Only then did they understand what had happened.
"19 minutes..."
Shi Wei muttered to himself, his eyes filled with shock.
"How... how was that possible?"
The principal was trembling with excitement. He pointed at the name on the Stone Tablet, his lips quivering as he failed to form a complete sentence for a long while.
"Yang... Yang Yu..."
No wonder!
No wonder Jiang Shuyue had reacted that way!
No wonder she had cried as she said those words to Yang Yu!
So the one who had truly broken the record was not her, the A-Rank genius.
It was this D-Rank Warrior whom everyone had overlooked and pitied!
The reversal had come too suddenly, too violently!
Yang Yu's classmates finally came to their senses and crowded over.
When they saw the name on the Ranking Board, everyone was dumbfounded.
"Holy shit! Am I seeing things? First place is Yang Yu?"
"19 minutes? What kind of joke is that?!"
"Didn't he withdraw? When did he clear it?"
"A D-Rank Warrior... 19 minutes... Does that make any sense? No, it doesn't!"
The entire scene completely spiraled out of control.
Everyone was talking, shouting in shock, and staring at Yang Yu in the center of the crowd as though he were an alien.
Meanwhile, Yang Yu silently complained to himself again.
An A-Rank Class was impressive?
That depended on who it was compared to.
Jiang Shuyue had the Money Power her father had given her.
And I have the Two Hundredfold Effort talent.
Clearly, my cheat is stronger than hers.
Just then, the principal, Shi Wei, and the Homeroom Teacher rushed excitedly toward Yang Yu and surrounded him.
"Well done, Yang Yu! You've done wonderfully!"
The principal grabbed Yang Yu by the shoulders and shook him excitedly, his old face glowing red.
"You've truly given me an enormous surprise!"
The Homeroom Teacher stared at him in shock and impatiently asked, "Yang Yu, what exactly happened? How... how did you do it?"
She desperately wanted to know. This had completely overturned everything she knew.
The principal immediately raised a hand to stop her.
"Teacher Wang!"
He said sternly, "Everyone has their own secrets. We shouldn't pry."
After saying that, he turned to Yang Yu, and his face once again took on a kindly smile.
This child definitely had a huge secret!
But that was not important. What mattered was that he was a student of Third High School!
That was enough!
The principal's words immediately calmed the Homeroom Teacher down.
That was right, everyone had their own secrets.
For Yang Yu to accomplish something so inconceivable, he must have encountered some sort of extraordinary opportunity.
Getting to the bottom of it would only make him resentful.
She had been too excited and lost her composure.
Silver Professional Shi Wei stepped forward as well and gave Yang Yu a sincere smile.
"Hello, student Yang Yu. My name is Shi Wei. I am a Silver rank Shield Mountain Warrior."
After the First Job Transfer came Bronze rank; only after the Second Job Transfer did one reach Silver rank.
He had proactively revealed his identity, and his attitude was completely different from before.
"I apologize for misjudging you earlier."
"You are the most gifted young person I have ever seen, without question."
"With your potential, you will definitely represent Linhai City in this year's College Entrance Examination Competition, shine brilliantly, and bring honor to our city!"
Those words carried tremendous weight.
There were only a handful of people like him in a small place like Linhai City.
Such a person had taken the initiative to apologize and given such high praise.
The surrounding students listened with envy and jealousy.
They knew that from this moment onward, Yang Yu's fate had completely changed.
He was no longer that pitiful D-Rank Warrior. He was a hidden dragon about to soar into the sky!
After finishing, Shi Wei took out a Skill Book glowing with blue light from his Storage Ring.
"This is our first meeting, and I do not have much to offer."
"I obtained this [Bloodthirsty Battle Intent] Skill Book by chance in my early years. I never had the chance to use it, so today, I will give it to a young hero."
"I hope it will be of help to you."
Bloodthirsty Battle Intent!
This was a Rare-level Skill Book.
More importantly, it was a Skill Book that could grant a buff.
Not to mention that it was specifically meant for Warrior-type Classes.
This Skill Book was worth at least several hundred thousand on the market!
"Hiss!"
A chorus of sharp intakes of breath rose from the crowd.
A Silver Rank Expert was indeed generous when he made a move!
Yang Yu did not stand on ceremony.
This skill was genuinely useful to him.
"Thank you, Senior Shi Wei."
He reached out, took the Skill Book, and accepted it calmly.
