Royal Road
Chapter 69: The Bet
Chapter 69: The Bet
Chapter 69: The Bet
"Huh?"
"Isn't that Chen Wei?"
"Chen Wei? Who's that?"
"You don't know him? He's the seventh-ranked student in this year's Feng Tian Province! He's an Assassin. He ranked twelfth in the initial ranking!"
"Wow! It's him!"
"..."
As the boy slammed the table and stood up, the surrounding freshmen immediately started discussing. Listening to the exclamations and the serious looks directed at him, Chen Wei couldn't help but lift his head confidently.
"Student Chen Wei, you said you were challenging Qin Fan because you disagreed with the initial ranking, correct?" Liu Boming asked with a smile.
"Yes, Vice Principal Liu!"
"I don't think Qin Fan deserves to be the top freshman!"
"Moreover, the difficulty of the exams varies by region, so the evaluation standards are different!"
"Even though this year's Nanzhou Province exam was indeed harder than previous years, if the top students from other provinces took it, they could surpass him!"
"So I don't accept this ranking! I question it and am willing to challenge it!"
Chen Wei spoke neither arrogantly nor humbly, showing no fear. His words made the surrounding students nod in agreement.
"Chen Wei makes a good point! The exams vary by province, so the standards for judging strength are different! I don't think this Qin Fan is stronger than Luo Hao, Bai Wushuang, and others!"
"I agree!"
"I think there's a lot of water in this initial ranking!"
"Let's see if Qin Fan dares to accept Chen Wei's challenge!"
"..."
Hearing the surrounding students agree with his view, Chen Wei became more determined to challenge Qin Fan. Hmph! Before the exam results were announced, he had never even heard of Qin Fan, a nobody! Luo Hao, Bai Wushuang, Xu Niannian, Fang Tairan, these prodigies frequently appeared in the newspapers. Even he, an Assassin with S- level talent, often made headlines.
Furthermore, the school's ranking of the top students from other provinces below the top student from Nanzhou Province undoubtedly resonated with many freshmen.
"Qin Fan, what's your opinion?" Liu Boming asked, still smiling, as he looked at Qin Fan, who had remained calm from beginning to end. The surrounding freshmen all focused their eyes on Qin Fan, most of them filled with disdain, contempt, and schadenfreude. Clearly, they believed that if this top student from Nanzhou Province dared to accept Chen Wei's challenge, the likely outcome would be Qin Fan losing.
"I have no objections. I accept his challenge," Qin Fan replied calmly.
Chen Wei was delighted and sneered arrogantly, "Fine! I thought you would chicken out, but I didn't expect you to accept. I'll go easy on you, so you don't lose too badly!"
His words were filled with extreme confidence, as if he had already secured victory. His confidence was understandable. His profession, Assassin, was a typical single-target burst class, known for its flexibility and high single-target damage, including an execute ability. While this class might not excel in solo dungeon runs compared to those with large-scale AOE skills, in duels, even top prodigies like Luo Hao, Xu Niannian, and Fang Tairan had to take Chen Wei seriously. After all, his reputation was well-deserved. Ranking seventh in the resource-rich Feng Tian Province wasn't easy. He might not be great at grinding, but he was very confident in PK among transferees.
"Let's go to Arena No. 1!" Chen Wei said and started walking out.
"Wait!" Qin Fan called out.
"Oh? What? Scared now and want to back out?" Chen Wei sneered.
"You're overthinking. I just want to make a bet!" Qin Fan said coldly.
"Fine! What bet?"
"Let's bet our initial credits!"
As Qin Fan spoke, the surrounding students were astonished. Wow! Going big, huh? At Feng Tian Academy, all expenses were paid with credits. Eating, forging, enchanting, dungeon runs, entering wild resource maps, trading—everything required credits.
For freshmen, the initial credits distributed after the ranking was set were 5000 points each. After the freshmen exam a month later, new rankings would be established, and credits would be redistributed accordingly. So, these 5000 credits were the freshmen's living expenses for a month, including resources needed for dungeon runs. To grow stronger, one had to spend credits on dungeon entry tickets!
Qin Fan betting their initial credits meant he wasn't afraid of losing. Or maybe he really had a dragon contract? Otherwise, how could a Beast Tamer dare to duel an Assassin like Chen Wei?
"Wow! Just started the opening ceremony, and we get to see the top freshman Dragon Master versus the seventh-ranked Assassin of Feng Tian Province!"
"I think Qin Fan might summon a giant dragon?"
"Wishful thinking! At best, a ground or flying dragon!"
"Who do you think will win?"
"Hard to say! If Chen Wei were facing Luo Hao, Bai Wushuang, or others, his chances would be low. But against this unknown Dragon Master, he has a good chance!"
"Maybe. Qin Fan is the top student in Nanzhou Province. Who would believe he doesn't have some skills?"
"Let's wait and see!"
This sudden challenge made all the students excited. Feng Tian Province's top student, Luo Hao, glanced at Qin Fan, then turned to Su Rou and asked softly, "Xiao Rou, who do you think has a better chance of winning?"
Su Rou replied without hesitation, "Qin Fan."
"Huh?" Luo Hao was slightly surprised and frowned. "Why?"
He and Su Rou were childhood friends, and he had feelings for her. But he didn't expect his childhood friend to trust Qin Fan so much.
"Uh...just a hunch."
Su Rou couldn't possibly say that Qin Fan really had a dragon, possibly a holy dragon!
"Let's go, Xiao Rou, to Arena No. 1!" The two girls beside her smiled and dragged Su Rou to Arena No. 1.