Electromagnetic Tyrant

Chapter 113: Bottom of the Ladder

Ji Xinghuo was sweating profusely in the training room. He suddenly stopped, wiped his sweat and walked into the living room when he saw a familiar figure.

 “Starfire Lord!”

As soon as Jiangnan Caiyi opened the door and walked in, she saw Ji Xinghuo, with surprise on her face: "When will you come back?"

 “A few days ago.” Ji Xinghuo replied with a smile.

You don’t need to ask to know that Jiangnan Caiyi came back to clean up and take care of Ren Mian’s garden.

“Isn’t Lord Starfire going to hunt down the Fomalhaut clan?” Jiangnan Caiyi asked.

Ji Xinghuo was stunned for a moment. He had never told Jiangnan Caiyi that he had gone to the Star Boundary Defense Line. He suddenly felt a little strange, "How did you know that I became a bounty hunter?"

"ah?"

Jiangnan Caiyi didn't understand the situation for a while, but soon understood it and said with a smile: "Xinghuo Lord, it turns out you don't know yet! You and a few friends hunted the legendary Dagon people together. This matter made the news, and many people Everyone knows it!”

 “Is it sensational?” Ji Xinghuo really didn’t know the situation.

"It's not very sensational. It was the third most popular search topic in China that day." Jiang Nancai also vaguely knew that it was not convenient for Ji Xinghuo to return to Earth, so she said in detail: "Your friend named Jingji has accepted several interviews, and everyone is more interested in it." Pay attention to him, although he mentioned you, he didn’t say much.”

"That's good."

Ji Xinghuo smiled and nodded. This was what he asked Jingji to do.

Jiangnan Caiyi chuckled lightly, "One more thing, Mr. Xinghuo, you have climbed onto the global ladder."

"I'm going up the ladder to heaven now?" Ji Xinghuo was quite surprised.

"This was decided by the ADC after investigation, and they also created a foreigner file for you." Jiangnan Caiyi said: "They believe that you participated in killing the legendary powerhouse, and also set a single-month points record. Your performance is excellent, which is enough to prove Your strength exceeds that of most super aliens, and you can be on the list."

“However, you have too little information and data, and there is no way to interview you in person, so I don’t rank you high.”

 Speaking of this, Jiangnan Caiyi's expression was a little strange.

“Xinghuo Jun, can you guess where you are on the ladder?”

Ji Xinghuo thought for a while and guessed: "More than nine thousand?"

Jiangnan Caiyi shook her head.

 “It can’t be more than 8,000, right?”

Ji Xinghuo feels that with his own strength, there is no problem in entering the top 500 or even the top 100 of the ladder.

If the ADC is really discerning, he can guess based on some clues that he is definitely not ranked at the bottom of the ladder.

Jiangnan Caiyi shook her head again, but no longer pretended, and said softly: "It's the 10,000th."

 “The last one?” Ji Xinghuo was stunned.

 There are only 10,000 places in the global ladder, and he is actually at the bottom. Although he doesn't care much about rankings and doesn't want to pay too much attention at the moment, being ranked last is a bit funny.

  Sometimes, the last one attracts a lot of attention and is easy to remember.

 It’s better not to be on the list.

Jing Ji, Yuan Chongzhen and Alex were already ranked in the ladder before Ji Xinghuo met them.

Jingji ranks over 700, Alex ranks around 1,000, and Yuan Chongzhen ranks beyond 3,000. After killing the legendary Dagon, their rankings will inevitably rise a lot.

  Comparatively, being the 10,000th person seems like a joke.

Jiangnan Caiyi also fought for him.

“The people at the ADC ladder center are too ignorant. Mr. Spark’s ranking must be at least within the top 300 to be considered reasonable.”

 “Did they give a reason for the ranking?” Ji Xinghuo asked again.

 For every alien on the ladder, the ADC will give some key comments.

Jiangnan Caiyi said: "They think you are only an intermediate ranger, and you have been a foreigner for less than a year. Although your performance is impressive, there is insufficient information and it remains to be seen, so you are ranked last and the validity period is six months."

This validity period means that you will not be kicked off the list within six months.

 Unless there is a new record, it will always be at the bottom.

"That's reasonable." Ji Xinghuo thought about it at this time and smiled: "They don't know me, they only know that I am an intermediate ranger, and they are willing to put me on the ladder, which is already good."

  It is very rare for intermediate level aliens to reach the ladder.

