#171 - The surprise of return! Are we the champions?

“Don't worry, Chairman Song, even if you don't say it, we will definitely choose extraordinary item rewards.”

“That's right! Extraordinary items are too precious. I don't even have one yet, so I definitely won't give it up.”

“Only a fool would choose to retain memories and not want an extraordinary item…”

Everyone expressed their opinions.

And what they said was completely true.

Extraordinary items are very precious and very rare. As transcendents, no one is willing to give them up.

In the Spirit Realm, there are generally only three ways to obtain extraordinary item rewards.

First, get a very high mission rating and the Spirit Realm will automatically reward you.

Second, some Spirit Realm worlds have extraordinary items in them. If you're lucky, you might come across one.

Third, in subsequent Spirit Realms, there will be some special missions that may reward extraordinary items upon completion.

Zhao Zheng's case, where he gets extraordinary item rewards every time he enters the Spirit Realm, is purely an exception and not representative.

Many transcendents with poor luck and insufficient strength may not get an extraordinary item in their entire lives.

Among these three channels for obtaining extraordinary items, only the first one can obtain relatively good extraordinary items!

There is also a very important point.

If they give up extraordinary items and choose to retain their memories, it is very easy to cause misunderstandings.

Zhao Zheng will definitely think: You don't even want extraordinary items and insist on retaining your memories. What are you planning to do? Are you going to report me?

At that time, you will be offending someone.

Regarding Zhao Zheng's future, even a fool knows that the King level is definitely not the focus.

If you offend such a big shot, will you have a good life in the future?

So.

What everyone said must be the truth.

After confirming these things, Chairman Song suddenly looked at Zhao Zheng and said, "Zhao Zheng, shall we talk alone for a while?"

Zhao Zheng was stunned for a moment, and immediately nodded in agreement.

Chairman Song must have something to talk to him about in private.

Zhao Zheng guessed that it was probably related to his use of "Fist Bone Impact" in the arena before.

Perhaps Chairman Song has already guessed that he is "Chen Ye".

… …

The two came to the restaurant next door.

Chairman Song asked directly, "What is your relationship with Chen Ye? Or rather, are you Chen Ye?"

Originally, he thought that Chairman Song might be furious or something after learning the truth.

But that didn't happen.

Chairman Song's emotions were very stable.

He looked at Zhao Zheng and asked, "Is it those glasses, which are extraordinary props, that changed your appearance and temperament?"

“Uncle Song, you are really insightful!” Zhao Zheng flattered him a little.

“You stinky brat…”

Thinking of what he had said to Chen Ye, Chairman Song felt very embarrassed and his face was a little strained.

He knew that Zhao Zheng was not to blame for playing him.

Zhao Zheng went to help in the first place, it must have been his daughter Song Haitang's idea!

“I did have some misunderstandings about you before. Don’t mind what I said to you.” Chairman Song said.

Zhao Zheng smiled and said, “Of course not. As a father, I understand your feelings for caring about your daughter.”

Chairman Song nodded and said, "In order to avoid similar misunderstandings in the future, I plan to give up this extraordinary item and retain my memory. What do you think?"

“Huh?”

Zhao Zheng was stunned when he heard this.

He actually agreed with Chairman Song's decision to retain his memory. He didn't want to repeat what he said that day.

Because if he did it again, his performance might not be as good as last time.

“Uncle Song, this is an extraordinary item. Are you willing to give it up?”

“There’s nothing to be reluctant about.” Chairman Song said with a smile, “My potential is limited. It’s not easy to get to where I am today. The focus of future development will definitely be on the association. So, an extraordinary item is not very important to me.”

Hearing this, Zhao Zheng nodded and said, “Then I agree with you retaining your memory.”

“Oh?” Chairman Song asked with a smile, “Aren’t you afraid that I will leak the secret?”

“Uncle Song, I know you won’t do that.” Zhao Zheng said, “I have complete trust in you.”

Zhao Zheng will become Chairman Song's son-in-law in the future.

Unless Chairman Song is out of his mind, he won't leak the secret.

To put it bluntly, even if Song Haitang and Chairman Song become enemies in the future, Chairman Song would have to weigh the consequences of offending Zhao Zheng if he wanted to leak the secret.

Because even if he leaks the secret now, he can't stop Zhao Zheng's progress.

“Okay, Haitang didn’t misjudge you.” Chairman Song said with a smile.

At this time.

Zhao Zheng seemed to have thought of something and said, “Uncle Song, by then we will all have extraordinary treasure chests, and you will be empty-handed. Even a fool will understand what’s going on. After the news spreads, you may be subjected to a series of questions. If you don’t cooperate, it may affect your career.”

