88: Enter Shenxia Academy

"Trial Grounds? What kind of place is that?"

Song Ming said with confusion.

Gu Changhui explained with a smile, "The Trial Grounds are located on a remote island. It's a place specifically used by Divine Xia Academy to temper the Professionals within the academy."

"Excellent new students like you, as well as some outstanding senior students with exceptional strength, will choose to enter the Trial Grounds."

"While killing monsters in the Trial Grounds, you will also earn credits."

"The benefits you gain there won't be worse than in the True Secret Realm here; in fact, they might even be higher. In short, if you want to gain a massive amount of experience, that is definitely a great place to go!"

Hearing this, Song Ming nodded.

Since Gu Changhui put it that way, he saw no reason to refuse.

Moreover, this Trial Grounds sounded very much to his liking and could perfectly satisfy his requirement for rapid leveling.

After all, he didn't lack damage-dealing capability.

Currently, Song Ming was Level 66.

His sole Divine-Grade talent, Limitless Breakthrough, had also been upgraded to Level 7.

Now he could gain seven skill points per second.

In a single day, he could harvest over 300,000 skill points.

When the time came, he could learn some minor skills and upgrade them to Heaven Rank.

Or he could choose an existing skill and completely elevate it to a Forbidden Spell.

Both were excellent decisions.

At least within the scope of Level 100, no one would be a match for him.

Seeing this, Gu Changhui couldn't help but show a smile on his face.

"In that case, I'll have someone make the arrangements right away. You can head directly to Divine Xia Academy now. Once you arrive, I'll have someone guide you!"

Song Ming then said, "Then thank you, Director Gu!"

Gu Changhui waved his hand, "No need to thank me. It's precisely because of geniuses like you that our Great Xia Country can remain prosperous and enduring!"

Afterwards, Song Ming exchanged a few more polite words with Gu Changhui and Chang Dong.

Then, Gu Changhui had his secretary bring over a stone emitting a white fluorescent light, inscribed with a circle of complex runes.

He handed it to Song Ming and said, "The final opening time for the Trial Grounds is probably within the next few days. This large teleportation stone is for you; it can save you some travel time!"

After saying that, he left the place with Chang Dong.

Song Ming's gaze then fell upon the large teleportation stone in his hand.

Meng Li and the other person, who had hardly dared to breathe, finally let out a sigh of relief now that Gu Changhui had left.

This man was a genuine heavyweight in Great Xia Country.

All the Secret Realms in the entire East China Region were under his management.

It could be said that if a Professional offended him,

they would probably never advance in Rank again in their lifetime.

Because no dungeon would allow them entry, no matter how much money they paid.

This was enough to show the influence of Gu Changhui, the Director of the Secret Realm Management Bureau.

Then, Zhang Xinhua looked at the stone, about half the size of a palm, in Song Ming's hand with envy. "Junior, it seems Director Gu thinks very highly of you!"

Hearing this, Song Ming looked at Zhang Xinhua somewhat puzzled.

Meng Li couldn't help but jump in first, "Junior, you probably don't know the value of this large teleportation stone, do you?"

"On the market, the teleportation stones we Professionals can buy are all Lesser Teleportation Stones. They can only be used once, have a very short teleportation distance, only about a hundred kilometers."

"But the large teleportation stone is different. With it, you can instantly teleport to any location in the entire country, and it can be used three times!"

"large teleportation stones are priceless and rarely available on the market. They are usually only produced in some special Secret Realm dungeons, and the difficulty of obtaining them is extremely high."

"So, using a large teleportation stone for travel is actually a very luxurious thing!"

Song Ming suddenly understood.

So the stone in his hand was this precious.

From this, it was clear that Gu Changhui indeed thought very highly of him.

Song Ming then said, "In that case, you two probably need to return to the academy to hand in the mission as well, right? Let's go together then!"

Meng Li and Zhang Xinhua's breathing quickened a bit.

They never dared to imagine that in their lifetime they would use a large teleportation stone for travel.

This was too extravagant!

But since Song Ming said so, they reluctantly agreed.

After all, it wasn't the first or second time they had benefited from their junior's good fortune.

They were pretty much used to it.

After fiddling with the large teleportation stone for a while, Song Ming asked somewhat sheepishly, "Senior, how do you use this thing?"

He had never used this kind of large teleportation stone before.

He did have some understanding of Lesser Teleportation Stones; you just had to crush them to be randomly teleported to a location a hundred kilometers away.

So, at this moment, he shouldn't use it recklessly.

Zhang Xinhua quickly said, "It's very simple. Just visualize the place you want to go in your mind, and then channel Mental Energy into it!"

Hearing this, Song Ming handed the stone to her and said, "If that's the case, then I'll leave it to you to use!"

Zhang Xinhua nodded, only then realizing that as a new student, her junior had never been to Divine Xia Academy before.

She then channeled Mental Energy into the large teleportation stone.

Immediately, the white light on the stone intensified, eventually enveloping Song Ming and the other two.

The next instant,

their figures disappeared from the spot.

When they reappeared, they had arrived at the main gate of Divine Xia Academy.

Song Ming looked up and saw a giant gate, over ten meters high and hundreds of meters wide, come into view.

And above this gate,

were written four large, flowing characters.

Divine Xia Academy.

Standing before this gate, Song Ming and the others appeared extremely small.

Moreover, the feeling this gate gave him wasn't just sturdiness, but also an indescribable sense of danger.

As if any stranger daring to trespass through the academy gate would be instantly annihilated by this portal.

Taking out his student card, Meng Li explained to Song Ming, "This gate serves as both a barrier and a weapon. Even top-tier experts wouldn't dare to barge in lightly!"

Song Ming nodded, then retrieved the black card given to him by God Yi from his backpack space.

This card contained his credits and also served as his identification.

The three presented their cards and smoothly entered Divine Xia Academy.

Once inside the campus,

Zhang Xinhua headed straight for the Mission Hall.

They had basically struck gold with this mission. Not only did they not have to do anything, but they also gained a massive amount of experience and rewards for free.

Moreover, with the mission completed, they also received credits and money.

This resulted in the two of them, after returning to the academy, having smiles that never left their upturned lips.

Meng Li, meanwhile, took Song Ming to the Residential Area.

Planning to get him settled first.

The Residential Area was very large and was divided into several zones.

There was a Villa District, a Leisure District, and dormitory areas for single, double, and quadruple occupancy.

In the academy, accommodation also required spending credits.

To live well, the credits spent would definitely not be few.

Meng Li pointed at a dormitory building and said, "Junior, that's the quadruple-occupancy dormitory building. Four people share one room. It's a bit crowded, but it only costs five credits per month!"

Then he began explaining to Song Ming the credit costs for different accommodation conditions in the Residential Area.

Double Dormitory: 10 credits per month.

Single Dormitory: 50 credits per month.

As for a standalone villa, that would cost 100 credits per month.

"Junior, I still recommend you start with the Quadruple Dormitory as a transition. New students get free accommodation for the first three months. After you complete some missions and have credits, then moving to a Single Dormitory won't be too late!"

Meng Li said thoughtfully.

Song Ming, however, remembered what God Yi had told him before. How many points were in that black card of his?

Thirteen thousand points!

"No need. I prefer peace and quiet. Let's go take a look at the Villa District instead!" Song Ming said with a smile.