Nie Yan was very curious about what the members of various organizations in the First Military Academy would do when they met—would they engage in PK?
Shi Li Huasha, Sha Bu Si De Huai Dan, and others were all inside the First Military Academy. He wasn’t alone—he had organizations he could rely on. Thinking about this, Nie Yan smiled slightly.
If these top-level players were to engage in PK, it would definitely be quite a spectacle. Nie Yan scanned the entire room, wondering whether any members of the top-tier organizations were present.
“Shall we go meet Huasha and the others? They probably don’t know we’ve entered the First Military Academy yet,” Xie Yao asked Nie Yan, looking at him.
“It’s better not to. We can meet them later,” Nie Yan replied. This wasn’t the right time to reveal themselves. It would be better to stay out of the public eye for now. If the students of the First Military Academy found out that Kuang Zei Nie Yan had entered their school, it would surely cause quite a stir.
“Alright,” Xie Yao blinked, glancing at Nie Yan. She knew Nie Yan’s usual style had always been very low-key.
As Nie Yan and Xie Yao chatted, Nie Yan told her some amusing stories about players in the game, making Xie Yao giggle.
Nearby, the voices of a few students chatting drifted over.
“Class Leader, let’s gather the strongest people in our class and form a team to run dungeons together and level up,” a female player suggested.
Nie Yan glanced toward the group. The “class leader” mentioned by the female player was a female mage dressed in a light blue robe. She looked quite attractive, with a good figure, though she appeared somewhat seductive, clearly having taken care with her appearance.
Nie Yan hadn’t expected to meet this woman here. She was none other than Zhao Shi Yu, who had had a minor conflict with him before.
Beside Zhao Shi Yu were five other players—two females and three males: an arcane mage, two warriors, a paladin, and a priest, forming a standard small team. Nie Yan cast a glance over them and used Super Insight. Two were level 75, one was 76, and three were 77. Zhao Shi Yu herself was level 77. Among ordinary players, Zhao Shi Yu was quite strong, but compared to the top players of the Bullmen Tribe, she was nothing. She was no match for Nie Yan or Xie Yao either.
“Gathering twenty people might be a bit challenging. Should we invite some from the Mecha Combat Department? I know a few experts there,” suggested a male player.
“No, let’s just stick to people from our own class,” Zhao Shi Yu immediately rejected the idea. She had her own little agenda—if players from the Mecha Combat Department joined, she might not be able to remain the team leader. Those players might not even follow her commands.
“Xia Tianyu is quite strong too—he’s also level 77,” another male player, dressed in silver-white armor, a level 77 paladin, chimed in.
“Xia Tianyu is quite close to Nie Yan. Even if we invite him, he might not come,” Zhao Shi Yu frowned.
“Nie Yan is really good at hand-to-hand combat. Zheng Xu was really unlucky. I wonder how Nie Yan is doing in the game. With his skill, his level shouldn’t be low,” the paladin continued.
Hearing Nie Yan’s name, Zhao Shi Yu’s expression turned sour.
“That’s not necessarily true. Many people are strong in hand-to-hand combat but weak in the game. Nie Yan himself said his level is very low—he even didn’t dare come to our previous class gathering, probably out of embarrassment,” another level 77 warrior scoffed, clearly disdainful of Nie Yan and trying to flatter Zhao Shi Yu.
Zhao Shi Yu’s expression softened slightly.
“I will absolutely not allow Nie Yan into my team. Bo Jun, have you asked Xia Tianyu yet? Will he come?” Zhao Shi Yu turned to the paladin and asked.
Nie Yan glanced at the paladin named Bo Jun. He recalled that there was indeed such a person in their class, probably the PE monitor, who had good physical fitness and ranked second in the class. These people always hung around with Zhao Shi Yu, and Nie Yan had simply ignored them.
“Xia Tianyu refused. He said he’s already grouped with Fei Zhe and Xu Yan,” Bo Jun replied.
“Fei Zhe and Xu Yan are so weak—teaming up with them will definitely drag down Xia Tianyu’s leveling. If he doesn’t want to join, fine. Do we have to beg him to come?” the warrior sneered.
“Fu Guangtao, can you find anyone else?” Zhao Shi Yu turned to the warrior, her tone soft and pitiful.
Hearing Zhao Shi Yu’s soft voice, Fu Guangtao felt his bones melt. He immediately puffed out his chest and said, “Leave it to me.”
Fu Guangtao started recruiting people, calling out several high-level students in the class. Since Zhao Shi Yu and Bo Jun were already there, many people still gave them some face. Soon, they gathered over a dozen people.
“Once we have twenty people, we can go dungeon together tonight,” Zhao Shi Yu said happily, clearly seeing herself as the team leader.
Some people were slightly unhappy with Zhao Shi Yu’s arrogant tone, but since everyone was present, they didn’t say much.
“Just Nie Yan and Xia Tianyu are missing. If we get them, we’ll have enough people,” a tall, thin boy said. He admired Nie Yan a bit, so he spoke up.
“Nie Yan and Xia Tianyu are too arrogant, acting like they’re the best. They look down on us and won’t join our team. We can’t afford them. A few days ago, we invited him to the class meeting, but he didn’t come,” Fu Guangtao said, deliberately shifting blame onto Nie Yan and trying to make the classmates distance themselves from him.
After Fu Guangtao and others spoke like this, Nie Yan was seen by everyone as a very arrogant person. Although the tall, thin boy was a bit doubtful, he didn’t say anything further. After all, Nie Yan’s absence was an undeniable fact.
“I think it’s because his level is too low—he’s just too embarrassed to show up,” someone else chimed in.
Hearing Fu Guangtao and others speaking ill of him, Xie Yao was already furious.
“How can they say such things about you?” Xie Yao stood up angrily, ready to confront them.
Nie Yan held Xie Yao back, smiled, and said, “They’re just a bunch of self-important people. It’s not worth getting upset over them. Time will tell who the real horse is, and who has true character.”
Nie Yan knew that too much explanation would be useless. In time, these classmates would naturally see everyone’s true nature.
He pulled Xie Yao back to sit down and stopped paying attention to them. Looking into the distance, he saw Xia Tianyu, Xu Yan, and Fei Zhe sitting in a corner, their surrounding seats empty. It was clear that Fu Guangtao and others had intentionally isolated them.
Nie Yan felt a sense of guilt toward Xia Tianyu, Xu Yan, and Fei Zhe. If it weren’t for him, they wouldn’t have been ostracized by Fu Guangtao and others.
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