Chapter 31: Too Arrogant

Translator: Zayn_

Fran glanced at the entrance before heading to the secret realm.

“Move!”

A few people came up from behind and pushed Fran to the side of the road, heading towards the entrance of the secret realm. Like Fran, there were a few others who were also preparing to enter the secret realm.

“Why are the people from the Dragon Tiger Ridge here again?”

A man with a woven cloth on his head asked the people around him. He didn’t look like a local, and he spoke with a heavy accent.

“You’re talking about Dragon Tiger Ridge, right? They come here every day. These few are probably their new underlings who have come to train. Isn’t their leader the landlubber who has been collecting protection fees in the urban area?”

One of the golden swordsmen pointed at the leader, a burly man. Fran looked in the direction they were talking and saw the man who had pushed him aside.

He had thought that the loan sharks he had seen before were the sturdiest. This man was twice as broad as the loan sharks.

There was also a large saber on his waist, so he should be a saberman. Fran glanced at the large knife at his waist, which was wider than his body.

If he were to face such a swordsman, his chances of survival would be zero.

“They must have used up their passes.”

The foreigner asked with a frown.

The passes for outsiders were issued by groups, and this kind of pass could be used repeatedly, but there was a limit to the number of times it could be used. There were also distribution passes, but they required a high amount of money to buy, and they could only be used once.

However, it was different at the Canglan Academy. The Academy often had tests, and the students also needed to level up, so the officials were more flexible with the school, allowing the use of the pass for an unlimited number of times.

It’s just that Canglan Academy’s pass has a chip record, and when the instructor gave the pass, the student information would be entered, so that it could not be used by outsiders.

As an organization, Dragon Tiger Ridge did have a pass, but they entered too many times a day and had almost used up the one for this month.

“They are a local tyrant. It doesn’t matter if you have a pass or not. If they break in, I won’t go today. Those people kill people without blinking an eye. I don’t want to get into trouble.”

The swordsman shook his head in regret.

“What should I do? I can only stay here for a few days. I didn’t dare to go in when I saw them yesterday. If I can’t go in today, I’ll have to leave this place.”

The outsider stared at the entrance of the secret realm anxiously. Fran sized up the two of them. The secret realms near the school were indeed very famous, and there were many foreigners who came here.

Every province had its own accommodation for people from other provinces. If they were not employees or students who worked here, they were not allowed to stay here for more than seven days.

“Let’s wait. There have been two more guards recently. They won’t be able to get in.”

The swordsman hesitated.

“Why aren’t you going in when they’re here?”

Fran was a bit curious. Since they were all going in to gain experience, why didn’t they dare to go in when the people from Dragon Tiger Ridge were there?

The swordsman sized up Fran. “This must be your first time here, little brother.”

Fran nodded honestly.

“The people at Dragon Tiger Ridge have the protection of the Black Gang. If they don’t like you, they can directly attack you in the secret realm. I think you should also wait a little longer.”

Although he really wanted to enter the secret realm, hearing this swordsman’s words, Fran decided to wait. He wasn’t clear about his own strength yet, and if he was targeted by the people from Dragon Tiger Ridge, he would be finished.

At the entrance of the secret realm, more than ten people from Dragon Tiger Ridge were blocking the way. Immediately, the soldiers on guard drew their swords in unison and blocked the way.

“Your passes have expired. Come back next month!”

One of the soldiers berated. Landlubber refused to leave and stood in front of the swordsman. He was twice the size of the swordsman.

However, the swordsman was not afraid at all. He pointed his sword at Landlubber and said, “If you don’t leave, the authorities will intervene. I don’t think your boss at Dragon Tiger Ridge wants to get into trouble with the authorities!”

Landlubber’s expression turned ugly when he heard this.

Fran learned from the conversation of his two brothers that although there were a few major forces that wanted to fight for the secret realm, there were still some mafia organizations that want to go in and experience killing monsters.

However, neither of them wanted to fall out with the officials. The government also had things to check and balance the major forces, not to mention that Dragon Tiger Ridge was only the underling of one of the forces.

If they caused a conflict between the higher-ups and the government, the Dragon Tiger Ridge would disappear forever.

“If you know what’s good for you, then get lost!”

The soldier shouted. The landlubber snorted and called his brothers behind him to go back. The swordsman pulled Fran back a bit, and Landlubber and his party glared at the three of them as they passed by.

“Forget it, I’ll come back next month.”

The outsider shook his head and left the secret realm dejectedly.

“Why isn’t he going in? Didn’t the people from Dragon Tiger Ridge leave?” Fran was curious.

“He’s an intermediate assassin at Level 28, and he’s about to level up. If he goes in, he will definitely get good things. People of his level have already investigated by Dragon Tiger Ridge. Do you think Landlubber is gone? He’s is probably nearby, waiting to strike. As long as he sees high-level professionals coming out, he’ll definitely try to rob them.”

Fran was shocked. There was actually such a thing! In other words, even if they couldn’t enter, they could wait outside?

He saw that the dozen or so people that Landlubber had brought were also intermediate professionals. If they were surrounded, the professionals of the same level would have to hand over the good things.

“I’ll come back next time too.”

The swordsman took a look and left as well.

After some hesitation, Fran still headed towards the entrance of the secret realm. He was someone who had not changed his class, so he would not be targeted for the time being. At the entrance, two soldiers stopped him. “Pass!”

Fran respectfully handed the pass to the soldier for inspection.

A soldier took out a tablet-like device and placed his pass on it. His information immediately appeared.

The soldier frowned and looked up at Fran. “You’re a new student at the Canglan Academy?”

As he said that, he thought he had seen wrongly and checked again. The other soldiers also looked at Fran. Fran nodded.

“Do you know the dangers of the secret realm?”

They were well aware of how many outstanding students had been lost in the academy, but this was the first time they had seen a new student entering the secret realm.

“I know.”

Seeing that Fran didn’t seem to be lying, and with the school teacher’s seal, the soldier couldn’t continue to stop him. After returning the pass to him, he gave Fran a black token. “Give it back to me when you come out.”

Fran looked at the token in his hand and carefully put it away. “Thank you.”

The soldier waved his hand and let out a regretful sigh after seeing Fran go in.

“What’s wrong?” Another soldier asked.

“The #1 freshman is too arrogant. He wants to enter the secret realm right after entering the school.”