Chapter 320
Chapter 321 The Gap Keeps Growing
The
gap would only keep getting bigger.
Inside the villa district, Joanna exchanged for three Legendary-tier Talent Upgrade Stones.
Seven months ago, a Legendary-tier stone cost 1,000 credits and 10 billion Starcoins. Back then, that price was impossible for her.
Now, she bought them without even thinking.
With the items in hand, Joanna began upgrading her second talent.
Strength (E Rank) to Iron Bones (D Rank)
Iron Bones (D Rank) to Diamond Body (C Rank)
Diamond Body (C Rank) to Balanced Physique (B Rank)
“Whew.” Joanna finished the upgrade. Nothing went wrong.
The jump from C rank to B rank was extremely risky. At first, strength only boosted raw power and endurance.
But once it reached B rank, the talent changed completely.
Balanced Physique (B Rank): If one stat is too high and another is too low, you can transfer points to balance them.
For example, Joanna’s current stats were uneven. Her spirit was 94,000, while her vitality was 46,000. She could shift points from spirit to vitality. Both would settle at 70,000.
That meant her vitality jumped by 24,000 instantly. In special situations, this could cover her biggest weakness.
The talent no longer focused on just strength and toughness. It now supported all-around growth.
Joanna was extremely gifted when it came to studying talents.
One week later, without any major danger, she learned a new skill: Perfect Body (SSS Rank p>
Her stats began to change little by little. Soon, every single stat would reach 94,000. Her total stats would rise to 376,000. That was double what she had before learning this skill.
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This talent was absolutely worth it.
And right then, Joanna ran into Marlon again.
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“Joanna,” Marlon said seriously, “I’ve read the recent posts on the forum. I’m here to invite again. The Student Council needs you p>
Last time, he had been too proud.
In just half a year, Joanna had grown to this level.
This time, he meant it.
Joanna was baffled.
She asked, “Haul is strong too. He’s already in the Student Council. Why invite me again p>
Marlon looked at her deeply and decided not to hide the truth.
“Joanna, between you and Haul, who do you think will be stronger in the future p>
you
He didn’t wait for her answer. “The Student Council is the top club in our academy. It’s almost semi-official. Its network is massive. Every Student Council President is the undisputed number one student.
“In half a year, you’ll skip a grade and become a junior. You might even take senior-level classes with Haul. At that point, you’d be the top student of both Year 3 and Year 4.
“Haul isn’t weak. But he’s not as strong as you. When that happens, the Public Relations Club will attract more top talents. The Student Council will slowly decline. That would be my failure as the former president.
“If you’re upset because I didn’t invite you when you first enrolled, that was my arrogance. I apologize for that. But right now, the Student Council truly needs you p>
Joanna was surprised.
In her mind, Marlon had always been confident and proud.
She hadn’t expected him to apologize over something like this.
Honestly, there was nothing to apologize for. Back then, she hadn’t planned to join the Student Council anyway.
Then she realized something. Marlon wasn’t apologizing to her.
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He was apologizing to the idea of strength.
Before, he hadn’t believed she was strong enough.
Now, her power had earned his respect.
Joanna smiled.
“Thank you for thinking so highly of me,” she said, “but I don’t plan to join the Student Council right now p>
Her goal was still learning. She wanted to skip grades and graduate as early as possible.
The Student Council didn’t have someone like George to handle all the busy work for her.
She was very satisfied being the president of the Public Relations Club.
Marlon sighed.
“Alright. I know you have your plans. Sorry to bother you today p>
“You’re too polite, Marlon p>
After that, they went their separate ways.
What no one expected was that their conversation would once again explode on the forums.
On the DD Forum, someone posted.
“Explosive! Marlon Invites Joanna Again, He Admits Haul Is Inferior to Joanna p>
The post was clearly trying to start a fight.
But instead of arguing about the content, everyone focused on the poster.
[ImLurking strikes again. Even Marlon can’t avoid you p>
[ImLurking, if you became an entertainment reporter, there’d be nothing you couldn’t dig up p>
[Why don’t you join the Public Relations Club? You’d fit perfectly p>
[No way. You all know ImLurking’s talent. Sigh, thinking about how ImLurking graduates next year really kills the fun. I
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