For horse racers, making money is victory!

"It's a pity we won't get to see Xiaobai's amazing performance on the muddy ground."

Good Opera sighed slightly.

The overlord, who loves beautiful things, is delighted to see the legendary "dual-wielding style," but unfortunately, it is extremely rare.

By the time Xiaobai Zhui Xue finishes his Triple Crown run, it will be the beginning of the Year of the Horse.

If a racehorse is precocious and ages prematurely, it may face a decline in its condition.

Even if Xiao Bai Zhui Xue doesn't age prematurely, he'll be close to reaching his peak. At that point, he'll need to continue striving for results on the grass, rather than switching to mud.

To be a true dual-wielder, one must possess talent in both grass and dirt competitions, and that's just the basics.

What is truly indispensable is having a sufficiently long career!

After all, crossing from one side to the other is almost equivalent to starting from scratch, and it requires at least several months or even a year of adaptation.

After the classic Triple Crown ends, most Japanese female racehorses may only have one or two years left in their professional careers, let alone "double-wielding" or "crossing over".

Therefore, good opera felt regretful, lamenting that such a wonderful talent could not be realized.

"But... if Xiaobai Zhui Xue's peak can be maintained for many years, then there will still be a chance to run on muddy ground, right?"

"I think this is definitely possible!"

Wada smiled slightly and said instead.

"In that case, your goal of dominating Japan through opera will be in danger."

Upon hearing this, the bald-haired girl wearing a crown tilted her head back and laughed unrestrainedly, completely disregarding that this was a cafeteria.

"Hahaha!"

"That would be perfect. Without enough outstanding opponents, how can one dominate an era and be remembered?"

As a champion, she doesn't want to end up like last year, when she won two prestigious titles but received very little attention and was considered a lucky break.

The stronger the opponent, the more outstanding the rival, the more it can stimulate the true strength hidden in the seemingly lazy overlord!

"Satsuki Shōjō, I'm really looking forward to that battle!"

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The next day.

Early in the morning, a blonde, energetic girl is warming up.

She is [Naritaji], the class monitor of Xiaobai Zhuixue's class.

She is not only full of talent, but also has a lively personality and is very motivated in everything she does. Her sunny and cheerful personality has made her quite popular both on and off campus.

"Squad Leader Lu, I'm here."

Behind Narita, a graceful young woman with long, snow-white hair greeted her calmly.

When Narita turned his head, he saw Yoshiro Tsurugi wearing a training uniform.

"Hmm, good morning, Xiaobai."

"Please wait ten minutes if possible. My trainer is organizing data and will be here shortly."

Narita smiled and apologized, explaining the situation.

The white-haired, red-eyed girl immediately nodded.

……

Ten minutes later.

The golden figure on Narita Road crossed the finish line first, winning by a margin of two horse lengths.

Her face showed a mixture of excitement and inevitable fatigue.

At the finish line, Narita Rojima's trainers are pressing the timer and recording the results of the training race.

Compared to Naritaji's excited victory, the trainer's expression was cold and showed no joy.

The middle-aged man couldn't help but utter soft murmurs.

"Two days, three battles, and you only lost by this much?"

"The monster... lives up to its name."

His gaze fell upon the white-haired, red-eyed girl who remained calm and composed, showing no signs of fatigue, even after crossing the finish line in defeat.

"What a fantastic match! Squad Leader Lu is truly amazing."

"Then I'll go back and review it~"

The next moment, Xiao Bai Zhui Xue turned and walked away, her gaze fixed on the [System Panel] in front of her.

Immediately...

[Temporary Mission: Participate in the Training Match (3/3)]

[Mission Reward: Slightly increased grass adaptability, enhanced physical recovery ability]

[Mission Completed]

[Rewards being claimed...]

The next moment, new content appeared on the panel.

[Grassland Adaptability: B changed to A]

? !

Grassland adaptability... has finally broken through the critical point?!

49. Highest-level exclusive skill

[Grassland Adaptability: B changed to A]

? !

My own grass acclimatization... After waiting for so long and working hard for several months, have I finally made a breakthrough?

The white-haired, red-eyed girl's eyes immediately filled with joy.

A!

That's an A!

Although it's unknown whether there's an even higher S above it... at least it represents another step forward in her growth.

This should be considered somewhat of an entry into the inner circle, right?

Xiao Bai Zhui Xue couldn't resist opening her personal panel after a long time to check her latest data.

