Chapter 11 An unexpected five-star mentor apprenticeship
Compared to the new recruits, all first-tier regular arms are powerful in all aspects.
The body is protected by thick leather armor, which provides higher defense.
Wooden shields are thicker and more durable.
The weapons are sharper and do more damage.
Bows and arrows have a longer range and greater power.
Basic skills are fully upgraded and combat skills are stronger.
Coupled with the increase in vitality, the ability to withstand damage is greatly improved.
Taking all these factors into consideration, the combat effectiveness of the first-order troops is far superior to that of the zero-order troops. In the absence of additional factors, they will definitely win in a single fight.
After the promotion, Li Qing invited twenty peasant women from the territory and asked them to cook a good meal as a reward for them.
After having enough food and drink and with high morale, Li Qing turned around and left the divine realm.
After returning to the dormitory, Li Qing used his personal terminal to open the college's official website, ready to select a new tutor to apply for the exam.
It’s hard to say whether you will succeed or not, but taking one more test can help you gain more experience, which is also a bit of wool.
Children from poor families have to grow up early, so the more they can grow, the better.
Just like before, the two five-star instructors were directly PASSED.
Although his subordinates had just been promoted, he didn't think they could pass the assessment of a five-star instructor.
Without mentioning anything else, just look at the troops Zhao Dingzhen has, a total of 150. He has 20 cavalry alone. Moreover, as soon as he opened up the divine realm, his family invested a large number of monster cards for him to level up.
Li Qing was shocked when he chatted with him before.
More than two-thirds of the 150 troops have been upgraded to the first level.
Plus the bonus of divine domain characteristics, two heroes and multiple professionals.
Looking at his own troops again, their strength is not at all on the same level.
The apprentices recruited by the two five-star mentors are almost as strong as Zhao Dingzhen. They are all true descendants of war lords, and ordinary people have no way to compete with them.
Several four-star tutors are slightly better, but Li Qing feels that there is not much difference between them and five-star tutors, so he decides to just find a three-star tutor.
Although the resources available to three-star tutors are far less than those available to four- and five-star tutors, there is a saying that goes, "It is better to be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix."
Being an unappreciated apprentice under a four- or five-star mentor is worse than being the most valued apprentice under a two- or three-star mentor. The resources obtained are not much different, but the degree of importance attached to them is completely different.
"that is it!"
Li Qing scanned the names of several third-level mentors and soon found a three-star mentor named Xu Xisheng, who was located on the 48th floor of Blackrock Tower.
It is similar to other three-star tutors. There are no additional requirements and you can apply for it.
"It's you."
Li Qing clicked on the information and pressed the button to apply.
At this moment, he suddenly saw a new message on his personal terminal. He clicked it subconsciously and found that it was sent by Zhao Dingzhen.
He clicked it casually, and Zhao Dingzhen's portrait appeared in front of him, asking anxiously:
"Li Qing, have you finished your three assessments?"
Li Qing replied casually:
"One more missing."
"That's great, hurry up and choose the assessment from instructor Xiao Zhenqian!"
"???"
Li Qing made a black question mark expression and said speechlessly:
"Brother, are you kidding me? Xiao Zhenqian is a five-star instructor, and you want me to choose him?"
Zhao Dingzhen laughed and said:
"Of course it makes sense for me to let you choose. I have good news for you. One of the students who was originally selected suddenly didn't come. Now Instructor Xiao Zhenqian has an extra apprentice spot. You can go and fight for it."
Li Qing rolled his eyes and waved his hand:
"So what if there's one extra spot? Is this something I can compete for?"
"It's hard for me to even get a three-star tutor spot, let alone a five-star tutor spot."
"fool!"
Zhao Dingzhen pointed at Li Qing and scolded:
"Of course you have no chance under normal circumstances, but what time is it now? It's afternoon now, and those who can be selected have already been selected, including all those with connections, including those with four-star tutors. Now most of the talented people have already secured tutors, and those who haven't been confirmed don't know if there are any left. At this time, people like you are considered experts. Prepare well, and you have a great chance of getting it!"
Li Qing...
He was stunned and had a strange expression on his face.
To be honest, this news really surprised him. In the end, there was such a good thing.
But after thinking about it and assuming various possibilities in my mind, I found that the situation was still not optimistic.
"Brother, I think we should forget about this."
"Think about it. First of all, I may not succeed."
"Besides, even if I succeed, what's my strength? What's the strength of the other apprentices? If I'm just a little sheep among wolves, I'll always be at the bottom of the list."
"I remember that all the instructors implemented an elimination system. Starting from the second year, the bottom students would be eliminated every year. In my case, I was eliminated in the second year, which was a sure thing."
