382: Middle-earth's quota! (asking for monthly tickets)

At this moment, not only Jin Lingyu, but also the Old Principal and other teachers and Students, were deep in thought.

They suddenly realized that their attention had always been on the golden small tower named Linglong Pagoda.

However, Jiang Yuan's battles always featured two golden small towers on his head.

The other golden small tower seemed to display no function, which led everyone to ignore it.

Furthermore, the effect of the Linglong Pagoda was indeed very impressive.

But now it seems that this golden small tower's defense is much higher than the other's?

Or, perhaps, the two golden small towers are actually one and the same?

Well, it's not impossible!

Everyone's eyes lit up as if they had discovered a new continent, but then they frowned again.

If that were truly the case, then to destroy the equipment Skill Card effects, two cards would be needed.

Moreover, this situation is highly unlikely to occur.

Who would carry two identical Skill Cards on themselves for no reason?

And these two golden small towers basically appear at the same time; just this point alone can negate such a possibility.

But, if they are not the same, then what is the ability of the other golden small tower?

"So, if you want to defeat Jiang Yuan, what should you do?"

Jin Lingyu smiled as he looked at the Students below: "You know, Jiang Yuan is constantly challenging downwards, so it might be your turn at any time."

After Jin Lingyu finished speaking, everyone looked up at the spectator stands in the virtual Martial Arts Arena.

After ending his battle, Jiang Yuan returned to his previous spot expressionlessly and began to queue for his next opponent.

"Um, Teacher..."

As Jiang Yuan looked up at the Martial Arts Arena, a Student from Jin Lingyu's class also raised his hand with a bitter expression.

"Hmm?"

"I, it seems I've been chosen. Jiang Yuan's next opponent is me."

"Ha."

Jin Lingyu chuckled after hearing this, then waved his hand: "Alright, go ahead. Remember to come back and tell us how it felt to fight him after the battle."

"Okay..."

The Student who had just raised his hand looked crestfallen and walked dejectedly towards the Martial Arts Arena.

There was nothing he could do; he hadn't prepared anything beforehand.

Without a Shadow Duel or other such Skill Cards that target only one person, he would most likely face Nezha or Zhao Gongming.

"The lecture will pause for a moment. Everyone can think about how to deal with Jiang Yuan, and then later you can also observe your classmate's approach."

Since there was no battle currently in the arena, Jin Lingyu sat down after speaking and also pondered how he would deal with Jiang Yuan if he faced him.

Of course, this was under the condition of equal strength.

After all, with his current strength facing Jiang Yuan, let alone two golden small towers, even if there were ten more, he still wouldn't be able to block them.

In the Martial Arts Arena, since there was no battle on the field, Jiang Yuan immediately went on stage to prepare for the fight after his opponent arrived.

At the same time, Liu Xiaofei also received many order messages.

All of them were for the Shadow Duel card.

However, Liu Xiaofei's current inventory was completely insufficient, so he could only call Mu Qianshan.

After all, Mu Qianshan had also acquired some Shadow Duel Skill Cards from him before.

"You don't have much left either?"

Liu Xiaofei was a bit puzzled; when did his cards become so popular?

"Yeah."

Mu Qianshan smiled happily: "It should be Jiang Yuan. He's been challenging the Sixth Realm rankings recently."

"Jiang Yuan?"

Liu Xiaofei was stunned: "When did he break through to the Sixth Realm?"

Recalling his battle with him, it felt like it was just yesterday.

He had just broken through a small level, and the other party was already in the Sixth Realm?

Is this reasonable?

"Yeah, I'm also planning to break through these two days. I'll start once Jiang Yuan successfully completes his challenge."

Mu Qianshan smiled happily: "Jiang Yuan challenging the rankings seems to have brought a lot more business to our school these two days."

"Isn't that the truth..."

Liu Xiaofei recalled that when Jiang Yuan challenged the fourth-year rankings, the commotion he caused was also considerable.

He understood it then.

"Alright, then I'll refer these customers to you. Remember to give me a higher commission then."

"Okay, no problem!"

Mu Qianshan nodded enthusiastically and agreed, then received another call.

