Wang Zheng kept silently chanting in his mind: 'Don't absorb it, don't absorb it, don't absorb it!'
Then, he grabbed the last remaining spiritual energy crystal and quickly stuffed it into his pocket. Fortunately, thanks to Wang Zheng's strong willpower, it didn't immediately absorb the spiritual energy upon contact this time.
Wang Zheng silently breathed a sigh of relief, thinking to himself that no matter how much he needed spiritual energy crystals in the future, he couldn't make it so obvious.
Seeing that nothing unusual had happened, but Wang Zheng clearly looked relieved to have escaped a disaster, Chu Tianxing awkwardly scratched his head, wondering what was wrong with Wang Zheng.
Taking the opportunity, Chu Xiaoman told Chu Tianxing about Wang Zheng's terrible idea of selling spiritual energy potions. This immediately made Chu Tianxing furious, but he couldn't get angry directly. He could only make excuses that it needed to be discussed in detail and that he needed to study it before he could draw a conclusion.
Wu Huan also expressed his desire to learn about weapons and asked Chu Tianxing if he had any suggestions. Chu Tianxing himself uses a knife, otherwise he wouldn't have asked Chu Xiaoman to learn how to use a knife.
It is suggested that Wu Huan try using a knife for now, and he can also learn from Chu Xiaoman in the next few days to prepare for emergencies. This is what is known as sharpening one's knife before battle.
She was told to wait until the school officially started and then choose a weapon based on her own experience, since the best weapon is the one that suits her best. Then, she was offered a longsword made from E-grade alien beast materials.
Wang Zheng gritted his teeth in anger as he watched Chu Tianxing hand out another weapon. He cursed inwardly, thinking, "That old man Chu is biased towards women and dislikes men! Bah! What a disgraceful old man!"
Chu Tianxing noticed Wang Zheng muttering to himself to himself, so he pulled Wang Zheng aside and said:
"Wang Zheng, you know this training camp isn't going to be easy, and we don't know what dangers we'll encounter. You're the strongest, so remember to take care of Xiaoman and Wu Huan." Chu Tianxing's mental strength was very powerful; he had overheard every word of the conversation at the martial arts academy. He was now very satisfied with Wang Zheng. Strength was one thing, but more importantly, he was intelligent and could see through many things hidden beneath the surface.
“If we encounter danger, I’ll just throw Chu Xiaoman out to take the fall. Anyway, you’ll definitely have something good to save his life.” Wang Zheng said with a look of disdain.
Wang Zheng stared wide-eyed at Chu Tianxing, then remembered the fact that each special admission student had three spiritual crystals. He thought that Chu Xiaoman might have more than three, and coupled with the knife incident just now, he was instantly filled with rage and malice.
"Principal Chu, let's talk about the rewards for winning a prize."
Chu Tianxing?
"Didn't I just give you a hammer and a spirit crystal?" Chu Tianxing said helplessly. Wang Zheng was good in every way, except that he spent too much money.
If you talk to him about honor, he'll ask you for resources; if you talk to him about dedication, he'll drop out of school right now!
Wang Zheng argued, "That was the activity fee for the training camp we participated in before. I don't believe you don't know how deep the water is in this training camp. If we want to get a ranking, this is like risking our lives!"
Besides, the benefits we secure belong to the school, not just me. If we really win a prize, there should be a reward, right? We can't expect the most talented students to work for free for the others, that's just not fair!
Chu Tianxing was helpless; what could he do with such a genius?
Why not let him go to the training camp? Putting aside whether he wants to go or not, if he doesn't go, his granddaughter has no chance of competing with Wu Huan for a ranking. It's better for him not to go and just get a 1% share in peace.
We can't really threaten him with expulsion, can we? If we did, Kyoto University and Shanghai University would be overjoyed! And even if we force him to go, he'll still only get a 1% share if he doesn't put in the effort.
“The training camp itself offers quite a few rewards, otherwise why would I send Xiaoman there? And the majority of the potions I secure will definitely go to you guys, which is an honor that will go down in the school’s history. You…” Seeing Wang Zheng already tilting his head and picking his ear, Chu Tianxing said helplessly, “Tell me, what do you want this time?”
Wang Zheng immediately perked up and whispered furtively, "I heard that the country made progress in its research on cave heavens a few years ago, and they've developed some kind of space folding technology..."
Chu Tianxing's expression changed drastically, and he quickly rebuked, "Nonsense! Where did you hear that from!" Then his voice gradually lowered, "Even your mother doesn't know about this. Where did you hear it from?"
Hearing Chu Tianxing's angry shout, Chu Xiaoman turned her head and secretly stuck out her tongue, making a face at Wang Zheng.
Wang Zheng thought to himself, "What the hell am I listening to? I just wanted to trick you because I had it myself. Who knew you were so easy to fool?"
However, he remained expressionless. "Where you heard it from is not important. What's important is whether you have any storage rings or jade pendants. These two big hammers of mine are too conspicuous and difficult to carry. I was planning to play dumb to take advantage of you."
I'll disguise myself as a healing-type Awakened and hide in the back. If any fool dares to rush in... hehehehe..."
Before Chu Tianxing could speak, Wang Zheng continued, "Moreover, there's an advantage to me pretending to be a healing-type Awakened. First, my Holy Light spell is fast, so I can heal in time. Second, I'll be standing in the back row with Xiaoman. If anyone really wants to hurt Xiaoman, they'll have to ask my 200-pound hammer first! First place is a must!"
Chu Tianxing has already been led astray by Wang Zheng. "This is indeed a good idea, but Wu Huan alone in the front row can't hold out, can he?"
"Then let Xiaoman take the knife, and the three of them attack together. I'll use martial arts to confuse them."
The old man and the young man were no good; they kept coming up with all sorts of dirty tricks, and every now and then they would let out a sinister laugh, which made Wu Huan and his companion feel a chill run down their spines.
"That's not right, Wang Zheng. I said the reward is only for first place. Why are you trying to take it with you?" Chu Tianxing had already realized what was going on.
"Principal, you still don't believe me? If I still can't get first place this way, I'll bring myself to answer to you with my head! Besides, if you don't get it, you can just take it back. If you don't use something good, other schools might. If others have it and we don't, we'll be at a huge disadvantage!" Wang Zheng continued to urge.
Chu Tianxing thought it made sense: "I can give you the storage ring, but it is very precious. I only have this one, so you can't lose it. Making storage equipment requires a special kind of exotic beast as raw material. Since it disappeared from the cave, this kind of exotic beast has become extinct, so the country doesn't have many storage equipment in stock."
Wang Zheng patted his chest and guaranteed, "I'll find a rope and hang it around my neck right away. Don't worry, even if I die and become a ghost, I'll bring it back to you!"
"You're a menace, you won't die so easily. But you'd better protect them well. If anything happens to them, I'll skin you alive when you get back! Now tell me, where did you hear this news from!"
I was just kidding you; I didn't actually hear anyone say that.
Wang Zheng wanted to tell the truth, but he didn't dare, fearing that Old Man Chu would become enraged and electrocute him today.
Wang Zheng's eyes darted around, then he slowly uttered a name:
"Duan Zhengkai!"
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