Chapter 141: Fast or Not, Something's Wrong with You

Regarding the Professional Competition, after all factions received the news of its organization, they all began to stir restlessly.

Jiang Chen and Lin Caier agreed, and will go to the Professional Competition tomorrow morning to register together.

That night, Jiang Chen was not idle either.

He used points to rent the university's Skill Training Hall and began summoning skeletons.

Although the university's Skill Training Hall is not as useful as the military's Skill Training Ground, it is at least much faster than his own meditation.

His Skeleton Mage skill has reached Level 26; each summon consumes 2400 points of Spiritual Power, but with the title attribute halved, it only requires 1200 points.

With equipment and title bonuses, he has a total of 4600 Spiritual Power, allowing him to summon three Skeleton Mages at once.

After a night of meditation to restore Spiritual Power, he successfully summoned ten Skeleton Mages.

At this point, he has 150 Skeleton Warriors and 100 Skeleton Mages, and also ten remaining slots in the Summon Queue.

Having so many skeletons lets Jiang Chen handle enemies with ease in most situations.

At least among Professional competitors of the same tier, he is unbeatable.

Registration for the Professional Competition starts today, and crowds are swarming at the registration points.

Shenlong University has already set up various registration points.

Each edition of the Professional Competition sees many contestants from each country.

This edition, being exactly the 100th, has even more participants.

Almost every country in the world has sent contestants to register.

Not only ordinary students, but also students from independent academies have come to register, forming a long line.

Jiang Chen keeps searching through the crowd.

Lin Caier whispered, "Are you looking for Jiang Ruo

sister?"

Jiang Chen nodded, "Yes."

But unfortunately, he did not find any sign of Jiang Ruo.

Lin Caier explained, "The independent academies of Dragon Clan Academy, Creation Academy, and Flame Emperor Academy are not registering here; they have their own registration points."

I see, that explains why they couldn't be found.

Jiang Chen looked at Lin Caier, "Do you know where they are?"

Lin Caier shook her head, "I only know they aren't in the university; I don't know exactly where they are. Grandfather didn't tell me, saying I have to join them before I'm qualified to know."

Since entering the university, Jiang Chen has never seen any students from the Top Academy.

The three Top Academies seem to exist independently of the university, and their activities appear very mysterious.

To understand what's going on, one must join them to have a chance.

This is also many students' dream.

Jiang Chen hopes to see them during the Professional Competition.

"Jiang Chen!" someone called his name, and the voice was that of a girl.

The voice sounded pleasant, and Lin Caier quickly turned her head to look.

A few people were walking toward them.

The leading girl was very beautiful, almost as pretty as Lin Caier.

The girl beside her also looked good, and like Lin Caier, she was also an Assassin-type Professional.

There was also a boy carrying a long sword.

Jiang Chen softly introduced, "This is my high school classmate, Lu Qingyu; next to her are Han Li and Feng Xiu from our province; we met during the college entrance exam."

Lin Caier nodded, smiled, and her small hand grasped Jiang Chen's hand.

Lu Qingyu walked up to them, looked at Lin Caier, saw the two of them holding hands, then smiled and said, "You

also signed up?"

Jiang Chen nodded, "Yes."

Lu Qingyu continued, "We also signed up, but unfortunately you're already above Level 20, otherwise we could form a team."

Feng Xiu laughed and added, "Yeah, if we could team up with you, we could just wait to take the championship, without having to fight so hard now."

"Then are you planning a three-person competition or looking for more people?"

The Team Competition limits participants to a minimum of two and a maximum of five.

Generally, it's best to fill all five slots.

But there are also those confident in their strength who come as a pair, like Jiang Chen and Lin Caier.

Lu Qingyu laughed, "Who am I? With my popularity, it's not hard to find people. Rest assured, we've already found good partners and will definitely achieve a high ranking."

Below Level 20, the Prophet's skills aren't fully learned, so they don't help the whole team much.

Forming a Prophet is less useful than forming a healer.

They formed a Knight and also a healer.

Lu Qingyu is outgoing; in just a few days she has already made many friends.

At this moment, Lu Qingyu looked at Lin Caier and, generously extending her hand, said, "Lu Qingyu, Level 17, Rainbow Mage, Jiang Chen's classmate."

"Han Li, Level 17, Stealth Assassin."

"Feng Xiu, Level 17, Holy Swordmaster."

Lin Caier also introduced herself, "Lin Caier, Level 25, Shadow Assassin, Jiang Chen's lover."

Lin Caier openly acknowledged it, without any affectation.

Lu Qingyu and the others were not at all surprised.

Lu Qingyu exclaimed in surprise, "You're already Level 25!"

Lin Caier giggled, "It's all Jiang Chen who helped me level up."

"No wonder, Jiang Chen, when will you also take us"

"to level up, you can't put romance before friends." Feng Xiu teased.

Jiang Chen thought for a moment, "You all quickly reach Level 20, and I'll take you through the Tyrant Desert instance."

Lu Qingyu asked oddly, "Why? Is this instance difficult?"

Lin Caier immediately gave an explanation, and they realized that this instance was different.

