Chapter 145: A Newbie?

“Huh?” Smith stared at her with a surprised look on her face.

She stopped chuckling and turned to him with a serious gaze on her face. “Are you serious about not participating in the contest?” She asked in a cold tone and he nodded his head affirmatively.

“Yes, I'm serious about it. So what's the problem?” He asked and she shrugged.

“The problem is how could you have such a rare opportunity to participate in a competition that could get you millions of dollars worth of goods and you refused to participate despite your intelligence,” she said and he nodded his head gently.

“Thank you ma'am. But that's not the reason why I'm here. I came for a purpose. Everything else doesn't matter to me,” he responded and turned to leave.

“So even when you'll be given access to a secret room with different old artifacts, you won't still participate?” She asked and he stopped on his track.

“Old artifacts?” He asked and she nodded her head in response.

“Okay ma'am. I have heard you. I'll think abo