Rich woman Qin Zhixue, generous with her spending!

The atmosphere at the scene went quiet the moment Chen Ming spoke.

The crowd of onlookers nearby began to stir.

They sensed a good show was about to begin.

At this moment, Principal Wang and Principal Wu were visibly stiffened after being rejected by Chen Ming on the spot.

"Just to my knowledge, there are five all-S-rank job changer squads from the various cities in Jiangnan Province alone."

Principal Wu said, "With you and Qin Zhixue leading an A-rank and a B-rank job changer, you will be at a significant disadvantage against them."

Lin Wei: ...

Sun Yang: ...

Are you being polite?

"Oh, an all-S-rank squad, huh..."

Chen Ming nodded, "Are they very strong?"

The corner of Principal Wu's mouth twitched.

In the end, he held his patience and said, "It is a good thing for young people to have pride."

"But do not underestimate the job changers from other cities; an all-S-rank squad is not as simple as you think."

Chen Ming pretended to ponder for a moment, then said:

"Fine then, let's go by the selection standards of our Cloud Sea City. If you add up five S-ranks, can they score 5,000 points in the test?"

As soon as these words were out, Principal Wu was immediately choked up.

5,000 points...

What a joke. Even five SS-rank job changers combined might not reach 5,000 points; Qin Zhixue only had 949.

How could five S-ranks possibly reach that?

It was clear that Chen Ming was telling him...

An all-S-rank squad was nothing to him.

He, Chen Ming, did not think much of the three members of Abyss Squad!

Principal Wu and Principal Wang exchanged glances, their eyes darkening.

They had not expected Chen Ming to be so stubborn.

Since that was the case.

Then they had no choice but to...

"How about this: treat it as a transaction. You and Qin Zhixue will temporarily join Abyss Squad to represent Cloud Sea City in this selection."

"And Principal Wu and I will provide you with a reward as compensation in our personal capacities."

As he spoke, he coughed twice and raised his voice, "Two pieces of Epic-grade equipment, plus five portions of rare resources. How about that?"

Once this was said, the onlookers watching the show were the first to lose their composure.

"Holy crap, two pieces of Epic-grade equipment?"

"And five portions of rare resources on top of that!"

For job changers, Epic-grade equipment was already considered the highest quality gear available.

It was not that there were no higher qualities.

It was just that Legendary-grade equipment was rare and could not be obtained just because one wanted it.

As for Mythical-grade equipment, it was almost impossible to obtain.

In the entire Alliance, only two pieces of Mythical-grade equipment were currently known to exist.

Therefore, for most job changers, Epic-grade was the best equipment they could realistically acquire.

Moreover, equipment could be upgraded with crystals; a good set was enough to sustain a job changer for a long time.

Even so, most people had to work hard for a long time just to get one piece of Epic-grade equipment.

They had to kill exotic beasts, clear dungeons, save gold coins, and hire guild masters to forge Epic-grade gear.

And there was still a chance of failure.

"The principals of Third High School and Fifth High School are clearly trying to get their grandsons to latch onto a powerful ally."

"Indeed, after all, they definitely cannot compete with Chen Ming's Morning Light Squad."

"If you can't beat them, join them."

At this point, some of the sharper onlookers understood the principals' goal.

They had initially tried to bind Chen Ming, Qin Zhixue, and Abyss Squad together by appealing to the perspective of representing Cloud Sea City.

When that didn't work, they started negotiating terms.

"It sure is nice to have a principal for a grandfather."

"If it were me, I'd agree. Two Epic-grade pieces of equipment! Once fully upgraded, they can boost your stats by a full three levels!"

On the other side.

Hearing the conditions proposed by the two principals, Chen Ming remained completely unmoved.

Two Epic-grade pieces of equipment, five rare resources...

Is that a lot?

Although he currently only possessed one Epic-grade piece of equipment himself.

These things were still far from enough to sway him.

Let alone convince him to lead a team of completely unrelated people.

Hmm...

If they offered two Mythical-grade pieces of equipment, he might consider it.

Just as Chen Ming was about to refuse, Qin Zhixue suddenly spoke up first.

"Chen Ming, there is one thing I forgot to mention."

"What is it?"

Chen Ming watched as Qin Zhixue took out a peculiar bead that looked like a gemstone.

Storage equipment?

Chen Ming's expression shifted; he recognized what it was at a glance.

He could sense a very strong fluctuation of mental space coming from the item.

Storage equipment was generally considered a luxury.

After all, once a Class Changer's mental power exceeds 20%, they can awaken a mental space.

Storage bags have very limited utility.

They are usually used by large families for storage purposes.

At this moment, Qin Zhixue gripped the bead, and a faint light flashed across it.

The next second, several pieces of equipment appeared before them.

Four of them were in front of Chen Ming, and the other four were with Sun Yang.

A total of eight pieces of equipment shimmered with a faint, dazzling glow.

"Hm?!"

Chen Ming scanned them with his mental power, and was subsequently shocked.

[Black Rhino Meteor Armor]: Tier 1 Epic-grade Constitution equipment!

[Shadow-Bearing Blade]: Tier 1 Epic-grade Strength equipment!

[Sky Feather Boots]: Tier 1 Epic-grade Agility equipment!

[Jade Bracer]: Tier 1 Epic-grade Recovery equipment!

All four pieces were Epic-grade!

And Qin Zhixue had just brought them out so casually.

"This..."

Chen Ming looked at the four pieces of equipment in his hands, momentarily stunned.

With one move, she had handed him four Epic-grade items!

Combined with his Epic-grade mental equipment, the Dust Heart Ring.

In an instant...

Chen Ming now had a full set of Epic-grade gear!

"I recently commissioned an elder to craft these; consider it a benefit for joining the Morning Light Squad," Qin Zhixue explained.

This sentence directly made her stance clear.

She was officially becoming a member of Chen Ming's Morning Light Squad.

At the same time, it served as an indirect way to help Chen Ming answer the two principals' 'conditions.'

You want to offer two Epic-grade items to make Chen Ming kick out two teammates and take your grandsons instead?

Then she would just arrange a full set for Chen Ming right in front of them...

After reacting for a moment, Chen Ming immediately understood Qin Zhixue's intention.

Beside him, Sun Yang stared at the four pieces of equipment in front of him, trembling, his speech stuttering.

"E-even... even I get some?"

He clutched the four pieces of equipment, overwhelmed by the favor, and looked at Chen Ming.

Then, he whispered to Chen Ming:

"Brother Chen, it seems your wife is a wealthy woman..."

At this very moment.

The atmosphere at the scene turned eerily quiet.

Principals Wang and Wu turned green in the face, unable to utter a single word.

The onlookers nearby stared at the eight pieces of Epic-grade equipment, their eyes wide and fixed.

What kind of recruitment benefit...

Just hands out a whole set of Epic-grade equipment like that?

"Let's go, let's go."

"Why bother watching this drama? If we don't hurry up and level up, honestly..."

"Pointless, completely pointless."

A series of sour remarks echoed through the air.