Returning to Earth once again, the three of them felt this journey through the world was longer than all the previous ones combined, yet in reality, the ti was very short. The psychological pressure, now relaxing, was truly extraordinary.
"The aura of the Law on hasn’t dispersed yet, let’s wait a day. After one day, we’ll head to Yalan World and completely resolve the current hidden dangers." Having rested for a long ti in the Other World, Du You was now fully energized.
"So what do we do now?" Lin Yushi asked, clinging playfully to Du You’s arm.
"Let’s head to the material market first, we might find what we need there." Du You and the two sisters went directly into the tier four Magic Network’s trading market. The market was as big as before, but scarcely populated.
Everyone was strolling around searching for materials, but no shop had an owner present. The shops were set up with their own requirents and operated autonomously, unfettered by any need for physical oversight. Everything ran purely on rules set by the Magic Network.
Du You also purchased a region in this place, then listed his own materials there, and thereafter paid no heed to it, just like the other shop owners. Du You walked outside, passing by various shops and stands. One could only sense each material when physically close; it was impossible to perceive them with a re glance.
Especially in the Magic Network world, where everything was a copied illusion, one had to make contact to truly feel if the material’s essence suited one’s needs.
Thus, everyone here resembled a large crowd of scavengers rummaging through a trash heap.
Although, these weren’t actually trash. On the contrary, many of the items were treasures at first sight.
"There’s so much, how long will it take to find anything?" Lin Yushi complained.
"Just keep looking, we’ll find it eventually. Otherwise, this place wouldn’t have any purpose," Lin Yucha also felt a headache coming on. In such a place, all cleverness was futile; one could only count on luck.
In this place, no one vied with each other for materials unless there was enmity involved. It wasn’t common for two different people to need the sa item. The likelihood of their paths crossing was even rarer.
It was said that since the establishnt of the materials market, such incidents had only occurred twice in several hundred years.
The group began to dig through the refuse heap like everyone else. Whether by good or bad luck, Du You and Lin Yucha found nothing, while Lin Yushi successively found two items.
"You’re lucky; just buy them," Du You said without haggling and directly used the rules of the Magic Network to trade two average tier four weapons he had for them.
One was a green seed, linked to Lin Yushi’s Bloodsucking Demon Vines skill. The other was a small gray-green bow, seemingly a child’s toy, but it corresponded to Lin Yushi’s barrage skill. The details of these items were unknown, perhaps due to a disdain for complications, as there were no stories attached.
The materials here rarely ca with a story; most were just laid out plainly. After all, everyone ca here just to find their needed materials, never really considering the stories behind them.
"I didn’t expect to be this lucky," Lin Yushi was thrilled. In exploring the Other World, it had always been her older sister who was luckier, obtaining more advancent materials.
After a few tis, she was far behind her sister in tier four skills. Unexpectedly, she had made up for it this ti.
Barrage was her auxiliary combat skill, and although Bloodsucking Demon Vines were not very useful, after advancing, it would beco her only tier four restricted type skill.
Whether for combat or for coordination, it would exhibit extrely powerful capabilities.
It wasn’t that Lin Yushi wanted to compete with her sister; it was just frustrating to feel left behind in power.
Just as Du You and the others were about to continue searching, Du You’s wristwatch suddenly rang. "University notice, end-term test is approaching." Du You reflected, and without realizing it, nearly a sester had ended.
This sester end would also make him a second-year student. Professional University was unlike ordinary universities, comprising ten years in total. Du You still needed to access data and so resources from the school, so he wasn’t planning to graduate. Although, with his current strength, he could apply for graduation.
"End-term test, but what exactly is it?" Lin Yucha ca closer and asked.
"I’m not sure either, but it’s next month on the first. Let’s go back and check, then head quickly to Yalan World to level up. We have enough ti before the end-term test for skill upgrading," Du You roughly calculated and found they had sufficient ti. The three of them stopped their search at the material market and went back after completing a transaction, using paid teleportation for ti efficiency.
This ti they didn’t bring back anything of note since the world they visited wasn’t of a high enough level. Du You simply discarded so materials and weapons he considered diocre at his shop, then went ho.
Upon opening his wristwatch to investigate, Du You found information about the end-term test. It was a comprehensive test for students. If one perford poorly, further validation of their prowess at the academy was required.
If one didn’t et the standards, the school might advise withdrawal or hold them back a year. Failing multiple tis ultimately led to expulsion. So joining the academy didn’t guarantee total security.
Of course, with Du You’s current prowess, even until the tenth year, he could lounge comfortably, his strength already far exceeding the graduation threshold, so there was no way the test would affect him.
However, performing well would also bring rewards. The test rules grouped two grades together, aning he would be paired with the second-year students. Naturally, the test involved real combat.
Just like the previous entrance test, it featured a random selection of an academy followed by an inter-grade battle live-stread. This ti, the focus was on the upper grades, not the lower ones like him.
"No wonder market prices are spiking again, it’s due to this." Du You rembered an inconspicuous detail from earlier, then shook his head, not at all apprehensive.
The most important aspect now was planning how to keep his strength as hidden as possible. Du You would not forget that in the Imperial Capital, there was a team that wanted him dead and whom he also wished to retaliate against.
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