Chapter 182: First Stage Ends! Zhou Yi! First Place! (Subscribe!)

On Blue Star, the equipment grades for professionals are generally divided into Bronze, Silver, Gold, Epic, and Legend.

But in reality, below Bronze there is another grade of equipment, which is unranked equipment, commonly known as white gear......

The attribute bonuses of white gear are almost negligible; even the lowest-grade Bronze equipment is more than enough to crush it in attribute bonuses.

The Freshman Grand Competition is tied to the subsequent sequence rankings and resource allocation.

Even a single point of attribute bonus is extremely important; everyone wishes they could bring out their best equipment, hoping to achieve a better result!

Yet, Zhou Yi actually came to participate in the Freshman Grand Competition wearing white gear.

If this had happened before the Freshman Grand Competition, everyone would have considered it arrogance.

But now, looking at his extremely short clear time, and then recalling the terrifying strength he displayed in the dungeon.

Entering the dungeon wearing white gear can only be said to show extreme confidence in his own strength......

"The words may be true, but isn't this just too exaggerated?"

"Other freshmen almost all have full sets of Silver Rank equipment, and some disciples from prominent families even carry full sets of Gold Rank, with their most important weapons being Epic Rank or even Legend Rank!"

"That is to say, in terms of equipment alone, Zhou Yi is dozens of attribute points behind the other freshmen!"

"But even so, he still crushed everyone and was the first to clear the dungeon. So just how high are his four-dimensional attributes......"

Everyone was filled with emotion.

In the past twenty-eight Freshman Grand Competitions, never once has a freshman dared to be so arrogant as to carry only white gear.

Now, Zhou Yi not only did so, but also cleared the dungeon first!

This really is, really is...... leaves one speechless!

"Huh, his level seems a bit off too...... he's actually level 19?!"

At this moment, someone else used the Appraisal Technique and discovered that Zhou Yi's level was off.

"Level 19? No way. I remember when the Su Hang Province college entrance exam rankings were released, Zhou Yi was only level 13. Even an Abyss-level dungeon couldn't have let him level up 6 times."

"Hiss, he really is level 19!"

The crowd who had checked Zhou Yi's level through the Appraisal Technique wore expressions as if they had seen a ghost.

What does level 19 even mean?

Right now, some sophomores haven't even reached level 19!

"Speaking of which, just now in the dungeon, after he received the clear reward, the level-up golden light only flashed once."

"That means he was already level 18 before entering the dungeon......"

"I heard he left the school after registration. Could he have gone to hunt magical beasts?"

"Holy crap! That really is possible! But leveling up 5 times in a row by hunting magical beasts in just one month, that's just too ruthless!"

Gazing at that tall figure with a calm expression, standing ramrod straight, quietly waiting for the remaining freshmen to return, the crowd had already become somewhat numb from the shock.....

"It was actually white gear, I really didn't notice earlier."

"Heh, getting first place among freshmen while wearing white gear, this is a first in the history of our Su University, isn't it?"

On the etiquette platform, many teaching mentors also began to discuss one after another.

Equipment — the importance of it for a professional goes without saying.

A good set of equipment can even let you complete a reversal at a critical moment!

To take first place among freshmen relying solely on a set of white gear — it has to be said, Zhou Yi is indeed very strong.

Of course......

This is speaking by results.

If Zhou Yi hadn't taken first place among freshmen, but only gotten second or third.

In the end, he would only earn an evaluation of arrogance.

"The default freshman first place after registration comes with 1000 credits; it's impossible he couldn't even afford a set of Gold Rank equipment."

Wu Mang's brow furrowed slightly.

Although Gold Rank equipment is expensive, 1000 credits is completely enough to buy a set, with some left over.

"Not just that — adding the 300 credits earned from defeating Liu Jing at the special-recruit Shengjianmian Society, Zhou Yi should have 1300 credits."

Su Mei, standing to the side, added.

At this moment, her clear, bright phoenix eyes also carried a trace of doubt.

In her impression, Zhou Yi was very steady; it wasn't possible he would fail to purchase equipment when he had plenty of credits.

"I actually happen to know a bit about this matter."

At this moment, Principal Wang Hui unexpectedly spoke up.

