"Mortal World, you're straightforward. Once the deal is done, you'll definitely get your share!"
Qian Xingtianxia was in high spirits, having already put the disappointment of acquiring a two-star skill behind him.
"Alright, when do you plan to set off?" Jiang Chen asked.
"No rush for now. My two teammates haven't chosen their skills yet, and we still need to go to the palace for a class change. It'll take some time."
Qian Xingtianxia glanced at the time and said, "It's 3:30 PM now. How about we set off at 6 PM?"
"No problem."
Jiang Chen nodded, "See you at six."
After adding each other as friends, Jiang Chen turned and headed towards the leveling room.
Just as he reached the back of the Skill Pavilion, several figures quickly caught up to him.
"Brother Mortal World!"
Qing Ying's voice called out from behind.
Tao Xiaoyao and Yuna were also following along.
"I'm going to check out the leveling room. You guys can do your own thing for now."
Jiang Chen turned back to look at the girls.
"No, Brother Mortal World, I have something to tell you."
Qing Ying quickly approached and whispered.
"What's up?"
Jiang Chen was slightly puzzled.
Qing Ying said seriously, "That Qian Xingtianxia you were talking to just now, their team's mage isn't a good person."
Jiang Chen frowned slightly, "The one called Zainxia Faye?"
Qing Ying nodded, a bit indignant, "Yes, he just tried to grope Yuna, but luckily Grey stopped him!"
"Really?"
Jiang Chen narrowed his eyes, his expression turning cold.
"Big brother, I'm fine."
Yuna smiled faintly and shook her head.
"As long as you're okay."
Jiang Chen smiled at Yuna and then said, "If you encounter bad people in the future who want to mess with you, just hit them. Don't be afraid."
"Okay!"
Yuna nodded obediently, her eyes full of Jiang Chen.
"Don't worry, I have no real ties with them, just mutual use."
Jiang Chen then looked at Qing Ying and Tao Xiaoyao, "Go do your own thing for now. I'm going to the leveling room to level up."
"Then I'll go to the leveling room too. I haven't used up my time yet."
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"Me too."
Qing Ying and Tao Xiaoyao said respectively.
"Alright, don't waste the leveling room time."
In the past, many players were envious of the leveling room, wanting to get in but couldn't.
Jiang Chen nodded and then said to Yuna, "By the way, Yuna, Dean Bei Ming is teaching you, right? You should listen to him more."
"Yes, that white-bearded old man taught me some training methods, said it could speed up my leveling, and even prepared a training room for me." Yuna nodded in response.
"White-bearded old man?"
Jiang Chen couldn't help but chuckle, then said, "Then you should go to the training room first."
"But I want to be with big brother."
Yuna looked at Jiang Chen with a pitiful expression.
"Uh..."
Jiang Chen was momentarily at a loss for how to respond, especially with her puppy eyes, which could kill.
Seeing this, Qing Ying immediately said, "Yuna, you need to get stronger to help Brother Mortal World."
Jiang Chen added, "Right, when you get stronger, you'll be able to protect yourself better. I'll be at the academy for now, and I'll take you out later."
"Alright, I'll get stronger quickly to help big brother."
Yuna raised her small pink fist, her eyes full of determination, and turned to leave.
Afterward, Jiang Chen and the two girls went to the academy's leveling room together.
It was a square building.
In the middle of the entrance was a straight corridor.
On either side of the corridor were rows of doors.
"Brother Mortal World, we'll go in first."
Qing Ying and Tao Xiaoyao each pushed open a door and went inside.
Jiang Chen also chose a room and stepped in.
[You have entered the Skyward Academy leveling room.]
With the system prompt, Jiang Chen found himself in a spacious indoor area.
It looked larger than the entire leveling room from the outside.
The floor and walls were all a pale gray.
Near the entrance, there was a crystal pillar as tall as a person.
It displayed:
[Student: Mortal World.]
[Today's leveling room usage time: three hours.]
[Touch the crystal pillar to start leveling.]
"Start."
Jiang Chen quickly placed his hand on the crystal pillar.
Instantly, a group of scarecrows appeared out of thin air in the spacious room.
