Chapter 6 : Chapter 6
Chapter 6: Golden Fang Ruins
Early the next morning, Lin Yuan got out of bed and discovered that his house had become unnaturally clean.
“What the hell? Did a thief break in?”
He hurriedly got to his feet and fumbled through his pockets.
Fortunately, the 6,000 yuan was still there.
After washing up, Lin Yuan was still thoroughly bewildered—
until he saw Ali sitting in the chair.
“You did this?” Lin Yuan asked tentatively, not expecting any response.
After all, Summoned Beasts with intelligence were exceedingly rare.
To his surprise, Ali nodded. Then he stood up, walked to the bathroom, and wiped dry the sink Lin Yuan had just splashed with water.
...
What was going on here?
Did he have the attributes of a cleaning maid?
Very good. If he moved into a villa in the future, there would be no need to hire anyone to clean.
By the time he arrived at the school’s Dungeon Plaza, quite a few students had already gathered there.
Luo Qingqing was dressed in a set of brown leather armor, with a short sword strapped at her waist. All four of her teammates were female, and every one of them had C-Rank talents.
Xu Jie was wearing a full set of wooden armor, with a wooden shield in his left hand and a one-handed axe in his right.
Among the four teammates beside him, every one of them had at least two pieces of equipment on their bodies.
At this stage, a beginner piece of equipment that increased Defense by 3 points sold for 10,000 yuan.
As for weapons and shields, those all started at more than 20,000.
To fully equip oneself would cost at least 200,000.
The eyes the other students turned toward Xu Jie were full of envy.
Lin Yuan’s arrival did not attract anyone’s attention.
Who would care about a Summoner destined to remain obscure?
When the clock struck nine, the principal arrived at the entrance to the dungeon with the third-year teachers.
“Students, starting today and for the next half month, the dungeon before you is what you will be facing.”
“Your homeroom teachers already handed out the dungeon guide yesterday. The important points and marked warnings must be remembered clearly.”
Principal Chen Qingshan repeated the key precautions in a grave and careful tone.
Although class-holders would not truly die if they fell inside a beginner dungeon, their spirits would become greatly weakened.
In previous years, there had been no shortage of students who were unable to bear the mental shock of death. As a result, they developed a psychological shadow toward dungeons and lost the courage to challenge them again.
After Chen Qingshan finished speaking, he turned and walked to the dungeon entrance, opening the dungeon for the students.
A mysterious and illusory blue portal appeared before everyone’s eyes.
“Let’s go.” Excitement shone across Xu Jie’s face. With a low shout, he was the first to step inside.
His teammates followed close behind.
Luo Qingqing’s party entered the dungeon almost immediately after Xu Jie’s team.
It was obvious that both groups were aiming to break the clear record.
Five minutes later, the square that had been bustling with noise just moments ago became extremely quiet.
All the teams that had been formed in advance had already entered the dungeon. Those left behind were all class-holders who had awakened F-Rank talents and whom no one wanted.
These class-holders looked at one another, huddled together for warmth, and in the end barely managed to scrape together five-man teams before entering the dungeon.
From beginning to end, not a single person proposed teaming up with Lin Yuan.
Even those with F-Rank talents were the same.
In their eyes, even an F-Rank Warrior was far better than a fallen Summoner.
“Ah...”
At the side, Chen Hongwei let out a sigh, but there was nothing he could do.
He could hardly force the other students to team up with Lin Yuan. That would not be fair to them, either.
While Chen Hongwei worried helplessly, Xu Zhiyi, the homeroom teacher of Class 2, walked over to Chen Qingshan with a smile on his face.
“Principal Chen, do not forget what you promised me yesterday.”
“If Xu Jie breaks the dungeon clear record, then the qualification to move into the villa district should go to Xu Jie.”
“Let him break the record first, then we can talk,” Chen Qingshan replied flatly, his hands clasped behind his back.
“There are still half a month left. If Lin Yuan still cannot clear a Normal-Rank dungeon by then, he will naturally lose the qualification to move into the villa district.”
Chen Hongwei felt deeply uncomfortable hearing that, but the principal was right.
The only thing he could do was hope that Lin Yuan would swallow his pride, take the initiative to handle the dirty work in a team, and perhaps in that way get someone willing to bring him into a dungeon.
There were only a handful of class-holders left in the square. Chen Qingshan suddenly frowned.
“Chen Hongwei, where is Sun Xu from your class?”
Among the teams that had entered earlier, Sun Xu had not been seen anywhere. Where had that boy gone?
That was an S-Rank healing talent, a rare seedling indeed. Nothing could be allowed to happen to him.
Speak of the devil, and he arrives.
Dressed in a white mage robe and carrying a wooden staff, Sun Xu came running all the way to Lin Yuan’s side.
“Brother Lin, sorry, I’m late.”
Then Sun Xu called out to the classmates who still had no team.
“S-Rank Healer leading the team. We just need three melee fighters, and we can go.”
To be fair, those words really did tempt quite a few people. But once they glanced at Lin Yuan standing beside Sun Xu, they immediately gave up the thought of joining.
If Sun Xu had been an S-Rank Warrior, they would have joined the team without a second word.
But one Priest with no damage, plus one Summoner who might as well not even be there—there was absolutely no chance such a team could defeat the Boss.
Principal Chen Qingshan frowned.
“Chen Hongwei, what kind of homeroom teacher are you? An S-Rank healing talent and he does not even have a fixed team?”
“If I remember correctly, the Priest in Xu Jie’s team only has a C-Rank talent. Why did you not arrange for Sun Xu to join Xu Jie’s team?”
If Sun Xu and Xu Jie teamed up, then breaking the dungeon clear record would be a certainty.
And now?
A promising seedling with an S-Rank talent did not even have a team. If word of that got out, people would laugh themselves senseless.
“There’s no need to keep calling for people. The two of us are enough.” Seeing that Sun Xu still wanted to shout again, Lin Yuan cut him off.
Sun Xu’s eyes lit up. “Brother Lin, how certain are you?”
“Nine chances out of ten.”
“Then what are we waiting for? Let’s go.”
Sun Xu took the lead and strode into the portal.
Lin Yuan smiled and followed him inside.
That action left the students still in the square staring at one another.
“The two of them just went in like that? How dare they?”
“One fragile Priest and one worthless Summoner—who is supposed to tank the monsters? Are they counting on the Summoned Beast?”
“I’m willing to bet they’ll die and come crawling back out in less than half an hour.”
“Sun Xu is a fool as well. An S-Rank Priest, yet he insists on sticking with Lin Yuan, that useless Summoner. Now he’s ruined himself completely.”
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【You have entered Golden Fang Ruins (Beginner Difficulty)】
After entering the dungeon, Lin Yuan found himself in a ruin choked with yellow sand.
Golden Fang Ruins (Beginner Difficulty)
Recommended Challenge Level: 0–5
The monsters were primarily Kobolds, and the final Boss was the Level 5 Kobold Overseer, Bronze Fang.
The information about the dungeon flashed through his mind, and Lin Yuan began to inspect the surroundings.
This place had seemingly once been a mine. For some unknown reason, the mine had collapsed and become the ruined wasteland it was now.
“Ali, come out. Time to work.”
Lin Yuan raised a hand, and Blackiron Guard Ali appeared before him.
His straight, upright figure was like a spear planted in the earth, radiating a stern killing aura.
It gave Sun Xu quite a fright.
“Brother Lin, this is your Summoned Beast?!”
Although he could not see Ali’s attributes, Sun Xu could still sense that Ali was not someone to be trifled with.
At the very least, Xu Jie was nowhere near his equal.