CHAPTER 200: CHAPTER 199: "MONEY" = "TRUST

Qian Qi didn’t expect that she had such a high reputation among the Skill Department students.

Was it because they discovered her Blood Stopping Magic Potion was very effective, or because her Defense Fruit could defeat a D-level Contracted Beast? Or maybe it all started when she helped the Magic Plant Department students get along with the Skill Department students, supplying them with practice Magic Plants?

Qian Qi didn’t know, but she was very satisfied with this outcome!

The two little nostrils slightly quivered and expanded from excitement. Qian Qi suppressed the sinister smile that creeped up on her lips, putting on a look of sincere gratitude, "Exactly, our Magic Plant Department and your Skill Department have such a great relationship. I can’t bear to see you all fail!"

Qian Qi earnestly said, "When attending the exam drafting meeting, I told Dean Fan not to set the questions so cryptically, but he insisted, saying the situation is urgent and the difficulty should be increased. Ah, he really doesn’t consider the Skill Department students at all!"

"Now look, so many teams are without flags!" Qian Qi sighed deeply, "I’ve got no choice but to risk running around the instance to give everyone hints. Oh, my waist is sore!"

"Qian Qi, you worked so hard, we will definitely remember this kindness!" That student was indeed business-savvy, speaking sweetly and earnestly.

"Oh, I don’t expect any other reward. If you meet other teams along the way, remember to mention me so it wasn’t for nothing. I’ll set aside a set of three flags for you!"

"That’s great! Thank you, Qian Qi!" That student beamed with joy, "Then off we go, no time to lose, we’re heading over there!"

After waving off that team, Qian Qi proudly touched her little chin, "I didn’t expect my name would be so effective!"

If that’s the case, why waste words trying to trick people?

Rubbing her little hands together, Qian Qi straight-up sprinted toward the next team, "Hey! I’m Qian Qi, you can dig over there for three flags!"

It was just like receiving a phishing text, "I, Emperor Qin Shi Huang, send money!" Yet the Skill Department students believed Qian Qi at once and obediently handed over their ’money.’

Just like that, more and more people flocked to the area with the Concentration Fruit. Qian Qi even used the flags she carried to hire several speed-type student teams to help spread the word in the instance.

These students, they’re just too honest, but what can you do, she really likes this about them~

Clear-headed yet foolish, they inexplicably have principles and are easily gullible—perfect college students~~~

Until she estimated the first team had been digging for about four hours, Qian Qi finally returned to the Concentration Fruit area to issue the flags to the first team.

Receiving three flags at once, Zhao Yan’s team was overjoyed, but the long journey left them exhausted, so they simply decided to rest nearby.

Qian Qi looked around the site, noticing someone had already dug up a Concentration Fruit. The Concentration Fruit was about the size of a large cherry, clustered together like a bunch of grapes about half a meter long, its dark red shell covered with slightly wet, sticky soil that no ordinary force could break open.

Qian Qi used the Decoding Technique to analyze it.

[Name: Concentration Fruit

Rank: E-level

Effect: Suitable for rapidly enhancing E-level spiritual power

Planting...]

Qian Qi: ?

Qian Qi poked at the panel, having a bad feeling, "What does ’suitable for E-level’ mean?"

[It simply means it’s suitable for E-level~] The system showed an infuriating expression, [Like how increasing E-level spiritual power to D-level spiritual power only requires eating one bowl of rice, but for D-level to C-level, you need to eat 1000 bowls of rice~＾ｖ＾]

Qian Qi: ???

"So I actually have to eat a kilometer of Concentration Fruit?!" Qian Qi roared internally, still holding a sliver of hope that the system was deceiving her!

System: [You’re my favorite, Qian Qi~ How could I lie to you~]

Qian Qi: ???

System: [Besides, you told me not to empty your wallet, so I could only tell you the location of the E-level Concentration Fruit~]

Qian Qi: ...

[Hopefully, darling Qian Qi learns from this. Cheap things are rarely good~] The system remarked sarcastically.

Qian Qi: ...

Qian Qi crushed the Concentration Fruit in her hand, ominously, "So, are there D-level, C-level, even B-level Concentration Fruit?"

[Bingo~ Correct~ Sadly, no reward for you~] The system panel joyfully spun in two circles, [Want to learn how to cultivate D-level Concentration Fruit? Just pay 70 million, and you can get the cultivation method for D-level Concentration Fruit~]

Qian Qi looked indifferent, "...Too expensive, lower the price yourself."

System: ?

"Don’t you have a clue how much money I have?" Qian Qi rolled her eyes. Because Sikong Wang’s mother, Shangguan Qing’s, illness hadn’t been completely treated, she had only received a portion of the medical fees. Most of what she had now was left from what she shared with the system after hiring Su Ang, definitely not 70 million!

[That’s not my concern, keep working hard to earn money~] The bottomless-pit system quickly hid, fearing Qian Qi might get angry and smear the juice on it.

It’s still pure and untouched; it can’t let the rogue take advantage~

Just as Qian Qi was about to smear it with juice, she saw the system hide and had no choice but to begrudgingly put her hand down.

Oh well.

Instead of being frustrated, it’s better to think about whom to finesse for this money!

...

Inside the mock exam venue.

The invigilators inside silently used their binoculars. The moon looked like a hook, while clueless students diligently wielded shovels, digging the instance, transporting soil, collecting fruits—a unique scene leaving the teachers speechless and sighing inside.

"What are they doing?"

"Seems like they’re digging for something. I met a team on the road saying it’s Concentration Fruit, changed by the principal and dean for the exam content."

"The exam content changed? How come I didn’t get the notice?"

"No idea, maybe they thought it wasn’t necessary?"

"Hiss—Was it this kid who stole broadcast and surveillance from the 21st flag point, even took the table?" One invigilator clicked his tongue seeing Qian Qi, "Pretty well done, where’d this talent come from?"

"Should we notify the principal and dean?" another invigilator asked.

"With such a commotion, we didn’t get any notice, they probably already know, don’t they also have surveillance?"

"Makes sense..."

The invigilators found this logic reasonable, and given the exam’s inherent randomness, aside from certain fixed rules, everything else is open to interpretation. They didn’t need to monitor what students did inside the instance, only stepping in when students called for help.

The invigilators inside let it be, while outside, as excellent students featured on-screen advanced towards the flag points while fighting Magic Beasts, repeatedly finding no flags in the containers, the principal and three deans finally sensed something amiss.

Even though these excellent students were keen on killing Magic Beasts to score points, delaying slightly, it shouldn’t be that they hit one empty flag point after another, right?

Could other students be so fierce?