My career has infinite upgrades.

"Advanced".

Gu Qing did not hesitate and immediately chose to advance.

The surrounding runes burrowed into his brow.

In mental perception, the originally complex rune structure is quickly disassembled, transforming into a basic node that can be understood.

[Congratulations, host, on your successful advancement.]

[An F-rank rune apprentice advances to an E-rank rune engraver.]

[Gained skill: Rune Imprint.]

[Gained skill: Rune Attachment.]

Gu Qing raised an eyebrow, surprised that the new profession had granted him two new skills.

Without hesitation, Gu Qing checked the skill information directly.

[Rune Imprinting: Can quickly analyze and copy E-rank and lower rune structures. The success rate of copying is affected by the Spirit attribute.]

[Rune Attachment: Allows you to temporarily attach a finished rune to a weapon, equipment, or summoned creature. The activation distance is limited to the range of your mental perception.]

The first skill significantly reduces the time required to learn new runes.

The second skill directly changes how runes are used.

A normal fireball talisman needs to be held in your hand and infused with mental energy before the attack direction is determined.

With the runes attached, he could pre-attach fireball runes to bone spears, undead guards' weapons, and even the bone spikes of desert undead dragons.

Its tactical value is not low.

Unfortunately, the new profession was not unlocked. Gu Qing then checked the advancement requirements for this Rune Inscription Master.

[Advanced Requirements: Independently craft one C-tier composite rune.]

At his current level, he simply cannot complete it in a short period of time.

Conservatively speaking, it will take at least two or three months to complete this task.

Fortunately, I have a task simplification feature.

Gu Qing's gaze fell on the simplified task.

[Simplified Task: Use Runic Power 1000 times.]

[Simplified Experience for Rune Engraving Master: 0/1000]

This simplified task is quite easy to complete.

Gu Qing currently has one hundred fireball talismans. If he buys a few hundred more, he can use them directly to complete the mission.

But that would be too wasteful; let's use it in battle.

However, with this simplified task, there's no need to be too stingy with the use of runes during combat.

It was already dark. Gu Qing took another shower and went to the bedroom.

There are also computers provided by the school here, which can be connected to the campus network.

Gu Qing turned on her computer and went straight to the school forum.

During the day, Irina had told him about the school forum, where he could learn about various information about Jinling Academy.

After logging in, Gu Qing discovered that Jinling Academy's school forum was divided into several sections.

There are sections dedicated to trading between students, as well as sections for various wilderness information and guides.

Some of the better information and guide posts even require school points to pay to view.

At the very bottom, there is a special chat section where all sorts of real-time information is updated and posted.

Most importantly, this section is completely free.

Gu Qing clicked in, and after one refresh, dozens of posts appeared.

If you want to get the latest information and all sorts of gossip, this is definitely the place.

Gu Qing quickly browsed through the news, checking out a few of the most popular items, but none of them were particularly relevant to the new students.

There is only one pinned post, which is related to freshmen.

The post is titled "Top Ten Rankings of Freshmen at Jinling University".

Gu Qing was curious and wanted to learn more about the other strong students, so she clicked to check it out.

The first thing you see is number 10, with an introduction above and a picture below of a sunny boy.

Ji Yueze, an S-rank Bloodthirsty Warrior.

Gu Qing continued scrolling up, but none of the names were familiar.

By the sixth time, it was an acquaintance.

Zhao Tian!

When Gu Qing saw the fourth place, she saw her own name.

The description states that it is a dual F-rank class, and its class rank is unknown after using the Bloodthirsty Demon Orb. Although it became the national champion, its combat strength is questionable due to its reliance on a level 30 Desert Undead Dragon, so it was ranked fourth.

The third person was an acquaintance.

Lin Qinghan.

Gu Qing was slightly surprised, not expecting Lin Qinghan to also choose Jinling Academy.

Based on her grades, she could get into Tsinghua or Peking University.

I wonder if it's for the same reason as me.

Then, when Gu Qing saw the top two, her brows furrowed instantly.

The second place is Zhu Miaolian, an S-rank holy mage.

The first place winner is Zhu Xingtong, an SS-rank Light Star Master.

Two Light-elemental professionals!

Based on Zhang Haoran and Su Qing's situation, those with a Light-based profession would be invited to join the Holy See of Light.

According to the rules of the Dragon Kingdom, members of the Holy See of Light are not allowed to enter the Dragon Kingdom's high schools.

Does this mean that neither of them joined the Church of Light?

Gu Qing checked the two people's profiles and found that Zhu Miaolian had not actually joined the Church of Light.

Very few people can refuse an invitation from the Holy See.

Zhu Xingtong, who was not ranked first, joined the Church of Light, and her identity when she entered Jinling Academy was that of an exchange student of the Church of Light.

Exchange student?

Gu Qing frowned slightly. The relationship between the Holy See and the Dragon Kingdom has never been that close. Although there has been cooperation, there has always been a strong sense of distance between them.

Why are there exchange students all of a sudden?

Could it be that Jinling Academy also sent students to study at the Holy See?

Then, Gu Qing saw an even more shocking piece of news.

Zhu Xingtong and Zhu Miaolian are actually twin sisters!

The twin sisters, one in the Church of Light and the other not, are in a rather delicate situation.

There are now countless posts about the twin sisters on the forum, completely overshadowing the popularity of Gu Qing, the top scorer in the college entrance examination.

After browsing the posts for a while, Gu Qing was about to log out when she suddenly saw a familiar name.

Irina.

One of her posts was pinned, and it got quite a few views.

Gu Qing clicked on it and saw that it was a post asking for help.

The main plot revolves around Irina's relative being corrupted by some kind of curse, who needs help from someone with the power to break the curse.

This curse is of a very high level, at least level 60, and it was cast by a high-ranking enemy. Ordinary priests cannot dispel it at all; they can only alleviate it.

According to the post, this curse has been tormenting Irina, a relative, for over ten years, and Irina is very anxious.

Irina is offering a reward of 30 million energy crystals for anyone who can break the curse.

Gu Qing raised an eyebrow.

Wow, this half-elf and half-succubus is quite wealthy.

However, such a high-grade and high-level curse is extremely difficult to dispel.

After closing the post, Gu Qing left the forum.

Lying in bed, Cecilia and Melissant snuggled up to her.

It looks like I can't avoid it tonight.

It's time to give the holy liquid to Cecilia.

Just as Gu Qing was preparing for a fierce battle that night, a notification sound suddenly came to his ear.

[Ding! Congratulations, host, your Phantom Contractor Simplified Advancement Experience is full.]

[Should we upgrade to the next tier?]