NOVEL NEXT Chapter 5: Dispute, Divine Realm Capital
Seeing the expressions of the two, Zhong Tianyue naturally understood the situation, but he didn't speak immediately.
"Absurd!" Zhao Yiming glared at the disappointing Xiang Yang and angrily spoke up. "Xiang Yang has Bronze Tier 3 goblins. As far as I know, your initial species were mere insects. How could you possibly kill goblins? You must have used some other means. Principal, I demand a thorough investigation of this matter!"
How could a lower-tier species kill a higher-tier one? They had all just established their divine realms, so overwhelming numbers weren't possible. The whole thing seemed unusual.
"Principal, I demand an inspection of Xu Luo's divine realm!"
A divine realm was the foundation of a deity in the World of Gods. Once exposed, it meant no more secrets. At the simplest level, if the coordinates were known, even deities from the Divine Continent could strike directly, easily destroying the realm.
Zhao Yiming's demand was extremely rude.
"Dean Zhao, remember your position!" Zhong Tianyue frowned, speaking with displeasure. "No one has the right to inspect the divine realm of a student who hasn't done anything wrong. Perhaps you'd like to have a chat with the Education Department?"
Zhao Yiming's face changed. Although the Xiang family had significant influence in Tianhai and surrounding areas, they were no match for the might of the Alliance. But he was still unwilling to back down. "But insects killing goblins is still unusual!"
It was like a person being killed by a nest of ants - simply unbelievable.
"Xu Luo has evidence proving Xiang Yang invaded first; this matter ends here. No one, without just cause, can force a student to expose their divine realm!" Zhong Tianyue emphasized "no one," warning Zhao Yiming not to use the Xiang family's influence.
Then he abruptly changed the subject. "Given that Xiang Yang, a student from Class 19, Grade 10, violated school and Education Department regulations by invading a classmate's realm, and since no serious consequences resulted, I hereby issue a public criticism and revoke Xiang Yang's eligibility for the elite class!"
"Is that all?" Zhao Yiming's face darkened, especially as Zhong Tianyue didn't give face to him or the Xiang family, directly revoking Xiang Yang's right to enter the elite class. Wasn't that the whole reason these wealthy family scions came to school?
"In a month, the school will organize a monthly exam for all new students. Then we can see the strength of Xu Luo's divine realm creatures. I'm quite curious how you killed goblins with insects!" Zhong Tianyue changed the subject. "If you perform exceptionally, you might even enter the elite class!"
Although the Xiang family was influential locally, Zhong Tianyue himself had medium divine power in the Divine Continent and wasn't afraid of them. In reality, with the Education Department backing him, he didn't even consider the Xiang family.
How did the Xiang family rise? Just because they had a few professional divine warriors? But that didn't affect him!
"Thank you, Principal!" Xu Luo bowed slightly, speaking sincerely. If Zhong Tianyue hadn't withstood the Xiang family's pressure, he would have been in trouble.
"Mm, keep up the good work!" Zhong Tianyue smiled. "Having just established your divine realm and already leading most people at the starting line, I hope you won't disappoint me." He was implying that he had stood firm against the Xiang family because he saw potential in Xu Luo.
"Thank you for your trust, Principal. I'll work hard!" Xu Luo understood the implication.
"Good!" Zhong Tianyue nodded. He didn't mind students having secrets; in fact, he hoped they would become more powerful in their divine realms. If they could make a name in the city-wide school league or even the Alliance league, or represent the Human Alliance in competitions against other civilizations' new generations, it would be the highest honor.
After leaving the principal's office, Zhang Jianming looked at Xu Luo with some emotion. Initially thinking Xu Luo's insect species meant no hope for the divine warrior path, he hadn't expected this turnaround, with Xu Luo destroying Xiang Yang's species, indicating his species was extraordinary.
"It seems your species underwent a remarkable mutation. That's your privacy, and I won't pry. But you must work hard for the monthly exam in a month! If you can enter the elite class, you can quickly distance yourself from your peers and catch up to students like Xiang Yang."
Zhang Jianming sighed, thinking of something. "If you have a chance to soar, you must seize it! Work hard in the future, and don't lose to those family scions!"
Coming from an ordinary background with no resources, he had only become a low-rank god with low divine power. His life was set. When Xu Luo faced unfair treatment earlier, his strong reaction was partly because he saw his younger self; if someone had stood up for him then, his future might have been different.
Zhang Jianming advised Xu Luo on many things, speaking from experience, moved by the situation; Normally, he wouldn't say such things.
Back in the classroom, classes continued. Xiang Yang had gone to another class, and the other students now looked at Xu Luo differently.
The day passed quickly.
After school, Xu Luo hurried home.
On the streets, people rushed by, all struggling for their livelihoods, many with numb expressions.
Above the city, various aircraft and flying cars zipped past, creating a clear boundary between upper and lower levels.
Back home, Xu Luo entered the World of Gods, but instead of going to his divine realm, he went to the novice divine realm capital, a place for new Gods to communicate and trade.
Walking through the capital, Xu Luo avoided the flashy areas. Although good things were plenty there, his wallet couldn't afford them.
He entered a small alley lined with numerous goods on both sides.
Various species cards, resource cards, terrain cards, and more were available. Besides these, finished resources were also for sale. If you could afford it, you could buy anything in the divine realm capital.
Of course, compared to regular shops, this place was less formal. What you could buy depended on your own judgment; simply put, this was a black market.
Xu Luo came here just to try his luck, seeing if there was anything suitable for him. As the number of Zerg under his control grew, building a hive would become essential.
In the divine realm, all currency was faith power. Some people even opened shops to buy faith power with credit points, so becoming a deity, even a novice, could be profitable. Of course, this assumed you didn't want to advance further; otherwise, you wouldn't have enough faith power for yourself.
Looking around, Xu Luo was tempted by everything! Grassland terrain, forest terrain, swamp terrain, ocean terrain, hill terrain... Fox species, white rabbit species, dwarf species, goblin species, dragonborn species...
The variety of items dazzled Xu Luo, especially the terrain cards which made him envious. If he had terrain, his divine realm would produce resources and not be so barren; however, the prices were extraordinarily high! Just a 10,000 square meter forest terrain card cost 10,000 faith power! This was for ordinary terrain; special terrains were even more expensive!