 There are basically super aliens on the ladder, there are very few high-level aliens, accounting for less than one percent, and there are only less than ten intermediate aliens.

Ji Xinghuo stopped thinking about it and asked, "Caiyi, how are you preparing to be promoted to a super alien?"

"The star power is still a little bit low, I'm already choosing the star gland." Jiangnan Caiyi said about her situation, but her interest was not very high.

 “Come on!” Ji Xinghuo cheered her up.

The two chatted for a while, and Jiangnan Caiyi started to get busy.

Ji Xinghuo also continued to practice.

One advantage of Jiangnan Caiyi's presence is that there is someone to cook, so there is no need for the restaurant to deliver the food. However, Jiangnan Caiyi only stayed for one day before returning to Earth.

Ji Xinghuo returned to the days of practicing alone, going out to the Jida Martial Arts Hall every day to participate in actual combat training.

 Star power gradually increased and exceeded 450 points.

 If you continue to practice like this, your star power will reach the upper limit of the intermediate level in less than two astral months, triggering the third life evolution.

By then, the star power is expected to be around 500 points.

This is almost the same as the star power of ordinary high-level aliens when they are approaching their fourth evolution. However, Ji Xinghuo himself is not satisfied.

 There are several abilities that can be upgraded.

For example, Thousand-Dexterous Hands and Ether Affinity, both abilities are level three, and it only takes more than a thousand points of spiritual energy to upgrade to level four.

Each life evolution has a probability of triggering the advancement of abilities, integrating deeper with oneself, and cannot be missed.

The higher the level of the power, the greater the probability of triggering the advancement.

 But there is no spiritual energy!

 The practice lasted for half a month, and Ji Xinghuo finally couldn't hold it any longer.

The severed part of his left arm had long since healed, and there was no trace of the breakage. He could not feel any sequelae, so he packed his bags again and set off for Sword Valley Fortress.

 Sword Valley Fortress is located east and south of Olympia, almost 500 kilometers away from Dongjiguan, Zhongpoint Fortress and Olympia. Taking an airship, we arrived at Sword Valley Fortress in more than four hours.

There are more than seventy fortresses or fortresses on the Star Boundary Defense Line. The geographical importance of Sword Valley Fortress can be ranked in the top ten.

As its name suggests, the fortress is built in a narrow canyon more than ten kilometers long, with straight cliffs hundreds of meters high on both sides. The narrowest point is less than 200 meters. The fortress is located in it, firmly guarding the passage. It's true that one man can't stand a chance and ten thousand men can't open it.

The city size and garrison of Sword Valley Fortress are far inferior to those of Midpoint Fortress.

 To occupy the dangerous terrain, there is no need to garrison too many troops.

Ji Xinghuo heard Yuan Chongzhen say before that there were only two legendaries in Sword Valley Fortress, and the combined armies of all countries were less than 30,000.

 Including bounty hunters, civilians, merchants, and various facilities and staff serving the military, the permanent population of Sword Valley Fortress is approximately 40,000 to 50,000.

Ji Xinghuo walked in the long and narrow fortress and checked into a hotel.

This hotel is well-equipped with archery ranges, training rooms, martial arts fields, swimming pools, etc. It has a private environment and first-class service, but of course the price is higher.

 Ji Xinghuo didn't care about this.

This time when he came to Sword Valley Fortress, his plan was to be relaxed and relaxed. He would not hunt as intensively as he did at the Midpoint Fortress last month. He wanted to avoid having too much impact on the enemies on this line of defense, and the hunting range should also be expanded. , spread out some.

 In this way, the water can flow smoothly and it is safer.

After settling in, Ji Xinghuo went out to find Yuan Chongzhen and found him in a hotel not far away.

"Xinghuo!" Yuan Chongzhen was greatly surprised when he saw Ji Xinghuo and stood up suddenly, "I thought you were just talking, but you actually came!"

Ji Xinghuo stepped forward to hug him and said with a smile, "Why aren't you welcome?"

 “Of course you’re welcome!”

Yuan Chongzhen patted Ji Xinghuo on the shoulder. There were three people beside him, all dressed as bounty hunters. He introduced: "Come, let me introduce you. This is Ji Xinghuo, the powerful one I told you." Ranger."

 Then he introduced three people to Ji Xinghuo, all of whom were his friends, two men and one woman.

 They looked at Ji Xinghuo with curiosity.

