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

The airship weaved through the sea of ​​clouds, emitting a deep rumble.

The students on the deck gathered in twos and threes, discussing something.

Su Chen leaned against the railing, listening to the surrounding noise, and closed his eyes to rest.

The flying boat glided smoothly through the sea of ​​clouds.

The wind was strong on the deck, and it was almost empty except for a few students who were responsible for maintaining the airship.

Song Xin leaned against the railing, her arms crossed over her chest, her eyes squinting in the wind.

She turned her head and looked at Su Chen, who was staring blankly at the clouds beside her.

"Junior Su, before we arrive, let me give you a sneak peek."

Song Xin raised her voice, drowning out the wind, "Once you enter the gates of Sky Dome Academy, your previous title of national champion will become worthless. Don't expect teachers or upperclassmen to be polite to you because of your grades."

"..."

Su Chen withdrew his gaze and turned to look at her.

"In the heavens, there is only one thing that is recognized."

Song Xin stretched out her right hand, rubbed her thumb and forefinger together as if counting money, "Credits."

"Yes, you mentioned that last time."

Su Chen shifted into a more comfortable position against the wooden railing and casually asked, "What exactly can you do with these credits? Buy equipment?"

"Buying equipment? That's the most basic way to use it."

Song Xin scoffed, "Eating, lodging, learning skills, and using advanced training rooms all cost credits. If you don't have enough credits, you'll have to sleep on the streets, and no one will teach you a single class. And, most importantly..."

She lowered her voice and leaned closer.

"The ticket to the instance."

"The academy controls many exclusive secret realms and dungeons. Want to get in? You need to exchange credits for tickets."

"Some low-level dungeons don't charge an entrance fee, and the system will give you a token amount of credits for clearing them, but the rewards are barely enough to fill a tooth gap."

Su Chen seemed to be deep in thought, then asked, "How do I earn credits?"

"First, the instructors will give some credits for their classes, but that's usually not enough for everyone. Second, we take on assignments from the school."

Song Xin paused for a moment, "Like when I took you to register early, the school's academic affairs office notified me yesterday, and there are also academic credit rewards."

"Also, this Abyss dungeon is a school mission. The credit rewards for such high-risk missions are very generous. As long as you can clear that Abyss dungeon, the credit rewards will be enough for you to be able to walk around the academy with impunity for a month."

Su Chen nodded and said nothing more.

The points earned in the college entrance examination supplementary competition are converted into college credits at a proportional rate.

I wonder... if my tens of millions of points are a lot?

Time slipped away in the sound of the wind.

About three hours later, the speed of the airship began to slow down, and the surrounding clouds gradually dissipated.

"arrive."

Song Xin straightened up and pointed ahead.

Su Chen looked up.

An extremely large floating island is suspended in mid-air.

The bottom of the island is an inverted cone-shaped rock, covered with densely packed giant glowing runes.

Above the island, countless towering buildings are arranged in a staggered and orderly manner.

At the very center, a dazzling blue beam of light shot straight into the sky, radiating a terrifying magical aura.

The airship slowly approached the port at the edge of the floating island.

"Buzz—"

A semi-transparent, pale golden barrier blocked the way in front of the airship.

Several figures flew out from within the barrier and landed on the deck of the flying boat.

The leader was a girl wearing pure silver-white armor.

Her appearance was strikingly beautiful yet aloof, exuding an air of unyielding authority.

【? ? ? 】

[Level: 25]

[Class: Holy Knight]

Su Chen glanced at the other party's panel.

Since the name isn't visible, there must be a prop with hidden information.

"Routine inspection."

The girl's voice was cold and clear as she glanced at Su Chen and Song Xin.

Song Xin immediately put on a familiar smile, took out a black card from her belt and handed it over: "Senior Sister Lu, I am Song Xin from the Assassin Academy. I went out to run some errands. This is the freshman I brought back who reported early."

The girl in the white robe took the card and swiped it on the gem at the top of her staff.

[Beep—Student ID card.]

She handed the card back to Song Xin, her gaze falling on Su Chen.

Su Chen handed over the admission notice.

She looked Su Chen up and down for two seconds, her gaze lingering on his admission notice for a moment, her eyebrows twitching slightly.

In the end, she said nothing, turned around and waved.

A crack appeared in the pale golden barrier.

"Release them."

Several patrol members followed her back into the barrier.

The airship sailed through the gap into the port and docked steadily on the pier.

The two walked down the gangway and onto the hard stone path.

Song Xin let out a sigh of relief and glanced back at Su Chen: "Did you see that senior from earlier?"

"I saw it, a level 25 hidden class, Holy Knight."

Su Chen glanced at the students hurrying around the port as he answered casually.

"Her name is Lu Qingyan."

Song Xin lowered her voice, "He's the leader of our Abyss Group tomorrow."

Su Chen nodded.

Holy Knight should be a front-line class.

"Don't let her low level fool you, she's incredibly strong! Her low level is because she was delayed in leveling up by learning new skills, and besides, she cleared the Tower of Babel a month ago!"

As she spoke, admiration appeared in Song Xin's eyes.

What's inside the Tower of Babel?

Su Chen asked.

Several days earlier, Commander Lei Jun had mentioned the Tower of Babel to him.

Song Xin said speechlessly, "Oh, why ask so many questions? Anyway, you won't be qualified to enter the Tower of Babel until your junior year."

Is the third year of university the only option?

Su Chen was stunned.

That will take another two years.

He looked at Song Xin suspiciously: "You didn't know, did you?"

"ha?!"

Song Xin's face flushed red instantly: "How could that be? Let me tell you, I'm the top student in my grade at the Assassin Academy! I have a mission to complete, I don't have time, I don't have time, you know that? Otherwise, I would have made the call in a heartbeat!"

Su Chen: "Oh, I understand what you mean."

Song Xin: "..."

Song Xin's lips twitched.

This guy... why is he so annoying?!

Su Chen stopped arguing with her and looked ahead; the interior of Sky Dome Academy was just ahead.

Amidst the staggered architecture, he vaguely sensed an energy burst.

Song Xin explained, "Everyone is practicing their skills or exchanging techniques."

"Does a skill require practice?"

"Hmm, after the first job advancement, your skills can be upgraded, right? But upgrading isn't something you can just do through practice. You'll understand once you have a mentor."

Su Chen remarked with emotion, "Everyone is working very hard."

"Of course. At Sky Dome Academy, if you don't work hard, you'll fall behind quickly and won't be able to graduate, and you won't get a diploma or degree."

Song Xin waved her hand smugly and said, "Let's go, I'll take you to the academic affairs office to register and show you around the school, as a way of repaying the favor you did for me last time."

"it is good."

Su Chen followed at a leisurely pace.