Wang Dezhong asked, "Boss Qin, is it really that urgent?"
Wang Defa shot his third brother a glare, and Wang Dezhong shrank his neck.
Qin Siyang let out a sigh, "If it weren't urgent, I wouldn't be in such a rush. I've got a lot on my plate. I don't have that much time to keep you three company. I'm counting on you guys to stand steady soon and help me out."
"Don't worry, Boss Qin! The three of us will definitely do our best! Oh right, Boss Qin, Old Snake is still on his way back to Area 14121. Shouldn't we wait for him and settle it together?"
"If we wait for him to come back, that'll be more than ten days. I'll take you first. Once I help one of you awaken a sequence ability, I won't have to worry anymore. After that, the four of you can hunt gods and improve on your own."
"Oh, okay, got it, Boss Qin."
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After giving a few more instructions, Qin Siyang left the courtyard and took the drill cabin back to South Glory.
Just as he walked out of Miracle Building, his phone rang.
It was a call from Zhao Sifang.
"Hello, Xiao Zhao, what's up? Want to talk about the crystal coin issuance plan?"
["No, today Hu Chan and Rong Xin are going up on the battle arena. My brother-in-law and I are here watching. Brother Qin, aren't you coming to take a look?"]
"Uh… the whole fight process is fully sealed anyway. We won't be able to see the actual battle…"
["My brother-in-law asked me to tell you, besides us, Xuanxuan is here too. Xuanxuan even dragged Wen Shu along to watch the fun."]
"Wait for me."
Qin Siyang hung up and headed to the battle arena.
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"Brother Qin! We're over here!"
The tall Zhao Sifang spotted Qin Siyang right away and waved him over.
Qin Siyang walked over. Gu Yunpeng nodded at him with a smile, "Qin Siyang, hello."
Qin Siyang responded coolly, neither warm nor cold, and deliberately kept five or six meters away from Gu Yunpeng, standing not far from Wen Shu and Gu Yunxuan.
Someone glanced at Qin Siyang and the others and asked, "Who are those guys? They look unfamiliar."
"Unfamiliar? You just got back to school?"
"Yeah. I've been out hunting gods. Just came back to the safe zone a few days ago. Heard that the Holy Son of Zephyr Church and Rong Xin were going up on the battle arena, so I rushed back to campus."
"The handsome one is Gu Yunpeng. From the Gu family. I don't need to say more, right?"
"The wild-looking one is Zhao Sifang. From the Zhao family. No need to explain either."
"The one with no particular features is Qin Siyang. I heard he's so close with our principal it's like they wear the same pair of pants. No need to explain his deeds either, right? It was him who started the trend of strong freshmen testing themselves by fighting Rong Xin."
"So that's it. All top freshmen."
Qin Siyang looked at Wen Shu's back as she chatted with Gu Yunxuan and gave a soft sigh.
'She looks good from every angle. And she's kind-hearted too. And they like each other. Tsk! Perfect.'
Seeing that Qin Siyang was standing a bit far from him, Zhao Sifang walked over and started chatting on his own, "President Qin, when my brother-in-law and I came to watch the show, we even kindly invited Chu Buxing along. But he actually said he wasn't interested in Hu Chan. It's not like we were setting him up on a blind date. Just watching for fun and he talks about being interested or not. What a show-off."
Qin Siyang glanced at Gu Yunpeng, who had also walked over, and said lightly, "Xiao Zhao, stand a little farther from me."
"Why?"
Wen Shu and Gu Yunxuan also turned around at the sound of their conversation, looking over curiously.
Qin Siyang looked helpless, "Never mind. Just stand there."
"Alright! Brother Qin, who do you think will win, Rong Xin or Hu Chan?"
"Hu Chan."
"Why? Is Hu Chan as strong as you and Chu Buxing, Brother Qin?"
"I don't know. I just feel like he's not the kind of idiot who would hand over four third-grade god-hunting tools for nothing."
A few minutes later, the battle arena opened.
A staff member announced, "Hu Chan has reached 30 points first and wins this sparring match."
Looking again at Hu Chan and Rong Xin, Rong Xin looked dejected, on the verge of tears.
Hu Chan's face was cold and calm, with a hint of annoyance in his eyes. There was no joy of victory at all.
