Cataclysm King

Chapter 457: Points, Start Hard Training

The trial field was filled with yellow sand, and it was difficult for both sides of the battle to see clearly what was happening.

But in the audience, the instructors and students were able to see clearly the process of the confrontation between the two teams through the barrier.

Although there were only some blurry shadows, the charging tactics were clearly visible.

Same smoke bomb, same wing clipping tactics
Nothing to fault.

but!

When everyone saw the instructor in charge of rescue rush in and save the three people who fell to the ground, everyone realized that something big had gone wrong.

In just this one encounter, three people were "killed"?

Moreover, the team that suffered the most casualties was the Red Dragon team, the main attacking team?
This is completely different from what the students imagined.

Because of the barrier, the audience only saw three people fall down, but didn't know who they were.

In their imagination, the "A+" team of the Red Dragon Royal Family is recognized by everyone as the strongest card player.

Before the game, everyone felt that this was a match without much suspense.

There may be some small surprises.

But in the end, the winner will definitely be the Red Dragon Royal Team.

However, things seem to be different from what was expected.

The instructors also thought it was an exciting battle and immediately strengthened the display effect of the barrier.

The students in the audience could see clearly that the two assassins, Cosen and Ciri, from the Red Dragon side fell to the ground!

The other one is Zhuosha, the pastor of the Duke of Langdon's palace.

One priest replaced two main outputs?

Seeing this, everyone gasped.

"What happened? How did those guys from the Duke of Langdon's Mansion kill the two elite assassins of the Red Dragon Royal Family in the blink of an eye?"

"Yeah, I didn't see it clearly either. But why do I feel like the situation is reversed?"

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Most people only then realized what had just happened.

But it was precisely because it was seen clearly that it caused waves of exclamation.

"Who is the Qigong master wearing a slave collar in Duke Langdon's team? How can he be so strong? He severely injured the Red Dragon's vanguard with just a few punches. And he can control the air and step into the air. Is this a Qigong skill that a card disciple can master?"

"He is indeed strong, but there are several people in the Red Dragon Team who are equally strong. For example, Willy from the 'Ultimate Wave Flow', Quinn from the Dragon Eagle Family, and the Black Witch from the Hobbs Family. Logically, there shouldn't be such a big gap. How could this be?"

"But, I saw that slave rush out immediately, so why did he stay there and trap the two vanguard assassins of the Red Dragon?"

"We were all fooled! This is not a wing clipping tactic, but a bait tactic. From the very beginning, those guys from the Langdon family used their own priest as bait, waiting for the Red Dragon's people to fall into the trap. Then they really succeeded in the sneak attack. As for the Qigong master, he never left from beginning to end. The one who rushed out first should be someone else, and the sound of the gas explosion was deliberately simulated to mislead the opponent. No wonder they interfered with the vision as soon as they made a move. It turned out that this was their idea. Speaking of tactics, this team of the Langdon family is really worth watching. No wonder the academy can be rated 'S'. Now I understand a little bit."

"What a shameless fellow! He actually resorted to such despicable means to win. If we really go to the battlefield, such a person will abandon his teammates."

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Once someone who understands it explains it, it becomes clear.

It sounds like a simple tactic, just using bait and then launching a successful sneak attack.

But the most ingenious thing is that from the very beginning, the Duke of Langdon team used a strange strategy.

That is: replace the following.

Using two vanguards to feint, they held back the four strongest members of the Dragon Red Royal Family;

Then he used the priest with the weakest output ability to lure and kill the two sneak attacking assassins.

One auxiliary for two main players.

From a tactical perspective, there is absolutely nothing wrong with Ji Xun's tactics.

It also opened the eyes of this group of dragon students.

But in fact, many students are more disgusted.

Because in the Dragonborn's concept of victory and defeat, a duel is a contest of courage and strength.

Only a direct confrontation of force can truly measure the gap in strength between the two sides.

This kind of tactical trick always gives the Dragonborn a feeling that their victory is unfair.

In Ji Xun's previous life, this tactic was called "Tian Ji's Horse Racing".

Use the weakest to hold back the opponent's strongest, and then use the strongest on both sides to kill the opponent's weakest first.

In the battles among card players, there are no fierce battles that last for three hundred rounds.

Before changing jobs, the physical body was not much stronger than that of an ordinary person.

Especially for agile assassins, if they are exposed, they will be seriously injured immediately.

