Beggar Cultivation System

"He made a great sacrifice, protecting the city from harm," Mathias said, his expression serious. Many lives were lost in that fight, and sacrifices were inevitable.

Bel remained silent for a moment before she let out a sigh. "The city is now safe without that monster. That's great, really."

"Yeah," Mathias smiled, placing a hand on his daughter's head. "Anyway, the third test is about to start, so you should head back now."

With a wave of his hand, the barrier around them disappeared.

"Alright! See you!" Bel said, turning around and walking back to the room where she was staying.

"Mr. Mathias," someone called, making Mathias turn toward the sound. He saw Axton approaching with a small smile.

"Mathias is a fine Headmaster," Mathias said with a chuckle.

"Axton is fine, Mathias," the Headmaster of the Great Serpent responded.

"We've had plenty of talks about this, and you know I can't do that—"

The two continued discussing various matters while, at the same time, the mayor on stage concluded his speech.@@novelbin@@

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"It's starting," Apollo muttered, popping the last piece of fruit into his mouth. He stood up and moved closer to the railing, just like the others, as they saw Master Popo already standing in the middle of the platform.

The audience's noise died down simultaneously. Apollo looked at their numbers and estimated them to be in the thousands. Some had probably come from other places just for this event.

"The third test is the Battle Examination. There are fourteen rooms, and the Martial Students inside will fight each other by drawing lots," Master Popo explained. "The final winner of each room will then fight against the winners of the other rooms. As before, they will draw lots to determine their first opponents, and then a bracket system will apply."

So after drawing lots, it's going to be a tournament format, Apollo thought with a small nod. The rules are actually very simple, but are they going to fight on that platform one by one? He glanced at the two football field-sized platforms. It would take a long time and be a waste of space. Fortunately, his doubts were immediately answered by another explanation from the instructor.

"I will recount the prizes for those who don't know," Master Popo said, glancing at the audience. "The Martial Students who reach the Top 1 will receive an Advance Cultivation Bead, a private abode in the inner sector of their Martial School provided by us and the officials, the chance to choose a Cultivation Technique from the City's Cultivation Library, and a one-on-one meeting with the Mayor."

Hearing this, exclamations erupted from the audience. Each reward was so great they could only imagine it. At the same time, the two football field platform started shaking before splitting into five stages that spread in the area, away from each other.

Apollo could understand most of the rewards, though he didn't know what this Advance Cultivation Bead was. Curious, he brought up the System Store and searched for the item.

Advance Cultivation Bead: A bead created by an ancient alchemist on Planet Luan. Once taken by a cultivator, they will experience exponential growth in their cultivation. The strength of the bead depends on the talent of the user. However, the user must fully consolidate their newfound strength, or their body will not be able to handle the energy stored within them.

Additional Information: No more beads of this kind have been produced since the ancient alchemist's death; it is merely a forgotten piece of history in the river of time on Planet Luan.

Alm Points Cost: 100

Reading the description, the Beggar couldn't help but be surprised, especially since the Alm Points Cost was actually cheap considering the item's effect.

This item is definitely great, but the description said that this bead ceased to exist after the ancient alchemist's death.

This information made Apollo doubt the rewards for the top places. But when he thought about it, there was actually a plausible explanation. The original Advance Cultivation Bead might be gone, and a knockoff version was created. Over time, people might have come to believe that this 'knockoff' was the real one, forgetting the true bead.

Perhaps the original method was lost, and someone tried to recreate it, but the effects aren't as potent as the real one.

Nonetheless, he still wasn't interested in the rewards, though his interest returned when he noticed the Alm Points Cost of the real Advancement Cultivation Bead in the System Store.

It's only worth a hundred? Apollo's eyes lit up. If he could obtain multiple of these items, reaching the final cultivation stage would definitely be easy! But his excitement quickly faded. There's no way, right?

"System, what will happen if I keep consuming these beads after consolidating them?" Apollo asked on instinct, which he regretted immediately.

"You will only find out if you purchase the item," the System responded, a light blue translucent interface appearing in front of the Beggar.

"F*ck off then," Apollo cursed. "You know what, I think you stole all the real beads so you could profit from them! You're such a petty thief."

His insults fell on deaf ears as the System went silent, the interface disappearing.

Anyway, if Apollo were to reach the top places, the only benefit for him would be the Cultivation Techniques, since he could buy the real Advance Cultivation Bead from his System Store. As for the private meeting with the Mayor, he would just ditch that guy.

Shaking his head, he continued to listen to the instructor's speech.

"Second place will also receive an Advance Cultivation Bead, a Cultivation Technique from the City's Cultivation Library, and a one-on-one meeting with the Mayor," Master Popo said. "Third place will also receive an Advance Cultivation Bead and can choose a technique from the City's Cultivation Library. The fourth and fifth places will only receive the beads.

With that said, the Third Test officially begins!" Stay tuned with My Virtual Library Empire

A man wearing a simple white robe entered their room, carrying a basket with numbers written on them. The basket had a special inscription that made it impossible to see what was inside, even with special techniques.

"Draw your lots here, and once everyone has drawn, your opponent will be the one with the same number as yours," the man said.

The Martial Students looked at each other, their eyes filled with fighting spirit. After the first person drew their lot, the others followed suit, with the Beggar drawing last.

Apollo looked at his paper with the number '7' on it.