The crowd instinctively parted to make way for Mike.
Everyone in the summer camp now knew that the ‘cunning fox’ of Area C, Mike, had undergone a talent Second Awakening!
He was no longer the D-tier talent loser he used to be.
One must know that even with a D-tier talent, Mike had been able to defeat all of Area C.
Ethan, the strongest in Area C, had suffered losses at Mike’s hands more than once.
Now, the Second Awakened Mike could be called the ultimate evolution.
The crowd made space for Mike, allowing him to film the fight.
Truth be told, although the fight seemed even, anyone with a discerning eye could tell who would win.
Even under such harsh conditions, using an F-tier talent to fight Cain, Ace still held the absolute advantage!
The reason Ace hadn’t defeated Cain directly was that he hadn’t forced out Cain’s full strength yet!
If Cain was holding back his trump cards, even if Ace won, it wouldn’t allow his talent to advance.
And so, the two fought for a few more minutes, pulling away after an exchange of blows. Cain, who was about to lose, was determined to keep his trump cards hidden.
For Cain, this was just an ordinary test between classmates; winning or losing wasn’t important.
As a D-tier talent, losing was the norm, winning would be a surprise.
It would be a foolish decision to use up all his limited trump cards!
Ace saw through Cain’s thoughts and snorted coldly.
In an instant, the killing intent around Ace intensified.
With a lunge, Ace abandoned his blade and struck the weapon in Cain’s hand with his bare hand.
A violent tremor ran through him, Cain felt his hand go numb, and his longsword was knocked out of his grasp!
In that split second, Ace had disarmed him!
Holding the longsword, Ace sneered, “You can’t even hold a sword properly. Is your instructor a complete idiot?”
Hearing that familiar trash talk, Mike nodded slowly.
Perhaps trash talk was Calderon’s hidden talent, specifically used to draw aggro.
Anderson didn’t care about Ace’s insults.
A certain instructor, responsible for Cain’s weapon training, started cursing under his breath.
“I’m an outstanding graduate of the 26th batch! When I was learning from Calderon’s disciple, you were still just a fertilized egg!”
The hot-tempered instructor challenged, “You’re pretty cocky, kid, what’s your name?!”
Ace glanced at him and actually gave his name,
“Ace.”
After separating from Calderon, Ace’s appearance had changed quite a bit. He no longer had that lifeless look.
He looked younger, and since he usually had a straight face, his temperament was also completely different.
The only similarity was his trash talk.
Therefore, the people in Area C didn’t recognize him for a moment.
When the name ‘Ace’ was spoken, everyone suddenly realized.
“Holy crap, he’s Thor!”
In the summer camp, the name Ace was already synonymous with Thor!
The instructor, who had just been ranting and raving, immediately calmed down.
His face flushed red, and he nodded,
“Well, you’re right.”
He might as well have written ‘I’m useless’ on his forehead.
“Watch closely, this is how you hold a sword!”
Ace, holding the longsword, unleashed dozens of attacks in an instant.
Cain’s sleeves disintegrated bit by bit, his long sleeves turning into short sleeves!
At the same time, Cain was completely unharmed, only feeling a chill in his hands.
Such swordsmanship, so masterful, unheard of!
The most terrifying thing was that Ace had accomplished all of this while suppressing his level and stats to be lower than Cain’s!
Cain’s instructor, watching this scene, shook his head inwardly.
Even he couldn’t achieve such a level!
No, not just him, even his instructor back then couldn’t have done it!
This level of strength was already approaching that of Calderon’s registered students!
Cain’s instructor sighed inwardly, “This boy’s personality is like a carbon copy of Calderon’s.”
Silence fell over the training ground, so profound that one could hear a pin drop.
“Click-”
The flash went off, and Mike pressed the shutter button.
“Cain, don’t look so stiff, show some shock!”
While everyone else was busy being amazed, only Mike was focused on collecting Ace’s
embarrassing past.
Ace tossed the longsword back to Cain, glanced coldly at Mike without saying a word, and turned to leave.
Little Nine also slipped out of the crowd, tugging at Ace’s sleeve.
“Wait for me!”
Mike stuffed the drone back into his inventory and caught up with Ace.
“Man, don’t look so glum, I’ve got a money-making opportunity for you!”
Ace glanced at Mike coldly, said nothing, and continued walking.
Little Nine, however, stopped in his tracks, blinked his big eyes, and asked curiously,
“Brother, if we get rich, can you buy things?”
Ace’s expression stiffened for 0.01 seconds before he quickly masked it.
Mike pointed to a nearby lounge and said amicably, “Don’t worry, it’s a win-win deal!”
Ace snorted coldly and walked towards the lounge with Little Nine, not forgetting to add,
“Let’s go take a break.”
Once inside the lounge, Mike gradually revealed his true colors.
“If I’m not mistaken, Calderon must have left you quite a bit of money, right?”
Ace said coldly, “That’s Little Nine’s living expenses.”
Mike nodded, his chest filled with confidence. “I knew it. With your personality, you would never use the money Calderon left you.”
The current Ace, despite being level 300, had an F-tier talent and limited resources.
The key was his prideful personality, which disdained using what Calderon had left him.
Calderon had become one of the Ultimate Lord, and so could he, Ace! And he would do even
better than Calderon!
By competing with himself, Ace had mastered the art of self-sabotage. freёwebnovel.com
“It’s good to have drive, young man, I fully support you!”
Mike said earnestly, “But you’re also a smart person. You know better than I do how
important resources are for growth.”
Why did Mike’s need for wealth increase as his level increased?
Just the materials for one element of Thor’s Sea cost hundreds of thousands of Lord merits!
For an SSS-tier Force of Nature equipment, bam, 600,000 Lord merits gone!
If you wanted to be strong, you had to have strong financial backing!
Don’t be fooled by the hundreds of thousands Lord merits Mike still had on hand; if he really
spent it, it would be gone in the blink of an eye.
“Tell me about your deal.”
Ace knew very well that cooperating with Thor had its pros and cons.
Overall, it should be… more cons than pros!
However!
If he could leave all the disadvantages to Calderon and keep all the benefits for himself…
Ace wouldn’t mind cooperating with Thor!
Mike said slowly, “Well, there’s this senior, whose name I can’t disclose, who seems to enjoy
watching videos starring you.”
“You know, those videos with two people, no time limit, just depends on how long you can
last, doesn’t matter if there’s a plot or not…”
Mike briefly explained the conditions.
In short:
Sell Ace’s embarrassing past to Cedric!
However, once this embarrassing past reached Cedric’s hands, it would no longer be Ace’s
embarrassing past!
It would be… Calderon’s embarrassing past!
After listening to Mike’s plan, Ace fell silent for a moment, then said,
“We split the profits.”
Mike emphasized,
“Fifty percent for me, fifty percent for you!”
Ace was a little confused. “Isn’t that the same thing?”
“Ace, if you agree…”
Mike took out his camera again and said with utmost professionalism, “Let’s call Cain in,
redesign the plot a bit, and do a reshoot.”
When it came to making money, Mike was a professional!!
Ace: “…”
He had a bad feeling about this.
Was he selling himself out for money?!