42: Newbie Bonus? Ye Xiao's Response

After leaving the Professionals Hall, Ye Xiao originally intended to head straight to the Phantom Labyrinth.

But at this moment, a message in the chat channel caught his attention.

“Given that Path of Exile is about to open, all new Professionals are requested to return to the real world and proceed to their respective academies to collect their Novice Realm bonus.”

“This Novice Realm bonus is jointly initiated and funded by the Alliance Eight Great Families, aiming to encourage new Professionals. Therefore, the bonus is distributed according to the Novice Realm level; the higher the level, the higher the bonus.”

“The collection period for the reward is until just before entering Path of Exile. All new Professionals must go and collect it.”

Upon seeing the message, Ye Xiao showed no excitement.

Instead, he fell into deep thought.

The academy only offered one Novice Realm welfare to its students each year, and that was before entering the Eternal World.

Ye Xiao had received ten thousand eternal coins at that time.

Now, the Eight Great Families had surprisingly introduced a second Novice Realm reward, and it was based on level.

This had never happened before.

In Ye Xiao's opinion, the Eight Great Families' reputation and power were already established; even if they did nothing.

There would still be a large number of ordinary people wanting to work for the Eight Great Families.

Giving money to new Professionals for no reason would at most earn them some gratitude from these new Professionals, without any substantial benefit.

Therefore, doing so would not be beneficial to the Eight Great Families themselves.

This made it very strange.

Suddenly, Ye Xiao reacted and immediately understood the reason.

This was a trick the Eight Great Families had come up with to identify his identity.

It wasn't that Ye Xiao overestimated himself, but rather that he had initially achieved an astonishing SSS rating in the Novice Realm.

Then, he tirelessly became the Realm Controller of the Miasma Hidden Forest.

The most exaggerated part was that he successfully reached Level 50 in just two days.

This record could no longer be simply described as breaking a record.

It could be said that such a situation was impossible in the hundred-year history of the Eternal World.

The feat of reaching Level 50 in two days had completely attracted the attention of the Eight Great Families.

And the reason they had come up with this Novice Realm reward scheme was to use the level to pinpoint his identity in the real world.

After figuring this out, Ye Xiao's first reaction was not to go.

As long as he didn't go, the Eight Great Families naturally wouldn't be able to find out his real-world identity.

But then, Ye Xiao immediately showed a wry smile.

It had to be said that none of the Eight Great Families, who had stood firm in the Eternal World for a hundred years, were simple.

After that announcement, many people in the chat channel had already started to reveal that the bonus this time was very generous.

Even if you were a good-for-nothing at only Level 10, you could still receive a 100,000 bonus.

If you were Level 20, you could receive a 200,000 bonus.

The higher the level, the more bonus you received.

Facing such an activity that carried no risks and allowed one to gain a large sum of eternal coins for free.

It was believed that no one, unless they were a fool, would refuse.

As a result, the number of people who wouldn't go would be very few.

In that case, the Eight Great Families would only need to focus on those new Professionals who didn't go to collect the reward, making it easier to pinpoint his identity.

This was a blatant open conspiracy.

As for the purpose of the Eight Great Families finding him.

Aside from the Zhao Family, which was hard to say, the others were most likely not malicious.

They simply wanted to absorb him into their ranks.

Perhaps to others, this was a great opportunity.

After all, in previous years, the first place on the Path of Exile leaderboard and the new Professionals who earned the title of Rookie King.

All eventually became members of one of the Eight Great Families, and were even overjoyed about it.

Of course, there was also the case where they were already members of the Eight Great Families themselves, such as Zhao Hao the year before last.

If it had been earlier, Ye Xiao naturally wouldn't have minded doing so.

But now, he clearly possessed a super-divine Talent and extremely exaggerated combat power.

Joining a certain force as a henchman, losing his say and freedom, was clearly not what he wanted.

However, how to refuse the Eight Great Families became a problem.

Those who could become top forces were not easy to deal with.

And in the past ten years or so, as the Abyss Demons were gradually suppressed by the Alliance.

The Alliance naturally did not lack combat power.

Once they found a threat to their status, these people would not care about anything else.

Perhaps in the Eternal World, they couldn't find Ye Xiao.

But the real world was much, much smaller than the Eternal World.

And there were no regional restrictions.

As a result, Ye Xiao would be quite passive in the real world.

However, he soon smiled.

Then, he directly chanted silently in his mind.

In the blink of an eye, he returned to the real world.

He had decided to go and collect the reward.

Anyway, whether he went or not, he would soon be found by the Eight Great Families.

Since that was the case, not taking advantage of a good deal was foolish.

He would take the bonus first.

Furthermore, Ye Xiao already had a plan in mind.

