Chapter 40: Holy Crap! A Treasure Find?!

"Leng Bingyue, Rank A Frostwind Swordsman, level... 15?!"

When the staff responsible for grading the professional panel information saw the level column opened by Leng Bingyue, they were stunned on the spot.

Beside them, Manager He Guang was slightly shocked when he heard the number from his subordinate and looked at Leng Bingyue's professional panel.

Leveling up to fifteen in just a month is quite challenging unless there is a significant power supporting them from behind.

And what kind of significant power could there be in this small Cloud City?

At most, it would be some professional guilds taking on wilderness escort tasks.

After a brief shock, they quickly registered Leng Bingyue's identity and handed him a card.

"This is your ticket for the upcoming entrance examination. Once you pass, it will also serve as your identity card at the Southwest Martial Arts Academy. Keep it safe."

Having said that, it was Cai Shengkun's turn.

When they saw that Cai Shengkun was also a solid level 15, Manager He Guang's gaze became serious.

The purpose of having an influence condition of level 10 for top-tier university examinations is to screen the quality of professionals.

Leveling up to 10 in a month at least shows that the person has some potential for cultivation. After all, if they don't have any combat skills or personal abilities, even if an army is arranged to level them up, the experience distribution by the Heavenly Dao is very strict.

Now, both Leng Bingyue and Cai Shengkun are level 15. Without discussing whether they have accepted help from high-level professionals, they must have excellent personal combat skills to level up to 15 in a month under the experience distribution mechanism of the Heavenly Dao.

He Guang couldn't help but feel delighted.

Undoubtedly, today was like finding treasure.

How many successful awakenings are there in this Cloud City, and how many of them have high professional levels?

However, now two promising talents have fallen into the hands of their Southwest Martial Arts Academy.

Just as He Guang was thinking about whether to mention the situation of the two to the higher-ups and give them some help during the examination, the staff responsible for Zheng Mu's level suddenly gasped.

"Level 18?!"

He Guang turned his head to look, just in time to see Zheng Mu's partial panel information.

[Name: Zheng Mu]

[Profession: Rank A Mechanic]

[Level: Lv18 (0/200,000)]

[HP: 1800/1800]

[MP: 1800/1800]

[Calculating Power: 250/400]

[Strength: 40]

[Agility: 39]

[Mental Power: 42]

[Physique: 41]

Other than the level column, there were no highlights in the remaining attributes. There were no special profession enhancements or equipment enhancements.

A very standard "naked" level 18 professional panel.

However, He Guang's brows immediately furrowed deeply.

"If I remember correctly, Mechanics basically don't have many offensive skills, right? And the cooldown time for skills is terribly long. How did you manage to level up from level 1 to level 18 in a month?"

He Guang said this while picking up a tablet, calling up Zheng Mu's personal file through the education department's channel.

Seeing that the other party was indeed a flawless newcomer professional who had only awakened a month ago, his frown deepened.

However, Zheng Mu merely smiled faintly and said two words, "Luck."

"Even a lucky SSS-ranked professional with heaven-defying luck would have to put in some effort to level up from Lv1 to Lv18 in a month. According to your information, you don't have any remarkable background."

However, He Guang couldn't possibly know that Zheng Mu and his friends hadn't even taken a full month to reach their current levels. With travel and rest time included, it had only taken them half a month. Still, the trio understood that they couldn't make their achievements too shocking, so they simply went along with He Guang's assumption of a one-month timeframe.

Seeing that Zheng Mu had no intention of explaining further, He Guang took a deep look at the trio and decided not to probe any deeper. After all, they were only signing up for the entrance examination of Southwest Martial University, and they weren't officially affiliated with the university yet. There were certain matters that were inappropriate to dig into.

However, when He Guang and his colleagues looked at their now-empty recruitment booth, their mood had completely changed from before. Neither Saint Clear University nor North Martial University, nor any of the other surrounding top-tier university recruiters, could have imagined that their unintentional actions had cost them three potentially most promising newcomers from Yuntong City.

Seeing that no one else was coming to their booth, He Guang decided not to waste any more time. He had chairs brought over and started explaining the upcoming entrance examination to Zheng Mu and his friends.

"The exam will take place in the Bone-Swallowing Desert in the southwestern region of the Dragon Kingdom. It's a competition where participants must hunt and kill monsters within a specified time limit, with rankings determined by the accumulated points."

"Top-tier universities will not announce their admission point thresholds in advance. After the exam, newcomers who have met the point requirements of their chosen universities will be admitted. Additionally, those who rank within the top ten in points will receive extra rewards from their respective universities."

Upon hearing He Guang's explanation, Zheng Mu furrowed his brow.

"Instructor He, does this examination allow conflicts between participants?"

He Guang solemnly nodded. "That's what I was about to say next."

"Not only does the examination not forbid conflicts, but participants can also defeat opponents, seize their identity cards, directly eliminate them, and inherit their points."

"In the examination field, everything is allowed, except for killing!"

Immediately, Zheng Mu and his friends could envision the brutal competition that awaited them. No killing was allowed, but what about crippling someone? Cutting off an arm or a hand?

Moreover, there didn't seem to be any rule against forming teams. If the three of them could team up, what about others? How many people would form the largest group?

Furthermore, the examination would take place in an area where the highest level monsters could reach Lv30. In such a setting, death would undoubtedly be unavoidable.