Your performance in the martial arts exam really surprised and delighted me.
I didn't misjudge him.
Teacher Yao sat in the chair, her two long legs crossed over each other.
"So, what does Teacher Yao plan for me to do?" Qin Ze asked.
Teacher Yao smiled slightly, "There is indeed something."
"But before that, I have a question for you."
Qin Ze: "What?"
Teacher Yao looked him straight in the eyes and said in a deep voice, "Do you want to live a life of obscurity, or do you want to go to a bigger world and stand above millions of people?"
Qin Ze was silent for a moment, then revealed a set of Little White teeth. "Actually... I'm already a celebrity."
Teacher Yao was taken aback; she hadn't expected this response.
"Are you referring to the records from the Heaven-Reaching Tower? Or the martial arts exam champion?"
"Let's count them both."
Qin Ze thought to himself, "Actually, I am still a savior who does not want to reveal his name."
All of this combined shouldn't be considered mediocre or unknown, right?
Teacher Yao sighed.
The vision is too narrow.
" Teacher Yao, please feel free to speak your mind."
"It's time to reap the rewards from my previous investments."
Teacher Yao took a black card out of her pocket and handed it to Qin Ze.
The card is entirely white, with a black raven in the center.
"Two months later, go to the address above; a test awaits you."
"After passing this stage, you will learn a part of the truth about the world and obtain a ticket to a new stage."
"If it fails, consider my previous investment as a waste."
You only have one chance; try to break through to level two before the test.
Qin Ze wanted to say that he had already reached level two.
Furthermore, he was both the Hunter and the Chosen One.
Are there still truths in this world that we don't know?
Revealing my identity will give you a shock.
Qin Ze looked at the card. "There's no address on it."
Teacher Yao said, "It will come when the time comes."
Seeing that Qin Ze was still there, she couldn't help but ask, "Is there anything else?"
Qin Ze chuckled, " Teacher Yao, you know about sunk costs, right?"
"You gave me the Soul Orb, the Bone-Tempering Liquid, and the Four Symbols Technique before. If I don't pass the test, your sunk costs will be too high."
Teacher Yao felt that Qin Ze had nothing good to say.
"So what?"
Qin Ze replied matter-of-factly, "Therefore, my suggestion is that Teacher Yao immediately make an additional investment to ensure I can pass the test smoothly."
"I don't need anything else, just give me one more S-grade Soul Orb."
"This is but a simple test; I will surely conquer it with ease."
Teacher Yao gave a half-smile and said only one word.
"Roll."
"Okay."
Qin Ze closed the office door, feeling helpless.
"Why is this woman so irritable? I'm only thinking of her."
Qin Ze carefully put the black card away.
I never expected that Teacher Yao would be such a riddle teller.
Things are getting more and more interesting.
In the office, Teacher Yao, who was deep in thought, was interrupted by the sudden ringing of her cell phone.
"Did you give him the invitation card?"
"I gave it to him, but... he didn't seem to care. Maybe I really misjudged him this time."
Yao Yuan across from him smiled and said, "He has far more skills than you think; at the very least, he'll pass the entry-level test without any problems."
Teacher Yao said calmly, "I hope so."
When will you leave the Abyss?
Yao Yuan, "There's a high probability I won't be able to pass your judge assessment."
When her ulterior motives were discovered, Teacher Yao blushed.
"I don't need your help, okay?"
After saying that, she immediately hung up the phone and slumped into a chair.
"So annoying."
"We're leaving for Sea Capital at five o'clock tomorrow morning, so don't be late."
The Captain gave instructions to the Dharma King and his entourage as they disembarked.
Upon learning that the ship that had helped them would load its cargo at Thousand Streams Island that night and return to Sea Capital the next day, the Dharma King decided not to look for any other ships and to go back with them the next day.
Since we're not in a rush, we might as well explore Thousand Streams Island.
"No problem, we won't be late."
After exchanging greetings, the Dharma King and his entourage disembarked, leaving only one of his avatars to guard their spoils.
The pier on Thousand Streams Island is very large and can accommodate ten large cargo ships operating simultaneously.
People came and went on the pier in an endless stream.
The Dharma King saw very few ordinary people; almost all of them were martial artists.
"That dog Qin Ze means we should go scout out that so-called other world." Giant Overlord glanced at the time. "It's just past noon, fifteen hours before departure. That's enough time just to run around the map."
The other clones were already impatient.
"Then what are we waiting for? Charge!"
After asking around, the group finally found the entrance.
It is also a portal to Otherworld, radiant with colorful light.
There were no official personnel guarding the area, just a small mobile room.
A sign hanging at the entrance read, "1000 yuan per person per session."
The Dharma King muttered to himself, "Good heavens, it's become a tourist attraction."
Not far south of the entrance is a square filled with various stalls selling things they've acquired from another world.
A few mercenary-looking martial artists were coming and going from the entrance. Those who came out carried a bunch of bottles and jars on their backs and went to the next square to start selling them.
"That's interesting."
The Dharma King and his entourage did not buy tickets directly, but instead browsed the street stalls first.
"The iron sword from a foreign civilization is incredibly sharp; it could easily kill a level-three sea beast with a single strike."
"The pills dug out of the ruins, their specific effects are unknown. Anyone who wants to die, come and take a look."
"Alien god-level cultivation technique on sale at a low price, today only!"
"..."
From weapons and elixirs to everyday items, everything is available, big and small.
All of these things have one thing in common: they all came out from behind that door.
"You're going to sell a piece of scrap paper?"
The Dharma King stopped in front of a stall and pointed to a yellowed A4 sheet of paper on the stall, asking a question.
The stall owner was displeased upon hearing this.
"This is a treasure map."
"I brought these people out after two of my brothers died."
The Dharma King became interested. "How much?"
He took out two fingers and extended them.
Two hundred? I'll take it.
Two hundred thousand!
The Dharma King emitted two streams of electricity from his nostrils and grabbed the stall owner by the collar.
I'm giving you one more chance to rephrase your words.
"Twenty... twenty thousand?"
"Um?"
"Two thousand, that's the lowest I can go."
The Dharma King released the stall owner and threw out twenty banknotes.
"Two thousand is a bit expensive, give me this instead."
The Dharma King picked up a palm-sized ornament covered in dust.
" Good Good Good."
The stall owner gritted his teeth and quickly got rid of this plague.
After the Dharma King and his entourage left, the stall owner sneered, "Shabo, I'll sell this random drawing for two thousand."
"Are you an idiot? You spent two thousand on such a worthless piece of paper?" Giant Overlord thought that the Dharma King must have damaged his brain by constantly emitting electric shocks.
The Dharma King tore the treasure map into several strips and threw them into the trash can. "Look at this."
The Giant Overlord, having finally seen clearly the ornament the Dharma King had taken from the stall, widened his eyes in disbelief. "This is... from that dog Qin Ze?"
(Chapter Two: Evening Party)