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

There is a considerable distance between the port and the Academic Affairs Office.

The stone path underfoot had a dark blue hue, and the buildings on both sides were sharp and towering.

Song Xin walked half a step ahead, pointing skillfully to several buildings in the distance.

"See that cluster of black buildings on the left? Those are the teaching buildings and office areas. Classes are held there, and official assignments from the college are handled there."

She then pointed to an area on the right that was shimmering with various magical lights.

"That's the internal exchange. The one on the left is the college exchange, where you can only trade using academic credits. The one on the right is a branch of the Professionals Chamber of Commerce that's located in our school and is under the jurisdiction of Northern Xinjiang Province."

Su Chen looked in the direction she pointed.

Outside the exchange stands a huge light screen, densely displaying various trading information.

[Looking to buy: Silver-grade fire-type staff, price negotiable]

[For Sale: Information on monsters on the outskirts of the Scorching Plains, 100 credits]

……

"Almost everything can be traded, even beds can be rented out."

Song Xin paused for a moment: "However, trading credits is strictly prohibited. The school turns a blind eye to private trading, but if you are caught in the open, you will be expelled."

Su Chen nodded.

Academic credits are the underlying operating principle of schools. If buying and selling credits were allowed, schools would be very difficult to manage.

"That's the cafeteria at Sky Dome Academy. If you want a good meal or to buy some high-grade potions that you can't find on the market, you have to go there. Of course, that's on the premise that you have enough credits."

Song Xin continued her introduction.

"If you keep going forward, you'll reach the dungeon area and the training area."

Song Xin's tone became more serious. "The dungeons are scattered throughout the school, but the regular dungeons are concentrated in the dungeon hall, which contains dungeons of various levels. However, many students die there every year."

"As for the training area, the gravity room, element simulation room, combat simulation room, etc., are charged credits by the hour, which is very expensive."

She turned around, walked backwards, and looked at Su Chen.

"Finally, there's the place we go back to every day—the dormitory area."

Song Xin held up three fingers.

"College dormitories are divided into three levels: Heavenly, Earthly, and Human."

"The lowest grade dormitory is the Human Grade dormitory, 10 credits per day, four-person room, basic spirit gathering array. The lowest grade dormitory is 500 credits per day, single room, intermediate spirit gathering array, with a private meditation room. As for the highest grade..."

Song Xin smacked her lips, a hint of envy flashing in her eyes.

"Top-tier dormitories, 5000 credits per day!"

"There's a top-tier spirit-gathering array inside; a nap there is more effective than grinding monsters all day. But usually, only the top-ranked seniors in their third and fourth years can afford to stay there."

She stopped and waited for Su Chen to approach before reaching out and patting him on the shoulder.

"I'm currently living in a low-level area. I have to be very careful with my spending on those 500 credits every day and take on several more reconnaissance missions to make up for it."

"Junior Su, you have a good foundation. If you can make some money in the Abyss dungeon tomorrow, with a little effort, you can definitely reach the Earth-grade level."

"500 a day?"

Su Chen casually repeated the sentence.

500 a day, 15,000 a month.

Students generally cannot afford it.

The two walked and talked, and soon arrived in front of a white building with a dome.

Academic Affairs Office.

There weren't many people in the hall, only a few older students on duty at the windows.

The new students haven't officially started school yet, so the place seems a bit deserted.

"Go ahead, hand over your admission notice and college entrance examination ID card, and bind them to the college's student card." Song Xin leaned against the marble pillar next to her, took out her water bottle and took a sip.

Su Chen walked to the window in the very middle.

Inside sat a boy wearing black-rimmed glasses, idly flipping through a magic book.

"Early registration for new students?" The bespectacled man didn't even look up. "Admission notice."

Su Chen took the items out of his backpack and pushed them over.

"You should understand the rules, right? The points earned from killing monsters in the extra matches during the college entrance examination will be automatically converted into the college's initial credits at a 1:1 ratio."

As the bespectacled man spoke, he placed Su Chen's ID card on a device that was flashing blue light.

"Generally speaking, the top scorer in the provincial college entrance examination only has a few thousand points, which can be transferred to several thousand credits, enough to live comfortably in the college..."

Before the bespectacled man could finish speaking, the instrument suddenly emitted an extremely piercing, high-pitched beep!

【drop--】

[Detection of importing college entrance examination supplementary competition points information...]

[Data conversion in progress...]

[WARNING! Data too large! A risk warning has been automatically triggered, and the system is recalculating...]

The students who were quietly reading in the hall were startled by the noise and turned around.

Song Xin put down the kettle and frowned: "Is the equipment broken?"

next second.

The projection screen above the instrument popped open instantly, and a huge line of red numbers jumped wildly in mid-air before finally freezing.

Name: Su Chen

[Year of University: Freshman]

Credit balance: 33058900

More than 33 million!

The entire hall of the Academic Affairs Office fell into a deathly silence.

The bespectacled man's mouth was wide enough to fit an apple. He stared blankly at the numbers in mid-air and rubbed his eyes.

"Ones, tens, hundreds, thousands, tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, millions..."

He mechanically counted the digits, then suddenly jumped up from his chair.

"Thirty...thirty million?!"

The bespectacled man's voice cracked, as if he had seen a ghost.

The pens and books in the hands of several students on duty nearby fell to the ground with a "thud".

"Holy crap! Thirty million credits? You couldn't possibly have that many even if you slaughtered every single monster in the entire college entrance exam qualifying round!"

"It's bugged, isn't it? It's definitely a bug in the equipment! I've never taught this many classes in my entire life!"

"What kind of insane data is this? They've completely lost all sense of shame!"

"..."

Song Xin, who had been leaning against the pillar, froze completely.

Her gaze was fixed on the fluctuating number, her mind blank.

Thirty million.

She racked her brains every day to secure a 500-credit dormitory spot, risking her life in the wild.

Is this number... even possible for a human to have?

Su Chen looked at the numbers on the screen with a calm expression.

"Su...Junior Su..."

Song Xin turned her head stiffly. "Where did you get these credits? How could you have racked up so many during the college entrance exam?"

Su Chen took the black student ID card he had just obtained from the window and casually stuffed it into his pocket.

"Oh, this."

Su Chen didn't say much, only that, "During the college entrance exam supplementary competition, I was lucky enough to run into an epic-level BOSS and killed it on the spur of the moment."

"Just...kill him?"

Song Xin gasped, feeling a wave of dizziness wash over her.

Did you casually kill an epic-level boss?

Is this something that college entrance exam takers can touch?

That's something that even the mentors have to team up to dare to fight!