David's domineering fist can hurt a second-level card master, so dealing with two card masters is certainly no problem.

Seizing a single flaw could determine victory or defeat immediately.

Just like just now.

David and Gang Duoduo cooperated with each other, one charging and the other attacking, and in a short time they severely damaged the opponent's two vanguards.

The prerequisite is that only when the opponent shows up can David kill him with one blow.

So Zhuo Sha and the other person perfectly acted as a fixed bait, just waiting to be stabbed.

The price was that Zhuo Sha, who was used as bait, "died".

Seri was also stabbed in the back of the neck, but because he was a lizard, he did not die on the spot.

The facts turned out to be exactly as Ji Xun had planned.

If it was a real battle, Ji Xun would carefully weigh the pros and cons before using such a bait tactic.

There is even a high probability that he will take the initiative to take on the most dangerous role of bait.

But this is an internal discussion within the academy.

It won’t kill you.

There are many exchanges between students within the Royal Academy, and the academy also encourages this kind of practical training.

Therefore, the trial field has a complete emergency rescue plan. Although there is a mortality rate, it is extremely low.

What's more, there are so many senior instructors from the academy on the scene, so even if the neck is cut, there is a high probability that the person can be rescued on the spot.

Since I can't die.
Ji Xun certainly had no psychological burden.

As for what is an unfair victory,
That was not what he considered.

Just win and get the reward.

As for face, it’s the Langdon family that’s lost.

After a brief encounter, only four people were left from the Red Dragon royal family.

But as a proud royal knight, it is impossible for him to admit defeat and surrender.

Although Ji Xun didn't see what happened in the sand, the violent shaking of the ground also indicated that the battle above was very fierce.

We have the advantage in numbers, so there is no need to rush for reinforcements.

Ji Xun slowly squirmed in the sand, looking for an opportunity to climb up.

After all, the original body has always been a melee reckless man, and now the clone's personality is a magician.

Now he also began to adapt to the magic fighting style from scratch.

After the last assassination attempt, he also studied how to escape from the quicksand.

Finally, before suffocating to death, he reached the ground safely.

When Ji Xun came up, the battle was as fierce as expected.

If the previous one was just a tactical trick.

Now it’s a head-on confrontation.

Serri and the black witch were facing off against each other with spells, and the battle was going on;
Gail was fighting with the guy named Quinn, and was at a slight disadvantage;

Gang Duoduo was wearing heavy armor and rushing around in the poisonous fog.
What surprised Ji Xun a little was that David was actually entangled by that guy named Willy.

After taking a look, Ji Xun understood it and murmured in his heart: "The Ultimate Wave Flow. It really has some tricks."

I had heard of this school before coming to the Southern Continent.

This is an ancient martial arts school passed down from the Taren Dynasty. It focuses on "consciousness" and the sixth sense, and has a very strong combat intuition.

I saw it with my own eyes today, and I have to say it is indeed very difficult.

But it cannot be said that the other party is stronger than David.

It's just that he was a little restrained in his boxing.

After all, David was just an apprentice, and his understanding of [Ba Quan] was still very superficial, only fierce and fierce, with few changes;

Willy was also extremely talented. He saw the flaws in the opponent's boxing moves and used his mind to suppress the opponent's skills, which resulted in a draw.

Ji Xun took a quick glance and quietly took out a few spell cards, preparing for a sneak attack.

If the opponent had been fully staffed before, it would have been unlikely for them to win head-on.

But now, with the two assassins gone, the opponent who poses the greatest threat to Ji Xun is gone.

He can also give full play to his abilities.

With a flash of thought, Ji Xun quietly threw a card in his hand towards the [Club 3 - Potion Apprentice] in the opponent's team.

The best option, of course, is to kill the weakest first.

The Potion Apprentice is a nanny-type card master, and his combat effectiveness basically depends on potions.

A group of people with weak bodies.

This guy is relying on the poisonous mist of the potion to move around and restrain Gang Duoduo.

Originally, neither side could do anything to the other.

However, Ji Xun's joining completely broke this balance.

In the yellow sand, a fire crow suddenly appeared and burned away the poisonous fog in an instant.

The yellow sand has dispersed, and people outside the field are also witnessing this fierce battle.

Those guys who were indignant before and thought that the tactics used by the Langdon family team were despicable now had nothing to say.

"From this point of view, the strength of these guys from the Langdon family is really not weak. They fought to a draw with Quinn and others from the Red Dragon Team." "Yes. The strength of those guys is really A+, not to mention S-level evaluation."

