Tang Cheng's expression was exactly the same as Lin Jingge's.
The sight of these senior brothers and sisters made the two of them think they had come to the wrong place.
The shock they felt goes without saying. For a moment, neither of them spoke.
"You tomboy! There are so many senior and junior brothers and sisters here, why are you trying to take it from me?!" The senior brother who was almost knocked over rolled up his sleeves, and a faint red light appeared in his hand.
Judging from his posture, he looks like he's about to have a duel.
However, this decision ultimately did not escalate into a fight.
Because the gazes of the senior students setting up stalls around him almost killed this senior student.
"If you want to fight, go to the arena. If you smash this stuff, can you afford to pay for it?!" said the stall owner (or female vendor) closest to Lin Jingge, expressing her dissatisfaction.
However, she had barely finished speaking when she heard another person standing next to her say, "Ayao, you're being petty. If he smashed it, wouldn't it be a good opportunity to catch him and make him pay for the spirit stones?"
Perfect timing, since they hadn't sold many items at their stall anyway, this would solve their problem once and for all.
Her words instantly changed the tense atmosphere that was on the verge of exploding.
The senior brother, who had already rolled up his sleeves, had a livid face.
Without a second thought, the red light formed by the gathering spiritual energy in his hand vanished instantly in his palm, and he quickly pulled down his sleeve.
Then, she spat dismissively, "You think you can make me a sucker? No way! You women have such dirty hearts!"
After saying that, he immediately walked away.
This little incident left Lin Jingge, Tang Cheng, and the others completely bewildered.
"Junior sister, what do you think? Have you made up your mind? This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If it really doesn't work out, four mid-grade spirit stones will do, but that's the lowest I can offer," the senior sister said, trying to sell herself.
In the end, Lin Jingge nodded.
After receiving the spirit stones, the senior sister was overjoyed and momentarily forgot herself, subconsciously saying, "Great, I've tricked two more suckers."
She stopped herself from saying the next few words, her face contorted for a moment, then she smiled again.
Although the words were not finished, the rest were not hard to guess.
However, Lin Jingge and Tang Cheng were newcomers and didn't want to say much, so they subconsciously ignored it.
"Just call me Senior Sister Wan. I won't take your spirit stones for nothing. You can ask me any questions along the way." Senior Sister Wan patted Lin Jingge on the shoulder, acting like they were good buddies.
Seeing that the two looked tense, she chuckled.
"Don't worry, just follow your senior sister, you can't go wrong!" The senior sister smiled and put away the spirit stones, then led the two along the road.
"Senior sister, were all these stalls set up by the senior brothers?" Tang Cheng looked around, her eyes darting around, and asked curiously.
“Yes, they’re the ones who set it up.” After saying that, Senior Sister Wan glanced around and, seeing that no one was paying attention, leaned close to Tang Cheng’s ear and whispered, “Eighty or ninety percent of the goods on these stalls are fake. You’re young, don’t get fooled.”
Senior Sister Wan winked at Tang Cheng and said, "I don't usually tell this to just anyone. I'm only giving you this advice because you're both so generous and cute. Don't tell anyone else!"
Senior Sister Wan awkwardly replaced "generous" with "cute".
Lin Jingge pursed her lips.
It seems that she and Tang Cheng were already suckers when they paid for the spirit stones.
Thinking this, Lin Jingge's expression was indescribable.
However, she quickly came to terms with it.
Because she could hear gasps of surprise coming from her classmates every now and then.
"Senior brother, is this really only two hundred mid-grade spirit stones?! That's too cheap!"
"What?! Only fifty mid-grade spirit stones?!"
Such occurrences continued one after another.
When Lin Jingge thought of the 80-90% fake products her senior sister had mentioned, she immediately stopped feeling upset.
Compared to others' hundreds or thousands of spirit stones, what are the four mid-grade spirit stones she spent? They're not even a fraction of what others spend.
Upon hearing this, Tang Cheng's almond-shaped eyes widened, and she was about to speak up.
As if realizing what she was about to say, Senior Sister Wan immediately raised her hand and covered Tang Cheng's mouth.
"Mmm..." Tang Cheng uttered a few syllables, staring at Senior Sister Wan.
Senior Sister Wan whispered, "Shh, keep it low-key, this matter must not be spread."
Tang Cheng nodded obediently. She was just too shocked.
Who would have thought that the senior brothers and sisters would dare to sell counterfeit goods on the street? They really went too far in ruining their junior brothers and sisters, showing absolutely no mercy.
Then Sister Wan lowered her hand. At this moment, she felt a pang of regret, blaming herself for speaking so bluntly and blurting out those words.
If word got out, those people would definitely kill her. After all, cutting off someone's livelihood is like killing their parents.
The problem is that these two junior sisters gave too much!
After passing the stalls at the entrance, it became much quieter.
The South Campus has no shortage of trees, but the ground beneath the lush trees is bare, as if they have been ripped bare.
Judging from the one or two remaining stalks, the grass seemed to be a kind of spiritual plant.
It goes without saying.
These senior students even went so far as to strip the greenery bare, completely destroying the lawn.
"That tower ahead is our South Academy's Trial Tower. It has a total of 180 floors, and the rewards for each floor are different. The higher the floor, the better the rewards," Senior Sister Wan said, pointing to the towering golden tower ahead.
This can be considered the iconic building of their South Campus. Whenever you go to the South Campus, the first thing you will see is this tower.
As they were talking, they had already arrived at the foot of the tower.
A stone tablet stands at the foot of the tower, with ten rankings on it.
"Senior sister, what is this?" Tang Cheng rushed to the stone tablet and asked.
"This...this is the ranking of the top ten in this Trial Tower. Only the top ten names can appear on this stone tablet." Senior Sister Wan stepped forward, touched the stone tablet, and looked longingly at it.
On the stone tablet, the name is written at the beginning, followed by a string of numbers indicating the floor level.
The first place winner has already climbed to the 120th floor.
"Senior sister, has anyone cleared this Trial Tower?" Tang Cheng asked curiously.
"Of course! When Dean Qingjian was still a student, he cleared the Trial Tower. He cleared all 180 floors in less than a month."
When Dean Qing was mentioned, Senior Sister Wan looked on with admiration.
"So, senior sister, how many floors have you climbed so far?" Tang Cheng asked casually.
The previously eloquent Senior Sister Wan's expression froze, clearly indicating that her level was not high.
Just then, a loud bang came from behind the Trial Tower.
Senior Sister Wan looked completely unfazed.
Lin Jingge and Tang Cheng both turned their attention to that.
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