Determining the Competition Roster
"180 top-tier newbie players from 18 Novice Zone are entering the Myriad Phenomena Platform competition together?" The fat man's eyes lit up.
"Hmm." Blade Shadow nodded.
"That's awesome!" The fat man exclaimed excitedly, his face flushed.
He definitely wouldn't have dared to participate in this kind of competition in the past.
But things are different now; he's not the same person he used to be!
He's terrifyingly strong now!
He can't wait to participate in the competition and show those classmates who used to look down on him just how awesome he is now!
Especially those two bastards, Zhang Chao and Zhang Yuanyuan!
However, given their status in Zone 2, they wouldn't even get a turn to compete, let alone be contestants!
"What a pity."
The fat man sighed regretfully.
What's the difference between having real talent but not showing off, and wearing fine clothes in the dark?
Garfield Without Fat. The four of them exchanged glances.
Go!
Ten contestant slots available!
There must be a place for the four of them.
The four members of the Garfield Without Fat trio are becoming increasingly confident.
Eighteen geniuses from the Novice Zone competing together—just thinking about it gets my blood pumping!
Garfield Without Fat), plus Fatty, Qin Muyu, and Xiao Fan themselves, make a total of seven people.
There are three left.
Xiao Fan looked at the new players who had come with him.
Their eyes darted around, none of them daring to meet Xiao Fan's gaze.
"Great God Jiu Chen, why don't the seven of you go? We won't go."
My Mom Is Not Home, so I stood in the crowd and spoke weakly.
Although their strength has increased considerably in recent days, they are still confident that they cannot compare to the geniuses of other Novice Village.
He was a poor student since childhood, and he was terrified of competitions and the like.
"Why aren't we going? There are only seven of us. There are still three spots available," the carefree Zai Zai said.
Damn it? Is this a question of how many people are involved? Is this a question of whether there are any seats available?
They're too afraid to participate!
Do you understand, you lack confidence?
He was cursing under his breath while his Mom Is Not Home, but he forced a smile onto his face.
"Our technical skills aren't good, and we're not very familiar with the new skills we've learned."
Seeing this, the others also spoke up.
"Great God Jiu Chen, I really don't want to compete. I've had diarrhea since I was a child when I participated in competitions, and I'm afraid there aren't any toilets in the Myriad Phenomena Tower."
"Letting me watch the game is fine, but letting me play is really not an option."
"Great God Jiu Chen, you're so amazing, you won the championship even with fewer people. Maybe you'd be missing three crucial advantages without us."
"Yes, yes, please don't let us participate."
Xiao Fan closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and thought, "Is it really necessary to be so afraid just to make up the number of people?"
He didn't have high expectations for the other players; if things didn't work out, they could just stay on the first floor of the Myriad Phenomena Tower and wait for the match to end.
The main problem is that having three fewer people is rather undignified, as if they have no one left in Zone 18.
Xiao Fan was unsure whether he should refuse.
Blade Shadow, who was standing to the side, seemed to be thinking of something. He turned his head to look at the beautifully built ancestral hall at the end of the village, and a trace of sadness flashed in his eyes.
After the system update, in the entire Zone 18, apart from the city walls, only the house containing the spirits of the fallen heroes of the Zone 18 was rebuilt.
Only after remembering his fallen comrades did Blade Shadow slowly begin to speak.
"Jiu Chen, why don't we just not let them participate? The Myriad Phenomena Platform competition doesn't stipulate that each district must send ten people. Besides... the mortality rate in the Myriad Phenomena Platform rookie competition isn't low either; if they don't have the strength, it's really hard for them to come back. You don't need to worry about the number; anyway, our Zone 18 always sends the fewest people every year."
"Even fewer people are coming back," Blade Shadow silently added to himself.
Upon hearing that people might die, the new players were even more unwilling.
"Brother Dao is right! Our current strength is really no match for the geniuses from other districts. Great God Jiu Chen, please don't send us."
"Yes, Great God Jiu Chen, we really dare not go."
Ever since Xiao Fan rescued the group of veteran and new players, Blade Shadow, he has become the uncrowned king of the Zone 18, the undisputed leader. If Xiao Fan insists that they go, they really can't refuse.
The crowd looked at Xiao Fan, whose pitiful appearance was simply too embarrassing to bear.
Xiao Fan wouldn't actually force them to participate in the competition just to save face. After all, he didn't know the situation at Myriad Phenomena Platform, and if these people encountered danger, he might not be able to save them.
"If you don't want to go, that's fine. It'll just be the seven of us."
Xiao Fan made his decision.
"Really? That's great!"
With Mom Is Not Home, everyone finally felt relieved and relaxed.
"Jiu Chen, you guys keep it up!"
The group of people went about their business, all smiles.
Xiao Fan:...
"Focus on leveling up this month, and I can sell you Earth-Tier Skill books at cost price."
Xiao Fan spoke up readily.
Upon hearing this, the fat man and his companions immediately beamed with joy.
Although they already possessed one Earth-Tier Skill, who would complain about having too many Earth-Tier Skills?
Skill books can replace the useless skills they created before, and in the future they might be able to possess a complete Earth-Tier Skill chain.
I'm so excited just thinking about it!
Two months ago, the Earth-Tier Skill chain was something they could only look up to.
And now, they themselves are about to possess Earth-Tier Skill chain.
"Let's go hunting and save up money to buy skill books!"
The group excitedly headed out of the village.
Having finalized the details of the match, Xiao Fan returned to his room.
He was debating whether or not to level up to level nineteen.
The Myriad Phenomena Platform opens only once a year, and the Myriad Phenomena Tower can only be entered by players who have been in the game for less than 100 days and are below level 20.
That means he must obtain the Heart of Myriad Phenomena in this competition; otherwise, he will never be able to complete Resurrection Art Quest 6, and the entire Resurrection Art clue will be wasted.
Having finally obtained the qualification for the Resurrection Art mission, Xiao Fan had to complete it.
He needs to make ample preparations for this Heart of Myriad Phenomena, and the higher the level, the better, since he doesn't lack Core Power anyway.
With that in mind, Xiao Fan no longer hesitated and directly purchased the Core Power upgrade.
ID: Jiu Chen
Level: 19 (0/210000)
HP: 1960/1960
MP: 32411/32411(+31065)
Strength: 20
Intelligence: 40
Spirit: 30
Agility: 30
Constitution: 30
Characteristics: Saint Gardener Sun and Moon Messenger Disguiser
Skills: Halo of the Saint, Gift of the Saint, 6. Flower Grafting, 7. Sun and Moon Firefly, 8. Sun and Moon Rotation, 9. Stealing the Stealing Heaven and Changing Day, Thousand-Faced One
Equipment: None
Core Power: 37637890
He also has 45 Free Attribute Point he hasn't allocated yet, which he will add during the competition depending on the situation.
Xiao Fan created more skill books and finally received a reply from Jian Qingfeng.
"Just finished working. What's up? Is the Heaven-Tier Skill book I requested ready?"
Xiao Fan was speechless. Why bring up skill books for no reason?
"Soon, soon." Xiao Fan replied casually, then quickly got to the point. "I'm here to see Lord Jian about something else."
"Take this seriously and get it done quickly, don't drag it out." Jian Qingfeng urged him a couple more times before asking Xiao Fan what it was about.