“If you know what’s good for you, sign this gambling agreement.”
The moment Wen Xiangjie entered the body provided by the ‘Contractor,’ she heard someone speak to her in a provocative tone.
Cheers and jeers continuously echoed around her.
“So cowardly, what a waste of such good talent. It’d be better to hand it over to Lin Shao.”
“Yeah, in this day and age, if you don’t have guts, you might as well die early. Hand over your talent; it’ll be a good use for trash.”
“Heaven truly has no eyes! A woman like her can awaken an S-rank talent, yet I only awakened an A-rank talent. It’s too unfair!”
“Wen Xiangjie, quickly hand over your talent!”
“It’s your honor that Lin Shao thinks highly of your talent!”
Wen Xiangjie opened her eyes, quickly taking in the people in front of her and her surroundings.
At this moment, she was cornered in a classroom by a group of people. The leader was a rather handsome young man, who was looking at her with disdain. The others formed a circle around the young man, trapping her in her seat, leaving her no escape.
Besides them, the classroom was empty.
Lin Zhaokai saw that Wen Xiangjie didn't respond, assuming she was trying to resist with silence. He scoffed and shook the ominous-looking parchment in his hand at Wen Xiangjie.
This parchment was an S-rank item, obtained from a game dungeon called 【Devil’s Game】, and it was extremely rare.
No matter what kind of gambling agreement was written on this paper, it could be achieved, but the one who made the agreement also had to pay an additional price as the devil's reward.
“You don’t think someone will come to help you, do you? A teacher? Or an invigilator?” Lin Zhaokai pointed to the empty classroom. “Who would offend our Family for you?”
Lin Zhaokai spoke with extreme arrogance, but he indeed had the capital to say such a thing.
It has been 1734 years since M34 Planet was invaded by the game, and M34 Planet has evolved accordingly. Everyone on M34 Planet can awaken their game talent on their eighteenth birthday.
The new power system naturally impacted the social power structure, leading to the emergence of Families.
After more than a hundred years of development, the Families banded together, standing against the Government. Their immense power was evident.
The Lin Family was one of them.
Wen Xiangjie still said nothing, silently taking the parchment from Lin Zhaokai’s hand and reading its contents.
This was a gambling agreement, with Wen Xiangjie and Lin Zhaokai as the two parties, and the content of the gamble was this college entrance examination dungeon.
If Wen Xiangjie lost, her S-rank talent 【Record Change】 would be forcibly stripped and given to Lin Zhaoyu of the Lin Family.
If Wen Xiangjie won, Wen Xiangjie would receive items such as 【Experience Cards】.
Seeing Wen Xiangjie take the parchment, Lin Zhaokai’s face showed a triumphant smile: “As long as you sign your name and the gambling agreement takes effect, everything will be fine. Otherwise, that orphanage will all be reincarnated and become orphans for another lifetime because of you!”
Wen Xiangjie felt nothing inside, but her face showed a cooperative expression of pain and anger.
She tightly clutched the parchment, her eyes bloodshot as she looked at Lin Zhaokai, and gritted her teeth, saying, “I can sign the gambling agreement, but I demand that the content on it be changed!”
“That won’t do.” Lin Zhaokai raised his index finger and shook it at Wen Xiangjie. “Besides this S-rank talent, a low-class person like you has nothing else worth our Lin Family gambling for.”
“What I want to change isn’t that, but the items your Lin Family is offering.” Wen Xiangjie pulled a sarcastic smile onto her face.
“Experience Cards? Your Lin Family is so grand, yet you offer such trash to gamble with? I demand an increase in stakes!”
“Increase in stakes?” Lin Zhaokai’s face showed an expression of interest. In his opinion, Wen Xiangjie’s actions were merely the futile struggles of prey before being bagged.
“Then tell me, what do you want to add?”
“A few days ago, I heard Lin Shao bragging to them that after this college entrance examination, the Lin Family would offer a Substitute Strawman as a reward to celebrate your completion of the exam. How about adding that Substitute Strawman to the gambling agreement?” Wen Xiangjie handed the parchment back to Lin Zhaokai.
