My Misfortune Crushed Instances-Chapter 191: Don’t Hit Too Hard

As an old man, having gone to bed in the middle of the night only to suddenly receive a call from his secretary to work overtime, Song Yao was somewhat grumpy upon waking up.

He got dressed, walked out of the bedroom, and went straight to the office, which was a temporary room provided by the Superpower Division.

"Tell me, what's the big deal in the middle of the night? Did you manage to mess up the Ascension Divine Hall too?"

Song Yao didn't want to throw a tantrum in front of the younger generation. Without any unnecessary pleasantries, he cut straight to the chase.

He never doubted Li Rui would fail to advance, but he was quite interested in what his advancement was.

The profession of Rain Summoner, at worst, is like a team healer, always in demand from level 30 to 70, especially during team operations.

However, Li Rui spoke with a complicated expression, "Uh, I've advanced to a profession called Divine Fire General."

"What?"

Song Yao didn't hear clearly, because there were no such words in his preconceived notions.

"Divine Fire General."

"I went from the Ascension Divine Hall to a place called Thunder Division's Thunder City, where there were many houses and a Yuqing True King's Mansion. The people there were very strong, world NPCs were everywhere, and I didn't have the chance to acquire a higher divine position, only reaching a place called the Flowing Gold Fire Bell Grand General's Mansion to change profession to this Divine Fire General."

"There's a profession skill, called Great Fire Bell Spell, and it's really fierce, fiercer than my previous skills. It also has an epic talent called Aggressive as Fire, which permanently increases Thunder Fire attribute damage by 20%."

"What's wrong with you?"

As Li Rui was talking, he looked over to see the other person in a stupor, like an acute case of senile dementia had suddenly struck.

Song Yao snapped out of it, furrowing his brow, nodding while standing up.

"Hmm, maybe it's just too late. Am I sleepwalking? At my age, I need to go to bed early."

"....."

"Elder Song, is it that serious?"

Song Yao sighed, "Why wouldn't it be? That talent of yours, a permanent increase to attribute damage, is the hallmark of the strongest attack talents, usually seen in rare attack advancement professions, like the rare advancement Arcane Mage for Mages or the rare advancement Mad Butcher for Berserkers. But those are inherently attack-focused professions, and you're a Rain Summoner."

"And about that Great Fire Bell Spell."

Song Yao continued, "I don't know how powerful it really is, but let's put it this way, there's a martial arts competition happening for half the day tomorrow. The most promising young participant is a level 35 rare profession Daoist's advancement, a Curse Master."

"He's already won several rounds in a row, with no opponents among the last batch of screened contestants. The skill he relies on is the Daoist's exclusive Fire Bell Spell, but he's not very big."

"...."

Li Rui found himself at a loss for words.

Song Yao went on, "What surprises me the most, do you know, is your basic profession. It's not unheard of for a Rain Summoner to turn semi-offensive, with fog-controlling abilities that can be combined with poison, and wind-controlling abilities that can pivot towards wind attribute attacks, but never heard of having anything to do with fire! Fire! You're a Rain Summoner!"

"Elder Song, don't get too excited, let's talk it over slowly. Think about it this way, fire rain is still rain, doesn't that make it easier to accept?"

Li Rui hurriedly calmed down the increasingly quick-tempered old man.

".....No, it doesn't."

Song Yao considered himself knowledgeable, yet he didn't expect a new lesson from this young guy.

Li Rui helplessly said, "No, my point is that I went to the Thunder Division."

Song Yao thought that profession skills are more real, the Thunder Division too abstract; this kid seemed to have no idea that he had done something no one else had managed before.

But thinking about it, he seemed to have witnessed a lot in places like the Demon Wind Temple, Silent Forest, Liangting frontier, and Peach Blossom Spring, so staying calm was understandable.

"Alright, I might have overreacted. I was just preoccupied with the idea of you switching to a semi-support profession, and I had a long discussion with them about where to place you in the structure."

