Classified Files

Zheng Wei heard him out.

Sure! Why had he agreed so readily?

Who'd turn down a windfall placed right at their doorstep?

They immediately transferred the money through WeChat, making the exchange on the spot!

Li Xiang looked pained!

But when he glanced at Jiang Nan, his eyes were full of disdain!

Tch! Bunch of broke losers!

Could they even afford it?

Liu Quanwu chimed in from the side. "Haha, you made the right choice following my bro Xiang! With this map, getting through the Spirit Ruins will be a lot easier!"

Ling Feng and Li Muyan were smiling, too!

Meanwhile, Zheng Wei ignored Li Xiang and instead warmly slung an arm around Jiang Nan's shoulders!

"What's up, South God? How come you're at the Heavenly Lake Spirit Ruins too?"

Jiang Nan smiled. "It's finals, isn't it?"

At that, Zheng Wei and the two young women looked horrified!

"Holy crap! You really are a high school student?"

Jiang Nan rolled his eyes. "I could tell you I'm from the Alpha Centauri system, and you still wouldn't believe me..."

[Resentment Points from Zheng Wei +666!]

[Resentment Points from Xu Jingrou +333!]

[From...]

As if he'd just remembered something, Zheng Wei pulled a notebook from his backpack!

"Just in time, South God! Take this! It has all the information our team has gathered on the Heavenly Lake Spirit Ruins!"

"We've recorded everything about the upper, middle, and lower routes: safe zones, Spirit Beast gathering spots, species, habits, supply points, and all that. I'm sure you'll find it useful!"

Zheng Wei flipped open the notebook!

It was densely filled with clear, detailed notes!

There were even maps drawn out in detail!

The whole notebook was filled!

Li Xiang and the others were dumbfounded!

They looked again at the map they'd bought for 500,000 yuan.

It was just a few rough sketches and a couple of sentences!

There was simply no comparison!

It was like comparing a detailed guide to a bare-bones outline!

They'd paid for theirs!

And paid 500,000 yuan at that!

But Zheng Wei was giving Jiang Nan a better one for free?

Why?

Jiang Nan declined. "This... doesn't feel right."

Zheng Wei's expression turned serious. "No way! You have to take it! If you don't, you're looking down on me, Zheng Wei!"

Xu Jingrou smiled. "South God, just take it! Our team wouldn't have gotten so much without you!"

Jiang Nan looked at Zheng Wei's shiny bald head and understood.

"Haha, then I'll take it!"

Li Xiang couldn't stand it anymore. He snapped, "Why give them such detailed information, while we get stuck with this junk?"

"I paid for it! I want that one too!"

Zheng Wei looked at Li Xiang as if he were an idiot.

"Your map is what you get for 500,000. Ask around anywhere and that's the price. As for mine, it's not for sale!"

Li Xiang pointed at Jiang Nan. "Then why give it to him?"

Zheng Wei raised an eyebrow. "What's it to you?"

"He's my South God. Who the hell are you?"

Xu Jingrou said, "This guy's such a pain!"

Li Xiang gritted his teeth in anger!

This... there was just no arguing with that!

Jiang Nan cleared his throat twice and held out the notebook.

"Um, how about you give me another 500,000, and I'll sell it to you?"

Li Xiang:!!!

Holy crap!

You really knew how to do business!

[Resentment Points from Li Xiang +1000!]

Both Li Xiang and Liu Quanwu looked as if they'd eaten shit!

They snapped, "Don't think having a map means you'll get the upper hand in there! Just you wait!"

With that, they left with their people!

They couldn't stand being there any longer. They'd lost all face...

Zheng Wei chuckled. "So, South God? Satisfied? About that Strength Potion..."

Jiang Nan was generous. He pulled a bucket of Strength Potion straight out of the Other Dimension Space and tossed it onto the stall!

"No problem! Just hit me up on WeChat if you need anything!"

