New Year

Qin Yanxin was troubled after his initial praise. A creature of such immense size would never fit in any existing classroom.

However, on second thought, these students were undead. Their environmental requirements were minimal. Setting up an open-air venue would suffice.

Turning back to Chen Xu, Qin Yanxin said, "Mythic Chen, the academy's classrooms aren't large enough. We'll have to resort to outdoor teaching. I'll notify Heavenly Crafts to set up a temporary facility immediately."

With that, Qin Yanxin pulled out his smart terminal and made two calls.

One was to Heavenly Crafts to apply for a temporary construction project. The other was to his subordinate teachers, instructing them to come and take the students away.

After the Black Knights and Bone Guard One were led off, Qin Yanxin returned to his seat to continue discussing the modification of cultivation techniques with Chen Xu.

"Mythic Chen, regarding the modification of these techniques, what specific requirements do you have?"

Three cultivation techniques were laid out on the table, all spoils of war from the Flood of the Flood Dragon dungeon.

They were the 【Spirit Nest Dragon-Nurturing Divine Art】, the 【Huangquan Sutra】, and the 【Soul-Reaping Origin-Tracing Arrow】.

Among them, the 【Spirit Nest Dragon-Nurturing Divine Art】 and the 【Huangquan Sutra】 were mythic-tier, while the 【Soul-Reaping Origin-Tracing Arrow】 was legendary-tier.

According to Chen Xu's plan, the skeleton soldiers would cultivate the 【Huangquan Sutra】 to better adapt to the 【Biluo Huangquan】 formation.

The Skeleton Archers would study the 【Soul-Reaping Origin-Tracing Arrow】 to increase their individual strength.

As for the 【Spirit Nest Dragon-Nurturing Divine Art】, Chen Xu intended for the abominations to practice it.

The prerequisite for this art was the development of major apertures within the body. Given the unique traits of an abomination, they could create as many apertures as they desired.

Furthermore, not only was the number of apertures controllable, but their size could be adjusted as well.

Therefore, Chen Xu felt that this divine art was practically tailor-made for abominations.

"Master Qin, these three techniques are for specific units. The Spirit Nest Dragon-Nurturing Divine Art is for the abominations, the Huangquan Sutra is for the skeleton soldiers, and the Soul-Reaping Origin-Tracing Arrow is for the Skeleton Archers."

Qin Yanxin leafed through the three techniques and pondered for a moment.

"The grades of these techniques are quite high. We haven't modified a mythic-tier technique before, so I can only say we will do our best."

"That is fine. It would be best if it works, but if not, so be it."

Seeing Chen Xu's casual attitude and lack of strict demands, Qin Yanxin breathed a sigh of relief.

"Mythic Chen, modifying techniques requires experimental subjects. How many can you provide?"

"Uh, how many do you need? I have plenty of summons."

"A conservative estimate would be 1,000 to 5,000 for the mythic-tier techniques and 200 to 500 for the legendary-tier one. However, if we use a more aggressive approach to find a solution quickly, we will need several times that amount."

"Use the aggressive approach. I am in a hurry."

Chen Xu then left a one-way spatial gate at the academy connecting to the Land of the Undead and stationed a ghost there as an intermediary.

He told Qin Yanxin and the others to simply inform the ghost at the gate whenever they needed anything. The ghost would then relay the message to the Land of the Undead and bring out the necessary experimental subjects.

Finally, after checking on the Black Knights and Bone Guard One and telling them to study hard, he left the academy.

Upon returning to the Daxia Military Academy, Chen Xu had just opened his dormitory door when Xia Qiming called him to the Zhongyuan District Government Hall.

"What? You want me to participate in the Daxia New Year's Gala?"

"It is not a requirement, but an invitation. Besides you, Xiang Longwu and Ye Bufan will also be there."

Xia Qiming sat on the sofa with his legs crossed, speaking casually.

"But I do not have any talents. What would I even do at the gala? Besides, I am a Necromancer who plays with corpses. Isn't appearing on screen during the New Year a bit of a bad omen?"

The Zhongyuan District Governor, sitting at his desk, stood up and handed Chen Xu a manuscript.

"Mythic Chen, you do not actually need to perform anything. Just go up and say a few words of blessing.

As for being a bad omen, you are the first mythic-tier in Daxia, blessed with immense fortune. How could you be a bad omen?"

Chen Xu flipped through the manuscript and glanced at it. He found it filled with formulaic, festive phrases likely generated by an AI.

Well, it was not impossible.

"However, I remember that past galas did not have segments where top powerhouses gave blessings."

Chen Xu recalled that when he was at the Linghai Orphanage, they would gather every year to watch the Daxia New Year's Gala. He remembered no such segment, nor any performances showcasing supernatural abilities.

"Hahaha, this is also a way to use the Daxia New Year's Gala to send a signal to the public.

Recently, through the joint efforts of the academy's researchers and the Fuxi AI, a conclusion has been reached.

After the Spirit Qi Recovery, the citizens of Daxia can obtain supernatural abilities through scientific cultivation even before the age of 18—that is, before they receive a class.

In the future, Daxia's control over supernatural powers will also be relaxed, moving from zero tolerance to anything below the epic-tier."

Chen Xu was shocked. He had not expected the official stance of Daxia to take such a massive leap.

Xia Qiming handed him another list, which Chen Xu took.

"A special segment: Qi Guiding Art, performed by Ye Bufan? Another special segment: Five Elements Stakes, performed by Xiang Longwu? What is going on? I thought you said it was just simple blessings."

Chen Xu looked at Xia Qiming with a confused expression.

"You do not have to do that. Your segment is just the speech. These two are for Ye Bufan and Xiang Longwu. I am just sharing the list with you.

Of course, if your method of raising skeletons can be taught, it would not be impossible to change your segment."

Hearing this, Chen Xu curled his lip.

How could he teach that? The strength of the undead under his command was entirely due to his natural 996 talent.

The 996 lifestyle was too brutal and went against the natural order. It was better if he was the only one in this world to endure it. He should not spread it and ruin others' lives.

"I do not have a training method to share, but a song and dance performance by an undead army is possible. Are you interested? It is the same style as the one at sea last night. Even mythic-tier experts praised it."

"Heh, you had better take it easy. Mythic-tier experts might like it, but I am afraid it would terrify the future flowers of Daxia."

Chen Xu was not happy with Xia Qiming's remark.

"Teacher Xia, I do not like the sound of that. My Sindragosa is ranked number one on the Daxia mount list. Kunpeng is also at the top of the Daxia summons list! They are very popular with netizens."

"Heh."

Xia Qiming gave a light laugh and ignored him. As the general commander, he would never trust three drunks who had been completely wasted, even if those three drunks were mythic-tier.

...

Time flew by. The days spent lounging and browsing the forums passed quickly.

In the blink of an eye, it was New Year's Eve.

Chen Xu took the stage and gave a very formulaic performance, receiving a round of applause.

After the gala ended, Chen Xu returned to Linghai City.

It was a tradition in Linghai City that every household would set off fireworks and firecrackers when the New Year arrived.

At this moment, the sky was filled with brilliant colors, and the sound of firecrackers echoed through the clouds. It was incredibly lively.