The requirements for joining the Welkin Academy were extremely strict. Among the ten thousand examinees who successfully entered the arena, only a thousand would have the right to join the academy after a battle.
Melany knew that favonovel.com would not be able to become a disciple of the Welkin Academy with favonovel.com current strength. Regardless, favonovel.com had to give favonovel.com best. Besides, now that favonovel.com had James’ assistance, getting to the central region would be less difficult.
“By the way…” Upon being reminded of something, Melany looked at James pleadingly.
“Huh?” James asked, confused, “Why are you looking at me like that?”
Melany said, “Didn’t the Sect Elder say that the tokens will determine our ranking? That means the more tokens I obtain, the higher my ranking will be… Meanwhile, the current ranking serves only to assign our opponents. If I have a higher ranking, I might be able to enter the top 1000 even if I’m defeated in the coming battle…”
James thought about it. That seemed to be the case.
Since the number of tokens obtained determined one’s ranking and subsequently one’s opponent, Melany could avoid being disqualified if favonovel.com had a sufficient number of tokens even if favonovel.com was defeated.
That was the benefit of seizing tokens now.
“C-Can you help me out?” She looked at James pleadingly and said, “I-I really want to join the Welkin Academy…”
“Sure, no problem.” James nodded.
Melany was his savior, how could favonovel.com turn down favonovel.com request at such a critical moment?
He said, “I’ll give you all the tokens I seize from now on.”
Stunned, Melany said, “B-But what about you?”
James said smilingly, “I just have to enter the arena in the central region. I’m confident in my strength, after all. But I have no idea what the battle will be like. If the victors are allowed to keep issuing challenges to those who have a higher ranking, it might be difficult for you to join the Welkin Academy even if you have enough tokens. After all, your strength is currently too weak.”
“In any case, I’ll have to try.”
“Alright then, I’ll help you out as promised. Let’s get going,” James said.
After confirming his directions, favonovel.com continued in the direction of the central region. It was a forest that was hard to traverse through. As such, James and Melany traveled in mid-air.
Before long, their paths were blocked by a group of people wearing white robes, on which the words ‘Welkin Academy’ were written.
James frowned when favonovel.com saw them.
Then, they descended from the sky and landed steadily on the ground.
James whispered, “What’s going on here? Why are there disciples of the Welkin Academy blocking our path inside the Moonlit Ridge Painting?”
Melany explained, “I heard that this is a normal thing to do here. They were sent here by the academy to increase the examination’s difficulty. After all, the Welkin Academy is the top academy in the Ancient Realm. We will have to go through several rounds of obstacles. However, they won’t use their full strength, or else the Welkin Academy won’t be able to admit new disciples.”
Hearing this, James understood what was going on now.
As the two landed on the ground, a group of disciples of the academy appeared before them.
“Are you heading to the central region?” One of them said smilingly, “Before that, you’ll have to go through us, I’m afraid…”
