Chapter 7

"Well, then we'll have to resort to some means..."

Ma Han slowly continued, his palms burning with heat as he immediately drew a flaming longbow.

The atmosphere became tense once again!

However, this time, no fight broke out.

After a brief standoff, Ying Zian coldly snorted and threw the yuan crystal on the ground.

"Here, don't block me anymore!"

With that, he left the classroom without looking back.

Xu Xiao bent down to pick up the yuan crystal and gave a complicated look at Lu Li, who was hiding far away.

"This guy, did he plan everything from the start..."

Taking the yuan crystal from 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 the ability descriptions, was taken aback and then firmly shook his head:

"No, I said you're too saintly. Being your teammate, I might not last long."

Xu Xiao's face turned red, and she suppressed her anger to retort:

"We are all classmates, we should help each other!"

"Besides, do you think you can survive longer on your own?"

"Hmm, yes." Lu Li nodded without denying it.

"Unreasonable!"

Xu Xiao shoved the second-stage yuan crystal into Lu Li's hand and turned to walk back to the crowd.

On her way back, she noticed Wang Xuyan squatting beside the corpse, struggling to pry open Zhao Hui's clenched fist.

"What are you doing?"

Perhaps because of her bad mood, Xu Xiao's tone was somewhat harsh.

"Uh, I, I... Sister Xiao, Zhao Hui also had a second-stage yuan crystal. Since he's dead and can't use it, it might as well be put to better use..."

"So, you're looting the spoils of war?" Xu Xiao narrowed her eyes and crossed her arms.

Wang Xuyan was a bit flustered and quickly added:

"Sister Xiao, don't misunderstand. The yuan crystal belongs to everyone; I wouldn't dare keep it for myself."

With that, Wang Xuyan tremblingly presented the yuan crystal to Xu Xiao.

However, Xu Xiao did not reach out to take it; instead, she turned to face the crowd in the classroom.

"If everyone is willing to trust me, please join my team. I promise, I will not abandon any teammate and will fairly distribute all resources!"

"What, what do we need to do?" Tian Yuhao raised his hand and asked tentatively.

"Participate in decision-making and follow orders."

Xu Xiao calmly replied, "I 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 explain each distribution, and if anyone has objections, we can vote to change my decision."

Xu Xiao, having been a class president, spoke and acted with such precision that she gave a trustworthy impression.

"I'll join!" Tian Yuhao spoke up first.

"I'll join too!" Cheng Duoduo immediately followed.

"Me too..."

"Join, join!"

Voices echoed one after another in the classroom, and the vast majority chose to join.

A few who didn't immediately respond also changed their minds after a conversation with Xu Xiao and became part of the team.

Lu Li watched all this and shook his head in resignation, preparing to leave the classroom.

In his previous life, he didn't team up with Xu Xiao, and he wouldn't do so in this life either.

However, at this moment, Wang Chao suddenly blocked his path.

"Lu Li, wait."

Lu Li frowned, thinking that since there was nothing left for him here, why wouldn't he let him leave?

Wang Chao smiled awkwardly:

"The class president still has a third-stage yuan crystal. It's fine if you don't join us, but won't you stay to discuss how to divide it?"

Lu Li was somewhat taken aback.

In his previous life, he had struggled in the apocalypse for so long, almost every second spent in intrigue and deceit.

The despicable scheming had almost made him forget the qualities of honesty and integrity in human nature.

"Phew..."

Lu Li let out a light sigh and replied:

"I didn't contribute to the fight, so you can keep the yuan crystal."

Wang Chao, upon hearing this, became a bit anxious:

"No, without the weakness you provided, how could we have killed that mother insect in one go?"

"Even among close brothers, accounts must be clear, right?"

Lu Li was somewhat amused and exasperated.

"Then, how about this: let Xu Xiao give me that second-stage yuan crystal, and we'll call it even."

Wang Chao nodded and immediately ran to Xu Xiao.

A third-stage yuan crystal contains 100 experience points, while a second-stage yuan crystal contains 20.

By dividing the credit, Lu Li was actually at a slight disadvantage, but on the other hand, if Wang Chao hadn't proposed the division, he might not have gotten even the second-stage yuan crystal.

Xu Xiao quickly agreed to the distribution proposal and threw the second-stage yuan crystal from Wang Xuyan's hand to Lu Li.

This scene left the crowd stunned once again.

Watching Lu Li's departing back, Tian Yuhao spoke up in confusion:

"Hey, Sister Xiao, why did you give that second-stage yuan crystal to Lu Li, that waste? He's not even our teammate..."

Tian Yuhao thought Xu Xiao was being hypocritical.

This woman had clearly said she wouldn't be a dictator and would fairly distribute all resources, but then she gave a second-stage yuan crystal to an unrelated waste?

Faced with the question, Xu Xiao was not angry at all:

"Here's the thing, without Lu Li's help, we couldn't have killed that Level 6 mantis mother insect. So, it's only fair to give him a share of the spoils, which doesn't violate fairness."

However, Tian Yuhao was not satisfied with Xu Xiao's explanation.

"Lu Li provided help? He's just a Black Iron waste, what help could he give?"

"Class President, I remember you said that when you found Lu Li, he was being chased by that mother insect, right?"

"Could it be that you have a crush on that pretty boy and are using the team's resources to win his favor?"

Tian Yuhao's words were filled with a strong sense of jealousy.

Xu Xiao's delicate brows furrowed as she seriously examined the classmate in front of her, then spoke somewhat impatiently:

"Black Iron-level [Scout] is not useless. Lu Li knew the weakness of the mantis mother insect, which is why we could successfully kill it."

"Tian Yuhao, your awakened ability is also [Scout], don't you know this?"

"Huh?"

Tian Yuhao momentarily doubted if his ears were working properly.

He himself had awakened [Scout] and knew that the ability's main function, besides sensing the location of yuan crystals in corpses, was to increase his alertness.

Checking item information was an extended function he gained at the Bronze level.

And this waste, Lu Li, could actually discern the weaknesses of monsters with a Black Iron-level [Scout]?

How could that be possible?

Seeing the shocked expression on Tian Yuhao's face, Xu Xiao was puzzled:

"What's with that look? You seem very surprised?"

"Of course..." Tian Yuhao muttered, his mind still not catching up:

"[Scout] can't possibly discern the weaknesses of monsters. Lu Li is lying!"

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