80: Snowy Ice City

“Excellent, excellent!”

The Dean's face changed like Doraemon, and he looked at Men Hao with a beaming smile: “You truly have a keen eye for talent, it wasn't in vain that I strongly recommended you for the director position!”

“Uh…”

Men Hao looked at the forum, a bit confused.

The Dean looked at him expectantly: “Have you discovered any other talents? Whatever resources you need, I'll approve them!”

“No… Cheng Zhen was recommended to me by my brother,” Men Hao answered subconsciously.

“So that's it. It must be that the official strategy team knew in advance that Cheng Zhen had two high-level strategies, which is why they strongly recommended him to you!”

The Dean had a 'struck gold' expression, pondering when he should contact his old classmates in the official strategy team to get some insider information in advance.

Men Hao: “…”

No, that's not it. When my brother told me, Cheng Zhen was still in his second instance.

After seeing Cheng Zhen's score in his second instance, Men Hao felt his brother wasn't wrong, so he acted quickly, not knowing what would happen next.

He initially thought Cheng Zhen was just a relatively outstanding student, but he never expected… he was excessively outstanding!

Two upgraded instances, MVP, Epic Title, instance strategy…

What kind of Rookie monster is this?!

Thinking of this, Men Hao straightened his back and was about to head out.

“Eh? Where are you going?” The Dean was surprised.

Men Hao activated a skill without looking back: “It'll take a while for the school to approve resources. His third instance seems to be starting soon, so I'll go get him some armor in advance!”

Watching him leave in a hurry, the Dean couldn't help but smile.

He turned back to admire the strategy on the forum and couldn't help but chuckle.

Recalling the previous scenes of competing with other schools for new students and resources, the Dean couldn't help but laugh even louder.

Hahahaha, you guys didn't expect this, did you? We got a head start, hahahaha!!!

The Dean couldn't help but fantasize about the expressions of other schools when they came to recruit Cheng Zhen after he completed five instances, only to find that he had already joined Worker University…

Hehe… hehehe!

While he was enjoying himself, Men Hao unexpectedly returned with a green face.

“What's wrong?” The Dean asked, puzzled.

“Cheng Zhen left me a message; he's already entered the instance,” Men Hao said with a solemn expression.

The Dean waved his hand: “What's there to worry about? It's only the third instance; the danger level won't be very high. With Cheng Zhen's ability, clearing it shouldn't be a problem.”

“But Cheng Zhen was maliciously tagged with a [4★+ instance card] by someone else!”

Men Hao frowned deeply and pulled out another card: “I gave him a [Removal Card], hoping he'd remove that effect. But he entered the instance without using the card!”

At this, the Dean's face also turned green.

…

[Instance loading… ]

[Welcome to the 'Endless Game'!]

Cheng Zhen waited in the darkness.

Not using the [Removal Card] wasn't overconfidence.

Cheng Zhen had carefully considered that when he had no enhancements, items, or equipment, he could still clear a 4★ upgraded instance with the [Tomato Novel APP].

Now that he had consumed various primary enhancement potions and brought a lot of equipment, he surely couldn't be worse off than the first time, could he?

Moreover, after the membership upgrade, each instance now had two additional ad slots, allowing him to gain more abilities. Cheng Zhen was confident he could handle the upcoming instance.

While he was pondering, the instance matching was complete.

[About to join instance: Misty Snow Ice City]

[Instance difficulty: ★★★★☆]

[Participants: 4 people]

[Clearance mission: Escape Ice Snow City]

“Hiss…”

As soon as he opened his eyes, Cheng Zhen felt a chill.

Snow fell everywhere, and a small bonfire on the ground, almost covered by snow, clearly couldn't provide much warmth.

“Holy sh— ”

“Achoo!”

Shouts came from nearby. Looking up, two men and one woman were frantically rummaging through their item slots for warm clothing to put on.

Cheng Zhen had done a lot of review on instance precautions. When he entered his third instance, he had already expanded his item slot with points and packed plenty of clothes and tools to cope with various situations.

The climbing down jacket insulated him from the swirling snow and cold, allowing Cheng Zhen to breathe a sigh of relief.

The last instance was so hot, and this one was freezing him into an ice pop. Was he supposed to be an ice and fire person here?

“Hello everyone!” A big brother, wearing a green military overcoat, stood up his collar to protect his ears from frostbite.

He looked at the others and asked: “Does anyone know what's going on with this instance?”

“I… I think I've seen a strategy for this instance.”

The girl among the three raised her hand, wearing thick, bread-like gloves.

Upon hearing there was a strategy, the military overcoat man visibly relaxed. However, the glove girl seemed a bit nervous: “But… it's been a while, so I can't guarantee it's all correct…”

“That's fine, as long as there are clues, we can judge for ourselves whether it's accurate or not,” the last person spoke.

From their demeanor, they seemed very skilled at finding ways to deal with instances. They must be veterans, Cheng Zhen thought, and he might not need to worry too much this time.

“Let's introduce ourselves first.”

The last man to speak said: “You can call me A Shi. My skill level is Tier 3, and I can apply debuffs to enemies.”

“I should be the oldest, so you can call me Brother Tian, alright?” The military overcoat man said with a smile, “My skill is offensive, and it's also Tier 3.”

The glove girl thought for a moment and said: “Then… if it's convenient, just call me Lizi. My skill is only Tier 2, but it provides warmth, so it should be quite suitable for this instance.”

[Skill: Warm Skin Outfit]

[Effect: After matching clothing according to skin characteristics, the skin will feel warm~]

[Note: Warm and thoughtful~]

Cheng Zhen noticed that when Lizi said her skill was only Tier 2, A Shi noticeably pouted in disdain. Only after hearing that the girl's skill was for warmth did his expression return to normal.

It seemed this person was the type who placed a lot of importance on skill tiers.

However, in this icy and snowy environment, even if it was only Tier 2, Lizi's skill could provide great help to everyone.

None of the three had given their real names, using aliases instead, which was probably a habit among experienced players.

After Lizi finished speaking, everyone's gaze turned to Cheng Zhen.

Cheng Zhen, with a sincere expression, reported his name and ability—

“My name is Robinson Crusoe, and my skill is summoning Friday!”