“Then we’ll just have to resort to some methods…”
Ma Han slowly took up the conversation, a searing heat surging in his palms as he instantly conjured a long bow of flames.
The atmosphere once again became tense!
However, this time, no fight broke out.
After a brief standoff, Ying Zi'an snorted coldly and threw the yuan crystal on the ground.
“Take it, just don’t block my way anymore!”
With that, he left the classroom without looking back.
Xu Xiao bent down to pick up the yuan crystal, her expression complex as she glanced at Lu Li, who was hiding far away.
“This guy… did he plan all of this from the very beginning?”
Taking the yuan crystal handed to her by Wang Chao, Xu Xiao walked towards Lu Li and extended an invitation:
“Lu Li, do you want to join us?”
Lu Li, who was browsing ability descriptions, paused, then shook his head decisively:
“No, I told you, you’re too much of a Holy Mother. Being your teammate, I’m afraid I wouldn’t live long.”
Xu Xiao’s face flushed red, and she suppressed her anger, retorting:
“We are all classmates; we should help each other!”
“Besides, do you really think you’ll live longer fighting alone than with us?”
“Yep.” Lu Li nodded without denying it.
“Unreasonable!”
Xu Xiao shoved the second-order yuan crystal into Lu Li’s hand and turned back towards the crowd.
On her way back, she found Wang Xuyan squatting beside a corpse, laboriously prying open Zhao Hui’s clenched fist.
“What are you doing?”
Perhaps due to her bad mood, Xu Xiao’s tone was a bit stiff.
“Uh, I, I… Xiao Jie, Zhao Hui also had a second-order yuan crystal. I thought since he’s dead and can’t use it, it might as well be used for a greater purpose…”
“So, you’re scavenging for loot?” Xu Xiao narrowed her eyes, crossing her arms over her chest.
Wang Xuyan panicked a little and quickly added:
“Xiao Jie, please don’t misunderstand, this yuan crystal belongs to everyone. I wouldn’t dare to keep it all to myself.”
With that, Wang Xuyan tremblingly offered the yuan crystal to Xu Xiao.
However, Xu Xiao did not reach out to take it; she simply turned to face everyone in the classroom.
“If everyone is willing to trust me, please join my team. I promise not to abandon any teammate and to distribute all resources equally!”
“Then, then what do we need to do?” Tian Yuhao raised his hand, asking tentatively.
“Participate in decisions, obey commands.”
Xu Xiao calmly replied, “I’ve said it before, I’m not a dictator, but the team’s development needs a leader.”
“Until a better candidate appears, I will temporarily serve as the captain.”
“What about the yuan crystals obtained from killing monsters?” Cheng Duoduo asked timidly.
“They will also be distributed by me. However, I will give everyone an explanation for each distribution, and if anyone has an opinion, they can vote to change my decision.”
Xu Xiao was indeed worthy of having been a class monitor; she spoke and acted impeccably, giving people a sense of trustworthiness.
“I’m joining!” Tian Yuhao was the first to speak.
“I’m joining too!” Cheng Duoduo immediately followed.
“Me too…”
“Join, join!”
A chorus of voices rose and fell in the classroom, with the vast majority choosing to join.
The few who didn't immediately express their stance also changed their minds after a conversation with Xu Xiao, becoming part of the team.
Lu Li watched everything unfolding before him, shook his head helplessly, and prepared to leave the classroom.
In his previous life, he had not sided with Xu Xiao, and naturally, he wouldn’t in this new life either.
However, just then, Wang Chao suddenly blocked his path.
“Lu Li, wait.”
Lu Li frowned, thinking to himself that there was nothing left for him here, so why wasn't he allowed to leave?
Wang Chao chuckled good-naturedly:
“The class monitor still has a third-order yuan crystal. It’s fine if you don’t join us, but aren’t you going to stay and discuss how to divide that thing?”
Lu Li was somewhat astonished.
In his previous life, he had struggled in the apocalypse for so long, almost every minute and second spent in schemes and intrigues with others.
The despicable deception had almost made him forget the qualities of honesty and trustworthiness that existed in human nature.
“Hoo…”
Lu Li let out a light breath and replied:
“I didn’t contribute to the fight, so you can keep the yuan crystal.”
Upon hearing this, Wang Chao immediately became anxious:
“Don’t say that! If it weren’t for the weakness you provided, how could we have taken down that Mantis Queen in one fell swoop?”
“Even between brothers, accounts must be settled clearly, don’t you agree?”
Lu Li was somewhat amused and exasperated.
“Then how about this: you ask Xu Xiao to give me that second-order yuan crystal, and we’ll call it even.”
Wang Chao nodded and immediately ran towards Xu Xiao.
A third-order yuan crystal contained 100 experience points, while a second-order yuan crystal contained 20.
Dividing it strictly by contribution, Lu Li was actually at a disadvantage, but then again, if Wang Chao hadn’t proactively suggested an equal division, he might not have even gotten this second-order yuan crystal.
Xu Xiao quickly agreed to the distribution proposal and tossed the second-order yuan crystal from Wang Xuyan’s hand to Lu Li.
This scene once again stunned everyone present.
Watching Lu Li’s retreating figure, Tian Yuhao spoke with great confusion:
“No, Xiao Jie, why would you give the second-order yuan crystal to that good-for-nothing Lu Li? He’s not even our teammate…”
Tian Yuhao felt that Xu Xiao was a bit hypocritical.
This woman had clearly said before that she wouldn’t be a dictator and would distribute all resources equally, but then she turned around and gave a second-order yuan crystal to a completely unrelated good-for-nothing?
Facing the questioning, Xu Xiao showed no anger at all:
“It’s like this: if it weren’t for Lu Li’s help earlier, we wouldn’t have been able to kill that Lv.6 Mantis Queen. So, it’s only right that he gets a share of the spoils. This doesn’t violate fairness.”
However, Tian Yuhao was not satisfied with Xu Xiao’s explanation.
“Lu Li provided help? He’s just a Bronze-tier good-for-nothing, what help could he possibly provide you?”
“Class monitor, I remember you said earlier that when you found Lu Li, he seemed to still be being chased by that Mantis Queen, right?”
“You couldn’t possibly have taken a liking to that pretty boy and are using the team’s resources to win his favor, could you?”
Tian Yuhao’s words carried a strong hint of sourness.
Xu Xiao’s delicate brows furrowed as she carefully scrutinized the classmate before her, then spoke with some impatience:
“Bronze-tier Scouting is not useless. Lu Li knew the Mantis Queen’s weakness, which is why we were able to kill it successfully.”
“Tian Yuhao, your awakened ability is also Scouting; you couldn’t possibly not know this, could you?”
“Huh?”
Tian Yuhao momentarily wondered if his ears were malfunctioning.
His own awakened ability was Scouting, and he knew that its greatest use, apart from sensing the location of yuan crystals within corpses, was to increase his own alertness.
Checking item information and such were extended functions that his Silver-tier Scouting only possessed.
Yet, this good-for-nothing Lu Li could perceive a monster’s weakness through Bronze-tier Scouting?!
How was that possible?!
Seeing the shocked expression on Tian Yuhao’s face, Xu Xiao asked in confusion:
“What’s with that expression? You seem very surprised?”
“Of course…” Tian Yuhao murmured, his mind still not processing it:
“The Scouting ability simply cannot perceive a monster’s weakness. Lu Li is lying!”
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