Chapter 61: Unexpected News
Chapter 61: Unexpected News
In a corner of the Quan Cheng Cup arena, Lu Wu answers a call from Li Kai.
"Uncle Li, what's the matter at this time?" Lu Wu asks, knowing that Li Kai wouldn't call unless it was something important.
True to Lu Wu's expectations, Li Kai's next words surprise him.
"Little Lu, I just visited the Fu Cheng Professional Summoner Breeder Center's official website, and you'll never guess what I found!"
Li Kai is being mysterious, which is unusual for him. Lu Wu smiles and responds, "What did you see? Did the professional assessment get moved up? Can I get my certification earlier?"
On the other end of the line, Li Kai nods vigorously, "Yes!"
"What did you say?" Lu Wu asks, stunned and finding it hard to believe. His face lights up with excitement.
Recently, Lu Wu's biggest headache has been finding resources to learn about Summoner Breeder knowledge. He's exhausted almost every avenue to gain knowledge before becoming a professional, and now he's hit a bottleneck. The Mini Skeleton cultivation method has been stalled for this very reason.
Lu Wu had thought this issue wouldn't be resolved until next year, so he's thrilled to hear about the early assessment.
His excitement is palpable.
"Well, it's not exactly an early assessment," Li Kai explains. "The Fu Cheng research center has posted a challenge with a reward. If you pass their assessment, you can get your professional Summoner Breeder certification early. I'll send you the link later so you can check it out on the official website."
"Okay, okay!" Lu Wu is eager and impatient.
Li Kai doesn't delay. He hangs up and promptly sends Lu Wu the link.
Following the link, Lu Wu visits the Fu Cheng Professional Summoner Breeder Center's website and finds the mentioned challenge on the homepage.
However, after carefully reading the challenge details, Lu Wu feels a bit overwhelmed.
The challenge is formally written but straightforward. It states that the Fu Cheng center recently obtained a special Summon Beast from a secret realm. The Summoner who captured it is in trouble for unknown reasons, and the center is helpless. They don't want to abandon the Summon Beast, but they also can't ask for help from other professionals.
So, they've issued a challenge, hoping a non-professional Summoner Breeder from the Jiangnan region will take it on. If someone can solve the issue, they'll receive a professional certification and access to the Fu Cheng center's library for a month, along with other rewards.
Of course, the prerequisite is joining the Fu Cheng center.
The generous rewards make Lu Wu's heart race.
However, there's a problem—the challenge's timing clashes with the Quan Cheng Cup.
If Lu Wu participates in the assessment and it takes longer than expected, he'll likely have to withdraw from the Quan Cheng Cup.
This is a difficult choice for Lu Wu, and he hesitates for almost a second.
"Why hesitate? It's not like you have to give up the Quan Cheng Cup. Even if you do, it's not a big deal. If you miss the Quan Cheng Cup, there's still the High School League. And if I miss this assessment, where else will I get a chance to study for a month?"
Moreover, Lu Wu currently lacks confidence in facing Ye Qingsnow's elite team, so it's a wise decision to retreat and pass the assessment first.
As Lu Wu disconnects from the Fu Cheng center's website, he decides to find Hao Zhijian to discuss this opportunity.
But when he goes out, Hao Zhijian is nowhere to be found. Instead, he encounters the Quan Cheng Cup's official journalists.
They immediately surround Lu Wu, asking, "Lu, Hao just said that his Fuzzy Bird's defeat was because you took over his command during the match to show off. Can you comment on this?"
"And, Hao Zhijian also said that the reason your little skeleton could perform so well in the end was entirely because Team 023 had to consume so much to take down Fuzzy Bird. You were just picking up kills."
"Also, Hao Zhijian accused you..."
One question after another bombarded him, leaving Lu Wu in a daze. But when Lu Wu realized what was happening, his eyes narrowed.
Duddu, standing beside him, could tell that Lu Wu was getting angry.
Indeed, Lu Wu's mood was definitely not good at this moment, but he didn't show it. In response to those questions, Lu Wu even gave answers, his eyes narrowed as he deflected some of the accusations...
On the other side, Hao Zhijian was...
After he finished throwing accusations in the arena, he directly left the venue and contacted his friends whom he had arranged to meet beforehand.
Half an hour later, a group of his friends surrounded him.
Hao Zhijian, surrounded by his friends like a celebrity, became especially proud: "Let's go and have fun tonight, and I'll treat you all!"
Obviously, at this moment, he had already moved on from his loss in the match.
He also put the accusations he had made earlier behind him.
Now, he just wanted to indulge himself.
His friends cheered upon hearing this, but among them were both fair-weather friends and true friends.
"Hao Ge, aren't you training this afternoon?"
"Training is for losers. With your skills, Hao Ge, a little break won't matter."
"No, Hao Ge, you made a mistake in the match, and you were throwing accusations during the interview. Isn't it a bit much to go out and have fun now?"
"I think you should properly explain yourself to Lu Wu first."
After all, loyal advice is hard to hear.
These words from his true friend made Hao Zhijian's face darken: "What do you mean I threw accusations? It was clearly Lu Wu's fault. If he hadn't grabbed the command, we would have taken down Team 023 immediately. What's there to talk about?
Moreover, Lu Wu has no qualifications to lecture me. The victories in the past two weeks and the official's praise from the Quan Cheng Cup had made Hao Zhijian somewhat arrogant, and he had even forgotten the beating he had endured before.
Seeing that Hao Zhijian was angry, his true friend didn't dare to speak.
Instead, his fair-weather friends started to make a ruckus.
"I say, Lu Wu, that pretty boy, got lucky. He just clung onto that plump girl's thigh; otherwise, he's just a jerk compared to Hao Ge."
Some of them, with ulterior motives, even whispered: "If I may say, Hao Ge, why don't you just kick out Lu Wu and find a new teammate?
"I'll help you beat him up if you want."
"Get lost. If there's any beating to be done, I'll do it myself. But what you said, that girl is plump, but she's also quite cute. If she loses some weight, she'll definitely look good. For now, just endure it, and kick her out after the High School League."
"Fine, if you can't do it now, just wait until after the High School League to kick her out."
This topic took a turn, and all sorts of messy words came out.
Some of these words made Hao Zhijian quite tempted, but although he was a bit arrogant, he wasn't flying in the clouds yet. Some thoughts he still dared not to have, and he sternly said: "Don't speak such words. If you say them again, we won't be friends anymore!"
His fair-weather friends were about to make a ruckus again, but at this moment, a voice as cold as ice rang out.
"I think you don't need such friends!"
Hearing this voice, Hao Zhijian shivered.
He looked up and saw Lu Wu, his face ashen, slowly walking towards him with Duddu.
Hao Zhijian felt a bit panicked.
But on one hand, due to his arrogance, and on the other, due to his friends, for the sake of face, Hao Zhijian still stood firm.
"Lu Wu, why are you here..."
"Slap!"
Before Hao Zhijian could finish his sentence, Lu Wu directly slapped him across the face.
(End of Chapter)
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