I told you to change your skills, and you changed them into a nuclear explosion immortal?

Hearing the patriarch ask this question, Wen Ke hesitated even more.

A flicker of struggle crossed his eyes.

"Patriarch... this man named Lu Yun is an orphan who grew up on government subsidies. His background is practically nonexistent, and he lives in dire poverty."

"He does know Li Zian, who is practically his only friend. Li Zian often helped him out during high school. As for Xu Qingmeng... he didn't speak to her more than three times in his three years of high school..."

This……

Upon hearing this, everyone's eyes widened in surprise.

"What the hell? They haven't spoken much in three years? And then they're on a team for something as important as the entrance exam?"

"These two kids, did they witness Xu Qingmeng commit murder? Are they trying to suck her up like a cash cow?"

"What's going on? A moderately wealthy family, an orphan living on handouts, has gotten involved with a rich heiress? Is that even possible?"

"Wait a minute? This is a bit confusing. How did they meet and become a team?"

"Isn't that a high school classmate?"

"You didn't speak to your high school classmate for three years, but they got together after you changed jobs? If you were in that situation, you'd be lucky to even remember their name."

"Then they probably really did witness Xu Qingmeng committing murder."

Stop talking nonsense!

Wen Yaotian interrupted everyone's chatter and immediately realized something.

Despite being completely unrelated, these two people from two different worlds have teamed up. Either they have a fatal weakness in Xu Qingmeng's hands.

Either way, it's for profit.

Even if a poor student has something to hide, he would be useless against the local powerful family and would instead become their death warrant.

Therefore, right now only profit remains as the sole consideration.

Benefit……

Xu Qingmeng is in the silver profession, almost at the top, so it's impossible for her to have any financial ties with the black profession. Therefore…

Wen Yaotian's eyelids twitched, and he quickly looked at Wen Kedao.

"What is Lu Yun's profession?"

Wen Ke opened his mouth, and then spoke with great hesitation.

"He... is a gray-level common mage..."

"What the hell???"

Upon hearing this, all the bigwigs were dumbfounded.

"A gray-level common mage? Isn't that trash?"

"Mages may seem to be one of the top three classes, but in reality, unless they are at least Black Rare, they are no different from other trash classes. Especially Gray, whose rarity is even worse than trash, so mages are trash too."

"Wait, these two actually saw Xu Qingmeng kill someone? Why are they bringing these two 'accessories' to the entrance exam?"

"Could it be because of love?"

"The love for cryptography and twisted dough sticks!"

The crowd was making a fuss, all finding it unbelievable.

But because of Lu Yun's gray-level ordinary mage status, everyone instantly lost interest in him.

"Alright, stop making such a racket, what kind of behavior is this?"

Wen Yaotian waved his hand, his curiosity about the three people vanishing instantly.

"Three little guys from a third-tier city, maybe two of them had some kind of lucky encounter. As for forming a team, it's probably because Xu Qingmeng has her eye on one of those two 'accessories'."

"That's true. After the anomaly, our Earth's territory has expanded considerably, and the population has increased accordingly. It's normal to have some minor adventures. As for love, nobody can say for sure, it's all uncertain."

"What a pity. I thought we'd found a promising talent that could grow into a great one, but it turned out to be a disappointment."

"Although they have always been ranked in the top five, it is normal for them to be a little faster because of Xu Qingmeng's level."

Just then, a scene of Xu Qingmeng appeared randomly on the big screen. She was waving her staff, and large swathes of ice crystals fell, instantly taking away a large number of monsters and leveling up in the process.

Upon seeing this, everyone immediately wore expressions that said, "I knew it!"

"Look, that's the advantage of level. She must be over level 40 now, and her damage is over 3."

"The monsters in arena number 19 are around level 32, so this damage is only average. If it could break 3 damage against level 45 monsters, that would be impressive."

