At six o'clock in the afternoon, the 'Silence' session ended.
After completing three classes a day, Mu You gained a lot. The progress of the floating spell, electric arc sword, and silent spell were already: 75%, 45%, and 37.5% respectively.
But today's task is not over yet.
After hurriedly finishing dinner and feeding the animals in the store and in the space, at 7:50 in the evening, Mu You stayed in front of his mobile phone and controlled the game character to arrive at the school duel venue in advance.
[You have arrived at the duel square. 】
[As the duel time approaches, the place is already crowded with people. Since the dueling arena is the main source of the Order of the Red Rose, students from all grades of the academy are keen to actively participate in this activity every day. 】
[In the center of the duel square, on seven huge magic projection walls, the medal rankings for the seven grades are displayed respectively, but only the top 100 medal holders of each grade are displayed. Do you want to view the list? 】
The familiar ranking list is vulgar, but it is essential. The mentality of comparison exists everywhere. Only with this thing can students' willingness to participate in duels be stimulated to the greatest extent.
Mu You was not interested in the list. He just casually checked the seventh grade list and quickly found the Coke owner's name in it.
[Chrissy Fuya, seventh grade, current number of medals this school year: 702. Medal ranking: 11th. 】
"Seven hundred medals only ranked eleventh...the competition is fierce!" Mu You sighed. Remember URL
Red Rose College’s annual semester starts in late July, which means that this year’s school year has only started for more than 20 days. To accumulate 700+ medals in 20 days, even if you complete the game every day, you still need to achieve a winning rate of more than 70%. At the same time, you must get at least one additional reward of three consecutive wins every day to be able to achieve this.
However, according to this number of medals, those students who are good enough can even earn back the sky-high tuition fees every year through the duel field.
[At 7:55 p.m., a daily announcement of the rules of the duel field floated over the square: Each duel lasts up to five minutes. The first party to die or voluntarily admit defeat within five minutes loses. After five minutes, there is no one left. In the event of death, the winner will be determined based on the remaining health points of both parties at the end. After the duel is completed, both parties will automatically recover all health and magic points...]
[Please consciously abide by the school rules of civilized competition. During the duel, you are not allowed to abuse, kill, whip corpses and other bad behaviors. Otherwise, you will be punished according to the seriousness of the case...]
The announced duel details are displayed one by one in text.
Mu You read it all carefully and discovered two hidden rules that were not mentioned in the previous text.
The first is the protection of newbies. New first-year students who participate in duels in the first three months of each year will only be matched with freshmen who have been enrolled for no more than three months.
Second, if you defeat someone with five consecutive wins or more, you can get extra medals based on the opponent's winning streak. You can get a few medals based on how many consecutive wins you have.
There is nothing to say about the first one. The new students who have just entered the school are basically magic apprentices. They know less magic and have less combat experience. Let them duel with the old students who have been studying for a year and a half. It is completely giving away points. , so the first three months are set as a novice protection period, and new students can only compete with each other in the novice field.
These two rules are probably to prevent excessive winning streaks. The higher the winning streak, the higher the value you carry. Your playing style and weaknesses will be studied repeatedly, and the easier it will be to encounter targets in the future.
Five minutes flies by.
When eight o'clock arrived, the [Challenge Registration] option popped up in the text on time.
Mu You clicked on the option immediately.
[You input magic power into the badge to indicate that you are ready for a duel. 】
[The duel field matches you with your opponents...]
[Matching successful! Your opponent in the first game is, freshman: Jones Damian, current winning streak: 7 games. 】
[You and your opponent are swallowed up by the 'Illusion Creation' in the center of the square, and come to a randomly generated illusion field. 】
[Site size: 1000*1000 meters. Scene: Taiga forest. 】
"Seven consecutive wins?"
Mu You raised his eyebrows, but he didn't expect to be matched with an opponent who had won seven games in a row.
He hurriedly opened the list and checked his opponent's information.
Mu You found this name at No. 9 on the first-grade list.
[Jones Damian: The famous young master of the Jones family. He is only 9 years old. He has mastered more than ten kinds of magic before entering school. He is one of the most promising talented freshmen among the new students this year. He currently has medals: 406 , ranked ninth on the first-year list. 】
Mu You used the omniscient crystal to scan the opponent's attributes again.
