8: Chapter 8 My Kind-Hearted Aunt!

In front of the entrance to the Wasteland Trial, each academy had its own designated area.

Lin Mo, looking calm, and a panting Su Youwei arrived at the area belonging to their academy.

Due to the matter of the two of them swapping professions, they immediately attracted quite a bit of attention.

Lin Mo ignored the gazes of others and stepped forward directly, preparing to handle the entry procedures.

However, he didn't expect that Xiao Huohuo and Sun Xiaoyu would step forward and block his path.

"You two dare to enter the Wasteland with just the two of you? Aren't you afraid of something happening inside?"

Lin Mo glanced at him. "None of your damn business."

Sun Xiaoyu looked at Lin Mo with a complicated expression.

After the class change, Lin Mo seemed to have changed completely, especially now that he had changed into a set of equipment; he actually looked a bit handsome...

Xiao Huohuo glared at Sun Xiaoyu, and she snapped back to reality.

She deliberately pitched her voice higher and said: "How can you say that? Huohuo is just concerned about you."

"After all, the probability of being ambushed by monsters when entering the Wasteland as a pair is very high."

"Youwei, you must be careful, okay~"

As she spoke, Sun Xiaoyu deliberately looked at Lin Mo from the corner of her eye and said: "After all, some men are very good at saying one thing to your face and another behind your back."

"It's hard to say if he might even sell you out."

Su Youwei was not good at dealing with such things.

She looked down at Lin Mo, remembered Lin Mo's previous response, and said to Sun Xiaoyu: "Then what does that have to do with you?"

Pfft... Lin Mo couldn't help but laugh out loud; he hadn't expected the usually introverted Su Youwei to have a side like this.

Xiao Huohuo and Sun Xiaoyu's expressions were extremely ugly at this moment.

Especially with the gazes of other students around them, it made them feel like they had lost face.

Xiao Huohuo took a deep breath and said in a low voice to Lin Mo: "Do you dare to compete with me!"

"Let's compete based on the crystal cores harvested in the Wasteland Trial."

"If, when today ends, your team has more crystal cores than me, you win!"

"Otherwise, we win!"

Lin Mo sneered; he had no interest in accepting such a boring bet.

Just as Lin Mo was about to ignore the other party, Xiao Huohuo continued to add: "If you win, I will give you five hundred thousand!"

"Five hundred thousand? For real?" Lin Mo tilted his head and looked at Xiao Huohuo.

Only then did he notice that the clothing and equipment on this guy were clearly not something an ordinary family could afford.

Even just the jacket he was wearing was crafted from rare monster materials, and the energy flow was seamless, clearly possessing set attribute bonuses. It was worth a fortune.

"Of course!" Xiao Huohuo's words revealed a hint of arrogance. "You should ask around about the Xiao Family; a mere five hundred thousand is something I can easily afford!"

"But! If you lose, I want you to leave Su Youwei!"

"Deal!"

Any hesitation from Lin Mo at this moment would be disrespectful to that five hundred thousand!

The inheritance left by his grandparents and his parents only amounted to a little over five hundred thousand in total.

If this five hundred thousand was used to buy crystal cores, that would be a whole one hundred low-grade crystal cores. How was this any different from a pie falling from the sky!

However, the moment Lin Mo agreed, Su Youwei beside him frowned slightly.

"Good! I hope you remember your promise when you lose!"

Xiao Huohuo took a deep look at Lin Mo, then left with Sun Xiaoyu and returned to their team.

They were a team composed of five A-rank classes. This was the reason why he dared to propose this competition.

"Let's go too," Lin Mo said to Su Youwei.

"Mm."

The two arrived at the entrance of the trial together. The staff member responsible for opening the entrance paused on the two of them for a moment.

"Although there are only level 0, rank 5 monsters at most in the Wasteland Trial, it still carries significant danger. Are you sure you want to enter as just two people?"

Seeing them nod, the staff member shrugged helplessly.

He saw too many students like this every year. They thought that because they had awakened powerful classes, they were fearless—newborn calves not fearing tigers. In the end, they left the Wasteland in a sorry state, causing them to be a step behind others at the starting line.

"Mm."

"Alright then." The staff member sighed and stopped trying to dissuade them.

"I will open a teleportation vortex for you, and you will be randomly teleported to a location in the Wasteland."

"In the Wasteland, if you want to exit due to injury or other reasons, you can crush this jade token, and the corresponding staff will come to assist you."

Lin Mo and Su Youwei each took a jade token. Afterward, the staff member tapped the instrument in front of them, and a teleportation vortex appeared before the two.

The two looked at each other, then touched the vortex, and their entire bodies disappeared from the spot.

Following a bout of dizziness, when he opened his eyes again, Lin Mo found that the scenery before him had completely changed.

The original staff and the noisy students had all disappeared, replaced by a desolate landscape. Only occasionally could one see a few patches of withered, yellow grass.

"It seems this is the Wasteland."

Lin Mo took the steel blade from his back and held it in his hand.

Suddenly, he heard Su Youwei's voice from behind: "Are you very short on money right now?"

Lin Mo was slightly stunned. He turned back to look at Su Youwei and quickly understood why she asked. It was nothing more than the reason he had made a bet with Xiao Huohuo using her for the sake of 500,000.

Lin Mo nodded straightforwardly. "Yes, I am very short on money."

"The Desolate Ancient Sacred Body requires a lot of resources to break through; without money, I can't break through."

Su Youwei was silent for a few seconds, then her brows slowly relaxed. "I understand. The crystal cores we obtain from killing monsters later will all go to you."

Lin Mo was a bit surprised; he hadn't expected that just saying it casually would lead to an unexpected joy.

Normally, the revenue from crystal cores obtained by killing monsters should be split equally among the team. A two-person team would naturally split it fifty-fifty.

Su Youwei taking the initiative to propose this distribution plan was a good thing for him, after all, these crystal cores in his hands were solid experience points!

Before Lin Mo could nod, Su Youwei took out a special white crystal stone from her bosom.

Lin Mo glanced at the crystal stone, and a look of surprise immediately appeared in his eyes.

"This is an sss-rank skill stone?"

This thing is worth at least ten million; ordinary people aren't even qualified to own it. How could Su Youwei possibly have this?

Moreover, Su Youwei's own class is only S-rank; even if she wanted to buy one, shouldn't she buy an S-rank skill stone? The price difference is quite significant.

Perhaps Su Youwei saw the confusion on Lin Mo's face, so she explained softly.

"Last night, my aunt found out that you swapped professions with me."

"She specifically bought this and asked me to give it to you as a token of thanks."

"Aunt? Su Qianxue?!" Lin Mo was lost in thought, and a graceful figure emerged in his mind.

If it were her... it wouldn't be strange at all that she could take out a skill stone like this.

Su Youwei stepped forward and placed the skill stone into Lin Mo's hand.

"Use it. Theoretically, in the level 0 state, you should be able to actively acquire a skill."

Lin Mo nodded; he didn't stand on ceremony. "Thank your aunt for me."

Afterward, he closed his eyes and silently recited "use" in his heart.

The originally crystal-clear crystal slowly melted at this moment, flowing directly into Lin Mo's body like liquid.

At the same time, a notification flashed before Lin Mo's eyes.

[Congratulations on acquiring a new skill: Sacred Body Fist!]