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Chapter 49 Good, Good, Good
“Stop, stop!” Jiang Xiao took a step back, his chest heaving violently as he gasped for breath.
The gap...
A huge gap!
At least without the help of star techniques, Jiang Xiao admitted he couldn't beat the Honey Badger.
The scene looked intense, seemingly evenly matched, but Jiang Xiao could feel that he was far behind.
This Honey Badger must have been training since he was a kid. Although he started with a Sanshou fighting stance, once he started fighting, there were many shadows of traditional martial arts.
With the blessing of star power, he was even more remarkable.
Especially his legwork, it was really sharp.
“Not bad, very good.” Zhu Wen looked at Zhu Wu beside him, then at the mixed-race beauty Elena.
Zhu Wu also nodded. He couldn't demand too much from a high school student. Judging from his skills alone, the students in the class who had been transferred to form teams were not necessarily stronger than Jiang Xiao.
Having gained the approval of the Honey Badger brothers, Elena, who had been silent, finally spoke.
The team's division of labor was quite clear.
“Hi, Jiang, my name is Elena,” the mixed-race beauty said with a smile as she walked up.
It felt a little strange when a Western face spoke fluent Chinese.
“What's your surname?” Jiang Xiao asked while secretly calculating his chances. This was a godsend opportunity. He was late to the game, and it wasn't easy to join a team, especially one that was strong.
If he wanted to represent Class 2, he had to break out of Class 2 first.
“Yi.” Elena replied with a smile, “My dad's surname is Yi.”
Jiang Xiao: “Uh, I thought it was a transliteration of a foreign name. The surname Yi is rare.”
Elena: “It's written in the Book of Chinese Surnames. Haven't you heard of Yi Yin, a minister of the Shang Dynasty?”
Jiang Xiao said apologetically, “Oh, I'm ashamed.”
Although Elena was Chinese, she had a Western face.
It felt strange to be educated in Chinese culture by her.
“Hehe, my family specially chose a suitable transliterated name and named me ‘Elena’ so that my mother's family could pronounce it easily,” Elena said with a smile.
“Oh.” Jiang Xiao nodded.
Elena never expected that the other party would reply with an “Oh,” and the atmosphere became a little awkward for a while.
The loli Liu Ke silently said, “Chatting genius.”
Jiang Xiao came back to his senses and actively asked, “Is your team short of people? Aren't there four of you?”
“I'm just here to make up the numbers. I can't fight,” Liu Ke said quickly. “I didn't absorb ‘Exploding Flame’ from the star bead the school gave me either.”
“The school even gives out star beads?” Jiang Xiao's voice couldn't help but become louder.
“Of course, oh, right, you just came yesterday and missed the opportunity to receive them,” Liu Ke said with a smile, covering her mouth with her small hand.
Elena explained, “At the beginning of the military training, the school distributed star beads according to each person's star chart. If the star chart is a melee type, they will give out 3 White Ghoul Star Beads. If it's a magic type, they will give out 1 Lava Ghoul Star Bead.”
Lava Ghoul Star Bead?
A creature produced in the alien dimension space near the volcanic cluster?
This Lava Ghoul Star Bead was a silver-grade star bead, and the White Ghoul Star Bead was bronze-grade. Although they were both basic star techniques produced in the Bei Jiang Land, the difference was significant.
“A very few students with special star charts were given White Ghoul Witch Star Beads. Unfortunately, no one has awakened a healing-type star technique.” Elena looked at Jiang Xiao and asked, “Since you claim to be a healing-type awakener, you must already have a basic healing star technique. What is it? Blessing?”
“Yes, it is.” Jiang Xiao nodded in confirmation.
“Ah, White Ghoul Witch Star Bead.” Liu Ke said enviously, a White Ghoul Witch Star Bead was enough to represent many things.
Either her family bought it for her, or she killed it in the snowfield herself.
In either case, it was enough for Liu Ke to envy.
“Hehe, I've been to the snowfield a few times,” Jiang Xiao said with a smile.
“Oh?” Zhu Wen's eyes lit up and said, “It seems that your area of expertise is not sparring, but killing enemies.”
“It's okay, it's okay,” Jiang Xiao said perfunctorily.
“I like people who have blood on their hands, they are ten thousand times stronger than those sissies,” the second Honey Badger brother Zhu Wu said.
Jiang Xiao: “Uh…”
“How many star slots do you have, brother? How many star techniques?” Zhu Wen asked. As if to return the courtesy, he added, “I have 20 star slots, two bronze star techniques, Qing Mang (Azure Edge) and Ren Nai (Endurance).”
The second Honey Badger brother Zhu Wu said, “Me too, 20 star slots, two bronze star techniques, Qing Mang and Ren Nai. We are both at the Star Dust Initial stage.”
Star Dust Initial stage? According to Jiang Xiao's inner vision of his star chart, that would be Star Dust Level 0-3.
With 20 star slots, they were recruited into Class 2. Adding in the fact that the big fat Liu Bu Fan introduced himself as having 19 star slots yesterday.
