Chapter 33: Xiao Pang's Gratitude

When Qin Chuan walked into the classroom, the atmosphere inside was quite strange.

Class Monitor Zhang Yangwang stood straight, his face showing a proud and smug expression, naturally accepting other classmates' compliments, constantly adjusting his glasses to feign humility.

Although it wasn't the first time seeing this class monitor's vain side, Qin Chuan was still curious about what he had done.

Walking to Xiao Pang's side and sitting down at his own seat, Qin Chuan then heard Xiao Pang's gritting-teeth voice.

"It's just that his Spirit Beast reached level Lv10—what's there to be arrogant about."

Qin Chuan understood then.

Right now, those whose Spirit Beast has reached Lv10 are still few; two days ago the neighboring class produced one, and the news even spread throughout the whole grade.

In this situation, Zhang Yangwang's breakthrough naturally is something worth showing off.

The feud between Xiao Pang and Zhang Yangwang has long existed; as class monitor, Zhang Yangwang dislikes poor students, and during his first and second years of high school he repeatedly reported Xiao Pang for copying homework.

"Class Monitor, which zone are you in? What's your rank?" a female classmate asked curiously, "An Lv10 Spirit Beast should be able to rank within the top thousand on the Spirit Beast ranking, right?"

"Not bad, that's how strong I am." Zhang Yangwang crossed his arms, "Speaking of which, I've met that big shot before; he's not only strong, but also..."

"Take them." Qin Chuan didn't hesitate, producing two earth-experience fruits and handing them to Xiao Pang.

"Lv12 is already a Growth Tier? How could a Juvenile Stage kill a Growth Tier?"

Watching Qin Chuan and Xiao Pang leave the classroom, Zhang Yangwang's mood instantly improved, and he went on to brag about his past encounter with the area's top ranker, Luo.

"That ranking nets you two experience gems every day." The female classmate who had asked looked envious, "Does your zone have any big shots, Class Monitor?"

Pfft~

A strained laugh interrupted Zhang Yangwang's words.

Zhang Yangwang couldn't help but glance toward the back row where Qin Chuan sat, a flicker of annoyance in his eyes, "Qin Chuan, what are you laughing at?"

On the other side, Qin Chuan pulled Xiao Pang to the school's small shop, bought two bottles of soda, and brought him to a secluded corner, "I remember your Spirit Beast is about to reach Lv9, right?"

Amy is the foreign female player Xiao Pang encountered; according to Xiao Pang's earlier account, her Spirit Beast also has some detection abilities.

"I thought of something pleasant." Qin Chuan answered calmly, then turned and patted the Xiao Pang whose complexion wasn't great, "Come with me for a moment."

"Solid Earth Fruit?!" Xiao Pang's eyes widened as he looked at the two fruits in Qin Chuan's hand, his breathing growing heavy.

"Indeed there is." Zhang Yangwang laughed heartily, "Our zone's top player is called 'Luo'; his contracted Spirit Beast killed a Lv12 Shadow Leopard when it was only Lv7—he's absolutely a big shot among big shots."

"Ah? That strong?"

Qin Chuan couldn't help but raise his head and glance at Zhang Yangwang.

"It already reached Lv9 last night." Speaking of this, Xiao Pang's expression improved a bit, "But the final level is a bit hard because there are no more earth-experience fruits nearby; Amy's Spirit Beast didn't find any, so we can only slowly level up using the settlement experience gems."

"Not bad!" Zhang Yangwang nodded slightly smugly, "I'm in zone 3675; my Flame Monkey ranks 723rd on the Spirit Beast ranking!"

With these two fruits, his Spirit Beast can directly reach Lv10!

Then Xiao Pang seemed to think of something, producing an experience gem, "My Spirit Beast ranking is beyond the thousandth place, so I only got one..."

"I'll pay in installments! Ten experience gems for it!" Xiao Pang gritted his teeth.

"Who trades five experience gems for one experience fruit?" Qin Chuan shook his head helplessly, "The market price is four for one; give me eight and you're set, no rush."

"Qin Chuan..." Xiao Pang's eyes reddened slightly.

Xiao Pang naturally saw this on the trading board as well.

Now prices haven't stabilized; if Qin Chuan really wanted to trade, those two fruits could fetch nine gems, and moreover he's paying in installments.

"Alright, stop nagging." Qin Chuan patted Xiao Pang's shoulder, "Reach Lv10 early, and you'll know early what three resources are needed for Spirit Beast advancement, so you can prepare ahead."

"Besides, when you next enter the Dream World and hit Lv10, the daily settlement rewards you receive will be greater as well."

"Mm!" Xiao Pang nodded firmly, knowing that words of thanks now meant little, he turned and headed toward the small shop, "I'll treat you to grilled sausage..."

"Add spice." Qin Chuan grinned.

——

After the two finished eating the grilled sausage and returned to the classroom, Zhang Yangwang was still chattering on.

However Xiao Pang's emotions had already calmed, and he even turned a deaf ear to Zhang Yangwang's words.

He pulled out his phone to browse the Dream World forum, then suddenly turned to Qin Chuan, "Qin Chuan, the Special Affairs Group has announced the acquisition methods for 23 achievements!"

"Huh?" Qin Chuan's eyes lit up.

He had previously thought the Special Affairs Group couldn't possibly have missed discovering achievements.

Indeed, as he expected, with the appearance of the achievement ranking, they finally took action.

Qin Chuan quickly logged onto the Dream World forum and opened to check.

At this moment the Dream World forum was unprecedentedly lively, to the point that the servers were a bit laggy, after all announcing 23 achievements at once is of tremendous significance.

After reading through the 23 achievements from start to finish, Qin Chuan found that all of them were achievements worth 100 or 200 achievement points, likely obtained by the Special Affairs Group members using keys during daily settlement.

Jotting these down would indeed save him quite a few keys.

The Special Affairs Group has not announced achievements with higher points, but Qin Chuan believes they certainly have mastered some of those as well, which stands to reason.

In the forum, a few players occasionally speculate that the Special Affairs Group possesses better achievements but hasn't disclosed them, complaining bitterly; even without official intervention, other grateful players would curse their ancestors eighteen generations over this.

Other classmates in the classroom also gradually discovered the achievements announced by the Special Affairs Group; with no desire to keep listening to Zhang Yangwang's bragging, as the classroom grew quiet, Zhang Yangwang felt bored and silently sat down.

Not long after, the teacher for the first morning class entered the classroom.

Culture class began.

As the college entrance exam draws nearer, students who no longer harbor the hope of being able to skip the exam after the Supernatural Descent have picked up the coursework they almost abandoned, putting other matters aside to listen attentively and strive for their futures.

In the blink of an eye, it was time for the last afternoon class to end.

Changxing City No. 2 Middle School has no student dormitories; all students are commuters, and according to the local education bureau's regulations, there are no evening self-study sessions arranged.

Previously at this time, students should have been heading home after school.

But today they merely went out to have a meal and take a brief rest, soon returning to the classroom, each showing an expectant expression.

The Supernatural course is about to begin.

(This chapter ends)