No sooner had he stepped out than Du You had been spotted. Du Yu’s performance this time was simply too astonishing. Through the spontaneous promotion of people who had seen him before, Du You’s fame could be said to be great now.
In the third tier, the strength Du You displayed was almost invincible. The source of thɪs content is 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵⁂𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮⁂𝓷𝓮𝓽
Though no one has tested it, every person who sees him, feels far inferior. Perhaps only those four-tier students who did not participate, could be stronger than Du You in terms of power. That was the consensus.
Not long after he came out, Li Mengyao found Du You and said, "Du You, it was nice working with you. Can we collaborate again?"
Hearing her words, many people’s hearts shattered. When did their goddess have anything to do with this guy? The feeling of respect had suddenly turned into rage and hostility.
Feeling a bit awkward, Du You replied, "We’ll see when the time comes." He wouldn’t work with anyone unless he was a fool. Of course, it didn’t matter if he had special goals but not just for the sake of Killing Monsters.
"Speaking nonsense again." Unbeknownst to him, Xi Qianxue had also come over with her people.
As for the fact that Xi Qianxue and Du You were close, it was hardly a secret in the college. However, seeing both women around Du You, the mood of many people wasn’t that great.
Xi Qianxue, without paying any mind to the others around her, said directly, "Du You, with your strength, I’m afraid it won’t be long before you can push for the fourth tier. Have you decided what organization you want to join?"
Du You shook his head: "Not yet, I want to go it alone for a while."
"You must join an organization. Without the help of the Skill Hall, how will you develop your skills?" Li Mengyao blurted out.
Xi Qianxue was unfazed, "Seems like you’ve found useful Skill Halls. Have you prepared your advancement materials yet?"
Xi Qianxue clearly understood Du You far better than Li Mengyao. She knew he would not refuse to join other organizations simply for the sake of freedom or vanity. The only reason he would refuse was that he didn’t need it.
Du You seemed somewhat surprised: "Advancement materials? What’s that? You mean you need preparations for advancement?"
"You know, when you advance your skills, you need to incorporate materials for them to evolve in the Skill Hall. Didn’t you know that? These advancement materials are only used when advancing to the fourth tier, as it’s a special phase."
Du You was intrigued, "How come there is no mention of it on the Magic Network? What are advancement materials?"
Before Xi Qianxue could answer, Li Mengyao beat her to it: "There is no particular rule to advancement materials, hence it isn’t mentioned on the Magic Network." Li Mengyao opened a private conversation filter on her dashboard. Clearly, this information wasn’t for just anyone.
However, Xi Qianxue barged in, "Is it necessary to keep it so secret? We’re in Capital University here. Although most people may not know this, it’s hardly a secret among the late third-tier students in Capital University."
"Tell me what these advancement materials are first," urged Du You, feeling somewhat underprepared.
Li Mengyao immediately replied, "Advancement materials are items that resonate with your skills. The materials can affect the mutation of your skills, so try to find ones that are more compatible."
"As for the material itself, it can be anything. All you need to know is that it should be reasonably famous."
"Famous? What does that refer to?" Du You was very curious.
Interrupting, Xi Qianxue said, "Generally speaking, it refers to items that have been used by celebrities. The more famous the better, whether it’s the celebrity or the item itself. Avoid those celebrities who are notorious for mere showboating. Best to aim for individuals who have heroic status. Their tiers should ideally be the fourth tier or above; this is the celebrity effect."
Li Mengyao chimed in unyieldingly, "Reportedly, famous people are able to gather a lot of attention which causes the convergence of worldly power. This convergence tends to transform these items into objects of special abilities. This ability is useless to ordinary people, but it can cause reactions in the worldly power, subsequently causing our own skills to mutate and be promoted to a higher level."
Such a concept existed? Du You now had a strong sense of strangeness.
"Then how can I distinguish which items are useful to me?"
The two women looked at each other and almost simultaneously replied, "You will find out once you reach the fourth tier."
What does that mean? Witnessing the sudden sparks flying between the two women, Du You decided it was better to leave his question unanswered. Glancing at Huorong Qing, he hoped this individual with a special background might know more.
At this point, Huorong Qing had the urge to facepalm. Were these two born to quarrel? When they met, sparks always flew.
Nevertheless, Huorong Ching still explained, "Before you break through, even if you have the items, you won’t be able to feel it. Once you break through to the fourth tier, you will feel a resonance when you encounter an item that is compatible with your personal skills. The stronger the resonance, the higher the compatibility."
It’s higher knowledge now, alright. Well, the rules of this world were never scientific to begin with.
"I see, celebrity possessions." Who would have thought advancing a fourth-tier skill would be this troublesome? Now Du You understood why, after the fourth tier, those people reportedly had very few skills.
It wasn’t that they didn’t want more, nor did they lack skills, but because it was not easy to procure items with a high degree of compatibility. Using Crystal Coins to construct new skills for fourth-tier people could only construct up to the 30th level and get stuck at the threshold of the fourth tier. If you wanted to break through, you needed to follow the normal methods.
As he was talking, Du You sent a message to Shaliya, urging her to purchase items used by famous people of fourth tier or above. However, this didn’t mean buying just any ordinary personal items.
Rather, it meant items that were famous in their hands and preferably known to everyone in certain areas, or even items with special uses. From what he had gathered from Huorong Qing, only these types of items would be useful.
Those objects like dining utensils, being too common, would not serve any purpose. However, if the knife and fork had indeed killed a renowned enemy, then that was a different story.
In conclusion, this strange situation had no regularity. Many people often collected many items, but in the end, none of them could be used by themselves.
"If you really can’t find any, there is a market on the fourth-tier Magic Network specifically for these items. You can go and have a look. Although when you do find them, they won’t be cheap."