45: Girl's Sorrow

Inside the cave.

Using the light from the Illumination Technique, Situ Yu leaned against the rock wall, quietly observing Wang Chen's profile.

Immersed in comprehending the skill, Wang Chen's expression was incredibly serene, as if a dashing young man had stepped out of a painting.

“This guy, he looks quite handsome when you look at him like this!”

Situ Yu thought, somewhat lost in thought, a smile appearing on her face.

But soon, that smile was replaced by a hint of worry.

“This blockhead really contracted a Giant Beast, and a Dragon, one of the absolutely dominant Giant Beasts at that! He’s definitely going to soar in the College Entrance Grand Competition!”

“Won’t this young lady be left far behind by him in the future?”

Situ Yu’s thoughts gradually drifted far away.

Her special profession, Gale Archer, while top-tier among all students in Dongling City, seemed somewhat unremarkable when viewed across the entire Dragon country.

Before this, Situ Yu had already guessed her results for this College Entrance Grand Competition.

A first-tier university was no problem, but there was still a significant gap to the top tier.

Originally, she was quite satisfied with her future College Entrance Examination results.

A first-tier university was already a considerably high achievement in all of Dongling City, with only a handful of people able to get in each year.

Even within Yuanjiang Province, where Dongling City is located, getting into a first-tier university was enough to Rank among the top hundred of all graduating students.

But now…

Situ Yu was very dissatisfied with this future outcome.

Wang Chen’s profession, Giant-Beast Master, before contracting a Giant Beast, could be said to be the most useless among all combat professions, only slightly stronger than lifestyle professions.

It was estimated that in the College Entrance Grand Competition, he would be lucky to even touch the third-tier university score line.

According to Situ Yu’s previous plan, after the College Entrance Grand Competition began, she would team up with Wang Chen.

This way, she could boost Wang Chen’s score, and they could both basically get into a similar first-tier university.

But Wang Chen had now contracted a Giant Beast, and it was a Dragon, the strongest among the Giant Beasts.

His Giant-Beast Master profession finally revealed its inherent brilliance.

Situ Yu knew without even thinking that Wang Chen’s goal for the College Entrance Grand Competition was definitely one of the Dragon country’s four top-tier universities!

“So annoying!”

“If this bastard goes to a top-tier university, and I only get into a first-tier one, won’t I be left further and further behind in the future? Will I never be able to catch up again?”

“Should I team up with this scoundrel during the College Entrance Grand Competition?”

A thought came to her mind, and Situ Yu’s eyes lit up, but then quickly dimmed again.

“No, that would lower his score in the College Entrance Grand Competition.”

The Dragon country’s four top-tier universities have quite strict enrollment limits for new students each year.

In previous College Entrance Grand Competitions, only the top five among all candidates in each province could obtain admission tickets to top-tier universities.

And being in the top five wasn’t even the most certain; sometimes, the four top-tier universities would reduce enrollment quotas, and only the top three had a solid guarantee.

To stand out among millions of peers in the entire province and enter the top five or even top three, every point in the College Entrance Grand Competition was crucial.

Situ Yu felt that if she dragged him down in the College Entrance Grand Competition, causing Wang Chen to miss out on a top-tier university, she would feel guilty for a lifetime.

“Ahhh! So annoying!”

Muttering to herself, Situ Yu was somewhat frantic at this moment.

And at this moment…

A hand suddenly reached out and waved in front of her.

“What are you doing? Having another episode?”

She looked up and saw Wang Chen’s strange gaze.

“Huh?”

“I’m not!”

Situ Yu blushed slightly and quickly turned her head towards the rock wall.

Seeing this, Wang Chen rubbed his nose, feeling somewhat bewildered.

“If you’re having an episode, just bear with it. There’s no medicine in the Myriad Beasts Mountain Range.”

Muttering, Wang Chen sat back down on the stone, silently checking the status of his Wind Blade Technique.

At this moment, he had completely mastered this Rank C skill, and it appeared on his skill panel.

Although this skill seemed a bit out of place among several Rank S skills, there was no dissatisfaction in his eyes.

Most of the Giant-Beast Master’s exclusive skills were support types and only worked on Beast Pets.

Every additional attack skill he acquired was worth treating with care.

“With this Wind Blade Technique, plus Instant Sword and the Shadow Orb that comes with the staff, I now essentially have three attack skills, which is enough for now!”

“When I return to Dongling City and deal with the gains I’ve made, I can go to the trading house to see if there are any other suitable skills.”

Muttering to himself, Wang Chen looked at the Wind Blade Technique that had already appeared in his skill bar, and silently added the accumulated free skill points to it.

Having been in the Myriad Beasts Mountain Range for fifteen days now, his Rank had already risen to Rank 30, accumulating a total of one hundred and fifty free skill points.

The free skill points required to increase a Rank C skill’s Rank each time were double that of a Rank D skill.

Consuming one hundred free skill points, the Wind Blade Technique’s Rank rose to Rank 5.

In an instant, the description of the Wind Blade Technique changed from its previous form:

【Wind Blade Technique (C): Active skill, magic attack skill, consumes energy to summon a giant wind blade to attack enemies.】

It became:

【Wind Blade Technique (C): Active skill, magic attack skill, consumes energy to summon two giant wind blades to attack enemies. (5/5)】

When the Wind Blade Technique was raised to Rank 5, the number of wind blades released per attack changed from one to two, effectively doubling its power.

Seeing this, Wang Chen felt a mix of emotion and anticipation.

There was still a long time before they left the Myriad Beasts Mountain Range, and he was confident he would quickly accumulate the remaining skill points.

By then, the Wind Blade Technique, elevated to max Rank and gaining a special effect, would definitely become even stronger!

“Ugh… Let’s stop here for today!”

“Situ Yu, I’ll take the first watch. You should rest first.”

Suppressing the urge to test the power of the Wind Blade Technique, Wang Chen turned to look at Situ Yu.

However…

The girl didn’t respond to him at the moment.

“Bastard! You’re the one who’s sick! You’re the one who needs medicine!”

Facing the rock wall, Situ Yu used a branch she had picked up to fiercely poke Wang Chen’s shadow projected on the ground.

“I curse you, you bastard will definitely not get into a top-tier university!”

“Even if you do get in, the admissions officer will kick you out because of your foul mouth!”

Situ Yu said viciously, repeating the action over and over.

Seeing this, Wang Chen couldn’t help but roll his eyes.

Good heavens!

Still saying you’re not sick?

What normal person would play with a shadow when they have nothing better to do?

Muttering, he leaned back against the rock behind him, quietly watching the somewhat childish Situ Yu.