Chapter 439: Spreading the News! Reactions from All Sides!

Given Xia Lan's confidence, Lin Hui, who had originally planned to bet a little less, also prepared to add more to his wager.

As for Li Xiang and Du Wan, they shared the same thought and planned to place their bets as soon as they returned to their rooms.

And Xu Jingming, who had entered his room, logged into the internal forum of the Lei Ting Wu Guan.

He found the betting thread with the highest cumulative wager that Xia Lan had mentioned.

Unlike ordinary forum bets where simply posting means you've placed your bet.

Betting on this thread actually requires you to first transfer your points into it for it to count.

The receiving account is the martial hall's official account, so there absolutely won't be any issues.

Additionally, this thread has caught the attention of several mentors, so there won't be any shenanigans.

Looking at the thread's originator, Xu Jingming immediately laughed.

It was Wang Dong!

And he had even wagered 100,000 points of his own, betting that this S-rank mission couldn't be completed!

"100,000 points, that's 2 billion Great Xia coins.

Worthy of being the number one person in the Prodigy Training Camp—truly rich enough that it'd be a shame not to fleece you!"

Xu Jingming excitedly opened the thread.

Just as he was about to place his bet, he discovered that the credits on his student account were less than 10,000 points.

Only then did he remember that Instructor Su had promised him 100 million Great Xia coins per month, which was 5,000 points in operating funds.

Two months combined, that was only 10,000 points.

He hadn't taken on any missions during that period either, so naturally he only had this many points.

"That's way too little. No good, I need to borrow some from someone."

The moment this thought arose, Xu Jingming found himself in a bit of a dilemma.

He didn't know many people in the Prodigy Training Camp. Lin Hui and Xia Lan would likely be betting themselves, so he couldn't ask them.

But apart from them, the only person he knew was his senior brother Fan Ren.

"If it really comes to it, I can also borrow a sum from Instructor Ling or Instructor Su first."

The six assailants who raided the martial hall branch had all been identified; they just needed to wait until he possessed seventh-rank Grandmaster-level combat power to round them all up in one sweep.

Therefore, for Xu Jingming, this bet was as good as a sure win, and naturally he couldn't let it slip by.

The more he could earn, the better.

"Ring ring ring~~~"

Just as he was thinking, his phone suddenly rang.

He picked up his phone and saw it was Leng Yuexi, whose contact info he had only added half an hour ago.

"It's already past ten, why is senior sister looking for me?" Xu Jingming answered the call in confusion.

Immediately, Leng Yuexi's gentle, melodious voice came through the other end:

"Jingming, are you free in the next few days? I have something here I'd like to invite you to join..."

Just as Xu Jingming was receiving Leng Yuexi's call, Lin Hui and the others, who had returned to their rooms, began preparing to spread the news.

First was Lin Hui.

As one of the most well-connected students in the Prodigy Training Camp, ever since the betting thread appeared on the forum.

Whether they knew him or not, people contacted him wanting firsthand insider information.

However, at that time he was busy searching for clues.

And since this kind of thing wasn't easy to reveal progress on, he kept mum and brushed them off.

But now, naturally, he could spread the news without restraint.

So, in the calls that came in next.

He subtly revealed some key information, along with an air of being anxious to find clues.

He had to admit, he was a good actor—none of this information seemed like he was volunteering it, but rather as if it had slipped out.

Making it impossible to detect anything amiss.

So, just a few minutes later.

The students who received the information posted it on the official forum of the Lei Ting Wu Guan.

"Shocking! On the first day arriving in Myanmar, Xu Jingming was seriously injured!"

"Xu Jingming's first S-rank mission actually hit a snag?"

"Insider info! The entire Xu Jingming squad is injured, investigation at a standstill!"

"..."

Starting from the morning, discussions about Xu Jingming and his S-rank mission on the forum had never stopped for a moment.

Once these posts were published, they immediately sparked a new round of debate.

"Impossible? Lei Di is so strong, how could he be seriously injured?"

"Why impossible? This mission was dangerous to begin with. Logically, it should have been someone like Wang Dong, an experienced student, who took it.

He overestimated himself by taking this mission, so the investigation hitting a bottleneck is perfectly normal."

"Heh, have you considered that this might be a smokescreen deliberately released by Lei Di?"

"..."

After several rounds of discussion, although some suspected Xu Jingming was staging the whole thing himself.

Most students didn't particularly doubt it.

After all, Xu Jingming was too young—he had only been in the training camp for less than two months.

You have to know,

The tasks at Lei Ting Martial Arts Gym are all very difficult; sometimes even great strength isn't enough to complete them successfully.

And before this, Xu Jingming had never completed a single task—he was handed an S-class task right away, with an extremely high chance of failure!

Therefore, throughout the betting pool, the number of people wagering that Xu Jingming couldn't complete the task kept increasing.

The odds had already reached 1:4!

And they were still rising!

"Xu Jingming was severely injured and even nearly died? What happened?"

"With the Space Beast Bone and the Guardian Talisman, how could something like this happen on the very first day?"

At the headquarters of Lei Ting Martial Arts Gym, in a villa within the instructor dormitory area, Hearing Ling Shuang, upon receiving the news simultaneously, furrowed her elegant brows.

If something goes wrong this soon after arrival, what will happen later?

"Xu Jingming isn't a reckless person; if he's this badly hurt, he must have encountered a powerful enemy."

"Su Qingli isn't at headquarters—I need to confirm the situation with Xu Jingming first. If things are truly dire, abandoning this task isn't out of the question."

With a flicker in her gaze, Hearing Ling Shuang pulled out her phone and dialed Xu Jingming's number.

An S-class task means nothing compared to Xu Jingming's life...

On the other side, under Leng Yuexi's explanation, Xu Jingming finally understood her purpose.

He had planned to enter the Kanda Wilderness anyway, and Leng Yuexi had just provided him with critically important intelligence.

Therefore, Xu Jingming didn't hesitate—he immediately agreed.

"That's great!"

From the other end of the line came Leng Yuexi's delighted voice, "From the entrance of the Kanda Wilderness to the place I mentioned, it'll take about twenty days to get there, and over a month round-trip."

"So tell me when you're free—we'll set a departure time."

"That far?" Xu Jingming was surprised.

He knew the No. 3 Civilization Ruins lay within the Kanda Wilderness, yet only took six or seven days to reach.

"The straight-line distance isn't far at all—just over three hundred kilometers."

"But the Kanda Wilderness is packed with ferocious beasts, and even eighth- and ninth-tier beasts still survive there."

"Even I must tread carefully once inside, so it takes longer."

"If you're too busy, we can delay the trip until after you complete your task."

"No, we'll leave tomorrow." Xu Jingming said after a moment of thought.

A forty-day round-trip isn't too long.

Besides, there are ferocious beasts along the way to kill—everywhere is the same.

"Tomorrow? Fine. Then let's meet at the No. 4 Supply Base outside the Kanda Wilderness at nine tomorrow morning."

"Tomorrow? Fine, then tomorrow morning at nine, we'll meet at Supply Base No. 4 outside the Kanda Wasteland Zone."

After hanging up, he was about to place his phone on the desk when the ringtone sounded again—another call had come in.

"Is this Teacher Hearing Ling Shuang? Why is she calling me now?"

Seeing the caller ID, Xu Jingming was puzzled, but he still tapped to answer.

Seeing the caller ID, Xu Jingming was a little puzzled, but he still tapped to answer.