Chapter 47: Flame Temple Hall

  "Are you referring to this whirlpool card?"

  Hu Si Ming took out the card and showed off its attributes. Just as Zhao Feng was getting more and more envious, he finally revealed the origin of the card: "It's a hidden reward from the entrance exam."

  Zhao Feng was taken aback: "Entrance exam?"

  He thought it was something taken out of a wooden box in a compulsory course.

  Yan Shao Ou knew the origin of Hu Si Ming's card, and immediately explained on his behalf: "He obtained the Invincible Shield in the entrance exam and received an extra reward. This card should have been obtained at that time. As for whether there are other ways to obtain it, I'm not sure."

  "This is so fierce!"

  Upon learning that Hu Shiming had turned the tables on the teaching assistant during the entrance exam and even obtained a hidden reward, Zhao Feng couldn't help but look at Hu Shiming with increasing admiration: "I think I understand now why Brother Hu's strength is so formidable. He has skills and also has a Whirlpool Card - this kind of strength is absolutely top-notch among newcomers."

  "It's not as exaggerated as you said."

  Hu Si Ming's expression didn't change, and he repeated what Ah Wen had told him: "I heard that just last year, over a hundred freshmen got the hidden reward. There are many people stronger than me, I'm just taking advantage of being one step ahead."

  "Is it over a hundred people in just one session?"

  Zhao Feng was also shocked by the news, and after a moment of stunned silence, he said: "Even so, that's still very impressive. I'm just a poor guy who had to pool money with Old Mouse to get a skill. Speaking of which, Hu Ge is so powerful, then shouldn't his partner Yan Shao... uh, Yan Shao Ou also be very powerful? How did you get your skills?"

  He originally wanted to call him a man of few words, but when the words reached his lips, he suddenly remembered Liu Feng's experience and quickly added the word "ou" again.

  Yan Shao's expression changed, and he subconsciously furrowed his brow. However, Zhao Feng was indeed innocent, and he didn't say anything. He simply said in a flat tone, "Although I also got the optional task reward during the entrance exam, it's not comparable to Hu Ge's. I borrowed 100 universal points from the black market section of the War Network, which barely allowed me to afford the skill."

  "Can I still borrow money?"

  Zhao Feng hadn't paid much attention to WarNet before, and upon hearing this, he couldn't help but feel a little surprised.

  "The sophomore found a freshman to act as an intermediary, helping with the contact." Yan Shao Ou glanced at Zhao Feng and guessed what he was thinking. He kindly reminded him: "Don't think that the senior is a fool, this money isn't easy to get. The 100 yuan I lent out two days ago needs to be repaid double on the day after the unified exam. If it's not paid back on time, you can imagine the consequences yourself."

  "Only borrowed for three days and need to repay double?"

  This harsh condition made Zhao Feng take a cold breath, and he exclaimed in surprise: "Seniors are really good at doing business, if they release 1,000 general points, it will be a 100% profit!"

  "That's what they say."

  Yan Shao let out a sigh and said, "It's just that during the first unified exam, freshmen don't have any money on hand and don't understand the ways of the world, so they dare to borrow. Once this hurdle is passed, unless someone is forced to their wit's end, no one will lend to seniors who are just a little bit useful. Moreover, even if the seniors' review is very meticulous, there will always be freshmen who really can't pay back, so investing also carries risk."

  "That's also profitable!"

  Zhao Feng immediately memorized this money-making trick, and when he became a senior student in the future, he would definitely play it like this. Then he could do nothing and wait for the money to fall from the sky.

  "Hum hum, wishing you great wealth then."

  Yan Shao's blessing sounded insincere and he clearly didn't think much of Zhao Feng's idea.

  "Thank you!" Zhao Feng seemed to have missed Yan Shao's meaning, and turned his head towards Liu Feng: "I understand the situation of Hu Ge and Yan Shao. What about Miss Liu? You can exchange skills, it seems that you are also very powerful!"

  When it comes to the word "awesome", Zhao Feng's tone is somewhat sarcastic, making Liu Feng feel very uncomfortable. She retorted quite rudely: "Where my skills come from, do you have a say in that?"

  "Judging from your performance, I wouldn't believe you're like Hu Ge, who is extremely strong himself. If it's like me, gathering money with friends, you didn't match with anyone else, so it's impossible. As for Shao Ye and Ou brothers' way of borrowing money, you probably don't know much about it either. Since none of the above applies to you, your method of getting universal points is quite suspicious.

