The Ultimate Student in the City

Before it was dark, Li Zedao and Zhang San hurried to the dining hall first. Li Zedao took out the spirit coins to buy six of the lowest-grade steamed buns, and handed three of them to Zhang San.

Zhang San took the steamed bun, put it into his arms very seriously and said, "I'll take you to Shenshan Inn right now."

"Thank you, Third Master." Li Zedao said gratefully.

"This is a deal, you and I owe nothing to each other." Zhang San shook his head and said.

After about two sticks of incense, Zhang San brought Li Zedao to the Shenshan Inn.

From the appearance, the Shenshan Inn looks the same as the two inns where Li Zedao lived before, but there is no signboard of the inn.

Zhang San walked into the inn with Li Zedao who was curious and nervous.

In the lobby of the inn, there were two guards sitting there drinking, looking at their eyes and mouth full of spittle, it was obvious that they were a little drunk.

In the corner on the other side, there were two people with such gloomy faces staying there.

Seeing Zhang San walking in, one of them had an extremely indifferent glint in his eyes, as if he was looking at a dead person.

The man glanced at Li Zedao who was in front of Zhang San again, his face suddenly became extremely ugly, he snorted coldly, looking quite depressed, he turned around and left the Shenshan Inn.

Oppressed by the terrifying murderous aura, Li Zedao's legs were a little weak, and he almost couldn't walk.

Zhang San lowered his voice and said that those two people came to challenge.

Of course, there will be others coming later, it is impossible to have only two people.

When the day is completely dark, they can choose a room to challenge at will. If the challenge is successful, they can replace each other and live in that room.

If he fails, he will be sent to the Shenshan mine overnight and become a professional miner.

As for why that person left, Zhang San did not explain the reason.

Li Zedao lowered his voice and asked, "Will you be selected tonight?"

Zhang San glanced at Li Zedao and shook his head slightly: "I don't know, but even if they are selected, they can't beat me! At least not tonight!"

His voice was full of strong self-confidence, and he obviously didn't pay attention to those who came to challenge him at all.

At the same time, there was another guard sitting in front of the counter.

When Zhang San brought Li Zedao to the front, indicating that he wanted to bring this person into his room, and asked Li Zedao to take out the Shenlong card for registration, the guard smiled with such a sinister smile.

The guard glanced at Li Zedao playfully, and then looked at Zhang San: "You are lucky."

Zhang San was silent, just bowing.

The guard smiled, and after registering the Shenlong card, he threw it back to Li Zedao, waved his hand, and signaled that he could leave.

Afterwards, Li Zedao and Zhang San came to a single room. Zhang San said, this is room No. 9.

The size of the room was about the same as the single room that Li Zedao rented before. It was small, but it was enough for two people to lie down and rest for a while.

Li Zedao asked puzzledly: "Then what does the guard say?"

What Li Zedao asked was the sentence that the patrolman asked Zhang San: You are lucky.

Li Zedao still cared about the way the guard looked at him, it was so playful, yet so pitiful, as if he was looking at a poor lamb waiting to be slaughtered.

In addition, why did the person when he first entered the inn be so angry when he saw him, as if he had snatched his steamed buns.

Since he came to challenge, why did he leave?

Li Zedao felt that he left because of his appearance.

Zhang San glanced at Li Zedao's staring eyes. He didn't want to say anything at first, but finally said, "You'll know what it means in a while."

Li Zedao was taken aback: "What do you mean?"

Zhang San weighed his words and said: "It means you are too weak, and being weak is a sin."

There was a sentence that was more hurtful, so Zhang San didn't say it.

You are not only weak, but also extremely stupid. In this city of gods, you can be said to be the only one who is as weak and as stupid as you.

So, I was really lucky.

Li Zedao was taken aback: "What does this mean?"

Zhang San didn't respond, he took out a steamed bun and ate it very carefully.

Smelling the aroma of steamed buns, Li Zedao couldn't help swallowing, and quickly took out a steamed bun, and started to chew it.

As soon as a steamed bun was swallowed, it was almost completely dark, but the outside was not calm at all, and there was the sound of violent fighting.

Zhang San said: "Those people have started to choose rooms. There is a high platform in the backyard of this hotel. They will have a showdown on that high platform to decide the ownership of the room."

Li Zedao looked at Zhang San, and said weakly, "Do you want to be picked?"

Zhang San looked at Li Zedao again with idiot eyes. He didn't want to answer the idiot's question, but considering that this rather stupid weakling was about to do him a big favor, he finally answered the question.

"No one wants to be picked. For the people in the room, this kind of fight is meaningless. If you accidentally fail, you will have to go to the Shenshan mine to mine for five years."