"The dwarves are the gods' heavy-armored warriors, and the lizards are born with elemental affinity comparable to that of pure-blooded dragons. Of course, the Landon family is stronger because they were lucky when they founded the country this year and recruited some very powerful guys. It's really a stroke of luck!"

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"Look, that guy is so insidious. Others were fighting well, but he tripped Quinn with a [Slippery Spell]. Ugh, dirty tricks. By the way, what's the occupation sequence of this guy? How come he knows all kinds of spells? I saw him use at least six elemental spells just now."

"He's probably in the [Polynomist] sequence, proficient in all disciplines. Don't look at it. He's only outstanding in the card apprentice stage. It will become increasingly difficult to advance in this career sequence. It's difficult to advance to a high-level card master, so he won't be able to make it."

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The outcome of a battle is determined from the moment the enemy loses manpower.

With Ji Xun around, there is of course no way the Red Dragon Team will win.

But the battle was still fierce.

First, the opponent is indeed very strong.

Even though there are only four of them, they still have individual strength and team tacit understanding far beyond their peers;

Secondly, they are the royal team after all, so we still have to give them face.

With Ji Xun's deductive ability, he could easily deal with such a battle and end it.

But in the end, it dragged on to a situation where both sides were injured and only one move was enough to finally win.

In this way, the strength of the Langdon family team was also recognized;
The Red Dragon royal team fought against a larger force with fewer people, and they defeated the enemy with all their might, but they did not lose face.

Overall, Ji Xun's performance was not eye-catching.

It served as bait for the charge, and then a few cards were used to finish off the opponent. They all seemed to be supporting roles that were just icing on the cake.

The multiple sneak attacks are somewhat shameful.

The three people who really attracted attention were David, Gang Duoduo and Seri.

The true fighting power of the three is obvious to all. They are not inferior even to the elite members of the royal family.

Moreover, this is a team competition, and the aura of the team makes Ji Xun inconspicuous.

This is also the result he wants.

finally,
The six members of the Langdon family won.

A battle ended the small turmoil at the opening ceremony.

Despite the tactics of this victory, some people are still indignant.

But victory is victory.

Most people accepted the fact that Landon's team was rated "S".

Young Master Sack was overjoyed.

Ji Xun and the other six also received the rewards they deserved.

In addition to the magic secrets, they also each received a reward of 100,000 credits.

This made Ji Xun very satisfied.

These credits will allow him to significantly speed up his plans.

The Royal Academy of Arel adopts the "credit system".

If students want to earn credits, they have to complete the academy's courses, as well as some tasks and challenges issued by instructors.

One class is worth about 10 to 30 credits.

In other words, if one does not actively participate in the college's task assessment to obtain extra credits, but only relies on attending classes to obtain 100,000 credits, it will take about two to three years of full attendance.

This puts Ji Xun and his six companions far ahead of their peers.

For the descendants of great nobles, points are dispensable.

But for the reserve knights, this may be the best channel for most people to access top-level extraordinary resources in their lifetime.

Credits play a very important role.

For example, exchanging extraordinary resources, demon marks, career cards, ancient relics, and library reading rights.

Theoretically, if you have enough credits, you can even exchange them for the fifty-two magical secrets and the ancient artifacts treasured by the academy!
However, Ji Xun also heard that the introductory formulas they had just obtained cost about 200,000 credits.

Therefore, unless you are a quest-brushing maniac, it is almost impossible to complete it during college.

Ji Xun also understood that the essence of credits is actually the allocation of resources based on talent.

The more talented students are, the easier it is for them to earn more credits. They can eventually exchange for better rewards, and then snowball and become stronger and stronger.
Ji Xun wanted this so that he could access the advanced contents of the Dao Library as quickly as possible without being suspected.

And he also had Griffith's tutor's library card, which gave him more borrowing privileges at the library and consumed fewer points.

After the opening ceremony.

Ji Xun and the other six were treated to another carnival by Young Master Sak, and they received many rewards.

Then the orderly learning career began.

Even the princes and princesses no longer dared to act unruly in the academy.

The Royal Academy is directly under the Holy See, and the president of the academy has the same status as the kings of the three kingdoms.

Here, everyone has to study according to the rules.

The Royal Academy does not cultivate useless people. Those who can come here are all talented.

Except for a few lazy people who only care about their qualifications and connections, most of them want to become stronger and grow so that they can inherit the family business in the future.

