105: Don't keep anything in your heart...

“Old Wang? Oh, I’m so sorry, Cheng Zhen is busy organizing our school’s admission benefits, so he asked me to answer a few calls for him…”

“Brother Wu is busy, huh? I’m busy too. Cheng Zhen just came out of a dungeon. With so many points, shouldn’t he plan them out carefully?”

“Oh, Brother Li, I’m truly troubled. Several excellent teachers all hope Cheng Zhen can join their class. How should I assign him to a class…?”

Director Tang ‘sighed’ into the phone, making the person on the other end so exasperated that he hurriedly said goodbye.

But as soon as one call ended, another came in, so Director Tang became even more enthusiastic about answering the phone.

Cheng Zhen, who had witnessed the entire process, showed an expression of ‘I don’t understand, but I respect it.’

Just now, Director Tang had led him to the school’s resource department to collect the promised admission benefits: 100 points, an Intermediate Strengthening Potion, and a rare piece of equipment.

Cheng Zhen could choose the equipment himself, so he took the catalog and began looking through it.

During this time, other schools also called. Director Tang volunteered to answer the calls for Cheng Zhen, telling him to focus on choosing his equipment.

And so, the scene at the beginning unfolded…

Seeing Cheng Zhen’s peculiar expression, Men Hao whispered, “Ahem, the Director isn’t usually like this… A few days ago, several students he had set his sights on were suddenly poached, and he was angry for a long time. Now that you’re back, well…”

And indeed, he was finally able to hold his head high. In one game, Cheng Zhen amassed 400 points, instantly rocketing to 273rd place on the New Talent Rankings, which truly astonished everyone.

If his performance in the first two games made the schools think, ‘This student is exceptionally talented, but unfortunately has a trash skill,’ then his 400 points in the third game would only make them think, ‘Forget about the skill, we must recruit such an amazing genius!’

Unfortunately, they didn’t realize that someone had already successfully snatched him up a month ago.

As the saying goes, in martial arts, speed is paramount. Men Hao was just like that; no matter what happened in the future, he would rush in and try first!

Facts proved that Men Hao had gambled correctly. If things continued this way, Cheng Zhen would very likely break records.

At this moment, Director Tang’s smile hadn't left his face as he talked on the phone; his face was almost stiff from smiling.

It wasn’t until Cheng Zhen had chosen his equipment and the admissions offices of other schools had retreated that Director Tang reluctantly returned the phone to Cheng Zhen.

In the Endless Game, a personal panel can equip five items: head, hands, torso, feet, and an accessory.

Cheng Zhen had already equipped [Elvin’s Unsold Sandals], [Energetic Young Man's Honor Badge (Accessory)], and [Porter’s Durable Gloves], leaving the head and torso slots empty.

Since he used skills frequently, Cheng Zhen primarily focused on equipment that could restore mental power, otherwise constantly standing still and throwing skills, unable to move, would be detrimental to offense or dodging attacks.

There was indeed a lot of equipment in the school’s resource department. Cheng Zhen flipped through the catalog several times before finally selecting a headpiece—

[Equipment: Top Hat]

[Quality: Rare]

[Wearing this equipment immediately increases waterproof effect by 20% and mental defense by 10%. Gains passive effect: High Politeness]

[High Politeness: Restores a small amount of mental power every minute]

[Note: This top hat is not polite, because it's made of 6 spider silks!]

Although the material was a bit outrageous, its passive effect was quite good.

It didn’t require specific actions like the Energetic Young Man, nor did it require stuffing materials to increase probability; it could be used directly, which was convenient, quick, and hassle-free!

Director Tang smiled, “Cheng, do you need anything else? Or do you have any questions? I can answer them for you.”

Cheng Zhen hesitated, then thought for a moment. Under Director Tang’s expectant gaze, he carefully (and a little disdainfully) used two fingers to pick up something and place it on the table.

“Director Tang, what is this Snow Condensation Essence used for?” Cheng Zhen asked.

[Material: Snow Condensation Essence]

[Quality: Epic]

[A magical crystal imbued with the power of snow]

[Note: Don’t ask where it came from, it’s a good thing anyway!]

Although it was… expelled from the BOSS’s body, its Epic quality indicated that it couldn’t be bad.

However, neither the description nor the note explained what it was used for.

School teachers are knowledgeable and should know what this is for.

As soon as this item was revealed, Men Hao and Director Tang’s eyes widened.

“An Epic-grade essence?!”

Men Hao was surprised, “No, how did you get this?!”

Cheng Zhen told the truth, “Well, the BOSS in the dungeon gave it to me…”

“?!”

Both of them were dumbfounded. Giving Epic materials? What kind of BOSS is this, doing charity work?

“So it was the Misty Snow Ice City dungeon, no wonder…”

Director Tang had previously only focused on Cheng Zhen’s 400 points and hadn’t noticed which dungeon he had cleared.

After seeing Cheng Zhen’s newly cleared dungeon on the New Talent Rankings, Director Tang showed an understanding expression. Then, he patted Cheng Zhen’s shoulder with a look of regret and comforted him, “It’s okay, it’s all in the past.”

“The passing of others is indeed regrettable, but this is something an adventurer must experience. We must always look forward to money, only then will we not let down those who sacrificed…”

Cheng Zhen was confused. What did Director Tang mean by that? Why did he make it sound like he had gone through some terrible past?

Looking at Cheng Zhen’s ‘vacant-eyed’ expression, Director Tang’s tone became even gentler: “Cheng Zhen, our school’s psychological therapist is quite good. Later, I’ll have Men Hao accompany you. Don’t keep anything bottled up inside, or it will affect your mental state…”

Cheng Zhen became more and more confused: “No, Director, why do I need to see a psychologist? And what did you mean by ‘sacrifice’ just now?”

From the Director’s tone, it sounded like all his teammates had died?