Chapter 44: Target: Zhennan University

Lu Zheng's requirements were simple—only two.

One was that it should be helpful for the development of the Summoner profession; the second was that among the school's resources, there should be instances with suitably leveled and densely packed monsters that would let him grind kills to level up in large quantities.

After hearing these two requirements, Fu Cangli took out a tablet, pulled up the materials on various universities that he had gathered over the past few days, and went through them one by one with Lu Zheng.

Given Lu Zheng's level, Fu Cangli felt that no academy would be able to refuse his admission.

It was simply a matter of which academy would be more beneficial to his development.

The academies Fu Cangli recommended to Lu Zheng were all ranked within the top thirty; the ten top-tier academies each had their own strengths and weaknesses, and in particular, when it came to cultivating Mage-class and specific professions, each had its own exclusive resources.

For example, Flame Emperor University could be called a paradise for fire-attribute professions such as fire Mages, Flame Swordsmen, and Fire Spirit Shamans.

In some of the surrounding instances, various resources that could assist fire-attribute professionals in increasing their strength were abundant.

However, among these universities, there was no so-called university dedicated to cultivating the Summoner profession—after all, it was not a strong profession, at least not before Lu Zheng appeared.

The Summoner profession was even classified as a semi-support profession, used to assist other professionals in combat.

In the end, the result of their discussion was to join Zhennan University, one of the ten top academies! Zhennan University was a comprehensive university, with relatively balanced cultivation across all professions, but it possessed one condition that no other university had.

It was situated atop a holy-tier instance—the Abyss Demon Lair!

The monsters of the Abyss Demon Lair were produced endlessly, surging up toward the surface. One of the graduation requirements for students of Zhennan University was to earn a title called 'Demon Slayer,' and the way to earn this title was to kill no fewer than 100,000 monsters of LV. 30 or above within the Abyss Demon Lair instance.

The professional academy curriculum was a three-year program; killing 100,000 within three years meant killing at least 100 Abyss monsters every day.

The monsters were numerous, concentrated, and the combat environment was relatively concealed—this was extremely suitable for Lu Zheng's idea of discreetly developing using his summoned beasts.

Moreover, Lu Zheng not only had the 'Demon Nemesis' title that could increase his damage output against Abyss monsters, but also the Demon Banner that could directly control and absorb demons, making them serve him and enabling even more efficient killing! As for help with the Summoner profession's growth, the comparison among several universities was roughly the same, and Zhennan University also had a dedicated Summoner instance with a chance to obtain Summoner profession skill books—this was very important to Lu Zheng.

Right now, he only had one extra skill, 'Inspiration Aura,' obtained in the limited-time 'Ancient Summoning' instance; this single skill alone could boost his combat power by at least ten percent. If he could obtain some more Summoner skills, it would be of great help to him in passing the subsequent Job Change Quest.

"Good, then it's decided—Zhennan University. I happen to have a friend who serves as the deputy city lord of Tiannan City, where Zhennan University is located. When the time comes, I'll have her look after you."

Fu Cangli said with a smile.

Lu Zheng's eyes lit up at these words. Zhennan University was in the south, very far from Liyang City here. Fu Cangli needed to garrison Fengdu City, and at such a great distance, a backer wouldn't be easy to use.

Having an elder looking after him—and a deputy city lord at that—was wonderful; many things could avoid trouble.

"Thank you, Master!"

With a clear goal in place, Lu Zheng had no other major matters to attend to for the remaining less than a month.

It was nothing more than making the most of his time to raise his level—especially the levels of his three divine pets, which all needed to be raised to at least level 130. Only then would he have the confidence to initiate his third Job Change Quest.

This was by no means an easy task.

After reaching level 100, leveling up became even more difficult; the experience points required were often counted in the hundreds of millions.

The vast majority of elite professionals, after reaching level 100, often needed a year or even longer to gain a single level, and that was built on the premise of persistently grinding every day.

Lu Zheng killed monsters far above his level across a wide range, gaining a lot of experience points, but even so, raising a single level was not easy.

Gaining three levels in a day was out of the question.

There simply weren't high-level monsters at that density waiting for him to kill. After leaving Fu Cangli's place, Lu Zheng went directly to the nearest high-level instance and arranged his summoned beast army to start grinding for levels. After a full day, among the three divine pets, only the Kui Ox, whose level was still relatively lower, managed to gain one level; the others didn't go up by a single level.

After returning home that evening, Lu Zheng sent a message to Yang Dong. Early the next morning, Yang Dong was already waiting at the door.

Yang Dong had already completed his first job change and was now level 31. Seeing Lu Zheng, he was extremely excited and said animatedly, "Boss, you're finally back! I was going to ask you for help with my Job Change Quest, but I didn't expect you'd gone on a long trip. Are the monsters in the instances outside stronger? I've been wanting to go out and explore for a while now!"

Lu Zheng said with a smile, "Let's go, I'll take you to level up. When the time comes, you'll apply to a university with me, and I'll carry you."

Hearing him say this, Yang Dong grew even more excited, and as he walked out, he asked eagerly, "Boss, what level are you now? Let me guess—you must have already surpassed level 40, right?"

Lu Zheng nodded.

Level 94—indeed surpassing level 40.

"I knew it! So where are we going to grind?"

"Fengdu City."

Professionals below level 30 could only enter low-level instances, but after exceeding level 30, they could enter any instance.

If they weren't afraid of dying, they could even directly challenge holy-tier monsters.

Besides Yang Dong, Lu Zheng still needed to bring one more person.

He had previously promised to bring Tantai Mingyue along, and he wouldn't go back on his word. Anyway, whether herding one duck or two ducks, it wouldn't waste much of his energy.

He had already arranged most of his summoned beasts, letting them grind monsters and level up on their own. Taking Tantai Mingyue and Yang Dong along, Lu Zheng wouldn't go to any overly dangerous places.

Inside Fengdu City, Tantai Mingyue, who had already reached level 44, couldn't help but speak up after seeing Yang Dong:

"Boss, is this the teammate you mentioned? So weak—are you having me support him?"

Yang Dong looked at Tantai Mingyue wielding a large hammer; though somewhat intimidated, he still mustered his courage and replied:

"I'm not weak! I'm a level 31 elite professional—Thunder Domain Mage!"

Tantai Mingyue said proudly, "Me, a level 44 rare profession—War Hammer Priest. I'm a support!"

Yang Dong was dumbfounded upon hearing this.

"A support, level 44—how is that possible!? Boss, between you and her, whose level is higher?"

Lu Zheng chuckled, "Mine is a bit higher."

Tantai Mingyue, standing to the side, rolled her eyes and said:

"I can't compare to Boss at all. A few days ago, after the beast tide, he was already level 58. Now—Boss, have you already completed your second Job Change Quest?"

Lu Zheng gave a slight nod.

Yang Dong's face was full of shock, and he said in astonishment and dismay:

"After just a few days apart, you've already completed your second job change and become a high-level professional?! Compared to you two, I really am a weakling."

Though he genuinely hoped that Lu Zheng, his good brother, would become powerful and carry him, this was just too strong—it was even starting to hurt his brotherly pride!

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