Seeing Yang Yu's composed and unassuming manner, Shi Wei's admiration deepened.
Steady in temperament and extraordinarily gifted, this boy's future was limitless.
Since Shi Wei had already shown his generosity, the principal naturally could not be stingy.
He cleared his throat and loudly announced, "Student Yang Yu has achieved such outstanding results. The school must reward him heavily!"
"I hereby announce that the Rare-level armor treasured by the school, Black Iron Barrier, now belongs to student Yang Yu!"
Whoosh!
Black Iron Barrier!
The crowd erupted once more!
This armor was also level-free and had been crafted by human hands.
Its value was even higher than Jiang Shuyue's entire set of Fine-level equipment.
The principal was actually willing to give this away?
What an extravagant gesture!
"Furthermore!"
The principal raised another finger.
"Because student Yang Yu broke the record, the school will award him an additional cash bonus of one hundred thousand yuan!"
One hundred thousand!
To students who had yet to leave school, that was absolutely an enormous sum!
For a moment, every gaze directed at Yang Yu burned with intensity.
Strength, reputation, money, equipment, skills...
Just by clearing a Novice Dungeon, Yang Yu had gained, in mere minutes, everything they might never attain in their entire lives.
Was this the world of the strong?
It was too real, and too exhilarating!
After encouraging Yang Yu a while longer and agreeing to keep in touch in the future, the principal and Shi Wei finally left in satisfaction.
They still had to report this good news to the Municipal Education Bureau and the Professionals Association.
Third High School of Linhai City had produced an unparalleled Prodigy!
That was a tremendous achievement!
After they left, the Homeroom Teacher finally stepped forward, her eyes full of relief and pride as she looked at Yang Yu.
"Yang Yu, you have truly surprised your teacher."
She patted Yang Yu on the shoulder. The regret and sympathy in her eyes had completely turned into newfound respect.
"Since you are this strong, your teacher will stop worrying blindly about you."
"You have just left the Novice Village, and your level is still low. You need to raise it as quickly as possible and unlock more skills and equipment."
"Your teacher has a suggestion."
She paused before saying, "You can go to Wild Boar Forest west of the city first. It is a Leveling Area for Levels 5 to 10. There is also a Level 13 Dungeon, Wild Boar Cave, where you can obtain a decent set of equipment."
"With your strength, you will probably reach Level 10 before long."
"However, just as I said before, even if it says Level 10, higher-level monsters may still spawn there."
"And... monsters may not even be the most dangerous thing outside. Some people are capable of anything. In short... be careful of everything!"
Yang Yu nodded.
"I'll remember that. Thank you, Teacher."
He really did need a suitable place to rapidly raise his level and skills.
Wild Boar Forest west of the city sounded like a good choice.
Yang Yu immediately learned the Bloodthirsty Battle Intent Skill Book.
[Bloodthirsty Battle Intent] [Level: 1 (0/100)] [Effect: Burns 10% of the blood in the body, increasing attack power by 50% for 1 minute.]
The effect was extremely domineering.
It was just that ten percent of the blood in his body was indeed quite a lot.
Fortunately, although people in this world did not have digitized stats like HP, they still had recovery potions.
Once he collected the one hundred thousand yuan and that piece of equipment, he could buy some recovery potions and other supplies.
As the commotion died down, the crowd gradually dispersed.
The way his classmates looked at Yang Yu had changed from their initial sympathy and regret to reverence, envy, and even a hint of fear.
They finally understood that a top student would always be a top student.
Even if his Class was only D-Rank, he could still create miracles that others could not comprehend.
Zhang Wei excitedly ran over and punched Yang Yu in the chest.
"Brother Yu, you're insane! You're practically not human!"
His face was flushed with excitement.
"I knew you could do it! So what if you're a D-Rank Warrior? A D-Rank Warrior can still defy the heavens!"
"But now I can't take you out to grind monsters anymore. Once I join a party, I'll probably have to go south of the city first and farm Level 1 to 5 monsters."
Yang Yu smiled but did not expose how Zhang Wei had just been anxiously urging him not to do anything foolish.
"Enough bragging."
He glanced at the despondent figure in the distance.
Jiang Shuyue was still standing there alone, lonely as though the entire world had abandoned her.
All the people who had surrounded her moments ago had already run off.
Reality was just that cruel.
After thinking about it, Yang Yu still walked over.
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