64: Chapter 64 I'll Help You

Disconnecting from the "Abyss Arena," Gu Han returned to his Divine Kingdom and let out a long sigh.

When facing melee opponents in a head-on clash, the Battle-Marked Shield Ant-men combined with the Ant-Fist Shrimp-Man were absolutely the best offensive and defensive combination.

But once they encountered large-area debuff skills like [Weakness Swamp], these stat-heavy monsters would be countered.

The Ant-men's stat advantage was completely nullified, leaving them with no choice but to use their lives to fill the gap.

"Group weakness is truly disgusting to the core." Gu Han rubbed his throbbing temples.

The battle-mark grass was his final trump card, but it still felt insufficient; he didn't know the strength of a Level 4 Believer, and he felt very uncertain.

The time limit for the first round of the elimination tournament was a full seven days.

He didn't intend to keep clashing head-on.

The risk of matching again before replenishing his troops was too great.

He issued a divine oracle directly, ordering the Ant Queen to lift restrictions and reproduce at full capacity, using these three days to make up for the battle losses.

To be safe, he had to enter the next match with a full army; perhaps he would encounter an opponent who surrendered without a fight again.

Saturday afternoon, practical theory class.

Gu Han sat in the last row of the lecture hall, resting his chin on one hand.

He couldn't listen to a word; their homeroom teacher, Teacher Qin Lin, hadn't come today, so he didn't even have the chance to ask her for a match.

As soon as the bell rang, the surrounding classmates dispersed in a rush, fearing any association with him.

Chu Yue walked over from the front, holding two energy drinks, and handed one to Gu Han.

"Gu Han, I have something to ask you. They're saying your Ant-men are an alien race of followers; is it true or false?"

After learning of Gu Han's true strength, Chu Yue no longer had any thoughts of sparring with him, but instead became very curious about him.

Gu Han didn't stand on ceremony, took the drink, and chugged it down.

He had indeed heard rumors of this.

Ever since a few practice Divine Kingdom wars, those classmates were almost always crushed, so no one wanted to spar with him anymore, and some even spread rumors that he was an alien.

"You believe this? They just spread rumors because they can't win."

Gu Han picked up his backpack and walked straight out.

"Help me ask for leave for the next extra training class; I'm not going."

Sparring with this group of classmates was a complete waste of time; they couldn't even scrape together a few Tier 1 Believers, and it wouldn't improve the strength of his Ant-men at all.

His mind was filled with the final defense match of the black tournament.

He had already suffered heavy losses in just the fourth round of the elimination tournament, and the opponents he would encounter later would definitely have strength that was only higher, not lower.

He urgently needed to know the true combat power of a Level 4 Believer.

Among the people he knew, only his homeroom teacher, Teacher Qin Lin, had a Level 4 Believer, but she hadn't come today.

Gu Han typed and sent while walking: [Teacher Qin, are you free today? I want to spar with you.]

Teacher Qin Lin replied: [You busybody, do I not have a life? I watch you all in class usually, and now that I take a day off, I have to work overtime to spar with you?]

Gu Han: [It won't be for nothing. I have a few spirit-enlightening grass in my hands, which have a chance to increase a follower's intelligence. I'll give them to you as payment.]

The "Other party is typing..." at the top of the chat box flickered several times, back and forth.

After a full minute, Teacher Qin Lin's message came through.

Teacher Qin Lin: [Where on earth do you get so many strange resources, kid? You're certainly willing to spend. I really do want the divine plant, but I have something to do today. Let's do it another day.]

The black tournament was only these few days, and he had to continue fighting right after resting.

Gu Han didn't want to lose this chance to compete for the spirit root network, so he could only shamelessly continue to pester her.

[What is it? I'm in a bit of a rush.]

Teacher Qin Lin sent a meme of a panda person carrying a forty-meter long sword: [A blind date, big brother! Could you be more anxious than me? My mom arranged four or five blind date candidates for me in one go and made me see them one by one today. I'm annoyed to death.]

