Chapter 33: Two Similar People

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

“Am I going to die here?”

This was the only thought in Jiang Pan’s mind.

However, in the next moment, the killing intent that enveloped her entire body instantly dissipated.

Jiang Pan’s body went limp. She slumped to the ground and panted heavily.

Chen Feng’s eyes returned to normal.

He smiled at her.

“Jiang Pan, I think you’re mistaken.”

“I have no idea what you just said.”

These words sounded like an explanation on the surface.

But no matter how Jiang Pan heard it, it sounded more like a threat!

Jiang Pan swallowed and raised a hand to wipe the tears that had begun to flow uncontrollably from her eyes—an uncontrollable emotional response that she had to Chen Feng’s threat. She whimpered and nodded.

After that, Chen Feng ignored her.

Chen Feng would not kill Jiang Pan over such a small matter. After all, Jiang Pan had only guessed that Chen Feng had taken the inner core from the metal box. She did not know his ability.

She might have thought that he managed to take the inner cores because of sheer luck or because he relied on his powerful teammate, Leng Ruzhi.

Besides…

Committing murder in school was a big taboo!

Unless it was absolutely necessary, Chen Feng was unwilling to do that.

Seeing that Chen Feng had let her off, Jiang Pan calmed down. She barely managed to support her body.

Following that, she found a spot in the corner of the library, sat down and started to study.

This action surprised Chen Feng. He subconsciously looked in the direction of Jiang Pan.

Jiang Pan noticed Chen Feng’s gaze and looked at him in resentment.

“Since I’ve already paid the ‘tuition fees’, it would be a loss if I don’t study.”

“Besides… you’ve already said that you didn’t take the inner core. Why would I tell anyone?”

Hearing Jiang Pan’s words and looking at her aggrieved expression, Chen Feng thought for a moment and nodded at Jiang Pan. Then, he lowered his head and continued studying.

The meaning behind Jiang Pan’s words was obvious.

Chen Feng seemed to be able to kill her easily.

So, of course, she would keep her mouth shut.

If Jiang Pan had said that outrightly, Chen Feng might be more wary of her.

However, since Jiang Pan was a smart person, things were much simpler.

Sometimes, keeping one’s mouth shut was more important than improving one’s strength.

Soon, two hours passed in the blink of an eye.

Jiang Pan quietly began to pack her books and prepared to leave the library.

It was obvious that she still remembered her promise from before, where she only promised to stay two hours per day.

However, when Jiang Pan passed by Chen Feng, Chen Feng suddenly spoke without looking up.

“Jiang Pan, I have something to ask you.”

Hearing Chen Feng’s voice, Jiang Pan stopped in her tracks. All the muscles in her body tensed up due to nervousness.

However, because she was aware that she was no match for Chen Feng at all, she instantly relaxed. She turned around and looked at Chen Feng with a resentful expression.

“Ask whatever you want,” she said.

Chen Feng pondered for a moment before raising his head.

He looked at Jiang Pan and asked curiously, “I remember that you were that student who took 28 tier 1 inner cores.”

“Since you know to be adaptable during the exam, why did you allow everyone to know about it? That way, all eyes will be on you.”

The reason why Chen Feng asked this question was not that he wanted to understand Jiang Pan.

The goal was actually very simple.

He felt that Jiang Pan was a very smart person.

A smart person would most likely understand that it was lonely at the top.

Without an important reason, she would not have chosen to do this.

Since that was the case, Chen Feng might be able to learn something from Jiang Pan’s reasoning that he could not think of.

Unexpectedly, after hearing Chen Feng’s words, Jiang Pan lowered her head slightly and pursed her lips. It seemed as if she was gathering her resolve to answer that question.

After a short struggle, Jiang Pan finally raised her head again.

However, this time, Jiang Pan’s eyes were no longer filled with nervousness and resentment. Instead, they were filled with determination.

“Because I want to obtain the first-place reward given by the school.”

Chen Feng was slightly taken aback.

He continued to ask, “You knew in advance what reward the principal will give? Is the reward very important to you?”

However, Jiang Pan shook her head.

She said helplessly, “I don’t know what reward the principal will give. In fact, I wasn’t even sure that the principal would give us additional rewards.”

“After all, obtaining enough inner cores was already a huge reward.”

“However, I had no choice but to take a gamble.”

“Because any reward is precious to me.”

“I can only make up for the gap between me and others by improving myself through various channels.”

“After all, I’m different from geniuses like you.”

“I… I merely have a regular class, and I don’t have a strong family background.”

Hearing that, a look of astonishment appeared on Chen Feng’s face.

Did she take the risk of exposing herself to everyone just to take a gamble?

Soon, Chen Feng understood her reasoning for that.

After all, it was a gamble when he decided to kill Li Qiang and take him in as a Shadow Puppet too.

It was also a gamble he took when he left the school grounds and headed to the mystic mine.

It was a gamble that he took the inner cores of the three metal boxes for himself.

Chen Feng and Jiang Pan were essentially the same kinds of people.

The only difference was that Chen Feng had awakened a better class and had a cheat, the god-level summation system.

Thus, Chen Feng had the power to make things watertight and secure.

As for Jiang Pan, there was nothing.

She could only choose to take risks.

“Chen Feng, no one else will know what happened tonight.”

“Can I go now?”

Chen Feng snapped back to reality when he heard Jiang Pan’s voice.

He nodded.

Following that, he said softly, “I’m sorry. I might have frightened you earlier.”

“In the future, you can stay in the library and study till whichever time you want.”

After saying that, Chen Feng lowered his head and prepared to continue studying.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Pan’s attitude immediately changed.

She said playfully, “Chen Feng, you’re amazing!”

“Then can you give me back the tuition fees I just paid?”

Chen Feng was dumbfounded.

“What the f*ck? Why did you change so quickly?”

Immediately, Chen Feng’s face darkened.

“She wants to take back the inner cores that she just gave me? Dream on!” he thought.

“Scram!” he yelled.

“All righty! You can continue with your studying!” Jiang Pan chirped.

She stood up and saluted Chen Feng. With that, she skipped out of the library and returned to the female dormitory.

Chen Feng smiled helplessly when he saw how Jiang Pan behaved.

This girl had her cute side.

At the same time, Chen Feng truly felt that he was very similar to Jiang Pan.

They did not abide by the rules.

And they were willing to do many things just to achieve their goals.

They were hard workers!

If he hated her, that was akin to hating himself too!

At that thought, Chen Feng shook his head gently, wanting to retract his train of thought.

However, just as he was about to continue studying, he received a system notification in his mind.

System: “[Congratulations to the host for successfully completely the mission—clearing the Mystic Realm mine! Reward: 10,000 points!]”

Chen Feng’s eyes lit up.

He had finally completed it!

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