Room 303, Area 1, Student Dormitory Building, was originally a double dormitory, but in order to welcome the incoming freshmen, Xuanhao specially expanded the dormitory.
You ask how to widen it? Of course it is physical widening. Just open the wall of the dormitory next door. As for the brothers next door... I have no choice but to move them out. Anyway, there are quite a lot of rooms in the college, so they are not bad.
one.
"Fingel, go and open the door!"
Xuan Hao was sitting at the computer desk, his hands moving without any pause. He looked like he was too busy to open the door.
So he kicked the bed next to him, and Fingel was awakened from his deep sleep.
"???"
Fingel drooled at the corner of his mouth and seemed a little confused, "What happened? There was an earthquake?"
"I want you to open the door!" Xuan Hao said again, "A new roommate is here, and your meal ticket has been increased. Why don't you act quickly?"
As soon as you mentioned this Fingel became so excited that he jumped out of bed without even having time to put on his clothes.
The door to the room was opened, and Lu Mingfei felt that his spirit had been damaged ten thousand times.
What did he see? Why was a naked man opening the door? He looked at the burly man with a height of 1.9 meters in front of him, and his body was covered with tendons that made him feel tight in his anus.
The most important thing is that this guy is completely naked! Oh no, he at least knows how to use a piece of cloth to block the key parts.
"Are you the new student? Hello, hello, nice to meet you! My name is Fingel von Flins, and I am your senior brother!"
Fingel smiled and stretched out his hand to shake hands with Lu Mingfei, as if he didn't notice what form he was in now.
"Hello, I am……"
"Oh, I know, Lu Mingfei!" Fingel said with a licking-dog look on his face, "The new S-class!"
Lu Mingfei was speechless. How long had he been here? Is he so famous? But that was not what he was concerned about now.
"Brother...have you just finished taking a shower?"
Lu Mingfei asked cautiously, but he saw that this man didn't seem to have any water stains on his body. Are all the perverts in this academy? They don't even wear any clothes!
"Oh, I'm sorry, I was sleeping just now. You know, sleeping naked is good for your health." Fingel reacted and explained shamelessly, "And they are all men. Don't pay attention to these details."
No, no, no, it’s just because they are all men that I feel weird... Lu Mingfei shook his head crazily, who the hell is interested in seeing a strong man like you without clothes?
"Okay, don't embarrass me at the door, come in quickly!"
Xuanhao turned around and shouted at the two of them.
Lu Mingfei then saw Xuan Hao sitting in front of the computer in the dormitory. It seemed that he had found the right place.
But what he wanted to ask was, could Xuan Hao really feel at ease when sleeping in the same dormitory with this guy at night?
Fortunately, Fingel still put on his clothes smoothly, otherwise Lu Mingfei would not dare to enter the dormitory.
"How's it going? It feels like victory, isn't it?"
As soon as he entered the dormitory, Lu Mingfei heard Xuanhao ask him.
"I...really won?"
Lu Mingfei was a little hesitant. To be honest, he didn't feel real at all now. He clearly fainted in the end, so how could he win?
"Of course it's true." Xuan Hao nodded, "To be honest, your performance surprised me a little. I originally thought you would be beaten up."
This sentence is true. In Xuan Hao's perception, Lu Mingfei should be poking and jumping like a toad. There are not many things that can make him move by himself. Without Lu Mingze's help, he would probably be beaten violently.
Can we only say that this guy has changed a bit?
Listening to Xuan Hao's heartless words, Lu Mingfei felt ashamed. This guy really had no good intentions!
"Junior brother, junior brother, you should be more confident!" Fingel rushed to say, "You must have won! Now the whole school knows about your glorious record. There are not many people who can make Caesar admit defeat."
"I see...Caesar asked me to do it," Lu Mingfei finally understood how he won. He thought it was because he suddenly woke up and committed a 'dream murder' like in the comics, without even realizing it.
He won! In the end, he thought too much.
"But is Caesar very powerful?" Lu Mingfei didn't know why.
His current concept of combat power has been disturbed by Xuan Hao, because Xuan Hao is a bit ridiculously strong, and this guy said that Chu Zihang and Caesar were just 'ordinary', so he believed it, thinking that there should be a large number of people in this academy.
Put it like this.
