Chapter 524, Experience Crystal

Translator: Silavin

 

Generally speaking, it was quite remarkable for a first-year freshman to reach Level 30.

 

Reaching Level 35 would make one a top genius in the Dragon Country, and even among the entire Dragon Capital University, they would be considered elite.

 

But Lu Fan was different. He was now making a charge towards Level 60, which was utterly preposterous!

 

When they learned that Lu Fan had already reached Level 50, they were so shocked they could barely close their mouths. Especially Bai Hengjian, who was a Level 38 Player and considered a notable expert in Jianghai City.

 

After spending most of his life working hard to Level Up, he had been easily surpassed by Lu Fan in just eight short months. This nearly broke his composure. [Comparing oneself to others is truly infuriating!]

 

With great effort, Bai Hengjian finally stabilised his emotions.

 

At the same time, he understood that since Lu Fan had mentioned he was busy trying to Level Up and did not have much time, the fact that he agreed to give a speech at the Third Academy was already showing him a ton of face.

 

Therefore, he did not make any more unreasonable requests, such as asking Lu Fan to give a special lesson to the students in the three specialised classes. He would only use half a day of Lu Fan’s time for a brief appearance at the Third Academy to say a few words.

 

Lu Fan naturally had no objections to this request and readily agreed.

 

They arranged for Lu Fan to give his speech at the Third Academy three days later. As for what he would talk about, that was entirely up to Lu Fan.

 

After Bai Hengjian and Li Qun left, somehow, news that Lu Fan was attempting to reach his Third Profession Change within two months had spread.

 

The quickest to react were Qin Shanhai and Tao Shan.

 

The two immediately purchased all the Experience Crystals from Jianghai City and several neighbouring cities at the fastest speed and sent them to Lu Fan to help him Level Up.

 

The so-called Experience Crystal, as the name suggests, was an item that directly granted Experience Points when used.

 

It was said that Epic Grade Experience Crystals could directly increase one Level for Players below their Fourth Profession, making them one of the best items for rapid Levelling.

 

Moreover, Experience Crystals had no harmful effects on the Player; they purely increased one’s Experience Points when used.

 

After all, this was a world where games and reality were combined. Levels were simply numerical values, not like cultivation realms in some wuxia world where using Pills to advance would result in bloated cultivation—whereby they would reach the desired cultivation realm but lacked any real strength.

 

In this world, when Levels increased, Attributes increased as well. It was very simple.

 

Of course, combat power was not measured solely by Attributes and Levels. For instance, if a child was raised to Level 30 using Experience Crystals, they would not know how to fight. Even with the Higher Attributes, they would not be able to defeat a Level 10 adult Player with plenty of combat experience.

 

But regardless, using Experience Crystals to Level Up was not an easy thing to do.

 

Experience Crystals were very difficult to obtain. They could only be acquired as Rewards from certain Dungeon Instances or Secret Realms, making them rare and precious. Epic Grade Experience Crystals were even rarer—only one had ever appeared in Jianghai City, which was purchased by a wealthy merchant for a high price.

 

The Experience Crystals that Tao Shan and Qin Shanhai managed to buy were mostly Silver Grade, with only about one-tenth being Gold Grade. Altogether, there were more than forty crystals.

 

These Experience Crystals were conservatively estimated to be worth around 200 million, because the experience contained within them was enough to raise someone to Level 40.

 

Lu Fan had not expected Qin Shanhai and Tao Shan to be so concerned about his Levelling. At the same time, he was not foolish and knew this was Qin Shanhai and Tao Shan’s way of drawing him in.

 

The two were the Fathers of Tao Xiaoman and Qin Qiu, so they were not exactly strangers to Lu Fan. Even if they were intentionally trying to gain his favour, Lu Fan had no reason to refuse.

 

So, after some thought, Lu Fan accepted all the Experience Crystals and contacted Qin Qiu and Tao Xiaoman. After much persuasion, he gave each of them 100 million as payment for the Experience Crystals.

 

Money was not something Lu Fan lacked now.

 

And if Lu Fan wanted to buy so many Experience Crystals himself, it would likely take a considerable amount of time.

 

Therefore, although he bought the Experience Crystals at their original price, Lu Fan did not lose out on anything, nor did he owe too much in terms of favours.

 

After giving the 200 million Dragon Coins to the Qin Family and Tao Family, Lu Fan felt at ease to use these Experience Crystals, absorbing the Experience Points into his body.

 

It must be said that Levelling Up using Experience Crystals was indeed much faster than Levelling by defeating Monsters. It took Lu Fan just one day to absorb all the Experience Crystals.

 

In that one day, Lu Fan rose by 3 Levels, reaching Level 53! This brought him one step closer to his Third Profession Change.

 

After absorbing the Experience Crystals, there were still two days before he needed to go give his speech at the Third Academy.

 

Lu Fan did not waste any time. He called Qin Qiu and the others to gather, summon out a Transportation Array to first go to Shadow Isle and defeat all the Bosses there.

 

In half a day, Lu Fan Levelled Up once more, reaching Level 54. At the same time, his Fallen Corpse Puppet collection was expanded with another Shadow Dragon Human King and Shadow Dragon General.

 

After exhausting the resources on Shadow Isle, Lu Fan used the Transportation Array built by Feather Country on Shadow Isle to transport back to the third floor of Dragon Capital University’s Dungeon Hall. From there, he used the Transportation Arrays to continue to his private Dungeon Instances to grind.

 

This lifestyle continued for two full days.

 

During these two days, Lu Fan’s Levelling speed noticeably slowed. After clearing so many Dungeon Instances, he only gained a Level.

 

It seemed that achieving Third Profession Change within two months, while possible, would still require a lot of diligence.

 

After frantically clearing Dungeon Instances for two days, Qin Qiu and the other girls were also tired. Coincidentally, Lu Fan also needed to prepare for his speech at the Third Academy, so he gave everyone half a day off.

 

Naturally, when he returned from the Third Academy, they would continue clearing Dungeon Instances.

 

Once he achieved his Third Profession Change, he could finally relax a bit.

 

At noon, after Lu Fan, Han Ke, and Jian Ying finished lunch, a special car sent by the Third Academy was already waiting outside to pick up Lu Fan.

 

Lu Fan did not delay. After finishing lunch, he rode in the special car to the Third Academy.

 

At this time, Jianghai City remained as usual, as if nothing had happened.

 

However, on a street in Jianghai City.

 

Chen Tianzhi removed the hood covering his head and looked at the bustling traffic of Jianghai City, a slight smile curling on his lips.

 

“So this is where Lu Fan was born? It’s quite similar to Qingzhou where I’m from. It is certainly not as prosperous as Dragon Capital, but it is not bad either. But, all of this will change from today onwards…” As he spoke, he knelt down on one knee, pressing his hand against the ground.