Chapter 285
Chapter 286 If You Can’t Win, Change the Rules
“Follow me, and you’ll make more money. With money, you can boost your attribute points, which makes you way stronger than those high-level professionals with low combat power.
“So don’t worry too much about levels. Making money is the real key to success p>
Sophie’s words were incredibly persuasive, and the others nodded in agreement, their spirits fired up.
However, a shadow of doubt flickered through their minds.
Levels determined whether you could graduate.
Without levels and XP, no matter how strong you were, the Space Alliance wouldn’t recognize anyone who didn’t contribute.
But being in Sophie’s camp, they had genuinely received real benefits.
You can’t have your cake and eat it too.
So they could only grit their teeth and accept it.
However, this well-hidden unease reached its peak when they saw a post on the Divine and Demonic Academy forum.
Were the benefits they received really that valuable?
At the Divine and Demonic Academy Forum.
The number one trending topic read:
“So This Is What Being Carried Feels Like? First Clear of an Abyss-Tier Dungeon, Mythic Class Advancement Quest Complete p>
Posted by: Katherine.
“Fellow freshmen, I’ve already successfully advanced ahead of everyone else. Throughout my advancement process, I didn’t thank my parents. I only want to thank my most respected classmate, my savior, Joanna Lane.
“When I hit max experience at Level 29, the quest I triggered was to clear an Abyss-tier dungeon. The difficulty of this quest was absolutely insane. Abyss dungeons aren’t meant for professionals at my level, but fortunately the quest allowed me to enter despite the level gap.
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“To complete this quest, I would have needed to find a Level 60 professional to carry me through. My advisor told me to keep farming and advance next semester.
“But as luck would have it, while running dungeons with Ms. Lane, we encountered this Abyss dungeon and cleared it in record time.
“Now I’m officially a Mythic Archer.
“Attached is my system evaluation. I got an SS rating p>
An image was attached as evidence.
“System Alert: Congratulations, Archer Katherine. You have become an intermediate professional and are now a pillar of the Space Alliance. Your class attributes will be redistributed based on the difficulty of your Mythic quest p>
“Advancement Quest Rating: SS.
“You bravely attempted an Abyss-tier dungeon. Well, perhaps you were led by a powerful professional who shattered the terror of the Abyss for you.
“But who says following the strong isn’t a display of strength in itself?
“Sometimes, being able to keep up with her pace may be the best decision you ever made. By supporting someone destined to rise in this era, you too may walk the path to godhood.
“Due to the dungeon level far exceeding your own and the extraordinarily fast clear speed.
“Your current quest evaluation: SS.
“Final class correction attributes increased by 80 p>
“Per level bonus: Agility 240, Strength 80, Spirit 80, Free Attribute Points 800 p>
Below this post, congratulations were few, while salty comments and insults were plenty.
“Carried trash p>
“You just got lucky and got carried by the top student. What’s there to brag about? None of that was your own strength p>
“Even the description says you can only follow in someone else’s footsteps. A true prodigy would never be content staying beneath someone else. Move aside and let me take your spot p>
“I have an Abyss-tier dungeon quest too p>
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“Damn it, why didn’t I pay attention back then? Abyss-tier dungeons don’t come around often. They’re super rare, and I might be stuck for several semesters p>
“OP, ignore the haters. This really is a debt of gratitude, like being given a second life. I regret it so much. If I’d known, I would’ve gotten on my knees and asked Joanna to carry me p>
Amid these comments, people were already quietly reaching out to Joanna, asking if she would carry them through Abyss-tier dungeons.
Over the next few days, Joanna’s strategy group credits skyrocketed, surpassing Trystan’s credits and reaching a score he couldn’t possibly overtake in just a few days.
He was completely dejected.
But he wasn’t ready to give up. After thinking it over, he went to find his mentor.
He wanted to take a shortcut.
Maybe his mentor could help him get more strategy guides, and he could post over a dozen a day to outpace Joanna.
He knew it was impossible.
But he was truly out of options.
So he would cry. The squeaky wheel gets the grease, after all.
Wearing a dejected, defeated expression, looking like a man who had lost all direction in life, he went to find Alonzo Greez.
“Professor Greez, I don’t think I can take first place in the department this time. I’m sorry p>
Alonzo was naturally aware of the recent developments. He furrowed his brow, but instead of criticizing Trystan for being outmatched, he tapped his desk, deep in thought.
hould I put some obstacles in Joanna’s way?
The method would be simple.
Just change the reward rules.
For example, keep the top freshman reward the same, but make it so department-first rewards couldn’t overlap with other departments.
Or, students with multiple majors couldn’t claim resources from other departments. Otherwise, it would be unfair resource distribution.
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