Chapter 20 : Chapter 20
Chapter 20: Not a Single Coin Less
Tian Ye took out his phone and pulled up the information on Lin Yuan and Sun Xu.
There was nothing wrong with either of their identities or backgrounds.
Both of them were class-holders who had only awakened today.
Sun Xu’s talent was the S-Rank Benevolence of Holy Light, and his class was Priest.
Lin Yuan’s talent was the S-Rank Summoning Coordination, and his class was Summoner.
If it had been an ordinary investigator, he might have asked in astonishment how the two of them had managed to clear Nightmare Difficulty.
Tian Ye did not ask.
Because that might involve the most core secrets of a class-holder.
Though he could not ask, Tian Ye was experienced and well-informed. He could still guess quite a bit.
That Sun Xu fellow was noisy and excitable, calling Lin Yuan “Brother Lin” every other sentence.
It was obvious enough that clearing the dungeon had little to do with him.
Which meant—
a Summoner had solo-cleared a Nightmare dungeon.
Even Tian Ye, who had seen no shortage of geniuses, could not help but give only one assessment in his heart:
A monster.
With a tap of his finger, Tian Ye added notes to the end of Lin Yuan’s file.
【Suspected: Summoned Beast bloodline has mutated multiple times】
【Suspected: Dual-Talent Holder】
After a brief pause, Tian Ye added two more lines.
【Loves to show off!】
【Recommended for cultivation as an SS-Rank seed】
From the moment Lin Yuan emerged from the dungeon to the brief conversation he had with Tian Ye,
less than ten minutes had passed in total.
And yet in such a short span of time, Tian Ye had already guessed seven or eight parts out of ten of the reason Lin Yuan had been able to clear a Nightmare difficulty dungeon.
As expected of the captain of the Third Squad.
He really did have some skill.
“The two of you not only survived the Nightmare difficulty dungeon, you also achieved a Perfect Clear of Golden Fang Ruins. Then today’s matter shall be treated as a misunderstanding.”
“The punishment decisions regarding Chen Hongwei and Chen Qingshan are hereby revoked.”
“Our Enforcement Squad also bears responsibility in this matter. I apologize to all of you here.”
Tian Ye destroyed the disciplinary decision on the spot and publicly offered an apology in front of the entire body of teachers and students.
This was the Enforcement Squad of Xia Country.
Open and upright, bold enough to act and bold enough to take responsibility, never shirking blame.
At this point, the matter was finally considered settled.
Chen Qingshan had the other teachers and students return to class, leaving only the students who had awakened today in Dungeon Plaza.
The dungeon restriction was lifted, and the teacher at the entrance called out to Luo Qingqing,
“The dungeon is open again. Are you still going in or not?”
“We’re going in.” Luo Qingqing reined in her emotions and led her party into the Normal difficulty Golden Fang Ruins.
Until the moment Luo Qingqing’s team entered the dungeon, not a single person in the plaza gave them a glance.
Chen Hongwei walked over to Lin Yuan and, still shaken, patted his own chest.
“You little brat, you really did it.”
“You nearly scared your teacher to death.”
“Look at how little courage you have.” Lin Yuan spread his hands. “Didn’t I already ask whether you wanted to become Vice Principal before I entered the dungeon?”
“You should have been mentally prepared at that point.”
“Oh? And now it’s my fault, is it?” Chen Hongwei raised his brows. “My fault for failing to grasp the central meaning of your words?”
“What, am I supposed to write a thousand-word self-criticism too?”
“Forget the thousand-word self-criticism.” Lin Yuan grinned. “Make it a thousand yuan of barbecue instead.”
“You little brat, still trying to fleece me.” Chen Hongwei laughed and cursed. “Come to my house tonight. I’ll cook a couple of dishes for you.”
“Sun Xu should come too. We’ll count it as a celebration for you two.”
Under ordinary circumstances, Lin Yuan would already have agreed with delight.
Chen Hongwei knew that Lin Yuan’s family circumstances were poor, so he often invited Lin Yuan over for meals.
As time passed, the relationship between the two of them had become more like brothers than teacher and student.
