"Six thousand is a lot of money that is hard to earn in a whole school year for us freshmen, but for those seniors, especially those in fifth and sixth grades, six thousand is just a small amount."

"They can often earn one to two thousand credits from a single competition, and by the time they reach senior year, they rarely sit in the classroom every day. They're either on their way to a competition or on their way to another competition."

"Competitions can provide them with resources, training, and combat experience. That's where they really learn."

Meng Chuanling was well-informed. She kept explaining to Xu Zhi, "So for the senior students, the extra six thousand in the betting pool supporting the first-year students would simply be considered a bunch of frivolous bets from the seniors."

So that's why this investment, which cost them everything they had, didn't attract any attention.

"Let's just make a quick buck and run. The seniors aren't fools. If you win once, they won't bet recklessly the next time."

So this is a one-time deal and you can only make this much money.

He couldn't let it go, so Xu Zhi asked directly, "How many credits can I borrow with my student ID?"

Shouldn't she borrow some money?

"Depending on the college's rating of the student's potential, different credits can be loaned, but for freshmen, the loan is generally around 1,000 credits."

In other words, the two of them borrowed almost two thousand and managed to scrape together four thousand on their own?

This can also be considered a skill.

"I understand." Xu Zhi nodded and planned to apply for a loan later.

Seeing Xu Zhi agreed, Meng Chuanling breathed a sigh of relief. She had made a desperate effort for the credits. If Xu Zhi did not agree, she would have to go home.

After all, apart from Xu Zhi, she hadn't sensed any other first-year student whose aura could surpass that of the senior students.

Even if there are, it is only compared with those senior students who will not go to the ring. After all, there are many types of extraordinary people, and almost everyone who goes to the ring is a main fighter.

With Xu Zhi's consent, Meng Chuanling's mood improved a lot.

"It's the off-season, and it's also a month-long holiday. There must be a lot of seniors out there fighting on that day. You're not unknown in the academy, but you're just exceptionally talented at best. Besides, the seniors in fifth and sixth grades don't usually pay attention to these things. They might not even know there's a freak like you in first grade."

After a long string of words, Xu Zhi only paid attention to three words.

"Offseason?"

"Yes." Meng Chuanling nodded.

Seeing that Xu Zhi seemed to know nothing, she sighed and explained to him with her fingers, "Although Guangmingyuan's style is competition, not all competitions are important. There are three most important competitions."

"Guangming Academy Qualifying Tournament, College League, and City Qualifying Tournament."

"The Guangmingyuan doesn't only exist in our city. You should be aware of this, right?"

Facing Meng Chuanling's inquiring gaze, Xu Zhi nodded slightly.

"The ranking battle determines the rankings among the various branches. Rankings can determine many things, just like what you've experienced in Guangming Academy right now. Rankings are very important here."

Xu Zhi understood that this meant that this ranking battle determined the resources and status that each branch could obtain.

"The ranking competition is held every year. There are nearly a hundred branches, and our Liancheng branch has basically never fallen out of the top seven."

Wow, that's not bad, but it doesn't sound like the treatment of a protagonist. Shouldn't a protagonist rise from the bottom of the rankings, from a very inconspicuous academy?

"It's April now, and the ranking competitions within Guangming Academy are basically in February, which is when school just starts."

"This year's competition is over, and we finished fourth."

Speaking of this, Meng Chuanling's expression also revealed a hint of pride.

"The college league is held every two years in early June for a month and a half, just before summer vacation."

"As for the city rankings, they're held every five years and aren't counted in the regular season schedule. They usually start in October."

"It's just a coincidence this year. The university league and the city rankings happened to collide. The city rankings don't allow older players to compete, because they can't represent the current development of a city. Generally, young extraordinary people between 20 and 50 years old participate."

Fifty is youth, right?

"So whenever the university league and city rankings appear in the same year, players who perform exceptionally well in the league are very likely to become substitutes in the city rankings."

"However, they generally don't get many opportunities to play, but they are very likely to be the main players of the next session or several sessions, so just consider it as an early glimpse of the world."

Xu Zhi nodded thoughtfully. Was it a coincidence? She had just arrived in this world, so it was only natural that everything would happen at the same time this year.

It’s definitely not a coincidence, it’s just because she is so lucky!

Xu Zhi confidently attributed this to her luck.

"That's a bit off topic. Anyway, the period between the three major tournaments is called the off-season."

"Because the three major competitions are colliding this year, the senior students who are competing in the main competition will more likely choose to stay in the academy after the previous competition to digest the competition and recuperate."

Xu Zhi nodded.

"Guangming Academy has four seeded spots in the College League. Our academy happened to be fourth in the civil war, earning the fourth seed. We don't have to participate in the league auditions and can directly enter the group stage. There are still two months before the competition, and now there's news of the Lost Land selection. I suspect that the Lost Land selection will also determine the team members for the College League!"

Xu Zhi heard some news that interested him again.

She looked at Meng Chuanling: "You know a lot."

Meng Chuanling nodded complacently: "Do you think I was specially recruited here to eat for free?"

"There's no Guangming Academy that doesn't want to compete. The academy is using the lost places now because it wants to further strengthen the students' abilities before the league begins and strive for the best possible ranking!"

As for the sacrifices that may occur in the Lost Land, they are merely the price paid for becoming stronger!

No extraordinary person would be afraid to go to the Lost Land, even if they know it is extremely dangerous there.

"Anyway."

Meng Chuanling leaned closer to Xu Zhi and said, "During this off-season, the seniors will definitely be gathering in the arena. There's no better opportunity than now."

"Meet outside the dormitory at 4pm on Saturday!"

Meng Chuanling's mind was full of making a fortune and running away. Explaining these things to Xu Zhi was just a gesture of goodwill. As for other things, she had never thought about it at all.

Xu Zhi nodded calmly, but was thinking in her heart, if what Meng Chuanling said was true, then maybe she could also meet those who competed with her for the lost place in that place?

Meng Chuanling obviously wanted her to challenge a second-year student, and Xu Zhi didn't plan to do anything else. In short, he had to secure the points first, and then deal with the rest after that!