563: Still too young

"He's dead, Zhang Huaiyang is actually dead!"

"Looks like he just died; the body hasn't even decomposed yet."

"Lu Ran actually has such heaven-reaching connections behind him!"

"Oh my god, and to think we thought he was just a nobody from the Poverty Area."

...

Zhang Pan's lackeys were chattering away.

Only Zhang Pan stood frozen in place, staring blankly at everything.

He never expected this.

His father, Zhang Huaiyang, who could run wild in Black Fire City, just died like this, inexplicably.

He died just like that, slumped over the table.

And the delicious food on the table was only half-eaten.

What does this mean?

It means Zhang Huaiyang wasn't just killed, he was instantly insta-killed without even a chance to resist!

Heavens.

Zhang Pan was stunned.

As a Thunderstorm Warrior, although Zhang Huaiyang wasn't a meat tank, he was definitely much tougher than a normal warrior.

Yet he was still insta-killed!

How terrifying must the strength of the person who insta-killed Zhang Huaiyang be?

And... it happened after Lu Ran gave him a few seconds; the other party found Zhang Huaiyang and, right after Lu Ran's countdown ended, executed a precise insta-kill!

"Zhang Pan, we can't help you with this."

"And you too, are you brain-damaged? Why go and provoke Lu Ran?"

"He had just awakened his class and was planning to leave, but you just had to jump up and mock him."

"Did you really think your dad was that awesome? Look, didn't he get killed anyway?"

"You really have a hole in your brain; why did we ever follow someone like you?"

"Zhang Pan, return the gold coins you took from me the other day; I have a use for them."

"And mine too. I spent quite a lot of money on you last month."

...

Zhang Pan stood there, dumbfounded.

Lu Ran was right.

The reason he was arrogant was entirely because of Zhang Huaiyang's existence.

Now, Zhang Huaiyang had been killed.

In an instant, he had lost everything.

These so-called lackeys, opportunistic as they were, immediately stopped regarding him.

On the other side, returning to the Qin Family, Qin Wuyao immediately recounted what happened today.

"Oh? Three hidden classes?" Qin Lie's eyes lit up.

That's a good result.

"Yes, three. Besides me, there's Lu Ran and his classmate, Wang Wei." Qin Wuyao nodded affirmatively.

"That's great, I will report this to the Tiandao Alliance immediately," Qin Lie said excitedly.

The probability of three hidden classes appearing at once is extremely low.

In comparison, even those rare classes aren't getting any attention.

"However, Lu Ran doesn't seem very interested in joining the Tiandao Alliance? I don't know the specifics yet," Qin Wuyao said.

"Lu Ran? Oh, I remember now, that genius with a mental strength of 130. He doesn't want to join the Tiandao Alliance? Why? This is an opportunity everyone dreams of," Qin Lie asked, puzzled.

After all, even if you have a hidden class, you still need to grow.

Joining the Tiandao Alliance and becoming a reserve member means the Tiandao Alliance will provide resources and even find people to help you level up.

You can reach a new height in the fastest possible time and grow rapidly.

This is what's most critical.

Yet Lu Ran is actually unwilling?

"I don't know the specifics," Qin Wuyao continued to shake her head.

"Hmph, still too young. Thinking that just because he has a hidden class he can be lawless and not even put the Tiandao Alliance in his eyes. People like this will regret it sooner or later," Qin Lie said, shaking his head.

"That doesn't seem like it. Lu Ran isn't that kind of person," Qin Wuyao said directly.

"You know him well?" Qin Lie looked at his daughter suspiciously and asked.

Qin Wuyao was stunned. She quickly waved her hand and said, "No, no, no, it's just intuition. I will interact with Lu Ran more to see what his thoughts are."

Qin Lie didn't think too much of it. He nodded and said, "It would be best to correct him. A hidden class cannot be wasted like this; he must be brought into the Tiandao Alliance. Especially given the current situation—the Eagle Sauce has cleared the Black Dragon Mountain Range first, and we are in urgent need of manpower. Furthermore, the National War is imminent, and the situation is not optimistic."

Only by constantly replenishing fresh blood and improving overall strength can we preserve Dragon Xia amidst the undercurrents of this Datafication World.

And in this, the existence of hidden classes is a decisive factor.

"Alright, by the way, how should we handle Wang Wei?" Qin Wuyao asked.

"I will report it and then contact Wang Wei as quickly as possible," Qin Lie said without hesitation.

On the other side, Lu Ran returned to his rental apartment. He looked up, intending to enter the building, when someone suddenly walked out from beside him.

Wang Wei stood prettily in front of Lu Ran.

"Lu Ran, thank you," Wang Wei said to Lu Ran with a smile.

"Wang Wei, congratulations," Lu Ran replied with a chuckle. He felt it was quite miraculous.

Before this, when he awakened his class last time, Lu Ran had awakened the Undead Mage and left dejectedly.

Wang Wei had a rare class. The two had no interaction whatsoever.

But now, in a different way, after Lu Ran intervened slightly, he had actually developed an interaction with Wang Wei.

"I also want to congratulate you. You were right, I need to believe in myself. Now that I've awakened a hidden class, the path ahead will surely be much smoother," Wang Wei said happily.

"Of course. If nothing goes wrong, the Tiandao Alliance will contact you very soon. When that happens, if you join the Tiandao Alliance, they will arrange for people to help you level up, while also providing you with resources and basic equipment. Compared to a normal professional, it will naturally be smooth sailing," Lu Ran nodded and said.

"What about you? Won't you be with me?" Wang Wei asked.

"I don't want to join any guild for the time being, we'll see," Lu Ran shook his head and said.

"Then I'll accompany you, let's level up together," Wang Wei said without hesitation.

Compared to having the Tiandao Alliance help her level up versus leveling up with Lu Ran, Wang Wei chose the latter without hesitation.

Lu Ran was somewhat dumbfounded.

Although it was Lu Ran's intervention that allowed Wang Wei to awaken a hidden class, from Wang Wei's perspective, she didn't know that Lu Ran was the one who orchestrated it all.

For Wang Wei, Lu Ran had just helped her and comforted her a few times.

She didn't expect the effect to be so great; Wang Wei seemed to have developed some kind of dependency on Lu Ran.

"Are you stupid? The Tiandao Alliance helping you level up, giving you resources and basic equipment—it's fast, and you can grow at the fastest speed. This is your life's opportunity; you must seize it. Why level up with me? I'm a very slow person," Lu Ran said, unable to laugh or cry.

"But..." Wang Wei stammered.

"No 'buts.' Go to the Tiandao Alliance. I have other things to handle next. Once you've grown, we can level up and run dungeons together," Lu Ran said.

Hearing this, Wang Wei finally breathed a sigh of relief. Especially after getting Lu Ran's assurance, Wang Wei was very excited. She nodded her head excitedly and said, "Okay, it's a deal!"