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　After a morning of competition, the names of the college professors finally appeared at the top of the leaderboard.

　At the very top of the list is not Professor Jones, the "Master of Duels," but Professor Steven Harvey!

　He ranked ninth with a very high score. The gap between him and the players ahead of him was within three points.

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　Following closely behind Professor Steven Harvey was Professor Pava Jones.

　As a professor of dueling and the head of the noble house, Professor Jones's raw strength is terrifying.

　Unfortunately, the city-level qualifying tournament tests more than just a player's raw skill. The ability to quickly find opponents willing to challenge you and the efficiency with which you accumulate points are equally crucial.

　The players who manage to climb to the top of the leaderboard all possess their own unique skills.

　The difference lies only in whose technique is more effective.

　Dark didn't know what techniques Professor Jones used, but it was probably less efficient than Professor Harvey's.

　As for what techniques Professor Harvey used...

　While dining at this "Great Fairy Fast Food" restaurant, Dark heard a little about Professor Harvey from the other customers.

　There's no point in saying more; it's just terrifying.

　In short, among the professors of St. Marian College, only Professor Harvey made it into the top ten.

　Between the tenth and nineteenth ranks, there are two individuals: Professor Jones and Professor Lily.

　Professor Lily was ranked seventeenth—Duck was sixteenth when he left the fast food restaurant.

　He had expected to meet Professor Lily in this fairy-type region, but he didn't.

　Professor Lily is clearly not in the Fairy type competition area.

　Otherwise, news of her would have already spread throughout this region. Knowing her as he does, Dark is most likely wandering around other regions. Anyway, she flies fast and can ignore obstacles, arriving at a new region in the blink of an eye.

　She's already quite dedicated to her work, ranking seventeenth on the leaderboard.

　Also.

　Professor Cazell is ranked thirty-ninth, quite far behind the professors in the top ranks.

　However, for the professors, as long as they can pass the preliminary selection, the specific ranking is meaningless.

　A competitive spirit is a characteristic of young people.

　While some older people still retain the passion of their youth, most are more peaceful than when they were younger.

　Of course, there are also young people who have become as indifferent as the elderly.

　Dak casually browsed the top 100 points rankings.

　Besides the professors mentioned above, I only saw a few other professors I recognized.

　For example, Professor Gatlin was ranked ninety-seventh, Professor Armstrong was ranked one hundred and third, and Professor Alfred was ranked seventy-seventh...

　These professors, who only started rehabilitation last year, are completely different this year.

　In addition, Professor Enid Lindbergh, the advisor of the Literature Club, is ranked sixty-fifth, and is also a very capable professor. Besides the professors, many students from St. Marian Academy also ranked in the top one hundred and twenty-eight.

　The one ranked highest was Gina Grant, who was thirty-sixth, even higher than Professor Cazell.

　Then there's Pandora, who came from behind and is currently ranked forty-second.

　Additionally, Elurly Clarissa ranks sixty-ninth.

　Winnie Skadi is ranked 88th.

　Shrek Holmes is ranked ninety-ninth.

　None of the lower-grade students made it into the top 128.

　But there is one very special "student" who is also in the top 100.

　That was Ergane.

　Ergane's registered name is Ergane Dimon.

　Because the Dimon surname is very special in the kingdom, she quickly attracted the attention of the audience when she began to show her talent.

　The audience was speculating about which branch of the Dimon family she came from, since they had never heard of her before.

　However, surprisingly, there were quite a few people with the surname Dimon participating in this preliminary competition.

　For example, the head maids who had not yet received the Gold Saint Armor were allowed to temporarily use the surname Dimon.

　Of course, the one who has attracted the most attention is Darko Dimon himself.

　However, Dak started half an hour later and has only just entered the 320th place.

　He happened to witness Witt Gold's duel while eating at a fast food restaurant, demonstrating the continued high level of public interest in the "Son of the Hero."

　However, the World Cup is no joke, even though Witt Gold is already one of the best among the younger players. Qualifying through the preliminary rounds is practically impossible.

　But Witte's duels look very exciting, and even if he loses, he won't leave a bad impression.

　There were still quite a few spectators cheering for him in the fast food restaurant.

　Dark was actually more concerned about the situations of Diana, Rose, Aurora, and Doron. However, their rankings were too low, so he didn't bother to look them up. In short, on such a grand dueling stage, as long as you're not afraid of failure, you'll always gain something.

　This experience will ultimately become an important lesson for them on their path to becoming stronger.

　that's all.

　This is roughly the current situation of the professors and students at St. Marian's College.

　Besides St. Mary's Academy, students from other academies that had previously participated in the Academy Championship also performed exceptionally well in this preliminary round. Dark saw many familiar names in the rankings. Several of them had a chance to advance from the preliminary rounds.

　However, this is only the situation as it is currently observed.

　In reality, the players ranked at the top have very close scores, and it's not yet time for them to really pull apart.

　The players currently ranked in the top few dozen may not necessarily be able to maintain their positions.

　Some will catch up and surpass others, while others will fall behind along the way.

