Three days left until the New Student Grand Competition.
In the first-grade classroom at Shrek Academy, Wang Dong'er sat at her desk, her powder-blue eyes gazing out the window, her small face filled with nervousness.
Three days. Only three days remained.
She turned her head to look at Huo Yuhao and Xiao Xiao beside her, taking a deep breath. "Are you ready?"
Huo Yuhao nodded, a flash of determination in his eyes. "Ready."
Xiao Xiao also nodded vigorously, her small face full of seriousness.
Today was the day they had agreed to go to the Spirit Ascension Platform. To be able to go to the Spirit Ascension Platform, the three of them had worked hard for a long time on their Secondary Profession, constantly taking on tasks to earn Contribution Points, and finally, they had obtained enough for the intermediate Spirit Ascension Platform.
Compared to some resources, the Contribution Points needed for the Spirit Ascension Platform were not many, but for a group of first or second-level sub-profession students, it still required quite a bit of time to save up.
Among the three present, only Wang Dong'er had broken through to level forty. Whether it was Huo Yuhao or Xiao Xiao, both were still at the level thirty range. Since the three were a team, they naturally had to choose the intermediate Spirit Ascension Platform.
After all, the elementary Spirit Ascension Platform only allowed Spirit Masters below the four-ring level to enter, while the intermediate Spirit Ascension Platform was for those below the seven-ring level.
Regarding battles that crossed levels slightly, Huo Yuhao and Xiao Xiao did not have too many worries. After all... the teacher said that people from Shrek Academy should possess the ability to challenge those of higher levels.
This time, entering the Spirit Ascension Platform had another reason besides increasing the age of their Spirit Rings, and that was to hone their coordination skills, since they were a team for the New Student Grand Competition.
Most of the others in the classroom had the same idea.
Xie Xie, Xu Xiaoyan, and Ning Tian were huddled together, whispering about something. Wu Feng, Wu Siduo, and Xi Er were sitting together, occasionally glancing at Ning Tian's side, then quickly looking away.
The reason everyone in the first grade chose this day to go to the Spirit Ascension Platform was because Teacher Shen Yi said that starting today, Dean Lin Feng's new research had succeeded. In the Spirit Ascension Platform, killing a Spirit Beast could yield energy equal to one-seventh of the Spirit Beast's age, and one could choose to autonomously add it to any Spirit Ring.
In the corner, Ling Luochen sat alone, her cold face showing no expression. Her gaze fell on the bracelet on her wrist, a complex look flashing in her eyes.
A free chance to enter the elementary Spirit Ascension Platform.
This was a special treatment the academy gave to students like them who "joined halfway." Like her, there were also Ning Tian and Wu Feng—they were all transfer students who hadn't experienced the elementary Spirit Ascension Platform, so the academy gave them this opportunity.
Of course, if they wanted to enter the intermediate Spirit Ascension Platform, they would need to make up the Contribution Points. This time, they could enter first and then make up the missing Contribution Points.
Ling Luochen gently rubbed the bracelet with her fingertips, an indescribable emotion welling up in her heart.
A month and a half ago, when she stepped onto this floating island, she was still an undercover agent, a sinner.
But now...
This academy arranged a dormitory for her, gave her a Storage Soul Tool, gave her medicinal pills, gave her a bracelet, gave her a mecha, gave her a golden pearl, gave her the opportunity to enter the Spirit Ascension Platform...
The things they gave were truly too many... They were completely nurturing her as if she were a student of this Shrek Academy, without reservation. This academy had not treated her poorly.
In this month and a half, Ling Luochen seemed to have truly developed a sense of belonging to this academy, especially when compared to the original Shrek Academy, which seemed to only have the empty shell of Shrek Academy's ten-thousand-year honor to entrap its students.
Even though she could access the technology for increasing Spirit Ring age next, even though she understood it, Ling Luochen did not intend to bring this information back. If she really brought it back, Ling Luochen felt she would be the ungrateful one instead.
In just a short month and a half, she had already increased her Spirit Power by two levels, and both her Mental Force and physical fitness had improved significantly.
This kindness... she was afraid she would never be able to repay it.
Just then, a figure walked up to her.
Ling Luochen looked up, slightly stunned.
It was Tang Wulin.
The young man who possessed the Blue Silver Emperor Spirit and the Dragon Clan bloodline was currently standing in front of her, a gentle smile on his face.
"Sister Luochen."
Tang Wulin spoke with a smile, looking like he had a very good relationship with Ling Luochen.
Every time she heard this form of address, Ling Luochen couldn't help but recall when she first joined and revealed that she was nineteen years old. Many of the children in the class had looked at her in surprise, as if saying, "You're already this old, and still in first grade?"
Whenever she thought about this, Ling Luochen's awkward habit would flare up. She didn't want to repeat the first grade either.
At first, Ling Luochen felt she had nothing to learn, but... as she stayed here longer, Ling Luochen truly felt that she really needed to start learning from the first grade. If she skipped to the second or third grade, she really wouldn't be able to keep up with the progress.
"What is it?" Ling Luochen raised those eyes to look at Tang Wulin, then asked in return.
"Sister Luochen, did you team up for this trip to the Spirit Ascension Platform?"
Ling Luochen was slightly stunned and shook her head. "Not yet."
She had originally planned to go alone. After all, with her strength as a Five-Ring Spirit King, even acting alone in the intermediate Spirit Ascension Platform shouldn't be much of a problem.
Tang Wulin's eyes lit up upon hearing this.
"Then... Sister Luochen, would you like to team up with me?"
Ling Luochen looked at him, a trace of doubt flashing in her eyes. "Aren't you in a group by yourself?"
The groupings for the New Student Grand Competition were known to the whole class, and Ling Luochen, who had just arrived, also knew about it and was quite envious. After all... this first prize was a full set of hundred-thousand-year Spirit bone!
Tang Wulin nodded. "Yes, I'm in a group by myself."
He paused, then continued. "But going to the Spirit Ascension Platform is different. Teacher Shen said that you can freely form teams to go to the Spirit Ascension Platform; it doesn't have to be the same team as the New Student Grand Competition."
"Besides, maybe Sister Luochen will be my teammate. We can hone our coordination."
Tang Wulin smiled. After all, with only three days left until the New Student Grand Competition, Teacher Shen Yi had not told him who his teammates were yet, and she hadn't arranged a team for Ling Luochen either.
Ling Luochen didn't know if she could participate in this New Student Grand Competition. This academy basically treated her like a new student here. If she were qualified, the academy certainly wouldn't be stingy.
Maybe it was because of her age?
Thinking of her age, Ling Luochen couldn't help but sigh. If she were outside, a nineteen-year-old Five-Ring Spirit Master could already be considered a genius, but... placed here, it was really lacking quite a bit.
In this class, most people were basically at level twenty-something, many were at level thirty, and there were even several at level forty. She heard that those at level twenty-something with innate Spirit Power basically less than level five were already quite impressive to have grown to this point, not to mention that if these level twenty-somethings fought people from her original academy, they would probably easily crush them.
Ling Luochen's gaze fell on Tang Wulin. She had no reason to refuse. Although one could enjoy the Spirit Beast's energy alone, if two people worked together, they could kill more.
Of course... if she teamed up with Tang Wulin, Ling Luochen felt she would be in a support position, and occasionally being carried was something she was quite happy with.
"Okay."
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