First Month Rankings (2) [Seeking Follow-up Reads!]

After watching them leave, Shi Jiang, who had remained silent the whole time, smiled and said to Ren Ze, "Don't take it to heart. Breaking into the top 100 in the first month doesn't mean much!"

"Although the three seniors in history who managed it all achieved great things later on, there were also quite a few other students whose achievements surpassed theirs. It's only one month's ranking—it doesn't prove anything."

"I understand. Thank you, Senior Shi Jiang."

Ren Ze wanted to laugh, but since his senior was trying to comfort him, he could only offer a grateful response.

"Come on, let's head back and train. The day after tomorrow, on the 28th, we can still go to the Wilderness Zone. Ren Ze, keep it up!"

Zhao Ruo said with a smile.

"Alright!"

After returning to Jiangnan Pavilion, Ren Ze sat before his laptop and looked through the Trial Room reservation schedule on the training camp's internal network.

He directly reserved the slot from 21:30 to 22:30 on the evening of October 28th.

The training camp students' points would be reset at 24:00 on the 28th, after which the rankings would no longer change.

As someone who had joined the training camp that month, his default previous-month ranking was at the bottom, 183rd place. Therefore, he only had one hour of allotted time in both the Gravity Room and the Trial Room that month, as well as one opportunity to undergo the new student Trial Tower assessment.

He had already used his allotted Gravity Room training time on the first day, when Jiang Fang had taken him there.

As for the Trial Room, he had never attempted it and had saved it until now, so his Trial Tower level had remained at 1.

If Candice, Zhao Ruo, Shi Jiang, and the others knew that Ren Ze had never even received a Trial Tower rating—

—and had climbed to 138th place solely through monster-hunting achievement points—they would definitely be shocked.

Ren Ze's Trial Tower level was currently 1, and because he had not gone into the virtual space for testing, his fist-force amplification level was also 1!

Thus, Ren Ze's current ranking of 138 was entirely based on bare achievement points, without any bonus multipliers at all!

However, after a month of undergoing the training camp's systematic training and relentlessly honing himself, Ren Ze could feel his strength changing every day.

"I'll enter the Trial Tower on the last day. I wonder how far I can make it in the end!"

"Top 100? Heh, heh. What I want is the Black God Set!"

Early in the morning on October 28th, Ren Ze left the training camp with the other students and entered the Wilderness Zone once again to hunt monsters and earn achievement points.

As he was leaving the training camp, Ren Ze also noticed that his ranking had dropped four places to 142nd.

Clearly, the students who had gone out hunting monsters on the odd-numbered day the previous night had returned, causing quite a few changes to the rankings.

Shaking his head, Ren Ze stopped paying attention to the changes on the ranking list and strode out of the training camp gates without looking back.

Throughout the entire day on the 28th, Ren Ze no longer practiced his saber techniques. He went all out, focusing solely on hunting monsters.

It was not until close to nine that evening that he returned to the training camp.

"Ren Ze, you did quite well today. Your haul was several times greater than that of the other students!"

On the way back in the training camp's dedicated vehicle, Limit Dojo staff in the vehicle purchased the materials he had collected. The money was transferred into his card, his contribution points at Extreme Home increased, and he also gained training camp achievement points.

"It's the final stretch. Your ranking should be able to rise a few more places. But as a newcomer, you don't need to care too much about rankings."

The staff member smiled at him.

It seemed even the staff knew that Ren Ze, who had only just joined, was trying to break into the top 100 of the ranking list in his first month.

"I'll take your kind words."

Ren Ze grinned but said nothing more.

At the main entrance of the training camp, Ren Ze glanced at his ranking. A day's harvest had brought him up to 135th place.

It was already nine in the evening. Most of the students who had gone out that day had returned, and there were only three hours left before the points cutoff. Barring any surprises, the final rankings would not change much.

When they saw Ren Ze return, many of the students gathered before the Black Dragon statue greeted him. Although he had not made it into the top 100, reaching 135th place in his first month had earned recognition for his potential from many people.

Without bothering to exchange pleasantries with them, Ren Ze headed straight for the Nine-Layered Tower.

His reserved time was almost here. He only had one hour, and every minute was precious. He could not afford to waste any of it.