[Jones Damian (not evolved at level 10), strength: 10, agility 15, intelligence 35, constitution 25, health value: 2500, magic value: 3500...]
After reading the attributes, Mu You suddenly felt confident.
Although he was an auditor, he was still a freshman who had just joined the academy, so he was assigned to the novice field. And the matches in the novice field are all a group of young kids who have just joined the academy for less than a month.
This is also the reason why Mu You has the confidence to participate in the duel.
Even if the duel on the opposite side is just a game AI, which cannot display much of its own strength, and even if black magic, equipment, and vampire skins are banned, relying on its attributes, his game character is still enough to crush these little friends.
[You and your opponent entered the coniferous forest at the same time. 】
[All the equipment and props on your body have lost their effect. There are more than ten standard weapons including wands, swords, bows, guns and shields in front of you. You can choose any three. 】
[You chose a wand, a knife, and a bow and arrow. 】
[Damian chose a wand, dagger and shield. 】
[The duel begins, Damian confidently rushes towards you through the jungle. 】
[Damian stopped when he got close to eighty meters, raised his wand and started chanting magic. 】
[You used a throat lock on him, forcibly interrupting the other person's singing, and the other person fell into silence for five seconds. 】
[You unleashed arcane missiles, thunder balls, dark fire, and flaming fire rings on Damian... The opponent's health quickly dropped under your magic bombardment. 】
[Damian was shocked and could only turn around and run away after being silenced. 】
[You cast the Snowball Curse. 】
[The snowball curse rolled past and accurately hit the opponent, causing Damian to be frozen for four seconds. 】
[You quickly get closer and slash at the opponent with your knife...]
[Damian was hacked to death by you! 】
[You killed Damian (level 10) and ended the opponent's seven-game winning streak. The experience value is +20 and the Red Rose Medal +8. 】
The whole battle ended smoothly in only one minute and fourteen seconds. Mu You didn't even lose a drop of blood, and it was a complete victory. Unfortunately, there was no additional reward for a complete victory.
After one game, there were still three and a half minutes before the cool-down started for the next game. Mu You had nothing to do and was about to get up and get a glass of water.
Unexpectedly, before he could move, a new text popped up.
[Your opponent Damian raised serious doubts about this game and reported you for cheating. 】
[The 'Referee Master Ball' in the duel arena operates automatically, and the video is being analyzed...]
[After the analysis, the entire duel was reasonable and there were no illegal operations. Damian’s report was dismissed. 】
[Damian is furious! 】
[Damian withdrew from the duel and sent you an invitation to a free duel. Whether to accept? 】
"oh?"
Mu You was stunned. The operation just now seemed to have broken the defense of the child on the opposite side. Those who were not convinced wanted to challenge him again.
Mu You glanced at the description of the 'Free Field'.
[Free Field: A special duel field. There are no restrictions on grade, equipment, or magic in the free field. You can use any existing means to defeat the opponent. It will automatically end when one of the two parties dies or admits defeat. Death in the free field does not lose experience and lifespan, but there is no reward for winning. 】
No reward? I’m still a loser if I don’t get a reward!
"No." Mu You decisively refused.
[You rejected Damian’s invitation to free play. 】
[Damian became even more angry, punched you in the air, and rated your performance in the last duel: one star. The comment is: Coward! 】
[You rated Damian’s performance in the last duel: five stars. The comment is: The boy who sends wealth. 】
[Damian yelled at you and was warned once by the duel field, and a red rose badge was deducted. 】
[Damian left angrily. 】
"Haha, naughty kid..."
Mu You went to make some tea and drank the tea leisurely, waiting for the next scene to begin.
Soon, the cooldown of the challenge ended, and Mu You pressed the matching option immediately.
[Matching successful! Your opponent in the second game is, first-year student: Whitehead Joanna (Level 5), current winning streak: -3 games. 】
The opponent in the second game was even weaker, with only level 5 children, and it seemed that they had just experienced three consecutive defeats.
Mu You didn't even bother to look at his attributes this time. Level 5 opponents were the type who stood and let the opponent fight, and the opponent couldn't break through his defense.
Sure enough, the game ended faster. Less than 20 seconds into the game, before he had time to show off, the opponent actually admitted defeat.
