Swallowing the Stars: Cultivate to Become Stronger.

Chapter 48 Reaching the Top!

April 3st morning.

"A betting war?"

Looking at the blond, blue-eyed white youth before him, Luo Shen smiled and said, "Retnas, if I remember correctly, we don't have any conflicts, right? Or are you planning to stand up for Candice?"

In training camps, betting is generally seen as a provocative act.

Luo Shen originally planned to go to the Nine-Story Tower today to test his recent cultivation progress, but he was stopped halfway there by Letenas, who challenged him without warning.

"Junior brother, you're too kind."

Retnas laughed and said, "It's just a friendly spar, nothing more. I'll bet 50 billion Chinese yuan."

Generally, betting in gambling battles falls into two categories: betting on points or betting on money. For students, the most important thing is points, because points are closely related to rankings.

Of course, some people gamble on both.

"50 billion?" Luo Shen glanced at the other party.

Compared to Candice, who was a sucker, the amount in this bet was not large, but Luo Shen was not interested in it.

"Not interested," Luo Shen waved his hand.

He had no interest in a mere 5 billion; he preferred the gambling points. If he won, combined with his existing points, he could immediately climb to the top of the leaderboard!

He was about to walk past Retnas.

But then Retnas said sarcastically, "Junior Brother Luo Shen dares to accept a bet of 500 billion, so why doesn't he dare to accept mine? Does he think my stake is too small? Or is it that Junior Brother only dares to bully the weak and fear the strong?"

Those words were rather harsh.

"Oh?" Luo Shen raised an eyebrow, his gaze towards Letners becoming more meaningful.

Anyone who can consistently rank in the top five in the training camp can't be a fool.

This is provoking him for no reason.

There are two possibilities. One is that Retnas dislikes him and wants to embarrass him, since Luo Shen's strong rise has indeed made many students lose face.

Another possibility is that someone is stirring things up behind the scenes.

Both possibilities are quite significant.

After all, Retnas doesn't seem like a very scheming person. If he's provoked a little, he might act impulsively.

What's in it for me to make a bet with you?

Before Retnas could speak, Luo Shen continued, "If you win, you'll get those five billion Chinese yuan. Who cares about such a paltry sum? If you lose, it'll just enhance your reputation."

His face was filled with disdain.

Only a fool would gamble with you.

After saying that, without waiting for a reply, he turned and walked away, leaving behind the words: "Be more careful, don't be a fool and get played like a fool."

If I agree to that, it'll probably never end.

Do you really think he's a stray dog ​​on the street, someone anyone can kick if they don't like him?

The initiative in the challenge is in his hands.

If he doesn't agree or accept, no one can do anything but stare helplessly.

Watching Luo Shen's departing figure, Retnas helplessly shrugged. He couldn't believe that Luo Shen was so cowardly that he didn't even have the courage to draw his sword.

However, he didn't have the guts to actually resort to force.

In the training camp, trainees who deliberately cause trouble are either deprived of their time to use the ancient civilization's instruments or expelled from the camp. No one is willing to test the camp's limits.

Luo Shen didn't take the gambling battle to heart.

It's just a boring betting war.

Unlike Candace, who's a sucker willing to spend a fortune betting 5 billion, who would be embarrassed by that? He's not short of 10 billion; he hasn't even spent the 100 billion he already has.

They are not short of money at all.

If it were a bet of half his points, Luo Shen would definitely agree without hesitation.

3 month 25 day.

He went out to hunt monsters as usual, but intentionally increased the frequency of monster hunting in an attempt to sprint to the top. However, his combat power was only about the same as Chu Qiang and Letenas, and because of his appearance, the two of them were too competitive.

The rankings remain unchanged.

On the contrary, it was Luo Feng.

Because of their collaboration, they hunted more high-level beast general-level monsters than in the original story, so their ranking is actually higher than in the original story, hovering around 110th place.

After the trial tower privilege assessment, I estimate that I should be able to stabilize my score below 100.

It's just a pity.

With Luo Shen's masterpiece preceding it, Luo Feng's performance didn't cause as much of a stir as the original novel, but many forces still tried to win him over by offering him lucrative contracts.

On the afternoon of September 26.

Training takes place in a gravity chamber.

As a new recruit, Luo Shen has one hour of time to use the gravity chamber this month, which he has divided into three 20-minute sessions, scheduled for 3 PM on the 26th to the 28th.

That evening, I experienced the effects of cultivating genetic energy.

It was discovered that the gravity chamber had a significant effect on improving the cultivation of genetic energy. Luo Shen could even clearly feel that the frequency and speed of the five-heart vortex's intake and output had increased by about half.

This is also related to the fact that the gravity chamber acts on cells throughout the body, which can deeply tap the potential of cells in the body.

3 month 27 day.

Luo Shen and Luo Feng carried out the monster-hunting operation on the last day of the month.

When Luo Shen returned to submit the monster materials that day, his ranking surged to the top of the Black Dragon Ranking for the first time. However, he only maintained this position for less than an hour before being overtaken again by Letenas and Chu Qiang.

However, this also shows that the gap between the top three is not significant.

11:3 AM, March 28th.

There are 13 hours left until the end of this month's Black Dragon rankings.

Just when everyone thought the dust had settled and that first place had once again fallen to Retnas, Luo Shen entered the trial room and put on the consciousness sensor helmet.

Luo Shen's one-hour trial room session for this month has begun!

Because the training room is closed from 12 noon to 1 pm, Luo Shen will be the last person to use the training room this morning. Shortly after he put on his helmet, a young white man left cursing.

Only one person is allowed to enter the trial space at a time.

For every person who enters, another person will naturally leave.

In virtual space.

An endless expanse of silver alloy land, with only one towering, seven-story pagoda in the distance—the Trial Tower. Whoosh! Luo Shen appeared on the ground.

Luo Shen arrived at the Trial Tower with practiced ease.

Looking at the stone pillar, the Trial Tower level was displayed as 2.6.

"My combat power amplification should break 16 soon!"

At the beginning of this month, during the Trial Tower privilege assessment, Luo Shen was unable to attempt the second level C stage of the Trial Tower because the one-hour assessment time was insufficient.

But today, he had a full hour!

"Right now, the gap between me and Retnas and Chu Qiang in points is not large. Once I pass stage C, not only will my combat power amplitude break 16, but the first place should also fall into my hands."

Luo Shen chuckled.

He suddenly wanted to see what kind of expression Retners would have when he found out he was no longer number one.

It's going to be really fun!

(End of this chapter)