Chapter Seventeen: Dark Moon Card

  When Ah Wen heard Hu Si Ming's voice, he felt somewhat familiar and couldn't help but turn his head to take a look.

  Seeing him, Ah Wen was taken aback and his attitude became much more gentle: "It's very simple, from the entrance exam to the official start of school, you can live in the college dormitory for free and be protected by the law. At any time, you don't have to worry about someone sneaking into your room to attack you. But if you don't pay the money, at night you will be forced to be transmitted to the wilderness forest outside the college. There, there is no protection from the college's laws!"

  In places where academic rules don't apply, isn't it?

  The clever newborn soon thought of the outcome and his face suddenly turned white.

  "Believe me, being kicked out of college is far worse than you can imagine."

  "Awen looked at them, sneering: "Every time the Glorious Transmission Array operates, new world demons will be brought over. Some bloodthirsty seniors also specialize in ambushing and killing people outside, just for the keys that you drop after death. When pushed to a certain extent, you even need to guard against the people around you. Don't think that grouping together can keep you alive, I'm telling you, when it reaches that point, the most dangerous ones are often your own people!"

  The bloody atmosphere in his words scared the new students on the scene again.

  Upon learning that being expelled from the academy would likely be fatal, they looked at the universal points in their hands and no longer took them for granted. The newcomer who had exchanged his points for a French meal was now filled with regret. He finally understood why the teaching assistant, who was much stronger than him, was still so stingy with his actions.

  Because in college, GPA means life!

  "In the academy, general points are hard to earn but easy to spend. Apart from the fixed deduction of 100 points every month, you also need to find ways to save up for strengthening. Moreover, freshmen's first semester is the easiest, and the difficulty will increase in subsequent semesters. At that time, if you fail the unified exam, general points will be deducted as punishment. If there are not enough general points, equipment will be used to make up for it, and if still not enough, even lifespan will be directly deducted. If I were you, I would never waste the remaining general points again!"

  After giving a final piece of advice to the newcomers, Ah Wen looked at them deeply, his gaze finally stopping on Hu Si Ming for a moment before turning and leaving without looking back.

  Until his figure disappeared, the freshmen on the scene collectively received a notice. That was Awen using his assistant teaching authority to send them a message: In the next few days, the college would give the freshmen a brief adjustment period. When the first week of September arrived, they would officially start classes.

  Can you fight with the power of heroes like an assistant?

  Hu Siming imagined the scene and couldn't help but feel a little longing in his heart. However, with the assistant's departure, the pressure that had been surrounding him dissipated, and Hu Siming suddenly felt exhausted. His attribute-enhanced body could withstand physical fatigue for a long time, but mental exhaustion was something he couldn't alleviate.

  It's time to go back and rest.

  Taking one last look at the still somewhat bewildered new classmates, Hu Shiming shook his head and returned alone to the freshman dorm. As with the public classroom, after detecting Hu Shiming's student ID, the transmission array on the first floor of the dorm directly sent him to the door of his own room.

  From the outside, it looked like a typical student dormitory commonly seen in universities of the real world. However, after moving in, he found that the interior was decorated so simply that it almost felt shabby.

  A bed, a desk, a computer.

  Nothing else, nothing at all!

  Of course, with the college's power, as long as you can think of any furniture arrangement, the college can help you get it. On the premise that you can afford to pay enough general points, otherwise, everything is off the table.

  "In this regard, the college is really stingy!"

  Hu Si Ming lay on his back in bed, staring at the white ceiling and couldn't help but let out a sigh from the bottom of his heart.

  Although he earned three hundred points in the entrance exam, after a day's experience, he already knew the value of universal points and naturally did not want to waste them on these ordinary decorations. The only thing worth celebrating is that the freshman dormitory is a single room, and it is protected by the college rules. Only yourself and invited people can enter, others, even if they are senior students in their fourth year, cannot break in forcibly.

  "This is not bad."

  Muttering to himself like this, Hu Siming suddenly remembered the hidden reward he got at the end of the entrance exam, and couldn't help but sit up in bed again. What would this gift from the Wine Festival bring?

  After a silent prayer, Hu Siming took it out from the tenth grid storage compartment of the school emblem and opened it gently.

  Along with a flash of pale purple light, the yellow puppet shell outside disappeared. The treasure hidden in the Wine Festival gift revealed its true form.

  It was a thin card, like a poker card.

  Dark Moon Card: Maelstrom

  The third common card of the Dark Moon series.

  After activation, a magical whirlpool is created under the target's feet, immobilizing it for 2 seconds (effect reduced by half on Lord-level mobs and Hero units).

  The user itself does not consume magic power, but after the card is triggered, it needs 200 seconds of recharge time.

  Note: The principal's handmade trinket, after collecting four cards, can be merged into a random high-level card. The card itself does not occupy an equipment slot and can be used by placing it in the storage bar, and different cards under the same series have a shared CD.

  Dark Moon Card!

  Looking at this pale purple card with a magic vortex on the cover, Hu Siming fell into thought. According to its attributes, this should be a non-mana-consuming restricted skill. However, just trapping the enemy in place for 2 seconds is actually quite ordinary, and it's halved against hero units and lord-level magical beasts, clearly indicating that it can only be used in the early stages. Moreover, its cooldown time is too long, a full 200 seconds.

  This number almost surpasses all heroes' ultimate skills in the Dota series.

  From a cost-benefit perspective, this Whirlpool card is undoubtedly very low. However, even if the effect is poor, it's still a skill after all, and there's room for growth in the future, and it doesn't occupy limited equipment or skill slots. Compared to what the assistant said, the easiest-to-obtain small experience potions or +1 strength low-level treasures are definitely a gain.

  "That is to say, I'm still quite lucky?"

  Hú Sī Míng happily played with the card, his mind gradually relaxing. The absolutely safe single room gave him a kind of inexplicable sense of security. His previous fatigue once again surged up like a tide.

  He soon fell into a deep sleep.

  ………

  Opening his eyes again, he was startled awake by the vibration of the school emblem notification.

  "Trainee with student ID 09236851 is applying to enter your room, do you allow it?"

  There is also a line of ID message: I am Assistant Awen!

  Hu Si Ming subconsciously glanced at the time, only to find that it was already morning of the second day. He hastily jumped out of bed, washed his face, and allowed the teaching assistant to enter.

  "I knew it."

  Coming in from the door, Ah Wen looked around a few times and smiled: "It seems I came a bit early, if I had known, I would have come two hours later."

  He was a bit embarrassed by this teasing: "It's my fault for getting up late, forgive me, senior."

  Awen waved his hand, not taking it seriously: "There are no outsiders here, no need to be so polite. Besides, newborns can only sleep comfortably for a few days. When school starts in September, you'll probably won't be able to sleep soundly."

  His attitude was a bit too familiar, making Hu Siming feel somewhat flattered and surprised.

  After exchanging a few more pleasantries, Hu Siming, who was feeling a bit uneasy in his heart, asked proactively: "Honorable elder brother has come to my humble abode in person, is there something on your mind?"

  Nothing major, just a notification that the new Battle Net has been launched. Starting today, you can log in to Battle Net using your student ID. Of course, with your current permissions, you can only enter the freshman section of Battle Net. There, you can exchange intelligence, trade equipment and items, engage in duel invitations, even hire mercenaries or post tasks, all very useful.

  "Battle Net?"

  Hu Shiming was puzzled yesterday, why there was nothing in the room, only a computer was installed. He thought it was the college's kindness to them to pass the time. Unexpectedly, it could be used to log into the college's internal network, which is quite useful.