22: Chapter 22 Secret Realm
Just then, news about tomorrow's secret realm was sent over.
"Tomorrow's secret realm, Red Wind Valley, gather at 10:30."
"A total of four classes: Class One, Class Two, Class Three, and Class Seven."
"The secret realm officially begins at 11:00; latecomers will be disqualified."
"..."
The notification regarding the secret realm was sent out.
Everyone replied immediately after reading it.
"Received!"
Su Lin finally smiled as he looked at the notification.
"We don't gather until 10:30, so there's time to buy milk tea!"
By 10:00, some milk tea shops had already opened.
Su Lin didn't have to worry about the milk tea shops not being open yet.
"If I have milk tea, I'll be more confident tomorrow."
Su Lin felt even more confident now.
After a quick tidy-up, Su Lin went to bed early.
...
The next day, Red Wind Valley, 9:40 AM.
At this time, over a hundred students had already arrived outside the secret realm, making it very lively.
"Wow, we're about to enter the secret realm. I'm so nervous, what should I do?"
"What's there to be nervous about? Although it's my first time going to a secret realm too."
"If you're not nervous, why are you shaking?"
"I need to use the bathroom. Where's the bathroom around here?"
...
Class Seven of the third year was almost all there, gathered at the location agreed upon in the class group chat.
Excitement and curiosity were written on everyone's faces.
Moreover, most people were still discussing the grades announced yesterday.
"Su Lin hasn't arrived yet?"
"It's almost ten o'clock; why isn't he here yet?"
"Could he be preparing a secret weapon?"
"Quite possible."
Everyone was discussing Su Lin; he had already become the hottest topic in the class.
Because in a short period, he had become the de facto strongest person in the class.
Not only were his academic grades unrivaled in the class.
In terms of martial arts strength, he had even broken past 100 points, surpassing Ning Xiufeng, who was still in the 90s.
In just this short time, Su Lin's brilliance had already overshadowed Ning Xiufeng.
Even the usually boastful Ning Xiufeng was now silent, his arms crossed over his chest.
"Do you think Su Lin will team up with me?"
"Dream on. Why would he take you instead of the Class Beauty?"
"Or maybe he'll cooperate with Ning Xiufeng to aim for first place."
At the mention of first place, everyone looked around.
"First place? Although Su Lin is strong, even if he teams up with Ning Xiufeng this time, it'll be hard to get first."
"Class One, Class Two, and Class Three—all three elite classes are here this time. We're just like background characters."
"Ma Zonghao and his group are undoubtedly the most likely to take first place."
The crowd discussed; when they learned they had to undergo the secret realm trial with the three elite classes,
They were all reluctant. Wouldn't that make them pure background characters?
But their refusal was useless; they could only obediently accept the school's arrangements.
Besides, competing for first place was something only the strongest in the class should consider.
They just needed to complete the trial properly and train their strength.
Being background characters was fine; competing with those geniuses might even lead to injury, which wouldn't be worth it.
"The reward for first place is said to be peiyuan liquid."
"Huh?! peiyuan liquid, for real? You can't even buy that for five hundred thousand. Is the school really that generous?"
"It's absolutely true. My dad knows the school leadership. I heard the principal spent a fortune to buy a batch of peiyuan liquid to motivate us."
"Damn!! Why didn't you say so earlier? If I'd known, I would've trained like crazy. Getting a bottle of peiyuan liquid for free is a huge win!"
The discussion in Class Seven grew more and more heated.
On the other side, the gathering area for Class One of the third year was relatively quiet.
Most of them already knew a lot of information about the secret realm.
They had no interest in discussing it now; most were resting with their eyes closed or meditating.
Meanwhile, Ma Zonghao glanced carelessly toward Class Seven's gathering area.
"That guy named Su Lin hasn't come?"
"He hasn't arrived yet, Brother Zonghao."
The boy beside him answered.
"You say you know Su Lin?"
"Yes, Brother Zonghao, I've seen him before."
"Don't worry, that guy only has good academic grades; in terms of martial arts, he's a total loser."
"When we tested blood qi six months ago, I was standing behind him. Do you know what his blood qi value was?"
"11 points!! Hahaha! No different from a cripple. I heard that guy never went to test his blood qi again after that."
Chen Shizhi laughed heartily while reminiscing.