Chapter 21: Pocket World Simulation League!

Looking at the Material Card and the Weapon Card in front of him, Jiang Yuan hesitated for a moment before ultimately choosing the Weapon Card.

Both Material Cards were of white quality, which were of no use to him now.

After all, any weapons he made now had to be of blue quality.

The white quality cards couldn't keep up with his pace of development.

Although even if he were to make another blue quality Weapon Card for Nezha, it wouldn't be of much use right now.

But obviously, against the enemies he was facing now, Nezha coupled with the Fire-tipped Spear was more than enough.

After choosing the Weapon Card that could sell for more money, Jiang Yuan pressed the start button.

Nezha, who had just gotten excited, certainly wouldn't just let things rest so easily.

...

"Such a pity, too bad."

Moments later, after coming out of the Dream Tower, Jiang Yuan couldn't help but sigh.

There was no doubt about Nezha's strength.

But the problem was that the mini-boss on the 25th floor was not only strong but there were five of them.

Nezha was going all out and holding his own just fine.

But not Jiang Yuan.

The Linglong Tower had lost its Unbreakable trait when faced with opponents from the late Xingji stage.

The defense of the Linglong Tower itself only managed to hold off the opponents briefly before being breached.

Once Linglong Tower's defense was broken, Jiang Yuan was taken down immediately.

Under such circumstances, even if Nezha had managed to valiantly take down two enemies, it didn't help.

So in the end, they still failed to clear the level.

"Yuan, being invincible in our own tier isn't enough; we need to challenge beyond our level!"

After materializing Nezha once again, Nezha didn't blame Jiang Yuan for holding him back; instead, he earnestly looked at Jiang Yuan with encouraging eyes.

Jiang Yuan scratched his head, starting to ponder.

What Nezha said made sense.

To progress faster, one naturally can't just focus on being invincible in their own tier.

In all those fantasy novels from his past life, didn't all the protagonists advance by challenging beyond their levels to gain important resources?

What's so great about being invincible in the same tier?

Those who are invincible in their own tier often get defeated by the protagonists challenging beyond their levels.

Although he wasn't the protagonist, he still needed to be prepared for such situations.

What Nezha said was also rational; in his past life's mythology, there were more Defensive Magical Treasures than just Linglong Tower.

Like the Purple Robe, the Tai Chi Charm, and so on.

And the Five Innate Directions Flags, for instance.

Take the Wujixinghuang Flag, which is mainly for defense, one of its features being indestructible by anything.

The rest, such as the Blue Lotus Treasured Flag, the Flaming Light Flag, the Plain Colored Cloud Border Flag, the Xuanyuan Water Control Flag all possess certain defensive capabilities.

Although not quite as good as the Wujixinghuang Flag, they were still able to shield oneself.

These were all good targets to aim for and worth a try.

Not to mention the blue quality cards, even trying the white quality cards was an option.

However, it was unsure if the white quality cards could be stronger than Linglong Tower.

After all, the Unbreakable skill was a notable one among all the white quality cards.

He didn't know how he managed to be so awesome to come up with that skill before.

(That totally boosted my ego, leaning back with hands on hips.jpg)

Right now, he already had two blue quality cards, but the biggest problem was the lack of Star Power.

If he were to get another blue quality card, it wouldn't be any better than the current Linglong Tower.

Since it wouldn't be usable, that was the same as being useless.

"Let's talk about it later, I have no inspiration."

Yuan had a bit of a headache and shook his head: "It seems that if I have nothing to do these next couple of days, I can come over and open some blind boxes."

"Sure, there's no rush anyway."

After Nezha nodded, he walked behind Yuan with his hands clasped behind his head, heading home.

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...

The next morning, as soon as Yuan arrived at the classroom, Mu Qianshan called him over.

"The test results are in."

"How did it go?"

Hearing Mu Qianshan say this, Yuan also became curious.

[Unbreakable] didn't specify whether cards of Purple Quality could inflict damage on it.

"Purple Quality Weapon Cards can ignore that skill," Mu Qianshan said somewhat disappointedly.

"After all, it's just a white quality card."

Seeing Mu Qianshan like this, Yuan comforted him by patting him on the shoulder with a smile.

Mu Qianshan was a bit torn between laughter and tears: "Why are you comforting me? You're the one who made that card."

"I'm just seeing you a little disappointed."

"I'm not disappointed anymore. You're right, after all, it's only a white quality card."

Mu Qianshan, looking at Yuan's smile, couldn't help but start laughing: "Being invincible within the same class is enough; at our current level, even if we doubled our Star Power, we wouldn't be able to draw a Purple Quality card."

As Mu Qianshan spoke, he suddenly changed the subject: "By the way, can you participate in the Pocket World Simulation League in a few days?"

"I should be able to."

When Mu Qianshan mentioned it, Yuan was reminded as well.

If there are three steps to getting into a top academy, then the first undisputed step is the Pocket World Simulation League.

The Pocket World Simulation League is attended by high school students from across the whole city.

As the name implies, the league simulates a complete Grotto Heaven.

Inside the Grotto Heaven are Alien Races, but every year the Alien Races in the Pocket World Simulation League differ, and nobody knows which race it will be before participating.

However, it's certain that most of the Alien Races inside the Grotto Heaven are of the Xingji stage.

Only a small portion of the minor bosses that require everyone's combined effort to defeat are of the early Xuanxiao stage.

But this is one of the three key stages of assessment.

It assesses not only individual strength but also teamwork collaboration.

Just like the end-of-term Martial Arts Examination at school, there are scouts from top academies watching the performance of the participants.

Impress them in the first round, solidify that impression in the second with the Martial Arts Examination, and make a decision after the third comprehensive test.

These are the three steps to joining a top academy.

"Go for it."

Yuan smiled and nodded without hesitation.

Standing out in one of the three steps could win the favor of a top academy.

However, shining in all three would lead to a more stable admittance into a top academy.

Initially, Yuan hadn't planned to participate in the Pocket World Simulation League, given his physical condition.

But now it was different; he had [Linglong Tower], [Nezha], [Purple Flame Serpent Spear], and [...].

These cards were already enough to support his combat.

This was evident from his experience in the Dream Tower.

But there was another reason why Yuan decided to participate.

Since the Pocket World Simulation League simulated the battle between humans and Alien Races in a Grotto Heaven, it naturally allowed for forming teams.

Nezha could serve as a combatant, and Linglong Tower and teammates could handle protection.

There were still a few days left before the league started.

He would use this time to look for teammates.

Then, he'd see if he could switch out some of the cards that Mu Qianshan was using.

Although Mu Qianshan's Attack Cards were of blue quality, there were still differences even among cards of the same blue quality!