"Look what Lu Yun is doing! He's tidying up those two tattered boundary flags. That thief ran fast, stabbing eighteen times, but it didn't even do as much damage as one of Xu Qingmeng's ice crystal explosions. What a bastard!"

"I don't know what sins Xu Qingmeng committed to deserve having to team up with these two 'accessories.' Aren't they just a complete burden?"

Seeing this scene, everyone realized that all that bullshit about seeing her kill someone, or about any vested interests, was utter nonsense.

Xu Qingmeng only formed a team with one of these two because she liked one of them.

Everyone lost all interest in this combination.

"Speechless. These days, there are really people who get blinded by love. Isn't this girl love-struck?"

"Well, young people are like that. They haven't experienced the harsh realities of society, so it's normal for them to have some illusions about love."

"A silver-level professional, whether facing black or gray, is not from the same world. As she levels up and gains more experience, she realizes that the one she likes can't keep up with her pace at all and will only hold her back."

"Pshaw, it has nothing to do with us. It's just a silver-level job, there are over 40 of them, one more won't make a difference."

"Yeah, let's keep watching. That girl from the Mu family is really something, she's already on show number 24."

……

"Whew~ I leveled up again~~~ So happy~~~"

Field 20.

Seeing the golden light emanating from his body, Li Zian excitedly stretched his neck.

Seeing this, Lu Yun couldn't help but shake his head.

But when he turned to look at Xu Qingmeng, he smiled again.

"I originally planned to make my move during match number 20, but seeing that your damage is decent, I'll wait a bit longer."

Xu Qingmeng looked at him with a smile.

"I'm level 41 now, so killing these level 34 monsters is no problem for me."

"But that's good too. The later you make your move, the more advantageous it will be. We're counting on you to carry us forward in the future."

Lu Yun was speechless.

"It can't be delayed any longer than the 25th venue. Based on the ratio of the scenery changes so many times, the monsters in the 25th venue will be level 40 refined monsters. At that time, your monster-killing speed will be greatly reduced."

Xu Qingmeng nodded.

"At the current rate, I'll only reach level 43 by the time I get to the 25th arena. I'll definitely have to slow down when farming level 40 refinement monsters."

"And once you get to spot number 25, there will be almost no one else around, so you can farm monsters more safely."

Refined level is the threshold for monsters. Once you reach refined level, the monster's defense and health will increase significantly. Although she still deals considerable damage, she can no longer kill monsters with one or two skills.

Not many people will be able to go to venue number 25, as all the monsters in that large area will belong to them.

Therefore, starting with venue number 25, we are not afraid of being discovered.

"Brother Yun! I'm level 39 now! I can help out, okay?"

At this moment, Li Zian darted forward and hugged Lu Yun's neck, laughing and joking.

"After killing a few more waves of monsters, once I reach level 40, I'll be able to learn the AoE skill book 'Dance of the Blades' that my dad bought for me at a huge expense. Then you can just watch me wreak havoc everywhere! And once the dungeon comes out, I'll definitely be able to do my second job advancement!"

"Yeah, yeah, you're the best! I'm waiting for you to carry me, okay?"

"Absolutely!"

Watching Li Zian act silly, Lu Yun didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and even Xu Qingmeng couldn't help but turn her head away with a smile.

"Oh, right?"

At this moment, Li Zian suddenly remembered something.

"I've already leveled up 3 times, but you haven't leveled up at all since you came in. What level are you? Why is it so difficult to level up?"

Speaking of this, Xu Qingmeng was also very curious.

You get your own experience points, as long as you're in a team. It's not like outside where whoever kills gets more.

Even she leveled up 2 levels, so there's no reason why Lu Yun hasn't leveled up yet.

"I?"

Lu Yun smiled.

"Why don't you just look at the team information?"

The two were taken aback.

"Right?"

"Look at the team composition... Pfft!!!"

After looking at the numbers on the team panel, Li Zian coughed up a mouthful of blood.