Power Leveling Empire Chapter 2: Chapter 2: The First Customer

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Normally, a newbie player entering "azure" for the first time only needs two weeks to reach Level 10, as long as they obediently follow the tutorial quests. Whereas a veteran player like Xu Jia could break through to the First Rank within three days, and even manage to gear themselves up while hitting Level 10. However, after Transmigration into a Native, it took Xu Jia a full nine months to climb from Level 0 to 98% experience at Level 9. Without the protection of the Great System, he couldn't gain experience by killing monsters, nor were there any quests to provide rewards. He was left with only the most basic path—continuously practicing Martial Arts to gain experience. This was a very unique setting in "azure"; any Martial Arts originating from the myriad realms platform would grant experience upon use. This didn't just apply to players; even NPCs could benefit from it to increase their strength, just like the current Xu Jia. In the Early Stage of the game, this setting was extremely novel to players. But it wasn't until the fifth expansion pack that they realized it wasn't a creative idea from the game company, but rather due to the unique nature of the myriad realms platform being a real existence. Myriad thoughts swirled in Xu Jia's mind as memories of his past and present lives constantly intertwined, yet his hands didn't pause for a second. He meticulously performed every sword technique he knew, one form after another, though there were clear differences in his proficiency levels. The basic sword move "Point Cloud" appeared fluid and natural in Xu Jia's hands, reaching a level of proficiency; however, the other four First Rank sword moves... well, they were essentially at the beginner level. Xu Jia would even misstep while thrusting his sword, meaning he wasn't just unfamiliar with the moves, but his physical coordination was abysmal—he simply wasn't cut out to be a Martial Artist. In a sense, he truly was the "Martial Arts Theorist" A Yue called him—mastering all Martial Arts theories and combat styles, yet possessing combat strength inferior to a chicken, earning him the nickname "azure's Wang Yuyan." After a morning of training, Xu Jia finally put down his sword, panting, as his experience bar finally reached "Level 9, 99%." "The last 1% will probably take another full day..." Xu Jia shook his head inwardly, mentally prepared for the experience bar's stubbornness. However, as a veteran player, Xu Jia knew that once he promoted to the First Rank and became eligible to enter the myriad realms platform, all of this would change. "Is Teacher going to the academy this afternoon?" A Yue walked over and asked when she saw Xu Jia stop. "I'm about to head out." Xu Jia knew she was asking if he wanted to go along. They lived on the outskirts of Wasteland Star, and it took two hours by tram to reach the planet's Capital Academy. "Let's go together, it just so happens... Hm?" Xu Jia spoke casually, but at that moment, the watch on his wrist let out a soft beep, its red light flickering slightly. Xu Jia glanced down, and his eyes immediately lit up. "There's an order! Well, you go by yourself this afternoon..." "Teacher, is it that... power leveling thing you two were doing?" A Yue said with a hint of disbelief. She knew very well what her teacher had been up to lately. Little advertisements like "power leveling for rank," "myriad realms platform'Soaring' rank expert boosting, stable rank up," and "Grand opening special, buy fifth stage get one First Stage" had long since spread to every corner of the Capital Academy. Of course, most people just laughed it off; no one believed it at all. That's the myriad realms platform! For tens of thousands of years, it has been the most mysterious existence across all major planes, where countless experts fight to the death to achieve higher ranks and improve themselves... How could such a thing as boosting exist? Even A Yue didn't believe her teacher could do it; only Xu Jia himself was f