Chapter 95

The problem could have all been in his position . Anyhow, Zhang Heng attempted to shoot his Paris Arrow a few times, only to find that this arrow that cost him 465 game points was no different from any conventional arrow . Perhaps, it was something to do with his chosen target . Theoretically, boards, apples, and cups had no weak points, all being inanimate objects . Zhang Heng deduced that the Paris Arrow might only work on living organisms . Right now, however, no suitable target was available for him to test his theory .

Three days later, the necklace and key were identified . Zhang Heng received an express delivery from the bartender, immediately opening it up and taking out one of the cards from it .

[Name: Hunter’s Blessing]

[Grade: F]

[Effect: Increases the chance of encountering certain types of prey . ]

This item was similar to the necklace that Simone gave him and the Lucky Rabbit Foot that he owned . It was hard to determine if increasing the chances of encountering prey was a good or bad thing . To a hunter, this item would allow them to improve their yield . However, if hunting weren’t in the books, bringing this around would cause unnecessary trouble .

After that, Zhang Heng placed the necklace inside the tule wood box that he bought from the bartender . Then, he looked at the identification report of the key .

[Name: Shadow Key]

[Grade: E]

[Effect: Can be used to transform your target into Shadow Form . Lasts three minutes . Remaining uses: 3]

The price of an E-grade item usually ranged between 80 to 100 points . Earlier, Zhang Heng had spent a total of 100 game points to purchase this item . Albeit a little bit overpriced, this was all very normal . Typically, unidentified items belonged in the F-grade category . E-grade were uncommon . D and C-grades were even rarer . As for B-grade items, it had only happened once so far .

What Zhang Heng was interested in the most was the connection between the Shadow Key and Shadow Moment . Each time Zhang Heng activated his Shadow Moment, he could sense that the crow was trying to tell him something . He had a hunch that if he managed to check out the background of the crow, he would gain a better understanding of this supernatural item .

Right now, though, he had a more pressing matter to deal with .

The issue in question was his final exam . The exam week would officially begin right after the New Year . From the 3rd to the 7th, he was to attend the public course exam . When that ended, it was then a professional course exam next . It was definitely an intense period where every night, there would be a power cut at Zhang Heng’s hostel . Anticipating the time it would happen, he had to finish studying everything before it happened . Otherwise, he would just wring it out in the corridor and study there for the rest of the night .

Even before the new year, the corridors were packed with zealous students . When Zhang Heng went out at 12 a . m, he could always see a group of students cramming hard on their books . Amongst these were Wei Jiangyang and Chen Huadong, where they stole a little time in between their busy schedule to read some manga . In this challenging time, they seemed to have found happiness amid suffering .

Zhang Heng met Shen Xixi twice while he was studying in the study room, but after crossing paths with each other that night, they did not talk much after that . All they did was nod to each other when they met again . On the other hand, Xu Jing, the Loli, had always considered Zhang Heng her best friend . Ever since he used a bow and arrow to scare away bad guys from harassing her, she started to call Zhang Heng her Ironman . And she was not afraid to tell everyone about it .

There was this once when Zhang Heng met her at the canteen . He was around five meters away from her when all of a sudden, she started to shout ‘Ironman’ at him ever so passionately . Immediately, half of the students in the canteen turned around to stare at her .

After some days, Zhang Heng finally finished his last paper for this term . Alas, his second year in the university was coming to an end . Chen Huadong went as far as taking out his entire pile of photocopied study material and tore them into pieces before throwing them away in the water house . While returning to them, Chen Huadong realized that he left his cup there . Naturally, he turned back to go and get it .

On the other hand, Jiang Weiyang was just as happy . He spent the entire night attempting to memorize notes that were written down with Chen Huadong . Coffee was the pillar they relied on to stay awake throughout the exam . When the exam was over, though, all the sleepiness miraculously disappeared . They both suggested that everyone should go to Food Street to grab some good food and have fun . Since everyone was cool with the idea, Jiang Weiyang proceeded to call his girlfriend to join along .

It seemed like Han Xiaxiao’s dorm wanted to celebrate the end of the exams too . So, Wei Jiangyang had to inform them about the rendezvous point .

However, the atmosphere quickly really awkward when all of them gathered at the same spot . Ma Wei was not the kind of guy that had a smooth mouth with the ladies, nor did he spend much time with them . Basically, he was here simply to eat his food and drink his beer, not intending on sharing a single word to the others . As for Chen Huadong and Xu Jing, they were usually the stimulus of the group . With the chattery duo present, they should be able to get everyone to mingle . Unfortunately, tonight had to be the night where they were both quiet .

During Christmas Eve, Zhang Heng sensed something wrong between Chen Huadong and Xu Jing when he agreed to go to the amusement park with him . After the camping trip, both were always seen together as if connected by glue . Then, all of a sudden, they stopped talking . Right now, they behaved like strangers who had never met .

When it came to the love matters of others, it was inappropriate for an outsider to comment about it . Amongst them, Shen Xixi had the highest EQ . She was typically the go to girl when it came to matters like this . However, it seemed that she was terribly distracted, popping out her cellphone from time to time and checking for messages .

And that marked the end of the first term of the second year in university .

The most awkward incident of the night happened right after the meal . When everyone walked out of the restaurant, they saw a black Mercedes parked at the entrance . This time Zhang Heng took a good look at the driver .

Unlike the rumor about her hanging out with a bald old man, the driver was a young stallion . Judging by his demeanor, he should still be studying as well . Having a somewhat fit physique, it seemed that he spent a reasonable amount of time working out every day . Seeing the whole bunch walking out of the restaurant, the young man stepped down from the car and graciously opened the car door for Shen Xixi .

“There’s something I need to do . I’ll take my leave first,” said Shen Xixi .

She entered the car after the . Han Xiaoxiao wanted to say something, but she stopped midway, only sighing as the car silently rolled away .

“I have asked her in private before . She told me that she has no intention of getting a boyfriend . She told me that she wanted to do something meaningful . I have never seen her defending herself against all those horrible rumors . Initially, I wanted to believe her . Right now, I’m not sure if I should . ”

“I will always support her no matter what,” Xu Jing interrupted .

“That is because you are just like her,” said Chen Huadong with a smile .

Seeing that the two of them had their horns locked, they quickly stopped them from doing so .

“Both of you… the winter holidays are coming soon . We won’t be seeing each other for a month . Can we just end this gathering peacefully? Right? Zhang Heng…” said Wei Jiangyang .

He wanted Zhang Heng to support his notion, but he looked distracted by the fact that Shen Xixi left them . Wei Jiang’s heart dropped immediately . The matter between Chen Huadong and Xu Jing was still unresolved, and he saw that something unpleasant was playing in Zhang Heng’s mind . Rumor had it that Shen Xixi and Zhang Heng used to flirt with each other .

But then again, that was just a rumor . He wanted to know what Zhang Heng really thought about it .

When Zhang Heng realized that Wei Jiangyang was staring at him, he quickly turned around and gave everyone a quick nod .

“See you guys next year . ”