Zheng Wei burst out laughing. "OJBK!"

On the way back, Tang Qianya gazed at Jiang Nan with admiration.

He'd gone for a stroll through the night market and come back with a Spirit Ruins map for free?

Jiang Nan had connections everywhere!

That mature charm was irresistible to a girl her age!

Wu Liang wasn't surprised. He knew Jiang Nan was capable of far more than this!

Early the next morning!

Students from all three high schools gathered at the foot of the Heavenly Lake!

There were around fifteen hundred of them, standing with their respective teams!

Every student was wearing a satellite wristband!

They were going through security checks one by one!

Jiang Nan's team had become the center of attention!

Every member of every other team carried a huge hiking backpack!

Only Jiang Nan's team looked like they were there on vacation!

They hadn't brought anything, and Jiang Nan was even listening to music?

"Holy crap! What's the plan, getting disqualified?"

"Are they seriously here to compete?"

"Jiangcheng No. 1 High School is useless! How'd they end up with contestants like this?"

"What are they going to eat, drink, and sleep in once they go inside?"

"Wow! That buzz-cut guy is so handsome! I want to get his WeChat!"

"Oh my gosh! His looks pierced straight through my heart! I believe in love at first sight now!"

Some bold girls even shouted outright:

"Handsome! Stick with me once we're in the Spirit Ruins! I'll take care of you!"

As a result, every single unattached guy there glared at Jiang Nan like they wanted to kill him!

The Resentment Points list refreshed at lightning speed!

Hah! Mortals! Take care of me?

Did you have long, pale legs?

Did you have red bills?

Could you fold little frogs out of cash?

After waiting half an hour, it was finally Jiang Nan's team's turn to go through security!

Jiang Nan took out his ID and scanned it!

[Beep beep beep! No record found!]

The soldiers beside him, armed to the teeth, instantly fixed their hawk-like eyes on Jiang Nan!

Huh?

They scanned it again!

[Beep beep beep! No record found!]

Jiang Nan wasn't the only one dumbfounded. Wu Liang and Tang Qianya were, too!

What was going on?

When the others scanned their IDs, their Spirit Warrior information, abilities, and levels appeared. Everyone entering the Spirit Ruins had to have their identity verified!

In an instant, three armed soldiers raised their guns and pointed them at Jiang Nan!

"Who are you?"

Jiang Nan helplessly raised his hands. "Check again. There's nothing wrong with me! My classmates can vouch for me!"

A commotion broke out at once!

Li Xiang wasn't about to let this opportunity pass. "Haha! An unregistered nobody?"

Liu Quanwu added, "He came out of an orphanage and got his household registration later. Hope there isn't something wrong with him. Tsk, tsk, tsk!"

"So pitiful!"

"No record found? Haha, maybe that's because he isn't human!"

"Hurry the hell up! I'm waiting to get through!"

Mocking voices rang out from all around, and people at the back started urging them to move!

The commotion grew even louder!

An officer with a scar at the corner of his mouth noticed what was happening and strode over, his face stern. "What's going on?"

The soldier answered, "This kid's ID isn't working! No record found!"

The officer looked puzzled. No record found? How was that possible?

He glanced at Jiang Nan, then at his ID.

There was nothing wrong with the ID! Then, as if he'd remembered something, he brought over another machine—the kind used exclusively by the military!

He scanned Jiang Nan's ID again!

[Beep beep beep! Identity file classified!]

[Personnel below the rank of colonel are forbidden from viewing!]

A cool, female voice rang out across the crowd!

"Hiss!"

Gasps rippled through the crowd!

Everyone looked at Jiang Nan differently!

What was going on?

His ID could only be scanned by a military machine?

And his file was classified!

Anyone below the rank of colonel wasn't even allowed to view it?

Good heavens!

What did that mean?

It meant only a tiny number of people in all of China could access Jiang Nan's records!

No one there was qualified!