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Translator: Silavin
Zhao Shengming’s tone had a slight ripple. Lu Fan could already guess that Extremistis Country must have pulled some stunt again, given that this act was found to be extremely distasteful by the Vice Principal.
Furthermore, among the various countries in this world, Extremistis Country’s reputation had never been particularly good.
“This National Trial will be held in Golden Jade City of Extremistis Country, so Extremistis Country is considered the host. I heard that Extremistis Country’s representative for this year’s National Trial is the Eldest Son of the Jin Family, Jin Chenghan, who is hailed as Extremistis Country’s number one prodigy. He has a powerful Hidden Profession and Levels Up quickly. Currently, he’s in seclusion, grinding in a Secret Realm recently discovered by the Jin Family. It’s said he has the potential to have his Third Profession Change within a month!”
Hearing this, Lu Fan immediately understood and asked, “Is it because Jin Chenghan can reach Third Profession Change within a month that Extremistis Country wants to bring forward the National Trial by three months?”
Zhao Shengming nodded and said, “That’s right! Once he has his Third Profession Change, his strength will increase dramatically. Extremistis Country’s intention is very clear – they want to start the National Trial immediately after their selected Player has his Third Profession Change. This way, Players from other countries will have less preparation time, and some who might have completed their Third Profession Change within five months would be caught off guard. They would be forced to participate in the National Trial while still only at their Second Profession Change.”
“The difference between Third Profession Change and Second Profession Change isn’t just about Levels. Each Profession Change activates new Profession Characteristics for the Profession, greatly affecting their strength. It’s almost impossible for someone at the Second Profession Change to win against someone at Third Profession Change. Extremistis Country is clearly scheming and being underhanded!”
After hearing this, Lu Fan was almost amused by his anger.
He thought to himself that these bastards from Extremistis Country really had no end to their dirty tricks. Seeing that their own selected Player was about to have his Third Profession Change, they immediately brought forward the competition, not allowing participants from other countries to continue Levelling Up. It was as if they had the words ‘shameless’ and ‘unfair’ written on their faces.
However, Lu Fan did not believe that a small country like Extremistis Country could have such power to advance the National Trial just because they wanted to.
Lu Fan raised his query, and Zhao Shengming informed him that Extremistis Country alone certainly did not have such influence.
Behind this were the Star Strip Country and five other powerful countries supporting it.
Because among these countries, at least three had Players who, like Jin Chenghan from Extremistis Country, had also completed their Third Profession Change, and were at the peak of their Combat Power! Conducting the National Trial as soon as possible was very advantageous for them.
They had clearly reached some kind of agreement in private, taking advantage of their Players reaching Third Profession Change first. They plan to use this to their advantage to win the National Trial.
These powerful countries all had certain allies among themselves, and within the twenty-three countries participating in the National Trial.
In short, more than half of the twenty-three countries agreed to change when the trial would take place. Although Dragon Country and other countries opposed it, the decision had already been made. They could only choose to agree or forfeit and withdraw.
Speaking of forfeiting, that certainly did not align with Dragon Country’s way of doing things. Dragon Country must participate in this National Trial, and even if the other side played dirty, Dragon Country still had to gracefully win!
After listening, Lu Fan understood the cause and process of the matter.
Lu Fan asked Zhao Shengming what was the purpose of calling him over since this had happened.
Zhao Shengming did not beat around the bush and directly said, “I called you here to ask for your opinion. Do you still want to keep the National Trial entry ticket the University had promised you earlier? As you can see, this news had only been issued yesterday, and we at Dragon Capital University were unaware of it. So, this is proof we had not used the entry ticket to trick you into enrolling into Dragon Capital University, only to kick you out once you’ve arrived. For Dragon Capital University, we always strive to be upright in our dealings. We would never stoop so low as to act in such a disgraceful manner.”
“As one of the people in charge of the National Trial for Dragon Country, I had actually prepared a series of educational resources for you, to help you push for your Third Profession Change in the next five months and prepare for the National Trial. But with the time having been brought forward, this is extremely unfair to you. In the remaining two months, you can at most have your Second Profession Change. Third Profession Change is almost out of reach for you. If you go to the National Trial, you might face many experts above Level 50, with some already having their Third Profession Change. In regards to this, your chance of winning is extremely slim, and you might even die.”
After a pause, Zhao Shengming said in a deep voice, “Because Dragon Country has always taken the lead in the National Trial over the years, Players from Dragon Country are often targeted by alliances formed by countries like Star Strip Country and Extremistis Country during the trial. If you are not strong enough, you might not even have the ability to protect yourself. All things considered, if you go to the National Trial, the disadvantages outweigh the advantages, both for you and for Dragon Country.”
