CHAPTER 186: CHAPTER 185: PRINCIPAL! LET ME INTRODUCE YOU TO A WIFE!

The principal returned to his office feeling slightly fatigued after attending the freshman assembly of the five major departments.

As soon as he entered, he saw Qian Qi sprawled lazily on his expensive and comfortable office chair, spinning idly behind his desk.

Upon seeing him, her eyes, always full of cunning ideas, lit up, and she exclaimed, "Oh my! What brings you here, Principal!"

Principal: ...

Shouldn’t I be the one asking that!

Nonetheless, Qian Qi’s timing was just right as he happened to have something to discuss with her, "The Dean of the Beast Taming Department told me he wants to make an exception and have Zhang Feng and Liang Yuting join the Beast Taming Department. Remember to ask them about their thoughts when you go back."

"Oh?" Qian Qi leaned on the desk with both hands, her posture solemn as if she were the principal, and asked seriously, "Is it also a dual degree?"

Principal: "...Studying both Beast Taming and Magic Plants at the same time is quite challenging, especially since the Beast Taming Department spends a long time in the campus dungeons, much more frequently than other departments."

Qian Qi frowned slightly; she had been nurturing Zhang Feng and Liang Yuting as future factory managers, and while giving them to the Beast Taming Department made her heart ache, she would not make choices for their future just because she had helped them.

"Alright, I’ll ask them when I get back," Qian Qi slapped the table decisively, then grinned, "By the way, I heard only the Skill Department, Command Department, and Beast Taming Department can enter the campus dungeons?"

Awakener University owns several E-level and D-level dungeons, dedicated for the students of the three major departments to practice for exams, so they won’t be caught off guard when entering society.

Moreover, besides allowing sophomores the chance to enter the E-level dungeon once during their first month, the frequency of entering E-level dungeons afterward is determined by ability and dungeon performance, and competition can get fiercer if aiming for dungeon bosses.

The system mentioned that the Concentration Fruit, which enhances spiritual power, is located in one of the academy’s dungeons, but she, a student of the Magic Plant and Magic Beast Departments, isn’t qualified to access the dungeon...

Upon hearing Qian Qi mention the campus dungeons, the principal instantly understood her purpose for visiting, "So, you want to enter a dungeon?"

"Ah!" Qian Qi sighed deeply, shaking her head dramatically, "Principal, you know, my value is skyrocketing. Everyone outside wants me, they all want me!"

"So, I need some life-preserving techniques! I need to enter the dungeon and defeat bosses to gain attribute rewards and become stronger! Otherwise, what if those people threaten me with my life!"

She looked sadly at the principal, "People like you, without any worth, cannot understand the feelings of us who are worth so much!"

Principal: ...

Could he hit her? She really deserves a beating!

The principal poured himself a cup of tea, took a few sips to suppress his urge to beat her, "That might be impossible."

The three major departments all know Qian Qi can kill D-level magical beasts after consuming Frenzy Potion, so they certainly wouldn’t want an extra person competing with their students for the boss slot.

"Is there no possibility at all?" Qian Qi probed.

"No chance." The principal shook his head, "The other deans won’t agree."

Besides, he felt that Qian Qi, armed with magic potions, didn’t need to compete for a slot in E-level dungeons.

"Ah, alright." Qian Qi stood up from the office chair and left the principal’s office looking somewhat despondent.

The principal hadn’t expected Qian Qi to give up so easily and was puzzled when she suddenly barged into the office again, leading Ah Tu, who couldn’t fit through the door and was stuck at the entrance, furiously howling at the principal inside, "Ow—Howl—Ow—"

"If you don’t let me in, I’ll send my dog to annoy you every day!" Qian Qi cursed angrily, threatening ferociously.

Principal: ?

What’s a principal? How could he endure that? He ran out the window and changed his office location.

What’s Qian Qi? How could she endure that? She chased the principal everywhere with Ah Tu, during meals, inspections, and even when he was using the toilet, with the Flame Dog following him around, seemingly eager to take a bite of his peachy butt.

