Chu Qing ultimately obtained the examination details from an unknown maid of the Martial Academy.
What surprised him was:
Several hundred examination tasks had all been locked down in advance.
And the price was merely five million black gold.
Five million black gold, five hundred tasks.
How much money was that?
Chu Qing could not work it out.
But he knew that a sea of funds had already poured into the Martial Academy.
And this was merely one of Imperial Capital Martial Academy's most inconspicuous money-making methods.
The maid said sweetly, "Sir, they have already locked down the tasks. If you want to complete one, you must join one of their teams."
"Only then can you complete the examination and obtain the first-stage token!"
Chu Qing nodded and handed the maid a handful of black gold.
The maid was delighted. Carefully stuffing the black gold into her clothes, she skipped away.
With so much black gold, her family would be able to gain a firm foothold in the Fifth Ring.
She might even find herself a better husband.
Wind and snow swept through the air as Chu Qing closed his eyes in thought.
"The Martial Academy released five hundred examination tasks, yet there are over ten thousand Heaven-Connecting Martial Artists taking part."
"No wonder Cui Family Daughter is so pessimistic."
"She even considered becoming someone's concubine!"
"Heh... a Heaven-Reaching Expert actually having such thoughts? Is it laughable, or is it despair?"
"They took every examination task for themselves."
"Anyone else who wants to take the examination must either give up, or become their lackeys."
"Heh... quite a distinctive move."
All five hundred examination tasks had been locked down.
Others could naturally still accept them.
But those who dared lock down tasks beforehand were all the best among Top Experts.
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