Showdown

At breakfast, Chu Fei saw Zhao Xiaofeng.

They all ate in the same cafeteria, so they often ran into each other.

But today, Zhao Xiaofeng approached with Li Honggang and Lu Hong.

Were they ready to lay their cards on the table?

The young classmate sitting opposite Chu Fei immediately picked up his tray and left without the slightest hesitation, despite calling him Brother Fei just moments ago.

Chu Fei silently watched the classmate's retreating back. See? This was why he did not care about friendships with classmates.

Husband and wife were birds in the same forest, flying their separate ways when disaster struck?

Wow, wasn't that just wonderful?

Look at things now. They had directly left you behind to take the fall.

Compare the two. Didn't that make you feel so happy?

Unfortunately, Zhao Xiaofeng did not give Chu Fei more time to think. He sat directly opposite him, with his two little tails on either side.

Chu Fei watched calmly.

A crude saying surfaced in his mind:

An onion and a garlic bulb with a bastard egg stuck between them.

Yet he also felt a faint anticipation. What would this guy say? What would he do?

Come to think of it, Chu Fei had caused the current situation himself.

But whenever there was even the slightest possibility, he had to keep the initiative in his own hands.

Chu Fei ate slowly, but he was prepared to spring into action at any moment.

Zhao Xiaofeng looked at Chu Fei for several seconds before finally speaking. "Chu Fei, have you considered what I mentioned last time?"

"What was that?" Chu Fei looked utterly baffled.

Zhao Xiaofeng's expression immediately darkened slightly, but he still said, "Investment. Accepting investment from the Flying Cloud Battle Team!"

"Oh!" Chu Fei suddenly understood. I really did forget. It's been almost a month, and so much has happened lately.

But that did not stop Chu Fei from replying decisively, "Too little."

Zhao Xiaofeng frowned slightly, his tone somewhat forceful. "The initial investment is five thousand yuan. Those are the rules."

"Oh." Chu Fei continued eating.

Zhao Xiaofeng continued staring at him.

One second, two seconds, three seconds...

More than ten seconds passed before Li Honggang could no longer hold back. He growled in a low voice, "Chu Fei, don't reject a toast only to drink a forfeit."

Teenagers in their teens clearly did not know how to control their emotions.

Chu Fei smiled at Zhao Xiaofeng.

Zhao Xiaofeng smiled back.

Then Chu Fei said, "You didn't keep your dog on a leash."

"..."

Silence.

Zhao Xiaofeng gripped the table with both hands. The smile on his face froze, then slowly twisted into a vicious grin. "Good. Very good! I like that unruly look of yours. I hope you can keep it up forever.

Let's go."

Li Honggang glared at Chu Fei, his eyes already slightly red. He was clearly on the verge of exploding.

Lu Hong was no longer pretending to be calm either. The look he gave Chu Fei was chillingly cold.

Chu Fei continued to smile.

Daring to steal at Dawn Academy, even if it was only a thought, was an unforgivable offense.

They should think about how they were going to die later.

The day passed uneventfully.

That evening, after Chu Fei finished dinner and left the cafeteria, he was stopped by an "acquaintance": Tang Zhengang.

He was one of Huang Dapeng's lackeys, mocked by others as a sea squirt.

Tang Zhengang stopped Chu Fei and brought the "will" of the Greedy Wolf Team.

Investment!

This time, Tang Zhengang had brought his brain with him. Without wasting words, he went straight to the point. "Twenty thousand! The Greedy Wolf Team's initial investment is twenty thousand yuan, with further investment depending on the situation."

Chu Fei stopped walking. "Someone just told me that the initial investment is five thousand yuan, and that those are the rules."

"Rules for small teams. Does a large team need to care about them?"

Chu Fei slowly nodded. "What are the Greedy Wolf Team's specific terms?"

"Two points.

First, after graduation, you must work for the Greedy Wolf Team for at least five years.

