For the next stretch of time, Chen Yi and Fire Dragon lived by a strict routine.
On Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays, they went to the Arena to learn from teachers. At night, Chen Yi went to the library to study.
With the teachers' guidance, Chen Yi made new progress with the characters.
On Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, he activated special environments to comprehend Fire Intent, then continued studying in the library at night.
Fire Dragon was different. It was on its way to a fight every day.
The Simulated Battlefield in the Arena presented a different battlefield each day.
Though it was fighting, Fire Dragon's expenses were far lower than Chen Yi's.
This routine continued for two and a half months.
With Qian Duoduo transferring money to him every day, Chen Yi had more Copper Coins on hand than he had expected.
"Fire Dragon, it's time for practical combat today."
"┗|｀O′|┛ Ao~~"
When they arrived at the Arena, Chen Yi selected ranked mode.
Ding! Detected level: Tier 2
So-called Tier 2 meant reaching level 20.
Just as Chen Yi had noticed before, everything before level 20 in the Game World was merely a place for training troops.
Only after reaching level 20 and undergoing a qualitative transformation could one face the true Myriad Worlds.
Ranked mode was the same.
In ranked matches, one faced people of the same level from other major factions.
Wins: 0, Losses: 0
Current Arena Rank: 6,941,276,981
For his first ranked match, Chen Yi did not have to wait long.
As a flash of light passed, Chen Yi appeared on the arena platform. Across from him stood a woman clad head to toe in armor.
Game World—Yi VS Knight World—Glory Defender
Upon seeing Chen Yi, Glory Defender raised her rapier and performed a knight's salute,