Grinding to Become the Master of the Universe

Chapter 388 - 175: Warband Ranking Tournament! Grand Prize of Resources! The Chance to Complete Aperture Combination in 40 Years

After making his promise to his closest friends, Qin Feng didn’t linger.

What they needed most now was not comfort, but quiet rest.

He turned and left, returning to his personal quarters.

The dorm was spotless, thanks to the intelligent system that continuously kept it clean.

Qin Feng walked to the center of the room and, without a moment’s hesitation, issued a command.

"Hammer."

"VMMMM—"

A soft blue light converged in front of Qin Feng, rapidly taking the luminous form of a sleek and imposing Little Flying Dragon.

Subspace Intelligent Assistant—Hammer.

"Master, Hammer is at your service."

A flat, synthesized mechanical voice rang out in the room.

"Hammer, analyze my current vitality index, financial data, and the power of all my killing skills. Cross-reference everything with my past combat records."

Qin Feng’s eyes were as sharp as an eagle’s. "Create a detailed plan for me to increase my power. The core requirement is simple: speed! I need to get stronger as fast as possible. You can cut my personal rest time to the absolute minimum. At the same time, give me a corresponding plan to earn Contribution Points. Time efficiency is the top priority—the higher, the better."

"And,"

he added, "continuously monitor the kill orders for Shi Dang issued by the Imperial Court of Justice. The moment there’s any update, especially new intelligence or coordinates on his location, you must notify me immediately."

"Understood, Master. Performing comprehensive analysis and planning... Plan generated."

Hammer was incredibly efficient. In just a few short seconds, an exceptionally detailed plan materialized before Qin Feng as a holographic projection.

[Accelerated Comprehensive Strength Enhancement Plan]

[Core Objective: To rapidly increase overall Combat Power in preparation for hunting high-level targets.]

I. Required Training Resources List:

Spiritual Energy Potion (Primary function: Aperture Synthesis): Enhanced Type II Spiritual Energy Potion.

Restorative Bath (For physical body integrity): Enhanced Type II Deep Restoration Bath.

Mental Power Potion (Aids Meditation, relieves fatigue): Enhanced Type II Mental Power Recovery Potion.

All of the above Potions are beyond your recommended tolerance level and will require immense effort to absorb. However, the resulting gains will be massive and swift.

Secret Killing Technique Manuals (For practical combat): Numerous Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 Secret Killing Technique Manuals.

II. High-Efficiency Plans for Acquiring Contribution Points (Ranked by efficiency):

High-Risk Missions: Accept Empire or Warband missions that are far above your current level and have extremely high mortality rates. Pros: Extremely high single-mission rewards. Cons: Immense risk, high failure rate, potential waste of significant time or even your life.

Warband Ranking Tournament: Participate in the upcoming university-wide, large-scale competitive event.

The Mentor Cup: Participate in irregular, mentor-sponsored, elite invitational tournaments.

Canaan Tower: Continue challenging the Canaan Tower. Pros: Stable and safe. Cons: Capped rewards, diminishing returns in later stages.

[SYSTEM HIGHLY RECOMMENDS]

[Option Two: The upcoming "Warband Ranking Tournament"!]

[Event Information: A university-wide, large-scale comprehensive competition held once every seventy years at Canaan Starry Sky Martial Arts University, scheduled to begin soon. Duration: Thirty years.]

[Competition Format: During the competition, the university administration and the council of mentors will select a massive number of Empire missions of all levels and add them to a mission pool. Members of all Warbands may freely accept and complete these missions. Upon completion, they will earn [Contribution Points], [Personal Warband Reputation], and [Battle Team Points]. The final rankings will be determined by a weighted calculation of the points earned by each Warband within their respective Martial Artist level brackets over the thirty-year period.]

[Special Bonus Rule: Triple Reputation, No Penalty for Failure!]

[Reasoning: This format perfectly aligns with Master’s current needs. 1. Allows for the simultaneous acquisition of Contribution Points and substantial Warband Reputation, with exceptionally generous rewards. 2. The massive number of combat missions provides the best path for honing killing skills and achieving breakthroughs.]

"Oh?"

As Qin Feng reviewed the detailed plan Hammer had provided, his gaze ultimately locked onto the line for the "Warband Ranking Tournament."

’Triple Reputation, no penalty for failure!’

Those six words held a deadly allure for any student of the Canaan Starry Sky Martial Arts University.

He immediately opened his personal terminal and logged into the internal forums for the Canaan Starry Sky Martial Arts University.

Sure enough, the forums had already exploded with news of the Warband Ranking Tournament. Every page was flooded with related threads, and the hype had reached an unprecedented peak.

[STICKY & HIGHLIGHTED: The 70th Warband Ranking Tournament Is About to Begin! Warriors, for glory and Contribution Points, to battle!]

[Is it finally starting?]

[The event of the century! I’m definitely grinding for enough training resources to last me this time!]

[It’s here! It’s here! The most generous, most rewarding event at Canaan Starry Sky Martial Arts University has finally arrived!]

[Triple Reputation! No Penalty for Failure!]

[Zhou Run: Thanks for asking. Let me be fair, I didn’t intentionally hang around the rookie cups to farm rewards. I was just born at the wrong time. Last time the Warband Ranking Tournament happened, I was just a scrub who had barely enrolled and couldn’t do a thing. By the time I finally leveled up my strength, the reputation event was over... For the last hundred-plus long years, does anyone understand my pain?! I was forced to become a Lai Zi.]

[Don’t cry, Senior Brother Zhou! You can grind to your heart’s content this time! Btw, the second-ranked Iron Blood Warband is talking big, saying they’re going to dethrone the long-reigning champions, the Fearless Warband. Think they have a shot?]

[It’s very possible! The Fearless Warband and the Iron Blood Warband are both founding Warbands, established right when Canaan was. Historically, first and second place have basically just rotated between them. Although the Fearless Warband has held the number one spot for more than twenty consecutive tournaments—that’s a dynasty of over two thousand years—the Iron Blood Warband has kept the final point gap incredibly tight in recent competitions. A few of those wins were razor-thin. It’s really hard to say what will happen this time!]