"???" Fingel was confused, "Not only is he awesome, do you want me to give you your ID card? Caesar Gattuso is the real noble son of Kassel College. No one except him has the right to call himself a noble.
, the Gattuso family behind him controls huge wealth, has great influence in the black and white circles of Europe, and is also one of the families on the college board of directors..."
"In short, it's just the second generation of rich people!" Lu Mingfei couldn't stand listening anymore and summed it up directly.
"That's right, Brother Shi, you are really a genius!" Fingel agreed with Lu Mingfei's summary.
"But he is different from ordinary second-generation rich people," Fingel stroked his chin and tried to look serious. "From what I know about him, he is a man who lives for pride and never gives up easily. He feels
If you win, then you must have something better than him. At least you have to make him feel that you are worthy of this victory!"
"Is that so?" Lu Mingfei was confused. He really didn't know what was so great about him. These people seemed to think highly of him recently. You know, before he came here, no one had ever cared about him.
What did he expect?
"Okay, junior brother, these are not important," Fingel rubbed his hands, "Instead of caring about these useless things, it is better to think about how to use the prize you won!"
"Ah? I remember the prize is..." Lu Mingfei recalled the prize that Xuan Hao introduced to him before. He didn't want to think about it, but he had a headache just thinking about it. "The first girl who confesses to me can't refuse me? She must maintain at least three
Something to do with the moon?”
"Awesome, Brother Shi! It turns out that this is your focus, and you are indeed a fellow-minded person!" Fingel became excited, "Well done, I support you, do you have a goal? If not, I have a menu here!"
"what?"
Lu Mingfei was immediately confused by Fingel. What the hell is the menu?
"Ahem, senior brother, I am the news director of the college." Fingel raised his eyebrows.
"Oh~" Lu Mingfei understood immediately, "Paparazzi! I understand this."
"Bah! Don't say it in such a vulgar way. Senior brother, I am very focused on collecting materials for you. Isn't this just what you need?" Fingel held the notebook in front of Lu Mingfei.
Lu Mingfei almost made his nose bleed when he looked at the content on the screen. This guy is not simple!
No, this is wrong, Lu Mingfei reacted, why should I focus on this? That guy Xuanhao just introduced me to this reward in detail, okay!
"Are there any other rewards?" Lu Mingfei asked.
"Huh? Junior brother, are you going to turn back? Or are these girls not enough for you anymore?" Fingel said, "These are just students in school. I have other photos here, from preparatory classes to those who have gone out for internships!"
"Uh... no, forget it, I don't have this idea for the time being." Lu Mingfei thought to himself, what does it mean to be a prodigal son, when did I ever do it?
"That's boring," Fingel closed the computer. "What's left are some boring rewards, such as the right to use Norton Hall. Most students can't afford it even if they have it. One month's electricity bill plus management fee is enough for me."
Year! You also have the right to be in the finals of next year's 'College Star'. In short, it's just to increase your fame. I think junior brother, you are already famous enough. Now the whole college is probably talking about you, an S-class freshman."
"No, it's too small. The layout is too small."
Can we collect one year’s rent?”
"Damn it, what you said seems to make sense. Your thinking is so clear. I am worthy of being you, junior brother." Fingel flattered him, and then he seemed to have realized it. In this way, Lu Mingfei can do it this year.
You don’t have to worry about anything when you are a rent collector and collect rent!
"Junior brother! Please take care of me!" Fingel hugged Lu Mingfei's thigh excitedly. Although this junior brother looked thin and small, his arms were not as thick as his usual elbows, and he could not look like an S-class person.
I can’t stand that people are rich!
If he knew that Lu Mingfei still had an unlimited black card, he would probably have to kneel down and call his father.
"Dong dong dong..."
Just when Fingel was about to start licking, someone knocked on the door again.
"Who is it?" Fingel asked angrily. Didn't you see that I'm still licking the two big guys? Can you afford to delay my quality of life this year?
"You two, stay still and let the younger one open the door."
Fingel ran to open the door in a hurry, and this scene showed his status as a dormitory boy.
"Who is it? It's so late, don't affect..."
As soon as Fingel opened the door, he swallowed his voice and said, "Hey, professor, why are you here? If you have anything to do, you can just tell me. You don't have to go there in person, it's so troublesome."
