Three Days Later, I'll Definitely Give the Dean a Surprise

Zhang Yang naturally intended to keep his promise to Clyde.

At the very least, he had to keep up appearances.

Otherwise, Zhang Yang was afraid he would get called in by his parents.

As someone with a mental age of over thirty, being summoned by a teacher to meet his parents would be quite embarrassing for Zhang Yang.

Therefore, for the time being, Zhang Yang adjusted his daily schedule.

He added a nap at noon, and after dinner in the evening, he stopped rushing into his cultivation, choosing instead to walk around the academy to take in the night scenery.

Of course, he also took the opportunity to witness the elementary school puppy love unique to the Douluo Continent.

On average, Zhang Yang reduced his daily cultivation time by two hours.

This caused Zhang Yang's leveling speed to slow down.

November 28th, Sunday.

After finishing breakfast, Zhang Yang returned to his dormitory, sat cross-legged, and began entering the map to scavenge.

Usually, Zhang Yang made it a habit to rest on Sundays.

After all, having worked hard at scavenging for a week, he needed a day to relax and soothe his mind.

However, this Sunday was different.

A few days ago, the teacher announced that a school-wide spirit power assessment would be held on December 1st.

Coincidentally, Zhang Yang's level had already reached level 9.

He was only one step away from reaching level 10.

Therefore, for Zhang Yang, this assessment was an opportunity.

Zhang Yang decided to sacrifice his day off to make a final sprint, striving to reach level 10 today.

Then, he would stun everyone at the test three days later.

In the equipment interface, Zhang Yang selected the backpack and tactical vest with the largest capacity, then equipped a brand-new set of Tier 2 helmet and Tier 2 armor.

Tier 2 helmet and armor were the highest-grade protection allowed by the Confidential Academy.

Although this level of armor was like paper in front of a 4-ring map boss, it was indeed very effective against other enemies.

Afterward, Zhang Yang packed armor repair kits, helmet repair kits, health potions, mana potions, painkillers, some injections, and a piece of Tier 1 armor named "Heding City Academy Uniform" into his backpack.

With this, Zhang Yang had maximized his combat readiness and immersion value. According to the patterns Zhang Yang had explored over the past few months, the system would arrange for him to enter a high-pressure, high-reward match.

"Start!"

GTI Commander: "The Confidential Academy is fraught with danger; please be careful."

Landing from the zipline, Zhang Yang took one look and knew he had dropped into the hotel street.

Although not as good as the academy's primary spawn point, the hotel street was also quite rich in supplies, as it was a major resource point after all.

With his M14 in hand, Zhang Yang strode toward a large hotel nearby called "Yuelai Hotel."

Rushing into the hotel lobby, Zhang Yang ignored his surroundings, vaulted over the front desk, and reached out to open a small safe.

"One slot."

"Purple, Spirit Master Dagger, value 29,729."

Not bad, a small purple item right off the bat; this was a great start.

After putting the purple item into his safe, Zhang Yang scanned the front desk, but since no keycard appeared, he headed straight for the second floor.

There was a chance for keycards to spawn on the front desk, so Zhang Yang checked it every time he passed by.

Reaching the second floor, Zhang Yang first pushed open the door to the storage room, where three collectibles had respawned on the shelves.

Zhang Yang took one glance and turned to leave.

No loot.

Next were the three interactive rooms on the second floor.

In the drawer cabinet was a mocha coffee pot, and on the table was a wooden carved pipe.

On the bar counter was a box of tea leaves, and on the table was a bird carving.

In the third room, a wine pot sat on the dining table, and a piece of clothing was tossed on the bed. He reached out to investigate, revealing a 1-slot shadow, and the magnifying glass began to rotate slowly.

"Ding."

"Blue, Academy Infirmary, value 120,921."

Zhang Yang grinned: "Not bad, not bad, a card dropped."

Keycards were great items; they were valuable, didn't take up much space, and could open high-level containers after being swiped.

Places like the Academy Infirmary could not only yield precious red and blue potions but were also likely to drop high-tier medical supplies.

Moving from the second floor to the third, Zhang Yang reached out and swiped his hand across the service desk, pocketing a Local Specialty Lantern.

Zhang Yang then walked up to the only interactive door on the third floor, raised his hand, and swiped his card.

"Beep. Hotel VIP Room."

After the keycard lost two points of durability, the door creaked open a crack. Zhang Yang pushed it wide, stepped inside, and pulled it shut behind him.

Inside the Confidential-mode Hotel VIP Room, there were four containers: a drawer cabinet, a wardrobe, a solid wood storage chest, and a small safe.

In addition, there were several open loot spots.