[Joanna is a weak and timid little girl. She was trembling under the pressure of your momentum as soon as she entered the arena. She also learned that you had just killed Damian, the new genius who had won seven consecutive victories, and she was even more afraid of you. Decisively admit defeat. 】
[You defeated Joanna (level 5), experience value +0, Red Rose Medal +1. 】
“You’re still bringing someone to admit defeat?”
Mu You was speechless. He only got a medal reward for admitting defeat, but no experience reward. This was a huge loss.
At the same time, he also understood. No wonder this group of newcomers had been hanging out in the duel field for more than 20 days, and there were still people at level 4 or 5. These newcomers pecked each other, and because they were too weak, most of them were unable to complete the kill within five minutes.
Moreover, there is a surrender mechanism. Wizards in the star spirit world are different from players. Every time they die, they have to endure the real pain of death.
When most newcomers' health points are too low, their first choice is to admit defeat rather than wait to be killed.
Therefore, even if these children have been pecking each other in the duel arena for more than 20 days, they have actually not gained much experience at all, and upgrading is much more difficult than imagined.
"It seems that even opponents with too low levels can't do it..."
Helpless, Mu You had to wait for the next one.
Soon the third game started. This time Mu You deliberately rolled several times with his pocket watch to eliminate several players below level 5, and finally matched with a little boy who was level 9.
[You and your opponent entered the 'Dark Canyon' at the same time...]
[The duel begins, and you charge at the opponent immediately...]
[You unleashed strong wind blowing, arcane missiles, thunder ball, and dark fire on your opponent...]
In order to prevent the opponent from giving in again, Mu You didn't hold back at all this time. As soon as he entered the field, he exploded with all his strength and threw out a burst of magic. Before the opponent could react, he directly completed the instant kill.
[You killed Peter (level 9), experience value +18, medal of red rose +2. 】
The third game went very well, and Muyou followed the same pattern, rolling opponents above level 7 in every game, and then bursting out to gain experience.
Because it was his first appearance today, many people had no information about him and no preparations. The first nine games all ended in calm victories.
Until the tenth game.
[Matching successful! Your opponent in the tenth game is a first-year student: Webster (not evolved at level 15). Current winning streak: 9 games. 】
"Level 15..."
Mu You's eyelids twitched.
How could such an advanced gadget get mixed up in the novice field?
I hurriedly clicked to view the information.
It turned out that this person was similar to him. He was also an auditor who joined the academy midway. He was a wandering wizard in his thirties. He joined the academy mainly to buy evolution potions through the school to break through the bottleneck.
This person's total attributes are slightly higher than Mu You's, and the magic he knows is probably no less than him. What's more important is that he is not on the opposite side, but the game AI is controlling the duel, and he will probably not be able to beat the opponent.
However, this man's nine-game winning streak makes Mu You a little jealous. If he can beat this man, he will receive ten medals in one go, which is equivalent to a life span of 20 years.
In the end, Mu You started this battle. On the first day, he should try to see where his strength is at the limit. He has the art of restlessness, clones, and life absorption. His ability to survive is not weak, and the opponent may not be able to survive within five seconds. Kill him within minutes.
It's a pity that this game ended with Mu You's defeat.
He was not killed, but it was difficult for him to hurt the opponent. Basically, the opponent's spells were avoided, and when five minutes were up, based on the remaining life, it was the opponent's victory.
Of course, this result is not absolute. If it comes a few more times, he will have a slight chance of winning, and the outcome of the two sides will be about 20-80.
In the next dozen games, Mu You still used his pocket watch to eliminate those opponents who were too low-level. In the middle, he encountered two more than level 10, one at level 14 and one at level 12. In the end, the battle ended with one win and one loss.
At 9:56 in the evening, Mu You's challenge cooldown ended again. Before the closing time of the duel arena, he clicked on the last match.
The duel venue says it closes at ten o'clock, but if the fight starts before ten o'clock, you will definitely be allowed to finish it.
In the last match, he faced just an ordinary eighth-level kid. Mu You didn't hold back and defeated him neatly.
In the end, after today's twenty-four duels, Mu You's record was 22 wins and 2 losses. On the way, he ended a seven-game winning streak and a five-game winning streak. In the end, he received a total of 40 medals and 411 experience points.
