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Chapter 106: Chapter 106 Our Robbery
Of course, Lin Feng would not devour the Demon Core in front of everyone. His Star was always his biggest trump card and greatest secret. Revealing the Ninth Grade Shield Bone Dragon wasn’t a big deal, given that a Ninth Grade Star had already emerged, but if others knew about the Demon Dragon Star, that wouldn’t be good at all.
As someone who has been through similar situations, Lin Feng knows better than anyone the principle that fame can be as dangerous as fattening a pig for slaughter. If others knew he had two Dragon-type Stars, he could be sure that the first thing to happen would be the strong figures from the Star Palace coming to capture him.
"Candle Dragon Palace, Star Palace, two major forces, generally speaking, the Star Palace is slightly stronger than the Candle Dragon Palace."
"It’s not that the people of Candle Dragon Palace aren’t strong, but because the requirements of the Candle Dragon Palace are too stringent, requiring Dragon-type Stars, which leads to fewer members."
"If the Candle Dragon Palace knew I, Lin Feng, now possess two Dragon-type Stars, they would probably invite me to join them directly, but obviously that’s unrealistic. First, not to mention Hu Ben Country, I reckon not even the Great Thousand Domain knows about the Candle Dragon Palace, and the journey is incredibly far; I simply wouldn’t survive the trip. Second, I’m currently too weak; even if I went to the Candle Dragon Palace, I’d at most become a subject of research. Third, even within the Candle Dragon Palace, it’s not all peaceful; who knows, one day I might become the sacrificial lamb in a fray amongst the big shots. You could say you wouldn’t even know how you died.
Lin Feng contemplated in his heart. That’s why he chose to progress step by step in a steady and solid manner, because without the strength to protect everything, it would all be in vain.
"However, speaking of the Star Palace, this Star Palace is particularly mysterious. Even I don’t know exactly what they research internally. Anyway, now is not the time to think about these far-flung matters. My current priority is to find a mentor to rely on after the examination ends. I need to think about whom to choose."
In his previous life, Lin Feng was taken as a Direct Disciple by Iron Spear Divine Marquis only after spending a year in the Divine Wind Camp.
Just as Lin Feng’s thoughts raced, the examination finally ended.
Outside the Royal Hunting Garden, more than a dozen instructors from the Divine Wind Camp were standing, each with the cultivation of a Great Martial Master, their aura exceptionally robust.
"Who do you think is first this time?"
"Isn’t it obvious? Surely it’s the Seventh Prince."
"Right, the Seventh Prince is from the Royal Family, raised since childhood with various precious medicinal materials to forge his body, giving him a significant advantage over ordinary people."
"Besides, Hao Hai, Lin Feng, and Xu Leiting are also quite impressive, probably all in the top five."
"It’s just not known what the grade of these three people’s Stars are."
"At least Seventh Grade."
"That’s not certain. Some people are strong, but their Stars are not very outstanding. Have you forgotten that guy from last time?"
These people chatted casually with each other, and just as they saw the exit opening, they fell silent and started watching the people coming out one after the other.
Most of these people would be eliminated, with only thirty-eight being admitted in the end.
"First, congratulations on still being alive. Second, hand over all the Demon Cores you’ve collected. A designated person will tally your scores, and then we’ll calculate your overall score. The top thirty-eight overall scores will be admitted,"
announced an instructor loudly.
However, the next moment, someone asked, "Instructor, if everyone’s scores are the same, how would you select the thirty-eight vacancies, considering there are hundreds of us?"
With this question, the instructor was momentarily stunned, then chuckled, "That is indeed a tricky issue. But the truth is, it’s unlikely to happen. It might happen that one or two or three scores are the same, but how could all of those remaining have the same scores? Don’t tell me you’re all scoring zero or went to the Royal Hunting Garden to sleep?"
Saying this, the instructor himself erupted in laughter, amused by his own joke. Such a situation had never arisen since the creation of Divine Wind Camp up to now.
Meanwhile, everyone wore a strange expression, all looking unanimously in one direction.
Such a bizarre phenomenon immediately made all the instructors somewhat bewildered, looking at each other, completely unaware of what was happening.
They were looking at Lin Feng, but facing their aggressive stares, Lin Feng simply remained indifferent, as if he didn’t take them seriously at all. His calm demeanor made everyone feel almost suffocated with irritation.
Especially Hao Hai and Yu Wen Tuo, flames of fury seemed about to burst from their eyes.
"Tai Su, why hasn’t the grading been done yet? The sun is about to set. We need to select the candidates today and then take them to the Divine Wind Camp tomorrow to start training."
Just then, a heavy voice came, and soon everyone saw a middle-aged man in tight clothes approaching. The man was tall and burly with a goatee and deep eyes, exuding an aura as thick as a mountain.
"Chief Instructor, we are just about to carry out the grading," the previously mentioned instructor Tai Su immediately gestured, "Groups of five, quickly present your Demon Cores!!"
However, several seconds passed, and no one stepped forward.
This made Tai Su puzzled, not just him, but the Chief Instructor who arrived later was also frowning.
Just as he was about to speak, someone said: "Instructor, we don’t have Demon Cores!"
"Yes, our Demon Cores were all stolen!"
Suddenly, it was as if a fuse had been lit, and people began shouting loudly, almost as if they were about to revolt.
"Silence!"
A low shout rang out like thunder, immediately silencing everyone, their eyes all turning towards the Chief Instructor.
Lin Feng’s gaze also turned towards him, if he remembered correctly, this person was named Qing Yi, one of the Chief Instructors of Divine Wind Camp, specializing in teaching weapons like hooks and clubs.
He swept his gaze over everyone like lightning, his brow furrowed: "Do you think this place is your home? Or do you think it’s a tavern? Robbed? If you were robbed, what good were you doing, just eating for free, watching others rob you right in front of your eyes?"
With these words, the crowd felt as if they had swallowed fly dung, indeed, being robbed meant they were not skilled enough; no one said that snatching was not allowed.
"Enough, anyone else who causes a commotion here, get out the way you came in. Now, for the last time, present your Demon Cores!!"
In Qing Yi’s view, among these several hundred people, there were probably a few dozen who had no results, just as they had said, their Demon Cores were stolen. This kind of thing had happened before, and many who were robbed would come to complain to these instructors or even report formally.
Naive, that was Qing Yi’s view of them.
As Qing Yi’s words ended, a young man in blue stepped forward, it was Xu Leiting, sixteen years old.
He looked somewhat confused, but did not say much. Soon, one of the instructors tallied his score. A total of a thousand points.
This was definitely considered a high score, Xu Leiting without any small talk went to the side to wait.
The next was Yang Min, Yang Min was also somewhat unclear about what had happened, just handing over the Demon Cores she had collected. Her strength was not as great as Xu Leiting, ending up with six hundred points.
After she finished, twenty more people in succession handed over their Demon Cores, the highest being just over three hundred points. Lin Feng was not surprised, as some people definitely had hidden some parts; Lin Feng also didn’t bother to search that thoroughly.
Seeing no one else, Lin Feng then stepped forward.
