"As for the trial rewards..." Yang Jun paused slightly, raising his voice, "This time, the rewards are much higher than before!"
Much higher?
Upon hearing this, the students in the class were immediately drawn in, looking at Yang Jun with eyes full of anticipation.
Yang Jun didn't keep them in suspense: "Everything obtained in the trial can be taken home, that goes without saying.
Besides, this time the Ministry of Education has really splurged. The top two hundred will receive high-grade White Cards, and the top twenty will get Green Cards."
Upon hearing this, the students couldn't help but start whispering among themselves.
"Before it was only the top hundred who received high-grade White Cards, but this year it's the top two hundred? That's great, now I have a chance to compete too!"
"Exactly, every year the White Cards offered by the education bureau in the joint trials are worth more than twenty thousand. Getting one is a big gain!"
"..."
Upon hearing the reward, Su Yuan's eyes lit up.
Now, apart from 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 a Star Card from this joint trial reward!
"Twenty Green Cards, a whole ten more than before. I should be able to pick a satisfying skill, right?" Su Yuan was somewhat expectant.
The Star Card rewards offered by the education bureau are selected based on performance rankings from top to bottom, the higher the rank, the greater the choice.
"I'm not finished yet," Yang Jun suddenly spoke again.
More?
The students in the class all paused, puzzled.
According to previous instances, the highest reward in the trials was the Green Star Card.
Yang Jun's gaze lingered on Chen Jiu Jun for a moment, and he smiled, "For the top three contenders in this trial, the education bureau has additionally provided three Green Grade Weapon Cards for selection!"
As soon as these words dropped, an uproar ensued.
"What!"
"There are even Weapon Cards!"
"Why the excitement, though? Even if there are Weapon Cards, they don't have much to do with us!"
"Wang Rui, one must have dreams!"
...
Regardless of the others, when they heard about the Green Weapon Cards, everyone's eyes burned with fervor, including Su Yuan, Jiang Jun, and Chen Jiu Jun who was leaning by the window!
"Actually, there are three Weapon Cards!"
Excitement surged in Su Yuan's heart; he had just been envious of Zhuang Xun's black and red longsword, and now this?
Plans can't keep up with changes; if there were Weapon Cards, choosing them was an absolute must!
Skills are just transitional, but a Green Grade Weapon Card is sufficient all the way up to Silver and even Gold Level!
"It seems Fang Kun and Chen Jiu Jun, these two specially recruited students, have indeed brought many benefits to the Guangchuan Education Bureau... And these three Weapon Cards, if I'm not mistaken, should also be an extra reward for Fang Kun and Chen Jiu Jun, though in a different form."
Speaking of strength, the specially recruited students are indeed markedly stronger than others, making it not difficult to break into the top three.
Yang Jun continued, "These are the rewards, everyone grasp the opportunity well; the chances are not small.
In addition, weapons need to be provided by oneself, and other items like locators and dry food will be distributed tomorrow.
Alright, go back and rest early today. This time, we'll be staying in the secret realm for almost two days."
After finishing his speech, Yang Jun left, and the classroom immediately burst into discussion.
"Wang Rui, Pan Zi, let's team up, shall we? We'll share the kill rewards equally?"
"Sure, all three of us are at the Eighth Stage; our strength is not too different. Teaming up, we may even have a chance to kill a Bronze-level Star Beast. It might not be easy to get a Weapon Card, but fighting for a Green Skill Card is still possible, especially since the top twenty will receive Green Cards this time."
...
"Wan'er, shall we team up?"
"But, I'm only at the Seventh Stage, won't I hold you back?"
"Not at all. Aren't you good at sensing and healing? How could you hold us back."
"Then, thank you, Yingying..."
...
The combined trial did not prohibit forming teams. According to past experiences in the trials, even though the Rainforest Secret Realm of Guangchuan City had random teleportation, entering together would teleport you together.
This time the rewards were doubled, and everyone hoped to make it into the top two hundred to earn the White Card reward.
