Counting the items

Hearing Lin Hai's sarcastic question, he just replied in the same way.

"I got lucky. But it looks like you were just unlucky." Qin Li spoke with disdain. He thought he was the best among the participants because of the help he got from a relative in another village.

So he didn't have to do a lot of things to get the items and just focused on leveling

"Qin Li, are you confident in passing the test?" Lin Hai asked again. He liked to look at the happy face on the other side before misfortune happened.

"Yea. I am confident. Let's go in, it's about time." He responded confidently.

Despite not having the most and rarest items on the list, Qin Li thought he was better than most of the competitors in the village where he lived.

…

The group only waited for a few minutes before the gate was opened.

Adults already had expectations that their children could have a better future.

The first test was just a selection for the second phase, but this already raised the hopes of adults.

"Children, welcome back." An old man with white hair was the first to receive the group.

"Old Li, we're back." The group spoke at the same time.

Old Li was the oldest in the village and the elder. He was the person who took care of various things related to the village.

"Very good. Looks like everyone is fine, let's go inside. The two examiners are waiting for you"

…

In the center of the village, the two men were already waiting for the group to arrive.

"Congratulations on you coming back, now, we will review your bracelets to see your levels. But don't be too happy because just the level is not enough for you to be approved for the second phase. Form a line. We'll look at them one at a time."

"Qin Li, you can be the first" Lin Hai was the first to speak.

"I'll do it even if you didn't ask me to" He snapped proudly.

After him was Zi Long, Wu Lin, Sun Bai, Zi Fu, Lin Hai and Liu Yang.

Qin Li's bracelet glowed and the information was shown to the two examiners.

"Level 3. Put the items here on the table so they can be counted"

The examiner's words improve Qin Li's mood and arrogance. He thought his level was quite good for the things he had done.

His parents were also happy that he had reached level 3, but a little displeased because they knew that it was possible to reach level 4, they were thinking about what Qin Li did during the four days.

To avoid any fraud, the items were placed on the table in front of everyone and the examiners would stand a little apart before counting.

Qin Li put the things he got.

Mushroom Roots, Mushroom Bark, Mushroom Hat Fragment, and a few other items.

The highest amount was in the most common items that drop whenever a Devouring Mushroom is defeated.

The rarest items, he didn't get any because of the person who helped him get the items.

"Participant Qin Li, you got 50 Mushroom Roots, 20 Mushroom Husks, 2 Mushroom Hat Fragments, and 1 Earth Root. That's really good, you can get back in the queue. Next"

The bracelet glowed and the information was seen.

"Level 4. Put the items here on the table so they can be counted"

When the level 4 words were heard by Qin Li, his face completely changed. He didn't understand how someone like Zi Long managed to level more than him.

That was a very shocking thing to hear.

But looking at the ragged clothes, full of cuts and dirt, he realized that the others had struggled hard to even out. Unlike him, who stayed like a leech.

"..." His fists were clenched tightly because his chances of entering the Combat School were drastically reduced.

Zi Long's parents exploded with joy because their son really worked hard to pass the test. Even if he doesn't pass the second phase, his effort was shown in the first.

Zi Long placed the items on the table.

When they were counted by the examiner, he announced the quantity of each of the items.

"Participant Zi Long, you got 50 Mushroom Roots, 35 Mushroom Husks, 5 Mushroom Hat Fragments, and 2 Earth Roots. That's really good, you can get back in the queue. Next"

"!!!!!!!!!!" Qin Li's fists were almost penetrating his flesh. He never imagined that others could get more items than he could by working alone.

His relative was someone who managed to get into the Combat School and created his own teams. He used some of his influence to get help for himself and his cousin from the other village, but that wasn't enough.

After Zi Long, it was the turn of Wu Lin, Sun Bai, Zi Fu.

Wu Lin and Zi Fu were only at level 3, but they got a number of items that surpassed Qin Li. This made him very scared because he might miss the last spot.

Liu Yang had no interest in entering the Combat School, so he was the least concerned. The problem was the fatty, Lin Hai, he was someone very unpredictable.

"Next"

Lin Hai's turn arrived and Qin Li was already sweating cold.

If he doesn't make it through at least the first stage, his cousins ​​and aunts would complain a lot to him about the waste of resources.