70: Chapter 70: Clear-headed yet foolish, under the spotlight!

Watching the small team depart and listening to their conversation,

Li Fan, who was stationed at the cave entrance, couldn't help but curve his lips upward.

He hadn't expected this baiting attempt to go so smoothly.

It encountered absolutely no setbacks.

Originally, Li Fan had planned that if this team didn't take the bait, he would strike first, knock all of them out of the competition, silence them, and wait for the next team to appear.

But now it seemed he had worried too much.

He only knew that the college students from his previous life were clear and foolish.

But looking now, the college students here seemed to be pretty much the same.

After the small team left,

Li Fan found a stone wall, put a reed stalk in his mouth, and leisurely lay down to enjoy the evening breeze.

...

Meanwhile, on the other side.

"Hey, buddy, I found a secret realm Easter egg with a huge opportunity inside. Interested?"

"Huh? Really? This place even has an arranged opportunity?"

"Absolutely true! I saw the place with my own eyes. It's gorgeous inside, filled with vibrant colors. Never mind anything else, there are definitely plenty of rare materials!"

...

"Cough, cough, sister, we're from the same school. See, my arm badge is the same red as yours; we're both from White Sand University. I found a great spot inside that has treasures!"

"No way, sister. Don't try to trick a fellow schoolmate, right? If you really found treasure, you'd have already taken it yourself instead of wasting time talking to me."

"Hey, don't go. Listen to me, here's what happened..."

...

"What? There's an opportunity Easter egg in this secret realm? No, are you treating me like an idiot? If there's an opportunity, you'd tell me? I think you've got bad intentions. Hand over your points!"

"Brother, brother, listen to me, just listen to me..."

...

The progress of the small teams was not smooth.

But the pace was still decent.

Successively, quite a few teams had arrived at the cave entrance.

After reading the text on the stone wall and seeing the occasional flashing strange light from inside the cave, the patrolling NPC Li Fan was present.

These teams undoubtedly chose to believe the text on the stone wall.

And so,

As more and more teams began joining the queue to recruit others,

The efficiency of recruitment significantly increased.

However, because the secret realm territory was too vast, gathering five hundred people was genuinely quite difficult.

Time passed until two o'clock in the afternoon the next day.

The students outside the cave finally reached the number of five hundred.

These five hundred people came from the Ten Great Universities; every school was represented.

And at this moment,

Before even entering the cave,

The various teams were already harboring their own secret schemes.

What they were thinking was very consistent.

That is, once the opportunity officially appeared, how they would quickly secure an advantageous position to seize the first chance, grab the opportunity, and finally how to slip away.

"Everyone, quiet down for a moment, listen to me say a few words."

At this time, the captain of the team that arrived first cleared his throat and began to manage the situation.

"Five hundred people have finally gathered, which wasn't easy."

"When we enter the cave later, remember to line up properly and enter together. Don't hide any tricks, otherwise, we might not be able to activate it."

"As for who the opportunity ultimately falls to, everyone will rely on their own ability then!"

As his voice fell,

It immediately received unanimous agreement from everyone.

Before the opportunity was activated, order must be maintained; this was the bare minimum. Otherwise, if the opportunity encountered any mishap, the loss would outweigh the gain.

Subsequently,

Soon, under the coordination of the respective team captains, the five hundred people formed neat lines.

As long as the leader gave the command,

The five hundred people could enter the cave together.

And watching this scene, Li Fan's mouth was nearly watering.

A full five hundred people.

He wondered how many points he could earn by snatching it all.

Meanwhile, on the other side.

Unbeknownst to them, the director's camera lens had already focused here.

The reason for focusing the camera was very simple.

Naturally, it was because, despite gathering five hundred people, they hadn't started fighting each other. Instead, they had very orderly formed queues. This scene was truly too bizarre.

Looking across all corners of the secret realm,

If you cut the camera to any spot, it was basically a scene of fighting.

There was never one as harmonious as this place.

And the strangest thing was.

If they were all from the same school, one could understand it as someone organizing an alliance of alumni to do something big.

But the problem was, these people weren't all from the same school.

Looking at their arm badges, there were representatives from almost every school.

"Good heavens, why are so many people gathered here?"

"What's the situation? Are they forming a team to grind monsters? Isn't that a bit too many people!"

"What are they doing?"

"Look at that cave! Could there be treasure inside?"

"Holy crap, looks like they're all here to fight over treasure! I feel like it's going to be pretty exciting later!"

"Not bad, not bad! I didn't expect the Freshman Cup secret realm this year to have an opportunity Easter egg arranged. This way, both the fun factor and the viewing appeal have increased. The person who designed this secret realm is a genius!"

...

The bullet comments in the live stream and the audience watching offline in the various gymnasiums were all captivated by this scene.

Soon, upon noticing the cave emitting light,

Everyone basically speculated it was related to an opportunity.

Thinking about the scene where five hundred people would simultaneously participate in the scramble for the opportunity,

The audience couldn't help but get excited, each one staring intently at the screen, unblinking.

But the examiners watching this scene from outside the secret realm were completely baffled at this moment.

"Opportunity? The data didn't show any such opportunity?"

"I didn't see any introduction about this opportunity either."

"Strange, could it be that the higher-ups forgot to note it down?"

"Impossible. This is such a serious matter; they couldn't forget!"

"The light coming from this cave, no matter how you look at it, doesn't seem like something emitted by treasure, right?"

Before the league started, the examiners would receive a detailed file about the secret realm to anticipate any potential accidents.

But looking at this cave,

The examiners couldn't help but exchange glances, feeling completely lost.

The files didn't mention any treasure inside?!

Amidst their suspicion,

The gaze of the examiners, just like the audience, all focused on the screen.

And now, a command finally rang out in front of the cave.

"Everyone, charge!"

The next second.

A full five hundred people surged forth, orderly and grandly, disappearing into the cave in the blink of an eye.

But once everyone rushed into the cave and clearly saw the situation inside, every single person was stunned.

Because all they saw were colorful lanterns hidden in the water.

What kind of opportunity was this?!

"Not good! We've been tricked!"

Someone finally realized what was happening at this moment.

But clearly, it was too late.

Because the entrance was now blocked by an incomparably huge boulder, leaving only a gap barely wide enough for one or two people to squeeze through.