Night’s Nomenclature

In the main teaching building, Lu Yuan stood before the floor-to-ceiling windows, gazing towards the cliff face.

"Boss, that Hu Jingyi, the one sent back to the Fundamental Academy from the Exceptional Academy, is quite resilient. He's a good fit for us," Lu Yuan said softly.

Zheng Yuandong responded calmly, "No need to think about it. Even if this person fails in the future, he'll become a Knight Messenger. Qing Chen won't miss out on a talent like this. I have to say, the challenge Qing Chen set up really did filter out the most determined and hardworking students. Talent, in his eyes, isn't the deciding factor. Whether a person can succeed ultimately depends on their resilience."

"Boss, are we just going to watch Qing Chen poach people like this?" Lu Yuan exclaimed, "Among those students who just passed, Chen Zhuoqu, Li Fen, Wang Dongdong, these are all talents we've been keeping an eye on. We can't just let them be snatched away like this."

Zheng Yuandong sat at his desk, reviewing documents, and suddenly said, "Do you know how many Purple Orchid Stars Daybreak released today?"

Lu Yuan was taken aback, and the volume of his voice immediately decreased, "Including the ones given to us, a total of 88 ears."

Zheng Yuandong asked again, "Then do you know how much Jingshan Tea Daybreak released today?"

Lu Yuan whispered, "1665 servings."

"And the Eternal Heaven Fruit?"

Zheng Yuandong, seeing that he had asked enough, put down the documents in his hand, "Now, you and I are also beneficiaries of Jingshan Tea. Do you think it's useful?"

"Of course, it's useful!" Lu Yuan chuckled, "Many people in our Kunlun used to wear glasses, but now they've all taken them off. The students also rave about Jingshan Tea."

If one had to choose the product that had the greatest impact on the students, it would be Jingshan Tea.

As the Agricultural Academy provided more and more Jingshan Tea, more and more students in the Academy took off their glasses.

Glasses are a huge hindrance in battle.

Zheng Yuandong said, "You've seen how many people have benefited, and you also know where Daybreak's confidence in poaching people comes from. Don't think that they're just taking some ordinary people. If they really wanted to use Purple Orchid Stars to poach your exceptionally talented cultivators, what could you do? Right now, Qing Chen is still holding onto the third and fourth sections of the Myriad Gods Thunder Technique breathing technique, isn't that a reminder not to turn against him?"

"Boss, what you said makes sense. I just can't bear to see those good seedlings taken away. It pains me," Lu Yuan sighed.

Kunlun has always been short-handed.

They don't have the financial resources of Nine Provinces. They had been scrimping and saving for a long time just to fund the Academy's construction. For this, he, Ni Ergou, and Zheng Yuandong faced many setbacks.

Even though they were all powerful Metahumans, they still had to endure humiliation.

But Zheng Boss said that no matter what kind of humiliation they suffered, as long as the other party was a compatriot, they had to endure it; that's the discipline.

An organization like this can't recruit talent as widely as Nine Provinces.

Zheng Yuandong smiled, "It's good that you know we can't compete with them. Recognizing reality is a good thing. Besides, we can't cultivate that many talents. Daybreak's position is firm, and their principles are strong; it's a good thing they're growing stronger. I'm curious what Boss He's reaction will be when he leaves seclusion. As far as I know, he has praised Chen Zhuoqu more than once."

"I've heard about that," Lu Yuan chuckled, "Boss He said Chen Zhuoqu is a hidden gem, just like Jiu Ran of Red Leaf. I wonder what Boss He will think when he emerges from seclusion and suddenly finds out that Chen Zhuoqu has become a Knight. Boss, you put it this way, I'm actually looking forward to it. When the people from Nine Provinces come out of seclusion, I'll follow them to see their reactions."

Lu Yuan's attitude suddenly changed. Since everyone couldn't compete with Daybreak, Kunlun shouldn't be the only one suffering.

"Let's go, let's go and take a look at the cliff," Zheng Yuandong said.

"Look at what? Rock climbing?"

Zheng Yuandong smiled, "Not rock climbing, but our Time Travelers' future."

Can you imagine what it would be like for the Knight Order to grow to over a hundred people?

Zheng Yuandong couldn't imagine it yet.

In the past few hundred years, to fill the gaps in the organization, the Knight Messengers were born as a subordinate organization. Typically, one Knight would lead several messengers into group battles.

In Li Shutong's generation, it became one Knight leading dozens of messengers into group battles.

In Qing Chen's generation, the style changed drastically. In the future, there might be more Knight Messengers than Knights; one Knight with one messenger might not even be enough.

