#136 - Survival Hunting Escape (modified)
Chapter 136 Survival, Hunt, Escape (Revised)
“Haitang, you stay, everyone else can leave!”
As Teacher Shen's voice fell, the others left her office one after another.
Quickly.
Only Song Haitang and Teacher Shen were left in the office.
“Haitang, the school's intention is that this championship depends entirely on you. If you feel that two spots are not enough, you can add more!”
No wonder Song Haitang was asked to stay behind alone.
These kinds of words are indeed better said in private.
Song Haitang wanted to say it was enough.
Because she would at most only invite her father over.
However, the girl changed her mind at the last moment: “Teacher, I need to think about it.”
She was thinking of Zhao Zheng.
Even if she didn't need the spot, what if Zhao Zheng needed it?
Teacher Shen nodded, reminding her: “Because of your existence, many people believe that this year's championship team will belong to our Zhenwu University. Therefore, there are many people eyeing Zhenwu University's spots right now.”
“You need to make a decision on the selection of invitees as soon as possible, so that the school can make timely arrangements.”
“I understand,” Song Haitang said.
… …
After leaving Teacher Shen's office, Zhao Zheng was constantly thinking about a question.
That is, for the fifth level of the Spirit Realm, is the highest reward just the championship?
If there are only so few rewards, he's a little unimpressed!
He wanted to call Lao Chu to ask, but considering that Lao Chu would continue to lecture about the fifth level of the Spirit Realm tomorrow, Zhao Zheng gave up.
He began to think, who should he invite with the two spots?
The first person he thought of was definitely his grandfather, Grandpa Zhao.
Although spectators can only get 20 Spirit Energy points.
But for a not-so-strong transcendent, 20 Spirit Energy points are also very important.
He believed that Grandpa would want the 20 Spirit Energy points that he could get for free.
Why didn't he think of his parents first?
Because Zhao Zheng's parents are both ordinary people, not transcendents.
Even if Zhao Zheng invited them, they wouldn't be able to enter the Spirit Realm.
Afterwards, Zhao Zheng dialed Grandpa's phone.
“Grandpa!”
“Hey! Good grandson, are you doing well at school?”
“I'm doing great, I got an SSS-level mission rating again yesterday!”
“Haha, Grandpa saw the news, my good grandson is amazing!”
“Grandpa, I'm calling because I have something to tell you.”
“Oh? Are you short of money? Send me your card number, and I'll transfer it to you.”
“No… it's about the fifth level of the Spirit Realm. I heard from the teacher that the fifth level of the Spirit Realm is a competition between universities. As an official participating member, I have two spectator invitation spots. Grandpa, would you like to come and watch? If I win the championship, you can also get a reward of 20 Spirit Energy points!”
“Oh? Your school even gave you two spots? Zhenwu University is pretty good! But, I won't go. I'm already old, and it's useless for me to have these 20 Spirit Energy points… Good grandson, give Grandpa's spot to your eldest cousin!”
Zhao Zheng is an only child.
Therefore, the eldest cousin that Grandpa was referring to was naturally Zhao Zheng's eldest male cousin.
Zhao Zheng persuaded him again and again, but Grandpa still said he didn't want to move.
In the end, Zhao Zheng could only give up.
He had just hung up the phone.
When his phone rang again.
It was Song Haitang calling.
“Haitang?”
On the other end of the phone, Song Haitang directly asked: “Zhao Zheng, are your spots enough? If they're not enough, you can tell me.”
As soon as Zhao Zheng heard this, he knew that Song Haitang must have been treated specially, and the number of spots she had was unlimited.
The girl was thinking of him, so she called.
“They're enough. Originally, I wanted to invite my cousin and my grandfather over with these two spots, but unfortunately Grandpa doesn't want to bother, so he just doesn't want to come. I still have one spot available!”
Hearing this, Song Haitang said: “The latest is ten days. During this period, if your spots are not enough, you can tell me.”
“Okay, I understand.”
… …
The phone hung up.
Zhao Zheng left the school and returned to his apartment.
He had just taken out his key to open the door when he heard movement behind him.
Zhao Zheng turned around and saw that the big shot from the Zodiac Bureau, Qin Muyin, had already opened the door.
“Sister Qin, what a coincidence!”
Zhao Zheng greeted her and asked, “Are you planning to go out?”
“No! I'm specifically waiting for you,” Qin Muyin said.