Therefore, the students’ enthusiasm for learning and the competitive pressure are also very high.

Courses at the Royal Academy are divided into compulsory and elective courses.

The compulsory courses are those corresponding to the career sequence, with one or two classes a day, and the intensity is not too high.

For example, for warriors, there are daily physical training courses in the Warrior Academy, which are required, as well as combat, weapon drills, and confrontations.
The magic system is the study of various spells, meditation, and the creation of spell cards.
A wet nurse is responsible for medicine, healing, and biology
There are also some general courses, such as elemental cognition, spell basics, barrier basics, spell engraving, card making
There are also compulsory courses for nobles, such as etiquette, military command, and current policy.
and some team required courses.

There are many elective courses, including history, economics, culture, art, exploration, creation of extraordinary items, dance, vocal music, Warcraft research, archaeology, etc.

It can be said that whatever you want to learn, you can learn it at the Royal Academy.

Although the Royal Academy of Arel has only a history of two or three thousand years, it is a gathering place for treasures passed down by countless civilizations in the entire underground world.

The mentors and resources available at the college are unmatched anywhere else.

After fully understanding the academy's system, Ji Xun felt like a fish in a stream swimming into the sea for the first time. He was shocked by the incredible background of the academy.

But at the same time, he was extremely excited and expectant.

Like a sponge that absorbs infinite water, it encounters an endless ocean of knowledge.

Normally, as long as students don’t want to be too tired, it only takes half a day to complete the compulsory courses for the day.

The remaining half day and evening can be arranged freely.

however.

Ji Xun's schedule is fully scheduled.

He chose the path of [Polymath], a jack-of-all-trades profession that requires learning a lot of diverse things.

So in addition to the required courses at the Mage Academy every day, he would even audit classes at other academies.

Even for unpopular elective courses like "Archaeology" and "Ancient Characters Research" that require a lot of energy and time, Ji Xun would listen with great interest.

So much so that his daytime class time is almost fully scheduled.

The library is also the place where Ji Xun spends more time after class than in the dormitory.

So every day, apart from being summoned by Young Master Sak, he would hardly attend any time-wasting activities.

Ji Xun was never seen at any of the various dances or social gatherings.

Absorbing all kinds of knowledge like a whale.

The first-year students at the Royal Academy were taught knowledge about low-level card masters, which was originally dispensable to Ji Xun, who was at the peak of level six.

But the fact is, he listened very carefully.

Only after he was truly exposed to this systematic and professional college knowledge did he realize his own shortcomings.

Ji Xun is a wild person on the path of transcendence.

All the way from being a card apprentice, I have relied on my own exploration and the guidance of some seniors, and I have never had any systematic learning.

So much so that his cultivation is like a dam, which looks like a very high wall that can store a lot of water.

But only he knew that there were densely packed "ant holes" in the dam.

Those ant holes were even hidden in places that Ji Xun himself could not detect.

The tiny hole seemed insignificant.

But if you really meet an expert, that could be a fatal flaw.

Only after he had real access to top-level educational resources did he clearly see where his shortcomings lay.

And the purpose of learning at the Royal Academy is to discover those ant holes and then fill them up little by little.

Build an extremely solid and extraordinary foundation.

This is also the foundation of his "Universal Realm"!

And it was precisely because of this that Ji Xun understood why Griffith, the leader of the Rebel Dragon Army, suggested that he come here when he heard about his ideas about the domain.

Because of Griffith's height, he clearly saw what he was missing.

It is difficult to explain the shortcomings of an ant hole, and only through systematic study can they be filled bit by bit.

The perfect personality of "Su Lun" as a polymath also prevented his ascetic learning attitude from arousing suspicion from others.

What's more, there are many hardworking students like him in the academy.

Commoners with great talents but poor family conditions, or down-and-out nobles hoping to turn their fortunes around through the academy, all wanted to seize this rare opportunity.

Just like that, a month passed in a flash.

Although what he had learned in the past month or so of school were just the basics, Ji Xun felt like a weapon that had been repeatedly tempered, with impurities fading away and becoming stronger and stronger.

After a month of observation, Ji Xun became familiar with almost the entire college, and then he began to steal books from the library.

The Royal Academy Library houses countless secret books.

Even the fifty-two secret magic techniques are said to have more than forty fragments and original versions.

This is the priceless treasure that Ji Xun has been looking forward to the most!
(End of this chapter)