102: Talent promotion

“I’m not very familiar with the specific strength of the higher floors.”

“But I imagine going above the tenth floor wouldn’t be a problem.”

Lin Shu’s answer was conservative. With Midnight at level 34, Lord quality, powerful and practical Talent skills, and numerous subtle skills, his combat power was self-evident.

There was even a slight possibility of him clearing the Trial Tower.

Gu Li nodded upon hearing this, understanding Lin Shu’s meaning.

Based on his understanding of Lin Shu’s strength, he knew this was a very conservative estimate.

In actual combat, he might even reach the twelfth floor.

Gu Li had some understanding of these things, so he was reassured.

Lin Shu didn’t know what was going on, a hint of confusion in his eyes.

Wu Song, at this moment, clearly realized something and quickly said,

“Did that old geezer show off to you again?”

“He’s truly disrespectful of his age, only coveting empty fame.”

His eyes showed bewilderment, clearly indicating he knew something.

Gu Li then explained to Lin Shu,

“He’s an old-timer instructor at Central State University.”

“He took in a genius student some time ago.”

“He loves to show off, practically wanting the whole world to know about it every day.”

“Didn’t he find out I took you in, this little genius, a while ago?”

“He immediately got excited and insisted on having a competition.”

“The venue is this Trial Tower.”

After finishing his explanation, the instructor had made it very clear.

There was an old-timer instructor at Central State University who often showed off his genius student in front of Gu Li.

Now that Gu Li had Lin Shu, he could naturally strike back.

Lin Shu understood perfectly.

“So that’s how it is.”

He had similar plans himself, so it was a convenient matter.

“Yes, he’s always talking to me in the university and instructor chat groups, showing off.”

“I can’t stand it. We need to curb his arrogant attitude.”

Gu Li waved his hand, looking a bit helpless. Thinking of that old man’s demeanor earlier, he couldn’t help but feel annoyed.

His character wasn’t problematic; he hadn’t done anything out of line.

He just had a bad habit of showing off.

It just made Gu Li a little displeased, that’s all.

“Instructor, what level is the opponent?”

A student recognized by a Central State University instructor would undoubtedly be a top-tier existence even in Great Xia.

“His Talent ability is good, but it can’t compare to yours.”

“He’s currently a second-year high school student, and his Beastmaster level is 45.”

“His leveling speed isn’t particularly fast, but his Beastmaster Talent is indeed extremely powerful.”

“He once killed a level 55 beast in an Otherworld, despite being lower level.”

“Of course, there must have been some trickery involved.”

A hint of surprise flashed in Lin Shu’s eyes. Killing a beast ten levels higher?

Although there was an element of trickery, such power was enough to show the strength of his Talent.

With such Talent and strength, he was indeed a genius Beastmaster chosen by a top university.

There were countless heroes in the world; they truly couldn’t be underestimated.

“Very impressive.”

Lin Shu said this sincerely.

Even Wu Song, hearing this, rarely nodded, acknowledging that student’s Talent.

“Of course, otherwise Old Song wouldn’t treat him like a treasure.”

“And show him off everywhere.”

Old Song, he must be that instructor.

“If Lin Shu were also in his second year of high school, I wouldn’t even dare to imagine what his strength would be.”

“They probably wouldn’t even have the courage to compete.”

“They wouldn’t even be able to compare a single hair.”

Wu Song exaggerated, having absolute confidence in Lin Shu, and seemed somewhat dismissive of that student.

Gu Li didn’t deny this; instead, he nodded in approval, clearly feeling that Wu Song had finally said something sensible.

Only after personal contact could one truly feel Lin Shu’s terrifying aspects.

This made Lin Shu a little embarrassed.

He just worked a little harder than others, plus a small boost from his stats.

“That student’s name is Chu Yu.”

“Since he’s already seventeen, his challenge isn’t the same as yours.”

“His will be more difficult.”

“Last I heard, he had already reached the tenth floor.”

“Two months have passed since then, so he should be capable of entering the eleventh floor and fulfilling the special recruitment conditions to enter university.”

Having understood the general information, this competition shouldn’t have too many twists and turns.

It wouldn’t be difficult for Midnight to surpass that floor with a little more improvement.

“I have no problem.”

“We can compete.”

Lin Shu’s voice was confident, and Gu Li naturally believed him.

“It’s good to have confidence.”

“The time has already been set, half a month from now.”

Gu Li announced the agreed-upon time.

Half a month was more than enough time.

Midnight could improve significantly, making it even more stable.

“Alright.”

With these words, the group didn’t continue discussing the topic.

Instead, they began their leisurely day of fishing… Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, three days had passed.

During these past few days, Lin Shu had already raised Earth’s level to its current limit of 25.

This expenditure had basically used up all the proficiency points accumulated over these two days.

Only 15 points remained.

Today was also the day he planned for its evolution.

However, another good piece of news arrived today.

That was his Talent, Mirror Flower, Water Moon, had advanced, successfully reaching Minor Accomplishment.

Lin Shu looked at the clone diligently practicing skills.

There seemed to be no change in it.

Feeling a bit puzzled, he dismissed the clone he had transformed earlier and recopied it.

After one cycle, he could clearly feel that the Mental energy consumed by the clone had decreased.

The clone’s figure became more substantial and agile.

According to his own feeling, he could now summon a clone with 50% of Midnight’s strength at its limit.

So that’s it, the advancement of his Talent.

The changes it brought were lower consumption and a slight overall enhancement to the clone itself.

It was pretty good; this level was acceptable.

It was just a pity he couldn’t copy a few more clones.

That would be incredibly overpowered for both combat and gaining proficiency.

Wouldn’t he then be unstoppable?

Perhaps reaching a higher stage would bring greater changes.

He just didn’t know if the speed of gaining proficiency points had changed?

Such an acceleration effect would also be great.

Lin Shu wasn’t in a hurry and decided to wait a bit to see the specific situation.

Soon, in less than two hours, he discovered a clue.

To be precise, it was one hour and 45 minutes.

(Practicing Mind Protection Spirit Shield - Proficiency +2)

The time to acquire proficiency had shortened by 15 minutes; this wasn’t a huge margin.

If calculated based on the absolute maximum time, it would average out to an additional 15 proficiency points of income.

But this was only an ideal scenario; on average, gaining about eight more points a day was normal.

Better than nothing, anyway, since he had the proficiency gained from killing monsters.

A little more here was good too; over a year, this amount wouldn’t be small.

After understanding the changes from his Talent’s advancement.

Lin Shu then took Earth and went out, as Midnight and Ziyu had, of course, been arranged by him earlier to grind for proficiency by the lake.

This time couldn’t be wasted...