Zheng Yuandong also sighed inwardly, "What the hell is going on?"

Countdown 40:00:00.

Eight o'clock in the morning.

He Jinqiu sat cross-legged in the villa, with nine Jade Heart Swords slowly floating around him. The ninth sword had just been formed and looked particularly small.

He opened his eyes and stood up. Due to prolonged sitting, his joints cracked as he stood, sounding like thunder.

"Who first awakened from the great dream? I know myself," Boss He chuckled softly, "The rudimentary form of the ninth Jade Heart Sword is finally here. The wonder of the Purple Orchid Star far exceeds imagination. No wonder Chen Yu guards them like treasures, no wonder Qing Chen is unwilling to give them away. With this kind of thing, the more Daybreak has, the stronger they will be."

He Jinqiu walked out of the villa and spread his arms to embrace the sunlight.

As soon as he spread his arms, he saw Lu Yuan and Little Eagle crouching not far from the villa, looking at him furtively, as if guarding him.

Boss He frowned.

What's going on?

What are these two doing here?

He thought for a moment and called the neighboring villa, "Meeting."

Five minutes later, Yu Cheng and Tang Keke pushed the door open. The two sat down at the dining table in the villa, silently watching Boss He, wearing a white shirt, suit pants, and an apron, standing in the kitchen making breakfast for everyone.

Even when cooking, Boss He looked particularly meticulous and refined.

Yu Cheng said, "Boss, let me do it?"

He Jinqiu said with a smile, "Just sit there and wait to eat. We've all been in seclusion for four days, so we need to eat something light; otherwise, our stomachs won't be able to handle it."

At this moment, a short-haired girl in a red tracksuit also pushed the door open. She calmly glanced at the back in the kitchen, "Boss."

"Xiaoran is here," He Jinqiu smiled, "Come and sit. The food will be ready soon. By the way, did anything new happen at the Academy while we were in seclusion? How are Chen Zhuoqu and the others doing? We must grab these talents, even if Zheng Boss comes to fight me, I won't let go."

Jiu Ran is 1.8 meters tall, which makes her particularly tall among female students. She has a striking presence among the crowd.

She sat down at the dining table and said, "Boss, I came to the meeting to talk about the Academy. You've been in seclusion for four days, and the Academy has changed drastically."

"Huh?" He Jinqiu suddenly had a bad feeling, "What do you mean?"

"First of all, the Academy's exchange of goods," Jiu Ran slowly explained, "The amount of Purple Orchid Stars, Jingshan Tea, and Eternal Heaven Fruit they released far exceeded expectations."

He Jinqiu walked out of the kitchen with a plate in his hand and placed it on the table, "I'm not surprised about this. Qing Chen didn't tell the truth; he must have kept some trump cards. How many goods did the Academy release? I guess, if Zheng Boss and Qing Chen reached a private agreement, Daybreak might provide another ten Purple Orchid Stars to the students. As for Jingshan Tea and Eternal Heaven Fruit, I guess Daybreak can provide another 50 servings. Right, how many servings did Daybreak provide?"

Jiu Ran looked at He Jinqiu and said seriously, "88 Purple Orchid Stars, more than 1600 servings of Jingshan Tea and Eternal Heaven Fruit."

"Plop"!

Tang Keke, who was drinking coffee, sprayed the coffee in her mouth all over Yu Cheng's face.

However, Yu Cheng didn't care. He wiped his face with a napkin and raised his voice, "How much did you say?"

Jiu Ran looked at him expressionlessly, "I'm sure the numbers are correct, but the difference from what you expected is too great, so it's a bit hard to accept for the moment. I suggest you digest it first before discussing further matters."

He Jinqiu silently calculated for a long time, but no matter how he calculated, the number seemed off!

It was far from his estimate!

"How were these things distributed?" Yu Cheng asked, his soul questioning.

Jiu Ran explained, "Starting from the second day of their return, the Academy's exchange of goods increased exponentially. Purple Orchid Stars almost emptied the points of Red Leaf and Matrix, while Jingshan Tea and Eternal Heaven Fruit almost emptied the students' points."

You know, no matter how hard a student works, they can only exchange Myriad Gods Thunder Technique and then two more servings of Jingshan Tea or Eternal Heaven Fruit at most.

Therefore, the points of more than a thousand students were already empty. They couldn't exchange anything even if they saw goods at the exchange point, so they ran around desperately trying to earn points every day.

Purple Orchid Stars were different. Masonic Lodge suddenly stopped competing for Purple Orchid Stars, while Matrix and Red Leaf competed for them like an arms race, with Matrix not even renting labs to prevent Red Leaf from developing too fast.

