I Have a Team Now, Find Someone Else

For ordinary people, dungeon rewards are undoubtedly the most attractive prospect.

The information on exotic beasts within large-scale dungeons is already known, meaning there will be no unexpected situations.

This translates to safer leveling.

At the same time, class-changers who cannot afford equipment can obtain gear and resources through dungeons.

Some dungeons can even yield rare resources.

"I heard that the two S-rank class-changers from Third High School and Fifth High School have already obtained a Dungeon Rune Stone for a wild dungeon, and are just waiting to reach level 5 to challenge it."

"A wild dungeon?" someone exclaimed.

"Yes, it seems a B-rank class-changer killed an exotic beast and obtained it, then sold it to the Abyss Squad for 200,000."

"Tsk tsk, if it were me, I would have used it myself. The rewards for wild dungeons are exceptionally generous; there might even be rare treasures."

A wave of envy and sighs erupted from the crowd.

For ordinary people, a wild dungeon could be an opportunity, or it could be a crisis.

Just then, a commotion broke out at the city gate.

"It's Qin Zhixue."

"Qin Zhixue is back!"

As the top-ranked player on the first day, Qin Zhixue is undoubtedly the default number one in Cloud Sea City for this year's batch of class-changers.

Wherever she goes, she attracts attention.

However, when people saw Qin Zhixue returning with another young girl, they became somewhat excited.

"Eh? Qin Zhixue isn't with Chen Ming today?"

"Buddy, your news is too outdated. You actually didn't know that Qin Zhixue has already given up on carrying Chen Ming for leveling?"

"Holy crap, for real?"

"Chen Ming didn't even arrive at the city outskirts until noon today. Looking at him, he seemed pretty crushed."

Some people who had seen Chen Ming at noon became excited, eager to share this news with everyone.

People spoke one after another, the discussion never ending.

Regarding the fact that Chen Ming had finally severed his 'connection' with Qin Zhixue, most people felt a sense of schadenfreude.

Everyone here is an ordinary person, and many even have higher levels than Chen Ming.

Why should you be the one to team up with an SS-rank and get carried to rewards?

How are we supposed to keep our peace of mind with that?

Since you awakened an ordinary-rank class, just be an ordinary person like the rest of us!

But fortunately, it seems Qin Zhixue only carried Chen Ming for one day.

At the city gate.

Qin Zhixue returned from the suburbs, preparing to enter the city.

"Miss, today went very smoothly. The goal was perfectly achieved."

Lin Wei, standing behind her, stood with her hands on her hips, a bright smile on her face.

Qin Zhixue, dressed in white, stopped in her tracks, her dark hair shimmering with luster.

She looked even more like an angel, as if her entire being were radiating a flawless, ethereal light.

"We only completed the most basic goal, Wei'er. Do not become complacent."

Lin Wei stuck out her tongue and pouted, saying, "I know, I know."

"But Miss, don't put too much pressure on yourself. You've already awakened as an SS-rank class-changer; surely in the future..."

Qin Zhixue remained silent, not speaking, and simply continued walking forward.

Seeing this, Lin Wei sighed helplessly and followed silently.

Just as they stepped into the city gate, two men walked toward them.

The leader wore a long robe embroidered with pale gold patterns, looking quite dashing.

"Miss Qin, I have long admired your name."

The man in the long robe stepped forward to greet her.

"Let me introduce myself. I am Wu Qingyang, and this is Wang Yan."

He pointed to the person behind him, a tall, burly man.

The two were none other than the S-rank class-changers of the Abyss Squad.

"Do you have business with us?"

Lin Wei glanced at the two and asked indifferently.

"We are all top-ranked class-changers of this year, and we will likely have many dealings in the future, so I won't beat around the bush..."

Wu Qingyang smiled, his words an attempt to subtly bridge the distance between them.

He then immediately voiced his request for Qin Zhixue to join the Abyss Squad.

At the same time, he brought up the fact that this year's Grand Exam featured a special assessment.

"This assessment is based on squad quotas, with only two for the entire Jiangnan Province; you can imagine the difficulty..."

Wu Qingyang said this with the intention of reminding Qin Zhixue of the need to form a strong team.

There are only three S-rank class-changers in Cloud Sea City.

Clearly, joining their Abyss Squad was the most correct choice.

However, before he could finish, he was ruthlessly interrupted by a cold voice.

"I already have a team. You should look for someone else."

Having understood the pair's intentions, Qin Zhixue gave a direct refusal.

Without waiting for a response from the two members of the Abyss Squad, she walked away.

Wu Qingyang had not even had time to react.

Wang Yan, who had remained silent behind him, suddenly stepped forward and blocked her path.

From the very beginning, Wang Yan's gaze had been locked onto Qin Zhixue.

He had heard of Qin Zhixue from First High School before, but hadn't paid it any mind.

After all, before the class change, fame was nothing more than an empty title.

Yet, seeing her just now, his eyes had gone wide.

Hearing that Qin Zhixue had actually refused to join the Abyss Squad, Wang Yan grew anxious.

"Is it because of that Chen Ming?"

Recalling what Qin Zhixue had just said, Wang Yan immediately thought of Chen Ming.

After all, judging by the ranking information from yesterday.

The only squad Qin Zhixue had joined was that of Chen Ming.

"He's a C-rank piece of trash who will only hold you back."

Wu Qingyang chimed in, "The competition this time is exceptionally fierce. If you bring along a C-rank class-changer, you won't be able to compete against the all-S-rank squads from other cities..."

Having walked this path, the two of them had naturally heard about Chen Ming's affairs this morning.

They had assumed Qin Zhixue had already abandoned Chen Ming and left the Bright Morning squad.

They hadn't expected such a twist.

Just then, a notification popped up in front of everyone.

[Second day Grand Exam results settlement begins!]

[Scope: Cloud Sea City!]

[Advanced to Level 2 class-changer: 762!]

[Advanced to Level 3 class-changer: 15!]

[Advanced to Level 4 class-changer: 6!]

[Advanced to Level 5 class-changer: 2!]

"It's out, it's out! The rankings are finally out!"

"Holy crap, why are today's numbers so explosive?!" someone exclaimed in surprise.

"Of course, the first day is always the most awkward; ordinary class-changers are just shy of Level 2, and high-level class-changers are just shy of Level 3, so the second day is bound to see an explosion."

"That's not the point. The point is that there are two people at Level 5!"

As these words were spoken, the atmosphere fell into a brief silence.

People looked at one another, all of them thinking of the same name in unison.

Because yesterday, the situation was identical.

There were two people who reached the highest rank.

And one of them was Chen Ming.

"This time... it wouldn't be Chen Ming again, would it?"

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"