34: conflict

Zhou Ming said, "I think Zhong Chen did the right thing. Kill the chicken to warn the monkeys. If it were up to me, I wouldn't even give them 10 slots."

Xue Cheng shook his head. "This batch of Trainees from the prefectures and cities, although not as good as the year before last, is much better than the previous batch. 15 Level 5 Extraordinary Talents have emerged; they shouldn't be underestimated."

"Moreover, there are crouching tigers and hidden dragons among the new Trainees. I feel it won't be easy to handle."

Duan Shuyu: "Oh? What do you know?"

"I don't know, but you can ask Zhou Ming."

Everyone looked at Zhou Ming.

Zhou Ming snorted coldly. "I was careless."

"Is that so? How come I heard your arm was broken by a single palm strike, and you had to find Ye Pingping to heal it? Otherwise, it would probably have affected your Dragon Fish fishing."

"Hmph!"

Zhou Ming snorted coldly, his gaze toward Xue Cheng turning cold.

Qin Tian stopped them. "30 slots for the Upper Academy, 600 slots for the Middle Academy. Let's settle it like that."

...The first light of dawn appeared.

Entrance exam, Day 4.

The weather today was average. There was no sunrise in the morning, and the sky was a bit gloomy.

The Trainees about to be assigned to academies took the aircraft to the Dragon Fish Platform.

Xiao Weiqing, Wei Lan, and Zhang Dawei still went to their previous spot. Many Dragon Fish were already waiting there, knowing there was Spiritual Qi to enjoy.

The group from Anqiu City had already joined people from the other three cities to find a place to cooperatively pen Dragon Fish under three feet long.

And they sent the location to the group chat.

Morning.

The three of them followed the same method, and each pulled up a Dragon Fish. Xiao Weiqing and Wei Lan's were three feet long, while Zhang Dawei's was two feet four.

They were all very satisfied. If things continued like this, Xiao Weiqing and Wei Lan should be able to enter the Upper Academy without any surprises.

Zhang Dawei could also enter the Middle Academy. 400 points wasn't a very high score for him now; his current points had already exceeded 300.

Good news kept coming from the four cooperating cities with many harvests. Of course, many people still blanked.

Those who blanked existed everywhere.

Noon.

The pavilion.

Everyone was dining. Once it passed 12 o'clock...

Someone exclaimed, "Look, everyone! The exam points are out."

Everyone hurriedly tapped on their Wristbands.

Xiao Weiqing did the same.

After a few operations...

An interface appeared before his eyes: Entrance Exam points Ranking.

There were three lists in total.

The first list had only 100 people; these were the people currently entering the Upper Academy. Of course, it was only temporary.

Whether they could enter the Upper Academy in the end would depend on the final three and a half days.

The second was for the Middle Academy, with 19 pages and a total of 1,900 people.

The third was entirely for the Lower Academy, with dozens of pages that couldn't even be finished.

"Brother Qing, you're 56th! You'll definitely get into the Upper Academy," Zhang Dawei exclaimed.

"Wei Lan is there too, 61st."

Xiao Weiqing looked at the first list and found his name.

"Rank 56, Xiao Weiqing, Anqiu City, Extraordinary Talent, Level 3, Technique, points, 658."

"Da Wei, what about you?"

Zhang Dawei said, "Hehe... 324 points, 728th."

"Not bad. Keep it up. As long as you stay steady, you can easily enter the Middle Academy."

Then Xiao Weiqing stared at the first place on the list for a few seconds and couldn't help but marvel.

"Terrifying."

Rank 1, Qin Tian, Luo Jiang Prefecture, Extraordinary Talent, Level 5, 'Body', points, 1532.

This score was a massive lead; the second place below had less than 1,000 points.

"Brother Qing, the notice says that from now on, one can withdraw from the exam at any time," Zhang Dawei said in confusion.

Xiao Weiqing nodded. He saw it too. If one withdrew, their points would be locked, and the final ranking would be based on the points at the time of withdrawal.

Seeing this notice, Xiao Weiqing felt a faint sense of unease.

After lunch.

Everyone rushed to the Dragon Fish Platform without stopping.

Xiao Weiqing continued to battle the Dragon Fish, not even looking at his ranking. He only wanted to get 1,000 points as soon as possible and couldn't slack off just because he was temporarily ahead.

As long as he got enough points, he would naturally enter the Upper Academy.

However...

The tree wants to be still, but the wind won't stop.

2:30 PM.

Xiao Weiqing saw figures moving on the opposite bank of the river. More and more people were gathering on both sides, and they were clearly not fishing for Dragon Fish.

"Hmm? A fight broke out?"

Having entered the Extraordinary realm, his vision far surpassed ordinary people. Xiao Weiqing saw water gathering on the river surface and then heading toward one side's camp. Clearly, someone was performing a water-related Technique.

Not just Xiao Weiqing, many people saw it.

Including Wei Lan.

At this moment, Wei Lan had already put down her fishing rod, her eyes fixed on the opposite side.

Xiao Weiqing asked, "Can you see clearly? What's happening over there?"

Wei Lan's eyes sparkled, and she said in a crisp voice, "Yeah, two groups of people are fighting. There's a girl performing a water-related Technique. She condensed a Water Snake from the Luo River and attacked a young man."

"He's fighting back! That young man is fighting back. He struck out with an Empty Palm, and then..."

"He avoided the Water Snake and reached the girl."

"He got her!"

"No, he didn't."

A Water Curtain rose in front of the girl, blocking the young man's attack.

Wei Lan gave a live broadcast, getting more excited as she spoke. "It's over! He's been entangled by the Water Snake and tied up in the air."

"Splat! He fell to the ground. He lost."

"Eh, it's not over yet."

"Wow, a team fight! A team fight has started!"

"Brother Qing, look quickly!"

Xiao Weiqing glanced at the opposite bank. Figures from both sides were clashing; a fight had clearly broken out. "It seems it's happening faster than expected."

"Wei Lan, stop watching. Hurry up and catch a few more Dragon Fish to get 1,000 points as soon as possible."

"Oh, okay."

Wei Lan was still reluctant to stop, looking up at the opposite side from time to time.

What Xiao Weiqing didn't know was that they only saw the conflict across from them.

In fact, that wasn't the case.

This area stretched for over ten kilometers and had branches. There were many more such conflicts.

The sun set in the west.

For Xiao Weiqing, it was another fruitful day. In the afternoon, he unexpectedly caught two Dragon Fish around three feet long.

Now his total points had reached 838.

This way, in the next three days, even if he could only get one Dragon Fish a day, it would be enough for him to enter the Upper Academy.

"Da Wei, let's go."

"Coming."

Night fell.

The 52 people from Anqiu City were bragging and chatting in the group, boasting about their hardships over the past two days and their heroic posture while pulling up Dragon Fish today.

"Sigh, 8,888th place. What a great number, but why is it so eyesore?"

"Don't even mention it. 9,023rd place. Is there anyone lower than me? Say it to comfort me."

"You're 9,023rd?"

"That's right. What about you?" The speaker was desperate to know, hoping for some comfort.

"I'm 9,014th! Hahaha! It turns out I'm not the most pathetic one in Anqiu City."

"..."

Everyone found joy in their hardships.

Suddenly, someone said:

"Have you guys ever thought about it? Right now, the points for 8,000th place is 46. If we didn't fish for Dragon Fish and just fed the Dragon Fish fingerlings every day, the points we'd get would probably put us within the top 8,000."

"..."