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#281 - Chapter 280: The Strength of Zhaixing

Xiang Nanzhi raised her head, a hint of reminiscence flashing in her eyes: "That guy was called Ji Ran, once one of the Ten Calamities of the New World, but later, for some inexplicable reason, he broke up with the New World, and then..."

Li Chenqiu couldn't wait to ask: "And then what?"

Xiang Nanzhi pushed Li Chenqiu away: "And then I don't know, I'm not familiar with him."

Li Chenqiu raised an eyebrow: "Not familiar, yet he gave you his Xuan artifact."

Xiang Nanzhi explained: "The reason he gave me his Xuan artifact was because I saved his life; it was an act of gratitude."

"You're not familiar with him, yet you took action to save him?"

Li Chenqiu narrowed his eyes; he always felt that Xiang Nanzhi was hiding something she couldn't reveal.

"At the time, he was being hunted down by people from the Li Consortium. I've always disliked the consortiums, and plus, that guy was one of us, so I helped him out a little, that's all." Xiang Nanzhi spread out her hands.

"The Li Consortium?" Li Chenqiu frowned: "He broke up with the New World; shouldn't the New World be hunting him down?"

"At the time, he was a Nine-Sealed Awakener like me. As a Nine-Sealed Awakener, isn't it normal to offend the consortiums? Before, back in City 11, I killed people from the Ying Consortium to break through. He must have done the same."

"That makes sense."

Li Chenqiu nodded thoughtfully.

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The sun rises and sets, day after day. The one-month assessment was gradually coming to an end.

Ji Ran played two roles, constantly switching between Ji Min and Ji Mu, ensuring that the prison did not fall into turmoil due to Ji Min's death.

The second to last day before the end of the assessment.

District Three, Central Square

The students from both academies gathered here, standing neatly together, each person's face showing more sharpness and less naivety.

In front of the students, Luo Jiu stood quietly, his gaze sweeping across each person's face, revealing a satisfied smile.

"A month has flown by. Those of you who can stand here are all excellent children. Over the past month, you must have accumulated a lot of Contribution Coins!" Luo Jiu said with a smile.

Standing at the back of the line, Li Chenqiu touched his Contribution Card.

Over the past month, he had indeed saved a lot of Contribution Coins.

"Next, your Contribution Coins can come in handy. The academy has prepared many living Awakened Beasts for you. What you need to do is use Contribution Coins to buy them and then kill them. This marks the end of the assessment.

The stronger the Awakened Beast you kill, the higher your final ranking will be. Conversely, the lower your ranking, the bottom twenty will be eliminated!"

"Eliminate twenty people, that's so many!"

"That's too exaggerated, it's almost half!"

"How many Contribution Coins did I save? I can only buy a One-Sealed Awakened Beast, this… can this pass?"

The students whispered to each other. Except for some of the stronger students, most of the students' faces were very unsightly, especially Zhou Qinshu, who was standing at the back of the line.

"Ah—"

Zhou Qinshu stretched out his tone, opened his mouth wide, and stood in place as if he had lost his soul.

Li Chenqiu reached out and put his hand on Zhou Qinshu's shoulder: "Tell me which Awakened Beast you want, I'll buy it for you."

Zhou Qinshu turned his head stiffly, revealing a smile that was uglier than crying: "What if I can't beat it?"

Xiang Nanzhi stretched her head over: "Stir-fried cucumber and eggs, delicious and easy to handle!"

……

The ranking competition ended at noon on the last day.

Qi Mingyue topped the list, followed by Hua Qiu, Ma Qingshan, Zhang Zhixing, Xiang Nanzhi… Zhou Qinshu.

Whether it was good luck or hiding his true strength, Zhou Qinshu successfully passed the entrance examination with the twenty-first to last place.

Li Chenqiu did not participate in this ranking competition because he was participating in the position assessment.

After the ranking competition, the prison guards returned the students' items and also converted the Contribution Coins into Federal Coins, which were distributed to personal bank accounts.

Because Li Chenqiu's amount was relatively large, nearly 8.5 billion Federal Coins, it needed to go through a series of audits before it could be distributed.

The entrance examination and the prison assessment have now ended.

In the evening, a small passenger plane landed on the prison's apron. Under Luo Jiu's organization, the students who passed the examination boarded the passenger plane in an orderly manner, while those young people who did not pass the examination took bumpy trucks and returned the same way.

Li Chenqiu looked at the increasingly smaller prison through the window, feeling a little dazed for some reason.

Xiang Nanzhi reached out and waved her hand in front of Li Chenqiu's eyes: "What are you thinking about?"

Li Chenqiu turned his head: "Thinking about why you're so free."

"If you can't say anything nice, you can choose not to answer." Xiang Nanzhi put her hand to the corner of her mouth and made a zipping motion.

Li Chenqiu glanced at Xiang Nanzhi indifferently, turned his head away, and ignored Xiang Nanzhi.

"Hello everyone!"

A familiar voice came from the front.

The students raised their heads one after another, and what came into view was a man with mismatched facial features. This person was Gao Fushuai.

After the last train incident, the students basically knew Gao Fushuai's ability, so they were not shocked by the change in the other party's appearance.

"It's been a month, it feels like ninety autumns. Congratulations on successfully passing the entrance examination. Now, I will talk about the entrance matters of the Star Plucking Academy. Please listen carefully, this is very important to you." Gao Fushuai looked serious.

The students of Star Plucking Academy sat up when they heard this.

Gao Fushuai cleared his throat: "Star Plucking Academy is similar to ordinary universities, with four grades, but it is slightly different. Ordinary universities will move up when the time comes, but this does not work in Star Plucking Academy.

If you want to move up, you need enough time and enough strength. If you don't have enough strength, you can only stay in the original grade. Only when you have enough strength will you be qualified to improve your grade."

Li Chenqiu raised his hand: "Teacher Gao, how is this strength judged?"

"Good question." Gao Fushuai smiled: "Our academy focuses on actual combat, so we require each student to go to the Star Tower every month to take on tasks assigned by the academy.

These tasks are mostly related to Awakened Beasts and Awakeners. The tasks range from simple to difficult. A one-star difficulty task corresponds to a One-Sealed Fated One, a two-star difficulty task corresponds to a Two-Sealed Fated One, and so on.

To be promoted to the second year, you need to complete a four-star task alone. From the second year to the third year, you need to complete a five-star task alone. From the third year to the fourth year, you need to complete a six-star task alone. To graduate, you need to complete a seven-star task alone.

That is, with the strength of Seven Seals. After successfully graduating, your path will be wide. You can choose the same path as the teacher and stay in the academy as a leisurely teacher, or you can go to the An-Tong Division or the Federal Army."

"Graduation means having the strength of Seven Seals." Li Chenqiu muttered to himself, slightly shocked in his heart.

In District One, that is, Cities 1 to 100, Three Seals can be considered powerful, Four Seals are basically the pillar of a city, and Five Seals can be said to be the ceiling. In the entire City 11, there is only Liu Fushu, a Five-Sealed Fated One.

And what about Star Plucking Academy?

Picking a student from the fourth year and putting them into District One would be no exaggeration to say they are invincible.

Xiang Nanzhi bumped Li Chenqiu with her arm: "Li Chenqiu, quickly raise your hand and say that your strength has reached Eight Seals and you want to apply for graduation now."

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Author's words: I wish you all a happy National Day holiday, academic success and career success in the days to come, and become the most dazzling pearl of this era!!!