I Have Infinite Skill Points

In the dean's office, not only was Eld Di present, but also Deputy Dean Nangong. Upon seeing Wang Lan enter, three pairs of eyes instantly turned to him.

"Wang Lan, Professor Zheng said that the Soul Bead Grenade was your invention?" the deputy dean asked urgently.

"Yes!" Wang Lan did not hesitate, hastily answering respectfully.

"What grade of Soul Bead Grenade can you make? C-grade? Can you do B-grade?"

"Theoretically, I can create a Soul Bead Grenade of any grade that matches the Star Martial Skill I have mastered. But the prerequisite is that there must be a Soul Bead with the corresponding elemental properties, and the Star Power within the Soul Bead must also be sufficient to release the Star Martial Skill."

"Is that so? Then, can you make an A-grade Soul Bead Grenade?" Deputy Dean Nangong asked excitedly again.

"That shouldn't be a problem, but it requires a mid-grade Soul Bead."

"What about S-grade?" Eld Di suddenly interjected. His question caught both Deputy Dean Nangong and Professor Zheng Gong by surprise, as only Star Martial Warriors of the Galaxy Stage could master S-grade Star Martial Skills. Wang Lan had only just broken through to the Star Cloud Stage; theoretically, he did not possess that ability.

"I should be able to," Wang Lan replied softly.

"Dean Nangong, give Wang Lan a mid-grade fire-elemental Soul Bead."

"Alright, I'll go get one right away."

Deputy Dean Nangong hurried off. Eld Di looked at Wang Lan with a tender, smiling face.

"I wasn't wrong about you; your talent is even higher than your mother's. I'm not talking about strength improvements, but in terms of creation. You invented the Soul Bead Grenade, which holds far greater value for the human race than a top-tier peerless warrior."

"You flatter me, Dean."

"I am not flattering you. I am incredibly excited at this moment. You first created a Toxin Vaccine for Star Martial Toxins, completely resolving our desperate situation against the Poisonous Beasts. Now, you've invented the Soul Bead Grenade. With just these two achievements, your name will be remembered through the ages. On behalf of the human race, I thank you."

"Dean, please. Am I not also a member of the human race?"

"Indeed!"

Before long, Deputy Dean Nangong returned with a vivid red mid-grade Soul Bead and solemnly handed it to Wang Lan. A mid-grade Soul Bead was worth at least one exotic beast or member of the Demon Clan with Galaxy Stage strength.

The Galaxy Stage represented an immensely powerful enemy. Each rampaging Galaxy Stage exotic beast had claimed the lives of at least several Star Shine Stage Star Martial Warriors.

Wang Lan took the Soul Bead and slowly closed his eyes. His body surged with Star Power, as visible spiritual power was engraved upon the Soul Bead.

It took Professor Zheng half an hour to make a Soul Bead Grenade, and it would only possess the power of a C-grade Star Martial Skill. Wang Lan, however, could engrave an S-grade Star Martial Skill in twenty minutes. To engrave the same Star Martial Skill, Wang Lan only needed one-tenth of the time that Professor Zheng required.

After a patient wait of twenty minutes, the fluctuation of Star Power around Wang Lan subsided.

"Dean, Professor, it's ready."

"What Star Martial Skill did you engrave?"

"Earth Surge Fire Sea!"

"As I thought, Earth Surge Fire Sea—you've been practicing it for what, almost four months now? To what extent have you mastered it?"

"It should be fine for actual combat."

"Let's go to the Stellar Martial Skill Testing Ground to see how effective this S-grade Soul Bead Grenade is."

The four left together and, after a half-hour journey, arrived at the Stellar Martial Skill Testing Ground. Deputy Dean Nangong had already mastered the method of using the Soul Bead Grenade, which was simply to trigger the fuse within the Soul Bead using spiritual power, and then throw the Soul Bead.

Upon activation, the Soul Bead instantly emitted a burst of vibrant, bewitching red light. Deputy Dean Nangong threw it forcefully, and it arced through the air, landing at the center of the Stellar Martial Skill Testing Ground.

Many of the senior students who were practicing their Star Martial Skills at the testing ground also gathered around, curious. Seeing Deputy Dean Nangong throw a mid-grade Soul Bead, they were all baffled.

Suddenly, the mid-grade Soul Bead emitted intense Star Energy Fluctuations, and a red light pattern, like a magical array, spread out from the Soul Bead as its center.

In the blink of an eye, the array spread to a distance of thirty meters. At the moment the array formed, towering flames, three meters high, surged out, leaving all the watching students with their mouths agape, their expressions as if they had seen a ghost.

"The control isn't as flexible as when a person directly executes the skill, but the power is quite good. And the duration... is also quite substantial."

"Unless the Star Power in the Soul Bead is exhausted, the Star Martial Skill will continue to be released."

"If a Star Shine Stage squad carried ten of these Soul Bead Grenades, their combat strength would reach the level of a late-stage Galaxy Stage expert."

"More than that! You're not considering the terrain. In the right terrain, even a single one of these Soul Bead Grenades could yield up to five hundred casualties."

Hearing this, Deputy Dean Nangong became excited, looking at Wang Lan as if he saw a glittering bar of gold.

Struck it rich! The Star Martial Academy of Modu City has found a treasure... No, not just a treasure, a treasure trove! Hahaha...

"Very good, Wang Lan. Make more of these Soul Bead Grenades when you have time from your studies," Deputy Dean Nangong said with an excited laugh.