"Skill Cards that attack the mind? Yes, of course, I have them. Which kind do you want? I have Soul Shock, Seed of Fear, Soul-Reaping Bell, and so on."

Mu Qianshan happily conducted his small business.

Meanwhile, the Old Principal's virtual Martial Arts Arena room also became lively.

"What do you say, how about giving one of the Central Land slots to Jiang Yuan?"

The Old Principal looked at the Vice Principals in front of him and asked directly without any preamble.

"Speaking of which, Jiang Yuan's combat power is sufficient, but hasn't he just broken through to the Sixth Realm?"

The bald Vice Principal of the combat department asked, somewhat puzzled.

You know, in that Central Land area, apart from the indigenous people, most of them are Seventh Realm and above.

Of course, even among the indigenous Central Landers, most of those below the Seventh Realm have been sent out.

There's no other way; that place is too chaotic.

Although it's said that strength and wealth are the most top-tier on this continent.

The problem is, the danger is also equally high.

The Demon Race, Demon Race, Angel Clan, Giant Demon Clan, and other First Sequence Race's heavenly caves are practically clustered in that area.

According to ancient records, that area was also where the heavenly caves first opened.

It's better now; battles are resolved within the heavenly caves.

For a long time before, it was rare for the Central Land to not experience an alien invasion in a single day.

Under such circumstances, the Central Land naturally became a gathering place for the strongest individuals on the entire continent.

And in a place where the strongest gather, the consumption of Skill Cards and various elixirs and heavenly material and earthly treasure is also very large, naturally attracting a group of very bold merchants.

Bolder merchants, facing these powerful individuals, naturally sold more high-end "goods." With higher capital costs, the profits were also higher.

Thus, the people in the Central Land became stronger and richer, gradually becoming the most desired place for Card Masters across the entire continent.

However, entering the Central Land requires an examination.

Not only does it require an examination, but it also requires a recommendation.

This person can be the principal of a certain academy, the mayor of a certain city, or the person in charge of the military stationed in a certain city.

Only with their recommendation can one participate in the assessment, and only by passing the assessment can one enter the Central Land.

If the examinee passes, the recommender will also receive a portion of the reward or political achievement.

Of course, if too many people are recommended each year but the pass rate is relatively low, recommendations will be prohibited for a period of time.

There's no other way; the Central Land area is simply too dangerous.

Not to mention anything else, last month the heavenly cave was lost, and people from the Demon Race even broke in.

At such a time, if one's strength is not strong enough, the outcome is self-evident.

However, Jiang Yuan is only a Student who has just broken through to the Sixth Realm.

The minimum requirement for the assessment there is the Seventh Realm.

Isn't it a bit too early to bring this up now?

"Let's just reserve a spot for now. Once he breaks through to the Seventh Realm, he can go directly for the assessment."

"It seems, it's not impossible."

Li Yueying nodded: "However, going to the Central Land at the Seventh Realm, will it work?"

Although the assessment requires at least the Seventh Realm, people usually only participate in the assessment and enter the Central Land when they are in the Eighth Realm, or have broken through to the Shi Shen Late Stage of the Seventh Realm.

But judging from the Old Principal's intention, he clearly wants Jiang Yuan to participate in the assessment as soon as he breaks through to the Seventh Realm.

"Jiang Yuan's strength should be fine."

Wang Wenqing looked at Li Yueying with an unreadable expression: "If you don't trust your own disciple at all, then what kind of teacher are you?"

"Yes, yes, yes, you trust your disciple the most, but Jiang Yuan still chose me in the end."

Li Yueying rolled her eyes and didn't want to continue talking with Wang Wenqing.

Those with different paths do not conspire together!

Especially after what Wang Wenqing had done before.

Wang Wenqing naturally understood what Li Yueying's words just meant.

His face darkened, and just as he was about to say something, Li Yueying had already turned her head away, no longer looking at him.

A sentence caught in his throat, Wang Wenqing felt very displeased.

However, he did not say anything further.

"Alright, since there's no problem, then it's settled."

The Old Principal smiled happily. Now that this matter was confirmed, even if Jiang Yuan failed to challenge the rankings later and couldn't successfully enter the top one hundred, it wouldn't affect this already decided matter.

