"Luo Yu? You really did come."
As Luo Yu glanced around, a sweet voice caught his attention.
He looked toward the voice and saw Xu Ying, the woman who had taken his first time-as in, his first mission.
She was still wearing her white mask with red markings.
Her appearance surprised Luo Yu. After all, he had figured she belonged to the Su Family, which meant her registered residence should have been in the imperial capital.
By rights, she shouldn't have been eligible for another city's Exchange Meet.
Was my brilliant theory wrong?
"You're taking part in the Exchange Meet too?" Luo Yu asked in surprise.
Xu Ying chuckled. "I only risked provoking the Wind Demon Ape because I was preparing for the Exchange Meet."
"When I posted that mission, I was prepared for the possibility of dying."
"I never expected to hire a little carry like you and have you deal with the Wind Demon Ape without breaking a sweat."
Luo Yu looked modest. "You're too kind."
He had at least broken a little sweat. Otherwise, how could he have spat out a Great Fireball?
While they chatted, President Bai and Curator Jiang emerged from the office inside the Secret Realm.
At the sight of him, the noisy crowd fell silent.
"Which of the competitors here have already reached chunin level?"
President Bai put the question to the crowd.
As soon as he finished speaking, two men and a woman stepped forward proudly.
The other genin looked at them with envy.
They were all renowned young talents from Jiang Li who had become chunin before turning thirty.
Even if they lost at the Exchange Meet, an outstanding performance could still earn them a chance to study at another prestigious school. Their prospects were limitless.
Of course, Jiang Li had