　The brutality of this city points competition has yet to be fully revealed. When the weaker elementary school students who participated for reasons such as "gaining experience," "getting a taste of the competition," or "becoming famous" are reduced to just three red dots, the contestants will have to face the reality that the remaining challengers are all strong.

　That will be the real reshuffling.

　The goal now is to accumulate as many points as possible, simply to secure a place in the later stages of the competition.

　Even so, Dark still has a long way to go.

　He needs to maintain his rate of gaining points in the Fairy Garden in order to qualify for the later stages of the competition.

　In addition to the points leaderboard, the popularity leaderboard is also a list that can reflect the current situation of the competition.

　After a morning of fermentation, the current popularity rankings are quite exaggerated.

　The top 100 of the popularity rankings are almost entirely occupied by people with distinct labels such as star duelists, nobles, heroes, sages, tycoons, and high-ranking individuals.

　The Magic Alliance has linked popularity with "investment".

　However, viewers who are only interested in investing will certainly not make a purchase easily now. Therefore, the current rankings are still mainly based on pure popularity.

　As the son of a renowned nobleman in the kingdom, Dark is ranked sixth on the popularity list.

　A high ranking that is completely inconsistent with his points ranking of 320.

　Also.

　Pandora, for some unknown reason, has also surged in the popularity rankings, currently holding twelfth place and climbing rapidly. Dark strongly suspects that "Holy Church Black" fans are showering her with gifts!

　The thirteenth person, second only to Pandora, is a mysterious person named "Inessa".

　—It's obvious that someone probably discovered the princess's identity but didn't want to make it too obvious, so they didn't push her to the top of the rankings.

　As for who is at the top of the popularity rankings...

　It wasn't the top-ranked court mage, Cortoinby, nor the sage Louis Kennan.

　The contestant whose current popularity is more than double that of the second-place contestant is named... Lily Laplace!

　Who's been showering Professor Lily with gifts?

　This question didn't linger in Dark's mind for long.

　Because there aren't actually many people who would shower Professor Lily with gifts. You could guess that even without thinking.

　11:50.

　The sun is shining brightly today, and the venues, except for a few special competition areas, are filled with an exceptionally bright atmosphere.

　Dark took a short stroll through the Fairy Garden and found that the duelists there had indeed dispersed, so he had to abandon his "path dependence" and instead look for the next dueling venue.

　Sophia offered to gather intelligence and help him analyze and find the easiest places to earn points.

　But Dak refused her offer.

　Firstly, because this is an individual competition, relying on external assistance is not advisable. Secondly, because it's unnecessary.

　In this city of duels, no one knows it better than him.

　A few minutes later, he left the Fairy type zone and went to the Steel type zone next door.

　The Steel-type zone was designed with the participation of dwarves and goblins.

　Half of this area is mines, and the mines contain a network of tunnels.

　Visitors can ride in a mine car on a track inside the tunnel and experience a feeling of flying.

　Players can also take advantage of the terrain here to gain more advantages.

　The other half, besides the mines, is a steel city. Almost all the buildings there are made of steel. But it's not futuristic; instead, it has a more rugged and cold post-apocalyptic style.

　The designers created a section of the ruins and even opened an open-air restaurant on a high-rise building that was broken in two, where they even sell "oil-fueled meals".

　Of course, that wasn't real engine oil.

　In the Steel-themed competition area, you can see many abandoned giant robots, and many shops sell robot figurines and other souvenirs, which are very exquisite.

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　After entering the Steel-type competition, Dark started afresh with a completely different approach. But this time, he didn't go to places where many players gathered. Instead, he chose to "block the road" at an intersection near several restaurants.

　After finishing his meal, he realized that lunchtime was a very advantageous time.

　As the saying goes, "Food is the foundation of life," so even to ensure they are in good condition for the afternoon's duel, the contestants cannot skip meals.

　Once a contestant chooses to eat, the process of going to the restaurant, ordering, eating, and leaving the restaurant will inevitably take more than ten minutes. Therefore, blocking the intersection at this time will attract a group of contestants who "have no right to refuse the challenge."

　If he weren't concerned about saving face, he might have just blocked the restaurant entrance.

　Because blocking the restaurant entrance is significantly more efficient.

　This is not.

　Just half a minute after reaching the intersection, Dark spotted a player wearing a Duel Disk.

　He smiled knowingly, immediately walked over, and proactively challenged him to a duel.

　She had just finished eating and hadn't even had time to digest when he blocked her hand, immediately showing a look of astonishment.

　This made him feel like he was a Roadhog NPC in a Pokémon game.

　But honestly, it doesn't feel bad.

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　The traffic jam started at 12 o'clock and lasted until 1 o'clock.

　Those players who delayed their lunch until after midnight because they thought "I'll eat after winning just one more point" fell into the trap one after another.

　Some people are completely unaware, as innocent as rabbits stepping into a pit.

　Some people noticed the commotion and came to investigate, only to be immediately dragged into hell.

　News of someone blocking the intersection spread like wildfire. But some people couldn't resist their curiosity and came to investigate, only to become the next victims.

　By the time no one came any further, Dark had already racked up ten points.

　His total score finally reached forty-three points.

　Their ranking on the points leaderboard has also entered the top 300, and they have jumped to 230th place, which is very close to 128th place.