It seemed that those who could reach about 20 star slots were considered to have excellent qualifications.
Jiang Xiao also knew that 15 star slots was the largest proportion among the average aptitude of awakeners.
Less than 15 was considered low aptitude. Counting up from 15, the more you had, the more talented you were. Reaching 20 star slots was already considered quite good.
Belatedly, Jiang Xiao realized just how strong Xia Yan's 28 star slots and Han Jiangxue's 30 star slots were.
They were all ruthless people!
Elena rubbed her brown short hair. Under the sunshine of the morning sun, she was beautiful: "Their star charts are both fists."
The second Honey Badger brother seemed as competitive as ever, saying, "Fists as big as sandbags!"
"Yes, yes, yes." Elena said in a helpless manner, perfunctorily, "I am at the Star Dust stage. The four star slots at this stage are all filled. There is nothing special, just Qing Mang, Ren Nai, Zhuo Yan (Scorching Flame) and Bao Yan (Exploding Flame). Oh, yes, my star chart is a two-handed staff, 21 star slots."
Bronze star techniques, Qing Mang and Ren Nai, aside.
Silver star techniques, Zhuo Yan and Bao Yan came from Lava Ghoul Star Beads, three thousand yuan apiece. Jiang Xiao didn't know whether this girl killed them herself or her family bought the star beads for her.
Jiang Xiao was quite familiar with this star technique. Xia Yan had it, and Han Jiangxue also had it. He also roughly knew the power of this star technique. Even the White Ghouls with their thick skin and flesh couldn't withstand it, let alone this group of high school kids.
At least at this stage, Elena was considered very strong.
Star Dust stage Awakeners could only absorb four star techniques. Even if Elena had 21 star slots, if her star power level didn't increase, it would be useless.
Elena's star technique combination was very representative.
For the Awakeners of Bei Jiang Land, these four star techniques were the cheapest, most cost-effective, and most practical.
What was more interesting was that after the Honey Badger brothers determined their future direction through the star chart, they did not absorb the silver star techniques Zhuo Yan and Bao Yan.
3000 yuan for a Lava Ghoul Star Bead, Jiang Xiao believed that the brothers' families could afford it, but he estimated that they had never touched a Lava Ghoul Star Bead.
They all had 20 star slots, so logically speaking, they shouldn't be so stingy with star slots.
Then the only possibility was... these two children's families had very ambitious ideas, planning far ahead, and had their own plans for each star slot.
Jiang Xiao turned to look at Liu Ke, the girl pouting, with an unhappy face: "I only have 18 star slots, and my star technique is Zhuo Yan, which wasted a lot of money for my family. I have never been able to absorb Bao Yan."
"It's okay, Liu Ke, as long as you work hard, you will always absorb it," the second Honey Badger brother said quickly.
"Who knows." Liu Ke didn't appreciate it. It wasn't until Elena tugged her arm that the girl came back to her senses and smiled at the second Honey Badger brother.
The second Honey Badger brother had not yet felt sad before being healed by his lovely goddess, and immediately radiated.
"What about you?" Zhu Wen asked.
"I don't have many star slots, or rather, very few." Jiang Xiao thought again and again, and felt that he didn't need to hide it.
"Few? How many?" Zhu Wu asked suspiciously.
"9." Jiang Xiao said a little awkwardly.
"Pfft..." Liu Ke couldn't help but make a strange sound.
"9?" The second brother Zhu Wu asked in surprise.
"9." Jiang Xiao nodded heavily.
"My god." The second brother Zhu Wu slapped the back of his head. He had never seen a single-digit star slot in his life.
The second brother had even seen peerless powerhouses with 27 star slots and 28 star slots!
But he had never seen a peerless weakling with 9 star slots...
From a certain point of view, Jiang Xiao was as rare as Han Jiangxue.
"Hey, star slots are not important at all. Think about it, we are all at the Star Dust stage. Even if we have more star slots, we can only have 4 star techniques at most at this stage." Jiang Xiao tried to sell himself, "Don't worry about my potential, let's just talk about immediate combat power. Isn't our goal the competition in front of us?"
"That makes sense." The eldest brother Zhu Wen nodded.
"Brother, it's really hard for you to become a healing-type awakener." The second brother Zhu Wu patted Jiang Xiao on the shoulder, with a compassionate look.
Jiang Xiao said silently, "I have three star techniques, Qing Mang, Zhu Fu (Blessing) and Zhong Ling (Bell Spirit). Although I have few star slots, it's enough to heal you."
The second brother Zhu Wu's palm suddenly froze in mid-air, and his sad expression became extremely wonderful, embarrassingly to death.
What am I doing?
Pitying a great god?
Three star techniques!
And what is this quality!?
That "Zhong Ling" is a real silver-grade healing star technique. Not only does this kid have the potential of a healing awakener, but he has already realized his potential?
The silver star technique *Zhong Ling* has been embedded?
The eldest brother Zhu Wen's eyes lit up, and he shouted three times in a row: "Good! Good! Good!"