Although being eliminated from a five-star tutor will not result in direct expulsion, but will only be randomly assigned to a one-star tutor, the sudden huge gap, changes in courses and other factors combined can easily lead to a setback.
"So, I could be the most beloved and highly-anticipated apprentice under a two-star mentor, so why would I go to be the last under a five-star mentor ?"
"The top apprentice of a two-star mentor won't get any worse resources than the bottom apprentice of a five-star mentor, right?"
After saying this, Li Qing had already made a decision in his mind.
I will pick a three-star mentor at random later, take some advantage of him, and then respond to mentor Nie Yang.
You can fight for the top spot under mentor Nie Yang, why should you be at the bottom of others?
After hearing his decision, Zhao Dingzhen pinched his chin and said:
"Other aspects are exactly as you said. It is indeed more satisfying to find a two-star mentor to compete for the first or second place than to be at the bottom, but..."
Zhao Dingzhen chuckled and asked:
"Would you like to guess why we all flocked to become disciples of two five-star mentors? Why would our family be willing to pay a huge price to allow us to be disciples of five-star mentors?"
"Because the five-star mentor holds some special resources?"
"Yes!"
Zhao Dingzhen nodded and asked again:
"Then do you know what special resources are?"
"have no idea."
…
After a moment of silence, Zhao Dingzhen, who was waiting for Li Qing's response, said speechlessly:
"Fuck, you idiot, can't you just cooperate and ask?"
Li Qing spread his hands:
"I'm not interested, why are you asking?"
"Aren't you curious?"
"I'm curious what's the use? Does having special resources have anything to do with being at the bottom?"
"Yes, I have."
"Then tell me about it."
"you……"
Zhao Dingzhen was speechless.
After a while, he waved his hand and said:
"I surrender to you. Okay, I told you not to talk nonsense."
"The difference between a five-star mentor and other mentors is that, in addition to having far more resources than other mentors, he also has the ability to independently open the descent channel and descend to the various planes of the Chaos Void Sea."
"It's a truly complete plane!"
"Except for the Realm Master, there are no more than ten War Lords in the entire Black Stone Realm who possess this ability."
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Qing's mouth opened involuntarily.
"this……"
He was truly shocked.
What does it mean to open the Advent channel independently?
The literal meaning is that this war lord can open up a dimensional channel on his own and go to the large and small planes in the chaotic virtual sea.
what does that mean?
It means more opportunities and an almost unlimited supply of resources.
The resources owned by other mentors were mostly snatched from the large and small plane fragments around the plane fragment group where Blackrock Spire War Academy was located.
But the plane fragments are too small, the resources inside are limited, and there are no rare and good resources.
But if one's mentor has the ability to open a plane channel and leave the plane fragment group of the academy and find a new plane, that means a large amount of additional resource supply.
The resources possessed by any small plane far exceed those of a group of plane fragments.
"So, which one do you think is better, a five-star instructor at the bottom or a two-star instructor at the top?"
Li Qing...
"Well, I'll sign up right now."
"Register now. Don't wait after registering. Go there right away. The registration period is only one hour. Registration will be terminated in one hour."
"Besides, it doesn't matter if you can't pass it. As long as you can pass the first test, there will be compensation even if you fail. The five-star instructor is rich, and any leak will be enough for you to use for a long time."
"OK."
There is no way. Being the chief is good, but the five-star mentor is too tempting.
Li Qing immediately found the two top five-star instructors, opened instructor Xiao Zhenqian's profile, and clicked to sign up.
He couldn't say for sure whether he could succeed, but he had to give it a try.
It doesn’t matter if you fail, you have a two-star mentor to back you up.
If it succeeds, it will be great.
Although he felt that the possibility of success was really slim.
Just as Zhao Dingzhen said, the apprenticeship spots for the five-star mentors are extremely popular. Even if there is an internal vacancy now, it does not mean that there will not be others who use the backdoor.
He has no connections and his strength is average, so why should he compete with others?
However, although it seems unlikely, you can give it a try.
Even if I fail, this is still a rare experience. What's more, Zhao Dingzhen said there will be compensation, so it is worth using up an assessment opportunity just for this.
"That's right!"
Zhao Dingzhen smiled and said:
"Then go quickly, I'll wait for your good news."
"I'll try my best!"
After turning off the communication, Li Qing calmed himself down and went out to the Blackrock Tower. Within the temporary authority he had, a new floor appeared in front of him.
"101st floor..."
Li Qing looked up with a puzzled look on his face:
"Is this wizard tower so tall?"
The transmission was confirmed, and with a flash of light, a huge and empty hall appeared.
"hiss!"
The reception hall alone is several thousand square meters.
