Players are coming, fortunately I have a time travel simulator

Academic exchange?" Zhou Ning asked curiously.

"Yes, the targets are Yule University in the Byron Republic and Innek University in the Luins Kingdom," Professor Weasley said with a smile. "It might be a little early to tell you this now. Due to political disputes, the Clear Road on the border is temporarily closed. It will probably take some time for the academic exchange team from Innek University to arrive."

Zhou Ning nodded, indicating that he understood. Because of the death of Charles VI, the conflict between Braxton and Ruiz had intensified unprecedentedly during this period. It was impossible for Innek University to come.

Professor Weasley paused and continued, "This academic exchange focuses on the Warrior and Mage departments. As for our Alchemy department... with Innec University here, the only requirement from the school is that we don't embarrass ourselves. As long as the results aren't too bad, everyone who participates will receive a reward of at least 10 credits. What do you think? Are you interested in participating?"

10 credits!

Zhou Ning was completely tempted. With these 10 credits, he could successfully paddle his way to graduation without having to go to school every day. What else could he do with his time in jail?

After thinking for a moment, he tentatively asked, "What about my alchemy course?"

"You can't be exempted from the main courses. Considering that you are already a senior alchemist, you don't have to come during normal times, but you must be present for the final exam." Professor Weasley said.

"Okay, I'm very interested, Mr. Weasley." Having said that, only a fool wouldn't be interested. Zhou Ning agreed without hesitation.

"Very good." Weasley smiled. "I'll send someone to notify you when the exchange begins. I also have a suggestion: spend more time on alchemy during this period. If you can make a difference in this academic exchange, it will be of great help to your career."

Zhou Ning nodded. He understood Professor Weasley's meaning. Large-scale academic exchanges like this usually had some important people in attendance. If one performed well, it would be easy to get a good job. This was especially a rare opportunity for a senior student like Zhou Ning.

But I'm afraid I'll disappoint Professor Weasley. I'm not even thinking about looking for a job right now, Zhou Ning complained in his heart.

After chatting with Professor Weasley for a few more words, he took off his hat, said goodbye and left.

After I walked out of the office, it was miraculous that the snow outside turned into rain. The snow-covered road immediately became muddy after being poured by the heavy rain.

Zhou Ning held up an umbrella and walked towards the dormitory, lost in thought.

There is less than a month left before the players arrive, and he still has a lot of preparations to make during this time.

The first thing to do is to make more money, and at the same time, try to find some extraordinary items and alchemy drawings to improve your strength.

The second thing is to try to trigger those quests with rich rewards, accumulate more experience, and level up to prepare for the internal test. Although I don’t know what the basis is for determining the amount of quests issued to players, it’s always a good idea to level up.

The third is to continue to sabotage the Curse Cult, and it would be best if we could find out what their conspiracy is.

The first point is easy to explain. He currently has two stable income channels: firearms and devil fruits. And as long as John doesn't cheat, the Yu-Gi-Oh project will definitely provide him with a considerable income.

The second point is very bad. Zhou Ning originally mastered the triggering methods of many large-scale tasks and was invincible at any time. But for some reason, after entering the game, the plot was a mess, with all kinds of demons running rampant. As a result, he currently has few stable ways to gain experience. Apart from occasionally triggering tasks, he can only do alchemy with great difficulty.

Therefore, for the next period of time, his focus will inevitably be on alchemy, where he can accumulate proficiency and more experience.

Back in the dorm, John had already prepared the contract. Zhou Ning carefully read through the clauses from beginning to end, found no problems, and since the profit share remained at 40%, he readily signed.

Next, under John's eager gaze, Zhou Ning began to recall and memorize the rules of Yu-Gi-Oh and the effects of the cards.

Perhaps it was due to his heightened mental abilities. He had almost forgotten the rules and cards of Yu-Gi-Oh, but after a while of guessing and making up stories, he was able to recall most of them.

It took him less than three hours to complete the first draft of the Yu-Gi-Oh rules.

After thinking it over again and again, Zhou Ning still chose the initial rules of Yu-Gi-Oh! DM, and then slowly improved them in the future: starting with 4000lp, being able to draw cards first, etc... Looking at the familiar rules, even Zhou Ning couldn't help but sigh, "My youth is back."

As for the cards, Yu-Gi-Oh has over 20,000 cards. Zhou Ning said that the only ones he could remember were the monsters. After a long time of recollection, he only managed to come up with a few cards that left a deep impression on him. These included some minor items, the Harpie series, Blue-Eyes White Dragon, the Three Mythical Gods, the Dark Mage, the Dark Mage Girl, and so on. Others could be added later.

Of course, out of selfish motives, he also added some mechanical cards, which were quite strong, in preparation for cutting leeks later.

After handing the written work to John, Zhou Ning smiled and said, "This is basically the first version. As for the patterns on the cards, you'll have to find someone else to draw them. I'm not very good at drawing."

"Don't worry." John picked up the draft written by Zhou Ning and read it attentively.

After watching for almost 40 minutes, John reluctantly raised his head and cast his gaze on Zhou Ning, giving him a thumbs up:

"Excellent. I have a strong feeling I'm going to succeed this time."

"I hope so." Zhou Ning shook his head and chuckled. To be honest, John's entrepreneurial experience was too bumpy, comparable to Baldy Wang. Zhou Ning estimated that even his father had little confidence in him.

"I'll go home first." After getting Zhou Ning's manuscript, John left the apartment without stopping for a moment.

Zhou Ning guessed that John had gone to ask his father for money. Fortunately, he didn't have a son like that.

Zhou Ning didn't wait for him. After dinner and filling his stomach, he rested for less than an hour before hurriedly rushing to the alchemy laboratory, not daring to relax at all.

After two days of inaction, he was faced with the pressure of a deadline again. He had to deliver at least two devil fruits to the Sun Guardians tomorrow. In addition, he needed to make one more devil fruit to test it out at the extraordinary people's gathering at 2 o'clock tomorrow night. The task was quite heavy.

When Zhou Ning arrived at the entrance of Wake University, he happened to see Sherlock passing by with a few of his men. After greeting him, Sherlock approached Zhou Ning and asked in a low voice, "Wayne, have you met Richard Pesa these past two days?"

"No." Zhou Ning shook his head and asked, "What happened?"

Sherlock took a deep breath and replied in a deep voice, "He has been bewitched by the evil god and has become deformed. Nine ordinary people have died at his hands so far. Half an hour ago, someone said they saw him nearby. We must get rid of him before he harms more ordinary people."

Sure enough, his guess came true. Zhou Ning took a deep breath, suppressed his complicated feelings, and asked, "Is there anything I can do?"

Sherlock was slightly startled. "If you come across him, notify us or kill him."

"Okay." Zhou Ning answered without hesitation.