Professor Guderian was beaming with joy, completely ignoring the good-for-nothing 'F' class student Fingel. The first thing he did when he entered the dormitory was pat Lu Mingfei on the shoulder, "Child, come, your student ID card is ready."
, I sent it to you, with this card you can enjoy the 'S' level privileges within the academy!"
Look, what is differential treatment? Even something as trivial as a student ID card can be bothered by the professor personally delivering it to the door. Fingel looked at the old man and the young man in front of him with resentment. The status of this dormitory is too unequal. Two S-class
, an F grade is simply a world of difference.
"Thank...thank you."
Lu Mingfei was still a little uncomfortable looking at the enthusiastic Professor Guderian. He always felt that this old man was also plotting against him. He didn't know if it was an illusion. Lu Mingfei felt that everyone had thoughts about him recently. It was simply too much.
It was terrible, and I was shivering.
"By the way, Professor, what is that 3E exam you asked me to prepare for before? I have no idea how to prepare for it."
It happened that Lu Mingfei couldn't find anyone to ask, so Professor Guderian came.
"Oh, this small test is nothing. Just treat it as an entrance test," Professor Guderian said confidently. "With your S-level bloodline, there is no need to worry."
"But you haven't said anything about the content of the exam yet..." Lu Mingfei was still a little worried.
"It doesn't matter. I have rich experience in this kind of thing, so let me explain it?" Xuan Hao suddenly came over and patted Lu Mingfei on the shoulder, indicating that he didn't need to ask any more questions.
"Oh! Yes!" Professor Guderian said with a smile on his face, "You two are the best S-levels in the academy. You can have a good exchange! I won't disturb you anymore, hahahaha."
Saying this, Professor Guderian left the dormitory happily.
What does it mean to be the best S-class? It's far from enough... Lu Mingfei looked helpless. He really suspected that these guys were mistaken.
Watching Professor Guderian leave, Lu Mingfei suddenly felt that the dormitory had become quiet. He turned his head and found two other people huddled in the corner, whispering, as if they were plotting something?
"What are you doing?"
"Listen, Lu Mingfei," Xuan Hao said seriously, "the so-called 3E test is Long Wen's listening test, but I think there is a high probability that you will not understand."
"Yes, I think so too." Lu Mingfei agreed very much. The only thing he could understand was probably Chinese, and it was difficult to understand English, let alone the inexplicable dragon language.
"But it doesn't matter, because I can't understand it either." Xuan Hao said seriously, "But I'm still S-level. Do you know why?"
"Why?" Lu Mingfei's eyes widened. Is there really any other way?
"Fingel! It's your turn to appear!" Xuan Hao turned his head and yelled at Fingel.
"Come on, I've been waiting for a long time!" Fingel rubbed his hands and approached Lu Mingfei with ill intentions.
"Dang-dang-dang!"
Arriving in front of Lu Mingfei, Fingel suddenly pulled out a stack of test papers from behind him.
This is something he has been preparing for a long time. Ever since Xuan Hao came to the college last time and mentioned this issue, he has discovered the way to make money and is preparing to make a fortune this year, so he has already prepared the answers to this year's 3E exam.
"This...can't be the answer, right?" Lu Mingfei was shocked. The answer was released before the exam even started? Is there anything wrong? Why is it like a pheasant university...
Lu Mingfei felt as if he had been through the back door all the way, from the time he entered school to the current exam. It was so... so exciting!
He stretched out his hand to grab the test paper, but Fingel snatched it away.
"2500! One price!" Fingel said proudly, shaking the test paper in his hand.
"2000!" Lu Mingfei held the 'Dragon Slaying Knife'.
"2400! It can't go any lower!"
"1900! If you like it, sell it or not!" Lu Mingfei was not to be outdone.
"make a deal……"
"Oh, that's it?"
Lu Mingfei grabbed the test paper in his hand with disdain on his face, dared to bargain with the Chinese? What are you thinking, brother! If I were an uncle, lying on the ground like that, I still couldn't figure out who would give money to whom. These are just basic skills.
"Is this answer true?" Lu Mingfei was still concerned about after-sales issues. "If it's not true, I will file a complaint. I'll make you pay ten percent for every false answer!"
Late night, Amber Hall, conference hall.
All the members of the student union were present, and they talked a lot.
They should obviously say goodbye to the Amber Hall now. Since the failure of last year's 'Freedom Day', they have been kicked out of the Norton Hall. This year, they have been forced to settle in the Amber Hall. Everyone is waiting.
