100: First Task 100: First Task South Pole City, on the highway outside Pier No.
3.
A young man with rare silver pupils, dressed in a black combat uniform, alighted from a taxi on the roadside.
“Young man, you seem to be a student from the academy outside.
Be careful if you’re heading out to sea.
Every year, there are still some Star Card Masters who meet with accidents in the South Sea Islands.”
The driver, a slightly chubby middle-aged man, couldn’t help but kindly remind the youth upon seeing his unique demeanor.
Su Yuan nodded with a smile, “Thank you for the reminder, sir.”
The driver chuckled, “You’re welcome.
It’s young, outstanding Star Card Masters like you that make us feel at ease about the future of Great Flame.”
After saying that, the driver waved his hand and drove off.
Su Yuan retracted his gaze, turned around, and walked to the roadside.
“The blue sea, it’s the first time I’ve seen it, it’s really beautiful…”
Su Yuan looked into the distance.
The sea met the sky, and the scorching sunlight sprinkled on the sea surface, making it shimmer brilliantly.
At the edge of the coast, boats of various sizes floated on the sea.
Some were departing, some docking, and some returning.
From time to time, people passed by Su Yuan, descending the hundred-meter long white stone steps toward the pier and boarding the boats.
These people almost always had some degree of Star Power fluctuation, and most of them were young, gathered in groups of three or five, clearly academy students.
Besides them, there were also several Star Card Masters from society.
Su Yuan glanced at the time; it was already half past three in the afternoon.
He then descended the hundred-meter steps, took out his ticket, and boarded one of the passenger ships numbered “NJ-014.”
“Welcome aboard our Nanjie Group’s passenger ship.
Your room is on the first floor, No.
038.
Take a left after you enter.”
The attendant at the door, a round-faced girl with short brown hair, smiled and greeted him after taking his ticket.
“Thank you.”
Su Yuan nodded, took back his ticket stub, and entered the ship.
“Silver pupils, really rare…” The round-faced girl couldn’t help but turn her head and take another look.
“A pretty clear face, and traveling in second class.
I wonder if he’s a genius student from South Pole Academy, maybe even my brother’s classmate.”
…
Su Yuan returned to cabin No.
038, looking at the sea through the glass, his mind lost in thought.
“If I can find more than 70 units of Red Fire Stone at once, then I don’t have to come out again before breaking through to the Intermediate Stage…”
It had been almost a week since the last breathing lesson.
The reason Su Yuan was here was because he had taken on a collection task on Red Sand Flame Island, one of the islands in the southern seas.
Red Sand Flame Island, though just an island, was filled with a substantial concentration of Fire Element.
Although it was only a Low Stage Dangerous Zone, the island was fairly famous among the Southern Islands because of a popular fire element mineral found there called the Red Fire Stone.
The Red Fire Stone, like the Flame Crystal Stone that Zhuang Xun once sought in the Great Barbarian Mountain Area, was a second-stage spiritual material.
However, as a primary material for artifact refining, Red Fire Stone was much more in demand.
Due to the influence of the South Sea Ocean Current, the route to Red Sand Flame Island was only open in September and October each year.
Therefore, every year at this time, many low-stage Star Card Masters from academies and society would go to Red Sand Flame Island to find Red Fire Stones to craft green Star Artifacts.
Each academy had dedicated artifact refiners and students specializing in artifact refining.
Compared to directly purchasing Star Artifacts, gathering materials yourself and commissioning a refiner to create it could save a substantial amount of costs.
“Collect Red Fire Stones from Red Sand Flame Island, 1 cubic decimeter equals 1 unit, each unit earns 1 academic point, up to a maximum of 100 academic points.”
This was a task that Su Yuan found after spending considerable time looking through numerous academy tasks, finding it was most suitable for himself.
Firstly, although it was a Level One Task, its upper limit was high.
As long as he could find enough Red Fire Stones, he could earn up to 100 academic points!