: Stage Rewards

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The intense light made Lin Zhiying instinctively shield her eyes with her hand.

When he opened his eyes again, he found himself in a luxurious hall.

The source of the light was the crystal chandelier hanging from the ceiling.

Besides the sofa, the most striking thing in this house is a huge round table placed in the middle.

Both rooms were decorated in a dazzling gold from ceiling to wallpaper, giving off a nouveau riche vibe that seemed out of place at Kassel College.

"Clap clap clap".

A young, handsome man slowly walked out from the side and clapped softly.

He was well-built and wore a dark green, exquisite suit with silver embroidery on the collar and wrists.

"You are even more outstanding than I imagined, junior. Let's get acquainted. I am Ye Sheng, the interviewer for this interview. I graduated from Kassel College in 02 with a degree in Mechanical Engineering."

Ye Sheng walked up to him and extended his right hand.

Lin Zhiying saw the embroidered pattern on her wrist; it was a World Tree, half withered and half flourishing.

He shook hands with Ye Sheng naturally.

"So, based on what you're saying, you've been observing me for a long time?"

"Of course, Kassel College is open to all mixed-race individuals, and all promising young people are eligible to enroll."

Ye Sheng did not shy away from this.

Observing this process itself is a form of assessment.

During this process, the college will determine whether it is dangerous.

Only those who pass the "risk assessment" will receive a letter from "Kassel College".

As for those mixed-race individuals deemed dangerous, they don't face admission letters from the admissions office, but rather executive officers who come to check their water meters.

Ye Sheng pointed to the sofa on the side, indicating that Lin Zhiying should sit down first.

"We need to wait until the other candidates have entered before we can begin the interviews. You don't mind, do you?"

Lin Zhiying shrugged, indicating that it was no problem.

"However, there will naturally be some extra rewards for our first place winner."

Ye Sheng took out a silver wine bottle with a beautiful pattern from the collection cabinet behind him.

He poured a full glass into the cup next to it and placed the wine in front of Lin Zhiying.

"Drink slowly. The first sip might be a bit strong, but it's definitely good stuff."

Lin Zhiying's gaze was deeply drawn to the wine glass in front of her.

The glass is made of a nearly transparent material, but it is clearly not glass or crystal.

Dragon Bone Wine Glass (Grade C)

【Effect:

Collections: Items with special value can be placed in display cases.

Wine utensils: When placed in a display case as collectibles, the stat bonuses for alcoholic beverages are increased by 1%.

[Description: A special wine vessel made from the finger joints of a dragon; it is quite valuable.]

This little thing is actually a dragon bone?

It needs to be used as a container, so the wine inside is naturally not ordinary.

Looking through the wine glass, Lin Zhiying noticed that the liquid inside was a viscous amber color, as if a bubble would appear at any moment.

Dragon Blood Whisky (Grade C)

[Effect: Slightly increases physical constitution after drinking (the same drink can only have this effect once)]

[Description: This wine, brewed with dragon's blood, has a warming and nourishing effect on the body.]

In European mythology, after slaying a dragon, the hero would scoop up its blood and bathe himself in it, which seems to have the same effect.

This is good stuff.

Lin Zhiying downed the wine in one gulp. The spicy and pungent taste, along with a fiery sensation, was swallowed. After reaching his stomach, the flames slowly dissipated, and a warm current flowed through his body, relaxing his limbs and bones.

If a CT scan were to detect this at this point, Lin Zhiying's blood vessels would be gradually enlarged, and his muscles would become more resilient.

Lin Zhiying felt a little regretful that the same drink could only be effective once, otherwise she would have shamelessly drunk a few more cups.

The comforting feeling slowly faded, and Lin Zhiying placed the wine glass on the table. The door behind her was slowly pushed open.

Players led by "Five Seconds Hand Speed" and "Blue Dream Sky" walked in, followed by a few NPCs including Su Xiaoqiang and Lu Mingfei.

Just as "One Cut Cuts Water" was about to close the door, Zhao Menghua led the remaining NPCs out.

"You've had the fastest interview process in recent years, taking less than 30 minutes."

This is undoubtedly thanks to Lin Zhiying.

According to the normal game flow, the player should have searched back and forth, gone around in circles, and finally got the information from Uncle Jiu before finding their way to the rooftop.

It took several hours before some clues were discovered.

Ye Sheng chuckled and snapped his fingers. The next moment, everyone felt a card appear out of thin air in their hands.

How did he do that?

Lu Mingfei stared in surprise at the blue card in his hand.

Why did he feel that the world suddenly became a little different from the moment he entered the Regent Hotel?

First, there was the disappearance of the ninth floor, then the flames that could emerge from one's hands, and now there are cards that appear out of thin air.

Could it be that I've transmigrated and become the protagonist of a novel?

No one else noticed how this happened; only Lin Zhiying sensed a small snake biting the card and getting it into her hand.

Without a doubt, this is Ye Sheng's "Word of Power: Serpent".

[Ding, Mission "Academy Interview" (Level B)]

[Stage Mission Rewards: 10,000 Experience Points, 100 Kassel College Credits]

[Perfectly completed, bonus 200 Kassel College credits awarded]

Although everyone had received a card, Lin Zhiying still noticed some differences upon closer inspection.

For example, the card in one's hand is gold, while the cards in the hands of "Lan Mengtian" and the others are silver with gold trim, and the card in the hand of Zhao Menghua has become pure silver.

It is clearly distributed according to the order of arrival.

"The fact that everyone is here proves that you all have some amazing qualities or opportunities."

"The purpose of Kassel College is to help you learn to utilize this quality."

Ye Sheng stood up and looked around at Lin Zhiying and the others who were sitting on the sofa.

"The credits stored on this card can be used to redeem various items or privileges after enrollment."

"However, I suggest you keep some credits to pay your tuition first. It's not much; you only need 100 credits per semester, plus three meals a day, which is a total of 400 credits."

"Why do they charge for meals at the college? Capitalism really is a dog-eat-dog world."

"One cut and the water is gone," he quipped.

Mentioning this made Lin Zhiying feel nostalgic.

The difficulty of the interviews varied from batch to batch. In his previous life, Lin Zhiying was in one of the later batches of interviews.

Although the interview difficulty decreased later, the academic credit rewards also decreased significantly.

In his previous life, after completing the entire interview process, he only had 100 points, barely enough to pay for tuition, and he still had to spend money on meals at school.

After all, Xuanyu Company makes money from this.

They won't do things that affect game balance and intensity, but Xuanyu Company has countless ways to make money in these small details.

"What if you wanted to obtain their extraordinary powers?"

"How much money do you need?"

After a moment of silence, Su Xiaoqiang, one of the NPCs, spoke up and asked.

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