yasinovel Chapter 309 Portable Magic Array? The Ark is doomed!
Chapter 309 Portable Magic Array? The Ark is doomed!
Chapter 309 Portable Magic Array? The Ark is doomed!
"Jiang Yaoyue (Apprentice Mid-Rank [Holy Judgment Knight]), ranked first in last year's recruit competition at Dragon City Military Academy..."
"Tiancheng Military Academy, ranked second in last year's recruit skills competition, participating team member—"
"Mountain City Military Academy, ranked third in last year's recruit competition, participating team member..." "Tiger City Military Academy, ranked fourth in last year's recruit competition, participating team member..."
"Haicheng Military Academy, ranked fifth in last year's recruit skills competition, participant Fang Zhou (Apprentice-to-Rank [Necromancer])..."
After seeing the detailed data of the one hundred contestants on these ten gold lists, all the spectators were shocked.
Overall, information sharing among the various military academies in the Dragonxia Federation remains relatively closed.
Taking Haicheng Military Academy as an example, although there are internal forums and educational channels for students to exchange ideas and share information,
However, apart from some basic information available online, students at Haicheng Military Academy do not have many channels to learn about students from other military academies.
The same applies to other military academies.
Therefore, when they saw that Fang Zhou, a necromancer who had risen from apprentice to master, was ranked first on the list of successful candidates at Haicheng Military Academy, all the spectators except those from Haicheng Military Academy were stunned.
They hadn't expected that Haicheng Military Academy would have such an exceptionally talented student.
"My God, Fang Zhou is actually a necromancer who rose through the ranks from apprentice!"
"How is that possible? The strongest cadet in our military academy is only at the mid-level of apprentice."
"This competition looks interesting. I didn't expect Haicheng Military Academy to be hiding such a master."
In contrast, the other military academy cadets participating in the simulated battlefield remained relatively calm.
After all, during their initial preparations, they had already learned roughly the strength of their upcoming opponents from their instructors.
Given the intelligence capabilities of the other military academy instructors, they would naturally have known long ago that a genius had emerged among the new recruits of this year's Haicheng Military Academy, who had awakened the rare profession of necromancer.
"Fang Zhou, a necromancer who has risen from apprentice to higher rank, looks like we need to be careful," one of the contestants whispered.
"Yeah, the instructor told us before that this guy is a tough nut to crack," another contestant chimed in.
This genius prodigy named Fang Zhou not only cultivated at an astonishing speed, but also broke through to the middle level of apprentice just one month after awakening, and to the upper level of apprentice three or four months after awakening.
More importantly, he possesses unparalleled creativity and comprehension of undead spells.
In less than half a year, Fangzhou had independently created a series of brand-new necromancer skills, represented by the skeletal skill tree, which greatly enhanced the combat power of the necromancer class and can be said to have wiped away the shame of the necromancer class.
All the other military academy participants who watched the battle video of Fang Zhou single-handedly summoning hundreds of skeletons to sweep away everything have unknowingly developed a great psychological aversion to Fang Zhou.
It can be said that Fang Zhou, this necromancer who rose from apprentice to master, is an extremely powerful enemy in the eyes of both the instructors of other military academies and all the participating team members. He is a formidable foe that must be eliminated as soon as possible. However, in order to prevent the morale of the team from wavering and the spirit from being unstable, detailed information about Fang Zhou is limited to these participating students.
For the hundreds of thousands of spectators from the other nine military academies, Fang Zhou was like a prodigy who had appeared out of nowhere, redefining their understanding of genius.
If it weren't for the gleaming words on the honor roll of Haicheng Military Academy, which were absolutely genuine, no one would have imagined that a first-year student could be promoted to the rank of apprentice less than three months after awakening.
No one would have imagined that the necromancer class, known for its weak combat power, would actually be able to break through the rigorous selection process and rise to the top of the list based on its combat abilities.
Dragon City, Heavenly City, Mountain City. —
For a time, in the various military academies of the Dragonxia Federation, many spectators whispered among themselves, exchanging intelligence information about the Ark.
"Who is Fang Zhou? Who has information about him?"
"How could a necromancer, a profession with no future, be selected as a team member? What is the Haicheng Military Academy up to?"