As for whether Jiang Yuan could enter the top one hundred with Shi Shen Early Stage strength?

It's basically impossible.

It would be good if he could even enter the top one thousand.

The top one hundred are all seasoned veterans.

Although they might be stuck at a certain level due to their talent, their combat power and methods are not weak.

He is very optimistic about Jiang Yuan.

If Jiang Yuan could advance to Shi Shen Late Stage, then he would undoubtedly reach the first place.

But Jiang Yuan is currently only Shi Shen Early Stage.

Although the Sixth Realm and the Fifth Realm are only one realm apart, they are already two different worlds.

"Good."

"Okay."

"Seconded."

Everyone else also had no objections.

Although Jiang Yuan's current strength is not enough, once he advances to Shi Shen Late Stage, there will basically be no one stronger than him.

They also understood the Old Principal's intention; it was nothing more than reserving a spot, and what's wrong with that?

His strength is sufficient; all that's lacking is time.

As for Jiang Yuan not living to Shi Shen Late Stage?

It's almost impossible. In Jiang Yuan's current situation, even if he wanted to go to a certain race's heavenly cave or the Ten Thousand Races Battlefield, they would stop him.

Even if, by some accident, Jiang Yuan were gone.

But that wouldn't affect the recommended slot; it would just mean one slot became empty, and then someone else would fill it.

If the slots were truly full and they had to ask others to step down to let Jiang Yuan fill it, that would be a big problem.

It would create an enemy for Jiang Yuan out of thin air.

There's no point; they are all human, so it's better not to have internal strife.

No one was foolish; they basically understood after thinking it over.

So, this matter was decided.

After this matter was decided, the Old Principal nodded with satisfaction and continued to look at the arena.

Jiang Yuan in the arena had already gone through two battles, and the third one was currently underway.

After the first battle ended, the opponents for the second and third battles were already present, so the fights began immediately.

Moreover, they did not possess cards similar to Shadow Duel.

Nezha appeared, and the battle ended in no time.

The third battle was also like this; the opponent was a Mech Card Master, one who used long-range artillery-type attack weapons.

However, this did not prevent Nezha from dismantling the opponent's mech and winning the battle in just a moment.

After the battle, Jiang Yuan still calmly returned to his seat and then began to queue for his next opponent.

However, this time the opponent he queued for was not present, and although the appointment was accepted, the battle time was already half an hour later.

Jiang Yuan thought for a moment and decided to go back and eat first.

Seeing Jiang Yuan leave, everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Good, it seems he's not going to continue challenging. We're safe."

"Safe?"

"Look at the match schedule on the Martial Arts Arena. In half an hour, it's already booked, and it's Jiang Yuan's battle."

"But his opponent won't arrive for half an hour, so he left first."

The spectators were buzzing with discussion. Some left the Martial Arts Arena directly, but most were still waiting for Jiang Yuan's next battle.

"Um, should we close the virtual Martial Arts Arena function?"

"No need."

The Old Principal waved his hand: "Jiang Yuan still has a battle later. It seems he intends to keep challenging until he fails."

"Everyone thinks so."

"Hmm, then no need to close it."

"Okay."

The Martial Arts Arena administrator agreed and then left the Old Principal's virtual room.

At the same time, the Student who had just accepted Jiang Yuan's challenge was frantically asking Liu Xiaofei.

"Is there really none left? I can pay more!"

Are you kidding me? Other means to deal with Jiang Yuan were already prepared, but now the most crucial Shadow Duel is gone.

What's the point of playing then?!

You should have said so earlier! If you had said so earlier, I wouldn't have accepted Jiang Yuan's challenge!

"I really don't have any here, but I can recommend someone to you. He might have some."

"Then what are you waiting for, hurry up and refer him!"

"Don't rush."

Liu Xiaofei said, then hung up the call and pushed Mu Qianshan's business card to him.

The Student glanced at the information on the business card and couldn't help but be stunned.

This is?

Didn't he just buy those mental attack cards from him?

You should have told me earlier that you had the Shadow Duel card!