There was no time to look around the hall. As soon as Li Qing came in, he felt dozens of hostile gazes.
There were probably more than thirty figures standing scattered around him.
"Nana, didn't they say that not many people knew about it? Why are there so many people?"
Li Qing was speechless.
These people obviously got the news from somewhere and rushed over. Everyone looked at each other with eager eyes full of hostility.
"Li Qing?"
The sudden voice made Li Qing look up subconsciously, and soon he saw someone waving and walking towards him.
He hesitated for a moment, then quickly remembered.
"Li Qilong..."
A fellow tribesman, whom I had never met before, but had only seen his photo in the information.
"I didn't expect you to come too."
Li Qing shrugged and said with a smile:
"My friend recommended it to me, so I gave it a try."
Li Qilong also smiled and said:
"I was introduced by a friend, so I came to take a look."
Then, there was nothing to say.
Although they are of the same race, they have never met before, and they are also competitors at this time.
Fortunately, it didn't last long. In less than five minutes, the door was pushed open and three seniors in red robes walked in, attracting everyone's attention. Everyone shouted:
"Hello, senior!"
The three seniors walked to the center of the hall, and the one in the middle said expressionlessly:
"The instructor's assessment method is different from other instructors. There are two rounds, one is the combat capability assessment, and the other is the qualification test."
Li Qing was slightly surprised, and most of the others also whispered in surprise.
"Those who pass the combat capability assessment are eligible to enter the next stage, and the final decision on who stays will be based on their qualifications."
…
"This seems to be in my favor."
With so many people competing, if you only look at their combat effectiveness, your chances of winning are slim.
But if the proportion of immediate combat power is not large, it still depends on qualifications. Li Qing is a little confident about this.
It was unclear what his previous qualifications were, but ever since he activated the golden finger, the unknown light spots accumulated in it have made his soul several times stronger. In terms of qualifications, he is not afraid of anyone.
Soul strength cannot absolutely represent all aspects of qualifications, but for all magic professionals, the stronger the soul, the faster the mental power and magic power will increase.
Li Qing could understand the inclusion of qualification verification in the five-star mentor assessment. No matter how strong the substitute apprentice was, he could not be stronger than other new apprentices. Naturally, not everyone could get away with it, so qualifications must be considered.
If you have good qualifications, the resources you invest will not be a loss.
At this time, the senior in the center spoke again:
"Before we begin, let me remind you that the assessment for a five-star instructor is different from that for other instructors. It is more difficult than you think, so as long as you can successfully kill all the invaders, you will pass. There is no time limit."
"But precisely because the difficulty is too high, it may cause you to suffer heavy losses."
"Also, there is no surrender option in this assessment. If you are not strong enough, the invaders will kill all the soldiers and dependents in your divine domain."
"hiss!"
Immediately, a gasp , and everyone including Li Qing was shocked. Then many students who thought they were not strong enough showed hesitant expressions.
But there were also some students who thought they were very strong and had normal expressions, especially a long-haired man standing on Li Qing's left who looked very confident.
At this time, the senior reminded loudly:
"Before the assessment begins, you still have a chance to give up. Anyone who wants to give up can leave now."
Less than five seconds after the words were spoken, several figures disappeared out of thin air.
They had given up and teleported away.
Then figures disappeared one after another, and the number of people decreased rapidly.
At this time, Li Qilong came over and asked in a low voice:
"Cousin Li Qing, aren't you leaving?"
Li Qing shook his head:
"I want to give it a try."
Li Qilong looked at Li Qing seriously, frowned slightly, but said nothing.
After waiting for five minutes, there were only a dozen figures left in the hall. At this time, the red-robed senior looked at the time and said:
"It seems that the rest of you are confident in yourself, so the assessment will begin now. Everyone go back to the Divine Realm to prepare. Remember, you only have five minutes to prepare."
After saying this, transparent ripples appeared on a large number of figures, and their shapes quickly faded.
Li Qing also entered the divine realm with a thought, and his figure quickly faded away, leaving only a projection of the divine realm.
After all the students disappeared, the three seniors finally showed some expression on their expressionless faces. One of them smiled and said to his companion:
"Guess how many of you will pass the test, and how many will be wiped out."
"There are probably seven or eight people who can pass the test, about half."
The senior student who was speaking walked to the divine domain projection of a student, glanced at it, paused, and shook his head:
"I take back what I said, five or six at most."
At this time, another senior walked straight to a certain divine domain projection with a smile, pulled out a card from the deck in his hand that was slightly darker than the other cards, and said with a smile:
"It's useless for several of them to have a chance. The quota has already been decided. Unless someone extraordinary appears, they won't have a chance."
