On the vast plains.
By this time, thousands of candidates had gathered.
Compared to when the assessment first started, the number of participants has decreased by nearly one-fifth.
Those candidates who were eliminated early either died at the hands of the ferocious beasts (which have no effect on reality) or were simply unlucky enough not to leave the forest within the allotted time.
However, not all of the remaining four thousand candidates were overjoyed.
The vast majority of them were dejected.
After all, the rankings and scores are displayed on the leaderboard.
Whether or not one can pass the assessment is already obvious.
Those who failed to make the list naturally felt depressed.
Amidst the crowd, Lin Ze calmly examined the leaderboard.
There was a blank space around him.
The nearest examinees were about seven or eight meters away from him.
It's not about alienation or rejection, but rather out of respect for the strong and geniuses.
Lin Ze had already proven his strength in the previous hunting rankings.
Their strength is beyond doubt.
The overwhelming victory in first place made Lin Ze's image in the eyes of the candidates more impressive than ever before.
A true genius!
This is the common impression that almost all test takers have of Lin Ze.
Many girls looked at him with starry eyes.
However, Lin Ze paid no attention to the stares around him, focusing intently on finding the rankings of the three women from Guan Ning on the leaderboard.
34th place: Guan Ning, 1045 points
428th place: Zhang Xiaoyun, 720 points
443rd place: Liu Siyan, 703 points
"34th place? That's not a bad result."
A smile appeared on Lin Ze's face.
Guan Ning's Demon Flame Bird is a second-tier, ninth-level creature.
In terms of ability alone, he is second only to him and Tan Yong among the five candidates in this cohort.
Of course.
Besides strength level, the number of pet skills, the tamer's soul magic proficiency, soul power, and so on are also key factors affecting the results.
In this respect, those candidates whose pet beasts are also at the second tier, ninth level, but who come from families of beast tamers and have been carefully trained since childhood, undoubtedly have a greater advantage.
There are quite a few people like this among the test takers.
The fact that Guan Ning was able to stand out from these people and achieve 34th place is enough to prove how outstanding her talent is.
As for Zhang Xiaoyun and Liu Siyan, their strength is not outstanding, so their ranking is expected.
It is worth mentioning.
The current top five are as follows:
1st place: Lin Ze, 1772 points
2nd place: Tan Yong, 1369 points
3rd place: Guo Xinyi, 1352 points
4th place: Lü Gang, 1340 points
5th place: Li Pengyun, 1305 points
The final ranking remained unchanged.
However, the score difference between the four players behind Lin Ze has exceeded 400 points.
This is undoubtedly a gap that is almost hopeless.
"elder brother!"
A familiar voice called out in my ear.
Lin Ze looked up and saw Guan Ning running towards him with a joyful expression.
Zhang Xiaoyun and Liu Siyan followed behind.
"Brother, congratulations on winning first place!"
Guan Ning smiled so hard her eyes almost curved into crescent shapes, as if she were the one who had won first place.
Zhang Xiaoyun and Liu Siyan also offered their congratulations.
"Thank you, and congratulations on your excellent results."
The three women all smiled happily upon hearing this.
Zhang Xiaoyun and Liu Siyan had the brightest smiles.
Their original goal was simply to get into Ningjiang College.
Achieving this ranking is far beyond expectations and can be considered a pleasant surprise.
"Quiet!"
Just then, Gao Wenbai's voice suddenly came from the void.
"The beast hunt is over. All candidates ranked below one thousand have been eliminated. You will now exit the Void Realm."
Before the words were even finished, and before the candidates, whose expressions had changed, could say anything, a dazzling light suddenly shone from their bodies, and then they vanished in an instant.
The dense crowd suddenly decreased by more than half.
"Alright, the irrelevant people have left, let's get down to business."
"First of all, congratulations on passing the admissions assessment and officially becoming a member of the college."
Upon hearing this, many candidates showed joy on their faces.
"After the start of the academic year, everyone present will be divided into classes according to their grades, with 50 students in each class, numbered from Class 1 to Class 20. The higher the number of the class, the more training resources they will receive each month, and the better their treatment within the academy, including but not limited to the opportunity to receive one-on-one guidance from a mentor, the longer the time they can use the training facilities, and so on."
"However, the class will not be fixed. After enrollment, you will take tests every month, and the class will be adjusted according to the test results."
Most of the candidates present had already learned about Ningjiang College's regulations in advance, so they weren't too surprised to hear this.
"but..."
Gao Wenbo then changed the subject.
"Now you have an opportunity to change your ranking and move up to a higher-ranked class."
"Do you remember the original rules? You would get 500 points if you successfully touched that stone tablet. Although the assessment is over, I can give you another chance. Does anyone want to take on the challenge?"
Lin Ze wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but he felt that Gao Wenbai's tone carried a hint of provocation and seduction.
However, when Lin Ze turned to look around, he found that many candidates had an indifferent expression.
He seemed not to hear Gao Wenbo's words.
The same applies to the three women of Guan Ning.
"Is there some trick to this challenge?"
Lin Ze asked Guan Ning in a low voice.
Upon hearing this, Guan Ning's eyes widened in surprise: "Brother, you didn't know?"
Zhang Xiaoyun and Liu Siyan also looked at him with surprised expressions.
Should I know?
Lin Ze was puzzled. Could this be some kind of common sense?
Seeing this, Guan Ning had no choice but to explain:
"The Stone Tablet Challenge is a long-standing tradition at Ningjiang Academy. Although the rewards are generous enough to significantly change the rankings in the assessment, no one has ever succeeded in passing it over the years. So I estimate that during this assessment period, no one will specifically go out to try the Stone Tablet Challenge."
Lin Ze then realized what was happening.
No wonder I haven't heard anyone discussing the stone tablet challenge.
It seems everyone subconsciously ignored this.
"Brother, since you didn't know about this, why didn't you give it a try?"
Guan Ning asked curiously.
Lin Ze spread his hands: "Compared to that challenge whose difficulty and content are unknown, don't you think hunting ferocious beasts in the forest is a safer option? I don't want to go and try it out, only to find that I can't get those 500 points and waste my precious assessment time instead."
Of course.
If someone's score far exceeds Lin Ze's and he really can't catch up, he wouldn't necessarily take the risk.
"By the way, what's the challenge?"
Lin Ze asked again.
Just as Guan Ning was about to answer, a flash of light appeared not far ahead.
Three figures appeared out of thin air on the plain.
Lin Ze looked closely and saw that there were two men and one woman.
She looked to be about the same age as the other candidates present, but her demeanor was slightly more mature.
As he was wondering, one of the boys from the group spoke up.
"Oh, so you're the freshmen this year."