Another message popped up immediately after.

Teacher Qin Lin sent an "I have an idea" meme: [Right! You come and help me ruin it. As long as you can get me out of here today, I'll spar with you tonight, even all night.]

Looking at the words on the screen, Gu Han thought this was absolutely not a problem.

Gu Han: [You said it. This is simple; just arrange for all four or five of them to meet at the same table. It's guaranteed to be ruined.]

Teacher Qin Lin: [You really are a genius! If my mom knew I did this, the password to my front door would be changed tonight, and I wouldn't even be able to go home.]

Gu Han: [Then call your mom along too.]

Teacher Qin Lin: [Are you a carbon-based lifeform? I asked you to save the day, not to send me to my grave!]

Gu Han: [Fine, I'm here to help you. Send the address. Leave it to me; I'll definitely ruin things.]

Teacher Qin Lin: [Better be. But what you said sounds strange. I've sent you the address: Blue Mountain Coffee Shop on Seaside Road. Come quickly to save me!]

Gu Han glanced at the location and took a taxi straight to Seaside Road.

Fifteen minutes later, Gu Han pushed open the glass door of the Blue Mountain Coffee Shop, and the vintage brass bell at the top of the door made a crisp sound.

There weren't many people in the shop.

Gu Han's gaze swept across rows of booths and quickly locked onto the target in a corner by the window.

Teacher Qin Lin had dressed up specially today.

She wore a black slim-fit trench coat on the outside, with the hem open, revealing a goose-yellow top inside, and a white pleated skirt on the lower body.

Her short hair was casually tied back.

It was clear she had thrown the outfit together somewhat randomly, but it didn't look out of place at all.

However, her expression was quite helpless now.

She was resting her chin on one hand, her gaze fixed on a dog by the roadside outside the window.

Sitting opposite her was a young man wearing a custom-made suit with his hair combed meticulously.

This person was holding a coffee cup and talking incessantly.

Gu Han lightened his steps as he walked over and happened to hear the suit-wearing man speaking.

"Miss Qin, I think we are quite suitable. My family operates two divine resource trading companies, with an annual turnover of over ten million credit points. Although you are only a university teacher in a county town and your career development ceiling is a bit low, I don't mind."

The man in the suit pushed up his gold-rimmed glasses, his tone reeking of superiority.

"After we get married, you can resign from your teaching job and focus on helping me manage the household affairs. My Divine Kingdom has already cultivated Tier 2 Believers, and in another two years, I will be able to push for Tier 3. By then..."

Teacher Qin Lin finally withdrew her gaze from the dog and squeezed out an extremely ugly smile.

"Mr. Wang, my Divine Kingdom currently already has Level 4 Believers."

The man in the suit's voice stopped abruptly.

His hand holding the coffee cup froze in mid-air, and his face turned red visibly.

But he quickly coughed twice, trying to regain his footing.

"It's not a good thing for a girl's combat power to be too high; it's easy to lack a gentle temperament. Our family values..."

Gu Han really couldn't listen anymore.

It seemed this guy was the type who loved to pester others; he had to deal a heavy blow.

He strode forward, pulled out the chair next to Teacher Qin Lin, and sat down with a thud.

The huge commotion interrupted the suit-wearing man's words.

He frowned and looked up and down at Gu Han's extremely ordinary casual clothes.

"This gentleman, this seat is taken. Did you sit in the wrong place?"

Seeing Gu Han appear, Teacher Qin Lin's eyes lit up instantly, and she prepared to open her mouth to play along.

Gu Han didn't even look at the man in the suit.

He turned his head to look at Teacher Qin Lin's flat lower abdomen, his tone filled with heavy reproach.

"Didn't the doctor say that the pregnancy is unstable in the first three months? If your mom doesn't approve of me, we'll just show her the pregnancy test report. I'll take care of you from now on; don't associate with these shady people anymore."

The air in the entire coffee shop seemed to freeze at this moment.