“Oh?” Zhao Zheng was stunned for a moment, and then asked: “Sister Qin, you're waiting for me, do you have something to say?”
“Indeed, there is something…”
“Just say it directly, Sister Qin. As long as I can help, I will definitely not refuse.”
Zhao Zheng's words sounded nice, but they were actually just polite words.
If it was something that made things difficult for him, he would definitely refuse.
“Then I'll just say it directly.”
Qin Muyin said with a smile: “I heard that you were selected to become a participating member in next month's fifth level of the Spirit Realm for the freshmen? I also heard that your school gave each participating member two spectator spots this time?”
Hearing this, Zhao Zheng immediately understood Qin Muyin's intention.
The other party was obviously eyeing the spots he had.
As for where Qin Muyin got the news from?
There was no need to ask.
As a member of the Zodiac Bureau, she had access to many sources of information.
Not to mention, there are currently many Zodiac Bureau members in Zhenwu University, secretly protecting Song Haitang. As a colleague, it's normal for Qin Muyin to receive the news.
“Sister Qin, do you want a spectator spot?” Zhao Zheng asked directly.
“Yes!” Qin Muyin nodded, and then said: “I don't know if it's convenient for you, but if it's convenient, can you give me a spectator spot? I can pay to buy it.”
Zhao Zheng did not directly agree, but asked back: “Sister Qin, you are a member of the Zodiac Bureau. If you say hello to the school, the school should give you a spot, right?”
Qin Muyin showed a helpless smile: “You're thinking too simply! Do you know how popular Zhenwu University's spots are this time for the fifth level of the Spirit Realm? All the big shots have come, how can it be our turn, these small fries?”
Zhao Zheng was very surprised: “Just for 20 Spirit Energy points? Moreover, no one can guarantee that they will definitely win the championship!”
“First of all, I have to correct the first point, 20 Spirit Energy points is already a lot.”
Qin Muyin said: “For many transcendents, after their strength has been improved to a certain level, it is difficult for their attributes to be obtained through training. In addition, the Spirit Realm after the tenth level is becoming more and more dangerous, and the difficulty of obtaining Spirit Energy points is also getting higher and higher… At this level, let alone 20 Spirit Energy points, even one Spirit Energy point is rare and precious.”
“This is also why those transcendent props that can enhance strength cannot be bought even for a sky-high price!”
Zhao Zheng nodded.
Perhaps it was because he was now acquiring attributes too easily, to the point that he looked down on 20 Spirit Points…
Qin Minyin added, "Secondly, with a genius like Song Haitang, your Zhenwu University is now a popular choice to win the championship. Who wouldn't be tempted by a free 20 Spirit Points? Who wouldn't want them?"
"So, your Zhenwu University's principal must have a headache now because there are just too many people asking for favors."
"I even heard a rumor that some big shot suggested splitting your Zhenwu University's team, keeping only one hundred freshmen, and taking the remaining spots to make contributions… As for the fifty-plus freshmen who are split off, they would be stuffed into other schools."
"This suggestion was supported by many people, but your principal rejected it."
Hearing this,
Zhao Zheng frowned.
He didn't expect so much commotion to have been made in order to secure a spot for Zhenwu University.
"Little Zhao, you should understand now how precious the spot in your hand is, right?"
Hearing Qin Minyin's voice, Zhao Zheng immediately said, "Perfect, I still have one spot left, I'll give it to you, Sister Qin!"
After the old man said he wasn't coming, Zhao Zheng simply didn't know who to give the spot to.
Classmates?
The classmates are all freshmen and don't need his spot at all.
Give it to relatives and friends?
Sorry, Zhao Zheng's social circle is relatively small. In his circle, there are not many transcendents, except for his family, only Song Haitang and Chairman Song are left.
With Song Haitang around, he doesn't need to worry about Chairman Song's spot.
Since Qin Minyin spoke up, it wouldn't matter to give this spot to Qin Minyin.
After all, the other party has been "protecting" him for a long time. Even if there is no merit, there is still hard work.
"Really?"
Qin Minyin's pretty face immediately showed a few traces of joy: "That's really too grateful."
"How much money? Little Zhao, you name a price!"
"What money or no money…" Zhao Zheng immediately waved his hand and said, "Sister Qin, don't be so distant. Besides, I've always felt a little bad about letting you protect me here all the time. It's just a spot, just consider it compensation for Sister Qin's hard work."
