Jealousy

"Xiao An, Xiao Le, do you have a team yet? What are you two planning to play? If it suits you, you can join our team."

Xiao An and Xiao Le were both feeling melancholy.

A while ago, their parents sent a message and went into the game without saying a word, and haven't come back to see them since.

They were going to enter the game tomorrow, and the siblings suddenly felt a little lost.

I wonder if my parents know we're going to be playing the game tomorrow.

As the two were pondering this, they suddenly heard someone asking them to team up.

Xiao Le looked up and saw it was her classmate Li Ming.

"We still don't know which Skill Chain to choose," Xiao Le said truthfully.

"Huh? You two haven't decided yet? Things are different now than before. Everyone has to form teams according to team composition. You'd better figure out your Skill Chain quickly."

Li Ming spoke first.

"Li Ming, thank you. We'll think it over when we get home tonight."

"Okay, then our team won't look for anyone yet. You guys decide what to do tomorrow."

Just as Li Ming finished speaking, a mocking voice came from behind him.

"Li Ming, can you stop flattering yourself? We're entering the game tomorrow, and by now, who hasn't figured out their Skill Chain?"

Li Ming turned around and saw that it was squad leader Wang Pengfei.

Wang Pengfei first glanced at Xiao An and Xiao Le, a hint of barely perceptible jealousy flashing in his eyes.

"Those brother and sister have already decided on Zone 18. Tomorrow they'll just be creating an account in the game; it doesn't matter if they participate in the competition or not. You guys are different. You don't have such a good brother. If you can't find suitable teammates tomorrow, you might end up in Zone 17."

Wang Pengfei couldn't hide the sourness in his tone.

After the rise of the Zone 18 of the Novice Village, the Zone 17 became the worst Novice Zone. He said this because he couldn't stand that some people were willing to wait for Xiao An and Xiao Le.

When they first entered high school, the brother and sister were the worst students in their class.

This isn't because they didn't work hard; it's just that their families were very poor.

Practicing martial arts and body training is a very expensive thing; at the very least, the food needs to be adequate.

The siblings used to struggle to even afford a decent meal, but their lives only improved after their older brother, Xiao Fan, rose to prominence.

From the very beginning of their schooling, Wang Pengfei looked down on the two siblings for their poor appearance and deliberately targeted them in many ways.

Who would have thought that these two siblings, with such limited resources, would have a cousin who was a genius and powerful expert?

Moreover, this cousin has now surpassed Jian Qingfeng and become the strongest player in the game.

The strongest player in the game! What does that even mean?

Jian Qingfeng was someone they could only look up to but never reach, while the siblings' cousin had already surpassed him in less than eight months.

Thinking about this, Wang Pengfei became even more jealous.

Especially when he passed by the teacher's office and overheard the siblings already being slated for the Zone 18!

Why? They're all the same students, so why can those two siblings get into Zone 18 without doing anything?

That's not fair!

"Hey class monitor, it's none of your business how I conduct myself. I'm happy to wait for An'an and Lele. Besides, so what if they've already been chosen for Zone 18? Zone 18 went from being an eliminated Novice Zone to the most popular Novice Zone, all thanks to his brother. It would be abnormal if they couldn't get into Zone 18."

Li Ming rolled his eyes.

Couldn't Wang Pengfei have hidden the jealousy in his eyes when he spoke? Trying to sow discord between them—his intentions are truly despicable!

With such a capable older brother, Xiao An and Xiao Le are bound to rise to prominence in the future. If he doesn't take advantage of this opportunity to build a good relationship with them, it will be difficult to establish connections later.

This Wang Pengfei offended the siblings before, and now he wants to influence them again.

Can you please get out of here?!

Seeing that his attempt to sow discord had failed, Wang Pengfei glared at the group and turned to leave.

"Excuse me, do you want to talk somewhere?"

Wang Pengfei was stopped by a stranger not long after he left the school gate.

"Who are you? I don't know you."

Wang Pengfei looked at the man in front of him with a wary expression. He was wearing a black suit and black sunglasses.

This doesn't seem like a good person.

"If you want to enter the Zone 18 Novice Village area, follow me," the man said.

"Novice Village, Zone 18!"

Wang Pengfei stared in shock at the Black-Clad Man in front of him.

He might have believed it if he hadn't downloaded the anti-fraud app.

It's no exaggeration to say that Zone 18 is now even harder to get into than Zone 1 was back then. It's not like you can just let anyone in casually.

These scammers are so audacious these days, actually coming to the real world to scam people. It's terrifying.

So... Wang Pengfei turned and ran.

The man in black was furious.

He hadn't expected Wang Pengfei to react this way to the temptations of Zone 18.

In order to fulfill the patriarch's instructions, he could only patiently explain.

"We can let you into Zone 18 first, but once you're in Zone 18, you have to do something for us. What do you say?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Pengfei withdrew his foot that had already stepped out.

Are you serious?

The man in black handed a business card to Wang Pengfei.

Contact me again after you receive your acceptance letter from Zone 18.

Finally, Wang Tengfei couldn't resist the temptation of Zone 18 and took the card.

What do you want me to do?

Man in black. "You'll find out then."