"Dean, my studies are quite demanding. I have ten courses, and almost all of my time beyond studying is devoted to developing the Toxin Vaccine for Star Martial Toxins. There really isn't any time."

Developing the Toxin Vaccine for Star Martial Toxins earns 5,000 experience points and 200 to 300 skill points. Making a Soul Bead Grenade, on the other hand, yields nothing. Wang Lan wasn't foolish; of course, he knew which to choose.

"Developing the Toxin Vaccine for Star Martial Toxins... there's no need to rush... After all, there aren't many Poison-attribute Different Dimensional Spaces in our Jade Country. On the other hand, Soul Bead Grenades can most directly bring benefits to Jade Country."

"Deputy Dean, I'm just one person. Even if I worked relentlessly without eating or drinking, I couldn't produce many grenades a day. It's like trying to douse a burning cart with a cup of water. To solve the production issue of Soul Beads, we must address the root cause."

"The root cause? How can we solve that?"

"Increase the number of Spiritual Engraving Masters; let them work together to engrave."

"We will naturally plan and arrange for that. But you are the only one who can engrave S-grade Star Martial Skills. Make more Soul Bead Grenades when you have time. If you need Soul Beads, come to me for them."

"It seems we need to raise the graduation threshold for the Spiritual Engraving course," Eld Di said, his eyes flickering with a sharp light. "Wang Lan, what's the minimum requirement for making Soul Bead Grenades?"

"You have to engrave a Star Martial Skill into a Soul Bead; that's the minimum requirement. As for the grade of the Star Martial Skills to be engraved, that depends on the individual's strength."

"Fine. We'll raise the graduation standard for Spiritual Engraving to Level Six. If they can't pass Level Six, they won't graduate."

Eld Di struck the table powerfully and proclaimed loudly. Several of the students watching nearby stumbled in fright, almost falling over. Do they really have to be so ruthless?

And since Eld Di himself had said it, it was as good as confirmed.

Why? Why suddenly raise the standard? Is there any sense of democracy at all? This is directly elevating the difficulty of graduation from Hard to Hell mode!

Wang Lan's gaze swept over them. He saw many classmates were already posting about it. Probably, in no time, the issue of raising the graduation standard for Spirit Engraving would explode across the campus network.

The situation doesn't look good. I'd better slip away quickly.

He hurriedly asked Eld Di and Deputy Dean Nangong for permission to leave. As soon as he got it, he took off running.

It was now dusk, and Wang Lan saw it was about time for dinner. He decided to eat first and then go back.

Back at the dorm, neither He Jing nor Ming Guodong had returned. After taking a shower, Wang Lan took out his phone, a sly smile spreading across his face.

Chen Xiaoping, who lived on the second floor of the men's dormitory, was sitting bare-chested on his bed. Just a moment ago, his account had increased by 200,000 Jade Coins: 100,000 as a commission, and another 100,000 as a red envelope from his boss.

Chen Xiaoping didn't know how long he could keep this up. Perhaps before he even graduated, the Tianjian Bureau would come to the school and take him away. Even so, he firmly believed he was always extremely careful and vigilant.

But he believed even more strongly in a saying: "You reap what you sow." Or, as another saying goes, "Walk by the river long enough, and your shoes are bound to get wet."

Lost in thought, Chen Xiaoping remembered a day last year when his father's company had a serious accident. Due to lax safety precautions, his father's company was made an example of. His father was imprisoned, and the family was burdened with enormous compensation payments.

Even after selling everything they could, they were still short several hundred thousand. At that time, his mother and two younger siblings were even struggling to afford food.

That was when his boss had approached him. Although he knew that once he took this step, there would be no turning back, that he would be on an irreversible path... Chen Xiaoping still did it.

He could have borrowed money from classmates and repaid it slowly, but between the hard way and the easy way, Chen Xiaoping chose the latter. He thought that if he demonstrated his value in the future, the country might grant him clemency. Besides, Chen Xiaoping deeply resented the high prices of Soul Beads. He felt the Soul Bead Exchange monopolized them with exorbitant prices, essentially exploiting Star Martial Warriors.

Driven by a moment of recklessness and wishful thinking, he crossed the line for the first time.

But once he calmed down, he realized there was no going back.

His only hope now was that his boss would keep his promise and that this arrangement would only last until he graduated. After graduation, they would part ways, like a lone boatman on a vast river—strangers once more.

His boss had mentioned they had powerful backers... He wondered how much longer those backers could protect them.

DING!

A soft alert sounded from his phone.

Chen Xiaoping picked up his phone; a transfer notification appeared. Opening his QQ app, his expression froze.

"Mr. Jun transferred you 100,000 Jade Coins."

The accompanying message had only two simple words: Red Packet!

Chen Xiaoping reached out to accept it, but his hand suddenly hesitated. He had a vague premonition, not very strong, just a sense of unease.

But looking at the amount, Chen Xiaoping still tapped "Accept."

"The recipient has accepted the transfer."

Seeing the phone notification, Wang Lan showed a hint of a smile.

"Xiao Ai, was it successfully implanted?"

"It was successfully implanted."

"Search his contacts and recent communications."

"Yes!"

Chen Xiaoping was indeed a very cautious person. The phone Xiao Ai had infiltrated was likely just his burner phone. Even after Xiao Ai thoroughly combed through the phone, Wang Lan didn't find what he was looking for.

No matter. At least the bait had been cast.

The Soul Bead transaction was at 3:00 p.m. This meant that by 3:00 p.m. tomorrow, the spiritual fluctuations would be triggered. Wherever the Soul Bead was then would reveal the location of their hideout.