Chapter 67: Chapter 65: Damn! The Box!

After Xiaoguang left, Ye Mingqiu turned to look at Tang Ruobing beside him and asked, “She seems a bit hostile towards me, do you have any idea why?”

Tang Ruobing’s expression remained unchanged as she calmly replied, “If you don’t mind being interrupted halfway through special training and having your chance to ask questions snatched away… then I could help you solve it.”

“Does she have a lot of questions?”

“She’s a chatterbox.”

“Then forget it.”

Ye Mingqiu decisively refused, thinking that if she only had genuine questions, he could conveniently listen and learn something. Who knows, he might even pick up some useful insights.

But if she’s just a chatterbox…

Then her questions are probably just an excuse to start a conversation and chat casually, rather than asking about anything substantial. The topic might drift off track, and it’d be awkward to say anything since she’s a friend.

However…

Is it really necessary to have such hostility towards me just because of a talkative friend? Why do I sense a special… “sisterly feeling” here?

“What’s her level of strength?” Ye Mingqiu asked curiously.

“She’s a Level 7 Hero Level Mage, ranking in the top five on the mage leaderboard, sometimes even third if she’s lucky,” Tang Ruobing replied with a gentle smile.

Level 7 Hero Mage? Absolutely no match!

Ye Mingqiu silently cast a wistful glance.

Seeing this, Tang Ruobing quickly explained, “You don’t need to worry, she’s my friend and I know her personality well. Although Xiaoguang might dislike you, since you’re my teammate and friend, she definitely won’t do anything to you.”

“Okay.”

Ye Mingqiu nodded, without doubting, even though he felt hostility from her earlier, he didn’t sense any malice or intent to harm, proving she wasn’t a bad person.

“Let’s go, last night I found a few universal techniques for you at home. You should learn them, and it’d be best to master them all before the group battle starts.”

“Okay.”

Ye Mingqiu nodded, casually asking while walking, “By the way, what’s your innate talent? If it’s inconvenient to share, then never mind.”

“It’s nothing much, just a basic passive that enhances magic system abilities,” Tang Ruobing replied.

“I see.”

Ye Mingqiu murmured softly, his body pausing slightly but he quickly caught up.

Once, when he first met Tang Ruobing, the doctor in the school clinic had told him her innate talent was to improve her luck attribute through “merit collection.”

Ye Mingqiu had believed it at the time since he didn’t know Tang Ruobing well and what kind of person she was, but over time, he started to think the truth might be different.

The reason was simple. If Tang Ruobing’s talent was truly about merit collection, she shouldn’t be so indifferent towards others, but instead more eager to offer assistance, especially towards acquaintances. Yet, her demeanor was too aloof, as if she didn’t care at all.

Out of curiosity, Ye Mingqiu asked the question and confirmed that Tang Ruobing’s talent definitely had nothing to do with merit collection.

But if it wasn’t related to her talent, then why did she help others before? Why did Chen Ran say she liked teasing Xiao Chunan? Why were there such rumors online?

The known facts are, Tang Ruobing indeed helped Xiao Chunan during a certain period before, and after assisting, demanded gratitude. But the gratitude wasn’t due to merit, rather for some other reason.

For another reason…

What could it really be…

Suddenly, Ye Mingqiu’s eyes shifted slightly, feeling as if he had realized something.

Xiao Chunan!

Why were all the people Tang Ruobing helped before Xiao Chunan? Was she targeting a specific group before, and the so-called requirement for gratitude wasn’t actually for gratitude but to confirm certain things through it?

Carrying these nervous thoughts, Ye Mingqiu followed behind Tang Ruobing, opened the communication device, and checked the [Victims’ Group] website that Chen Ran had sent him earlier. He observed the self-descriptions of those individuals inside, combining them with his speculations.

Initially…

The earliest affected group…

Were the Warrior System…

Ye Mingqiu suddenly remembered that at the beginning, he pretended to graduate from the Warrior System. Thinking of this, his throat moved slightly, and as he looked at Tang Ruobing’s back, his gaze changed.

If his guess was correct, this person was clearly predicting and targeting specific groups through conversation and opening the box!

Whoa! Box!

Ye Mingqiu quickly exited the website, turned off the communication device, and put it back in his pocket, comforting himself in his heart: This is just a guess, just my speculation, it may not be the truth. She might have other equipment that requires merit for use? Or a title that needs cultivating? It doesn’t necessarily mean opening the box…

“What’s wrong with you?”

Tang Ruobing suddenly turned her head, looking puzzled at Ye Mingqiu whose expression had changed, slightly tilting her head and asked without understanding.

“It’s the first time learning magic like this, naturally, it’s a bit exciting,” Ye Mingqiu replied.

Though he really wanted to ask everything at once, he still dared not. What if his speculation was true? He couldn’t imagine what would happen next.

“Oh, no worries, there will be many more opportunities to learn this way, study hard, and don’t waste the time I’ve invested in you.”

With that, Tang Ruobing turned back and used facial recognition to open the exclusive training room door, waving Ye Mingqiu to join her for training.

Seeing the door open, Ye Mingqiu suddenly realized something. The time he spent training in his own exclusive room seemed less than the time spent in hers, and this might continue for quite a while.

He fell into a short silence, then an unprecedented desire to grow stronger erupted, his eyes seemingly ablaze while he roared angrily within himself.

No! This definitely won’t do! I must turn the tables in the future, and bring her to my exclusive training room to impart knowledge!

Before that, first learn and squeeze everything out of her!

“I want to learn a Meditation Method, but I couldn’t find any useful ones online. Do you have any Meditation Methods you can teach here?” Ye Mingqiu asked straightforwardly.

“Meditation Method…”

Tang Ruobing showed a troubled expression, lightly holding her chin with one hand and replied, “Well… I do have one, but it’s my family’s legacy Meditation Method. You’re not family, so I can’t teach you… The Meditation Method is different from universal techniques, this one I really can’t help you with.”

“Alright, I understand.”

Ye Mingqiu nodded slightly, indicating his understanding.

The basic universal techniques used in the early Level 1, though precious, aren’t a big deal for major families from which everyone has their shares, just varying in number. Leaking a bit of such knowledge is no big deal.

But the Meditation Method…

This involves much deeper matters.

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