"The necromancer is one thing, but how could he, as our classmate, have already broken through to the apprentice level? This cultivation speed is just too outrageous."
"I've decided, I'm going to watch from Ark's first-person perspective and see just how skilled this so-called apprentice-level necromancer really is."
The spectators left messages in the discussion area, expressing their curiosity and doubts about the Ark.
However, as students of the ten major military academies of the Dragon Summer Federation, they had all undergone rigorous selection and assessment to enter this ranks, so naturally none of them were fools.
In a competition for new recruits that is of vital interest to all military academies, Fangzhou's ability to rank first among Haicheng military academies must have its reasons.
No matter what, Haicheng Military Academy is a long-established and strong school ranked among the top five in the country.
Its principal and instructors are certainly not fools; they wouldn't dare to appoint someone with fancy but ineffective skills as the team captain in such a setting.
Based on this inference, although everyone maintained an extremely strong curiosity and attention to the Ark, no one dared to make any outrageous statements questioning the Ark's combat capabilities.
After all, the upcoming recruit skills competition will be broadcast live.
Whether they're good or bad, they'll be put to the test in front of hundreds of thousands of people, and their true colors will be revealed.
As an annual event for the ten military academies, the recruit skills competition naturally attracts the attendance of all ten principals.
These ten military academy principals vary in ability.
Some, like Su Tiankuo, have reached the legendary King Mian level, while others, like the principal of the Mountain City Military Academy, are merely high-ranking Gold-level combatants.
However, regardless of their abilities, these principals are all veterans who have been tempered in blood and fire for decades.
Although it was just a holographic projection in front of them, and although the principals had intentionally toned down their imposing presence, it still put immense pressure on the participating team members.
Fang Zhou, in particular, naturally garnered the most attention as the strongest individual among the contestants.
Looking at Fang Zhou, who exuded a calm and composed aura, all ten military academy principals and the bigwigs of the Longxia Federation military department turned their attention to him.
Despite the attention of these legendary figures, Fang Zhou remained calm and composed, breathing evenly, appearing completely at ease.
Su Tiankuo looked at Fangzhou, nodded with slight satisfaction, and said, "Fangzhou, you did a good job."
He turned to look at the principal of Longcheng Military Academy and said with a smile, "Haha, it seems that our military academy's students are still a cut above the rest." The principal of Longcheng Military Academy is also the strongest among all the big shots present. He is a legendary king-level [Frosty Warlock].
He replied calmly, "The competition hasn't even started yet, don't get too excited."
Su Tiankuo said confidently, "Given Fangzhou's performance, it's only natural that he will win the upcoming recruit competition."
You all agree that we should reward him with that item, right?
"These are established rules, so we have no objections," the principal of Longcheng Military Academy said firmly.
"it is good."
Su Tiankuo took out something wrapped in a silver iron box and handed it to Fangzhou.
"The Ark, this is the treasure you deserve."
A glint flashed in Su Tiankuo's eyes; clearly, this item was quite good.
Su Tiankuo continued, "Although this treasure is just a simulated projection here, its data has been recorded and can be used in the upcoming recruit competition."
"Did you see this student receive an award? Don't you feel ashamed?"
At this moment, the principal of Longcheng Military Academy looked down at the participating team members of Longcheng Military Academy and spoke loudly.
"That's right, this is the reward that a true genius deserves."
Fangzhou was the first military academy cadet in history to break through to the rank of apprentice before the recruit competition.
I think you should all share in his joy.
As he spoke, Su Tiankuo summoned another silver metal box projector and shared its data with all the spectators.
A colorful light flashed, and the students craned their necks to look at the projection, only to find that it was a radiant magic circle.
It is exquisite and small, with a circle of runes that shine with a light blue light around it, and an invisible force seems to be fluctuating in the center, emitting a faint light.
[Portable Concentration Meditation Array Type 1] (Blue, Excellent, Rare Item): The latest research achievement of the Dragonxia Federation Military, a groundbreaking product that miniaturizes and makes portable the originally large and complex concentration meditation array. By carrying this rare item, as long as the energy is sufficient, you can enjoy the effects of the concentration meditation array anytime, anywhere.
