Chapter 361 Team Player

Jiang Xiao finally upgraded Jing Lei (Purifying Tear), Shang Lei (Wounding Tear), and Yu Lei (Domain Tear) to Platinum quality. He didn't have time to test the upgraded effects of the Platinum Domain Tear Domain. Under Qin Wangchuan's urging, the four-person team set off to return to Earth.

Jiang Xiao didn't think this was his last trip to the Tear Rain Forest. He was still young, and his life was long. He would just wait and see.

After Jiang Xiao no longer needed the Tear Spirit Star Bead, Han Jiangxue could finally try to absorb it.

In a sense, Han Jiangxue was really supporting her younger brother.

Even though she loved the Domain Tear Domain so much, she still waited until Jiang Xiao no longer needed the Tear Spirit Star Bead before trying to absorb the star techniques within it.

Of course, Jing Lei (Purifying Tear) was also quite powerful. Han Jiangxue could accept it, except for the second star technique, Shang Lei (Wounding Tear).

Unfortunately, Han Jiangxue failed to absorb any star techniques from this Tear Spirit Star Bead.

On the way back, the group encountered two more Tear Ghosts and many Tear Demons. Han Jiangxue could accept Yu Lei (Domain Tear) and Bao Lei (Exploding Tear) besides Zhao Lei (Claw Tear). Due to the compatibility of her Star Map, Zhao Lei (Claw Tear) was unlikely to appear on her Star Map. So Han Jiangxue also tried to absorb two Tear Ghost Star Beads.

The result was still disappointing.

Until they returned to Earth, Han Jiangxue hadn't added any star techniques to her Star Map. Like Xia Yan, she had used 15 star slots, but because Han Jiangxue had a one-star dual-skill, she had one more star technique than Xia Yan.

Now, both of them had one more chance to improve a star slot.

Personally, Han Jiangxue was still lacking in many ways.

But Han Jiangxue was a pioneering apprentice and would inevitably join the pioneering team and advance and retreat with her comrades.

Han Jiangxue had always been a strong team player. Like most Star Warriors in the world, when in a team, Han Jiangxue didn't need auxiliary star techniques, such as perception, purification, or adding negative statuses to the opponent.

Everyone had a limited number of star slots, and each profession had different functions.

Not everyone could be as versatile as Jiang Xiao.

Even those World Cup solo match experts, the so-called self-contained systems, were just flawed systems.

What was a self-contained system?

For the battle and magic systems, having purification and the ability to remove control effects were already great. Which warrior could pull out a healing star technique? That was almost impossible.

The rules of the magical Star Map were almost unbreakable.

Otherwise, there wouldn't be so few healing-type Star Warriors.

From a team perspective, it was the right choice for both Han Jiangxue and Xia Yan to learn various attribute outputs and different forms of output in the limited usable star slots.

Currently, Han Jiangxue's combat system had been established: mainly ice and lightning, supplemented by fire.

She had also dabbled a little in wind, space, and summoning, and she also had Platinum Heart of Nature. These star techniques didn't take up too many star slots but also made up for various shortcomings such as defense and control.

Jiang Xiao had some special ideas for Han Jiangxue's last star slot.

Either try to increase auxiliary star techniques, or absorb an auxiliary Star Pet, preferably a high-defense, high-health meat shield, or a Star Pet that could purify and defend.

In short, Han Jiangxue's output was already sufficient. Ice in her left hand, lightning in her right, even gods couldn't withstand it.

As for Xia Yan...

She didn't need to consider Star Pets. What she really lacked now was a summoning weapon-type star technique.

With "Blade of Desperation," she could quickly shuttle across the battlefield, not only to strike enemies but also to escape the battlefield.

However, Xia Yan, who lacked a weapon, rarely used this star technique.

Instructor Jiang Hong gave Xia Yan a detailed explanation of the Blade of Desperation star technique. Facts proved that Instructor Jiang Hong's statement was correct: to activate the Blade of Desperation, the weapon in hand needed to be of a certain size.

What did "of a certain size" mean?

Cloth strips wouldn't work, embroidery needles wouldn't work, and small throwing knives wouldn't work either.

Xia Yan also tried boxing gloves and knuckle dusters, but these weapons also couldn't take her to the end of the world.

When the weapon size increased to the dagger level, Xia Yan's Blade of Desperation could barely be activated. From this point of view, Xia Yan could try to carry some daggers if she wanted to enter and escape the battlefield.

Xia Yan wasn't someone who liked to use hidden weapons, and she didn't favor small weapons.

She herself had a star technique like Shadow Blade, which was enough to be used as a throwing knife, but this Bronze star technique couldn't drive Blade of Desperation at all.

This put Xia Yan in trouble. Her Star Map was for a two-handed sword. When she could turn stars into weapons one day, Xia Yan believed that her two-handed greatsword could take her flying, but how long would that day take to arrive?

So at this time, Xia Yan was looking for weapon-type star techniques.

In fact, Xia Yan was secretly rejoicing in her heart. After she tried boxing gloves and found that they couldn't take her to the end of the world, she was a little glad that she hadn't absorbed the Zhao Lei (Claw Tear) star technique. What if that star technique couldn't take her flying either?

However, the Gold quality Zhao Lei (Claw Tear) should be qualified. Of course, the final effect was unknown.

This journey to the Tear Rain Forest made Jiang Xiao understand two truths.

First: A hot bath is so damn comfortable!

Second: Spicy beef noodles are so delicious!

Uh...

On March 18th, three days after the anti-counterfeiting operation, Jiang Xiao and the others returned to the Imperial Capital Star Warrior Academy.

Three days earlier, the students who had gone out had returned one after another. The school gave the children a three-day holiday, and Jiang Xiao returned just in time.