[Personal Panel]:

Name: Xiaobai Zhuixue

[Record: 2 wins in 2 games]

Current progress of standardization: 14%

[Field adaptability: Grass (A), Mud (C)]

[Distance adaptability: Short distance (C), Miles (B), Medium distance (B), Long distance (C)]

[Running style adaptability: Escaper (C), Leader (B), Lagging Horse (B), Chasing Horse (B)]

[User Analysis: A promising newcomer, a late bloomer, with few outstanding strengths but also few weaknesses. Its strength lies in its well-rounded nature and vast potential for growth.]

In terms of user analysis, it can be considered a complete praise, lauding her as a promising... newbie.

The changes since the last one are not too significant.

"Huh, is this all the improvement in becoming a true master?"

Is this a good thing or a bad thing?

The white-haired, red-eyed girl stared intently at the progress of the formalization in the first few lines.

It's worth noting that when she first entered Treson Academy, her orthodox transformation progress was [5%].

After several days of hard training, I finally managed to climb to 7%.

Two more months have passed, and it's only reached 14%!

Does this mean that the higher the level of specialization, the harder it is to improve and grow further?

At this stage, most other racehorse girls have already passed the halfway mark of their "orthodox" development, and a very few extremely precocious racehorse girls may even be close to "100%".

"I guess I'm... an extremely late bloomer? Normal late-blooming racehorse girls shouldn't be this slow."

After all, she also has systematic training time in her dreams.

Furthermore, in addition to the original three hours of training each night, an extra half hour was added by completing tasks, allowing them to train for a full 3:30 more hours each night than normal racehorse girls.

Despite such an extremely high training volume, the progress in achieving mastery is less than one-third... no, less than one-fifth. If word got out, it would probably shock the emperor for a hundred years.

Xiao Bai was both amused and exasperated by Xue Zhui's actions.

But she doesn't think it's a bad thing; at least it allows her to look to the future.

Even if you lose, you can still comfort yourself with an excuse!

Of course, if she had a choice, Xiao Bai Zhui Xue wouldn't want to lose.

"Grass Adaptability A! And then... even the runaway horse improved?"

Xiao Bai Zhui Xue also keenly noticed that her biggest weakness in running style, the "Escape Horse (D)", had also changed.

【Escape Horse (C)】! Although it's still not high, it's enough for some low-to-mid-level high-reward races where the intensity isn't too high.

And going a step further, isn't it just a useful [(B)]?

Xiaobai Zhuixue, who pursues an all-around running style, hopes to reach the level of [(A)] in all aspects in the future. At that time, she will be a "weapon master" and possess an all-around running style that will give her opponents nightmares.

The law allows for arbitrary changes in tactics based on the match and the opponent.

Therefore, the escape horse running technique has always been within Xiao Bai Zhui Xue's scope of concern, and now it has finally improved along with his own growth and training!

The white-haired, red-eyed girl, completely satisfied, immediately opened the next panel to check.

That is... skills!

Skill Panel

【(Exclusive - Kael'thas's Body): Known as having a body of steel and a miraculous form, it is called "Indestructible".】

[(Legendary Demon of Terrible Terrain): Gains proficiency in terrain conditions described as "slightly bad," "bad," or "extremely bad," and gains increased strength and speed.]

[(Straight-line Agility): Slightly increases speed when traveling in a straight line]

[User Analysis: Maybe you really are faster than the grandmother symbolized by Rudo!]

Xiao Bai Zhui Xue first gazed at her first skill, which was classified as "exclusive" level: [(Kael'thas's Body)].

When she saw the analysis at the end, her face suddenly darkened.

This damn system, it really can't let go of the grandmother symbolized by Ruduo, can it?

If you're so capable, let's have a showdown in a dream world as B SS. She'll take on ten of them!

Forget about hitting the grandmother symbolized by Rudo, she even wants to hit the real Rudo!

The spirited Xiaobai Zhui Xue had completely forgotten the embarrassing situation of never having defeated any B SS in his dream.

Maruzensky, Invincible Vanguard, Jia Ying Gaosheng, the Secretariat, Megumi McQueen—none of them are people she can outrun now.

The next moment, Xiao Bai Zhui Xue looked back at the skill she valued most.

"So, my [Kael'thas Body] has been classified as the pinnacle of skills, the highest exclusive level."

"Not bad, this is more befitting of the name of the legendary Iron Horseman, Celso."

Skills, too, vary in quality.

Common, Legendary, and as the highest-ranking exclusive!

Xiao Bai Zhui Xue currently possesses three major skills, which happen to be "equally distributed," with one skill in each skill.

【(Kelso's Body)】 does not seem to work in the game.

No, to be precise, it doesn't help her speed up in the race, so it seems a bit useless.