"Quick, quick, quick. Tell me in detail so that I can admire them too!" Sharmie couldn't wait any longer.
Wang Zhong looked at his Skylink. Napier and Mo Ling still hadn't responded. It seemed like they wouldn't be coming. While ordering, he introduced the basic situation of the exploration team.
"This exploration team is quite interesting. It's very suitable for us newcomers. It's free and affordable!" The more Sharmie listened, the happier she became. She didn't expect there to be such an exploration team in the Holy Land. They were simply Lei Feng.
"I've heard of this Oscar. He used to be a captain in Imperial Court. He's quite capable and earned a lot in the past. It seems that he also had a conflict with the higher-ups of Imperial Court. Later on, he left the team and went solo." Laura was now simply a know-it-all in the Holy City. She had a lot of contacts and naturally heard a little about everything.
"Imperial Court, which is ranked second in the exploration team rankings?" Sharmie's eyes widened. Anyone who had connections with the top ten exploration teams was impressive, let alone the one ranked second. She felt more and more like she was dreaming. It was too unreal. Such a strong exploration team only had nine people? The captain of one of the top ten exploration teams quit his job and went solo? He could still live comfortably after offending the higher-ups of Imperial Court. "I can't wait to meet our new captain!"
"He's quite a handsome bald man."
"… Have people's tastes changed? A bald man is a handsome man now. " Sharmie didn't dare to compliment him. Her eyes turned to the table full of dishes that she couldn't name. "But I was worried that you wouldn't be able to afford the bill. It seems like you're doing quite well. You should have no problem paying for this meal. I heard that the bill is paid in Holy Coins. This table will probably cost 20 to 30 Holy Coins!"
Wang Zhong didn't order anything expensive. He didn't have enough Holy Coins, but even an ordinary table of dishes was enough to make everyone eat heartily. Although they were dishes that they had seen before, because of the different ingredients used, coupled with the soul concoction of a gourmet, the feeling of replenishing their energy was as refreshing as a battery.
However, Sharmie had obviously underestimated the consumption here. It was too difficult for newcomers to earn Holy Coins, and it was simply inconceivable to link Holy Coins with food. Everyone knew that Wang Zhong had found a job as a food taster. Although it was said that he could earn a lot, he was exchanging his health for money.
This place was expensive. Lola had recently followed her brother's exploration team on two missions and earned quite a lot. During the meal, she found an excuse to leave. She was about to secretly pay the bill, but when she saw the bill, even with her bulging wallet, she was shocked. 433 Holy Coins. She thought it would be 40 or 50 Holy Coins at most.
It was just a meal. Was he crazy? Laura hurriedly flipped through the menu. When she finally returned, her face was slightly pale. She didn't have that much money, and her gaze towards Wang Zhong was filled with doubt.
It was impossible for Wang Zhong to act recklessly without knowing how much it cost. A meal cost more than 400 Holy Coins. Even food tasters couldn't earn that much …
It wasn't until she saw Wang Zhong's calm expression when he paid the bill that Lola was finally relieved. This guy didn't lack money at all. Previously, she heard from him that he had earned a lot of money from an exploration team. According to the news that the Wanderlust Team had explored an S-rank secret realm, the reward of Holy Coins alone must be a lot. She thought that Wang Zhong, as a newcomer, wouldn't get any money. It seemed like what he said was true; the Wanderlust Team didn't have a so-called newcomer policy.
It was just that … this was too extravagant. How much money could the Wanderlust Team make? Lola was a little envious.
Sharmie and the others joined the Wanderlust Team smoothly. Before Wang Zhong came, he had already informed Oscar, and Oscar naturally wouldn't refuse. He even specially held a welcome party for the three newcomers. Of course, the three of them, including Grai, had to be carried back, but they were all very satisfied. This was because from the day before they joined, the Wanderlust Team's reputation had gradually spread in the Holy City. This made Sharmie extremely excited.
Exploring an S-rank secret realm was a hot potato that even the top ten exploration teams didn't dare to take on. As long as it was an S-rank secret realm, it was basically beyond the scope of what Holy Disciples could handle. After determining the level of a secret realm, most of the Holy City's teachers or even Great Teachers would personally handle it. After all, an S-rank secret realm meant that there would be a Heavenly Soul Stage expert. In front of a Heavenly Soul Stage expert, no matter how many people a Dimensional Exploration team had, it would be meaningless.
However, it was such a super insanely difficult secret realm that was completed by the Wanderlust Team with only nine people?