The principal, clutching toilet paper in the restroom, finally couldn’t take it anymore and backhanded Ah Tu fiercely.

Ah Tu whimpered and went to find Qian Qi.

"You’re so useless." Qian Qi tenderly touched Ah Tu’s swollen face, feeling sorry, "But it’s okay~ Even though Ah Tu is a thousand times useless, my love for Ah Tu is like a first romance."

Ah Tu: ...Thank you.

Since the harassment tactic didn’t work, Qian Qi tried another approach. She went to the principal’s office to sincerely apologize, "Principal, I’m sorry, I was too rash before. So, if you let me into the dungeon, I’ll..."

"You’ll what?" The principal rolled his eyes.

Qian Qi slapped the table, her eyebrows mischievously leaping, "I’ll introduce you to a wife!"

"You’re already 40 and without a wife, I could reluctantly introduce you to the mother of my department head! Then we’d be family! Family doesn’t speak in double tongues; if you let me into the dungeon, I’ll certainly look out for you in the future!"

Principal: ...Even if my family nags about marriage, can’t believe you’re doing it too?

"If you’re a bachelor by choice, I could introduce my kid to you as a grandchild, so when you’re too old to get out of bed, your assets won’t go to waste; they can all go to your grandchild!"

Principal: ?

So, in the end, you’re here for my assets?

Seeing that Qian Qi was determined to enter, the principal could only sigh helplessly, waved at Qian Qi, and whispered a few words in her ear.

Qian Qi’s eyes immediately lit up, and she couldn’t help but give a thumbs up, "Principal, you’re the man!"

"Don’t say I told you." The principal coughed lightly, sipped his hot tea, and gestured for Qian Qi to leave.

——

After figuring out how to enter the dungeon, Qian Qi went to the back hill. Once desolate and eerie, the back hill was now bustling, with students from other departments visiting frequently, and new students joining the Planting Club, diligently tending to the Magic Plants and learning more about them.

When they saw Qian Qi, the new students greeted her warmly, and Qian Qi responded to each before finding Zhang Feng and Liang Yuting.

"I’ve got something to tell you two, the Beast Taming Department wants to recruit you, are you planning to change majors?" Qian Qi said, sitting on the boulder by her experimental field with a grass stalk in her mouth, "There are more opportunities to enter the campus dungeon over there, with the Flame Dog able to spar with more different E-level magical beasts, offering risks, benefits, and challenges."

"However, the academic workload in the Magic Plant Department will certainly increase, and if you want to pursue dual degrees, you might not ultimately obtain the diploma from the Magic Plant Department."

In front of them are merely two paths: either choose to become Beast Masters and enter dungeons or stick to the magic plant industry.

Zhang Feng and Liang Yuting looked at each other, then smiled, "We’ve already decided."

"Oh?" Qian Qi said in surprise, "When did you decide?"

"Right after you said you’d help us with the contract during the summer vacation," Zhang Feng explained, "Then Liang Yuting and I began contemplating our future plans. We’re not people with grand ambitions, just hoping to live safely with our families into old age, so becoming Beast Masters and entering dungeons is too dangerous for us."

"We’d rather pursue making magic potions to earn money, and also, the Flame Dog is here to protect our family, I don’t want it to have any mishaps."

"Qian Qi, we want to stay by your side." Liang Yuting said shyly, scratching her head, "I’m still quite afraid of dying; I feel safer by your side."

"Have you really thought it through?" Qian Qi raised an eyebrow, "Becoming one of my people means you must serve me wholeheartedly."

"We’ve thought it through!" Liang Yuting nodded, "My demands aren’t high, as long as I can support my family!"

"My demands are slightly higher!" Zhang Feng chuckled, "I hope to earn money to help research more advanced Magic Plants!"

"Although I’m not lacking in people..." Qian Qi pretended to be reluctant as she patted their shoulders, "I won’t treat you poorly, come, sign this contract!"

This contract, she’s been eagerly waiting for it!