Chapter 4881 — Mutual Flattery
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"Still not clearing out? This spot belongs to our Morning Star Academy now!" Wei Zhao said, looking coldly at Ren Zhongyuan and Yi Xiaotian and the rest of their group.
"What?!" Ren Zhongyuan and the others were struck as if by lightning. A moment ago they had watched Wei Zhao single-handedly drive off Lei Dong Academy and breathed a sigh of relief, thinking they could at last keep hold of these Thunder Tribulation nodes. They had never imagined that the wolves would indeed be chased away only for a fiercer, more savage white-browed tiger to come stalking in.
The Morning Star Academy crowd was overjoyed at these words, while the disciples of Chenjiao Academy and Xiangyun Academy looked as though they were at a funeral. Even Wang Dianxing and the others from Lei Dong Academy had been cowed into perfect submission by Wei Zhao—how much more so these people, who knew his strength far more intimately. Now all they could do was look on with greedy eyes, not one of them daring to make a move.
In truth, Wei Zhao's words were not simply born of vented anger. After all, his current identity was still that of the Morning Star squad's temporary captain, and Morning Star Academy and Chenjiao Academy were twin-born mortal enemies. He was not in the least afraid of making trouble for Morning Star Academy; in fact, if he did not do this, he might well be complained about by Ling Yuanqing and the others once he returned.
As for Xiangyun Academy, they had always advanced and retreated as one with Chenjiao Academy, so it mattered even less. At bottom, the source of Wei Zhao's dislike for them lay squarely with fools like Ren Zhongyuan—so let them complain.
"This..." Ren Zhongyuan, Yi Xiaotian, and Yao Jiali all looked discomfited. Yet they brazenly refused to retreat at once, instead gazing pitifully at Huo Yudie, hoping that for the sake of past ties she might put in a good word for them.
After all, there were fully fifty-some Thunder Tribulation nodes here. Even if Morning Star Academy took thirty, that still left over twenty. Rather than let those bystanders pick up the cheap spoils for nothing, it would be better to let familiar faces like themselves have them as a favor—it would cost Wei Zhao and Morning Star Academy nothing at all.
But they had clearly flattered themselves. These so-called familiar faces were nothing but a dead loss as far as Wei Zhao was concerned—did they really think they counted as a point in their favor? If not for them, the other disciples of Chenjiao Academy and Xiangyun Academy might have managed to snatch a few spots. Now, thanks to them, it was all down the drain.
For a time, the disciples of the two academies who knew of the bad blood between Wei Zhao and Ren Zhongyuan's group all stared at them with bitter resentment. It was only because of their deep backgrounds that they were not beaten to death on the spot; anyone else would have been set upon by the mob. These were the very horses that ruined the herd!
Wei Zhao could not be bothered with these people. He promptly directed the Morning Star Academy disciples into the Thunder Tribulation nodes. As for the remaining twenty-odd, he handed full authority to Huo Yudie, letting her find a few disciples on good terms with her to divide them up. Everyone else could only squat obediently to one side and watch the show.
"Junior Sister Yudie! Junior Sister Yudie!" Seeing that the decision now rested with Huo Yudie, Ren Zhongyuan and the others immediately felt their chance had come again. They hurried over and said, "Show some consideration for old times' sake! Even if only for the sake of our two academies advancing and retreating as one, you can't give us not a single one, surely? If it really comes to it, we can even pay spirit jade to buy them!"