Outside the training camp, inside a residential building roughly three kilometers away.

"Quick, get all the cameras set up."

A European man growled, while several of his subordinates hurriedly prepared the equipment.

"Captain, it's done."

As he spoke, a ranking list appeared on the enormous screen covering the room's wall. It was precisely the ranking list currently displayed on the Black Dragon statue.

"Very good."

The European man nodded. "When the list locks in at midnight, we must send the information back to headquarters immediately. Oh, and this time, the higher-ups have ordered us to pay special attention to Ren Ze of China."

"Understood."

The others replied with cheerful smiles.

This was not the only team. Throughout Hongning Base City, especially around the Elite Training Camp, intelligence agents from quite a few organizations were watching the Black Dragon Ranking List.

On the 28th of every month, it was not only the Elite Training Camp students who paid close attention to this ranking list. Major organizations across the world watched it just as closely.

For every student on the list, these organizations possessed a complete set of intelligence files.

Ren Ze, who had only joined the camp this month, was undoubtedly the trainee every organization was most interested in right now.

He had been specially recruited midway through, and those with well-connected sources even knew that he had once been summoned by Hong, the strongest man in the world.

Every organization was extremely interested in whether this young man named Ren Ze could break into the top 100 of the rankings in his very first month after joining the Elite Training Camp.

At 9:25 p.m., outside the Trial Room on the ninth floor of the Nine-Layered Tower, only a few trainees had just finished training and were chatting, exchanging experiences.

"Eh? Ren Ze, why are you here?"

"I have something to do."

Ren Ze smiled at the three of them and headed toward the Trial Room. After it scanned his body and confirmed his identity, the door opened, and he walked straight inside.

"The Trial Room? It's already the last day. How can he still enter the Trial Room?"

"He shouldn't be able to enter! His preset ranking last month was at the very bottom, so he only had one hour of trial time. He should have used it all up long ago."

"Huh? Could it be that he hasn't undergone the Trial Tower level assessment this month?"

After suddenly realizing this, one of the trainees exclaimed in shock.

"He definitely hasn't taken the assessment. Otherwise, a trainee with no trial time wouldn't be able to enter the Trial Room at all!"

"My god, he hasn't even taken the Trial Tower level assessment, yet he's already climbed to over 130th place on the Black Dragon Ranking List. Once he completes the assessment, how high will he climb? Could he really break into the top 100?"

"A newcomer breaking into the top 100 in their first month?"

"Quick, let's go to the Black Dragon Ranking List. His ranking will definitely be updated soon."

Entering the Trial Room, Ren Ze lay down on the sofa, put on the virtual helmet, and entered the trial space.

It was a boundless expanse of silver earth.

The only structure was a seven-story giant tower that seemed ready to pierce the heavens—the Trial Tower.

Ren Ze sensed the differences between this space and reality—he could not use Psychic Power, and his physical abilities were fixed at the beginner War General level.

A moment later, he arrived at the entrance of the Trial Tower. A message about him appeared on the pillar to the left.

Name: Ren Ze, Gender: Male, Status: Official Trainee of the Elite Training Camp, Trial Tower Level: 1

"I want to take the force exertion level test."

Ren Ze called out. The force exertion level test could actually be conducted and recorded in virtual spaces. Whether it was the virtual space of the Challenge Room or the space within the Trial Room, as long as one called out those words to the virtual space's intelligent system, they could take the force exertion test.

Whoosh!

A Punch Strength Tester appeared out of thin air beside Ren Ze.

"Trainee Ren Ze, please proceed with the punch force exertion level test."

The electronic voice echoed across the silver earth.

Standing before the Punch Strength Tester, Ren Ze knew that in this virtual space, a normal full-force punch from this body measured a standard 10,000 kilograms, with an error margin of no more than 10 kilograms.

Taking a deep breath, he narrowed his eyes slightly.

He let out a low grunt!

Ren Ze's right fist instantly tore through the air. Several streams of hidden force within his body surged into his arm and fist, causing his punch speed to soar. Accompanied by a terrifying shriek of air, it smashed viciously into the target.

Bang!

The target let out a dull thud and jolted violently.