Douluo Dragon King: My strategy system is not right

Chapter 19 Ascension Platform

"Why is it so early today?"

Lin Ci practiced until very late last night before going to bed, and he had to rush to the college gate an hour early today, so he was feeling a little depressed.

Xie Xie arrived early and had asked Wu Zhangkong about it, so he explained, "Teacher Wu just said that we're going to the Spirit Ascension Platform today."

Tang Wulin was slightly stunned and asked with some confusion, "What is the Spirit Ascension Platform?"

Xie Xie looked at him in surprise and said, "You don't even know about the Spirit Ascension Platform?"

Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi were also very confused. It was normal for ordinary people not to know this, but as soul masters, they should be very clear about this.

Tang Wulin felt a little embarrassed. No matter how strong his mentality was, he was still just a nine-year-old boy.

"I really don't know. We don't have a Spirit Ascension Platform in Aolai City. So I've never heard of it."

Xie Xie understood, and as if remembering Tang Wulin's simple luggage at the beginning of the school year, he said, "It's normal that you haven't heard of it. Among the Spirit Pagodas on our Douluo Continent, only large cities have the possibility of having a Spirit Ascension Platform."

"There are a total of eighteen soul-raising platforms on the continent. They are the best places for us soul masters to practice."

"The Soul Ascension Platform was built by the Soul Pagoda. It provides a training ground for soul masters, a place to enhance their personal strength and experience the charm of the ancient soul master world. I'm not entirely sure how the platform works, but I've heard that when it was first built, more than ten Titled Douluo participated. A large number of top scientific researchers were mobilized, and the Soul Pagoda paid a considerable price to complete its construction."

Tang Wulin nodded and asked, "What's the use?"

Wang Jinxi then added: "To elevate the soul."

He seemed worried that Tang Wulin didn't understand, so he explained in detail: "Whether it's our souls or spirit rings, their power and evaluation are determined by the years of cultivation of the soul beast. Improving the soul means increasing the years of cultivation of the soul. Speaking of which, your soul is only at the ten-year level, so the chance of improvement is not small. If you can cultivate in the Soul Ascension Platform for a long time, the chance of improvement is still not small. It must be improved to a hundred years. However, I heard that the higher the level of the soul, the less likely it is to survive in the Soul Ascension Platform."

Hearing this, Tang Wulin's eyes suddenly lit up. He looked at Lin Ci and asked, "Lin Ci, I remember you were here before. Your first soul was ten years old before, but now it's a hundred years old."

When his name was suddenly called, Lin Ci suppressed his yawn and said calmly, "Yeah, I've been here."

How could he explain this? He could only go along with it. It had to be something. It had been fine before. Previously, the spirits in the quests were all random, and spirit rings had to be earned through hard work. But this time, the spirits were all system rewards, and the spirit rings were automatically granted. This had caused him quite a bit of trouble.

It's strange, the system never gave out rewards for every failed strategy in the past, but before this strategy, they suddenly gave out all the rewards from all the previous strategy completions, saying it was a consolation reward.

Zhang Yangzi's eyes were filled with surprise. "You've been here quite a bit, then. You've only been here for ten years, but now you've been able to upgrade to a hundred years. This kind of spiritual advancement can't be achieved just once or twice."

Wang Jinxi nodded deeply, "I have money."

Xie Xie and Tang Wulin were both stunned, especially Tang Wulin. He asked in surprise, "Does this cost a lot of money?"

"Spiritual platforms are also divided into different levels. A primary level Spiritual Platform costs approximately 500,000 Federation Coins per entry, but what's even more valuable is the number of slots. Each primary level Spiritual Platform only has 1,000 slots available per month. Considering the current total number of Spirit Masters on the continent, which exceeds one million, this is a significant difference. The number of slots available for intermediate and advanced Spiritual Platforms is even smaller. Because they consume greater resources, the amount of money required increases exponentially."

"And many of the spots are reserved by big families. So if you don't have a good background, you might need even more money to get a spot."

Tang Wulin didn't doubt this when he heard it. He just sighed sincerely, "Lin Ci, you're truly amazing. We're both from Aolai City, yet I've never even heard of your name."

He didn't really mean anything by saying this, it was just a young man sighing at the hard work of those around him. He knew that Lin Ci was broke and his income came entirely from grilling fish.

He had never tasted it, but he heard it was a bit expensive at 100 federal coins each. But it sold well, so it must be delicious. Lin Ci probably saved up the money to go to the Spirit Ascension Platform this way.

Xie Xie's thoughts were quite different from Tang Wulin's; he only realized it belatedly. Lin Ci had previously been reluctant to even afford a good meal; it turned out he'd saved all his money here.

Thinking of his own past extravagance and unscrupulous spending, he now truly admired Lin Ci from the bottom of his heart.

Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi exchanged glances, their eyes also flashing with surprise. They hadn't expected that this was how Lin Ci came to the Spirit Ascension Platform. Also from Aolai City, he was gifted yet so hardworking.

Lin Ci naturally didn't know what they were thinking, but his temples were throbbing. This kind of thing was just getting worse the more he talked about it.

Meanwhile, Gu Yue was standing aside, sizing up Lin Ci with a frown on his face. Uncertainty lingered in his eyes.

Just as Lin Ci was feeling somewhat awkward listening to the conversation, unsure how to continue the conversation, Wu Zhangkong's voice rang out from a distance: "Everyone is here. Let's set off for the Spirit Ascension Platform."

Everyone immediately stopped talking and followed Wu Zhangkong in a group.

Just as Tang Wulin said, the Spirit Transmission Tower in Donghai City is far from comparable to the original Aolai City.

He also has another name, the Eighteen Pillars of Heaven. As the name suggests, there are eighteen of these pillars in the Federation. They are found only in the Federation's eighteen major cities. These eighteen cities are naturally the most developed in the Federation.

The development of spirit masters in Donghai City may not be comparable to that of the other eighteen cities, not even Tianhai City, but the developed economy of the eastern coastal cities is unparalleled. This is also the reason why they have one of the Eighteen Heavenly Pillars.

The Spirit Transferring Tower can be seen from far away. It has hundreds of floors and is over 400 meters high. Even in the Donghai City where high-rise buildings are everywhere, it is a landmark building.

The base of the Spirit Transmission Tower is octagonal and occupies a very large area. Every ten floors it becomes narrower until it reaches the spire at the top.

Just by looking at the exterior, you can feel its magnificent momentum.

They took a special bus all the way to the Spirit Transmission Tower in Donghai City.

Here, the first-grade head teacher, Long Hengxu, had already been waiting.

Apparently he had arrived early in the morning, and when he saw a few people, he immediately went to greet them.

"Dance teacher."

"Director Long."

Wu Zhangkong remained the same, nodding calmly without much emotion.

Long Hengxu, the head teacher, naturally didn't care; he was used to it. While other teachers were always respectful when speaking to him, the one before him was still quite nice.

After all, Wu Zhangkong was the strongest fighter in their East Sea Academy. Even the dean, Yu Zhen, was only at level 60. How could he possibly compete with this top student from Shrek Academy, a young genius with battle armor?

Moreover, according to Long Hengxu, Wu Changkong is not just an ordinary student in Shrek Academy.

It seems to come from the inner courtyard...

　Ahem...just a gesture?
　　
　
(End of this chapter)