Hearing this, Chairman Song glanced at Zhao Zheng in surprise.

“I am very pleased that you can think of these things.” Chairman Song said with a smile, “As for what you said, there is no need to worry at all.”

“What do you think I rely on to get to where I am today? Is it my outstanding ability? No, of course not! I was able to rise from a prefecture-level city and manage the entire province’s Transcendent Association because of my daughter, Song Haitang!”

“If Haitang hadn’t shown outstanding results with your help, I might still be in Lu’an City.”

“As long as Haitang can continue to go smoothly in the future, my position will be as stable as Mount Tai, and I may even go a step further…”

Speaking of this, Chairman Song concluded, “I can be considered a father relying on his daughter’s status.”

He said it very frankly, without any embarrassment.

After a pause, Chairman Song said again, “Let those people come to me, I can handle it.”

Since Zhao Zheng brought up this topic, he must have his own ideas.

“Uncle Song, it’s easy to dodge a spear in the open, but hard to guard against an arrow in the dark!” Zhao Zheng said, “I heard that among the Transcendent group, there are abilities that can probe people’s hearts? There must be such talents in some government departments. Aren’t you afraid that they will use insidious tricks against you?”

Chairman Song frowned.

It must be said that Zhao Zheng's worries are indeed reasonable.

Even if the government doesn't force him too much on the surface, no one can say for sure in private.

Moreover, he is not on the mental attribute route, so he must be unable to defend against this kind of ability.

Seeing that Chairman Song was moved by what he said, Zhao Zheng immediately said his plan.

“So, Uncle Song, you can retain your memory, but you have to disguise it.”

Chairman Song was stunned when he heard this.

“How to disguise it?”

“It’s very simple!”

Zhao Zheng said with a smile, “As long as you also have an extraordinary treasure chest in your hand.”

Chairman Song frowned slightly: “Are you planning to put your extraordinary treasure chest, or Haitang’s extraordinary treasure chest, in my hand first, and go out and pretend?”

“No! No!” Zhao Zheng shook his head and said, “That will only shift the trouble and not solve it at all.”

As soon as the words fell.

Zhao Zheng no longer kept him in suspense. With a thought, an extraordinary treasure chest appeared in front of him.

“Uncle Song, this is the extraordinary reward I got in the ninth level of the Spirit Realm. It just comes in handy.”

As he spoke, he took out the Extraordinary Treasure Chest and handed it to Chairman Song, saying, "If you hold onto this treasure chest, then when everyone has one, what can others say?"

Chairman Song was astonished.

"Is this really the reward from the ninth level?" he asked, still unsure.

"Of course!" Zhao Zheng affirmed. "We're only settling the rewards now. Distributing them will happen after we leave the Spirit Realm. If it wasn't from the ninth level, where would I get a treasure chest?"

These Extraordinary Treasure Chests are very mysterious. Once the extraordinary items inside are taken, the chest will automatically disappear.

Chairman Song thought for a moment and didn't refuse. He took the treasure chest from Zhao Zheng and said, "After we get out, I'll give the treasure chest to Haitang, and she can return it to you."

Zhao Zheng immediately waved his hand. "These are all small matters. Let's talk about it after we get out!"

… …

When the two walked out of the dining hall.

Everyone was surprised to find that Chairman Song actually had an Extraordinary Treasure Chest in his hand?

Where did it come from?

Smart people were curious, but they didn't ask too much.

However, among the crowd, there were also those with lower emotional intelligence…

"Chairman Song, where did your Extraordinary Treasure Chest come from?" Teacher Qian asked. "Has your reward been issued in advance? Why haven't we received ours?"

Chairman Song truthfully said, "This isn't my reward. It's Zhao Zheng's reward from the ninth level of the Spirit Realm. He's temporarily lent the treasure chest to me."

Hearing this, everyone was stunned for a moment.

However, everyone was smart and quickly realized that Chairman Song wanted to retain his memories, so Zhao Zheng lent him the treasure chest to cover it up…

Only Teacher Qian still couldn't understand what was going on.

Just as he was about to ask again, a female teacher next to him pinched his waist hard, making him shut up.

Song Haitang didn't have so many concerns and asked directly, "Dad, are you planning to retain your memories?"

"Yes!" Chairman Song nodded, glanced at Zhao Zheng, and said, "I had some misunderstandings about this kid, and I cleared them up this time. I was thinking of retaining my memories anyway, since I don't really need extraordinary items."

Song Haitang thought for a moment and said, "That's good too. It'll save you from nagging me so much every time you call."