This discovery immediately caused an uproar at the scene.
Not only were all the trainees present drooling, but even the trainees watching the competition were filled with envy.
Although it is a blue artifact, it is clearly a special artifact that can grow.
More importantly, its powerful effects allow these students to still enjoy the benefits of the focused meditation array in real combat environments.
Envious, aren't you? Longing for it?
That's right, the reward Sergeant Ark just received was also a portable meditation array like this.
The voice of the principal of Dragon City Military Academy resounded throughout the arena, "I can also tell you that the portable meditation array that Ark obtained is not an ordinary mass-produced product, but a native product personally crafted by the alchemy master of the Dragon Summer Federation Military Department."
Not only are the materials of high quality, but the results are also far superior to mass-produced products.
The principal of Longcheng Military Academy could hear his voice clearly to every student.
He continued, "I see longing in your eyes, very good."
The principal of Longcheng Military Academy smiled with satisfaction and continued, "The portable concentration meditation array is still in the experimental stage and cannot be mass-produced for the time being, nor is it officially open to you."
Currently, you only have two ways to obtain the portable concentration meditation array.
"The first option is to win the recruit competition, achieve a high ranking, and become the best warrior."
"The second type is that in the upcoming recruit competition, the portable Concentration Meditation Array will be lost upon death."
You can defeat Ark in the recruit competition and obtain the portable Concentration Meditation Array that he was just rewarded with.
Fang Zhou was about to take a closer look at the effect of the portable concentration meditation array in his hand when he heard this, and his face immediately turned dark.
Now, he has become the target of everyone's criticism.
Although I'm not afraid of lice, having too many is still annoying.
"Oh right, I forgot to mention the rules for this recruit competition."
The principal of Longcheng Military Academy revealed a cruel smile, "The venue for your new recruit competition is in the next teleportation portal."
At the very center of the battlefield was a city ruin.
The number, strength, and danger of the monsters there are naturally the highest. Your task is to obtain higher scores.
As he spoke, he turned on a projection of city ruins.
Fangzhou looked at the projection and found it to be a dilapidated city ruin.
In the distance, the massive architectural ruins are covered by various green plants, yet statues hundreds of meters high and magnificent temple-like buildings still stand.
Although it is now just ruins, it is not hard to imagine how glorious this place once was.
"This place was once a prosperous city, but it was destroyed after a great war and has now become a paradise for monsters."
The principal of Longcheng Military Academy explained, "Your mission is to survive in this environment and accumulate as many points as possible."
Next, the principal of Longcheng Military Academy explained the points system in detail.
There are two ways to earn points.
One way is to kill the monsters inside.
Kill a mid-level Apprentice monster to gain one point.
Apprentices who encounter elite monsters earn two points.
Ordinary monsters that have risen from apprentice level to higher rank receive three points;
Apprentices who advance to elite monsters gain four points.
If you're lucky, you might encounter some rare low-ranking boss-level monsters.
Their lives are worth ten points.
Of course, with your current strength, if you were to encounter a low-ranking Iron-level monster and manage to escape, you'd be lucky.
"The second option is to kill the fellow contestants around you."
Killing a fellow cadet from your own military academy earns two points; killing a cadet from another military academy earns four points.
"Don't worry, in this simulated battlefield setup, each of you will have three chances to revive."
After being killed, you can respawn at a random respawn point.
The principal of Longcheng Military Academy continued, "Don't even think about hiding."
This new recruit skills competition will last for one day.
One day later, the top twenty students in the rankings will receive a huge reward.
The rankings of the top ten military academies for the coming year will be determined by the sum of the points earned by their respective participating athletes.
The words of the principal of Longcheng Military Academy immediately caused a huge uproar; the rules this time were far too lenient.
Not only do they have to hunt monsters, but they also have to engage in fierce battles with other participants from other military academies.
The contestants' eyes lit up with envy.
On the one hand, they don't want to lose what they've already gained; on the other hand, they are tempted by the huge reward.
These cadets, who had passed several rounds of selection at their respective military academies, were all confident.
Everyone wants to compete for first place.
Of course, it would be even more perfect if we could destroy the Ark and seize its portable meditation array.