Jiang Chen said, "Anyway, reach Level 20 as soon as possible, then contact me, and I'll take you through."

Han Li looked at Jiang Chen, "What level are you?"

"Level 26."

Hiss!

The three of them gasped, Jiang Chen's leveling speed was unbelievably fast.

After they entered university, they had just leveled up once.

Jiang Chen had already jumped four levels in a row.

He was only Level 22 at the opening ceremony, and in just a few days he was Level 26.

That's not leveling; it's like riding an airplane.

Feng Xiu sighed, "Comparing people to people, it's maddening."

Lu Qingyu also said, "Prioritizing romance over friends, you level up so fast yourself, yet you don't bring old classmates; once you have a girl, you discard friends."

Han Li's cold gaze fixed on Jiang Chen, "Men shouldn't be too fast."

In that instant, the surroundings fell silent.

The few of them stared blankly at Han Li.

This 18‑year‑old young lady could actually say such insightful words.

Feng Xiu was utterly surprised, "You're not right."

Han Li hummed, "You can understand, you traveling fool."

After chatting for a while, Lu Qingyu and the other two went to find their teammates to register together.

Lin Caier'er's eyes held a meaning‑laden glint, "You and Lu Qingyu get along quite well."

Jiang Chen thought, "High school classmates; the total number of sentences we've spoken is no more than ten."

Lin Caier'er giggled, "You're just too dumb; if I had such a beautiful female classmate beside me, I'd definitely chase after her."

Jiang Chen shook his head, "You're even prettier."

Hearing that, Lin Caier'er felt sweet inside.

The quieter a person is, the more touching their sweet words become…

"Cai Er!"

Hearing someone call her name, Cai Er looked up, and the smile on her pretty face shone even brighter.

"Sister Hongxiu!"

The long‑unseen Fang Hongxiu, Zhang Yang, and Liu Cui walked over side by side.

Lin Caier'er ran over, grabbing Fang Hongxiu's and Liu Cui's hands respectively, "Sister Hongxiu, you both came to register too?"

Fang Hongxiu hummed, "Yes, Professional Competition, held every five years, can't miss it."

Liu Cui held Lin Caier'er's small hand, "Cai Er, where have you been lately? We couldn't reach you; Sister Hongxiu and I are a bit worried."

Lin Caier'er giggled, "I stepped away for a bit; by the way, have you found a team yet?"

Fang Hongxiu's face showed a hint of disappointment, shaking her head, "No."

Zhang Yang hummed, "Those people think our level's insufficient and refuse to team up with us."

The three of Fang Hongxiu leveled up once during the Mermaid Island Trial.

Now Fang Hongxiu is Level 24, an Elf Knight.

Zhang Yang is a Level 21 Prophet, and Liu Cui is a Level 21 Elder.

Fang Hongxiu can find a team on her own, but dragging the other two makes it truly hard to find one.

In the Level 20–29 bracket, teams always hope for higher average levels, and Fang Hongxiu is also troubled by this.

If they really can't find anyone, they'll have to form a three‑person team.

Liu Cui whispered, "Actually we never cared about ranking; we just wanted to experience it."

Zhang Yang said, "They're a bunch of dog‑eyed low‑view people, from now on we won't team up with them in"

Lin Caier'er turned her bright, watery eyes, "Sister Hongxiu, let's team up, have Jiang Chen lead us to the championship and blind those people's dog eyes."

Lin Caier'er looked at Jiang Chen, asking with her big eyes, "Is that okay?"

Jiang Chen let out a dumbfounded laugh, nodded, "What's not allowed about that?"

Fang Hongxiu's eyes lit up.

She naturally knew how formidable Jiang Chen was.

One person leading 39 people to clear the Tyrant instance has already become gossip around the university.

Very few people don't know about it.

With Jiang Chen present, winning the championship for their bracket is practically a sure thing.

Fang Hongxiu didn't immediately agree, "I have a condition: Cai Er, if you agree to us, we'll form a team."

Lin Caier'er and Fang Hongxiu were close, so she didn't think much, "What condition? Just say it, Sister Hongxiu."

Fang Hongxiu said, "If we win the championship, we won't take any prize."

She knows that if they can win the championship, it would certainly be Jiang Chen's merit.

Lin Caier didn't expect it to be such a condition.

Fang Hongxiu continued, "If we can win the championship, the university will give Contribution Points as a reward; for us, that is already the best reward."

Zhang Yang and Liu Cui also hurriedly said, "That's right, we don't need anything else; as long as we have Contribution Points, that's enough."

Contribution Points are especially hard to earn.

For example, Jiang Chen had only 90 Contribution Points before going to the Otherworld Battlefield.

Later, when his military rank was promoted, each promotion to One-Star Private added 10 points.

When he reached 10-star Private, his Contribution Points had already reached 190.

Later he became a Second Lieutenant, gaining another 100 Contribution Points, and now has 290 Contribution Points.

Jiang Chen doesn't know how many Contribution Points Fang Hongxiu currently has, but it probably isn't more than his own.

Only when Contribution Points reach 1000 can one have

the qualification to join the Top College of Shenlong University.