[“Poet? Hurry, tell us!”]
[“That day, I was taking a stroll by Qujiang Pool when I saw a man in white, boating alone, raising his cup to the moon and drinking by himself. That posture, that bearing, was simply unforgettable!”]
[“I met him too, right by Qujiang Pool. Was it a man in fluttering white robes, looking so carefree, especially fond of drinking?”]
[“Haha, what a coincidence! When I saw him, he was drinking with a group of woodcutters and hunters! He didn’t mind the rough wine at all, laughing and chatting with everyone, bold and unrestrained.”]
[“You’re all so lucky. I only caught a glimpse from afar. That night, the full moon was out, and he was holding a wine jug, reciting poetry to the bright moon, inviting the moon to join him, and with his own shadow, making three…”]
[“It’s a pity I didn’t dare approach and start a conversation back then. Now I regret it so much; I should’ve thickened my skin and asked him a few questions.”]
Just as everyone was sighing with regret, someone suddenly asked:
[“Hey, that’s odd. So many fun and interesting experiences—why has no one mentioned them before?”]
[“Yeah! I’m fighting with you all here, how could you all keep things so secret? If there’s no announcement, you just hide away?”]
[“It’s because everyone’s chasing strength and resources, and these ordinary daily happenings are considered ‘useless.'”]
[“Chang’an’s low-level scenarios aren’t dangerous to life, but there’s not much in the way of resources or experience gain, either. Listening to a storytelling session is just for enjoyment, eating a bowl of noodles only fills your belly—there’s no real gain.”]
[“That’s right. Heh, I only discovered Chang’an’s hidden uses by chance. I go there to relax during my downtime. The spirit of the scholars, the vibrancy of city life… those are things you can’t feel in other scenarios.”]
[“As expected, there are true hermits in the world! I used to focus only on completing tasks and totally missed out on all these good things.”]
[“Heavens, this is practically a hidden vacation spot!”]
[“No, wait, friends, I just realized there’s a blind spot here, I’m getting excited, let me sort out my thoughts!”]
[“The timeline of this announcement… reminds me of when I saw the sky filled with Kongming lanterns in a scenario before. All of them had things like ‘Lord Su,’ ‘Su Qingtian’ written on them.”]
[“And coincidentally, the candidate who made the contribution… Su Fu?! Damn, could she be that Lord Su Qingtian?!”]
[“That’s it! A rare insider! Quick, tell us what really happened!”]
[“It’s this candidate—she solved several strange cases in a single day and alarmed the heavens!”]
[“Later, His Majesty—the highest official in the scenario—even made her a top official.”]
[“My god, are you serious? You can play this scenario as a promotion route? Like an immersive live-action murder mystery?”]
[“Eating, drinking, having fun, solving cases and getting promoted… Alright, I’m in!”]
[“Ahem, promotion is secondary. Mainly, I want to experience the local culture. I can’t help it, I want to apply for the Chang’an scenario right now!”]
[“I’m going too, I’m going too! Chang’an, here I come!”]
Su Fu scrolled through the StarNet Hot Search, feeling delighted.
Not bad, not bad—the seeds she sowed were already beginning to take root and sprout.
The willingness to learn—that was the first step.
But some people also gave a reminder:
[“Everyone, stay calm! Don’t forget this is an S-level scenario, the danger isn’t low.”]
[“Ahem, just thought of something. If there’s trouble, can we ask Lord Su for help?”]
[“Oh ho, your mind’s really opened up!”]
[“Very true! Lord Su is a proper top official in the scenario—got trouble? Find Lord Su!”]
[“Wow, does this mean we have a backer now?”]
[“That’s what you call connections, heh. Is Lord Su secretly lurking in the chat right now?”]
Su Fu:”……”
Thinking of countless candidates lining up outside the courthouse, crying out their grievances… she shivered.
That scene was a bit too horrifying.
But seeing those still sharing their fun experiences in Chang’an, her heart softened.
So, without realizing it, so many people had already fallen in love with Chang’an.
Fallen in love with its everyday bustle, its local customs and culture.
She was proud—this was the charm of Chinese Civilization.
There’s the Poet Immortal drinking alone with the moon, tea houses and wine taverns with storytellers, the city’s vibrant life, and all the myriad faces of humanity.
The S-level Chang’an scenario was a massive hit, instantly topping the Fourth Arm’s Star System Hot Search.
***
At the same time, in the group chat of [No One’s Allowed to Secretly Work Hard], the mood was a bit odd.
Just now, they’d been saying the Northern Polaris exam papers were easy, the scenarios low-difficulty, which was why Su Fu could breeze through.
But now, they were told—huh?
This is an S-level scenario?
Even if the task wasn’t S-level, it was definitely not “easy”!
So awkward, seriously awkward.
[Bai Yu: “Ahem, she actually got three gold announcements in a day—that’s a bit too much face, isn’t it…”]
Feels even cooler than Odinsson.
Once she said that, the group fell silent.
Even the strongest, like Odinsson, had never made it onto the system announcement three times in one day.
Now the hot search was all about Su Fu, Chinese Civilization, Chang’an, hidden gameplay…
The popularity was off the charts—who knew how much her reputation value had skyrocketed.
[Bai Yu: “@Elai, how about… ask her if she wants to join the group?”]
[Xiao Chen: “That’s actually a good idea. I’m really curious what divine abilities she’s gained.”]
[Xiao Chen: “We also don’t know which academy she’ll apply to—could she end up at the same school as us?”]
Once he said this, everyone in the group agreed.