Opportunity, they are working hard to regain victory and regain the honor that belongs to them.
But this year the student union lost the 'Freedom Day' again. It seems that since the emergence of the 'S' class in the college, the 'Freedom Day' victory that originally belonged to their student union has been lost. They were a little unwilling to lose two consecutive years.
Forget the failure of the previous session, they all now know what kind of ruthless person S-class commissioner Xuan Hao is, and it is not unfair to lose to such a strong person. They have no objection to this. But this session is different...
Xuan Hao did not participate in the battle this time. It was originally supposed to be a 'battle of honor' between them and the Lion Heart Club! Who knew that Cheng Yaojin would appear halfway through? The key seems to be that their boss surrendered on his own initiative! This is outrageous.
Caesar, the president of the student union, was sitting on the sofa in front of the fireplace, holding his chin with his hands, looking around at the arguing committee members. On the wall above his head hung the phoenix emblem, which was the emblem of the Gattuso family.
Caesar said nothing, and just watched the discussion quietly. These committee members seemed to realize that something was wrong, and the atmosphere suddenly became quiet.
"Are you done?" Caesar asked when he saw that they finally stopped arguing.
No one answered his words, almost everyone lowered their heads.
"Now that you've finished talking, just listen to me." Caesar said calmly, "If you lose, you lose. There is nothing to say about this."
"No, this is not fair! This victory originally belonged to us!" A senior committee member said indignantly, "Without Xuanhao's participation in the war, and the Lion Heart Club has just changed its president, no matter how we fight, the final victory will be
It should be us!"
His words aroused the dissatisfaction of everyone present again. The committee members seemed to be extremely unhappy with this defeat. It was indeed an unfair defeat. Even if they lost to the Lionheart Club in the end, they could barely accept it, but the victory
But it was a guy who had just arrived at the academy for less than a day! This guy easily stole the victory, so what were they fighting for before?
"Stop!" Caesar raised his hand, and his majestic voice once again suppressed the excited committee members, "As you said, this game is inherently unfair."
"But it's not unfair to us, it's unfair to them." Caesar shook his head. "Xuanhao is a member of the Lion Heart Society. They have the right to use the power that belongs to them. This is fair!"
Everyone lowered their heads.
"Isn't it honorable for you to defeat an incomplete opponent and achieve an incomplete victory?" Caesar looked around at everyone expressionlessly, his ice-blue eyes now as if they were real ice.
People's hearts are chilled.
There was dead silence in the conference hall. No one dared to answer this question, because they actually knew the answer in their hearts, but they were just unwilling to admit the fact.
"I don't think anyone here wants to be a coward. It's not a shameful thing to admit failure. What's shameful is knowing that you failed, but not thinking about how to succeed next time." Caesar stood up and walked slowly.
Go to the window, "We are not the only ones who failed this time. The Lionheart Club also has no objection to this failure. Haven't you ever thought about the reasons?"
"Caesar, you mean..."
"'S'-level freshman, Lu Mingfei, is from China. He is a very interesting freshman. Although the college's pedigree rating has not really come down yet, is the 'S'-level evaluation really groundless?" Caesar looked into the distance.
, that is the direction of the student dormitories.
"You're thinking……"
The committee members seemed to understand what Caesar was thinking, and their eyes lit up.
"Let's wait and see. The 3E exam will be held soon. The results of the exam will give us the answer." Caesar turned around and looked at everyone with a confident smile on his face. "I have always been very discerning about myself."
confidence."
Soon, the meeting ended and almost everyone in the conference hall was gone.
Caesar was left sitting on the sofa.
"Nono, what do you think of Lu Mingfei?"
"Not so good. Are you asking your girlfriend what she thinks of other men? Don't you think there's anything wrong?" Chen Motong leaned against the door and said casually, "I'll go back if there's nothing else to do.
, Niuer is still waiting for me to go back and pamper her."
"You know...I didn't mean that." Caesar shook his head helplessly, "I'm asking you, do you think Lu Mingfei deserves the 'S' level honor? I remember you were the ones who brought him back to the academy.
Right?"
"Yes, but I don't understand." Nuonuo shrugged.
"What do you mean?" Caesar was a little curious. It's quite interesting that Nono can't understand this guy.