Classmates formed teams in groups of twos and threes, while Chen Jiujun had no intention of teaming up and left the classroom directly.
Behind him, more than a dozen students who had not awakened their Soul Cards also left early.
Su Yuan packed up his things and was ready to leave too. His original E-3 longsword was scrapped, and he needed to go to the mall after class to sell some undecomposed White Cards and buy a new longsword.
As Su Yuan stood up to leave, Jiang Jun suddenly said, "How about we team up? I don't have a partner anyway."
"Me?" Su Yuan was genuinely surprised. Jiang Jun was proposing to team up without knowing his background.
Keep in mind, Jiang Jun was already at the Ninth Stage, one of the strong contenders for the Weapon Card, and yet he was taking the initiative to team up with him.
Although his strength had skyrocketed over the past month, only he knew about it. To his classmates, his cultivation seemed to have stalled for a year, and his strength shouldn't have been considered strong.
After a brief hesitation, Su Yuan politely declined, "No need. I should act alone, and with your strength, you probably don't need a partner either."
Teaming up would mean having to split the rewards, including points and Star Cores; moreover, moving as a team wasn't as free as going solo.
Su Yuan estimated that with his current strength, he would be more efficient on his own.
Having said that, Su Yuan waved his hand and left the classroom.
Jiang Jun watched Su Yuan's retreating figure with narrowed eyes.
"I don't know why, but this guy always makes me feel he's not that simple, even though he just awakened..."
Shaking his head, Jiang Jun didn't team up with anyone else, packed up his things, and swiftly left as well.
...
At ten o'clock at night, in an underground practice room in a neighborhood in the eastern part of the city, a figure was still swinging a longsword intensely under the lights.
This was a seventeen or eighteen-year-old youth, bare-chested with a broad back and bulging muscles, much more robust than his peers!
This youth was none other than Fang Kun, a special admissions student from Guangchuan First Middle School of Shuzhou.
Fang Kun swung his sword swiftly, his sword skills wide and fierce, imposing like a fierce tiger descending the mountain, very powerful.
Suddenly, the phone on the table rang.
Fang Kun ignored it, not even sparing it a glance, and continued to complete the entire set of sword skills before he stopped.
Placing the longsword on the rack, Fang Kun grabbed a towel to wipe off his sweat before picking up the phone.
"Zhuang Xun? One of the students who passed the special admissions from Shuzhou, seems to be from Qingye High School, why would he suddenly call me?"
With some confusion, Fang Kun answered the call, "Hello?"
"Fang Kun?"
"Yes, it's me. You're Zhuang Xun from Qingye High School, right? What's up?"
"I'm asking about someone."
"Asking about someone?"
"Yes, a student named Su Yuan from Guangchuan Fourth Middle School."
"Su Yuan? Fourth Middle School?" Fang Kun pondered for a moment, "Never heard of him. Isn't Chen Jiujun the only notable one from Fourth Middle School?"
Zhuang Xun asked curiously, "Chen Jiujun? Who's that?"
"Just got recruited as a special admission student by Wanzhou Academy."
"Oh? One city of Guangchuan, not only having Su Yuan and you but also another special admission student?"
Fang Kun was quite surprised, "Is this Su Yuan really that impressive? To be mentioned alongside me and Chen Jiujun?"
"Mentioned alongside?" The voice of Zhuang Xun from the phone suddenly became more serious, "No, in my view, he might even be stronger than both of us!"
"Oh?" Fang Kun frowned slightly, "You're not joking, are you?"
"Of course not."
Fang Kun thought for a moment and said, "Good, tomorrow our Guangchuan City will have a joint trial, and I'll see for myself what this Su Yuan is capable of."
"Hmm?" A mysterious smile came through the phone, "Then I wish you great success and the best of starts!"
"Alright."
Fang Kun ended the call.
"Stronger than us by a notch?" Fang Kun pondered for a while, a hint of eagerness rising in his eyes, cracking a smile, "I'm really looking forward to seeing how skilled this expert Zhuang Xun mentioned really is..."