My mom is waiting for treatment, and you're summoning me to be a hero?

The group of heroes walked down the corridor of the city lord's mansion and returned to their individual rooms one after another.

In the end, only Wang Tong and Su Lin remained in the corridor.

Wang Tong then complained, "Teacher Su, why did you speak up for Lord Fano just now? If there are no skill rewards from this abandoned mine, then we've just wasted our trip!"

Su Lin sighed and stopped walking.

His tone carried a hint of helplessness: "Wang Tong, what's the point of pushing him now? The Wind Wolf King is dead, and the essence of the skills has been taken. What good will it do us if you push him too far?"

"But……"

Wang Tong wanted to argue further.

Su Lin interrupted him, lowering her voice, "As for the skill essence, we don't need to worry too much. Do you really think a city lord like him wouldn't even have a spare skill essence?"

Wang Tong was taken aback, somewhat puzzled: "What do you mean?"

Su Lin calmly analyzed, "Think about it, when we were first summoned, he gave each of us a skill essence. He probably bought all of these skill essences. He can get a few more whenever he wants if he's willing to spend the money. If we pressure him now, it will only make him resentful. It's better to retreat in order to advance."

Wang Tong suddenly realized and nodded: "I see, Teacher Su, you've thought of everything."

Immediately, his spirits lifted, and a confident smile returned to his face.

"I'll definitely be the first among our group to reach level 11!"

Looking at his confident demeanor, Su Lin forced a smile: "Yes, out of these 20 people, you've leveled up the fastest. Back in class, you were also the sports representative, with the best physical fitness."

The two of them were summoned together.

Before being summoned to this world, they were still teachers and students attending class.

Wang Tong chuckled and moved closer.

With a hint of pride, he whispered, "Teacher Su, let me tell you a secret, I'm already... level 10."

"Level 10?"

Su Lin's eyes widened in disbelief as she stared at him. "You...you reported to the city lord yesterday that you were only level 9?"

Wang Tong curled his lip, looking completely matter-of-fact: "That's because I was conserving my strength and didn't want to reveal my trump card too early."

A storm raged within Su Lin's heart.

According to the lord of Fano.

A hero who can reach level 10 within half a month of being summoned must possess extremely strong talent.

The efficiency with which experience points can be converted and absorbed when killing monsters far exceeds that of ordinary people.

She herself was the last one to be summoned, and despite her best efforts, she is only level 8 so far.

Of the 20 heroes, only 3 reached level 9.

The reason she risked entering the Wind Wolf Territory alone last night was to gain more experience.

Fortunately, I managed to kill a few more spiders in the abandoned mine today.

She never expected that Wang Tong would reach level 10 without anyone noticing!

That talent and speed are truly amazing.

Wang Tong seemed quite pleased to see Su Lin's shocked expression.

He put on what he thought was a heartfelt smile and said, "Teacher Su, don't worry, once I level up and become stronger, I will definitely protect you."

As he spoke, he reached out and tried to take Su Lin's hand.

As if electrocuted, Su Lin abruptly pulled her hand back behind her back.

He took a half step back, his expression turning serious: "Wang Tong! Watch your words and actions! We are teacher and student, what are you thinking!"

Wang Tong, however, paid no attention to this and instead stepped forward.

His tone carried a hint of firmness: "Teacher and student? That was before we were summoned! Now that we've been summoned to this world together, it means we're destined to be together, and we should look after each other. Besides..."

He straightened his expression and looked directly at Su Lin.

"To tell you the truth, Ms. Su, I've liked you since we were in school. Now that we're in this world, please say yes to me."

Su Lin frowned, her face showing obvious displeasure and resistance.

His tone turned icy: "Wang Tong! This matter ends here. Don't mention it again!"

After saying that, she didn't give Wang Tong a chance to speak again, and turned around and walked quickly towards her room.

His back view conveyed a sense of haste and panic.

Wang Tong was left alone where he was.

Watching Su Lin's resolute departure, the smile on his face vanished instantly.

Instead, a somber atmosphere prevailed.

He sneered under his breath, "Hmph! What are you pretending to be so high and mighty for! Once I get to the Hero Association, my rank will definitely be higher than all of you. Then we'll see if you'll be begging me!"

After venting his anger, he turned away dejectedly and headed towards his room.

……

Time flew by, and soon it was noon.

Inside an ordinary restaurant in Gumu City, the place was bustling with noise.

Adventurers, merchants, and residents gather here.

The most talked-about topic was undoubtedly the news that had arrived back in the city in the early morning.

"Have you heard? The Wind Wolf King in the Wind Wolf territory west of the city was killed last night!"

"Of course I know! The whole city is talking about it now! I just don't know which powerful team did it, they're too ruthless!"

"I heard from Old Li, who guards the city, that it might be an elite adventurer team from the neighboring city of Mingbei, who left the city in the middle of the night!"

"What?! The adventurers from the neighboring city stole our skill essence?! This won't do!"

……

Lin Mo sat alone at a table in the corner of the restaurant, with a simple meal laid out in front of him.

He ate his food expressionlessly, while the lively discussions of the diners around him could be clearly heard.

"If you use this method on me again, I will never forgive you."

Lin Mo murmured.

A small head popped out from his collar; it was Yin Xue.

She blinked her blood-red eyes: "Hehe, look how energetic you are now, not as good as before."

As she spoke, she looked around and listened to the whispers. Yin Xue couldn't help but sigh, "Looks like you made quite a fuss last night. The whole city is talking about you."

Lin Mo nodded and continued eating, feeling somewhat surprised.

He never expected that killing just one beast king would cause such a huge uproar in the entire Ancient Wood City.

This has even sparked speculation and conflict between cities.

Just then, Lin Mo suddenly put down the cutlery in his hand.

I raised my head and looked calmly out the restaurant window at the street.

A large procession was seen marching in from the direction of the city lord's mansion.

Leading the group was the still somewhat somber-looking Lord of Fano.

Following behind him were a group of brave warriors dressed in fine clothes and wielding glowing weapons.

Su Lin and Wang Tong were among them.

Wang Tong seemed to have completely forgotten the unpleasantness of the morning.

He was chatting and laughing with several other brave warriors.

Su Lin, with her head slightly lowered, followed behind the group.

They were walking towards the city gate.

They were clearly preparing to head to the abandoned mine.

As they approached the city gate, several adventurers stood up and crowded around.

Clearly, they were all teammates of these brave warriors and were to accompany them to the abandoned mine.

The guards first stopped them, then allowed each of their heroes to come forward and claim their teammates.

Seeing this, Lin Mo wiped his mouth, stood up, and walked straight over.