The information Qin Xiao had was correct. Songzhang College was indeed a poorly reputable college in Wupuxing Province.
But what he didn't know was that the reputation of Songzhang Academy had been steadily increasing in recent years.
Somehow, due to some good luck, Songzhang Academy's new students for several consecutive years have had extremely gifted students.
The rapid growth of these students has made Songzhang Academy famous in many competitions among students.
It's just that because Songzhang Academy is far away from Wupuxing, and Polu Academy is somewhat superior, they don't pay much attention to this newly rising student.
But when he saw Zhong Lin, Qin Xiao's joking temper subsided.
The person in front of him reminded him of another person, a guy named Kurogane whom he had met during an entrance exam.
Although it seems that Heijin's strength is no longer worth mentioning, Heijin is the typical star warrior who comes out of the flames of war.
The Zhong Lin in front of him is an "enhanced version" of Black Gold.
Zhong Lin has a lingering smell of blood on his body. It is obvious that he not only has rich actual combat experience, but also has spent a long period of time in tragic battlefields.
However, judging from the fact that he was unable to control his aura, Zhong Lin's fire level was still relatively low.
Qin Xiao has always had a good attitude towards this kind of people. He likes this kind of iron-blooded warrior.
"Hello, my name is Zhong Lin." Zhong Lin walked up to Qin Xiao and stretched out his hand.
He was too polite, so polite that Qin Xiao thought that his judgment on him was wrong.
Zhong Lin spoke very little, and after shaking hands, there was nothing more to say.
Qin Xiao was a little confused, and in the end he could only look at Fei Sheng again.
Fei Sheng also showed a helpless expression and could only act as a "mouth substitute" for Zhong Lin.
In fact, the thing is very simple. Zhong Lin was the first to arrive at Zhongping Peak, but he did not go up the mountain.
He took the task given to him by Songzhang Academy, which was to prevent other contestants from climbing the mountain in advance.
Songzhang Academy also came up with a righteous explanation for this matter, in order to prevent anyone from getting the Star Pill of the Night Resentment Beast in advance and causing more killings.
The students who came one after another were very happy after learning this statement.
After all, they were originally sent here to find opportunities, and many of them were not even the strongest in their academy.
Seeing that Zhong Lin was present and wanting to prevent someone from going up the mountain in advance, these people all agreed to this statement.
After their large forces have completed their sweep of the perimeter and gathered here, it will not be too late to determine how to board and fight.
Hearing this statement, Qin Xiao sneered unconsciously.
After all, they are still young people who are still young and can always do such childish things.
As he said before, this is a battlefield, and how could there be such ridiculous rules on the battlefield.
"Is it necessary to join this alliance?" Qin Xiao asked.
Fei Sheng could already feel the fighting spirit emanating from Qin Xiao, which surprised him.
Just now, Qin Xiao was smiling and seemed to be talking easily, but now he changed his face at every turn.
This time Zhong Lin did not remain silent. He told Qin Xiao straightforwardly: "If you want to force your way up the mountain, you must defeat me first."
If it were anyone else, Qin Xiao might have taken action without saying a word, but facing Zhong Lin, he was a little reluctant to take action.
For the same reason, Qin Xiao liked this guy from the bottom of his heart who was fighting on the battlefield at a young age.
In fact, it is more accurate to say that Zhong Lin and Hu Yange are the same kind of people, but they have chosen different directions of self-cultivation.
"Where have you been fighting before?" Qin Xiao suddenly asked.
Zhong Lin was stunned for a moment, then said: "The northern battlefield."
"Huh?" Now it was Qin Xiao's turn to be a little stunned.
He looked at Zhong Lin with surprise and asked, "You go to school in Wupuxing Province and go to fight in the northern battlefield?"
"The Eastern Theater has been unable to fight." Zhong Lin said truthfully.
Qin Xiao wanted to tell him that fighting had begun in the eastern theater, but he thought that now was not the time, so he did not say it.
"Who do you work for?" Qin Xiao continued to ask.
He recalled the situation of the Northern Army, then thought about Zhong Lin's strength, and the name of a unit suddenly appeared in his mind.
"Are you serving in the special operations team of the Ninth Corps?" Qin Xiao asked casually.
Zhong Lin suddenly widened his eyes and asked in surprise: "How do you know?"
On the side, Fei Shengjian and the two chatted about speculation and felt much more relaxed.
Listening to Qin Xiao's words, he couldn't help but say: "Qin Xiao's girlfriend is Xiao Zhu'er. She is the biological sister of General Bai Qi. It's not surprising that she knows something about the Northern Army."
"Ah? Are you General Bai's brother-in-law?" Zhong Lin was immediately in awe of Qin Xiao.
Qin Xiao couldn't help but scratch his head. It was hard to explain this fact. After all, he couldn't deny the relationship between himself and Xiao Zhuer.
Originally, he just said a few more words because he admired Zhong Lin, but he didn't expect that it would lead to so many things.
As for why he could guess that Zhong Lin was in the special forces team, it was because he did know the Northern Army very well.
Although it was a powerful force known as the First Legion of the Star Empire, it was not so heroic as to use the Star Soldiers as ordinary soldiers.
Star Soldiers from the Broken Star Realm are mostly officers in the Northern Army. If they are not good at commanding battles, they will join the special forces.
Judging from Zhong Lin's taciturn character, there is a high probability that he is in the special operations team. This is not difficult to guess.
However, after confirming that Zhong Lin was indeed serving in the Legion, Qin Xiao completely put aside his previous hostility.
But thinking of the chaos in Xiqiang Star, he still planned to quickly end the second round of the Xingyao Battle.
"I still want to go up the mountain, but I don't want to fight with you. Why don't we use the Northern Army's method to solve it." Qin Xiao said directly.
"What method?" Zhong Lin asked.
"In a race, you and I set out to climb the mountain together. The one who goes up the mountain first is the winner. How about it?" Qin Xiao asked.
"What race?" Fei Sheng on the side couldn't understand what Qin Xiao meant and couldn't help but ask.
Zhong Lin thought for a moment, nodded cautiously and said, "Okay, then let's decide the outcome in a race."
"What race?" Fei Sheng was confused and couldn't help but look at Zhong Lin and asked.
Zhong Lin pointed to the top of Zhongping Peak and explained: "It's a competition between the two of us to see who can reach the top of the mountain first."
"Such a boring game?" Fei Sheng became more and more puzzled. In his opinion, the way the two men fought was just a joke.
But both Zhong Lin and Qin Xiao knew that the Northern Army's race was anything but boring.
This is a very popular competition mode among the Northern Legion. Racing is just a way of saying it. Only after you actually run it will you realize the dangers involved.
Zhong Lin was still a little worried, so he asked, "Have you also served in the Northern Army?"
He was afraid that Qin Xiao didn't understand the rules. It was better to ask clearly now than to make mistakes later.
"Whether he has served in the military or not, we will know after we run over." Qin Xiao replied with a smile.