Song Yao added, "Based on this, you should register for tomorrow morning. I'll expedite your review, and you'll compete in the afternoon."

"Against whom?"

"That Daoist."

Li Rui nodded, then mischievously asked, "Elder Song, aren't you forgetting something?"

"What? There's nothing else. Just make sure you don't forget to register."

"No, I've provided such important information about the Thunder Division, isn't it worth some contribution points or something?"

Song Yao's face stiffened, "So you were waiting for this, I was wondering why you kept mentioning the Thunder Division."

"People die for wealth." Li Rui grinned cheekily.

"Tell me more about the matters of the Upper Realm. The Superpower Division has specialists for research. If feedback shows it's useful, I'll fight for some tangible benefits for you. But don't get too excited, even if that thing does exist, it won't be relevant to you anytime soon."

Li Rui gave a thumbs up, that's exactly what he wanted.

But speaking of which, another thing came to mind, so he asked first.

"Elder Song, do I have another chance to enter the Ascension Divine Hall?"

"Yes, at level 70."

Song Yao had already calmed down, "This stage is called Ascension. However, for most people, it's not something to consider because very few reach level 70, so it's rarely discussed."

Li Rui understood. Reaching around level 50 means being at the top tier of a city branch, 65 meets the threshold of a provincial branch president, and 70 makes one of the elites of a country, not many reach that level.

But knowing that it was still accessible was good enough. If he could reach level 70, who knows, he might have enough strength to explore Yuqing True King's Mansion.

Li Rui then took his leave. When dawn came, he initiated the application for the Secret Realm battlefield, and just after sending it, Brother Ba called.

"You're at level 30?!"

Li Rui had been traveling from the northwest to the capital in recent days, then busy with his advancement, so he forgot to contact this nominal team leader.

The reason it was nominal wasn't because of any rebellious streak, but simply because his level had surpassed that of the team leader.

On the call, besides Wang Ba's voice, there were Wu Sun, Wen Yan, Wu Bing, and others. After their exclamations, Brother Ba said, "But you've just reached level 30 and applied already, can it be approved?"

"Apply first, we'll see." Li Rui knew if Song Yao said so, it'd surely work out.

Wang Ba didn't object, approving the procedure immediately.

This application process had to go from the city branch to the provincial, but since it was Li Rui, it went smoothly, with results within an hour.

Soon after, to Li Rui's surprise, he received a promotion notice, inexplicably making him a high-level agent.

It wasn't until arriving at the martial battlegrounds in the afternoon that he finally understood the reason.

Because the Superpower Division confirmed Li Rui's information as very useful, they rewarded him with 2000 contribution points, more than he had received for clearing traitors in the Chaos Land before.

Combined with accumulated prior tasks, Song Yao promoted him under special regulations to a high-ranking agent, thus making the qualification approval process sound much more reasonable.

After all, Li Rui was only level 30. Even with a provincial president vouching for him, it would easily attract attention during the review.

But the qualification review team quickly discovered that this young man was indeed exceptional, with three special city-level contribution awards, a provincial third-class merit, and a record of completing a confidential mission.

So, after some discussions, they decided to approve his file.

Now, Li Rui needed to showcase himself at the military base's performance ground. As long as he secured the judges' recognition, he could fully qualify to participate in the Secret Realm battlefield.

In the corner spectator seats, Dong Sanchuan's small group was already conversing with him.

"If it weren't for you being in the lineup today, we wouldn't have bothered to come." Nan Jiumei patted his shoulder with a playful smile.

"Be careful, and don't act recklessly." Dong Sanchuan advised.

Even the usually steady Zhang Hujun couldn't help but say, "Brother Chuan, this time you're being overly cautious, aren't you? Li Rui will definitely pass. Now it's the last batch of registrants, and their levels are relatively low on average."

Dong Sanchuan shook his head, "I mean, be careful not to go too hard."

"...."