Hearsay

Fan Yu rarely participated in the WeChat group chat.

But Tang Hong was the person that Consultant Fang recommended.

The other two consultants seemed to pay special attention to him as well.

Fan Yu knew very well the influence of consultants.

If she allowed these people in the WeChat group chat to jest and piss off Tang Hong, she would have to take the responsibility of possibly offending the latter. Hence, she could only make a vague comment to get these people to settle down and not be too overbearing.

"Aye."

Fan Yu swept a glance at the list of profile pictures in the WeChat group chat.

Eight males, five females. 70% of them were from well-known backgrounds. Those from ordinary families were in the minority. They were relatively more silent and rarely spoke in the chat.

One factor being…

Searching for suitable talents was extremely difficult.

Another factor was because a better family situation meant that they enjoyed better education and had seen the vast world out there and experienced the privilege of riches. The chances of their Willpower being more outstanding than others was much higher.

It wasn't just a casual saying when they said that some people were born at the finish line.

Whether Fan Yu was outraged or dissatisfied, she could not change these facts.

'To suffer is a blessing, experiencing tribulation is akin to having ridiculous wealth.'

Ever since officially joining the Yellow River Organization, Fan Yu knew that suffering was suffering. It was not a blessing.

Instead, it was trouble in a straightforward sense.

Someone who has deep-seated resentment inside would find it difficult to ignore God's Divine Breath no matter how strong their Willpower was.

Fan Yu had no way of knowing the much deeper reason behind the criteria selection.

Right now, the group chat seemed to have fallen into an icy cave.

No one made a sound. It was unusually quiet.

The people from ordinary families did not understand the meaning of being monitored by the consultants.

But those from wealthy backgrounds were startled.

They remained quiet in the chat, but they were actually chatting with each other in private.

"A consultant-level figure? I heard from my grandfather that those are absolute powerhouses of the world of Transcendents. They are on equal footing with the top leaders of Yunhai City!"

"Although our Yunhai City is a large international financial metropolis, we actually only have a few consultants holding the fort."

"We've even actually met them all already. Every recommendation spot in the special training camp needs the approval of at least three consultants. Perhaps this so-called Tang Hong has some exceptional parts of him that caught the consultants' attention."

"Credentials?"

"Talent?"

"I heard that Transcendents do not talk about these insignificant things."

Some of them in the private WeChat deduced that Tang Hong's family background must be average at best. After all, if he was a part of an influential family, then they would at the very least, have some impression of him. If that was the case, then they could just get someone to investigate the matter even further.

But the problem was that he was recommended by the top leaders of Yunhai City.

However, there was something strange about this matter, why would people at that level join the Yellow River Organization? They would have long have been snatched up by the government or military if that was the case.

A red-haired girl wearing pajamas sprawled on her own bed and sent a pouting emoji into the chat. "Hmph! Hmph! Hmph! I don't understand!"

"What can Transcendents do?"

"Regardless of how powerful they are, can they handle a bullet from a sniper rifle?"

"According to some hearsay, there are some covert organizations overseas that especially hunt and kill Transcendents. Don't mention sniper rifles, even if an ordinary rifle hits a Transcendent… that's right, Transcendents die too!"

"But they are terrifying when forced to a corner…"

"Don't speak about all of these in the group chat. It wouldn't be good if Sister Fan sees them."

"Of course, I know that! I just find it odd. On what basis do Transcendents have such high statuses?"

The strange atmosphere of the group chat did not affect Tang Hong's mood.

He was just surprised.

No matter how he looked at it, Fang Nanxun didn't really look like a powerhouse within Transcendents.

What kind of a powerhouse would wear a cold expression as if he wanted to scare an average person like him?

What kind of a powerhouse would be so insane to sleep in a car and stay close to the dormitory building of a famous university just to catch and make him willingly sign a contract?

It was too unreal!

Compared to his own feelings, Tang Hong was more inclined to believe in the reactions of everyone in the WeChat group chat.

Tang Hong attempted to tap on the profile pictures of those people who had spoken more arrogantly in the chat. He wanted to take a look. Prompts to 'Add friend' popped up for some of the profiles, while the WeChat moments of others could also be viewed as well.

A stranger could at most browse 10 images from someone else's profile.

'Blue skies and sea. White birds. This seems to be a small island.'

'Open-air swimming pool, on the roof at that?'

'Open hotel suite? Judging by the architecture style, it's probably in Europe…'

Tang Hong was instantly shocked.

As he browsed, he was filled with awe. A feeling of admiration suddenly rushed up to his heart.

One had to know, he wasn't completely willing to join the Yellow River Organization.

There would still be people from the government scrambling to draft him even without Fang Nanxun. At least, according to these people chatting in the group chat.

But when Tang Hong looked at the same people, their standard of living was very high.

They were obviously wealthy enough and were living the life that Tang Hong dared not even dream about in the past. Yet, these people were casually living that kind of life.