Frankly speaking, most people didn't believe it at first and thought that they had lied about the level of the secret realm. However, this matter had indeed been acknowledged by the Dimensional Hostel, and everyone who paid attention to this matter was a little dumbfounded. In the end, they could only conclude that the Wanderlust Team had gotten lucky. Perhaps when they went to the secret realm, the secret realm had already been cleared by an unknown expert. It was just that this expert wasn't part of the Holy City Hostel's system, so there was naturally no record of him here.
They were too bold. It would be fine if the unknown expert didn't belong to the Holy City, but if it was the work of a Great Teacher and they falsely claimed the achievements of a Great Teacher, it would definitely be a very serious matter.
For a while, there was a continuous stream of sarcasm and people waiting to watch a good show, but after waiting for half a month, no so-called Great Teacher stood up to reprimand the Wanderlust Team.
As a result, people slowly accepted this reality. While they were jealous, they also had to admire the Wanderlust Team. It didn't matter if the Wanderlust Team had really relied on their own strength to explore the secret realm or had gotten lucky. If they had the ability, they should have gone for it too. They were afraid that once they heard the name of an S-rank secret realm, their legs would turn to jelly and they wouldn't even dare to enter. The Wanderlust Team only succeeded after more than half of them had died, and the price they paid was also very high.
But then there was another piece of breaking news. Wang Zhong, the useless newcomer who was beaten up as soon as he came to the Holy City, had actually become the vice-captain of this Wanderlust Team. Also, the Wanderlust Team was recruiting new people … They really recruited a group of new Holy Apprentices. Were they so desperate that they couldn't be choosers?
This was really …
It seemed that even if they were lucky, they couldn't withstand Oscar's stubbornness. Oscar didn't take advantage of his fame to quickly build a relationship with the big exploration teams or recruit some experts. Instead, he was even more stubborn and recruited Holy Apprentices. What was the use of Holy Apprentices?
And that Wang Zhong was already a salted fish. What could he do?
A salted fish had turned over a new leaf, but he was still a salted fish!
Some people were waiting to see the Wanderlust Team make a fool out of themselves. They wanted to see how far this unconventional team from the Holy Land could go. They all said that with their adventurous methods, they would not be far from being annihilated.
… …
Cultivation in the Holy City was always monotonous for most people, especially the first-year students. The newcomers spent most of their time studying in their respective classes and occasionally went to the library. It was boring and tedious, but Wang Zhong was different. In the Tyrants' classes, other than the Tempering course, he rarely went to other classes. Tempering classes were held less often, only once or twice a week, mainly because there were too few newcomers in the Tempering Faculty. There were only four of them in total, but there were also benefits to having fewer people. The main lecturer, Teacher Bobo, was a middle-aged man with glasses. Occasionally, when he was in a good mood, he would answer some of the questions from the four students, which he could not enjoy in other classes.
There was a certain connection between the Tempering course and Cellular Cosmology. Although the overall concept was not as deep as Cellular Cosmology, it was essentially about developing one's own potential. Thus, there were many similarities in their concepts. Unfortunately, the only thing Teacher Bobo wouldn't answer was Wang Zhong's questions. It wasn't that he had any grudges against Wang Zhong's identity. On the contrary, Teacher Bobo actually quite liked Wang Zhong. No matter what was said in class, Wang Zhong would always be the first to understand. He was quick-witted, had quick reflexes, and had good comprehension. But what this guy learned and cultivated …
Cellular Cosmology, the infamous useless book in the Tyrants.
Teacher Bobo had obviously read that book before. Almost everyone in the Tyrants had read it. Frankly speaking, even the Sacred Teacher of the Tyrants, who was the most proficient in the study of the human body, could not find too many theoretical mistakes in that book. In theory, it was indeed feasible, but the practical possibility was almost zero. The Micro Mirror was just an insignificant beginning. The more one cultivated this theoretically invincible ancient book, the more resources one would need to cultivate it. Even a Sacred Teacher might not be able to afford it. As a result, the author had always remained at the hypothetical level. He had only used some auxiliary methods to verify some of the theories, but no one had actually succeeded in cultivating it.
The reason why it was placed in the Tyrants' library for free was that it was more of a theoretical reference knowledge. At the same time, it served as a warning to those who were too ambitious.
Teacher Bobo had tried to persuade Wang Zhong in the beginning. There were only four students in this cohort, and he naturally wanted to see the most outstanding one embark on the right path. However, Wang Zhong didn't accept his advice at all. He didn't even verbally agree to it. After this happened once or twice, Teacher Bobo's enthusiasm for Wang Zhong gradually decreased. Rotten wood cannot be carved.