Second, for the first three years, half your salary will be withheld and mainly paid back to Dawn Academy. This is a mandatory clause. It is the same no matter which team you join.

Salary and benefits will follow market rates.

There are three ways to terminate the contract: become a disciple of Principal Wu Yong, work for five years, or die or suffer severe disability."

After thinking for a moment, Chu Fei asked again, "Other than the twenty thousand yuan, what are the terms and schedule for additional investment?"

Tang Zhengang directly took out a sheet of paper. "It's all on there."

Chu Fei looked it over. There was a detailed calculation formula:

1. Exams are held once a week. First place receives a 500-yuan subsidy.

2. Physical examinations are held once every four weeks. If the Potential Index increases by 0.03, the subsidy is 1,000 yuan. For every additional 0.001 beyond 0.03, the subsidy increases by 50n(n+1) yuan.

For example, if this weekend's physical examination showed a Potential Index increase of 0.04, the subsidy would be 1,000 + 50 × 10(10 + 1) = 6,500 yuan.

3. The initial investment comes with a direct subsidy of 20,000 yuan, on the condition that the Potential Index exceeds 7.65 before the end of May. There are still two months left.

4. All rewards may be stacked, but cash will be issued as supplies, with supply prices calculated according to market prices.

Chu Fei studied these straightforward terms. On the surface, they were quite good.

However, Chu Fei had already learned much about investments from the Dawn Team.

There was nothing wrong with this agreement on the surface.

But the issue was—reality!

First, supplies were priced according to market prices, but market prices could be negotiated!

Second, after joining a team, you needed to eat, sleep, have weapons, train, rent venues, and so on...

Did he think that little salary of his would be enough? Half of it also had to be paid to Dawn Academy!

What then? Loans, usury, and in the end, he could only be tied to the team for life.

Of course, as long as he did not leave the team, everything was negotiable. But if he wanted to switch teams, hehe, hehe...

Yet after looking over the terms, Chu Fei agreed readily.

"No problem! But I want to learn whip techniques from those four elders. Can part of the initial twenty thousand yuan be used in exchange for an opportunity?"

Tang Zhengang looked at Chu Fei and frowned slightly. "If you insist, of course it can."

The two then went to the Academic Affairs Office and signed the agreement under its witness.

A moment later, each held a copy of the agreement as they left the Academic Affairs Office side by side.

Yet at that moment, they spoke at the same time:

Chu Fei: "Why did you suddenly offer twenty thousand yuan?"

Tang Zhengang: "Why did you agree so readily?"

The two looked at each other.

Because of Huang Dapeng, they had clashed before.

After Huang Dapeng died, Tang Zhengang had conveyed a message from the Greedy Wolf Team, but Chu Fei ignored it. Instead, Tang Zhengang gained a new nickname—sea squirt, that strange creature that ate its own brain after growing up.

When he came to find Chu Fei this time, Tang Zhengang had considered many possibilities. He simply had not expected Chu Fei to agree so decisively.

Chu Fei had the same doubts. He had not expected the Greedy Wolf Team to be so generous.

As they stared at each other, Tang Zhengang spoke. "Cao Liwen visited the team at noon today. Then I received orders to bring you these terms."

Cao Liwen?

Chu Fei nodded thoughtfully.

It seemed Captain Huang Gang had been right. That guy was an idiot. He took Dawn Academy's salary while passing information to the Greedy Wolf Team.

Clearly, Chu Fei had been sold for a good price!

And that was precisely why Chu Fei had accepted the Greedy Wolf Team's investment—he had already offended the Flying Cloud Battle Team, so he could not keep offending the Greedy Wolf Team.

If he rejected the Greedy Wolf Team, he would also anger Cao Liwen.

But most importantly: did investment money really have to be repaid?

As long as I become a Fully Awakened, I can become Wu Yong's disciple and default on the debt!

I, Chu Fei, definitely have that potential.

Wisdom Tree Seed, add points!