[Xu Mingyuan: “Yeah, she’s really stolen the show this time. Why not invite her in?”]
[Feng Hanye: “Sure.”]
[Luo Yuqing: “I agree too, we can add her in.”]
They weren’t all eager to cozy up to Su Fu—she was just such a sudden variable, sweeping through everything, but there was no way to find any key info about her.
None of her exam videos could be seen, which was just too outrageous—what kind of high-level clearance was behind her?
Most importantly, no one knew if she’d affect their own university admission chances.
The Third Arm only had so many slots, and the competition was just among those in the group.
They’d all been quietly balancing each other, but now Su Fu had suddenly appeared—this was a problem.
Surprises were always the most troublesome.
So, the top priority was to figure out her background as soon as possible.
[Bai Yu: “@Elai, just tell her this is the elite student group for the four major star systems—we can all help each other and improve together.”]
Elai stared at the screen, the corner of his mouth twitching.
‘Heh, help each other?’
Didn’t they used to look down on them from Northern Polaris, calling them some remote backwater, barely knowing any divine abilities, always bottom of the barrel, and now they want “help each other”?
In his eyes, it was just because Su Fu was threatening their admission slots, so they wanted to gang up and trap her.
No one’s an idiot—they could all see Su Fu’s potential.
Suddenly, Elai thought, if he brought Su Fu in, she’d definitely come after him once she realized!
No joke, that crazy woman definitely would.
Others were far enough from Su Fu, maybe not afraid of cross-star-system enforcement, but he was right in Northern Polaris, same as Su Fu.
If she found out he was involved—just thinking about it made his back go cold.
He’d be toast.
These people were so cunning, pushing him out as the target while they reaped the benefits from behind?
‘Dream on!’
[“Alright, I’ll ask her later.”] Elai replied perfunctorily in the group.
But in his heart, he’d already made up his mind: ‘Ask? No way!’
He wasn’t going to be the scapegoat.
***
While Su Fu was basking in the praise from netizens about Chang’an, her results arrived.
[Tianqi Middle School Affiliated, Year 4051 Tianqi Cup Final Results]
[Candidate: Su Fu]
[Pantheon: Chinese Pantheon]
[Academy: Kunlun Academy]
[Rank: 1]
[Result: Excellent]
[Note: Congratulations, Su Fu! You have successfully passed the Tianqi Cup selection and officially gained admission to Tianqi Middle School Affiliated.]
[May this be the starting point for you to continue shining in the vast sea of stars. The stars are boundless, the future is promising. Wishing you a bright future and unstoppable success!]
[Kind reminder: Your final rewards have been issued, please check promptly.]
‘Alright, rewards time!’
She immediately opened her mailbox.
[Competition Reward Notice]
[1. Basic Reward: 10,000 Human Contribution Points]
[2. Special Contribution Reward: 100,000 Human Contribution Points (issued by the Bureau of Anomalies, commending your help in confirming the anomaly source for Chinese Civilization)]
[3. Special Privilege Granted: Access to Chinese Scenario exam papers (entry at your own expense)]
[4. Free C-level exam paper voucher x1 (choose any, no type restrictions)]
Looking at that string of zeroes, Su Fu’s lips curled up, she simply couldn’t hold back her smile.
She’d struck it rich!
A hundred and ten thousand contribution points—she felt like she’d become rich overnight.
And with access to the Chinese Scenario exam papers, the entry barrier was gone—all she needed now was to buy the tickets.
Let’s see the prices.
[Luoyang · C-level]10,000 Contribution Points
[Jinling · C-level]10,000 Contribution Points
[Kaifeng · C-level]10,000 Contribution Points
Su Fu mused, “The C-level exam papers are reasonably priced, but they’re all basically sightseeing types. Clearly, you can’t get a Nuwa God exam paper from these… so there’s not much point.”
As for B-level exam papers… she glanced at the price and immediately pulled her hand back.
Way too expensive—buying just one would turn her from a nouveau riche back to a pauper.
She figured it was more cost-effective to just buy resources to upgrade her skills.
So she opened the special shop and bought Divine Power Crystals!
[Divine Power Crystal]
[Limited-Time Discount: 20% off]
[Note: Can be used to upgrade divine skills]
“Buy, buy, buy them all for me!”
As each Divine Power Crystal was clicked and purchased, her contribution points plummeted:
[110,000]
[90,000]
[70,000]
But her eight D-level divine skills were each upgraded to C-level.
When the last skill was upgraded, her balance showed: 30,000.
Su Fu looked at the remaining 30,000 points, her heart aching: “If I’d just upgraded one skill, maybe I could’ve pulled it to B-level…”
Truly, more skills meant more spending—just like a gold-eating beast.
The moment she got her points, they were all devoured.
She spent another 20,000 to upgrade the five new Dao Tong and Judge Zhong Kui skills to D-level.
Adding her original two C-level skills, she now had a total of ten C-level skills and five D-level skills.
If she wanted to upgrade all the D-levels to C-level, she’d need another 50,000 contribution points.
But looking at her balance: 18,000.
Of which, 8,000 were earned through hard work at the exam site.
“Hmm…” She stared at those five D-level skills.
“I can still upgrade one more to C-level. Which one should I pick?”
[Six Ding Divine Fire][Eight Trigrams Alchemy Furnace][Evil-Subduing Talisman][Judge’s Decree][Yin Soldier Passage]—all were really useful.
“Maybe… the Eight Trigrams Alchemy Furnace!”
Upgrade early, choose a career early, then she could sell elixirs and make money!
[Upgrade successful!]
[Current Balance: 8,000]
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