Chen Sui also transformed from a technical talent into a Cultivation talent.

At this time, He Jinqiu wondered, "How were those Purple Orchid Stars distributed? I calculated that even if all the clubs exchanged them, their points wouldn't be enough?"

Jiu Ran said, "That's the second thing I want to talk about. Boss, those students you asked me to pay attention to are currently participating in the Academy's rock climbing challenge. I saw Qingshan Cliff at the challenge site, so I have reason to believe that this is Daybreak screening new Knights for the Knight Order. They set up nine challenge levels. Each successful challenge earns a set of Jingshan Tea, Eternal Heaven Fruit, and Purple Orchid Stars. Four people have already succeeded."

"They all kept their promise and distributed them?" He Jinqiu asked with a frown.

Jiu Ran nodded, "All of them."

He Jinqiu fell silent. He was still happy that Qing Chen had given Nine Provinces four more Purple Orchid Stars. Now, the Purple Orchid Stars in his hand suddenly didn't seem appealing anymore.

Moreover, the most important thing was that he and Zheng Yuandong thought alike. They both clearly knew that no organization could compete with Daybreak in terms of Daybreak's financial strength!

No matter how glorious Nine Provinces was abroad, no one could resist the temptation of Purple Orchid Stars.

Furthermore, in the Inner World, the Knight Order is no worse than the Hu Family Intelligence Agency; the Knight Order has a Demi-God to back them up!

Even without mentioning the Knight Order, the Hu Family Intelligence Agency would not be able to fight head-on with a formal army like the Secret Spy Agency.

It's over.

The seedlings he had guarded for several days were all snatched away!

He Jinqiu finally understood why Lu Yuan and Little Eagle were crouching outside. They were here to watch the joke. Kunlun's people were poached, so they came to watch Nine Provinces' joke! ?

Yu Cheng suddenly wondered, "I feel like Qing Chen giving us Purple Orchid Stars is a conspiracy. He made us go into seclusion, and then he did a lot of things while we were in seclusion."

Yu Cheng's true feeling was that he woke up, and the world had changed.

Those who didn't know might think they had been in seclusion for thirty years!

He Jinqiu smiled, "Don't think too much. No one would take out Purple Orchid Stars to deliberately create a conspiracy. Although Qing Chen is a bit of a jerk, giving us Purple Orchid Stars is ultimately out of good intentions. Let's do this, Jiu Ran, try to contact Chen Zhuoqu and others to see if we still have a chance to recruit them into Nine Provinces."

Jiu Ran shook her head, "I went immediately, but she seemed to know that she was participating in Daybreak's selection, so she didn't pay any attention to me. I said I would invite her to join Red Leaf, but she didn't seem interested. When I said I would invite her to join Nine Provinces, she was still not interested."

Jiu Ran: "I know she likes money, so I offered her a settlement fee, but she still refused. This girl who loves money seems to have stopped loving money overnight. Her eyes are very pure... No, she still loves money, and she's even at the Academy"

Yu Cheng was heartbroken. Why did they have to be Knights when they could be good people?

Is the Knight's reputation good in the Inner World?

Jiu Ran looked at He Jinqiu, "Boss, what should we do now?"

He Jinqiu pondered for a moment and decided, "Recall all our Time Travelers under the age of 20. Let them go to the island to sign up for the Time Traveler Academy, become students, form clubs to earn points like other students, and monopolize all the Purple Orchid Stars that can be exchanged in the entire Academy. Qing Chen likes to provide resources to the Academy, so let's bring our elites into the Academy to compete with the students! Compared to the struggles abroad, the most important thing now is to strengthen ourselves!"

Nine Provinces' situation abroad is very delicate. They have to face the suppression of Future, Kingdom, Koshima, and Shendai organizations every day, all vying for survival space.

Once Nine Provinces withdraws a group of people, it means they will be in a weak position abroad.

But He Jinqiu doesn't think this is a problem, because once Nine Provinces produces two or three more A-Class members, or more than ten B-Class members, when they return to the foreign countries, the blow they deal to various foreign organizations will be devastating.

At present, the most important thing is to make Nine Provinces grow rapidly.

Jiu Ran and others looked at each other in amazement. The resources released by the Academy were so huge that even Boss He began to adjust his policies and strategies to compete with the students.

Jiu Ran stood up, "Boss, I'll go back to continue my seclusion. I think I'm about to forge the first Jade Heart Sword."

He Jinqiu's eyes lit up. He didn't expect Jiu Ran's progress to be faster than he imagined with the help of the Purple Orchid Stars!