Chapter 113: Ranking Announcement

Chapter 113: Chapter 113: Ranking Announcement

After getting into a Soul Energy University, he would probably have to face semi-explored Dungeons and even completely unknown ones.

Before this, teachers from two different universities vying to recruit him had both offered opportunities to explore stable Dungeons. This had led Li Heng to wonder, ’Will Dungeons with Teleportation Talismans become rare later on? Will I have to face only Dungeons that lack them?’

After overhearing a casual remark Bao Yongyan made to Bao Yaoyao, Li Heng confirmed this fact. At the same time, he also figured out exactly what type of Soul Energy Skills he wanted to choose.

For various reasons, neither family drank any alcohol during the grilled fish dinner, spending most of their time chatting instead.

The two families exchanged contact information, and Li Heng saved Bao Yaoyao’s phone number in his phone.

At the repeated invitation of Li Guobin and his wife, their family would take the Bao family of three to see the famous local tourist attractions in Maple City the next day.

Originally, Li Heng had planned to exchange the medicinal herbs from his medium-sized Space Stone for Alliance Coins on the sixth day and then go browse the skill shop.

But because he had to go sightseeing with them, his plan was temporarily put on hold. Li Heng figured he would just wait until the day the exam rankings were announced.

On the evening of their joint tour, Bao Yaoyao and her family were to leave Maple City and return to Peony City. They repeatedly invited Li Heng’s family to visit Peony City after he submitted his university applications.

To this, the couple promised they would definitely go when they had the time!

Before leaving, however, Bao Yongyan found Li Heng again and offered some advice. "I heard from Yaoyao that you use a Longsword. When choosing your Soul Energy Skills, you might consider selecting an elemental Swordsmanship. It’ll probably feel more natural and comfortable, which is a reliable approach. Of course, if you have any questions, you can also ask me."

Li Heng nodded in thanks. "Thank you, Uncle Bao! Your words have given me a lot to think about. I’m grateful for your guidance!"

Li Heng was genuinely grateful to Bao Yongyan. If it weren’t for him, Li Heng wouldn’t have been so sure that he would have to face more dangerous Dungeons after entering a Soul Energy University.

As for Bao Yongyan’s current advice to start with an elemental Swordsmanship, Li Heng immediately dismissed the idea.

The reason was simple. Considering the Dungeons he would have to enter in the future, it was highly likely there would be no such thing as Teleportation Talismans.

This meant that if you wanted to leave a Dungeon, the only way out was the way you came in.

If he encountered a sudden, dangerous situation or an enemy he simply couldn’t defeat, then no matter how strong his Swordsmanship was, it would be useless.

’It’s okay if I can’t win the fight, but I absolutely can’t fail to outrun them!’

This was the direction Li Heng’s thoughts immediately turned to after hearing Bao Yongyan’s words—Body Technique!

’A spatial one would be best!’

Something like a spatial Body Technique for movement, like a flash or a blink.

But the idea of a spatial ability was just a fleeting thought for Li Heng. After all, anything related to "spatial" abilities was extremely expensive.

Even the most common Space Stones were incredibly pricey, let alone corresponding Soul Energy Skills.

But Li Heng wasn’t without hope. ’I’ll just go to the skill shop and have a look around when the time comes,’ he thought. ’The service there is pretty good, anyway.’

As for elemental affinity, Li Heng wasn’t too worried about it after learning that Divinity Points could increase it. His affinities had all been at 1 to begin with. If he hadn’t bathed in the Ice Luan’s blood, he would have been, in a word, comprehensively terrible.

’I’ll check out the skill shop first, then worry about my elemental affinities later.’ That was Li Heng’s original plan.

It was worth noting, however, that not long after the Bao family of three left, Li Heng received a text message from Bao Yaoyao.

"Li Heng, when you apply to Soul Energy Universities, you have to share your choices with me! I want to go to the same Soul Energy University as you!"

When Li Heng saw this message from Bao Yaoyao, his feelings were a bit complicated. ’Did she plan this with the flat-chested loli or something? First one, then the other.’

But after that brief internal jab, he agreed to share his university application choices with Bao Yaoyao later. After all, it was just talk about applications. No big deal.

「The night passed peacefully.」

On the seventh day after the end of the Dungeon college entrance exam, thousands of parents sat with their children in front of computers, staring at the school portals their kids were logged into, constantly hitting refresh.

Although Li Heng had bluntly told his parents to relax and that there was nothing to worry about, Li Guobin and his wife still urged him to get out of bed at eight o’clock and had been glued to the computer ever since.

This also forced Li Heng to cancel his plans to go grind Dungeons that morning, and he instead stayed home to chat with his parents.

Furthermore, it seemed as if Li Guobin and his wife had made a pact. Despite the Bao Family’s visit, the couple didn’t say a single word about Bao Yaoyao.

They also stopped nagging Li Heng to get out and socialize more. They only asked him to tell them a bit about the Ice Luan and reminded him to be mindful of the safety precautions for raising a soul energy pet.

Finally, the couple both said that Li Heng was grown up now. He was a Soul Master and even had his own soul energy pet. They wouldn’t meddle in Soul Master affairs and would let Li Heng make his own decisions, providing him with material support.

Because the whole family was in a relaxed mood, they chatted for a while, and soon it was 10 o’clock. Li Heng’s final scores, rankings, and other relevant information appeared on the school portal.

Li Heng:

Total Score: 4021

Maple City Ranking: 1

Southwest Province Ranking: 3

Alliance-Wide Ranking: 10

"First in Maple City! Top three in the province?!! Hengzi! Good! That’s great!"

"My son is the top scorer in Maple City! Hahaha, we have a top scorer in the family!"

The moment the rankings appeared, before Li Heng could even get a clear look, Li Guobin and Zhang Yu Yao erupted with excitement.

Although he had been prepared for it, seeing the official confirmation that he was first in the city still made him genuinely happy, and a smile spread across Li Heng’s face.

However, aside from being first in Maple City, Li Heng’s focus was also on the other two rankings.

’Third in Southwest Province?’

’Only tenth in the entire Alliance?’

Li Heng remembered that a teacher who had previously evaluated his score had said his total of 4000 points was an outrageous score, the likes of which hadn’t been seen in a decade, and that it might never be surpassed.

He never expected to be proven wrong so quickly, and by quite a few people at that. It was clear there were a lot of "monsters" this year.

After thinking it over, Li Heng felt his ranking made sense. After all, given the rules, it was entirely possible that some powerful, wealthy families had given their children tons of medicinal supplies, allowing them to just lay low and survive until the final day.

Still, Li Heng was very satisfied with his first-place ranking in Maple City. But along with that satisfaction, he realized a rather crucial problem: ’Those admissions officers from the Soul Energy Universities... they’re not going to show up again, are they?’