Chapter 28: Narrow Road Encounter

  Back to the preparatory class area.

  The sky was darkening, and he walked through the dormitory area, where everyone he met pointed and whispered to each other before scattering.

  Unlike before, if he walked on the road, there would always be a few students who didn't open their eyes to come up and mock him. Xiao Chen knew that his punishment of Luster had definitely spread throughout the prep class, which was also the effect he had expected. He smiled faintly in his heart, not stopping, and directly entered his own dormitory.

  "Xiao Chen." Jie Te saw Xiao Chen come in and hastily stood up, looking him up and down.

  "You're back? I heard you had another run-in with the Lukater brothers this afternoon."

  Xiao Chen nodded slightly and sat down in a chair, picking up "Pharmacology for Beginners" to read.

  "Xiao Chen, I advise you not to conflict with Lukas again. I just heard that Lukas has truly broken through and become a one-star mage. As long as he passes the assessment in a week, he can become an official student of the academy. Although Snowy and Xue'er sisters are helping you, they are far away after all. If you fall alone and Lukas finds an opportunity to catch up with you, it will be terrible..."

  Jie Te is chattering away.

  "This person is timid like a mouse, too weak, but his heart isn't bad."

  Xiao Chen put down the book, glanced at Jie Te and said lightly: "Breaking through is nothing special, I've also broken through. If they behave themselves, it's fine. But if they come looking for death, I'll directly cripple them."

  "What's the point of breaking through? You've ruined them... Ah, what was it, breakthrough... What did you break through?" Jie Te reacted, staring at Xiao Chen.

  Xiao Chen didn't say a word either. He raised his hand and quickly chanted an incantation, causing a ball of green light to appear, whistling as it spun rapidly around him.

  "Wind Blade!"

  Jie Tuo was shocked and shouted loudly: "You have condensed your Wind Blade, you, you, you... You've broken through to become a One-Star Law Enforcer!"

  Xiao Chen casually waved his hand, and the whirlwind blade dissipated in mid-air.

  He stretched out his little finger and scratched his ear: "Why are you shouting so loudly, don't get excited."

  "Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god." Jie Tu stood up and didn't hear what Xiao Chen said at all, pacing back and forth, excitedly saying countless "oh my gods".

  He suddenly stood in front of Xiao Chen, his hands on his shoulders, shaking violently: "Haha, I said so, why did you beat Luca carelessly at noon? It turns out that you have broken through! Why didn't you say it earlier? Now it's good, after breaking through, entering the outer court and becoming a formal student is just around the corner. At that time, your status will be the same as Rust's, and he won't dare to act rashly."

  As he spoke, his eyes shone with an envious light.

  If it was noon when Xiao Chen suddenly changed his personality and became extremely powerful, making Jie Te feel a bit uncomfortable, then now, he only felt envy in his heart.

  That's the change brought by strength.

  In this rigidly hierarchical continent, even civilizations are divided into ranks, let alone people.

  An apprentice of magic and a formal law enforcer were originally unequal, with an attitude that was just trivial, and no one would pay attention to this. On the contrary, it is extremely natural, just like a beggar who suddenly acquires enormous wealth, becomes a billionaire, drives a super sports car, and enters and exits five-star hotels, can instantly change his despicable and down-and-out temperament, becoming an upper-class person in other people's eyes.

  Jie Te also had thoughts of one day breaking through and taking revenge on those who had bullied him in the past.

  Having strength gives you confidence, and with confidence, you can stand up straight. This has been true since ancient times.

  "Xiao Chen, how did you break through? Did you really have an extraordinary encounter this time?" Jie Te was excited for a long time, and under Xiao Chen's gaze, he slowly let go of his hand, curiously asking, but his tone was no longer so casual, filled with reverence.

  "It's just that there are some epiphanies in the process of adventure, and then it breaks through." Xiao Chen said calmly.

  "Epiphany!" Jetta licked her lips, saying enviously: "You actually had an epiphany, it's said that's a one in ten thousand chance, some people go their whole lives without experiencing it once."

  Xiao Chen smiled and didn't say much more, patted the book in his hand, and asked: "Is there a trading market in the academy too?"

  Jie nodded and said, "Of course, our Tianxing Academy is so big that everything is available inside. The top ten business alliances all have branches in the academy, and there's even a free exchange market for students. Moreover, even mercenary guilds have set up branches within the academy."

  "Oh." Xiao Chen nodded thoughtfully.

  The next day.

  Xiao Chen and Jie Te went to prep class together.

  Xiao Chen was originally uninterested in this preparatory class, he was already a three-star mage, and the instructors of the preparatory class were all low-level mages who couldn't provide him with any help.

  However, he still had to go sign up for the assessment at Wai Guo a week later, so he went with Jie Te.

  The school district is not far from the dormitory area, and it takes only a few minutes to walk there.

  Row upon row of low, dilapidated stone houses stood there, with large courtyards, a single classroom could accommodate hundreds of people. This was also the reason why there were so many students in the preparatory class.

  Entering a very spacious classroom, inside, there were already over a hundred students.

  Xiao Chen walked in and immediately attracted over a hundred gazes.

  "It's Xiao Chen, he has arrived."

  "I heard that yesterday he beat up Rust and even got into a fight with Lukat, and today he actually dares to come to class."

  "When did this guy become so arrogant? Am I hearing things wrong? Can he beat Rust?"

  "You didn't hear wrong, I saw it with my own eyes yesterday, he trampled Rust to the ground, very ferocious, you guys should be careful too, don't casually provoke him again."

  "Hmph, I'm afraid of this good-for-nothing."

  "Just wait and see, Luka brothers will be here soon, there's a good show to watch."

  All sorts of whispers and murmurs rose up.

  Several students who often bullied Xiao Chen in the past stared at him, seemingly eager to try again, but also with a hint of fear. Xiao Chen's severe beating of Lu Karte had spread, and although these students still didn't quite believe it, they couldn't help but stare at Xiao Chen as he walked calmly towards them, unable to take a step forward.

  Xiao Chen casually found a table and sat down.

  Before long, someone at the door shouted: "Lukat has arrived."

  A robust figure wearing a robe walked in with his head held high, it was Lukat. What he wore today was different, the robe was light gray, on the right chest, there was a black badge, on which a shining copper star was engraved.

  Official Mage's Robe.

  Every single student in the prep class took a deep breath and showed an expression of surprise and apprehension.

  Yesterday I just heard that Lukaku broke through, today I really saw it and confirmed it.

  A copper star represents that Lukat is a true one-star wizard, and only those who have passed the assessment of the Magic Guild can wear it. This is an extremely solemn symbol with the unique mark of the Magic Guild. No one can profane it, let alone wear it casually.

  As soon as Lu Kait walked in, his eyes swept across and saw Lao Shen sitting on Xiao Chen's body. Suddenly, a resentful and venomous glare flashed in his eyes.