That was also why Chen Hongwei had never given up on Lin Yuan, even after knowing that he had chosen Summoner.
“Not going to your place today.” Lin Yuan lifted his chin slightly. “Come take a look at the villa I just moved into.”
Those words were spoken deliberately for Chen Qingshan to hear.
What did not belong to him, Lin Yuan would never take an extra bit of.
But what did belong to him had to be given in full.
Not a single coin less.
At the mention of the villa, Chen Hongwei suddenly remembered.
Earlier, the principal had said that as long as Lin Yuan cleared the Normal difficulty dungeon, he could move into the villa district.
Now Lin Yuan had not only cleared Nightmare Difficulty, he had even Perfect Cleared it.
There was no reason left to stop him from moving.
Chen Qingshan was standing right there. How could he fail to understand?
He immediately stated that he would personally take care of the moving arrangements.
“Student Lin Yuan, everything regarding the villa district has already been arranged. No. 288, Longding Residential Complex. You may move in at any time, and you need not worry about any expenses.”
“The same goes for Student Sun Xu. You’ll be at No. 289, right next door.”
“Oh, and as for the B-Rank skill from before, it will be issued together with the Nightmare dungeon rewards this afternoon.”
“That sounds excellent.” Lin Yuan nodded. “Then many thanks, Principal.”
As time passed, more and more teams emerged from the dungeon.
Most of them had failed their attempts and had been teleported out.
Only a very small handful actually managed to clear it.
Xu Jie’s team was one of them.
Xu Jie’s team took 2 hours and 10 minutes to clear the beginner dungeon.
A few years ago, that would have been enough to break the record.
But this year, it vanished into mediocrity.
There was no need to mention Lin Yuan’s despair-inducing 45 minutes.
Even Luo Qingqing’s 1 hour and 32 minutes was already beyond Xu Jie’s reach.
Standing at the dungeon entrance, all five members of Xu Jie’s team wore complicated expressions.
But from beginning to end, Lin Yuan never once looked at them.
He ignored them completely.
And in that naked disregard, they all understood the gap between themselves and Lin Yuan without a single word being spoken.
The difference was like that between clouds and mud.
When they thought back to the mocking words they had spoken yesterday, every one of them felt so ashamed they wished the ground would swallow them.
A group of ants had dared laugh at a sleeping lion.
What a ridiculous overestimation of themselves.
Unable to bear remaining at the dungeon entrance any longer, Xu Jie chose to enter the Normal difficulty dungeon.
As more and more students came out, Chen Hongwei had no time to continue chatting with Lin Yuan.
He still had to go console the failed students and help them review their mistakes.
After thinking it over, Lin Yuan decided to grind his level up to 10.
That 600 EXP short of a level-up looked irritating no matter how he saw it.
For Lin Yuan, the difference between Level 9 and Level 10 was as vast as heaven and earth.
At Level 10, he would unlock his second Summon Slot.
With sufficient Evolution Points, that guaranteed at least one Third-Rank Elite.
And he would also gain another SSS-Rank talent.
More importantly, he would finally be able to equip the Lesser Demon Staff and experience what it felt like to be a mighty mage.
When he arrived at the dungeon entrance, Lin Yuan casually selected Warrior difficulty.
【You have already Perfect Cleared Nightmare Difficulty Golden Fang Ruins and cannot enter again】
“I can’t go in?” Lin Yuan was stunned.
If he could not enter the dungeon, then where was he supposed to level up?
Tian Ye had remained by Lin Yuan’s side the whole time. Seeing that Lin Yuan intended to enter the dungeon, he explained from the side,
“After achieving a Perfect Clear on Nightmare Difficulty, you can no longer enter that dungeon.”
“Oh, so that’s how it is.” Lin Yuan understood at once. “They never taught that in class.”
“Your teachers never imagined that a student would actually clear a beginner dungeon on Nightmare Difficulty.”
And it was not just Chen Hongwei.
Ninety-nine point ninety-nine percent of teachers would never have imagined it either.
As for the few remaining ones, they had probably only ever used it as a joke when talking to students.