Who said she lost?

As time passed, the sky outside the mine became completely dark.

Fano stood outside the tent, glanced at the sky, and nodded to himself.

He murmured, "It's almost time."

As he finished speaking, a young warrior who looked to be in his early twenties emerged from the mine.

His leather armor was covered in mud and grime, and his face showed obvious fatigue and disappointment.

His teammates, who had entered the mine with him, followed behind dejectedly.

His name is Chen Bo, and he is one of the more outstanding among this group of brave warriors.

Fano frowned slightly as he looked at him. Could it be that he didn't perform well?

I was just bragging about him to Captain Bai Rong.

Thinking this, Fano glanced at Bai Rong beside him.

Bai Rong's expression remained calm.

Chen Bo walked up to the guard in charge of registering the scores.

He silently took a seemingly deflated cloth bag from his waist and handed it over.

The guard took the bag, opened it, and checked the number of fangs inside, a look of surprise on his face.

After hesitating for a moment, I still followed the rules and called out the number aloud:

"Chen Bo! Spider teeth, 6 in total! 3 points!"

Upon hearing this number, Lord Fano, standing by the campfire, immediately frowned.

How come you only got 3 points?

In previous years, even the worst performer could usually get around 10 points in the trials!

Upon hearing the numbers, a hint of humiliation and resentment flashed across Chen Bo's face.

He bypassed the guards and walked quickly to Fano.

He protested vehemently, "Lord City Lord! I... I originally collected more than thirty fangs, but... they were all stolen by Wang Tong and Zhao Qian!"

His fellow adventurers were also eager to express their opinions.

"Yes, we can testify!"

"I'm also injured!"

"Those two are awful!"

……

"snatch?"

Upon hearing this, both Fano and Bai Rong raised an eyebrow.

Fano was somewhat embarrassed and quickly explained to Bai Rong, "Captain Bai Rong, this... it's my fault for poor planning and inadequate supervision. I didn't expect this to happen..."

Bai Rong raised his hand, interrupting Fano.

His expression was calm and composed, with even a faint smile playing at the corners of his mouth.

"It's alright. The wild is a jungle where the strong prey on the weak, and that's how the Hero Association does it too. The fact that Wang Tong could think of this shows that he is smart enough, hmm... to know how to use the rules."

Seeing that Bai Rong was not angry, but rather showed some appreciation, Fano breathed a slight sigh of relief.

However, he still stated, "Even so, this behavior has a terrible impact. When he gets out, I will definitely teach him a lesson!"

Bai Rong just smiled.

In his view, Wang Tong's actions were indeed unacceptable.

But what does that have to do with him?

Fano summoned one less hero, and he was the one who lost out the most.

Besides, he had seen too many heroes, and the royal family and the papacy already knew what kind of personalities they had.

As long as you don't cause too much trouble, generally no one will care.

When Chen Bo saw that his lawsuit had not received the expected response, disappointment immediately appeared on his face.

He silently stepped aside, his eyes dim.

Subsequently, more and more brave warriors emerged from the mine.

Some people were covered in dust and dirt, their burlap sacks empty or containing only a few scattered teeth.

It was clearly a case of being robbed.

Some people were overjoyed, their sacks bulging, having had a good harvest.

The atmosphere in the room was clearly divided into two camps.

It's obvious who was robbed and who wasn't.

Then a figure walked out of the cave with its head held high and chest out.

Those heroes who had been robbed before instantly unleashed an uncontrollable rage in their eyes.

They glared at him angrily and muttered curses under their breath.

The person who arrived was none other than Wang Tong!

Faced with these gazes, Wang Tong showed no remorse or unease.

Instead, it carried a hint of arrogance and smugness.

He ignored the angry stares and strode up to the registration guard.

He threw the two cloth bags from his waist out.

The guard looked at the two heavy cloth bags with a shocked expression.

He crouched down and began to carefully count the items.

It took him a while to stand up.

He announced loudly, with an incredulous tone:

"Wang Tong! 96 fangs! Total—48 points!"

"Forty-eight points?!"

This number exploded in the crowd!

Even the Lord of Fano City couldn't help but twitch his lips.

This score directly set a new record for the highest score in the history of the abandoned mine trials in Ancient Wood City!

Although the methods used to obtain this record were rather dishonorable.

Captain Bai Rong's face broke into an even wider smile.

He walked up to Wang Tong and looked him up and down.

Wang Tong and the other warriors also looked at Bai Rong.

They had never seen this person before, but judging from the respectful manner in which the city lord of Fano treated him, he was clearly someone of great importance.

Just as everyone was thinking this, a white light suddenly flashed from the ring on Bai Rong's hand.

Then a cow horn about half a foot long appeared in his hand, radiating a thick, earthy yellow light.

The bull's horns appeared.

A wild and heavy atmosphere then spread out.

It clearly contains immense power.

"This is the bull king's horn."

Bai Rong's voice clearly reached everyone's ears: "The essence of a level 18 Beastmaster's skills. As per my agreement with Lord Fano, it will be the reward for the first place winner in this trial."

He paused, his gaze sharpening as he looked at Wang Tong: "Once everyone is here and everything is confirmed, it will be yours. Young man, are you interested in joining the Heroes' Guild now and serving the Holy Ancient Kingdom?"

Bai Rong's words instantly caused a stir among the crowd.

"Joining the Hero Association ahead of schedule!? Doesn't that mean Wang Tong and I are already one step ahead?"

"And the essence of a level 18 Beastmaster! That's it, now there's even less chance for revenge."

"That's a spatial ring! I heard the city lord mention it before; even he doesn't have one. Just who is this guy?"

……

Exclamations and envious glances were cast at Wang Tong as if they were real.

Wang Tong's face was instantly filled with immense joy.

He suppressed his excitement.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, he bowed deeply to Bai Rong and replied in a loud voice, "This junior, Wang Tong, will certainly live up to expectations and is willing to serve the Holy Ancient Empire!"

They couldn't wait to leave Ancient Wood City so that the warriors could have more resources to level up quickly.

Then we won't have to fight tooth and nail for a level 10 Beastmaster Essence anymore.

Bai Rong smiled and nodded.

Just then, another figure emerged from the mine entrance.

It was a woman who looked somewhat lonely; it was Su Lin.

She bore the marks of battle, and her face was somewhat pale.

Wang Tong's eyes lit up immediately when he saw her. He first bowed to Bai Rong, then jogged over to Su Lin.

"Teacher Su Lin, I just qualified to join the army. Let's go together. I'm sure I can protect you."

Su Lin slowly raised her head, her eyes filled with disgust: "Wang Tong, I told you, don't call me teacher anymore."

Wang Tong's eyes twitched as he looked at Su Lin, and his expression turned cold: "Teacher Su Lin, rules are rules. You can't blame me for losing."

As he said this, he glanced behind Su Lin: "What? Where's that useless adventurer you found? Did he die in there?"

He was clearly referring to Lin Mo.

"you!"

Su Lin looked at Wang Tong's smug expression and wanted to say something.

But the guards nearby had already moved closer.

"Hello, Brave Su Lin, may I see your bag?"

Su Lin took a deep breath, then glared at Wang Tong: "My cloth bag was taken by an animal, and all that's left are these."

As she spoke, she stretched out her hand, revealing two spider fangs in her palm.

The guard looked at him with pity; even if it was just two spider teeth that had been stolen, it was still too much to ask.

However, he didn't say anything more and prepared to announce it loudly.

Just then, a large hand patted Su Lin on the shoulder.

"Who said she only has two?"