[Scarecrow: LV20]
Jiang Chen knew that the scarecrow's level was determined by the player entering.
The scarecrows wouldn't attack but had the experience of a level 20 common wild monster.
Moreover, their health bar was quite peculiar, being white.
Whether attacked or healed, their health bar would decrease.
"Small Holy Light Apocalypse Array."
Jiang Chen murmured.
A red circle appeared on the ground, inscribed with some chaotic patterns.
It looked nothing like the previous hexagram magic array.
Jiang Chen knew this was the effect of the Transformation Stone.
It could change the visual effects of skills.
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The red light enveloped the eight scarecrows in the room, and identical damage numbers floated above their heads.
Then they fell instantly.
These scarecrows had lower health than normal wild monsters.
A few seconds later, a second batch of scarecrows appeared out of thin air.
But they were immediately drained of their health by the still-active Small Holy Light Apocalypse Array.
Then came the third batch of scarecrows.
...
During this time.
Jiang Chen also tested other skills.
He found that the Healing Spell turned into a red light descending on the target.
And the Healing Ray turned green, somewhat resembling a chain of lightning, connecting to the scarecrows.
The most interesting was the Angel's Hymn.
When casting this skill.
A war god's figure formed above Jiang Chen's head, clad in gold armor, wielding a giant sword in both hands.
The originally scattered starlight turned into pale green Sword Qi, continuously shooting from the sky to the ground.
"This effect is really not bad!"
Jiang Chen couldn't help but marvel.
Then he turned off the Transformation Stone's effect, and the skills reverted to their original appearance.
In this way, Jiang Chen spent over an hour playing with skills in the leveling room.
His experience points also increased by nearly 15%, reaching level 20 (72.3%).
"With two hours of leveling room time left, I can reach level 21. Didn't expect it to be this fast!"
Looking at his experience points, Jiang Chen's face lit up with joy.
At the same time, he received a message from a friend.
It was from Xia Rui'er.
[Rui'er: Jiang Chen, did you really move out? I just quit my job and came back to find your room empty. You didn't wait for me?]
[Mortal World: I'm at No. 1 Manor in Star City, Villa 21. You can move in now.]
[Rui'er: A villa? You really are rich. Never mind, I won't move today. I'll come over tomorrow. By the way, I just arrived at your shop and saw someone waiting here, saying they want to buy equipment.]
[Mortal World: Who?]
[Rui'er: Someone named Qian Xingtianxia. He doesn't seem short on money. How much should I sell it for?]
[Mortal World: Hold on a moment.]
After replying, Jiang Chen quickly checked the marketplace.
There were two gold-level pieces of equipment being auctioned.
One had over an hour left before the auction ended and had already reached gold.
Then, Jiang Chen checked the transaction history.
He found that the most recent gold equipment was sold last night for gold.
"Looks like the price has dropped a bit."
Jiang Chen muttered to himself and then replied with a message.
[Mortal World: No less than gold.]
[Rui'er: Got it.]
Afterward.
Jiang Chen continued to farm scarecrows in the leveling room.
An hour and a half later, at 6 PM.
Jiang Chen received a message from Qian Xingtianxia.
[Qian Xingtianxia: Mortal World, you really didn't lie to me. I bought two great pieces of equipment in Giant Deer City! We can set off now. How's it going on your end?]
"Two pieces? As expected of you!"
Jiang Chen's face broke into a smile.
[Mortal World: Qian, give me twenty to thirty minutes. Let's meet at the North City Gate.]
Quiet Valley was located north of Skyward City.
[Qian Xingtianxia: No problem!]
Closing the chat interface, Jiang Chen glanced at his experience bar, which had increased by another 22%, reaching level 20 (94.9%).
In at most half an hour, he would reach level 21!
Just in time to use up the leveling room time.
"Three hours in the leveling room can give me almost half a level of experience, not bad!"
As he spoke, Jiang Chen cast his skills.
Batch after batch of scarecrows fell quickly.
...
Twenty-six minutes later.
A delightful prompt appeared.
[Your level has increased to: 21!]
[Your four attributes +1 point, and you gain 4 free attribute points.]
"Leveled up!"
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