Chapter 18

At the entrance of the Mount Huilong Education Bureau.

"Old Principal, let's have a casual meal together tonight!"

The Director of the Education Bureau enthusiastically grabbed An Chen's withered hand, a genuine smile on his face.

An Chen glanced at Ye Xingtong beside him, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly on his indifferent face.

"Next time, next time!" He knew Ye Xingtong was already impatient, so he could only refuse, "After the college entrance exam is over, call a few of your classmates to my house, and we'll get drunk together!"

The Director of the Education Bureau was very good at reading people and immediately knew the reason.

He sighed and nodded, "Okay!"

"Student Xingtong, gather at the east side of the defensive wall at eight o'clock tomorrow morning!"

Ye Xingtong nodded, "Okay, I'll be there on time!"

Tomorrow was the day she would set off for East Sea City. After several hours of negotiation, she had finally been specially recruited by the East Sea Military Academy.

She didn't need to continue following the school teachers for the final seven days of training.

The Director of the Education Bureau gently let go of An Chen's hand and smiled, "Old Principal, be sure to bring Student Luo Chenyu, who obtained the SSSS rating, tomorrow. Many universities are already impatient to see this genius."

An Chen shook his head and said, "The school is organizing training tomorrow, I'm afraid..."

"It's okay, wait until the training is over!"

After Ye Xingtong returned to the courtyard, she didn't go home immediately but came to the door of Luo Chenyu's house.

Looking at the pitch-black windows.

Her heart trembled slightly, "What time is it, why hasn't he come back yet?"

Immediately, she hurriedly took out her phone.

And dialed An Chen's number...

"Th... this gentleman, you've arrived!"

In the taxi, the driver spoke cautiously, wanting to wake the sleeping Luo Chenyu.

Such a physique and such a face did indeed bring psychological pressure to the driver. He was just an ordinary person who had awakened a life profession, and facing such a bandit-like person, his heart was full of discomfort.

He was afraid that the "big guy" would have a bad temper upon waking up and beat him up in the car.

Fortunately... he thought too much.

"Hmm... arrived!"

Luo Chenyu slowly opened his eyes, looked at the driver with hazy eyes, and then turned to look at the brightly lit trading market outside the window.

"How much?"

"Fifty-seven... uh, no money, no money, it's my honor to meet you, sir!"

At this moment, the driver's heart was collapsing.

That glance just now, the "fierce" look, almost made him pee his pants.

"Take it!"

Luo Chenyu didn't talk nonsense, stretched, got out of the car, and placed an [Agility Potion] on the seat.

"The [Agility Potion] is enough to cover the fare, but you'll have to sell it yourself!"

After speaking, he closed the car door and left without looking back.

Leaving the driver in a daze.

Mount Huilong Trading House.

It is the largest trading house in Mount Huilong City, and also the one with the most complete range of items. It can even sell intelligence, and it is said to have connections with the authorities.

Most importantly, the prices here are fair, and they rarely cheat people.

"Hello, what do you need?"

Just as he walked into the gate of the Mount Huilong Trading House, a young lady in a black silk professional outfit greeted him, her attitude very respectful.

"Selling skill books, and buying skill books!"

The black-silk young lady smiled sweetly, bowed, made a "please" gesture, and said, "Please follow me, sir!"

That fleeting moment of beauty...

Extremely pleasing to the eye!

Luo Chenyu couldn't help but give a thumbs up in his heart and praise her lavishly.

With such a high-quality young lady as a receptionist, it would be strange if the trading house's business wasn't good.

Following the graceful steps of the black-silk young lady, he came to a shop on the second floor.

"Sir, this is the largest skill book trading shop in our Mount Huilong Trading House. You can discuss your needs with the clerk, and I will wait for you outside!"

Such service opened the eyes of Luo Chenyu, who had never seen the world.

He nodded, "Thank you for your trouble!"

When the black-silk young lady left.

The clerk of the skill book trading shop spoke, "Sir, what skill books do you need to buy?"

"No rush!"

Luo Chenyu restrained the smile on his face, placed the [Summon Iron-Clad Beetle] skill book on the counter, and said, "2nd-rank Summoner special skill, how much will you buy it for?"

The clerk picked up the skill book and checked it carefully.

"General 2nd-rank skill books sell for about 500,000, and special skill books have an additional 150% increase." The clerk looked up at the big guy in front of him, saw his indifferent expression, and continued, "However, special skill books for the Summoner profession rarely appear, so the price can be increased by another 30%."

Luo Chenyu raised his hand to touch his chin and said, "Just tell me the price!"

Let him do mental math?

Isn't this making things difficult for him, Luo!

"1.4 million Xuanlong coins!"

"No problem!"

The price of 1.4 million had already exceeded Luo Chenyu's estimate, and he nodded in agreement without hesitation.

Before the clerk could speak, he continued, "Take out your shop's 1st-rank defensive warrior skill books and let me see!"

A trace of surprise appeared in the clerk's eyes.

Professional ethics kept her focused on the benefits, and she didn't check Luo Chenyu's information.

When the level exceeds a certain stage, if others check the information, the owner will perceive it. This behavior is regarded as a provocation, and getting a beating is considered lucky.

"Respected sir, please wait a moment!"

After the clerk finished speaking, she operated the tablet computer and handed it to Luo Chenyu.

"These are all the 1st-rank defensive warrior skill books in this shop, as well as their selling prices!"

Luo Chenyu took the tablet and checked carefully.

[Cleave], [Steel Shield], [Shield Defense], [Provoke], [Savage Charge]!

A total of 5 common 1st-rank skills.

In addition, there were two special skills.

[Guardian Shield Wall], [Fatal Strike]!

But the price made Luo Chenyu frown.

The cheapest one, [Steel Shield], cost 150,000 Xuanlong coins, and it was a skill he already possessed.

And the most expensive one was [Guardian Shield Wall], which cost a full 880,000 Xuanlong coins.

Simply outrageous!

The deal with the principal seemed to have been a huge profit.

However, it can be seen from the selling prices of these skills that the attack skills of defensive warriors are cheaper than defensive skills, and the most expensive ones belong to control skills like [Provoke].

After thinking for a while, he stated his needs directly.

"I want all four skills: [Cleave], [Provoke], [Savage Charge], and [Shield Defense]!"

The clerk hesitated for a moment and asked, "Is this gentleman using them himself or giving them to others?"

"Does your shop care about this?"

The clerk shook her head and said, "If you are using them yourself, I suggest you learn fewer 1st-rank skills. After all, before reaching a high rank, every professional can only learn 25 skills."

Luo Chenyu frowned, "There's such a thing?"

Clerk: "..."

Sir, your grades must be bad, right!

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— Author's Notes —

PS: Shamelessly begging for data (flowers, evaluation tickets) again!