"As for the trial rewards..." Yang Jun paused slightly and raised his voice, "This time, the rewards are much higher than before!"
Much higher?
The students in the class were immediately drawn in, looking at Yang Jun with eager eyes.
Yang Jun didn't beat around the bush: "Whatever you gain in the trial, you can take with you. That goes without saying. Additionally, this time the Education Bureau is being generous. The top two hundred will receive high-grade White Cards, and the top twenty will get Green Cards."
At this, the students couldn't help but murmur among themselves.
"It used to be just the top hundred who got high-grade White Cards. This year, it's the top two hundred? That's awesome, I might have a shot too!"
"Yeah, every year the Education Bureau's joint trial hands out high-grade White Cards worth over twenty thousand. Getting one is like hitting the jackpot!"
"..."
Hearing this reward, Su Yuan's eyes lit up.
Currently, besides the Soul Skill Instant Movement, he had hunted and embedded four skills in the Great Barbarian Mountain Area: Steel Flame Finger, Hardened Iron Skin, Wind Walking, and Gray Flame Strike.
The reason he still had one Skill Slot left was to save it for the Star Card reward from this joint trial!
"Twenty Green Cards, ten more than before. I should be able to find a satisfactory skill, right?" Su Yuan was a bit expectant.
The Star Card rewards given by the Education Bureau were chosen based on rankings, the higher the rank, the greater the choice.
"I wasn't finished." Yang Jun suddenly spoke again.
There's more?
The students in the class were stunned.
Traditionally, the highest reward in the trial was a Green Star Card.
Yang Jun's gaze lingered on Chen Jiujun for a moment before he smiled and said, "For the top three students in this trial, the Education Bureau is providing an additional three Green Weapon Cards for selection!"
As soon as he finished speaking, an immediate uproar ensued.
"What!"
"There are Weapon Cards too!"
"Why are you so excited? Even if there are Weapon Cards, it has nothing to do with us!"
"Wang Rui, people need dreams!"
...
No matter what others thought, everyone's eyes, including Su Yuan, Jiang Jun, and Chen Jiujun, who was leaning against the window, burned with passion at the mention of Green Weapon Cards!
"Three Weapon Cards!"
Su Yuan was extremely excited. He had just been envying Zhuang Xun's black-red longsword, and now this?
Plans couldn't keep up with changes. If there were Weapon Cards, he'd definitely choose one! Skills were just transitional, but a Green-grade Weapon Card would be useful up to Silver or even Gold Level!
"It seems Fang Kun and Chen Jiujun, these two special recruits, did bring a lot of benefits to the Guangchuan Education Bureau... And these three Weapon Cards, if I'm not mistaken, are probably additional rewards for Fang Kun and Chen Jiujun, just in a different form."
In terms of strength, special recruits were indeed significantly stronger than others. It wouldn't be difficult for them to get into the top three.
Yang Jun continued, "That's all for the rewards, everyone. Make the most of this opportunity. It isn't small. Additionally, you will need to bring your own weapons for the trial. Other items like locators and rations will be distributed tomorrow. Now, go home and rest early. You'll be in the Secret Realm for almost two days this time."
After Yang Jun finished speaking, he left, and the classroom immediately buzzed with discussions.
"Wang Rui, Pan Zi, let's team up. We'll split the kill rewards?"
"Sure, we're all at Eighth Stage, our strengths are similar. If we join forces, we might have a chance to kill a Bronze-level Star Beast. Weapon Cards are hard to get, but we still have a chance at Green Skill Cards since the top twenty get Green Cards."
...
"Wan'er, let's team up too?"
"But I'm only at Seventh Stage. Won't I hold you back?"
"No way, you're good at perception and healing. How would you hold us back?"
"Okay then, thank you, Yingying..."
...
The joint trial didn't prohibit forming teams. According to past trial experiences, although the Rainforest Secret Realm in Guangchuan City was transmitted randomly, entering together would allow participants to be teleported to the same location.