Qin Minyin earnestly looked at Zhao Zheng, then smiled and said, "Since that's the case, then I won't be polite with you."
"Okay, it's settled then. On the 1st of next month, you'll go to school with me."
… …
The next day.
Morning.
Zhao Zheng came to school early, ready to listen to Old Chu's lecture on the official content of the fifth level Spirit Realm.
At eight o'clock sharp, the class bell rang.
Old Chu arrived in the classroom on time.
"…The fifth level Spirit Realm is officially called the Gauntlet Spirit Realm!"
"Since it's a Gauntlet Spirit Realm, what you need to face must be levels and levels of challenges!"
"However, in the Gauntlet Spirit Realm, there are also three modes, namely Survival Mode, Hunting Mode, and Escape Mode!"
"These three modes are all different!"
"First, let's talk about Survival Mode. You don't need to hunt monsters, you just need to survive for enough time to enter the next level. The difficulty of this mode is relatively simple, but the points you get for each level you pass are also relatively few."
"Hunting Mode, as the name suggests, requires you to hunt a certain number of monsters within a limited time to enter the next level. The difficulty ranks second. Points are related to the number of monsters the contestants hunt."
"The most difficult is Escape Mode, which requires participating members to escape from a secret room filled with traps."
"Escape Mode is also the most dangerous of the three gauntlet modes, but the probability of it appearing is not high, unless you are particularly unlucky."
Hearing Old Chu's explanation,
The students were all surprised. They didn't expect the fifth level Spirit Realm to be played like this.
The Spirit Realm is really a magical place.
"After entering the Spirit Realm, the mode of the gauntlet cannot be chosen by yourself. It needs to be determined by drawing lots among the ten participating members!"
"For example, if four of the ten people draw Survival Mode, and Hunting Mode and Escape Mode each have three votes, then it will automatically be judged as Survival Mode."
"If there are four votes for Survival, four votes for Hunting, and two votes for Escape, then you can choose between Survival and Hunting."
"Simply put, in the draw, whichever mode has the most votes, you will have to proceed in that mode."
"The total mission time for the fifth level Spirit Realm is four hours, which is a Spirit Realm with a relatively short mission time."
"All participating teams must earn as many points as possible within these four hours."
"The final ranking is calculated based on the points."
… …
After class.
Old Chu kept Zhao Zheng and the other two participants in the class behind.
"Starting tomorrow, you don't need to come to my class. Teacher Shen from Class A will explain the knowledge points of the three modes to you participating members."
"These are all very important contents, remember to go and listen."
The three nodded.
Seeing that Old Chu was about to leave, Zhao Zheng immediately said, "Old Chu, wait a minute."
Old Chu didn't mind Zhao Zheng's address and asked, "Zhao Zheng, do you have any other questions?"
"It's like this, I want to know, in the fifth level Spirit Realm, is the highest reward the champion's 275 Spirit Points? Isn't there a higher reward?"
Hearing this question, Old Chu was stunned for a moment and asked back, "Winning the championship not only allows you to obtain 275 Spirit Points, but the member who contributes the most can also obtain a Transcendent Tool, isn't that enough?"
"Uh… I'm just asking casually," Zhao Zheng said.
Old Chu thought for a while and still said, "There is indeed a higher reward, after becoming the champion, you can continue to challenge the unknown levels, but doing so is very dangerous, I object to you challenging them."
This was the first time Old Chu used the word "object".
Zhao Zheng was very surprised.
Because Old Chu looks strict, but he is actually very easy to talk to. He usually respects the students' way of doing things and will generally only give suggestions, not make decisions for the students.
"Challenging the unknown levels is carried out in another space, so no one knows what the unknown levels are."
Old Chu continued, "In the past, there were many champion teams who chose to challenge the unknown levels, but none of them came back…"
"That's why I object to you challenging them! I believe Teacher Shen has the same idea."
Speaking of the latter, Old Chu's face became unusually solemn.
… …
A moment later.
Zhao Zheng returned to the apartment.
He began to think, in the fifth level Spirit Realm, what should he do to hide his strength while winning the championship?
In addition, after winning the championship, should he continue to challenge the unknown levels?
According to Old Chu, no one has ever succeeded in challenging the unknown levels, and the consequence of failure is never being able to return.
It sounds like it's quite dangerous.