Li Zedao smiled awkwardly, scratched his head: "Yes."

Zhang San didn't say anything, took out a pill and swallowed it.

Li Zedao asked: "What is that?"

Zhang San casually replied: "Healing pills."

"You...are you injured?" Li Zedao was taken aback.

Zhang San nodded and didn't hide it: "It's still a serious injury, but after tonight, it can be healed, so I can't go on stage tonight, otherwise I will definitely lose."

"What if someone chooses you?" Li Zedao asked worriedly, "After all, this kind of thing is not up to you, and those guards are probably quite willing to release the news of your injury, right?"

Zhang San said very seriously: "No matter who chooses me tonight, they can't defeat me! Because since I entered this Shenshan Inn, I am the strongest tonight, and it is impossible to be defeated! one possibility."

Li Zedao was at a loss, "doesn't understand" Zhang San's words.

Zhang San looked at Li Zedao seriously, and said in an even more serious tone: "Because I have you."

"Ah?" Li Zedao looked confused, "Me?"

"Yes, it's you." Zhang San said, "As long as you are here, I will not fail."

Before Zhang San finished speaking, there was a knock on the door of the room.

Zhang San glanced at the dazed face of the stupid weak man in front of him, got up and opened the door.

Outside the door, the guard was looking at him with a sneer.

"Someone has challenged you, let your substitute come out." The guard said.

Zhang San bowed his head, looked back at Li Zedao who hadn't reacted yet, and said, "Someone has challenged you, go ahead."

Li Zedao was even more confused: "Me?"

"No matter who challenges me tonight, you have to fight for me." Zhang San said, "If you lose, it has nothing to do with me. If you win...it's impossible."

"..."

Li Zedao's eyes were rounded all of a sudden, his mouth was wide enough to stuff a few eggs in, his face twitched rapidly because of fear, and even snot and tears were about to come out.

"You...what did you say? You, you lied to me..."

Li Zedao pointed at Zhang San, his voice was trembling extremely, and his eyes were red.

There was no angry gaze, but the grievance and fear that only the weak deserved in his eyes.

Here, the weak are not even qualified to be angry.

Zhang San didn't respond, and didn't even look at Li Zedao.

The guard at the door sneered: "It's you who is stupid. I'm afraid only rookies who have just entered Shenlong City don't know that people who live in every room in Shenshan Mine can bring a person back to spend the night... We call that person as a substitute."

Li Zedao, who was "terrified", couldn't help but get goosebumps all over his body. He thought to himself that the word "overnight" was so fucking evil. How could these people be so filthy? Open your mouth and shut your mouth are such words.

It's been a long time since such an interesting thing happened, and it's been a long time since I saw such a stupid person, so the patrol didn't mind saying a few more words.

"When the person in the room is selected, the stand-in who came back for the night will accept the challenger's challenge instead."

"Even if the challenger succeeds in the challenge, there is no way to squeeze out the people in the room and enter that room, because what he defeats is only his double, and he can only return without success."

"As for the defeated substitute like you, it will be a great honor to be recruited by Dragon Palace and go to the Nashenshan mine to mine for five years."

Li Zedao's face turned ashen, and his body trembled even more. His teeth chattered and he said, "How could this happen? No one told me... Wait, I... What if I haven't been defeated?"

The patrolman froze for a moment, then laughed loudly: "It's impossible for such a thing to happen."

Li Zedao persisted, as if the drowning man was holding on to the only straw pitifully.

"What if...what if?"

"There's nothing wrong with you." The patrolman said, looking at the weak man with pity.

There are actually two types of substitutes. Some are tricked into being substitutes, such as this extremely stupid weakling in front of him.

There are also those who take the initiative to act as stand-ins. These people are naturally strong, and they are also very bad kind of strong. Some stand-ins are even sent by the Shenshan mine.

"Although there is no chance, but for your poor sake, let me give you some unrealistic hopes. There are still relevant regulations. If the substitute defeats the challenger by chance, the challenger will be very honored to mine Go, and the people in this room have to dig mines too." said the guard.

This is also why the Shenshan Mine has to send people to act as substitutes for these people.

They want to kill two birds with one stone.

Of course, the people in these thirty rooms never paid attention to those who offered to be substitutes. They would focus on those weak people who had just entered the city.

No, Zhang San tricked a weak person back.

"Okay, stand up and follow me." The guard said coldly, "Otherwise, you will be directly judged to have failed."

Li Zedao's face was ashen, and he struggled to get up, but his legs were shaking so badly that he could hardly support his body.

"You...you ate my steamed buns and lied to me." Li Zedao looked at Zhang San and said, seemingly very angry, but in fact, his nose and tears were about to flow out.

"I... I will take revenge."