Kill one monster, stack one poison, and I alone will poison my way across the world!

Leaving the main building of the academy, Su Chen strolled along the tree-lined path.

The afternoon sunlight filtered through the leaves, casting dappled shadows on the ground.

In the square not far away, a group of newly enrolled students were gathered together, chattering about their plans for tomorrow's dungeon raid.

"I heard the boss in the Darkwood dungeon goes berserk, should we bring more healing potions?"

"What are you afraid of! I have a bronze-level shield, I can definitely withstand it! You guys just stay in the back and unleash your attacks!"

"But I don't have enough mana..."

Looking at those faces filled with excitement, yet also with a touch of innocent naiveté, Su Chen stopped and let out a long breath.

It's still better on campus.

Recalling the severed limbs and remains, the entrails soaking in preservative solution, and the villagers forced to swallow Chimera Beasts alive due to extreme hunger that I saw in the Doomsday Cult stronghold these past few days.

The scene before me, brimming with youthful energy, is like two completely different worlds.

There weren't so many dark schemes, nor those disgusting creatures.

They only cheered for the sake of leveling up one or two levels.

"As expected, no matter what world it is, the campus protects students very well, preventing them from experiencing the big dye vat of society."

Su Chen muttered something under his breath, stretched, and felt his nerves, which had been tense for several days, finally relax a little.

Just then, my phone in my pocket suddenly vibrated.

Su Chen took it out and saw the words "Lu Qingyan" displayed on the screen.

He pressed the answer button.

"Feed? Senior Lu."

Lu Qingyan's voice came from the other end of the communicator: "Su Chen? What have you been doing these past few days? I haven't been able to contact you at all. You don't reply to my messages, and you're not in service area when I call."

"I was doing a small task outside just now, so the signal might be a bit weak."

Su Chen replied casually, "Just got back to school. What's up, Senior Lu? Is something urgent?"

"Nothing particularly important."

Lu Qingyan sighed softly on the other end of the phone, not delving into what mission Su Chen was going to do. She knew some things shouldn't be asked.

"The Olympiad is about to begin."

Su Chen was taken aback.

Lin Xiaotian had indeed mentioned before that he had been given the qualification for the Olympiad, but he would have forgotten about it if Lu Qingyan hadn't called.

"Is it starting?"

"Yes, it's the day after tomorrow."

Lu Qingyan's tone became serious, "The first selection competition will be held the day after tomorrow, and students from almost all universities will participate."

She paused for a moment, then said, "I was worried you'd forget the time while you were doing the mission, so I called to remind you. Meet at the academy's No. 1 training ground at 8:00 AM the day after tomorrow. Don't forget, and don't be late."

"Don't worry, senior."

Su Chen smiled and said, "The day after tomorrow, Martial Arts Arena Number One. I've got it."

"That's good."

"Okay, goodbye, senior."

After hanging up the phone, Su Chen looked at his phone screen and raised an eyebrow slightly.

Olympia... sounds like another great place to grind experience and get freebies.

This is a global competition, and Su Chen is itching to see the talents of other countries.

of course.

The day after tomorrow is just the first selection competition within China itself.

After hanging up Lu Qingyan's call, Su Chen casually opened the list of unread messages on his phone.

At the top of the list, Lin Shiqing sent a message a day earlier.

[Lin Shiqing: Hey, Su Chen, where did you run off to? My mentor assigned me a bunch of disgusting tasks to clean up the sewers again. Don't die out there. My signal is bad, so reply when you see this message.]

Su Chen smiled and tapped his fingers rapidly on the screen.

[Su Chen: Just finished the quest and's back at school. Take your time farming the slimes in the sewers, don't get overwhelmed by the stench.]

After clicking send, Su Chen looked at it again.

No one in the high school class group chat has spoken anymore, except for Wang Xiaoli who still contacts him occasionally.

Once you're in college, everyone has their own life.

He put his phone back in his pocket and glanced at the system panel.

After destroying the Doomsday Cult's stronghold and killing a large number of Chimera Beasts, his level has broken through to level 30.

Level 30... means he can learn new skills.

The way to learn skills remains simple and brutal: spend money.

To be precise, it's a Kryptonite skill stone.

At level 10, he learned a skill for the first time. It wasn't difficult, and he succeeded after eating a few pills.

Level 20... Zhang Ze paid for it; he had to use dozens of silver-level skill stones to succeed.

Now that he has level 30 skills, he has to figure out how to get them himself.

I don't know how many skill stones I'll need.

Su Chen headed straight for the academy's trading post.

……

Ten minutes later.

Sky Dome Academy Trading Post, first floor lobby.

This place remains the liveliest spot in the entire college, a cacophony of sounds from various groups forming teams, setting up stalls, and haggling over prices, resembling a giant vegetable market.

Su Chen walked straight to the service counter and tapped on the marble tabletop.

"Senior, could you please check my current inventory of skill stones in the trading house?"

The senior student sitting behind the counter looked up, saw that it was Su Chen, and immediately put on a professional, sweet smile.

After all, Su Chen had done so many shameless things that he was quite a celebrity in the academy, and his face was still very recognizable.

"Okay, Junior Brother Su Chen, please wait a moment."

The senior student manipulated the virtual screen in front of her for a few moments, then flipped the screen and pushed it in front of Su Chen.

"This is the current real-time inventory of all skill stones in the trading market, including those sold directly by the system and those consigned by students. You can filter by grade."

Su Chen's gaze swept across the light screen.

[Trading House - Skill Stone Inventory Check]

[Profession Skill Stone (Dark Gold): 3 in stock. Price: 80000 Credits]

[Profession Skill Stone (Gold Grade): 42 in stock. Price: 15000 Credits]

[Professional Skill Stone (Silver Grade): 315 in stock. Price: 2000 Credits]

[Professional Skill Stone (Bronze): 1204 in stock. Price: 500 credits]

[Professional Skill Stone (Black Iron Grade): 8540 in stock. Price: 100 Credits]

……

After reviewing the panel data, Su Chen was secretly alarmed.

Outside, a single Black Iron-grade skill stone can sell for tens of thousands of dollars, but inside Sky Dome Academy, it only costs 100 credits.

This is the foundation of a prestigious university.

Even if you sell your liver science credits, you could become rich overnight and live a life of comfort.

Of course, most people at Sky Dome Academy are geniuses from their respective provinces and cities, so very few people do this.

but.

Su Chen sighed inwardly.

There were only three Dark Gold grade stones and a mere forty Gold grade stones.

As for epic-level items, there aren't a single one.

Sure enough, skill stones are a rare commodity no matter where you are!