On the other hand, Wang Zhong was still doing things his own way. When there were Tempering classes, he would listen to the basic knowledge, mainly to understand the structure of the human body and the structure of Soul Power in more detail. When there were no classes, he would be busy looking for materials for the Micro Mirror.
Initially, he thought that he could easily solve the problem by spending a little money, but now, he had encountered big trouble. He had obtained the other materials through various means. Oscar and Feng had helped him a lot in this matter. Several rare main materials were obtained by them, but for the Glazed Crystal Glass, he had inquired about it in various alchemy shops since the first day he started looking for materials. Until now, half a month had passed, but he still hadn't gotten any results.
Wang Zhong had taken the initiative to increase the price of the Glazed Crystal Glass, which could only be sold for about 200 Holy Coins on the market, to 400 Holy Coins. However, it was still priceless. The most reliable one was the alchemy shop in the west of the city. Seeing that Wang Zhong had increased the price of the Glazed Crystal Glass, he was put in front of the queue. However, he would still have to wait for at least three to four months, which was obviously not something Wang Zhong could accept. The owner of the alchemy shop was also very helpless. This customer was very sincere, and he really wanted to earn some money. However, in the Holy City, there were some things that couldn't be solved with money alone. Two big shots had already booked the Glazed Crystal Glass with him, and the delivery time had also been confirmed. He really didn't dare to offend them.
Without Butcher Zhang, would he still be able to eat the Glazed Crystal Glass?
If he couldn't buy it, he could only refine it himself. However, with the addition of Simba, the All-Mouthy King, the two of them also failed miserably. One of them had high expectations but low abilities, while the other had low abilities. They were just blindly tossing and turning. The only thing they had in common was that both of them were overconfident.
Wang Zhong bought the materials in the alchemy shop and was about to leave when he suddenly heard a familiar voice in the hall. "Boss, do you have the Reverie Bell?"
It was actually Napier's voice. Wang Zhong looked over and saw that it was Napier and Mo Ling. The two of them looked much more haggard than when they were in the Dimensional Hostel, and their voices sounded slightly guilty.
"Seven hundred Holy Coins, no bargaining."
Napier and Mo Ling looked at each other, and the disappointment on their faces was too obvious. Napier nodded and said, "Sorry to bother you."
The shop owner rolled his eyes at them. He had seen too many people like them. A mere Apprentice actually rushed over to buy such high-end materials. Just from the guilty voice alone, he knew that they definitely didn't have the money. He said lazily, "See you later."
The two of them came and went in a hurry and quickly walked out of the shop.
Previously, Wang Zhong heard from Grai and the others that Napier's recent situation wasn't very optimistic, and he was quite worried. Unfortunately, he had been very busy during this period, and he couldn't contact Napier on his Skylink. He also heard from Grai that Napier and Mo Ling hadn't been attending classes in the Sparta Clan recently, and he didn't know where they went. He wanted to find out more about them, but they had already left. Wang Zhong hurriedly followed them.
Napier and Mo Ling had indeed been very miserable recently. It wasn't entirely because they had offended the deputy captain of the New Holy Battle Team for Wang Zhong's sake in the Dimensional Hostel. On the other hand, they were both proud and arrogant. Although the New Holy Battle Team had relatively good benefits, they didn't respect them at all. The exploration teams run by the 10 Great Families were often like this. They had a clear and strict hierarchy, and no matter what they did, they had to follow the rules. To put it simply, they needed to suck up to others, which was obviously not what the two of them were good at. Sometimes, they would offend others when they got serious. Without Mo Wen's protection, they really had no future here.
It was just that their withdrawal was a little too hasty. They originally thought that as the most valued disciple of the Mo Family, there would be other arrangements even if they withdrew from the New Holy Battle. In fact, they were too naive. In the Holy Land, there was no shortage of talents. The people here had no emotional foundation with them, and the only answer to dealing with disobedient people was to suppress them.
This secondary Reverie Bell was a necessity for their soul cultivation, and it was a necessary means of protection when they broke through to the Middle Phase of the Heroic Soul Stage. Before they came here, they had already asked around in various alchemy shops, and 700 Holy Coins was actually the lowest price they could get. But even so, it was still far from enough even if they added up everything they had.
Napier actually felt a little regretful, but it wasn't all for himself. He could slow down his breakthrough. Anyway, a second-class apprentice would earn 100 Holy Coins a month, and he would be able to get enough after half a year. However, he had harmed Mo Ling. In order to let Napier advance, Mo Ling's cultivation had almost completely stopped.
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