Ji Xinghuo still looks like a ranger, wearing light ceramic armor, carrying a black composite bow, and a sword hanging on the left side of his waist. But what is a little strange is that in addition to the composite bow and quiver, there is also a A long sword in a thermoplastic scabbard, with the hilt protruding from the left shoulder.

 Rangers can do both near and far, and are usually equipped with melee weapons, but it is rare to see one with a full range of swords like Ji Xinghuo.

Yuan Chongzhen also noticed the long sword Ji Xinghuo was carrying, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

Who would have thought that this sword is a super three-star weapon worth over 100 million?

Ji Xinghuo sat down.

 He ​​chatted with Yuan Chongzhen and three bounty hunters for a while, and one bounty hunter suddenly said: "I went back to Earth a few days ago and saw that you were ranked 10,000 on the ladder, and Brother Yuan was ranked 2,407."

 The atmosphere suddenly felt awkward.

Although the bounty hunter spoke in a relaxed tone and seemed to have no ill intentions, Ji Xinghuo could tell that the other person was also a ranger, and he was a little dissatisfied with Yuan Chongzhen's praising him so much.

Ji Xinghuo didn’t care.

 What does it have to do with yourself whether others are convinced or believe you?

On the contrary, Yuan Chongzhen's face darkened, "Junjie, do you doubt Xinghuo's strength?"

“That’s not what I meant, I’m just curious. Intermediate rangers can actually participate in battles with legendary warriors...”

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Yuan Chongzhen: "Do you think everyone is like you, a high-level ranger who only dares to hunt one or two lone enemies? Xinghuo can hunt as many enemies as you can in two months in one day. .Don’t talk nonsense about things you haven’t seen before. There are many geniuses in this world who are better than you!”

 “I…” The ranger still wanted to argue.

Yuan Chongzhen was not interested in listening anymore, "Xinghuo can go up the ladder to heaven, even if he is the last one, when will you go up the ladder to show me?"

The ranger blushed and was speechless.

"Chongzhen, please stop saying a few words." Ji Xinghuo hurriedly came out to smooth things over, "Junjie doesn't mean any harm. We are all friends. It's just a joke."

 “Okay, let’s not talk anymore.” Yuan Chongzhen nodded immediately, “Drink!”

 The three bounty hunters all saw it.

 Yuan Chongzhen, who usually speaks his mind, has a completely different attitude towards Ji Xinghuo than others. He seems to put himself in a lower position.

However, Ji Xinghuo himself has no airs and talks and laughs with everyone, just like an ordinary bounty hunter.

 Ji Xinghuo asked about the defense situation near Sword Valley Fortress from time to time.

After having had enough wine and food, Ji Xinghuo rejected Yuan Chongzhen's proposal to hunt the enemy together when he left. He now only wanted to act alone.

 That evening.

Ji Xinghuo went out and returned to Sword Valley Fortress at dawn.

This night, he harvested more than twenty trophies and handed them over to the bounty office. The bounty and points he received were not very high.

   Got more than 30 points of spiritual energy.

Ji Xinghuo devoted all his energy to etheric affinity, rested for a few hours, and then started a day of training in the training ground of the hotel.

 At night, he went out to hunt the enemy again and returned at dawn with the trophies.

day to day.

Ji Xinghuo never attacked the entire patrol. He usually only killed the bounty hunters of the Fomalhaut clan and eliminated the small number of secret sentries. This was within the normal casualty range on both sides of the defense line.

Sometimes, he will run to a farther place to hunt the target and spread the enemy's casualties.

 Therefore, it did not attract Fomalhaut's attention.

 The amount of spiritual energy harvested every day is very stable, between 30 and 50 points, sometimes a little more, sometimes a little less.

"Ye Yue" passed in a blink of an eye, and when he entered "Qui Yue", Ji Xinghuo had already upgraded his Ether Affinity and Thousand Dexterous Hands to one level.

 Neither ability advances when leveled up.

 Ether Affinity is (Level 4 1/7079), Thousand Hands is (Level 4 1/4987).

 Star power also increased to more than 470 points.

Just when Ji Xinghuo was about to continue harvesting spiritual energy, upgrade the Golden Scale Iron Spine to level four, and then be promoted to a high-level alien in Sword Valley Fortress, an unexpected thing happened.

The three arrows in the Wanxiang Xingpu interface, the largest one, suddenly moved significantly!

 (End of this chapter)