Chapter 567: Unremarkable Appearance

After practicing his skills for a while, Nie Yan checked the time and realized it was already time to log off.

He glanced at his skill proficiency: Backstab Level 6 at 35%, Counter Level 6 at 12%, Instant Strike Level 6 at 67%, Shadow Phantom Stab Level 6 at 95%, and Spinal Sever Level 8 at 56%. These five free skills had all reached Level 6 or higher.

Looking at his skill list, Nie Yan’s eyes suddenly fell on one particular skill. Could he practice his Pickpocket skill in this map?

The higher the Pickpocket skill level, the higher the success rate. Most ordinary players used Pickpocket skills below Level 3. If he could upgrade it to Level 6 or higher, it would be extremely significant for Nie Yan! Pickpocket was a skill attached to the Sogard Shadow, and since bonding with it, Nie Yan could now gain proficiency for using Pickpocket.

If practicing Pickpocket in this map could also grant a 50x proficiency rate, why not give it a try and level it up?

Time was up. Nie Yan logged out, shut down the game pod, and stepped out.

Beside him, Xie Yao also emerged from her game pod, wearing a pink spaghetti-strapped nightgown that revealed her delicate shoulders. The slightly tight outfit accentuated her perfect figure, with her chest full and very sexy.

“Nie Yan, today is the first day of school,” Xie Yao furrowed her brows slightly, suddenly recalling and nearly forgetting such an important event.

Nie Yan withdrew his gaze and nodded, “Yeah, we should go register.”

“I only have an hour left. I need to get dressed,” Xie Yao said, taking her clothes and rushing into the bathroom.

Inside the bathroom, rustling sounds could be heard. Through the frosted glass, Nie Yan could sense Xie Yao removing her nightgown and changing clothes. He couldn’t help but have some romantic thoughts and smiled wryly, then took out some clothes to change into himself.

Inside the bathroom, Xie Yao stood barefoot on the carpet, her delicate toes like carved jade.

As she took off her nightgown, Xie Yao’s heart quivered. What if Nie Yan walked in at this moment? That would be so embarrassing, and he would definitely tease her again. She glanced outside and saw Nie Yan seemed to be dressing by the bed. She exhaled in relief but also felt a faint sense of disappointment.

She was about to enter the First Military Academy, where excellent girls were everywhere. Would Nie Yan be dazzled by all the beauties? Thinking about this, Xie Yao couldn’t help feeling a little resentful.

Looking down at herself, although she couldn’t compare to Jiang Yingyu, she wasn’t far behind. Recently, she had clearly noticed that she had become more voluptuous, her skin glowing with a jade-like luster, and her chest seemed a bit fuller than before.

Thinking about this, Xie Yao’s face flushed with shyness. She couldn’t help but look forward to the future, having already set her heart on Nie Yan. However, Nie Yan seemed very busy every day. After much consideration, Xie Yao made a decision. Thinking about what would happen tonight, she felt shy but also resolute.

After a while, Xie Yao stepped out of the bathroom wearing a flowery purple long dress.

Nie Yan’s gaze fixed on Xie Yao and couldn’t move away. She looked dreamlike in the purple dress.

Xie Yao turned around once, the skirt flaring with the breeze.

“How is it?” She smiled shyly, looking at Nie Yan with expectation.

“Not bad,” Nie Yan nodded.

The two freshened up, had breakfast, and walked out of the villa. Not far from the villa was a bus stop where they could catch a ride.

Nie Yan really liked this simple lifestyle. His loneliness in his past life made him cherish the hard-earned peace he had now.

There weren’t many people on the bus, about a dozen. Several of them were students from the First Military Academy, sitting in the front seats and occasionally sneaking glances back.

“Is that girl from our school?”

“She must be a new transfer student. I saw her filling out forms the other day.”

“Pity, she already has a boyfriend.”

They whispered among themselves, their conversations clearly reaching Nie Yan’s ears, surprising him a little. His hearing had improved compared to before. Not only his hearing, but after using the game pod, even though he exercised less, his strength had increased significantly. He hadn’t tested his physical data like punch force or squatting in a long time.

The students’ conversation gradually shifted to “Faith.”

“I’m only Level 71 now. You guys must be around the same level. But Liu Chen is amazing, already Level 79,” said a thin student wearing a plaid shirt, raising his voice.

Level 71 was considered very good at the moment. However, showing off such a level in front of someone who had an abnormal Level 97 was like showing off in front of a master.

Xie Yao and Nie Yan exchanged glances and smiled. Randomly picking a student from the First Military Academy, they probably were at least Level 60 or 70. After all, they were all elites; probably no one below Level 70 would dare to admit it. Nie Yan suddenly had a strange thought. In such a large First Military Academy, with at least fifty or sixty thousand students, how many were members of the Bull Tribe? There should be quite a few. When they saw Nie Yan, what kind of reaction would they have? That would be quite interesting.

