Having just completed his task, Hong Tao was in excellent spirits. As he walked along, he activated his Communication Card and called Zuo Tingyi.
When he saw Zuo Tingyi's solemn expression, he burst out laughing. "Tingyi, that look really doesn't suit you."
Zuo Tingyi ignored the jab and went straight to the point. "If you have something to say, make it quick."
"Heh heh." Hong Tao grinned smugly. "I've finally made some headway with Tang Tang's Fire Mayfly."
Perhaps because he had heard something related to Tang Tang, Zuo Tingyi's expression softened a little. His next words, however, nearly infuriated Hong Tao to death. "Your efficiency is just as it always was. Abysmal."
Hong Tao flared up and glared at Zuo Tingyi. "Easy for you to say! Why don't you do it yourself? Hmph, if I'd known, I would have left you to get the Loach Airflow Card made yourself. I had to track down so many people."
"The Loach Airflow Card?" There was a hint of puzzlement in Zuo Tingyi's voice.
"The Fire Mayfly needs that particular Airflow Card, but it's pretty difficult to make. I went to Man Siying, but she couldn't do it. In the end, I had no choice but to find that lower-year kid who made the Loach for Lin Feng. Who would have thought the Sponsored Class had such an impressive Card Crafter?" Hong Tao himself seemed to find it rather unbelievable.
"Man Siying couldn't make it?" Zuo Tingyi's expression immediately turned serious.
Hong Tao nodded. "That's right! I specifically went to Man Siying because I'd initially heard that kid wasn't making Loach Airflow Cards anymore."
"A lower-year student... the Sponsored Class..." Zuo Tingyi seemed to be mulling something over.
"Hard to believe, right?" Hong Tao looked deeply sympathetic. "Aren't the people in the