Once inside, Zhang Yang, a seasoned looter, began scavenging along the edges of the room.

The small safe beside the nightstand had only one slot.

"Ding."

"Gold, Pearl Necklace, value 58,067."

A small green item refreshed on the nightstand, but Zhang Yang paid it no mind.

A "Sister-in-law Book" and a belt refreshed on the bed, neither worth picking up.

Moving to the drawer cabinet against the wall, Zhang Yang reached in and found a one-slot small purple item.

"Purple, Totem Arrow, value 15,093."

He reluctantly collected the bull horn decoration on the wall; it was a purple collectible, after all.

On the sofa, a gold Tassel Jade Pendant had refreshed.

"Gold, Tassel Jade Pendant, value 85,856."

On the coffee table in front of the sofa, a piece of local specialty pottery refreshed—a four-slot large green item, not worth the effort.

A small gold cup refreshed on the table.

"Gold, Local Specialty Wine Glass, value 63,837."

The solid wood storage chest yielded two greens and a blue, while the wardrobe contained a Level 2 armor; none of it was worth taking.

Having finished with the guest room, Zhang Yang pushed open the door to the adjacent bathroom.

His eyes lit up instantly.

On the washbasin rack, resting in the tray meant for guests' jewelry, sat a shimmering gold wristwatch.

"Well, look at that."

Overjoyed, Zhang Yang reached out and snatched the watch, tucking it safely into his secure container.

"Simon, Simon, no rice in the pocket..."

"Red, Luxury Mechanical Watch, value 212,765."

Humming a little tune, Zhang Yang inspected the watch and nodded in satisfaction.

As expected, when the combat readiness is high, the drop rate in the match is just as high.

This one-slot small red "Luxury Mechanical Watch" had the effect of extending the match time in the looting map.

After activating its Level 1 special effect, the duration of the "Heding City Academy" Confidential mode, which was originally only 25 minutes, surged to 37 minutes and 30 seconds.

That was a full 50% increase.

As for the Level 2 special effect, it provided a 200% increase.

In the "Heding City Academy" Confidential mode, that would mean a single game session of 75 minutes—over an hour of playtime.

The effect was truly terrifying.

With the Rolex secured, this room was officially cleaned out.

Zhang Yang opened his personal panel and checked the status: "Session Earnings: 726,175."

Zhang Yang slapped his thigh. "This is why you've got to go for Confidential; Confidential is where the money is."

It was incredibly profitable.

Of course, it helped that the drop rate this round was high; the keycard and the Rolex alone accounted for half the value.

Zhang Yang glanced at his nine-slot secure container, where the gold and red items sat snugly, and smiled with satisfaction.

Now, he felt confident enough to take a trip to the Administration Building.

Since his secure container was already full, he'd see if he wouldn't just kite the boss if he ran into one.

When he was Level 5, he didn't mind being called a "Roadside Stray," but now that he was Level 9, what would they call him?

Hmm?

Descending from the third floor to the first, Zhang Yang intended to quickly sweep the ground floor before heading out, but he heard a flurry of rapid footsteps.

"Hmm?"

Zhang Yang paused, turned around, and retreated to the second-floor staircase to lie in wait, listening intently.

"Coming up the stairs... entering the door, in the lobby, on the left... the drawer cabinet in the room on the right, at the front desk."

Then, Zhang Yang heard the sound of cabinets being rummaged through.

On the first floor, a young soul master had reached the front desk and was frantically searching through it, muttering to himself:

"How is this all the money there is? Damn it, they cleaned the place out before leaving."

Zhang Yang's thoughts stirred: I can wait until he finds something before taking him out.

Enemy soul masters were capable of searching containers and textures that Zhang Yang could not, often uncovering valuable items that even made Zhang Yang covetous.

With the enemy exposed and him hidden, Zhang Yang could afford to fatten up the sheep, waiting until the enemy had filled their pockets before slaughtering them for the meat.

Considering the narrow terrain of the front desk, Zhang Yang had a thought, manifesting Lord M14 in his hand, and began to creep downstairs on tiptoe.

Silently reaching the bend in the stairs, Zhang Yang pressed his body against the wall, listening to the "clatter" of papers being turned below, his mind recalling the layout of the hotel reception.

The sound of pages turning; the only paper at a hotel front desk would be the ledger, the guest registry, or takeout menus from nearby restaurants, Zhang Yang mused.

"Ha, this is it. Let me see what's inside this thing."

As soon as the words fell, Zhang Yang heard the "rustle" of papers scattering, followed immediately by the heavy slam of a door.

Hearing this, Zhang Yang realized it was time to make his move.