Chairman Song: "… …"

The old man was a little embarrassed at this moment.

At this time.

Gu Yuying suddenly reminded, "Zhao Zheng, that old man from South Korea, although he's now on the verge of death, is still a threat to you."

"This time, our team won the championship, which will definitely attract a lot of attention. Although we can push it onto my head, it's inevitable that people will have other thoughts."

"What if he wakes up one day and tries your method, discovering the secret of the Kryptonian bloodline…"

"I suggest that after you get out, you should resolve it as soon as possible."

As soon as these words came out, Zhao Zheng frowned.

Chairman Song even said, "Ms. Gu is right, this matter really needs to be resolved sooner rather than later."

Afterwards, Chairman Song looked at Zhao Zheng again and said, "After we get out, I'll remind you about this matter."

Zhao Zheng nodded, also feeling in his heart that he really couldn't delay it any longer.

Originally, he planned to delay it for two or three years, and then solve this matter when he was completely invincible.

Now he had to bring this plan forward.

Sure enough, plans can't keep up with changes!

At this time.

Teacher Qian suddenly said, "I received a prompt that the reward settlement is complete, asking me whether to choose to retain my memories or get the Extraordinary Treasure Chest."

Everyone received the prompt and made their choices.

Teacher Shen asked with a smile, "Teacher Qian, what did you choose?"

"Of course, the treasure chest!" Teacher Qian said.

Everyone showed a smile.

At this moment, everyone's faces were filled with joy.

Because the championship reward for the All-People Spirit Realm was too generous.

Not to mention the Extraordinary Treasure Chest, the 800 Spirit Energy Points alone were an immeasurable fortune for them, enough to take their strength to the next level.

… …

An hour passed quickly.

When the countdown ended, everyone in the arena disappeared…

Blue Star.

Zhenwu University.

In the lounge, everyone's figures appeared together.

The expressions on everyone's faces were somewhat bewildered.

Only Chairman Song had a calm expression, secretly covering up the Extraordinary Treasure Chest in his hand.

After that.

The announcement of the All-People Spirit Realm appeared:

[The members of the championship team in Group One in this All-People Spirit Realm are Gu Yuying, Song Haitang, Qian Mingwang, Zhao Zheng, Chu… ]

[The members of the championship team in Group Two are Sun Chuanzong, Naomi Blanchett, Zhang Wu… ]

[All rewards have been issued… ]

Seeing the announcement.

Teacher Shen, Teacher Chu and others had an unbelievable expression!

"We… are the champions?"

"This… could there be a mistake? Are we really the champions? Is the name Qian Mingwang above really me?"

"The rewards have been issued, it's really us…"

Looking at their expressions, they had a look of unreality, as if they thought they were dreaming.

At this time.

Chairman Song suddenly said loudly, "It must be Ms. Gu who led us to win the championship!"

As soon as these words came out, they were immediately recognized by several teachers.

Because among everyone, only Gu Yuying was a Tier 7 powerhouse!

If it wasn't her, who else could it be?

"Yes, yes, yes! We were able to win the championship, it must be due to Ms. Gu's efforts."

"Ms. Gu is really amazing!"

Everyone's eyes were focused on Gu Yuying.

And Gu Yuying…

Was completely stunned at the moment!

She was very clear about her strength.

Although she had indeed reached the standard of Tier 7, it was only recently.

In the past year, she hadn't gone to the Spirit Realm much. She had also encountered bottlenecks in her usual training, and her attribute growth was very slow.

In terms of strength, she was definitely the "strongest" among everyone in the lounge.

But among the Tier 7 powerhouses, she was likely to be the bottom tier.

With such strength, leading a group of Tier 5 Transcendents, and even two freshmen, and then winning the championship in Group One in the All-People Spirit Realm where powerhouses gathered?

To be honest.

Even if Gu Yuying was narcissistic, she couldn't believe it was true.

"This…"

Gu Yuying vaguely felt that something was wrong.

But she couldn't say what was wrong.

As the only Tier 7 powerhouse among everyone, how could the credit for winning the championship not belong to her!

Could it be that she really had dog shit luck and led such a team to win the championship?

Gu Yuying scanned everyone's faces.

She quickly discovered that only those few teachers were excited, while Song Haitang and Zhao Zheng, the two freshmen, had thoughtful expressions on their faces…

Brothers, pay attention to your health. The flu has been particularly severe recently. My whole family has been infected…

I originally wanted to add more chapters, but I'm dizzy and drowsy from the fever every day, so I really can't write. I'll add more chapters when I feel better!