Someone muttered, "This batch of freshmen is really strange. When Chu Buxing beat Rong Xin, his face looked worse than if he'd lost. Hu Chan beat Rong Xin too, and you can't tell he's happy either."
Hu Chan ignored the chatter around him. His mind was still on the moment when the fight ended and he asked Rong Xin who was stronger between himself, Qin Siyang, and Chu Buxing.
Following the rules, Rong Xin didn't reveal details of his fights with the other two. He only said, "You used more skills and more tools to beat me than they did."
In other words, although all three of them beat Rong Xin, he had used the most trump cards, which meant his strength was comparatively the weakest.
Hu Chan looked around and didn't see Chu Buxing anywhere, which meant Chu Buxing hadn't taken him seriously at all. That made him even more displeased.
Keeping his restraint and composure, maintaining the bearing of a Holy Son, he left alone.
Rong Xin walked over to Shi Tao.
Shi Tao frowned, "What, even a fourth-grade god-hunting tool couldn't beat him?"
"I lost. He had a fourth-grade god-hunting tool too… and the one he had was better than the one you lent me."
Shi Tao shook his head helplessly, "Then give me back the fourth-grade god-hunting tool I lent you."
Rong Xin coughed lightly, "Brother Tao, we agreed before. If the fourth-grade god-hunting tool you lent me got damaged, I wouldn't have to compensate you. You remember, right?"
Shi Tao's eyes widened, "What? The fourth-grade god-hunting tool… is broken?"
"Not broken. It's gone."
"..."
Shi Tao froze on the spot, looking like he was about to crack apart.
Rong Xin said, "Brother Tao, I've decided to hunt gods honestly and pay back the two third-grade god-hunting tools I owe you."
"I…"
Right then, two more people appeared beside Rong Xin.
"Senior Rong, the two of us would also like to spar with you."
Even with Rong Xin's good temper, he couldn't hold back anymore, "Are you freshmen never done? You just keep picking on one person to fleece?"
But when he looked closely, the two seemed familiar, like he'd seen them in forum news, "You're… Zhao Sifang, Gu Yunpeng?"
Gu Yunpeng smiled faintly, "It's an honor that Senior Rong recognizes us. We're only here to spar. We're not confident we can beat Senior Rong. We just hope Senior Rong can tell us the gap between us and Qin Siyang, Chu Buxing, and Hu Chan. So if we win, Senior Rong doesn't have to give us anything."
And Gu Yunpeng's smile spread like fragrance in the air, making the senior girls around blush shyly and the senior boys feel refreshed.
Rong Xin, having lost three matches in a row, was in no mood. He asked coldly, "If I win, what will you give me?"
"Hm? Senior Rong is older than us. If you're stronger, that's only natural. Why would you still need us to give you something if you win?"
"Cut the crap. You're ganging up to bully me. If you don't give anything, why should I fight?"
Before Rong Xin could finish, Shi Tao kicked him.
Shi Tao said, "I'll answer on Rong Xin's behalf. You two set the time!"
"Alright, thank you, Senior Rong."
Rong Xin looked at Shi Tao in confusion, "Brother Tao, why do I have to fight the two of them? There's no point at all!"
Shi Tao pulled Rong Xin aside, "One's surnamed Zhao, one's surnamed Gu. If you refuse them, do you still want to survive here?"
Rong Xin spoke righteously, "Brother Tao, I understand your concern. But I stand straight and fear no crooked shadow. I've never done anything shameful. Why should I be afraid of the powerful?"
Shi Tao's eyes were red, "Right now! My four third-grade god-hunting tools and one fourth-grade god-hunting tool are gone! A massive loss! If you build a good relationship with them, you might benefit in the future and make up for my losses!"
Rong Xin was unimpressed, "If I'm not strong enough, what benefit can I gain? If I'm strong enough, why would I need to benefit from them?"
Shi Tao's face turned cold, "Since Brother Xin is so tough, how about you pay me back all four third-grade god-hunting tools that were damaged before! Don't make me split it fifty-fifty with you!"
Rong Xin lowered his head after hearing that,"Brother Tao, four is really a bit too many…"
"Then stop talking nonsense! Just accept my 'benefit' theory and fight the two of them!"
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