With doubled rewards this time, everyone hoped to get into the top two hundred and earn a White Card.
The class began forming teams in small groups, while Chen Jiujun naturally had no intention of teaming up and left the classroom directly.
Behind him, over a dozen students who hadn't awakened their Soul Cards also left early.
Su Yuan packed his things and was ready to leave. His E-3 longsword was already broken, and he needed to go to the mall after class to sell a few undecomposed White Cards and buy a new longsword.
Just as Su Yuan was about to leave, Jiang Jun suddenly said, "How about we team up? I don't have any teammates anyway."
"Me?" Su Yuan was genuinely surprised. Jiang Jun wanted to team up with him without knowing his background.
Jiang Jun was already at Ninth Stage, a strong contender for the Weapon Card, yet he took the initiative to team up with him.
Although Su Yuan's strength had surged over the past month, only he knew this. To his classmates, he seemed to have hit a wall in cultivation for a year and wasn't considered strong.
After briefly contemplating, Su Yuan apologized, "No need. I prefer to act alone, and with your strength, you don't need a teammate."
Forming a team meant splitting rewards, including points and Star Cores; it also meant less freedom in actions.
Su Yuan estimated that with his current strength, solo action would be more efficient.
After waving goodbye, Su Yuan left the classroom.
Jiang Jun watched Su Yuan's retreating figure, squinting slightly.
"I don't know why, but this guy always seems more complicated than he appears. He just awakened..."
Shaking his head, Jiang Jun didn't team up with anyone else either. After packing, he quickly left.
...
At ten o'clock at night, in the underground training room of an eastern district apartment complex, a figure was still swinging a large saber intensely under the lights.
This was a seventeen- or eighteen-year-old youth, shirtless, with a muscular build like a bear's back, much more solid than typical peers!
This youth was none other than Fang Kun, a special recruit from Guangchuan First Middle School's Shuzhou.
Fang Kun swiftly wielded the saber. His saber skills were bold, powerful, and domineering, resembling a fierce tiger descending the mountain.
Suddenly, the phone on the table rang.
Fang Kun ignored it and didn't even glance at it, completing his set of saber moves before stopping.
Placing the saber on the rack, Fang Kun grabbed a towel to wipe his sweat before picking up the phone.
"Zhuang Xun? One of the students who got into Shuzhou through the special recruitment, seems to be from Qingye High School. Why is he calling me?"
With some curiosity, Fang Kun answered the call: "Hello?"
"Fang Kun?"
"Yes, this is Fang Kun. You are Zhuang Xun from Qingye High School, right? What's up?"
"I'm looking for information on someone."
"Information?"
"Right, a student named Su Yuan from your Guangchuan City Fourth Middle School."
"Su Yuan? Fourth Middle School?" Fang Kun thought for a moment, "Never heard of him. Isn't there just one Chen Jiujun from Fourth Middle School who's pretty decent?"
Zhuang Xun asked in confusion, "Chen Jiujun? Who's that?"
"A special recruit recently accepted by Wanzhou Academy."
"Oh? Guangchuan City has not only you and Su Yuan but also another special recruit?"
Fang Kun was quite surprised, "Is this Su Yuan that great? Comparable to me and Chen Jiujun?"
"Comparable?" Zhuang Xun's voice on the other end suddenly turned serious, "No, in my view, he might be stronger than both of us!"
"Oh?" Fang Kun raised an eyebrow, "Are you joking?"
"Of course not."
Fang Kun pondered briefly and said, "Coincidentally, we're having a joint trial in Guangchuan City tomorrow. I'll find out what abilities this Su Yuan has."
"Hmm?" The call echoed with Zhuang Xun's inexplicable laughter, "Then I wish you victory and a great start!"
"Thanks."
Fang Kun hung up.
"Stronger than us?" Fang Kun thought for a while, his eyes suddenly showing a trace of excitement, and he grinned, "I can't wait to see just how formidable the expert Zhuang Xun mentioned really is..."