"His previous set of equipment should have been completely destroyed in battle; fully repairing it is no different from buying a new set."

"Moreover, he was already level 18 before entering the dungeon, and his remaining credits couldn't possibly buy an entire set of level 18 Gold Rank equipment."

"So, he chose to only afford the weapon."

It has to be said, Zhou Yi is very bold.

And, especially confident in his own strength.

But then again, for someone who single-handedly annihilated the entire Flame Demon Corps, the Freshman Grand Competition is like a game of house.

If it weren't for needing the competition to determine the subsequent resource allocation, whether he would even participate is uncertain......

Thinking of this, Wang Hui's gaze couldn't help but flash.

Based solely on the Hand of God he unleashed in the bonus stage, it can be confirmed that this Zhou Yi is indeed an exceptionally rare prodigy.

"Equipment completely destroyed?"

War Academy Dean Wu Mang couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.

Gold Rank equipment is extremely tough; equipment of the same grade is almost impossible to be destroyed by enemies of the same grade.

To destroy it, one must first go through an extremely brutal Rank leap battle before it can succeed.

An extremely brutal battle......

It seemed that over this past month, Zhou Yi had experienced far more than he had imagined.

Wu Mang pondered in his heart, then felt a trace of doubt.

But why did the principal know about Zhou Yi's matters in such detail?

As if seeing through his doubt, Wang Hui said with a smile:

"This matter concerns us as well. Once the Freshman Grand Competition ends, I will hold a special meeting to discuss it in detail."

Hold a meeting?

Does Zhou Yi's matter involve such a wide scope?

Time slowly passed.

On Playground No. 1, the 30 projected screens kept switching.

At this moment, whether they had chosen Nightmare difficulty or Abyss difficulty, all the freshmen had already entered the bonus stage and begun facing the Xiong Guai wraith that could revive multiple times.

Everyone here was a prodigy from all across the country.

Although the wraith was immune to physical damage, everyone still found ways to deal it effective damage.

For example, the Gunslinger, who directly switched to enchanted bullets—each shot could strip away a fair amount of black qi from the Xiong Guai wraith.

Or for instance, the Ling Daoist Priest, a class exclusive to Zhongxia Nation, who pulled out talismans by the handful and scattered them as if they cost nothing.

Of course, the effect was also very obvious—the Xiong Guai wraith was directly suppressed to the ground!

Although the battles were quite exciting, as time wore on, everyone simultaneously began to feel a bit of aesthetic fatigue.

"Too slow! Back and forth, it's always the same routine! That Gunslinger has been using slide steps over there for several minutes now and has only just destroyed the wraith's first life. Later, he probably won't even last until the wraith's second life is destroyed before his mana runs out!"

"Exactly right! The top-ranked freshmen still have something worth watching, but the performance of the other freshmen is simply too painful to watch!"

"Right! Watching Zhou Yi's battle is still the most thrilling."

At this moment, many people simultaneously looked toward the tall figure standing alone on the playground.

The other's incomparably fierce fighting style in the dungeon earlier had left an extremely deep impression on them.

Of course......

And that final shocking giant hand—it was absolutely exhilarating!

Because of that freakish Xiong Guai wraith, some of the lower-ranked freshmen were the first to be unable to hold on and withdrew.

After seeing Zhou Yi standing alone on the playground, they weren't surprised either.

They assumed that, like them, he was also a freshman who had returned early.

Just like that, freshman after freshman kept giving up on the bonus stage and walking out of the dungeon.

The number of people on the playground kept growing.

Hmmm~~~

At this moment, before the Silver Secret Realm gate, a figure with fiery red hair was teleported back.

"7 minutes 12 seconds! Young Shen, nicely done!!"

A male freshman who had long been waiting on the side called out excitedly.

Shen Lingfeng nodded, swept his gaze across, and quickly spotted Zhou Yi's figure in the crowd.

The other seemed to have already been standing there at position 910 for a while.

"Failed the bonus stage and withdrew early?

Well, wasting a whole month for nothing—how could he possibly clear an Abyss-level bonus stage."

Shaking his head, Shen Lingfeng withdrew his gaze and likewise returned to his original position.