The Special Selection came down to testing the Black Robes' brains and strength.
Strength without brains was worth far less.
"Do you think that kid did it on purpose?"
A voice asked the question from within a dark space.
It sounded rather old. If Lin Feng had been there, he would have been surprised.
Because it had spoken in Chinese.
Before long, another voice sounded in the darkness.
"If he didn't do it on purpose, that proves the brat has no brains."
"Brainless people may be easy to control, but our faction doesn't want anyone like that."
"But if he did do it on purpose, what was he after? Our attention?"
There was contemplation in the voice, and a hint of curiosity.
As soon as it fell silent, the old voice spoke again.
"I'd say it was the latter."
"After all, someone simple-minded couldn't have that kind of strength."
A brief silence settled over the dark space.
"Let's watch a little longer. I've already sent people to investigate everything about him, to see if we missed anything—or if he has any secrets..."
"Mm. Let's watch..."
The exchange ended, and the darkness fell silent once more...
On the mission planet, Lin Feng knew nothing of their conversation.
He hadn't kicked those two without thinking. He had his own plans.
Kicking two Auxiliary Group members away would undoubtedly give everyone a rough idea of his strength.
But that assessment meant little to Lin Feng. Kicking them had barely taken any effort.
Those two kicks had also been for the First Sequence to see.
The selection process was dragging on too long, and Lin Feng wanted a shortcut.
Given Shanhai's personality, those kicks wouldn't seem out of place.
He had thought they would at least draw out a First Sequence boss to make