"It should be said that I have seen through Lu Mingfei, but not completely." Nono thought for a while, "My personal point of view is that this is a loser. I can't see anything else from him except weakness."
He can come to the academy only because Xuanhao and I are pushing him behind the scenes."
"Is that so?" Caesar was a little confused, as this was somewhat different from what he saw with his own eyes.
"Yes, although I don't think highly of him, some people think highly of him, so I said I don't understand." Nono spread his hands helplessly.
"Is it Xuanhao? Who else?" Caesar asked.
"Principal Angers."
"Hahaha." Caesar laughed.
"What are you laughing at?"
"It's nothing," Caesar shook his head, "I just think it's quite interesting. You said he is such a loser. If I am the only one who thinks highly of him, that will make me look... funny?"
"Are you also optimistic about him?" Nono was a little curious.
"Yeah, no matter what his current abilities are, you can't deceive anyone with that look."
Caesar put away his smile and tapped his forehead lightly with his fingers, which was where Lu Mingfei had pressed the gun against him before. He still seemed to be able to feel the coldness of the gun's muzzle.
Even at that moment, he thought he was really going to die. Maybe it was his illusion? But what was the explanation for those crazy eyes?
…
"The abbreviation of the 3E exam is EEE, and the spelling is ExtractionEvaluationExam, which roughly means the bloodline rating test. All students who enter Kassel College must go through the baptism of this exam. The function of the exam is to identify the dragon bloodline of the college. The dragon blood
The descendants will resonate with the 'Dragon Literature', and the content of the exam is not simply the 'Dragon Literature' listening. Music mixed with the spirit of the emperor will be played in the examination room. People with dragon blood will be affected, resulting in '
The effect of psychic vision."
Fingel and Lu Mingfei explained the principles of the 3E exam.
"I understand the truth, but why isn't it called the FFF exam?" Lu Mingfei complained while nonchalantly memorizing the answers on the test paper, "Is it because my big F group is not worthy of taking the exam?"
"Don't interrupt, I'm kindly giving you free science education!" Fingel said, counting the money in his hand.
"Please put down the money in your hand first before you say anything like this," Lu Mingfei rolled his eyes at him.
"This is different. This is the answer fee. The other content is really free. If it were someone else, I might be able to type again, oh no, make a fortune." Fingel carefully stuffed the banknotes into his arms.
inside.
"It's already here, you should understand, right? There is incredible power in this world."
"Yes." Lu Mingfei nodded. Professor Guderian had already taught him about the science, and he had even seen the dragon corpse with his own eyes. There was nothing he couldn't believe.
"The supernatural power possessed by dragon blood descendants is the 'word spirit'. The word spirit is the power generated by chanting dragon script. Generally speaking, it is a field. In his 'field', he speaks in dragon script.
The words will become a rule. Therefore, 'language' is a tool for the Dragon Clan to exert its abilities, and 'Dragon Literature' can also be the carrier of its power. The role of Yan Ling Emperor is to guide people with Dragon Clan bloodline to enter spiritual vision.
Stronger people will react more violently during spiritual vision, and of course there are exceptions." Fingel said and glanced at Xuan Hao, who was playing a game next to him.
"Did you see that? That guy is an exception. You don't know how good he was when he took the 3E exam."
"How much?"
I won't feel sleepy once you tell me this. Lu Mingfei is a little curious, how did this man pass the exam without having any spiritual vision?
“His words at that time scared all the candidates who were having visions,” Fingel said. “Then he ignored the invigilator and directly removed the door to the examination room and went back to the dormitory to sleep.”
"???"
Lu Mingfei was full of questions. He thought he could have some reference value! What a reference! We are indeed different. We are both in the 'S' class. Why is there such a big gap?
He didn't know what kind of material the door of the examination room was made of. Anyway, it would be difficult for him to dismantle the wooden door by himself, let alone wake up a bunch of dragons with just one sentence. It was simply making things difficult for him, so he should be honest.
Memorize the answer.
"Don't be so nervous, isn't it just an entrance exam?"
Xuan Hao turned his chair to face Lu Mingfei with a smile on his face. It seemed that he had won the game and was in a good mood.
"Brother... Of course you're not nervous. You have real stuff. Unlike me, it's all packaged by you!" Lu Mingfei was going crazy. This group of people were standing and talking really hard.