Considering all of these, these people must be so altruistic…

To think that they chose not to indulge in their wealth but to volunteer in the fight against the invading gods by joining the Yellow River Organization…

How noble!

How courageous!

"Wow…"

Tang Hong sucked in a deep breath.

In terms of ethics, he was indeed far less than these people.

After all, his main objective in joining the Yellow River Organization was for money.

"I shall send a red packet then."

"As a small mark of my respect."

When his fingertip moved over the red packet key, Tang Hong hesitated once more.

To these people, the red packet he was planning to send would not seem huge no matter what amount he placed into the packet. In fact, they might even misunderstand his intentions.

Besides, he only had about 1000 Hua dollars left for his living expenses this month.

The cash that Fang Nanxun gave was all but spent on hotel accommodations. There wasn't much left for him to spend.

Tang Hong made up his mind and just sent a 10 dollars WeChat red packet into the chat.

Not much, not too little, just right.

He casually snatched one red packet that he sent himself after sending it flying into the chat.

Mm.

He got 80 cents, not bad.

Tang Hong closed WeChat.

He looked at this phone screen and saw that loneliness rating scale.

The two highest loneliness levels involved doing surgery alone and one was moving houses alone.

These two could not even be considered.

Further down below was going to the amusement park alone. Then, it was in a successive order: watching the sea, singing KTV, and eating hotpot—all alone.

"Let's go watch the sea then."

Yunhai City bordered on the East Sea. Only the Yangtze District that Tang Hong was at was further from the seaside.

It was very troublesome and tiring to go alone, but this was exactly what he wanted.

Of course, he was planning to order a taxi from a ride-hailing service while he was at it.

There was a chance that he could get one more point in Individual Value.

In the past few days, he tried both the subway and public bus whenever he had time.

He only noticed that the previous ride he hailed had yet to be paid for when he was getting on.

Getting into the taxi, he realized that he still didn't pay the fare for that previous taxi the last time he hailed a taxi from a ride-hailing service.

"Oh…"

Tang Hong realized that his WeChat wallet did not have enough money. In the end, he decided to pay for it with Alipay and immediately placed the expense on credit to be paid for next month.

He did not wish to approach Fang Nanxun for help.

The latter had helped him out of the kindness of his heart. It was never his obligation. How could he continue to ask for more without shame? Unless it was a last resort, Tang Hong wished to uphold this bottom line to the best of his ability.

Hence, he slightly tweaked his earlier plans. He would not go to the high-cost areas such as the five-star hotels for now. He would visit them at a later date.

"Should I ask for some money from my family?"

This thought flashed across his mind, but it disappeared as fast as it appeared.

He knew very well that his parents were overworking themselves.

They were in too much debt and they almost had no savings.

Paying for the school fees and putting two children into university at the same time was definitely a great burden on his parents.

An ordinary family might not even be able to bear this heavy load.

"Mm…"

"The daily expenses of a university student over at the capital isn't lower than that of those from Yunhai, I'd better not ask."

Tang Hong then shook his head and rejected the idea.

After some time, his ride arrived at the school entrance.

…

'Ding dong!'

'First time experience in taking a ride-hailing service alone. Individual Value has increased by 1.'

…

'Ding dong!'

'First time experience in going to the seaside alone. Individual Value has increased by 1'

…

Two points of Individual Value had wasted an entire day of Tang Hong's time.

He even skipped classes for this.

He was in great agony.

He felt like he had committed the most heinous of crimes.

"This won't do. I have to go back and study."

Tang Hong could not help but sigh at the thought of economic law. He heard that this course on economic law was the easiest one for him to be able to take the Certified Public Accountancy Exam.

But why did he find it really difficult?

He must be mistaken.

Dong Dong.

A WeChat message from Wu Jie interrupted Tang Hong's intention of heading to the library to study on his own.

"You haven't been training these few days, right?"

"Actually, I'm afraid I would scare you. I am secretly bench pressing all alone by myself."

Tang Hong naturally wouldn't say that he was busy increasing his Individual Value these days that he almost forgot about the bench presses.

"Hahaha."

Wu Jie laughed and avoided the topic.

"Xuan Lizheng is here too. If you're free, come do some training."

Tang Hong responded…

"I'll go over right away. Be prepared to be surprised. Remember to wear masks. Don't let your jaws drop off from shock. Of course, it's fine if that happens. I will go get two insurance policies with me as the beneficiary for both of you."

Wu Jie: "…"

Beside him, Xuan Lizheng was still wearing a purple t-shirt and sandals.

He had a meaningful smile on his face.

"I've said it previously, Tang Hong just had a brief period of enthusiasm. He won't come here again."

"Uh."

Wu Jie turned his head with a strange look on his face.

"That…"

"Tang Hong said he's coming over right away. He also said he's been secretly training these few days and made great progress."

Wu Jie lowered his voice and wiped his perspiration.

Then, he picked up a 10KG weight with his left hand and continued with his bicep training.

"Oh…"

Xuan Lizheng swung his wrists outwards and smiled.