14: Be mindful of moderation! The exchange session has begun.

Shen Pan: "What's the matter?"

After sending the message, Shen Pan inadvertently glanced at someone by the back door.

Jiang Ruolai: "Classmate Shen Pan, what's your hotel room number?

I heard there's a powerhouse with spiritual abilities hiding in Tianhai City; living alone is very dangerous.

I also plan to stay at a hotel. We can look out for each other then."

How do you know that too?

Shen Pan looked suspiciously at Jiang Ruolai, whose dark circles were abnormally heavy.

Did she not sleep all night, or was she overexerting herself?

He had checked into the hotel yesterday as an emergency measure, and not many people in the Martial Administration Bureau even knew!

Was this person secretly stalking him again?

What kind of bad habit was this? It wasn't in the data the System gave him back then!

While his thoughts raced, he gave another suggestion he deemed very useful.

Shen Pan: "Let's not rush that. But Classmate Jiang, you should exercise moderation!"

Jiang Ruolai: "?"

Jiang Ruolai: "!!!"

..."What? Only 15 excellent-rank professions are allowed to compete?

And the arena combat phase was canceled and changed to clearing a Secret Realm!" Wu Ming's expression was exceptionally ugly.

On the way here, he had boasted about defeating a Legendary-rank Profession.

Did the slap in the Face come this quickly?

"Ahem! Classmate Wu Ming, this is a decision from above.

They don't want to see a battle between Prodigies result in someone's state of mind being damaged.

Besides, the venue for this exchange meet was provided by them. Let's just adapt."

The leading teacher from Yinglan City had a shifty gaze.

After all, Shen Pan and that Jiang Ruolai were ruthless individuals who had led dozens of people to hold a stronghold.

They had repelled a surge of over a thousand monsters!

"Heh! Capital, you win!"

Wu Ming covered his eyes and sighed towards the sky, two lines of unwilling tears slowly flowing down.

This was his anger and self-mockery towards the tragic reality.

It was like this every time.

Whenever he was about to soar, capital would inevitably intervene.

Wasn't it just to protect that Shen Pan, to protect a Legendary-rank Profession with a higher future ceiling?

If he defeated him in broad daylight under everyone's watchful eyes, where would the Face of a Legendary-rank Profession go?

If you touch capital's cake, capital will surely set you up.

He understood it all!

"As a knight who never retreats, I will determine victory or defeat with Shen Pan in my own way!"

Looking at the leading teacher's hesitant expression.

Wu Ming smiled indifferently:

"Don't worry, Teacher. I know my limits best. I won't deliberately provoke Shen Pan; it's just a competition of monster-killing speed."

Even if he bore a ban and had to resist capital's targeting with one hand.

He was still invincible below Rank 10 and within three meters!

"My [Annihilation Assault Dance] has already reached level 2. Combined with my excellent-rank halberd...

Even Rank 10 monsters can be quickly killed in an instant!

The BOSS of the entrance examination is only Rank 12!"

He was determined to take the title of Examination King!

After speaking, he ignored the teacher's even stranger gaze, which seemed to contain pity.

He led his teammates, who were angry but didn't dare speak up, to the Secret Realm entrance to rendezvous with the elites of Tianhai City.

Half an hour later.

The last team for the exchange meet finally arrived before the Secret Realm opened.

The captain leading the team from Qinghe City looked at the opponents who had long since finished preparing with a Face full of apologies.

She overlapped her hands over her lower abdomen and bowed.

Inadvertently.

A deep cleavage was revealed, instantly attracting many people's attention.

"I'm very sorry. We encountered a beast attack on the way and had to switch to a bus halfway."

"My name is Su Wan. You can safely leave the healing to me."

Elf-like pointed ears, pale golden long hair, and a plain white long dress outlined a provocative curve that inspired imagination.

Her voice was very delicate and gentle, making one's ears feel purified upon hearing it.

Shen Pan looked up slightly at this temporary teammate who was dressed entirely like an elf.

"It seems the healer has arrived."

He could learn new skills again!

This was Su Wan from Qinghe City, who had awakened the Epic-rank Profession [Elf Priest] this year.

Elves were inherently an intelligent race and one of the races friendliest to humans.

They could be found in some safe Secret Realms on Blue Star.

Such intelligent races that could be communicated with, traded with, and socialized with were not considered monsters.

And those who awakened professions like [Elf Priest], [Vampire Baron], [Dwarf Craftsman], and [Goblin Alchemist]...

Their temperament and appearance would gradually shift toward these transcendent races.

But this wasn't necessarily a good thing.

"Deliberately bowing, white long dress, off-the-shoulder, high-heeled sandals, bare feet?

Heh! Wearing this even though she knows we're clearing a Secret Realm? Is she out here to sell herself?"

Feeling that her persona as a pure and delicate beautiful girl was being completely outdone by this person shaking her 'balls' around.

Combined with a few other factors.

Jiang Ruolai, feeling exceptionally displeased, chuckled coldly under her breath.

Even she had obediently changed into a combat suit that fit her body and was easy to move in!

Even though she didn't think she was small.

Especially visually, her slender and somewhat thin figure would make her look a bit larger.

But she couldn't stand it when someone else was even larger and needed to fight gravity more!

Moreover, this cow's voice was too fake, so cloying that it made her feel nauseous!

Standing next to Jiang Ruolai, Shen Pan's mouth twitched slightly.

Girl, your persona as the little angel school beauty is about to collapse!

It felt like since he had exposed her true nature...

This future Councilor Jiang was becoming less and less bothered to act and was gradually letting herself go.

He and the two from First High School were discussing the combat arrangements and the steps after entering the dungeon.

Only this Spiritual Fangirl was focusing on Classmate Su's lifestyle issues.

But then again... Shen Pan looked at Jiang Ruolai's incredibly clean, delicate, and beautiful Face once more.

He wondered inwardly, where did the dark circles go?

Could she have really drawn them on herself to win sympathy?

After the three teams and six Prodigies got to know each other.

The Mayor of Tianhai City stepped out from somewhere and announced with a smile:

"This exchange meet will be the conquest of this growth-type Secret Realm that was born just half a year ago!"

"Whichever of the three teams kills more monsters and collects resources of higher value will be the champion!"

"Furthermore, the first-ranked team can take all their gains from within the Secret Realm!

The other two teams can take half."

"There are also 30 experience crystals and 30 sets of excellent-rank equipment that will be divided according to Rank!"

The contestants shouted excitedly: "Ohhh!!!"

"The rewards are indeed rich. After Tianhai City's big harvest this year, this mayor has become quite generous!"

The teachers from the other two cities were also very satisfied with the rewards this time.

Because besides the 30 experience crystals being funded by the Imperial Capital and the three cities' joint venture...

The Secret Realm output and the excellent-rank equipment were actually gifted for free by Tianhai City!

Especially the monsters in a growth Secret Realm; at the same Rank, they come with a 50% experience bonus!"

Crack! Crack!

Under the control of several high-level officials from the Martial Administration Bureau, a purple rift slowly tore open at the entrance of the Secret Realm, constantly expanding and extending.

"The three-hour Secret Realm conquest competition begins!"