No back pain.
"No, what I mean is, you have gone through so many back doors, why do you still care about taking one more?" Xuan Hao looked puzzled. He thought Lu Mingfei could enlighten him, but Qian Fengel accepted it.
Now that I’ve said it’s guaranteed, what else is there to say?
"Of course... I don't mind!" Lu Mingfei suddenly realized, "But is this really good? Isn't it a bit unfair?"
"Fair?" Xuan Hao smiled, "This world is inherently unfair. The only things that are fair are power and power. If you don't have these two things, no one will be fair to you. Or do you want to go back in despair?
Repeat reading?”
"How is that possible!" Lu Mingfei shook his head repeatedly, "I came here to risk my life, why should I go back? What can I do when I go back..."
"Isn't this the end?" Xuan Hao patted him on the shoulder, "Since there is no way out, let's continue moving forward."
"But what if the secret is revealed?" Lu Mingfei said, "I don't seem to have any special abilities."
"Junior brother, you are knowledgeable and talented, and you have both civil and military skills. These can all be cultivated slowly. Why bother with the order?" Fingel was persuasive, "What do you say in China? Get on the bus first and pay for the ticket later."
"Fuck!" Lu Mingfei was speechless. How could he really look like a scumbag? He even got on the bus first and paid for it later!
"Don't get excited, junior brother," Fingel comforted, "give me your student ID card first. Senior brother, I guarantee that your exam tomorrow will go smoothly."
"Really?" Lu Mingfei handed over his student ID card dubiously. Do you need a registration certificate to go through the back door? This is quite strange! How wonderful!
"Of course it's true, senior brother, I'm going to let you see what it means to have money and make money work!" Fingel picked up his phone and pressed it frantically, "I guarantee you will be intoxicated and never want to leave! You will definitely understand why I
I’ve been here for 8 years without graduating.”
After hearing what Fingel said so miraculously, Lu Mingfei actually believed it.
But Du Xuanhao next to him held his forehead and shook his head helplessly. How could he not see what Fingel was doing? Passing the exam is just a matter of one sentence, so there is no need for a student ID!
This guy is using Lu Mingfei’s student ID card to borrow money to buy late-night snacks!
As expected, within ten minutes there was a knock on the door of the dormitory.
Lu Mingfei opened the door with a confused look on his face, and under his bewildered gaze, the waiters in white came in pushing a gorgeous dining cart and uncovered the sterling silver cover. On the dining cart was Fingel's luxurious meal.
This is probably the highest-level meal in the college. How can Fingel be willing to order it?
Under Lu Mingfei's dumbfounded gaze, the waiters set up a dining table in the dormitory, covered it with a pure white tablecloth, set out silver knives and forks, put aged wine in the decanter, opened their seats and respectfully invited the three distinguished guests.
Take a seat.
At this time, this dormitory has become a high-end restaurant.
Waiting for the distinguished guests to take their seats, the waiters, with professional smiles on their faces, poured wine for the distinguished guests, and then silently exited the dormitory.
"So, what's going on?" Lu Mingfei's head was full of black lines.
"Don't worry about the details, junior brother, come on!" Fingel pushed the cheapest pork knuckle in front of Lu Mingfei, "Eat! Just eat! People are like iron rice and steel. Only when you are full can you have the strength to work.
."
"Fuck your sister!" Lu Mingfei almost flipped the table. Even he understood what was going on in front of him. This was all money! His money! Well, it was given to him by others.
But he didn't even want to use it himself, so this guy Fingel got the better of him!
"Junior brother, you're welcome! Well - let's finish eating first and then we can talk about the exam..." Fingel's mouth was full of food, "Don't worry when I do the work. I will never break my promise after receiving the benefits."
"real?"
Lu Mingfei turned to ask Xuanhao. At this moment, he couldn't believe Fingel at all.
"Relax."
"All right."
Lu Mingfei took a goose leg from Fingel and stuffed it into his mouth. He didn't notice at all. His trust in this man named Xuan Hao could be said to be completely too high.
Xuan Hao took a sip of red wine with a smile on his lips.
Thanks to: Yang Longjie, book friend 20201214075107795, Broken Sword Lao Lord Feng Bujue, Niu Lantan, Jiu Bu Yui, book friend 20210301174453917 for the reward