Even if his identity was truly exposed, he wasn't afraid.

Ye Xiao's first entry into the Eternal World lasted 24 hours, and after returning to reality, he needed to rest for more than two hours before being able to re-enter the Eternal World.

But as his attributes were already close to those of a Level 150 Five-Turn Professional.

He could completely stay in the Eternal World for two or three more days.

And in reality, he would only need to rest for an hour before being able to return to the Eternal World.

One hour was actually enough for those powerful Professionals to find him and make a move.

But he could completely wait an hour before going to collect the bonus, and then directly enter the Eternal World.

As for the next time he returned to the real world.

Ye Xiao believed that with his growth rate, his stay time would definitely not exceed half an hour, or even just a dozen minutes.

Within such a short period, it would not be easy for the experts of the Eight Great Families to find him.

And this was probably the reason why the Eight Great Families were willing to spend hundreds of millions to urgently find him.

Because they also knew that once he grew up.

It would not be so easy to locate him in the real world in the future.

Unfortunately, they didn't know that he wasn't Level 50, but already Level 60.

As long as he could advance to Second Turn before Path of Exile, Ye Xiao was confident in quickly reaching Level 90 in Path of Exile.

Originally, Ye Xiao was a bit worried about whether he could complete his Second Turn before Path of Exile opened.

The Phantom Labyrinth quest was well-known, and Ye Xiao had often heard his teachers explain it in school.

Naturally, he knew the difficulties involved.

Originally, Ye Xiao had no money, so he planned to brute-force it.

But now, the Eight Great Families suddenly made this move.

It gave Ye Xiao an idea.

According to his Level 60, he could receive 600,000 eternal coins.

And with this 600,000, he would have a way to quickly clear the Phantom Labyrinth.

This time, the Eight Great Families were probably going to lose both the wife and the soldiers.

Thinking of this, a slight smile appeared at the corner of Ye Xiao's mouth.

After nearly an hour.

Ye Xiao went directly to Yun City First Middle School.

At this time, many people had already gathered on campus.

Ye Xiao also saw several familiar faces.

They were his former classmates.

However, their relationship was average.

Ye Xiao had no interest in going up to chat.

He scanned around but didn't find Fatty Chu, nor did he see any new messages from him.

Presumably, he was delayed in the Eternal World and hadn't come out yet.

Shaking his head, Ye Xiao decided not to wait anymore.

He followed the crowd to the testing room.

Ten energy detection instruments had already been set up there.

Ye Xiao looked at the instrument introduction next to them and immediately understood the process.

Ten people would enter at a time, each corresponding to a single instrument.

By placing one's hand on the instrument, it would automatically determine the level.

And automatically distribute the corresponding reward.

During the entire process, no second person would be present.

This was clearly to protect the privacy of the new Professionals.

Ye Xiao, of course, knew about these energy detection instruments.

They indeed would not reveal any information about the Professional.

But the amount of the bonus distributed would reveal information.

After all, his level was unique; by checking the records afterward, they could quickly narrow down the scope.

Fortunately, the inspection process was not short, which gave Ye Xiao ample time.

After queuing for a while, it was finally Ye Xiao's turn.

Ye Xiao didn't hesitate and placed his hand on the instrument.

The next second, the instrument emitted a wave of energy, and then a line of text appeared on the screen.

“Your level has been detected as 60. A bonus of 600,000 eternal coins has been issued.”

Soon, Ye Xiao received 600,000 in bonus.

He turned and left the academy without hurrying.

Then he walked towards outside the city.

Since his information was destined to be exposed, Ye Xiao naturally wouldn't be so foolish as to continue staying in his original residence, giving others a chance to lie in wait.

To limit the destructive power of Professionals, the Alliance stipulated that skills could not be used in the city, and a large number of enforcers were dispatched to patrol 24 hours a day.

Once discovered, they would be forcibly detained and then judged according to the severity of the offense, with a minimum of three years.

To avoid trouble, Ye Xiao naturally would not use skills in the city.

Until he reached outside the city, he directly activated Divinity Speed.

The next second, his speed was maximized, and he rushed towards the distance.

He did not take public transportation.

Because that would easily expose his location.

And his destination for this trip was Linyuan Town, the frontline town closest to the Abyss Cave.

It was constantly harassed by Abyss Demons, so the order there was very chaotic.

Naturally, it became Ye Xiao's best hiding place at the moment.

However, less than an hour after Ye Xiao left.

In Yun City Middle School, a figure hurried out, with a look of solemnity mixed with excitement.

(There are too many things to do before the New Year. I can only guarantee two basic chapters a day. I need to save drafts for the New Year, but currently, there are about 100,000 readers.

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