Zhao Shengming’s words made sense, but Lu Fan still felt disgruntled. [Although I did not come to Dragon Capital University for the National Trial, this whole thing is disgusting. Just because the National Trial schedule has been pushed forward, the University wants to cancel my qualification to participate in the National Trial. This truly leaves an awful taste in my mouth!]
Lu Fan’s emotions leaked out as he somewhat disgruntledly said, “So, Vice Principal Zhao’s is asking me to give up my spot in the National Trial?”
“It’s not about asking you to give it up, it’s about asking for your opinion.” Noticing Lu Fan’s tone, Zhao Shengming did not panic or get angry. His voice remained steady as usual, “As I said, our Dragon Capital University will never go back on our word. I called you over just to inform you of the situation. Now, you have two choices in front of you. One is to give up on the National Trial spot. Before you appeared, our University had already trained a batch of soon-to-graduate Players, they are all top students of the University with considerable strength. Originally, the National Trial spot was supposed to be selected from among them. If you relinquish your right, the spot will still be competed amongst them. As compensation, the academy will give you many, many educational resources.”
“The second choice is for you to continue participating in the National Trial. The resources I have prepared for you will all be brought out in the next two months for your training. As for how much stronger you can get in the end, it will depend on fate. Likewise, when the time comes for you to participate in the National Trial, your fate will be in your own hands.”
After a pause, Zhao Shengming straightforwardly said, “I have no intention of interfering with your decision. I leave it all up to you to decide. If you insist on participating in the National Trial, I will fully support you, but you are a good seedling, I just hope you can protect yourself well during the National Trial. Even if you fail, it doesn’t matter. The University will bear all the consequences for you.”
Lu Fan knew that if he lacked strength but still insisted on participating in the National Trial, causing Dragon Country to suffer a crushing defeat in the National Trial, he would probably face a wave of criticism from the whole country. They would accuse him of being presumptuous, that he had brought shame to Dragon Country.
Zhao Shengming’s last sentence about ‘bearing all the consequences’ showed considerable sincerity. It made Lu Fan aware of how sincere Zhao Shengming’s words were. This was truly not about revoking his spot for the National Trial, but rather in consideration of the bigger picture.
Lu Fan had learned about seven or eight tenths of the importance of the National Trial during his recent period of study. Although it was just a competition among youths in a Secret Realm, the interests involved behind it were surprisingly large.
Countries would bet an exorbitant amount of prized resources on their own Players. For example, fifty high resource yielding Dungeon Instances, or highly productive mines.
Therefore, they could not lose in the National Trial!
Lu Fan thought for a moment and asked Zhao Shengming, “Vice Principal Zhao, is there anyone from this University who can have their Third Profession Change before the National Trial? Or are there any decent Players who can guarantee a win in the National Trial?”
“Well…” Zhao Shengming was stunned, not expecting Lu Fan to ask this.
But then, after thinking for a moment, he said, “Of course not. If our school’s pre-selected Players were given five months of preparation time, it might be possible for them to push for their Third Profession Change. But two months is absolutely impossible for them. As for the guarantee of victory, that’s even more impossible. We were all caught off guard by this move from the other side. The other side can field several Third Profession Change Players, so this year’s National Trial… I’m afraid the highest we can achieve is the top ten…”
Lu Fan nodded, understanding the current situation.
“If that’s the case,” Lu Fan stood up, his tone firm, “then I won’t give up this National Trial entry ticket! Others might not have the confidence to win, but I do! This year, I will take the lead for Dragon Country.”
“I’ll show Extremistis Country and other countries that if they are weak, no scheme is going to change that fact!” Lu Fan spoke with absolute confidence, without any trace of nervousness.
This made even Zhao Shengming show a look of surprise.
He could not understand why Lu Fan would speak so confidently. However, he oddly had a feeling that Lu Fan’s confidence was completely justified.
After being stunned for a moment, Zhao Shengming suddenly smiled.
“Since you’ve made your choice, then it’s settled then. You will continue to be our candidate for the National Trial. This fact won’t change.”
“En.” Lu Fan nodded, accepting this task.
Zhao Shengming added, “Originally, we didn’t treat you differently during this month mainly because of the importance of the freshmen exam. It wouldn’t be fair to other students if we invested too many educational resources into you. But, now that the freshmen exam is about to begin, directly after it, all the resources that we have prepared can finally be poured into you. So, after you finish your freshmen exam, come find me again. I will help you make you stronger and Level you up as much as possible in the next two months. We will be pushing hard for the National Trial.”
“Alright, I’ll be troubling Vice Principal Zhao then.” Lu Fan gave a firm nod.
Zhao Shengming nodded, then said, “If there’s nothing else, you can go back now. Oh, right, perform well in the freshmen exam. Although the Principal of Dragon Capital University has never shown his face, he has been paying close attention to you. If your freshmen exam results are good, I can also help you secure more resources from him.”
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