Watching Jiang Fan's departing figure, the Crazy Old Man revealed a satisfied smile.
After climbing for a full three hours, Jiang Fan opened the system panel.
Points: 2008
Qi and Blood: 116N (+)
Psychic Power: 3121P(+)
Lottery: 100 points per draw
He tried saying, "Push my qi, blood, and mental energy to their limits."
[Yes, Master.]
The system panel changed the next second.
Points: 1978
Qi and Blood: 117N (+)
Psychic Power: 3123P
Lottery: 100 points per draw
Whether it's qi and blood or Psychic Power, the increase is only slight.
But it gave Jiang Fan a sense of grounded security.
The next day, in the classroom.
Jiang Fan, who was leaning on his desk by the window, was oblivious to the chatter of his classmates around him.
Wei Qi stood up excitedly. "Did you all see the news? It's incredible, absolutely incredible! I never imagined that those thugs who were kidnapping other people's children a while ago would be reported by a high school student!"
As soon as these words were spoken, a classmate immediately chimed in.
"I saw it! I heard that the high school student called the police immediately after finding the hideout. He rescued 33 children, which means he saved 33 families. He's a true hero!"
"I have to say, he's incredibly bold. I heard that among those thugs, the weakest was at least Middle-Stage Martial Apprentice, and the strongest was even a Mid-Stage First Rank expert. Most importantly, that high school student actually lured away Mid-Stage First Rank Martial Artist! How could he have such audacity!"
"Tsk tsk tsk! Mid-Stage First Rank Martial Artist! Any one of us in our class would be instantly killed if we faced him."
"Yeah, that was terrifying! Hey, Wei Qi, if it were you, would you dare to lure away that Mid-Stage First Rank thug?"
Wei Qi rolled his eyes and pointed to his forehead.
"Do you take me for an idiot? Do you think I'd say 'I dare' just to save face? This isn't a question of whether I dare or not, it's a question of whether I want to die, okay?"
"That makes sense, that makes sense."
Just then, Jiang Fan's cell phone, which was tucked under his desk, rang.
He opened his sleepy eyes, took out his phone, and held it to his ear.
"Hello?"
Old Wu: " Jiang Fan, have you seen the news?"
What news?
"It's about this case, the news about you reporting and exposing the incident, which led to the departure of Middle-Stage First-Rank Martial Artist."
Jiang Fan frowned. "You've exposed my identity?"
"No, no, we wouldn't do that. After all, they are champions of justice—"
Old Wu stopped mid-sentence, coughed twice, cleared his throat, and continued, "What if they have someone backing them? If we expose your identity and they retaliate against you, that would be terrible."
Hearing this, Jiang Fan breathed a sigh of relief.
He was also worried about that.
After all, those thugs were members of the Church of Justice. Yesterday, according to the Crazy Old Man, the Church of Justice was a very mysterious and massive organization. If they were to target him, he and his family would likely face dire consequences.
Old Wu: "We didn't report your real identity. We just said that a brave high school student discovered the hideout and lured away Mid-Stage First Rank Martial Artist. We did this to send a positive message to society and also to better promote Ancheng, so we hope you don't mind."
Jiang Fan: "As long as it doesn't reveal that it's me, that's fine."
Then he asked, "Someone as busy as you wouldn't call me specifically about something like this, would you? Is there anything else?"
Old Wu laughed and said, "Of course, there's something even more important. In recognition of your outstanding performance this time, the bureau has decided to give you a reward."
Hearing about the reward, Jiang Fan was no longer sleepy.
"How much?"
Old Wu was both amused and exasperated. Jiang Fan's directness reminded him of Wu Yun asking him for pocket money.
"Not much, thirty thousand."
Jiang Fan frowned. "Can't we have more?"
He's really short of money right now. He could have exchanged Chen Wenhua's gold for cash, but that route is basically cut off now.
"This is the most bonus I can get for you."
Old Wu knew Jiang Fan's situation; living in a slum and needing to cultivate, money was essential.
"Okay, transfer the money to me now. My bank account number is --"
"Wait, wait a minute." Old Wu interrupted Jiang Fan, his face once again showing a wry smile. "This requires going through procedures and waiting for approval; it will take at least a month."
Jiang Fan had a headache. Another month to go?
He checked his phone balance and saw he only had a little over three hundred yuan left. If he didn't earn more money, he wouldn't be able to afford food.
Looks like I absolutely need to make some money in the next couple of days.
During the afternoon training session, Wei Cangyue once again led his group of special training students Plow Mountain.
They said their physical fitness was too poor, and that one day when they went to the wilderness, whether it was the Inner Wilderness Zone or the Outer Wilderness Zone, they would need to have legs that could outrun their teammates.
Why not say outrunning the monster's legs? Because monsters are incredibly strong, and most Martial Artist can't outrun them. But if you outrun your teammates, you can have a chance to survive.
"Alright! Everyone get ready, let's climb the mountain!"
At his command, Wei Cangyue waved his hand, and the students in the special training class immediately rushed up the mountain.
This time, Jiang Fan was no longer in first place, but was left behind by Lan Shengxue, and by quite a distance.
Jiang Fan looked at Lan Shengxue running above him. Although he didn't know how much Qi and blood Lan Shengxue had now, his intuition told him that Lan Shengxue had made rapid progress again.
"A genius is a genius! "Jiang Fan couldn't help but exclaim in his heart.
However, he's not bad either!
Thinking of this, Jiang Fan gritted his teeth and pushed forward with all his might. In just a few seconds, he gradually closed the distance between himself and Lan Shengxue.
"Huh?" Lan Shengxue noticed this, and a hint of surprise appeared in her beautiful eyes.
But only for a second, after which Lan Shengxue accelerated again, widening the distance between herself and Jiang Fan once more.
However, a few seconds later, she heard breathing that was getting closer and closer to her.
The breathing was rhythmic, and the increased speed did not seem to disrupt the rhythm.
Sensing this, Lan Shengxue's eyes showed even more surprise.
Next, Lan Shengxue continued to accelerate, and then Jiang Fan caught up with her.
No matter how many times she tried, the result was always the same.
This time, Lan Shengxue didn't speed up, but slowed down a little, running alongside Jiang Fan.
"Is something the matter?" Jiang Fan asked, puzzled.
"Um."
Lan Shengxue nodded. "I haven't properly thanked you about my sister yet."
"You don't need to thank me specially, and I didn't intend to specifically rescue your sister," Jiang Fan said calmly.
"I know, but thank you anyway."
The students behind him all had "Holy crap" expressions on their faces.