Chapter 173: The Bald Guy Got Carried Again? So Envious!

Chapter 173: The Bald Guy Got Carried Again? So Envious!

In the training room.

Zhao Zheng was practicing Tai Chi.

This was the Ba-style Tai Chi that Chairman Chen had taught him!

Yes, it was a modified version of Tai Chi created by Ba Liming.

According to Chairman Chen, the fighting techniques in martial arts were powerful and fierce, but the training had to focus on nurturing and maintaining the body. This was the key to longevity.

If both the fighting and training methods were overly aggressive, the body would easily break down.

At this moment...

A notification from the secret realm suddenly echoed in Zhao Zheng's mind:

[Extra rewards in this secret realm: Chen Ye, Tang Zichen, from Xia Nation...]

Zhao Zheng froze for a moment, then a smile spread across his face.

"Senior Brother, you really outdid yourself!"

He chuckled, talking to himself.

Zhao Zheng was initially a bit surprised that Chen Ye had received the extra reward.

After all, he knew that Tang Zichen had returned early, leaving Chen Ye to persevere alone in the secret realm.

But thinking back on Chen Ye's performance in the secret realm, it made sense that his senior brother had achieved such a result.

The night of the super hailstorm...

Chen Ye had displayed terrifying strength.

Zhao Zheng realized that his senior brother was far more complex than he appeared.

He even suspected that the class monitor's continuous success in previous secret realms was largely thanks to his senior brother!

...

After completing a set of Tai Chi, Zhao Zheng checked the time. It was just about lunchtime.

He tidied up and headed to the cafeteria.

At the cafeteria building, Zhao Zheng made his way to the second floor.

The school had separated the cafeteria by grade levels.

There were three floors, with each grade occupying one floor.

Since Zhao Zheng was now a second-year student, their cafeteria was located on the second floor.

The reason for the separation was the significant strength difference between each grade level, to avoid situations where stronger students would bully the younger ones.

Such incidents had happened before.

In fact, back when all the students shared the same cafeteria, fights would often break out.

Students who frequently adventured in secret realms lived on the edge of life and death. Those without a strong mind could easily develop erratic tempers.

Bullying first-year students was common.

Therefore, to prevent such issues, the school had divided the students' activity areas by grade.

As for why the cafeteria only had three floors?

That's because...

By the time students reached their fourth year, each one was considered a treasure of the school and enjoyed personalized meal delivery services!

At Martial University, students had to enter the secret realm at least three times a year to graduate (not including the nationwide secret realms). If a student reached their fourth year, it meant they had survived at least nine secret realms.

To survive nine secret realms, even the weakest students would meet the standard of a senior third-tier warrior.

In reality, most fourth-year students were at least in the fourth tier, with a few outstanding ones even reaching the fifth tier. If they reached the fifth tier, they could graduate early.

"Old Zhao, over here!"

Cao Yu waved at Zhao Zheng as he entered the cafeteria.

Zhao Zheng saw him and immediately walked over.

At the table, aside from Cao Yu, there were only Ren Qianqian and Shao Wenhui.

Seeing Zhao Zheng approach, Shao Wenhui quickly said, "Brother Zheng, I got your meal for you. It's all your favorite dishes."

Hearing this, Ren Qianqian couldn't help but roll her eyes.

She felt that her friend was hopelessly fawning over Zhao Zheng.

"Thanks!"

Zhao Zheng thanked her and sat down, then asked, "Where's my senior brother? Hasn't he arrived yet?"

Cao Yu replied, "Don't wait for him. He just told me that he's trying out the class monitor's special lunch today."

"Why does your tone sound a little sour?" Ren Qianqian teased. "Are you jealous because they got the highest rewards?"

"Don't talk nonsense!"

Cao Yu responded, "Envious, yes. Jealous? Absolutely not. We're all on the same team. I want them to get stronger so they can carry us next time!"

Ren Qianqian snorted and said, "Still, the class monitor and Chen Ye are truly impressive. Even in such a difficult secret realm, they made it to the end."

"Indeed, they're amazing."

Cao Yu and Shao Wenhui both nodded in agreement.

Only Zhao Zheng smiled without saying a word.

He knew very well that the reason they got the extra reward was all thanks to his senior brother.

Of course, his senior brother had asked him to keep it a secret, so he hadn't told anyone.

Cao Yu looked at Zhao Zheng and asked, "Old Zhao, I forgot to ask you earlier, how long did you last in Secret Realm No. 5 this time?"

"Just made it to three days!" Zhao Zheng replied.

"That's still impressive," Cao Yu said, glancing at Ren Qianqian with a wry smile. "I had prepared a disaster-avoidance plan and wanted to carry Qianqian to victory, but I didn't expect the Time-Space Management Bureau to show up in this secret realm and mess everything up. With their interference, Qianqian and I only lasted two days..."

When the Time-Space Management Bureau was mentioned, Zhao Zheng also frowned.

To be honest, he had been tricked by this organization as well.

If he hadn't encountered his senior brother in the secret realm, he probably would have only lasted two days before being forced out.

Ren Qianqian said, "I didn't blame you. Why are you always so hung up on it? A temporary setback doesn't matter. We'll do better next time!"

This girl was all sharp words but soft-hearted.

Hearing this, Cao Yu's spirits lifted. "Qianqian is right. Next time, I'll definitely do better!"

Ren Qianqian ignored him and turned to Zhao Zheng, asking, "Brother Zheng, didn't you encounter the Time-Space Management Bureau?"

"I did."

"How did they deal with you?"

"They gathered us in a desolate area and started pulling some dirty tricks, making us fight each other. At the same time, they intentionally gathered people together to increase misfortune, triggering disasters and forcing us to leave."

"That's still better than what happened to us," Cao Yu couldn't help but say.

"The Time-Space Management Bureau tricked us into the wilderness, and the next day, they sent in the army to surround us and used cannons to force us out early. It was outrageous!"

"Some people who refused to leave were all shot dead..."

Zhao Zheng was stunned.

Now he understood why, with Ren Qianqian's strength, she only lasted two days.

If he had encountered the same situation, he probably would have had to leave early too.

At the same time, Zhao Zheng realized that the Time-Space Management Bureau's treatment of travelers varied from city to city.

"There's really such a thing?" Zhao Zheng asked in surprise.

Cao Yu was puzzled. "You didn't know? This hit the trending topics two days ago! It's still up there today."

"I've been training these past few days," Zhao Zheng shook his head. "I haven't been following the news online."

Cao Yu said, "Then you should check it out online. This situation has caused a big stir over the past few days. I've seen many people with completely different experiences."

Ren Qianqian suddenly sighed. "With the Time-Space Management Bureau interfering, I just can't figure out how the class monitor and Chen Ye managed to hold out until the seventh day and get the extra reward."

"Could it be that the class monitor's telekinesis is already strong enough to fight an army head-on?"

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