“The rules for this ranking competition are simple: we will arrange for you to enter the same game instance, and your final ranking will be determined by your performance in the instance. The higher your ranking, the more resources you will receive.”
“The person who ranks first will receive the Government’s maximum support, and the resources they obtain will be more than what the other nine people combined receive. This is the treatment a first-place winner deserves.” Yun Bozhong specifically emphasized the words “first place.”
All the new students simultaneously looked at Wen Xiangjie, who was sitting in the first seat on the left.
Her college entrance examination scores were incredibly high; if anyone was going to compete for first place, she was definitely a formidable opponent.
“To ensure fairness as much as possible, before you enter the instance, we will custom-equip each of you with a set of gear, and you will wear this gear into the instance.” Yun Bozhong looked at Lu Dezong next to him.
Lu Dezong nodded, stood up, walked over to Wen Xiangjie, and took out a set of gear from his storage belt, placing it in front of her.
Then he walked over to Wei Zicheng and likewise took out a set of gear, handing it to him.
Wen Xiangjie picked up the gear in front of her and checked its attributes.
As expected of the First Military Academy, their collection was indeed rich.
Presumably, considering Wen Xiangjie had an evolving legendary staff, this set of gear did not include a weapon, but all the accessories, whether clothes, shoes, or belts, were epic-grade.
When each player enters a game instance, their level and equipped gear are converted into data within the game instance.
This is also the advantage for players with higher levels and better gear when entering game instances.
With the attribute bonuses from this epic-grade gear provided by the First Military Academy, each new student’s initial data upon entering the game instance was indeed roughly on the same starting line.
All the new students excitedly examined their own epic-grade sets.
Yun Bozhong waited until the new students had passed their initial excitement before continuing, “Now you can change your gear and prepare to enter the instance together.”
“Yes!” the new students responded in unison.
Soon, the new students, dressed in their epic-grade gear, left the auditorium under Lu Dezong’s guidance and arrived at a clock tower building.
Lu Dezong had introduced this clock tower building when he showed Wen Xiangjie around the school; it was the First Military Academy’s game instance transfer station, and all game instance entrances controlled by the First Military Academy were located in this clock tower.
The new students, entering the clock tower’s interior for the first time, curiously looked around.
The clock tower had a total of 66 floors. The first floor of the clock tower had no rooms, only dozens of elevators running simultaneously.
Lu Dezong led Wen Xiangjie and the others into an empty elevator.
The space, which seemed very narrow from the outside, surprisingly expanded twofold instantly under the gaze of Wen Xiangjie and her group when it detected their number, allowing everyone to stand comfortably in the elevator without being crowded together.
“Don’t underestimate these elevators; they are precious tools obtained from a high-difficulty future technology game instance,” Lu Dezong explained with a smile to the new students. “These elevators utilize spatial technology and can accommodate any number of people.”
Since the game invasion, it must be said that products from various types of game instances have indeed driven the development of the entire planet.
If there had been no the abnormal invasion, M34 Planet should have evolved smoothly into a higher-dimensional planet.
Wen Xiangjie’s arrival was to help M34 Planet clear the abnormal, set things right, and help M34 Planet’s evolutionary path return to its proper course.
The elevator stopped on the 66th floor, and Lu Dezong led the new students out of the elevator.
To the left and right of the elevator were room doors of various forms.
Some room doors were covered in green vines, some continuously flowed with blood yet strangely did not stain the corridor floor, and some room doors were completely transparent, but looking inside, one could only see a void.
The new students, as they walked, couldn’t help but curiously examine these uniquely shaped room doors, silently reciting the names of the game instances written on these game doors.
“Here we are.” Lu Dezong’s footsteps stopped in front of a door with a magical art style. The entire door was like a giant Card, with a glowing white border around it, and the central pattern resembled the back of a God.
Lu Dezong took out a key, also shaped like a Card, from his storage belt.
The key automatically floated up and perfectly embedded itself into a small blank space above the God’s raised right hand.
The entire door instantly emitted a brilliant light, the Card in the God’s hand rotated, and the entire door flipped over, as if a Card had turned, revealing the back of the Card, on which two large characters were written in a magical script—
Luck.
“Just go straight in,” Lu Dezong said to the new students. “I wish you all the best.”
“Thank you, Teacher Lu.” Wen Xiangjie smiled slightly at Lu Dezong and was the first to step into the door. The other examinees followed her, entering the door one by one.
The familiar darkness followed by light, and the familiar electronic sound rang out.
【Welcome to the game instance ‘Card Master Cultivation Diary’!】
Wen Xiangjie, as usual, first surveyed her surroundings. The small room contained four beds, with desks underneath the upper bunks. Wen Xiangjie was currently sitting at one of these desks, on which lay a thick stack of books.
“Detailed Explanation of Card Knowledge,” “The Origin of Cards,” “Basic Card Combat Methods,” “Five Years of Competitions, Three Years of Simulations,” “Overbearing Card Master, Fiercely Love: God Card, Where Do You Run!”…
The Elf Queen did not follow Wen Xiangjie into the game instance.
Some game instances allow pets to follow their owners, while others do not.
In game instances that do not allow pets to follow their owners, pets will temporarily sleep in the instance settlement space, which is the bright void where Wen Xiangjie previously received rewards.
This is also beneficial for pets; the void is filled with pure energy, which can help pets grow better.
Of course, owners can also choose not to bring their pets into the instance, allowing the pets to temporarily move around outside the instance on their own.
However, the Elf Queen’s current level was too low. When Wen Xiangjie entered the Card Master Cultivation Diary game instance, she brought the Elf Queen along, and now the Elf Queen was sleeping soundly in the void.
The mechanical electronic voice continued to sound.
【You have become a student of the Card Academy.】
【The dream of all Card Academy students is to become the champion of the Card Competition and obtain the legendary God Card bestowed by the card god.】
【You are no exception.】