Although the 【Substitute Strawman】 was a one-time item, it was extremely rare. It could withstand any fatal injury once, and even the Lin Family only had three of them in total.
Therefore, upon hearing Wen Xiangjie’s request, Lin Zhaokai’s face showed hesitation.
“You’re not even willing to add a Substitute Strawman as a stake?” Wen Xiangjie deliberately said mockingly, “If you ask me, perhaps this gambling agreement should just be called off…”
Hearing Wen Xiangjie’s words, Lin Zhaokai scrutinized the expression on Wen Xiangjie’s face. Upon noticing the barely hidden tension in Wen Xiangjie’s eyes, he smiled again.
“It’s just a Substitute Strawman, of course, no problem.”
Lin Zhaokai took the parchment from Wen Xiangjie’s hand, added the 【Substitute Strawman】 to the gambling agreement, and after writing it, held the parchment in front of Wen Xiangjie so she could see it clearly.
“I’ve already agreed to your request for increased stakes. Now, you should obediently sign, right?” Lin Zhaokai signed his name on the parchment, then shoved the parchment into Wen Xiangjie’s hand with an undeniable force.
“My patience is limited. If you don’t sign again, someone else will have to pay a price to make you sober up.”
Wen Xiangjie’s face turned extremely pale. She trembled as she signed her name on the parchment.
With the gambling agreement established, the parchment automatically floated into the air, burning to ashes inch by inch from the bottom. The sharp laughter of a devil faintly echoed from the flames.
The devil would ensure the fulfillment of this gambling agreement, and incidentally collect its due reward.
Seeing the gambling agreement take effect, Lin Zhaokai’s face showed a satisfied smile.
He looked at Wen Xiangjie, wanting to savor her despair, but found that Wen Xiangjie also had a smile on her face.
“Thank you for your generosity, Lin Shao. The college entrance examination is about to begin, so I’ll head to the gathering point first.” Wen Xiangjie nodded amicably to Lin Zhaokai, then looked at the people surrounding her.
The people who had been arrogant and overbearing just a moment ago, for some unknown reason, involuntarily made way for Wen Xiangjie after meeting her gaze, allowing Wen Xiangjie to leave the classroom just like that.
It wasn’t until Wen Xiangjie’s figure disappeared at the classroom door that they came back to their senses.
The person standing beside Lin Zhaokai felt something was off and couldn’t help but say, “Lin Shao, Wen Xiangjie’s expression when she left was strange. There was really no need to add such a precious item as the Substitute Strawman to the gambling agreement, right? Of course, Wen Xiangjie definitely can’t win against Lin Shao. I just feel that Wen Xiangjie doesn’t deserve it…”
Lin Zhaokai was also somewhat surprised by Wen Xiangjie’s expression before she left, but he remained confident and said indifferently, “She might have gone crazy from too much stimulation. Don’t worry about it. As long as Wen Xiangjie signs, it doesn’t matter what is added to the gambling agreement. She can’t take it away anyway.”
The talent 【Record Change】 was indeed very strong. It could record other talents and generate weakened, one-time game talents when entering a game.
Although they were weakened, one-time game talents, their strength lay in their flexibility; different talents could be used for different games.
But at the same time, its flaws were also extremely obvious.
If it failed to copy a suitable talent, its effect would be inferior to some D-rank talents that were specifically suited for a task.
Wen Xiangjie had only recently awakened her talent and was an orphan with no power or influence.
Lin Zhaokai had already spread the word, forbidding anyone from lending their talent to Wen Xiangjie for copying.
Thus, Lin Zhaokai, who possessed the SS-rank talent 【Danger Prediction】, truly couldn't imagine the possibility of himself losing.
“The college entrance examination dungeon is Magic Farm. In Magic Farm, there’s an item called a magical deed. You all know its function. At that time, even if Wen Xiangjie fortunately develops well in the early stages, she will definitely be eliminated first during the final war phase!”
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