baiyu and Xiang Dingqian’s ability to conceal their presence and Star Power fluctuations.


    Later, in the Book Tower, Yang Yifeng had used Star Power to isolate sounds effortlessly.


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    The potential and variability of Star Power was far greater than he had imagined. Just knowing how to attach skills seemed shallow and crude...


    "Let’s see what they teach the day after tomorrow, then focus on tasks. Within two months, I must break through to the Bronze Middle Stage!"