Gold Tooth Ruins

Early the next morning, Lin Yuan woke up and found his house was unusually clean.

"Holy crap, did we get robbed?"

Lin Yuan quickly stood up and patted his pockets.

Fortunately, the 6,000 yuan was still there.

After washing up, Lin Yuan was still completely confused.

Until he saw A Li sitting on a chair.

"You did this," Lin Yuan tried asking, though he hadn't expected a response.

After all, Summoned Beasts possessing intelligence were extremely rare.

Unexpectedly, A Li actually nodded, stood up, walked to the bathroom, and wiped the sink Lin Yuan had just wet dry... What was going on? A Cleaning Auntie attribute.

Great. If he lived in a villa later, he wouldn't need to hire someone to clean.

When he arrived at the school's Dungeon Plaza, quite a few students were already gathered there.

Luo Qingqing was wearing a set of brown leather armor, with a short sword tucked into her waist. Her four teammates were all female, uniformly C-Rank Talents.

Xu Jie was wearing a set of wooden armor, holding a wooden shield in his left hand and a single-handed axe in his right.

The four teammates beside him were each wearing at least two pieces of equipment.

At this stage, a piece of novice equipment that increases defense by 3 points costs 10,000 yuan.

Weapons and shields cost upwards of 20,000 yuan.

Being fully armed requires at least 200,000 yuan.

All the students looked at Xu Jie with intense envy.

Lin Yuan's arrival did not attract anyone else's attention.

Who would care about a Summoner destined for obscurity?

When the time reached nine o'clock, the Principal, accompanied by the senior high teachers, appeared at the Dungeon Entrance.

"Students, starting today and lasting for half a month, the Dungeon before you is what you must face."

"Yesterday, your Chen Hongwei already distributed the Dungeon guide to you. Make sure to firmly memorize the key marked precautions."

Principal Chen Qingshan earnestly repeated the precautions.

Although Professionals will not die if they fall in the Novice Dungeon, they will become spiritually listless.

In previous years, there were students who couldn't handle the spiritual shock of death, developed psychological trauma regarding the Dungeon, and lost the courage to challenge it.

After Chen Qingshan finished speaking, he turned and walked to the Dungeon Entrance, opening the Dungeon for the students.

A mysterious and illusory blue Teleportation Gate appeared before everyone.

"Let's go." Xu Jie shouted excitedly and was the first to step inside.

His teammates followed closely behind.

Luo Qingqing's team entered the Dungeon almost immediately after Xu Jie's team.

They were clearly aiming to break the record.

Five minutes later, the bustling plaza became extremely quiet.

All the pre-formed teams had already entered the Dungeon. Those remaining were Professionals who had awakened F-Rank Talents and were unwanted.

These Professionals looked at each other, huddled together for warmth, and eventually managed to form a five-person team to enter the Dungeon.

From beginning to end, not a single person suggested teaming up with Lin Yuan.

Even those with F-Rank Talents felt the same way.

They believed that even teaming up with an F-Rank Warrior was much better than a pathetic Summoner.

"Sigh..."

Chen Hongwei Chen Hongwei sighed nearby, but there was nothing he could do.

He couldn't force the other students to team up with Lin Yuan; that wouldn't be fair to them either.

While Chen Hongwei was fretting, the Chen Hongwei of Class Two, Xu Zhiyi, walked up behind Principal Chen Qingshan with a smile.

"Principal Chen, don't forget what you promised me yesterday."

"If Xu Jie breaks the Dungeon clear record, the qualification to move into the Villa District will fall to Xu Jie."

"Break the record first, then we'll talk," Chen Qingshan replied mildly, his hands behind his back.

"There is still half a month. If Lin Yuan still cannot clear the Normal Difficulty Dungeon by then, he will naturally lose the qualification to move into the Villa District."

Chen Hongwei felt uncomfortable hearing this, but the Principal was right.

He could only hope Lin Yuan would swallow his pride and proactively handle the grunt work in a team; perhaps then a team would take him into the Dungeon.

The remaining Professionals in the plaza were few and far between. Chen Qingshan suddenly frowned.

"Chen Hongwei, where is Sun Xu from your class?"

Sun Xu's figure hadn't been seen among the teams that entered earlier. Where had that boy gone?

That was an S-Rank Healing Talent, a rare and excellent prospect. He shouldn't run into any accidents.

Speak of the devil, and the devil appears. Sun Xu, wearing a white robe and holding a wooden staff, jogged over to Lin Yuan.

"Brother Lin, sorry, I'm late."

Sun Xu shouted toward the students who hadn't formed teams yet, "S-Rank Healer leading the team! We just need three Melee Fighters and we're off."

Truthfully, those words piqued the interest of many, but after they glanced at Lin Yuan next to Sun Xu, they dismissed the idea of teaming up.

If Sun Xu had been an S-Rank Talent Warrior, they would have joined the team without a second thought.

But a Priest with no damage output, plus a dispensable Summoner, meant the possibility of defeating the BOSS was zero.

Principal Chen Qingshan frowned.

"Chen Hongwei, how are you managing as a Chen Hongwei? An S-Rank Healing Talent doesn't even have a fixed team."

"I remember the Priest in Xu Jie's team has a C-Rank Talent, right? Why didn't you arrange for Sun Xu to join Xu Jie's team?"

If Sun Xu and Xu Jie teamed up, breaking the clear record would be a certainty.

Now look, an S-Rank prospect doesn't have a team. This is a laughingstock!

"No need to call anyone else, the two of us are enough." Seeing Sun Xu about to shout again, Lin Yuan interrupted him.

Sun Xu's eyes lit up. "Brother Lin, how confident are you?"

"Virtually certain."

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go."

Sun Xu took the lead and walked into the Teleportation Gate.

Lin Yuan smiled and walked in too.

This action caused the students remaining in the plaza to look at each other in dismay.

"They just went in? How dare they!"

"A squishy Priest and a useless Summoner—who's going to tank the monsters? Are they counting on a Summoned Beast?"

"I bet they'll be dead and out within half an hour."

"Sun Xu is an idiot too. An S-Rank Talent Priest insisting on pairing up with trash Summoner Lin Yuan—now he's completely ruined."

...[You have entered Golden Tooth Ruins (Novice Difficulty)]

Entering the Dungeon, Lin Yuan arrived in a ruin filled with yellow sand.

Golden Tooth Ruins (Novice Difficulty)

Challenge Level: 0–5.

Monsters are mainly composed of Kobolds, and the final BOSS is the Level 5 Kobold Overseer Copper Fang.

Dungeon information flashed through his mind, and Lin Yuan began surveying his surroundings.

This place seemed to have been a mine previously. For unknown reasons, the mine collapsed, turning it into its current ruined state.

"A Li, come out and get to work."

Lin Yuan raised his hand, and Black Iron Guard A Li appeared before him.

His straight posture was like a spear, radiating a chilling aura.

It startled Sun Xu.

"Brother Lin, this is your Summoned Beast!!!"

Although he couldn't see A Li's attributes, Sun Xu could still sense that A Li was not to be trifled with.

At the very least, he was incomparable to Xu Jie.