Friend Message:
[Qing Ying: Brother Mortal World, a team has already arrived in Skyward City and joined Skyward Academy.]
"So soon?"
Seeing this message, Jiang Chen raised an eyebrow slightly.
Although Jiang Chen was somewhat surprised that someone had already reached the Royal City, he knew it was within reason.
After all, these leveling warriors often only sleep three to four hours, each more resilient than the last.
Jiang Chen had been in the Royal City for a while, and with moving today, he hadn't been online for most of the day. It made sense that a team had reached level 20.
However, this was nearly half a day faster than in his previous life.
"The leveling speed depends on the players' strength. It seems players have generally become stronger, at least the top-tier ones are stronger than in the past."
Jiang Chen murmured to himself, having guessed the general reason.
Because he had sold a lot of high-quality equipment in the market and completed the server-wide quest, those players who were already strong naturally increased their leveling efficiency significantly with these timeline-surpassing items.
And the more strong players there are, the more benefits other players can gain from them.
For instance, low-level equipment becomes cheaper faster.
This is the chain reaction brought about by the butterfly effect.
"By tomorrow at the latest, most of the first-tier players will flood into the Royal City."
Jiang Chen made a judgment in his heart, then left the residential area of the church's inner courtyard with large strides, heading to Skyward Academy to learn skills.
As he passed the main hall of the church, Jiang Chen saw a group of acolytes praying together in front of the God of Light statue under the guidance of a priest.
The statue of the God of Light, which Jiang Chen had previously cracked, had now been replaced with a new one.
Jiang Chen glanced casually and saw Eilili standing in the corner of the crowd, hands clasped, eyes closed in prayer.
He didn't disturb her, just took a glance and left the main hall, quickly passing through the outer hall and exiting the church.
Since mounts couldn't be ridden within the city, Jiang Chen had to walk towards Skyward Academy.
After walking for a full 15 minutes, Jiang Chen finally arrived at the main gate of Skyward Academy.
As soon as he got there, he saw a four-player team being led into the academy by several Skyward Academy students.
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Among these students was Kai Qiang.
And Jiang Chen recognized this four-person team.
They were the group he had encountered at Scarlet Flame Mountain, led by Jian Qi Heng Qiu.
Jiang Chen remembered they had bought equipment from him.
At this moment, they all seemed very curious, observing everything within the academy.
Especially the female priest named "Xiao Chun Qi Si Hui Sheng," who was excitedly saying, "I didn't expect the Royal City to have an academy, and they even have a welcoming ceremony. It seems we're being treated quite well!"
"Kai Qiang just said the welcoming ceremony involves sparring with them, which sounds quite interesting."
The speaker was the knight named "Xiao An Bu Dong Ru Shan."
"What do you think, if we accidentally kill a student during the sparring, will we be held responsible?" The archer "Xian Duan You Shui Ting" chuckled as he spoke.
"We probably won't kill anyone; it's likely just for show." Jian Qi Heng Qiu calmly analyzed.
...
Jiang Chen, walking not far away, couldn't help but chuckle inwardly as he listened to their conversation.
They're still too young; soon they'll understand what a real beating is.
Especially since Jiang Chen noticed Kai Qiang at the front, who didn't look too pleased.
Probably still holding a grudge from the last time Jiang Chen beat him up, with no outlet for his frustration.
Of course, this had nothing to do with Jiang Chen; he was here to learn skills.
Jiang Chen quickly passed by, and just as he was about to turn into the left corridor, Kai Qiang, at the front of the crowd on the right, noticed Jiang Chen.
"Greetings, Brother Mortal World."
Kai Qiang immediately called out.
The phrasing sounded quite odd because "greetings" implies a respectful salutation, a humble term.
And he added "Brother" afterward.
But who uses humble terms for a junior?
Yet, that's exactly what Kai Qiang said, and his tone was very respectful, as if he were the junior.
Because of this call, the other students present also looked towards Jiang Chen.
And they all respectfully called out, "Greetings, Brother Mortal World!"
This scene left Jian Qi Heng Qiu and his group, following behind the crowd, completely bewildered.
"It's him? The National Server's Number One Priest!"
"That's right, he arrived at the Royal City before us. I didn't expect he'd also come to Skyward City."
"Come to think of it, the students of Skyward Academy are quite polite, really nice!"
"This isn't just politeness, is it? It's outright respect. The player's status is incredibly high!"
Jian Qi Heng Qiu and his group began discussing among themselves.
Seeing Jiang Chen being treated this way, they couldn't help but straighten their backs a bit, after all, they were players too.
They naturally assumed they would receive the same treatment at Skyward Academy.
Having status, being respected!
Jiang Chen had no choice but to stop, looking at the students who were all staring at him, and said helplessly, "Is there something you need?"
"No, no!"
Kai Qiang quickly shook his head, then asked, "I wonder what Brother Mortal World is going to do, do you need any help?"
"I'm going to learn skills," Jiang Chen replied directly.
"Learn skills?"
Kai Qiang's eyes suddenly lit up, and he said, "So, Brother Mortal World is going to the Skill Pavilion to select skills?"
"What else?"
Jiang Chen was slightly puzzled.
"I'll come to cheer for you later, Brother Mortal World!"
Kai Qiang said, then turned to Jian Qi Heng Qiu and his group behind him, saying, "Hurry up and finish the welcoming ceremony, I want to watch Brother Mortal World select skills!"
"Why is he treating us so poorly?"
Over here, the female priest named Xiao Chun muttered somewhat discontentedly.
"Probably because we haven't completed the welcoming ceremony yet, so we're not officially part of Skyward Academy. His attitude should improve by then." Knight Xiao An replied with a smile.
With that, they followed Kai Qiang towards the Training Ground.
At this moment, Kai Qiang was still muttering to himself, "Brother Mortal World is so powerful, I wonder what star-level skills he'll obtain, it's really intriguing!"
On the other side.
Jiang Chen felt a bit baffled.
He shook his head helplessly and turned to head down the left corridor.
Passing through the long corridor, Jiang Chen arrived at a small square.
The ground was paved with green stone bricks, and in the middle of the square stood a five-story pavilion.
Approaching it, he could see the large characters "Skyward Skill Pavilion" written above the entrance on the first floor.
At the same time, a graceful woman stood at the entrance, identified as the administrator of the Skyward Skill Pavilion.
"Hello, I'd like to go in and select skills."
Jiang Chen walked over.
"Mortal World, as a new student, you temporarily have one opportunity to select a skill."
The graceful woman said expressionlessly, "Please go in!"
"Thank you."
With that, Jiang Chen quickly entered the five-story pavilion.
The inside of the pavilion was very spacious.
From the outside, it appeared to have five stories, but inside, it was a single space.
In the center stood a white stone pillar that seemed to reach the sky, extending to the top of the pavilion.
It was clearly divided into five sections.
Presumably corresponding to the five stories of the pavilion.
Apart from this, there was nothing else inside.
Jiang Chen approached the stone pillar and saw the information displayed on it.
[Skill Stone Pillar: Through this pillar, you can obtain skills.]
[Hint 1: Place your hand on the Skill Stone Pillar, and it will assess your abilities to select appropriate skills for you. The stronger your abilities, the higher the skill star level, with a maximum of five stars.]
[Hint 2: If you disagree with the pillar's assessment, you can choose to undergo an ability test.]
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