Chapter 775 - Chapter 775: Arriving at Moon City (4)
Chapter 775: Arriving at Moon City (4)
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
“Am I strong?”
“Do you know how hard it is to get into the fourth year in Hong Wu Academy?!” Xu Chang Qing smiled.
“I don’t know…” Zhao Yu shook his head.
“The fourth-year students will be ranked according to the eight state cities, the sixty-four major cities like Moon City, and the students in the Holy City. There will be a total of seventy-three academies. The top 1,000 students will be selected…”
“There are 1,000 promotion spots every year. It seems like 73 cities are divided among them, but in reality, the Holy City and the eight great state cities take up more than half of the spots…”
“There’s a shady deal here?!” Zhao Yu asked curiously.
“Of course not!”
“It’s because the prodigies from the Holy City and the eight major cities are too powerful. Ordinary large cities can’t compare at all…” Xu Chang Qing shook his head and said.
“Take Moon City for example. Basically, there is only one fourth year student in a year. Sometimes, there might not even be one in three or four years…”
Upon hearing this, Zhao Yu couldn’t help but recall what Wu Liu had said before. His master seemed to be competing as a fourth year student.
“Have you heard of the Wu family’s Sequence 9? How is his strength?”
“Sequence 9?!”
Xu Chang Qing seemed to be interested. After taking out his phone and typing a few times, he burst out laughing.
“It’s that bald Qiang…”
“Bald Qiang?!”
“Has this fellow become a Sequence 9 as well?!”
Xu Chang Qing laughed heartily, “This guy fought me early on when we are in school, and I burned all his hair off after the match. I didn’t expect that after a few years, he would able to squeeze into Sequence Nine…”
“I heard that this Wu family Sequence Nine is competing to be a fourth-year student…” Zhao Yu added.
“Him?!”
Xu Chang Qing clicked his tongue and shook his head, “The chances are slim. Like I said before, in Moon City, on average, only one person can become a fourth-year student each year…”
“Just from the top ten sequences of the five major families, there are fifty people, not to mention the occasional prodigies from other families…”
“Bald Qiang wants to compete to be a fourth-year student? He’d have to beat the Wu family’s Sequence One or Two first!”
It seemed Wu Liu’s master’s strength was still consider average even in the Sequence. How dare he try to recruit him without any proper greeting and gift?
Even though it was Wu Liu’s own decision, Zhao Yu still jotted down this person’s name in his little notebook.
“Beep beep beep—!”
After Xu Chang Qing pulled out his phone and made a call, a flurry of messages rang out moments later.
Looking at the peaceful city scene, Xu Chang Qing hesitated for a moment, “Zhao Yu, you take a walk around the city first. I haven’t been back for three years, and I have some matters to attend to. I’ll be back in an hour…”
“Sure!”
The city was larger in size comparable to Black Stone Town, with towering buildings everywhere, making the scenery quite modern. Uniformed patrols were everywhere, so Zhao Yu felt it should be safe and agreed without hesitation.
“Thanks, I’ll handle my matters quickly and come get you…”
Xu Chang Qing left in relief but the message displayed on the phone made him full of worry as he ran off.
“Let’s explore the city first…”
Watching Xu Chang Qing’s disappearing figure, Zhao Yu turned his gaze toward the city, planning to wander around for an hour.
“Right, the Wu family still owes me a third-tier divine potion…”
Thinking of this, Zhao Yu quickly took out his phone and messaged Wu Yong Wei.
Surprisingly, the reply came within seconds.
“It’s being arranged, and it will be delivered to Hong Wu Square in an hour…”
Zhao Yu didn’t waste any time and forwarded the message to Wang Yan Ran, instructing her to go to Hong Wu Square to collect the third-tier divine potion.
“Now?!”
Wang Yan Ran, although aware of their deal with Zhao Yu through the family leader, felt a bit anxious about receiving the divine potion immediately.
She feared she couldn’t protect it.
“Why, you don’t want it?!” Zhao Yu replied with a smile.
“No…”
Wang Yan Ran looked troubled, “I’m currently only at the high level of the second tier, still a way from my limit. I also want to reach the peak of second tier and do my best to reach King Slayer Rank 5 before using the third-tier divine potion…”
“You’re afraid of it being stolen?!”
Zhao Yu understood. The third-tier divine potion was extremely valuable. Even for the five major families, it wasn’t easy to obtain. If it was just given to Wang Yan Ran, she would either use it immediately or risk it being stolen.
Since she was only at the high level of the second tier, far from her limit, using it now would waste her potential. Even if she advanced to the third tier, she would be a weaker one.
“Right, can I, uh, temporarily store it with you?!” Wang Yan Ran asked nervously.
“Sure!”
Zhao Yu thought about it. No one should dare to rob him of his belongings. Since Wang Yan Ran didn’t dare to take it now, he would hold onto it himself.
Ending the call, Zhao Yu took out his phone, automatically connecting to the city’s navigation, which quickly showed the route to Hong Wu Academy.
He tapped the map for a one-click taxi service, and within three seconds, a cab stopped by the roadside.
Ten minutes later, Zhao Yu arrived at Hong Wu Square.
As soon as he got out of the car, a group of young men came charging at him aggressively from a distance.
From afar, they shouted loudly, “Stay right there! Are you Zhao Yu?!”