Watch out! Something's wrong with this guard.

"Senior brother, why is it so quiet down the mountain today? Isn't it supposed to be the day of the elementary students' assessment? Logically, there should be people fighting everywhere."

Two girls and one boy were walking at the foot of the mountain. The three average students had just returned to the academy after completing a mission. They should have gone straight up the mountain, but the quietness at the foot of the mountain aroused their curiosity.

Even in the past, they would have seen many people when they came down the mountain, let alone now that it was the day of the assessment, and the last two days of the assessment.

The only male among the three average students, the one referred to as the senior, frowned slightly as he looked around at the scene before giving the same answer, though he was equally curious.

"Could it be that they went up the mountain?" the woman in blue wondered, frowning.

"Impossible. It's the day of the assessment, and the second to last day. Unless the assessment is over, they won't go up the mountain as usual. The stewards on the mountain will also try to stop them." Lin Qingxuan shook his head slightly, denying the other party's guess.

Suddenly, a sharp glint flashed in Lin Qingxuan's eyes. He quickly stepped forward, took a deep breath, and rushed out like a ghost, grabbing a beginner student in the early stage of body tempering from outside a wooden house.

"Hello! May I ask why there aren't many people around at the foot of this mountain right now?" Lin Qingxuan asked kindly.

The elementary student, who was initially angry about being caught, instantly calmed down upon seeing that the person in front of him was an intermediate student from the mountain, and began to answer the questions honestly.

"They all went over there. I heard there's some kind of Heroes' Gathering going on there, where you can get a lot of crystals. So a lot of people went to try it out. Even someone like me, who doesn't even have the qualifications to participate and is only in the early stages of Body Tempering, had a lot of options to join in the fun."

"Heroes' Gathering?" Upon hearing such a domineering name, Lin Qingxuan blinked, momentarily dazed.

Is this the foot of the mountain where elementary school students live?

Another woman in green couldn't help but giggle. "Senior Brother Lin, this is too funny! They actually put together some kind of heroes' gathering. Are these beginners trying to make me laugh to death?"

“Exactly, not much strength, but lots of ideas.” The woman in blue laughed and chimed in.

Both of them had the typical mindset of average students: looking down on people from the foot of the mountain. But Lin Qingxuan was different. He had a friend who also came from the foot of the mountain, but was very strong. So he knew that people from the foot of the mountain were not so bad.

Lin Qingxuan disagreed with the two women's ideas, but he didn't say much. He didn't intend to change their minds; it was just that they happened to be on the same mission.

Of course, Lin Qingxuan was quite interested in the so-called Heroes' Gathering.

"Interesting. Since we're back anyway, why don't we go take a look?" Lin Qingxuan looked at the two women and smiled slightly. "Junior sisters, I'm going to check out this so-called Heroes' Gathering. Why don't you two go back first?"

Hearing this, the two women exchanged a glance, then quickly waved their hands and shook their heads. "No need! No need, since Senior Brother Lin wants to go, let's go and take a look too."

Seeing the other party's attitude, Lin Qingxuan could only sigh and nod, unable to refuse directly.

However, some time later, on the other side, many people were gathered around, eagerly awaiting news from the other arena.

Meanwhile, in the crowd, a primary school student wearing a large beard mask sat at a table and spoke in a lighthearted tone.

"Don't be nervous, everyone. The results will be out soon. As long as your bets win, I will definitely give you the money you're owed. There is absolutely no possibility of cheating. Those dashing brothers who won before should know this better than anyone else. If you still think I might be cheating, then please leave immediately."

"However, if you place a bet and then lose and want to back out, don't blame me for being ruthless in the end. Since I dared to start this game, I am naturally not afraid of you cheating. Having said that, I ask you all to consider this carefully and think it over."

After saying all this, I don't know how many people will listen. All they want to know right now is the outcome of the competition, whether they won or not.

"Looks pretty good." Lu Yunshi, who was observing the situation from the shadows, nodded slightly.

Compared to other projects, he was least worried about the situation here, because gamblers' minds were too easy to grasp.

With just a little loosening and tightening, they probably don't even know how their pockets are clean.

"This is really..." Seeing the grand scene where hundreds of people could gather around a small table, Lu Yuan fell silent. He suddenly felt that even if Lu Yunxi's reasons were excluded, Lu Yunshi was still a special person.

This kid is really resourceful. He's so young, yet his mind is so wicked. How come I never noticed before?

Instead of giving a speech, Lu Yuan remained silent and continued to follow Lu Yunshi to check on the progress of the Heroes' Gathering project.

That's right, there are multiple ways to make money at this Heroes' Gathering.

Otherwise, Lao Liu wouldn't have been so confident that he could earn at least 10,000 gold coins in a few days.

Within a short distance of a few hundred meters, another group of people were gathered together, a sea of ​​people crowding together, seemingly buying something. Lu Yuan squinted and looked over, and saw a primary school student excitedly squeezing out from the crowd with a small ring in his hand. Even he couldn't tell what the unfamiliar thing was for a moment.

But he has always been the kind of person who asks questions when he doesn't understand something, even if the person he can ask right now is just a body tempering realm guard.

"what is that?"

“An ordinary ring has an effect similar to a recording stone, but it is far inferior to a real recording stone. It can only record a scene for half an hour,” Lu Yunshi replied.

"There's such a thing? Then this thing should be even more useful than the recording stone." Lu Yuan frowned slightly.

Upon hearing this, Lu Yunshi shook his head slightly and then spoke.

"The sounds from these rings are incomplete, the images are blurry, and the recorded images cannot be erased. More importantly, these things can only be viewed a limited number of times. Some can be viewed three times, some twice, and some can only be used once. In other words, they have no value for repeated use."

"These are the defective products made by the weapon refiners who make the image-recording stones. They've been tidied up and made into rings to sell, so they're very cheap. You can buy five or six for one gold coin. I had someone record the battle scenes on the arena and then brought them here to sell. Many of these students in the early stages of body tempering are in a period of confusion during their cultivation, especially regarding combat techniques. Unfortunately, they don't have many opportunities to ask the teachers on the mountain for guidance."

"They can only figure out what is right on their own. Now that there are ready-made examples of others who have done it well, they naturally flock to them."

After saying that, Lu Yunshi couldn't help but smile. He originally thought that business here wouldn't be very good, and he was even a little heartbroken about the money spent on rings. He didn't expect it to be so popular. Judging from the looks of it... a thousand or two gold coins would be no problem at all.

Lu Yunshi was thinking of turning around and walking to the other side to see how the other project was going, but unexpectedly, the masked Lao Liu suddenly came over and whispered something in his ear.