  Zhao Feng said in a meaningful tone: "Moreover, in the tomb chamber, you're so clear about the secrets of honor universal points and whatnot, I couldn't help but think of a possibility."

  His words made Liu Feng's face turn pale and his expression somewhat uncomfortable.

  But there was no refutation!

  "As expected." Zhao Feng nodded and saw through Liu Feng's disguise: "You're quite capable to get close to a senior like Da Er so quickly."

  Her face turned red and white as she was directly pointed out by him, obviously still feeling a bit ashamed of her own affairs. But soon, this expression was covered up again, and she said coldly: "So what if my general points were given to me by the senior, and some secrets about the unified exam were also told to me by him? What's it to you? I think I can do whatever I want, it's my business, why are you interfering? You're just sour grapes, aren't you? Hmph, you've been staring at me since the unified exam started, don't think I don't know what you're thinking!"

  "You!"

  Liu Feng's sarcastic remark was returned with no mercy, and Zhao Feng also got annoyed.

  He didn't actually have malicious intentions in that previous conversation. It's just that the pressure in his heart suddenly disappeared after the repeater was eliminated, and coincidentally the topic turned to Liu Feng again. After guessing that she was being supported by her senior, he felt a bit uncomfortable with the possessiveness, so he intentionally or unintentionally wanted to belittle her a couple of sentences. But Liu Feng's frank admission and ruthless ridicule in return made him lose face.

  "What's wrong, didn't I say it correctly?"

  Liu Feng stood up straight and puffed out his chest, looking at Zhao with disdain. "You're still thinking about women during the unified exam, how pathetic!"

  "Say that again?"

  Zhao Feng's temper was ignited, and he raised his hand as if to hit someone.

  "Shut up, all of you!"

  The pressure of the Nightmare Team had just dissipated, and his teammates were inexplicably wanting to infight. How could Hu Siming tolerate this? With the support of Yan Shao'ou and his own strong combat power, he angrily shouted loudly, directly intimidating the two into submission. After Zhao Feng and Liu Feng looked over with some guilt, Hu Siming said viciously: "What's going on? You just killed the repeater, and you think everything is peaceful and worry-free about the unified exam? You're starting to infight, do you still want to get a perfect evaluation?"

  "No, I..."

  Scolded by Hu Siming, Zhao Feng subconsciously wanted to find a reason to explain. But seeing Hu Siming's gloomy face, he was shocked in his heart and subconsciously changed his words: "Ah, sorry, mine." After finishing, he immediately realized that he seemed to be a bit too humble, and hurriedly added another sentence: "Just now I was a bit impulsive, Brother Hu please forgive me!"

  This time, his tone was more like a team member's.

  Seeing Zhao Feng being soft, Liu Feng glanced at Hu Si Ming and hummed softly, turning her head away to express her dissatisfaction.

  Under Hu Si Ming's powerful intervention, a quarrel that could have led to internal strife was temporarily calmed down. But once something happens, no matter how much you make up for it, the team's atmosphere is not as good as before, and it always gives people an uncomfortable feeling. Zhao Feng, who had some discomfort in his heart, unconsciously quickened his pace, wanting to get a little further away from Liu Feng.

  Just as he was slightly careless, he stepped on the stone slab in the middle of the corridor again.

  "Crash!"

  A crisp sound echoed far away in the quiet corridor.

  "My grass!" After experiencing the Blade Maze, Yan Shao had become somewhat oversensitive to this sound. He tensely looked around and asked, "You didn't step on something strange again, did you?"

  When asked about this, Zhao Feng awkwardly turned his head and said with a gloomy face: "That... maybe... I really stepped on it!"

  No sooner had he finished speaking than the trap was triggered!

  Accompanied by the rumbling of the ground, two giant stone walls rose from the floor of the corridor, trapping a row of four people firmly in the middle of the corridor, forming a sealed space about eight meters wide and fifteen meters long. Then, one after another, mysterious magic arrays appeared on the stone slabs under their feet. The magic arrays were small and delicate, about one meter wide, with a faint red glow emanating from them. In the entire enclosed stone chamber, there were 6*9 grids, totaling 54 magic arrays.

  "What the heck is this?!"

  Zhao Feng, who was hit again, looked at the group of magic arrays under his feet in a panic, and was made to feel uneasy by this unknown change.

  However, at this moment, the battlefield gave out a hint.

  Triggered Flame Temple Trap!