pjbooks Chapter 33 Undercurrents
Chapter 33 Undercurrents
"give up."
"They can form their own teams. It would be best if they could make some gains, but if not, that's fine too. If they're not strong enough, feeding arowana fry would be better, and they could earn ten or twenty points a day."
Qin Sheng frowned slightly. "We need to discuss this..."
"What about those people in the prefectural city?" Xiao Weiqing interrupted Qin Sheng and asked.
Fang Lingyun exclaimed, "Xiao Weiqing, you really did notice. That's why I came here."
"We have news that the people in the prefectural city have already planned and designated areas to keep most of the arowanas under three feet tall in captivity tomorrow, according to the Pocket Plan."
"You should know that the prefectural city has more than 5000 people. In terms of both strength and numbers, they are superior to us. Moreover, they are more united than us, unlike us, with more than 30 cities, which are a disorganized mess."
"Once they succeed, we'll have almost no chance of catching arowana in the following days."
"Not just anyone can catch a dragonfish that's over three feet long."
Xiao Weiqing nodded, "Okay, but we still need to calculate the exact number of people."
Fang Lingyun said, "Alright, we found a place this afternoon that's perfect for carrying out the Pocket Plan. You'll probably need about 15 people. Also, Xiao Weiqing, if any conflicts arise in the next few days, we'll need your help."
Xiao Weiqing frowned slightly.
"Helping us is also helping yourself. You have no friends at Luojiang Academy. I even suspect they will come to you first."
Why?
"Your current points are high. If you don't compete, someone else will, and they'll even try to find ways to compete. People are greedy."
Xiao Weiqing shook his head. "I still don't understand. Our enemy is a demon beast, isn't it?"
"I believe you if you say there's a conflict, but isn't this a bit too serious?"
Fang Lingyun sneered, "Xiao Weiqing, you underestimate the depravity of human nature. I heard about your fight with Zhou Ming that day. What do you think would have happened to Qin Sheng and Anqiu City if you hadn't been there?"
Xiao Weiqing remained silent.
He then asked, "How do you know all this? And why are you so sure?"
"It's not a secret, though of course I have some guesses of my own."
Do you know Xie Jun?
"Xie Jun?"
Qin Sheng asked, "Are you talking about Xie Jun from Hengze City?"
Xiao Weiqing also remembered that when Xie Jun from Hengze City first arrived here, he was defeated in one move by the genius from Fucheng.
"That's right."
"What's wrong with him?"
Fang Lingyun said, "He withdrew from the assessment this morning."
"What? They quit??"
Xiao Weiqing was also shocked. "Why did he quit?"
"I was severely injured by Zhong Chen and am destined to miss the assessment. There's no other way but to withdraw."
With a level 4 extraordinary talent, entering the Upper Academy might be a bit difficult, but entering the Middle Academy would be quite easy.
"Holy crap! This is outrageous!"
Qin Sheng couldn't help but swear. He remembered that Zhou Ming forced him to kneel that day. If it weren't for Xiao Weiqing, he would have had to kneel even if he didn't want to. In the end, he was even forced to withdraw from the assessment and slunk to the lower courtyard.
"It's incredible, isn't it? I was shocked and couldn't believe it when I heard the news."
Xiao Weiqing asked, "Isn't anyone going to take care of this?"
Fang Lingyun shook his head, "This isn't high school. As long as it doesn't escalate to the point of causing death, they generally won't interfere."
"Don't feel it's unfair. If you have the ability, you can also organize the geniuses from various cities to fight against the prefectural city. But it's too difficult because people's hearts are not united. When things don't happen to you, silence is the choice of most people."
Xiao Weiqing nodded. "I understand. If there is a conflict tomorrow, I will take action."
He understood the principle that "when the nest is overturned, no egg remains unbroken."
"It's not a hypothetical, it's a certainty that there will be a conflict," Fang Lingyun affirmed.
Qin Sheng asked, "Why are you so sure?"
"Because by noon tomorrow, when the admission assessment will be halfway through, the rankings based on scores will be announced."
"They will try their best to expel people from all the cities from the Upper House, and even the Middle House, leaving only their own people," said the representative of Yueshan City.
"Okay, let's cooperate!"
After discussing the details, the group parted ways.
Then.
Qin Sheng summarized Fang Lingyun's words and sent them to the group.
"What? How could this happen?"
"Unbelievable! I thought that coming to Luojiang Academy and stepping into the extraordinary realm would make me a superior person, but now it seems that I am just an inferior person."
"As the old saying goes, when you're out in the game, talent is useless; the most important thing is your background."
"..."
Helpless, Qin Sheng asked, "Is anyone in the group from a large, influential family?"
"Yes, I have."
Zhu Dong asked, "Who?"
"You and Qin Sheng."
Zhu Dong: "..."
Qin Sheng: "..."
After going around the group, none of them had any connections. After asking around, Qin Sheng himself and Zhu Dong were identified as such, but neither of them had an older brother at Luojiang Academy.
"In short, everyone should stay together tomorrow. If anything happens, please let us know in the group chat."
Then.
Xiao Weiqing closed the group chat.
"In cultivation, one's own strength is the most important thing."
Adjust your breathing, circulate the Samadhi True Fire Refining Spirit Technique, and spiritual energy continuously surges within your body.
The moon rises and sets outside the window.
Xiao Weiqing stopped when the Qi and Fire were refined to 210 strands. Unbeknownst to him, the spiritual energy in his Shenque acupoint had exceeded 1/5.
......
Building L1
Lobby.
at this time.
This gathering brought together 26 new students from Luojiang Academy.
If any students from the prefecture were here, they would be astonished, because these are all extraordinary talents who have awakened to level 5, and several of them are even magic users.
"Tomorrow at noon, halfway through the assessment period, the real-time score rankings will be announced. What are everyone's thoughts?"
"What opinions can you have? Just beat them up."
"That's right. If those from other cities don't know when to back down, just beat them up and force them to withdraw from the assessment."
"Xue Cheng, what do you think?"
A thin young man with single eyelids leaned back in his chair, seemingly still half asleep. He opened his eyes when he heard his name called.
"Me? I'm fine with whatever."
"Hey Xue Cheng, can you open your eyes when you speak? It's very rude and makes you seem like you're so great."
Xue Cheng sat up straight. "I've already opened my eyes as wide as they can."
"Really? Sorry, I didn't notice."
Xue Cheng: "..."
"Duan Shuyu, if you weren't a level 5 'skill' user, you'd see if I didn't take you down."
The young man named Duan Shuyu had a baby face and shrugged when he heard Xue Cheng's words.
"Is it my fault?"
"snort!"
Xue Cheng possesses a level 5 'Spirit' ability, capable of mental attacks, and there are few among those present who can instill fear in him.
Duan Shuyu laughed and said, "Qin Tian, what do you say?"
Upon hearing this...
Everyone was looking at the young man in the main seat. He had short hair, wore white clothes, had dark skin, and looked quite ordinary, but all the students with level 5 extraordinary talents present regarded him as their leader.
Among all the level 5 extraordinary talents at Luojiang Academy, Qin Tian's talent is only "Body", but his talent is the fifth-level True Body, which is comparable to level 6.
Qin Tian spoke up, "Give us 20 spots in the Upper House and 600 spots in the Middle House."
"Fine, let's give 30 seats in the Upper House."
Xue Cheng: "Okay, I'll listen to you."
Qin Tian smiled wryly, "Sigh, it's the old man's order. There's nothing we can do. In the end, we are the ones who benefit."
"However, Zhong Chen, you went too far yesterday. It's expected that the students from other cities would resist. Try not to hurt them."