284 The Moment of Destruction (I)
Other than buying the item from the Ancient Dragon Boss, Lin Ye only used Hive as a ârevival pointâ and a place to farm Diamond-grade equipment from monsters.
The former did not have any requirements.
The latter had to be stuck at level 15. Otherwise, they could not fight or enter other peopleâs worlds. All they could do was to spectate other worlds.
Howeverâ¦
Yananâs entry requirements were not high.
After obtaining the entry pass, one only needed to break through the level 20 lock to enter.
The Professional Alliance did not have the door key, but Yggdrasil had it.
When the time came, Lin Ye decided to just get it from her.
That was why Lin Ye decided to cancel his plan of farming Diamond-grade equipment at Hive and instead farm in Yanan.
âAs long as the Church of Healing did not mess with me, that isâ¦â
At noon.
Lin Ye and Su Mumu used their fire-sitting tools to fly to Hive Town and greet Lingdang.
The three of them gathered together for lunch and discussed the matters regarding Hive and the White Night Kingdom in passing. Then, they parted ways and returned to their respective homes.
When they returned to reality, Lin Ye and Su Mumu found Shangguan Yan and the others. Just as they were about to tell them what happened in Hive, they didnât expect them to be cut in anxiously.
âAiya, Big Brother, and Big Sister are finally back. I was almost done for!â
âHurry up!â
âIâm going to find my sister!â
âLet her arrange your match time!â
âWeâre just waiting for you to go up and end the battle!â
âWhat do you mean?â Lin Ye was confused.
âItâs about the University Tournament.â Nolan explained.
âItâs already time for the final battle of the top ten.â
âThere was a student who wanted to challenge you, but you werenât here, and he couldnât find you. So the only way I couldâve to buy you some timeâ¦â
âHuh?â Lin Ye was confused.
âDidnât you say it would last for at least a month?â
âWhy did the competition progress so fast?â
âYou can queue up every day?â
Shangguan Yan grabbed Lin Yeâs hand and dragged him out of the room.
âIâll tell you the details later. Go to my sister first and ask her to arrange a schedule for you to go into the arena.â
âYouâve already delayed the competition for three days.â
âIf you continue to drag this out, youâll probably cause the studentsâ anger. The schoolâs shareholders will also be very unhappy. Who knows, they might even punish you!â
Lin Ye had no other choice.
âAlright,â he said.
âBut canât I make a phone call first?â
âMy sister is at the competition venue. Itâs not convenient for her to answer the phone now, so itâs better if we meet her in person. âShangguan Yan said as he walked.
Just like that, Lin Ye was forcefully dragged to the competition venue by Shangguan Yan. Su Mumu, a âspectatorâ who didnât participate in the one-on-one challenge, followed them to the arena.
On the road.
Shangguan Yan and Nolan briefly explained the current situation.
âActually,â
âThe situation isnât all that complicated.â
âItâs the two students who ranked first and second in the college entrance examination. They wanted to compete with you so much that they took the initiative to use their own private resources as a withdrawal reward to make other students give up on the competition.â
âAnd because too many students withdrew from the competition, the progress of the competition accelerated, and it went straight to the final battle of the top ten.â
âAt this time, no matter if someone challenges you or not, you have to go up and fight.â
âItâs equivalent to changing from free challenge mode to random matching mode.â
âBut you were still in Hive and havenât come out.â
âWhat?â Lin Ye was confused.
âThey spend money to make others forfeit?â
âWouldnât this make a fake match?â
âNormally speaking,â Shangguan Yan said, âThis is a fake match. But the fact that the two of them spent money to make people withdraw from the competition is made public. The school leaders also voted in favor of this proposal, letting the students make their own choices.â
âThey say itâs a good way to test the studentsâ determinationâ¦â
âIn any case.â
âThe real core reward is the three Crowns of Wisdom for the first place.â
âThe top 20 will also be qualified to enter a special dungeon.â
âMost of them know that they have no chance. Instead of wasting time, they might as well take the same benefits and end the torture earlier.â
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âTherefore, there were only about forty people left. The competition for the top twenty places ended in a few days.â
Lin Ye rubbed his chin.
âAlright,â he said.
âI roughly understand the situation.â
âBy the way⦠Did I get you into trouble?â
âKinda. It isnât too serious, for now.â Shangguan Yan said
âBut if you dawdle for another two days before appearing for the challengeâ¦â
âI think it will become a big problem.â
âAlso, the principal will probably have to take the blame for us. After all, part of the schoolâs power is in the hands of the shareholders. The school has to act according to the shareholdersâ wishes. The principal canât do whatever she wants and give privileges to whoever she wants.â
âYou and Mumu came to school four months late, and that already made the shareholders a little uncomfortable.â
âThey donât know what youâve been doing.â
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âItâs only because of the principal that most of them didnât say anything and acquiesced to your behavior.â
Lin Ye was speechless.
âOkay.â
âWhen the competition is over, Iâll personally apologize to the principal and your sister.â
As they were talking, Shangguan Wanâer, who received the news that Lin Ye had returned, walked out of the office and came to everyone.
âLin Ye, get ready. The last match just ended.â She quickly said.
âYouâll immediately go into the arena.â
Lin Ye nodded, âAlright,â.
âHow many matches do I have to fight?â
Shangguan Wanâer recalled the battle list she had just seen.
âHmm⦠If you can win, there will be two rounds in total. If you lose, letâs see if you want to break down the ranking. If not, you will be the last by defaultâ¦â