Chapter Thirty-One: Using the Cooldown Scroll, Teaming Up with Ye Mengyan

“Can you really handle this?” Yang Feng looked at Ye Mengyan, whose face was drawn with exhaustion, and couldn’t help but ask.

“Hmph!” Ye Mengyan snorted coldly. “Whether I can handle it or not, what does it have to do with you?”

“Why wouldn’t it have anything to do with me?” Yang Feng asked, his face full of confusion.

At those words, Ye Mengyan retorted irritably, “I’ve always been the top student at Donghai First High, but ever since you changed classes, you’ve surpassed me. So I swore I would become better than you!”

“Is it really just because I became the only hidden class Cursed Master that you want to surpass me?” Yang Feng was both amused and speechless. He hadn’t realized Ye Mengyan’s competitiveness ran so deep.

“It’s not just that. I’m applying to Tsinghua-Beijing University, and so are you.”

“To apply to Tsinghua-Beijing, you need to be at least level fifteen, and to be safe, sixteen.”

“There are only a few days left, but I will reach level fifteen,” Ye Mengyan said through gritted teeth.

Currently, Ye Mengyan was only level thirteen. To reach level fifteen in just a few days was no easy feat.

“Ye Mengyan, actually, you should choose hard mode. That way, you could level up faster,” Yang Feng suggested after a moment’s thought.

“Yang Feng, what nonsense are you spouting?” Ye Mengyan scoffed. “To choose hard mode, all team members need to be at least level fifteen! I’m only level thirteen—no one would invite me to join a level fifteen team!”

She looked at Yang Feng, unable to stop herself from complaining. Teams with higher levels did recruit, but they had strict level requirements. Only support classes might be allowed in at a lower level, but as a mage—an offense-based class—the standards were always high.

“There’s nothing I can do but run the normal dungeons a few more times. I believe as long as I keep running normal mode, I’ll reach level fifteen,” Ye Mengyan sighed helplessly.

“How are you entering the dungeon without waiting for the cooldown?” Yang Feng hesitated, then asked.

“Yang Feng, you don’t even know that?” Ye Mengyan stared at him in surprise.

“I don’t. Is that a problem?”

“I’m not some omniscient encyclopedia—how could I possibly know everything?” Yang Feng replied, exasperated.

“Hehe!” Ye Mengyan giggled. “If you beg me, I’ll tell you, Yang Feng!”

“If you want to tell me, then just say it. If you think I’ll beg you, that’s never going to happen,” Yang Feng rolled his eyes.

Hearing this, Ye Mengyan immediately lost interest.

“You really are such a boring person, Yang Feng! I was just joking, and you took it seriously! I wonder how someone as dull as you managed to unlock a hidden class? But since you asked, I’ll tell you. I have a cooldown scroll, so I can ignore the cooldown time,” she explained with a sigh.

Yang Feng looked thoroughly dumbfounded at her explanation.

“What’s a cooldown scroll? Why have I never heard of it? The teachers never mentioned anything about it in class!” Yang Feng asked, eyes wide.

“That’s because you don’t pay attention in class! Let me tell you, a cooldown scroll is a special kind of scroll. Once you use it, you can ignore the cooldown and enter dungeons repeatedly. Look, this is a cooldown scroll.”

With that, Ye Mengyan produced a scroll and placed it in front of Yang Feng.

He examined it carefully and saw that the surface of the scroll shimmered with brilliant light, covered in mysterious runes. Yang Feng cast a detection water sphere and finally learned the scroll’s information.

[Name: Basic Cooldown Scroll]
[Uses Remaining: 6/10]
[Description: Using the Basic Cooldown Scroll allows you to ignore cooldown times]
[Applicable Range: Valid in dungeons for players under level 30!]

Yang Feng hadn’t realized something like this existed; clearly, he’d been living in a well, unaware of the wider world.

“I use this cooldown scroll to enter the dungeon over and over again. Now you know, right?” Ye Mengyan said.

If Yang Feng had this scroll, he could also ignore cooldowns and enter dungeons repeatedly, leveling up rapidly.

“How much does this cooldown scroll cost?” Yang Feng asked.

“I don’t know what it costs; my dad gave it to me.”

“But it must be pretty expensive, since my dad only has one,” she added with a sigh.

Ye Mengyan’s father was the richest man in Donghai. The Ye family was among the city’s top families. Even her father only had a single scroll, which showed just how valuable it was.

After hearing this, Yang Feng immediately gave up on the idea of buying one for himself.

“We only have a few days left. I want to use up this cooldown scroll so I can reach level fifteen. But if I do, I’ll probably be completely exhausted,” Ye Mengyan said, her face full of worry.

At that moment, she was no longer the aloof heiress she used to be, but simply an ordinary girl.

“I can take you into the dungeon. I guarantee you’ll reach level fifteen, and you won’t even have to lift a finger,” Yang Feng offered after some thought.

Ye Mengyan’s eyes lit up at his words.

“I almost forgot, Yang Feng—you can solo dungeons!”

If she could enter dungeons with Yang Feng, she wouldn’t even need to fight. Plus, with only two people in the team, the experience gained would be higher than in larger groups. Following Yang Feng, she could level up without lifting a finger. It was perfect.

Of course, that meant she’d have no chance of surpassing Yang Feng now. But if she didn’t follow him, would she really have a chance to surpass him anyway? Deep down, Ye Mengyan had no confidence about overtaking Yang Feng.

After thinking it over for a moment, Ye Mengyan finally made her decision: for now, it was fine not to surpass Yang Feng, but she absolutely had to get into Tsinghua-Beijing University. There was still a long road ahead; one day, she would surely be able to surpass him.

“Yang Feng, I agree. We can use this scroll together,” Ye Mengyan nodded.

Yang Feng knew she would agree. As long as she wasn’t foolish, there was no reason to refuse.

If he teamed up with Ye Mengyan, he could also enter dungeons more times. Although the experience needed for him to level up had increased significantly, being able to run more dungeons would definitely boost his experience.

For both Yang Feng and Ye Mengyan, this was a win-win situation.