After this night's battle, he already had an estimate of his own strength: except for the instability when encountering a few veteran players above level 12, he could already dominate the novice field without any opponent.
The strategy from now on will be simple. If you encounter those who can't be beaten, just roll them out and focus on level 7-11. Of course, if those high-level ones have accumulated a high enough number of wins, you can also fight them. Give it a try. If you lose, you won't lose the income of one medal. If you win, you will make a lot of money.
When the duel time was over, the students went back to their homes and dispersed.
Mu You also controlled the character to leave the academy and ran to Siye Street to find Jingmo Niang.
[You come to Siye Street, where Silent Bookstore was originally located, and find that the place is bustling with traffic and people, and the surrounding shops are full of people coming and going. You've been searching nearby for a week, but you still can't find the quiet shop from yesterday. 】
"Where are the people?"
Mu You looked confused. It was there yesterday but disappeared today. Could this store be flying or something?
At this time, he suddenly remembered the text description when he first met Jingmo Niang yesterday: "Jingmo Niang doesn't like hustle and bustle, and her shop will only be open in the dead of night."
The key point is the four words "in the dead of night, people are still", not only "in the middle of the night" but also "in the quiet of the night", these are two different conditions.
Last time, due to the impact of the large-scale influx of Fools due to Operation Tower Breaking, this bustling street was very deserted that night, and the Silent Bookstore only appeared once.
But now that Siye Street has returned to prosperity, Jingmo Niang has naturally entered Shenyin again.
After thinking about this, Mu You immediately turned on the pumpkin lantern and started searching nearby with the lantern.
[Under the cyan glow of the pumpkin lantern, you see a deep alley appear on the originally closed wall between the two shops on the street. 】
[You walk along the alley until you reach the end of the alley, far away from the sound of people. Finally, in the corner ahead, you see the quiet little shop bathed in the moonlight. 】
[You enter Silent Bookstore. 】
[Mao Lizi lay lazily on the front desk, raised his head and glanced at you, opened his mouth wide and yawned, then stopped paying attention to you. It seems to be less wary of you. 】
[In front of the desk in the store, Jingmo Niang saw your arrival, closed the book in her hand, adjusted her glasses, and raised the cardboard she had already written on to you. 】
["It's a very interesting book. I haven't seen such a novel story in a long time."]
["I wonder if there will be another volume?"]
[Obviously, the book you gave me last time impressed the other party. Silence Girl was obsessed with the stories in the book and took the initiative to ask you for the follow-up part. 】
"Are you really addicted..."
Mu You was not surprised. He went to the study to pick up the second volume of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" and put it into the game.
[Silent Lady took the brand new book you gave her, opened it eagerly, and cast a translation spell on it. 】
[Seeing that the story is indeed connected to the previous book, Silence Lady breathed a sigh of relief. Then she looked at you, raised the cardboard, and asked you what you need today? 】
Three options: [Ask a question], [Counseling Magic], [Upgrade Magic].
"Ask questions."
Mu You first chose to ask a question, and then in the pop-up input box, he wrote: 'How to enter the Silent Library. '
[Silent Girl accepted your question and started writing on the cardboard...]
[A minute later, the other party raised the cardboard. 】
[The Red Rose Library has sixteen floors, and the Silent Library is located on the '15th and 1/2 floors'. It is a hidden mezzanine between the fifteenth and sixteenth floors. There are a large number of silent beasts guarding it, constantly shielding it. location to avoid being discovered by outsiders.
Silent beasts are cursed ghost creatures. Anyone who attempts to force their way into the library will be turned into a ghost by them. However, the silent beasts are also devout believers in the moon god. On every full moon night, the silent beasts will briefly leave their guarding area and gather on the rooftop of the library to pray for the full moon.
Therefore, the only time to enter the silent library is on the night of the full moon every month.
The way to enter is: walk around the corridor on the first floor of the library five times clockwise at a normal pace, then go to the second floor, walk around five times counterclockwise, and then go to the third floor and continue. Circling clockwise, the fourth floor is counterclockwise...all the way to the fifteenth floor.
The above actions require the use of the Silence Spell to eliminate all your sounds.
If you do all this, you will find the entrance to the Silent Library when you ascend from the fifteenth floor to the sixteenth floor. 】
