Chapter 33 (1/2)

Zhao Yan’s expression was solemn as she opened her mouth and said, “Lin Dong, speaking of which, the person I can not see through the most is you.”

“I can’t say that you’re cold because the students and teachers all say that you’re easy to get along with. However, you only have a deep friendship with Luo Fei, and only know a little about the others.”

“This includes Ding Ling, Ziqing and me, am I right?”

Lin Dong grinned and did not oppose what Zhao Yan said.

This was the truth.

It was already quite good that he did not put on a high and mighty attitude, and still maintained relationship with them.

“Not only that, Lin Dong, your standards are extremely high. Compared to you, Ziqing is far inferior. She doesn’t want to stay on the mining planet, and wants to advance to a higher class. However, you seem to be very confident that you’re able to do so, and have never doubted yourself.”

“There is a huge difference. You seem to have left us all behind.”

Lin Dong stopped smiling as he rubbed his nose and did not make a sound.

With his personal support system, he had indeed never doubted himself. With such a huge advantage, if he was still unable to advance to a higher class, he might as well kill himself.

All he needed was an opportunity to jump out of this mining planet and advance to a higher class.

Zhao Yan and the rest might need a lifetime of hard work and luck to complete it. However, all Lin Dong needed was time.

Lin Dong was not surprised that Zhao Yan knew.

After all, Lin Dong’s mental age was rather old and he could not pretend to be a 10-year-old student.

However, in this current era, he could at most be considered precocious and confident. There was nothing abnormal about him.

It was normal for children from Welfare Institutions to be precocious.

Lin Dong did not explain anything. Instead, he directly changed the topic and said, “We must have dream. Since you keep us all here, why don’t you give us some useful comments.”

“Don’t say that it’s just a spur of the moment. Are you trying to lecture me?”

Luo Fei, Li Ziqing and Ding Ling were silent. However, from the looks of it, they all agreed with Lin Dong’s words.

Zhao Yan’s eyes moved.

She had left the 4 of them behind. Her words could be described as honest, in order to dispel the doubts in their hearts and create a suitable environment for their conversation.

Lin Dong could save quite a bit of time by bringing the topic to the main topic.

However, this was a change that exceeded her expectations. Although the change was in a positive direction, it still caused Zhao Yan’s heart to waver.

Zhao Yan seriously looked at Lin Dong. If this man helped her for a reason, then her plan would have at least a 15% chance of success.

Unfortunately, she could not use her beauty to make Lin Dong work for free. All she could do was to offer some benefits to impress him.

After a few thoughts flashed across Zhao Yan’s mind, she opened her mouth and said, “The open trade agreement is a path for us to climb up. However, this path can’t accommodate a lot of people.”

“According to what I know, the open trade agreement allows the citizens of Baron Darkmoon’s territory to apply for the secondary education academy in Baron Soro’s territory.”

“However, the scope and scale of the candidates are clearly defined.”

Zhao Yan’s words caused the few of them to be stunned.

They were not aware that there were actually additional restrictions in the open trade agreement.

However, Lin Dong had a flash of inspiration. He somewhat understood what happened.

The interior of the Ardent Fire Empire was the same as the majority of countries. On the surface, there seemed to be no problems, but in reality, there were many contradictions.

1 of the main contradictions was the conflict between the local nobles and the royal authority.