Fortunately, Jiang Xiao wouldn't miss any classes.

Unfortunately, Jiang Xiao found that he wouldn't miss any classes!?

He just got back today, and he's going back to class tomorrow?!

The second half of the freshman year at the Imperial Capital Star Warrior Academy was also filled with liberal arts courses. This time, Jiang Xiao didn't get itchy hands again. He didn't choose any elective courses. In this way, Jiang Xiao had no classes after 3:00 PM every Tuesday and Friday and could take a break.

It could be seen that Ren Shu and Han Xin had suffered a lot in Black Rock Mountain. The two children who used to be cheerful were now more miserable than the other, looking silent and taciturn, just like Instructor Jiang Hong...

Gu Shi'an hadn't returned yet, probably because he hadn't broken through the Star River yet.

Until class started, Jiang Xiao finally felt their inner pain.

Those who were taking classes with Jiang Xiao were all students of the same grade. In other words, they were all students who had trained in Black Rock Mountain and had just returned three days ago. They were all more silent than the other. The classroom, which should have been noisy, was eerily quiet.

The teacher who was teaching the class was very happy...

Look, was the Imperial Capital Star Warrior Academy doing human affairs?

What had they done to these thriving children?

They were all in a daze, and it seemed like they didn't even have the energy to play on their phones or play games. They were probably all recalling the suffering they had suffered in Black Rock Mountain?

Jiang Xiao believed that among this group of chosen ones, there should be many who regretted not going to the Magic Capital Star Warrior Academy...

What was even more interesting was that in the first week of liberal arts courses, there were mostly psychology classes...

It was worth mentioning that an important notice from the school was issued this week. It had nothing to do with most students, but it was very important news for Jiang Xiao.

The World Cup Solo Competition school selection competition will officially begin on April 1st.

Unlike the World Cup team competition, the Imperial Capital Star Warrior Academy had three team places to recommend to participate in the China National College Student Selection Competition to obtain the qualifications to be selected for the national team.

In the Imperial Capital Star Warrior Academy, only three teams were recognized by the school leadership and could sign up for the competition.

Therefore, these three teams would not have any competitive behavior.

This reflected the school leadership's emphasis on team competitions.

However, the World Cup Solo Competition was different. The school also had the qualifications to recommend three students, but there were as many as 12 people who signed up for the competition!

In other words, 12 people had obtained the recommendation qualifications of three or more practical course teachers.

Twelve candidates could be said to be many or few.

On the surface, it was 4-to-1, after all, the school could recommend three, but in reality, it was 11-to-1.

In the Imperial Capital Star Warrior Academy, two students were almost considered "guaranteed admissions."

One was named Hou Mingming, female, agility warrior, archery master.

The other was named Zhao Wenlong, male, agility warrior, hand-to-hand combat master.

This man and woman had long become the face of the school in the field of solo combat. They weren't bragging, they had fought match after match, relying entirely on their strength.

Almost all the students in the third and fourth grades of the Imperial Capital Star Warrior Academy recognized their strength, including the World Cup team participants, who also admired them.

These two weren't just recognized by the practical training course teachers, they were recognized by the school leadership, just like the three teams participating in the World Cup team competition.

So participating was a sure thing.

In fact, most people, including the teachers, were most looking forward to a solo match between Hou Mingming and Zhao Wenlong.

It was a pity that the two hadn't had any battles, not even a friendly spar.

On the Imperial Capital Star Warrior Academy's solo strength ranking, Hou Mingming ranked first, and Zhao Wenlong ranked second.

According to common sense, Zhao Wenlong couldn't give up like this.

Many people had asked Zhao Wenlong about this situation, but Zhao Wenlong had always kept his mouth shut. Then, gossip news spread in the school that Zhao Wenlong liked Hou Mingming.

What was even more interesting was that Hou Mingming publicly announced half a year ago that she had a boyfriend outside of school...

Everyone thought there would be a big show, but Zhao Wenlong still didn't move, but the melon-eating masses waited bitterly.

11-to-1, such a ratio was acceptable.

What surprised Jiang Xiao slightly was that only 12 people in the entire school had obtained the recommendation qualifications of three practical training course teachers.

A letter of recommendation wasn't a simple letter.

It was related to the teacher's face, vision, and their glory as Star Warriors. Therefore, in this huge school, only 12 people had obtained the qualifications.

Even excluding those reclusive experts, players who didn't want to participate, and players who knew their own limits, Jiang Xiao believed that there were definitely more than 12 students who tried to obtain recommendation letters.

Knowing this news, Jiang Xiao cherished his three recommendation letters even more.

He knew that he couldn't embarrass his three teachers, especially Principal Yang. He almost gave Jiang Xiao this recommendation letter for the sake of Teacher Fang Xingyun. Principal Yang's vision and face were almost based on his trust in Teacher Fang Xingyun.

Of course, there was also Principal Yang's recognition of Fang Xingyun.

After all, her strength was there, and she hadn't recommended anyone in 12 years.

She suddenly wrote such a recommendation letter, and the evaluation was so high, Principal Yang was willing to go with the flow and see how much the student she recommended was worth.

If Jiang Xiao couldn't achieve good results in the school, it wouldn't be his own person who lost face. The most controversial would be his recommending teachers.

When you stood on the battlefield of the school selection competition, the recommendation teachers behind you would be clearly listed and known to everyone. If you were instantly killed as soon as you went up, it would be equivalent to a public execution...

Jiang Xiao, who had already formed his own system, knew that he was qualified.

Moreover, Jiang Xiao liked public executions, but he would never commit suicide.

He was willing to execute others.

So... uh, Jiang Xiao planned to kill all the seniors!