First Day Rankings Announced! And Experts?

"Remember to change your clothes early."

Chen Ming parted ways with Qin Zhixue.

He had also been teased with a parting remark.

Chen Ming smiled silently, planning to go buy some physique-boosting equipment shortly.

However, this scene, when witnessed by the crowd, caused quite a stir.

"Isn't that Chen Ming? Why is he returning with Qin Zhixue?"

"Is that the 'Feather Garment' provided to teammates by an Angel-type class? Holy crap, are they on the same team?"

"There were rumors this morning that Qin Zhixue was teaming up with Chen Ming. Could it actually be true?"

"Looking at how they're laughing and chatting, the rumors are likely true!"

"I thought Qin Zhixue would team up with Song Chuan, but it turns out it's Chen Ming, a C-Rank?"

"I'm a C-Rank Shield Guard too, why him! No, I'm going to go offer my services."

"Forget it, he probably won't even give you the time of day."

"..."

On the other side.

Chen Ming arrived at the guild entrance and ran into Sun Yang, who was walking out.

"Brother Chen!"

Seeing him, Sun Yang immediately ran over, excited.

When he saw Chen Ming's glowing Feather Garment, his eyes widened in surprise.

"Damn, what kind of gear is that? You look so cool!"

Sun Yang had just finished selling beast cores inside the guild and was unaware of what had happened outside moments ago.

"Hehe, Brother Chen, I reached Level 2 today. Pretty impressive, right?"

Sun Yang said, looking quite proud of himself.

As an assassin-type class, the Shadow-Hiding Blade leveled up quite quickly in the early stages.

"Impressive, impressive." Chen Ming nodded calmly.

"What level are you, Brother Chen?"

"Level 3."

Sun Yang's mouth twitched; his first reaction was that it was impossible.

Even an S-Rank class couldn't reach Level 3 on the first day, let alone...

"Why are you joking with your brother? Brother Chen, you didn't actually go out into the wild to hunt monsters alone, did you?"

Sun Yang hesitated.

What was previously just a guess had now turned into genuine concern that Chen Ming had been so discouraged that he'd lost his mind.

Just then, a uniform roar of shock erupted from the surrounding crowd.

"It's starting, it's starting!"

"The first-day rankings are being released!"

Chen Ming opened his personal panel and entered the Grand Exam dungeon interface.

[First-day Grand Exam results settlement beginning!]

[Scope: Cloud Sea City!]

[Number of people who reached Level 2 on the first day: 191!]

[Number of people who reached Level 3 on the first day: 2!]

These few simple lines of text sent everyone present into a frenzy.

"Awesome, are this year's Class-Changers really that fierce? There are almost two hundred people who leveled up on the first day. How are we, the ones still at Level 1, supposed to compete?"

"There are actually two people at Level 3? What's going on? Last year there wasn't a single one."

"Didn't they say there were no SS-Rank Class-Changers in the other schools in Cloud Sea City? Which S-Rank powerhouse managed to level up twice in one day?"

[The first-day level rankings and corresponding rewards will be announced shortly!]

[Rewards are divided into five tiers: 'Top 100', 'Top 50', 'Top 10', 'Top 5', and 'Top 3'!]

[Note: In the case of the same level, the one who reached it first ranks higher!]

"Here it comes!"

Every Class-Changer who had successfully reached Level 2 stared at their panels nervously, hoping to see their name on the glorious list.

Sun Yang was naturally among them.

[51st Place: Yu Fei (lv.2) - A-Rank Golden Knight]

[99th: Sun Yang (lv.2) - B-rank Shadow-Hiding Blade]

[100th: Chen Zhijian (lv.2) - B-rank Berserker]

[Ranking Reward: Gold Coins*1, Tier 1 Common Equipment*1 (Attribute Rune Stone +10, Type Optional)]

"Awesome!"

Before Chen Ming could take a closer look, he heard an excited, monkey-like shriek from beside him.

"I made it! Brother Chen, I'm on the list! Barely 99th, hahaha."

Chen Ming helplessly clutched his forehead and said, "Is there any need to be this excited? It's like you've never been on a list before."

Sun Yang couldn't suppress the grin spreading across his face.

"Brother Chen, you wouldn't understand this feeling. You're a genius; being on the list is probably just a habit for you."

"But for an ordinary person like me, making it for the first time—and on the Grand Exam list at that—I can brag about this for a year."

Chen Ming paused, not having expected Sun Yang to think that way.

He patted Sun Yang on the shoulder and said, "I'll take you to the dungeon rankings later; you'll get used to it."

"Dungeon rankings..."

Sun Yang choked on his words, unable to respond.

The dungeon rankings covered the entire Jiangnan Province; it wasn't something you could just climb onto whenever you pleased.

He was already satisfied enough just to make the level ranking list.

[11th: Jiang Yi (lv.2) - A-rank Tide Mage]

The rankings were announced one after another, sparking heated discussions among the crowd.

When Jiang Yi saw that she hadn't made the top ten, her face turned pale instantly.

"How could this happen..."

Her eyes were filled with disbelief.

In her estimated results, she should have been a lock for the top ten, with a top-five finish even being possible.

She had to remember that she had been leveling up alongside Song Chuan; she should have been faster than any other A-rank class-changer.

"Don't be discouraged. It's only the first day, so the gap isn't wide yet; unexpected situations can easily happen."

Song Chuan offered some awkward consolation from the side.

He had guaranteed Jiang Yi that he would get her into the top ten.

He had even accepted some benefits for it, yet now she was ranked 11th.

However, when Song Chuan turned his head back to focus on the list, he froze on the spot.

[6th: Song Chuan (lv.2) - S-rank War Soul Vanguard]

"This... this is impossible!"

Song Chuan's expression darkened instantly.

How could he possibly be ranked sixth?

At this moment, many people cast strange looks his way.

"What's going on? Song Chuan actually dropped to sixth? Isn't he an S-rank?"

"He didn't even make the top five? Just who are the monsters ahead of him?"

Everyone knew that the rewards for each tier had massive gaps.

The top-five tier even granted access to rare resources!

As an S-rank class-changer, Song Chuan placing sixth was a result that caught everyone off guard.

The scene fell strangely silent.

Everyone was focused intently on the final two spots of the top five being revealed, eager to see who had stepped on the S-rank Song Chuan to take their places.

[4th: Wang Yan (lv.2) - S-rank Abyss Mage - Abyss Squad]

[5th: Wu Qingyang (lv.2) - S-rank Light Priest - Abyss Squad]

"It's the two S-rank class-changers from Third High School and Fifth High School! They actually formed a team."

Cloud Sea City had three S-ranks this year.

Aside from Song Chuan, there were the two from the other schools.

A Mage and a Priest teaming up was indeed a formidable combination.

It is understandable that he could surpass Song Chuan.

But then again...

Doesn't that make it even more bizarre?

How could the powerful duo of S-rankers fail to secure even second or third place?

Aside from Qin Zhixue, are there two other experts?

Finally, under the gaze of countless people, the rankings for the final tier emerged.

[1st Place: Qin Zhixue (lv.3) - SS-rank Holy Radiance Angel - Morning Light Squad]

[2nd Place: Chen Ming (lv.3) - C-rank Shield Guard - Morning Light Squad]

[3rd Place: Lin Wei (lv.2) - A-rank Contractor]