Nie Yan revealed a playful smile, looking out the window. The outside scenery was nice, with lush greenery lining both sides of the road.

“There will be a performance on the first day of school. I heard Jiang Yingyu will perform,” Xie Yao said, looking at Nie Yan with a hint of jealousy.

“Oh,” Nie Yan chuckled awkwardly. Jiang Yingyu’s performance didn’t really concern him.

After a while, the bus stopped at the entrance of the First Military Academy. Nie Yan and Xie Yao got off. It was registration day for new students, and the school gate was bustling with people coming and going. Fortunately, there were no parents accompanying them, or there would be even more people.

Nie Yan and Xie Yao entered the school together, registered, and then had some time to spare before class started. The first class was probably just a meet-and-greet, nothing important.

“I’ll walk you to your classroom,” Nie Yan said. Fortunately, their classrooms were only separated by one building.

“Okay,” Xie Yao nodded.

They walked through the tree-lined path and entered the teaching building. Each building was fully equipped, with gyms on every floor. The Federation placed particular emphasis on cultivating the physical fitness of its citizens. Combat sports were the most important courses, even surpassing all theoretical subjects.

Nie Yan accompanied Xie Yao to her classroom and glanced inside. There were about thirty students in her class, mostly girls, around twenty-five or twenty-six in number. The boys were like pandas, rare and precious. He couldn’t help but sigh; this class was indeed female-dominated.

Leaving Xie Yao, Nie Yan walked through the passage between the teaching buildings toward his own classroom.

He glanced at the sign on the door. It was indeed the Command Department, so he walked inside.

The Command Department had a total of twenty-three students. With Nie Yan, there were fifteen boys. Their ages varied, with the oldest around twenty-five or twenty-six, and the youngest about twenty. Scanning the classroom casually, the Command Department students were selected from all over the world as elite candidates for military command. Good looks were the basic requirement. None of them were unattractive. The female students in the class were all quite presentable, with several being mature and sexy types, wearing black lace outfits. They looked pretty good from a distance.

Nie Yan made some mental evaluations. He was absolutely loyal to Xie Yao, but that didn’t stop him from occasionally appreciating some beautiful scenery. Without any dirty thoughts, he could remain calm.

He sat down at his seat. Beside him was a boy around twenty years old, slightly thin but very muscular. One couldn’t get into the First Military Academy without good physical condition.

“Hi, I’m Xu Yan,” the boy smiled cheerfully and introduced himself, “My game ID is Stranger, a Level 75 warrior from the Bull Tribe. Hey, bro, where are you from?”

Nie Yan was stunned. This guy was from the Bull Tribe and just blurted it out like that. In such a short time, all his personal information and guild affiliation were exposed.

At that moment, two more people approached from behind.

“Hello, I’m Fei Zhe. My game ID is Magician, a Level 71 Demon Hunter from the Sautern Empire’s Blood Trace Guild.”

“I’m Xia Tianyu. My game ID is Skyscraper, a Level 78 Arcane Mage from the Guild of Divine Slayer.” Seeing the two beside him were lower level, Xia Tianyu couldn’t help but show a bit of arrogance when speaking. So far, he hadn’t met anyone with a higher level than him. At Level 78, wearing a full set of Fallen Ember equipment, he rarely met his match.

It was a habit among First Military Academy students to introduce their game IDs, levels, professions, and guilds along with their names.

“I’m Nie Yan,” Nie Yan hesitated for a moment before replying.

“You’re Nie Yan? I thought you were Nie Yan the Rogue!” Stranger rolled his eyes, clearly unconvinced.

Nie Yan picked up a booklet on the table and pointed to the words “Nie Yan” on the cover.

“Oh, so you’re this Nie Yan. I thought you were the infamous Rogue Nie Yan,” the other two showed expressions of realization.

“Wait, Nie Yan, aren’t you the one with the top total score? The physical test champion. I saw your stats, they’re amazing,” Fei Zhe suddenly exclaimed in surprise.

Xu Yan was taken aback, then remembered, “So you’re the top scorer Nie Yan!”

Hearing this, Xia Tianyu also reined in some of his arrogance. He ranked sixth in the total score, very close to fifth place, which was already considered excellent. But compared to Nie Yan, the top scorer, he was still far behind.

Nie Yan evaluated the three in his mind. Xu Yan was more outgoing and straightforward, Fei Zhe was a bit introverted and shy, and Xia Tianyu was slightly arrogant but not overly annoying. These three were the first classmates Nie Yan met after entering the First Military Academy.

“It was just luck,” Nie Yan smiled, brushing it off. He intentionally avoided answering their questions about his guild, level, and profession, and instead chatted with Xu Yan and the others about other topics.

Summer Yu, however, was somewhat puzzled, carefully scrutinizing Nie Yan. Could this person really be the infamous Rogue Nie Yan? But then he thought again and smiled faintly. Rogue Nie Yan was such a legendary figure; how could he be this seemingly unremarkable Nie Yan?