Chapter 73: This Is Far Too Unfair

Qian Lai followed Xiao Han into the laboratory. At this moment, the atmosphere inside had become strangely tense.

The members of John’s team, most of whom she had met at the last ball, all smiled and waved in greeting when they saw her.

Only the domestic researchers, with the exception of the tall, thin man with graying hair standing at the front, wore cold, even contemptuous expressions.

“Xiao, let me introduce you. This is a senior member of the institute—”

“Yes, yes, Director, I remember everything you said,” Lan Lan replied, forcing a smile, her hands clenched tightly into fists beneath the table.

The room fell into silence. Such is mathematics—so many branches, that a seasoned number theorist might not understand analytic geometry, and even with explanations, might still be lost. Luo Ye had explained, but no one around understood. Staring at the densely packed letters on the blackboard, all they could feel was a rising sense of despair.

The two of them chased each other around the room. Yu Jinzhou was utterly bewildered by how things had developed to this point.

That was why she looked down on the interns. In her eyes, only those without real ability needed to rely on internships to secure a permanent position.

Cross’s gaze was complicated. Of course she would contact him—he even thought he knew her true identity… but did he really? Was it all just a façade? After Lancer had impressed upon him how important she was, he began to doubt Luo Ye.

In the modern world, Chen Qian became a celebrated actor thanks to her outstanding performances. Ping’er, on the other hand, was just average, so she simply became Chen Qian’s assistant. As for Chen Ping, after that one failed attempt at writing, he gave up. Now he dutifully served as Chen Qian’s driver, since she disliked driving herself.

In the end, Ji Xiaolan shook his head, looking utterly bewildered, as if truly troubled by the matter.

Finally, she found the photos and videos of Cao Yan’s downfall, captured by bystanders, and burst into open laughter with her hand over her mouth. Cao Yan could never have imagined she’d see such a day.

Today’s events had made him realize that, beyond their own group, many other teams had also been trapped in these terrifying games.

She glided through the air, and below her, the “green umbrellas” seemed to come alive, swaying in unison toward her direction like gaping, hungry mouths. If they could move, Yin Zhan would have suspected they were about to run over and “catch” her.

As the exercise neared its end, it felt increasingly pointless. The natives had gone into hiding, and both soldiers and bandits had vanished as well; each group hoped to conserve their strength until the competition ended the next day.

Whatever you gain, you must pay for with equal effort and dedication. Since Mo Chen had obtained such an opportunity, he must surely have endured countless hardships that others could not bear.

Compared to a few years ago, now even the poorest families owned a smartphone—an off-brand device, but one that cost only four or five hundred yuan.

The energy storm surging from the depths of the void still battered the barrier of the Noranda Plane, transforming into a sweeping tide of elements in the plane’s southwestern reaches.

“Even if you can restore your cultivation, how can the Wei family’s affairs be delayed? Surely we can’t all wait here for your sake alone?” Wei Tianli said.

With that, Mo He continued to grip his forging hammer, watching Muse warily.

As if unwilling to draw the attention of the surrounding ghosts, even with a Yin-Yang master leading them, everyone restrained their presence and moved forward as quietly as possible.

A rapid knocking at the Duke’s mansion door awakened Wes and Lu Yang from their sleep. Lu Yang’s ankle was once more pulled into Wes’s body; this time, not even the power of the dragon bloodline could retrieve it.

Fortunately, once cultivators reached the Luminescent Realm, every aperture in their body could breathe independently, absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

“So, Chief Xia, was your trip smooth? You must have found the Void Stone, right?” Zhou Cheng promptly asked.