The middle-aged man smiled faintly. "The map is free. You can get one for free as long as you register your identity here. When he heard you say 'staff member,' he probably worried you'd see through him, so he hurried off to find his next 'easy mark.'"
"That's really disgusting. Selling something you got for free—pure profit!"
Lu Yuan shook his head slightly.
The middle-aged man glanced at Lu Yuan. "Are you a student at Shenda?"
"Yeah."
Lu Yuan nodded.
He'd bought both his weapon, the Black Dragon Spear, and his D-rank alloy battle armor at Shencheng Supernatural University. They both bore the university's distinctive insignia, so it was easy to recognize.
So Lu Yuan wasn't surprised.
"Our team just got a freshman from your school a few days ago."
"What's going on at your school lately? I remember there's an Underground World passage on campus. The Underground World there should be enough for freshmen. Why are they coming all the way here?"
The middle-aged man asked, puzzled.
"Oh, the Underground World passage at our school has been sealed off. I guess they're using it for this year's Freshman Tournament."
Lu Yuan answered.
"It's been sealed off?" The middle-aged man's pupils quivered slightly. "Sounds like the competition in your school's Freshman Tournament is going to be fierce this year!"
"You bet. There are ten special-admission freshmen this year. The competition's bound to be fierce!"
Lu Yuan replied casually.
"Ten... You know that pretty well. Wait, young man, are you a freshman too?"
The middle-aged man asked again.
"Yeah."
Lu Yuan didn't deny it.
"The freshman who just joined our team awakened an S-class earth-type supernatural ability. He's also a special-admission freshman this year. Maybe you two know each other?"
The middle-aged man smiled.
"Earth-type supernatural ability?"
Lu Yuan fell into