Trash

The reactions of the people present were completely different from the "show-off and get slapped in the face" scenario that Fatty had originally envisioned.

No one was amazed by his strength; they just thought he was crazy.

Just because you're trash and can't level up doesn't mean everyone else is the same.

A cold voice rang out.

Everyone turned their heads. The speaker was none other than Xiao Fan, one of only two players in Zone 18.

"Xiao Fan, who the hell are you calling trash?" Li Li immediately jumped out.

Xiao Fan leisurely surveyed the entire room before finally fixing his gaze on Li Li.

"Don't misunderstand," he said calmly, "I wasn't talking about you."

Li Li snorted coldly, "You're smart to know what's good for you..."

Before he could finish speaking, Xiao Fan interrupted him, his voice carrying clearly throughout the room:

"What I mean is, everyone here—is trash!"

Silence. The previously noisy scene has fallen silent.

Everyone seemed surprised by Xiao Fan's words and stood there stunned for a moment.

The fat man looked at Xiao Fan with admiration; he had to admit it.

Brother Fan is indeed Brother Fan!

Look at this famous moment of showing off; he played it perfectly.

Unlike myself... sigh~

"By the way, Brother Fan, does all the trash you mentioned include me?" the fat man suddenly asked.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Fan looked at him in disbelief.

For a fat person to ask such a question, their mind might really be unhealthy.

"You can include it if you like."

"Thanks, that's not funny at all."

As the two were speaking, the other students finally realized what was happening, and their faces contorted with rage.

Xiao Fan, a trash player from Zone 18, what gives him the right to call them trash?

Shen Jiangyun, in particular, was so angry that his face was contorted.

Backed by the Shen family, Shen Family of the Four Great Families, and possessing considerable talent, when has Shen Jiangyun ever been called trash?

The person who insulted him was a lowly person whom he wouldn't even give a second glance.

At this moment, Shen Jiangyun wished he could have Xiao Fan's tongue cut out.

But he's recently been pursuing Chen Xuewei and doesn't want to lose his gentlemanly image in front of her.

He could only suppress his anger and give Zhang Chao a wink behind him.

Zhang Chao was overjoyed upon receiving the hint; he had finally found an opportunity to curry favor with Shen Jiangyun, and he had to make a good impression.

"Xiao Fan, you're calling us trash?" Zhang Chao stepped forward, revealing a contemptuous smile.

"Leaving aside the other classmates, Chen Xuewei is currently at level six, Shen Jiangyun is at level five. Their levels are in the top two tiers in Zone 1. Do you dare call them trash?"

"Are levels five or six really that high? These levels are common among new players in our Zone 18," Xiao Fan said casually.

He wasn't lying; Swift as Wind and his group of four had already reached level six, and the fat man and Qin Muyu who arrived later had also reached level five.

As for the remaining new players, they had developed significantly during the Beast Tide, and with the time they had spent together, they had also learned a lot of combat skills from the four members of the Swift as Wind, and were now all at level four, with their skills improved considerably.

"Hahaha, why don't you say that Zone 18 is stronger than Zone 1? Well, of everyone here, only you and Fatty are from Zone 18, and no one else can see you, so of course you're just bragging."

"Xiao Fan, don't treat others like fools. Do you think anyone will believe what you're saying?"

Just then, the homeroom teacher who had just left returned, looking at Xiao Fan with a somewhat troubled expression.

"Xiao Fan, the Principal just said that players from Zone 18 also need to speak, right? You'll be their representative to speak in a bit."

The homeroom teacher said awkwardly.

She couldn't understand why the Principal had initially said that students in Zone 18 didn't need to speak, since generally no one would be assigned there.

But after a short while, he suddenly changed his mind and said that a representative from the Zone 18 should also speak so that students could understand the hardships there and be motivated to study harder.

Xiao Fan frowned. He had no fondness for the school and didn't want to speak on stage.

Before he could speak, Zhang Chao's applause rang out from the side.

"That's great! Xiao Fan's speech will let us hear how the new players in Zone 18 leveled up to level 5 and 6." Zhang Chao clapped his hands with a smile, but everyone could hear the sarcasm in his tone.

The homeroom teacher frowned. "What?! A new player from Zone 18 has leveled up to level 5 or 6? How is that possible?"

The government has compiled statistics on the leveling up of new players in the game "Cloud Sea".

Reaching level 5 within a month is considered genius; it takes a normal player more than two months to reach level 5.

This batch of new players has only been in the game for less than two months. Apart from a few geniuses, how come some players have already reached level five or six?

Not to mention Zone 18. This Novice Village has basically been abandoned. Except for a few really bad students, the country basically doesn't assign people to it. In the past five years, only Xiao Fan from their school has been assigned to Zone 18.

This is also why the homeroom teacher felt that the students in Zone 18 didn't need to speak.

"Class teacher, you weren't here just now, so you didn't hear what our class's Xiao Fan, the great player, said. He said that among the new players in Zone 18, there are level 5 and 6 players everywhere." Zhang Chao answered eagerly, his expression incredibly exaggerated.

Upon hearing this, the homeroom teacher looked at Xiao Fan with disappointment.

In her eyes, Xiao Fan had always been a very sensible and honest student. How did he become like this?

"Xiao Fan, everyone knows what's going on in Zone 18. When you speak later, you'd better tell the truth about what's happening there. I know you're upset about being assigned to Zone 18, but you can't distort the facts."

Xiao Fan almost laughed in anger. He hadn't originally planned to speak, but since the homeroom teacher said so, he had to.

"Don't worry, teacher, I will definitely tell the truth."

Head teacher:...

Why do I have this bad feeling?

Who cares? Anyway, this was the Principal's order. Xiao Fan has already graduated, so even if something happens, it won't be his fault.

"The speeches are about to begin. Chen Xuewei and Shen Jiangyun, please get ready."

The event was originally planned to have one representative from each district give a speech.

However, the situation in Zone 1 was special. This was the first time the school had assigned two students to Zone 1, so they were specially arranged to speak together.

"Okay, teacher."

Shen Jiangyun said politely.

"Good teacher."

Chen Xuewei also came to her senses and quickly spoke up.

She had been thinking about Xiao Fan's words, and now she finally understood.

Xiao Fan was assigned to the Zone 18 because his parents did it behind the scenes.

Chen Xuewei felt a chill run through her.

Why does this always happen?!

She is a daughter of the Chen Family, not Puppet. Why can't she even make friends freely? She has clearly tried her best to become the pride of the Chen Family.

Xiao Fan and she had known each other since childhood and were once best friends.

Xiao Fan has such strong gaming talent, but now, she can only enter places like Zone 18 because of her.

How will she face Xiao Fan after this?

Chen Xuewei looked at Xiao Fan, opened her mouth, but couldn't say anything.

She knew it was pointless to say anything now; Xiao Fan wouldn't forgive her, much less her family.

"Weiwei, what's wrong?" Zhang Yuanyuan asked with concern when she saw Chen Xuewei's pale face.

"I'm fine." Chen Xuewei forced a smile.

"That's good. Huh? What's that?" Zhang Yuanyuan was saying when she suddenly saw three boys carrying an instrument toward the stage.

Chen Xuewei glanced back and shook her head. "I've never seen it either."

"This is a newly developed instrument by the government for testing game levels."