CHAPTER 727: CHAPTER 727: TRULY BLACKHEARTED

"Water for sale!"

"Pure water, 100 credit points a cup."

...

Ji You shouted huskily, knocking on a bowl, unreservedly hawking loudly.

Surroundings: "..."

A brief silence ensued as students exchanged glances, each reading an expression of indescribable feelings in the others’ eyes.

Ji You: "Limited quantity, first come first served, too late and you miss out."

The sunlight was blinding, the heat stifling; students who hadn’t tasted a drop of water all felt smoke rising from their throats, but what was more infuriating was No.4444 Ji You, who in front of everyone poured himself a cup of water and gulped it down...

"Cough..."

"Refreshing!"

After drinking, Ji You put down the cup and continued: "Limited quantity, first come first served!"

Students glared with eyes wide, feeling their throats drying out even more:

"Damn!"

"Shameless!"

"Despicable!"

"Black-hearted!"

...

To buy?

Or not to buy?

Everyone was torn over this question, then suddenly, a boy stood up and said loudly: "Give me a cup!"

Ji You smiled obsequiously: "Alrighty!"

From the dispenser, a 500ml cup filled quickly with water, gurgling as it reached the brim.

Ji You handed it over and said with a smile: "Fair deal, no cheating, you get every last drop!"

Others: "..."

"That’s enough!"

With one leading the way, quickly followed a second, third, fourth...

In no time at all, more than half of Ji You’s bucket of water was gone.

Seeing the business booming, the others also became anxious, saying one after another:

"Number 4444, save some!"

"Save some for me!"

"Why are you all buying so much? Leave some for the rest of us!"

"Don’t push! Let’s go one at a time!"

...

As the struggle for water ensued, in the blink of an eye, the bucket was almost empty, and many who didn’t manage to buy were left pounding their chests and stomping their feet, then—

Then No.4444 Ji You, in front of everyone, pulled out another bucket!

People: "Holy shit!"

There’s more?

Ji You laughed with a hehe: "Not much, not much, just a few buckets, once they’re gone, they’re gone."

Last night, having swiped a water purifier from Teacher Mu, Ji You thought of selling water to make money, so he had Xuzhou help him prepare several buckets.

Really, this monopoly business was easy to run.

Watching the credit points in his account increase one by one, Ji You could hardly contain his happiness.

Ji You felt self-satisfied, even humming a little tune: "Today us ordinary folks, oh boy, truly happy..."

Suddenly—

Silence fell sharply around, and students who were about to pay Ji You hastily backed away several steps, looking behind Ji You with a face full of panic.

Ji You: "???"

Silence.

The atmospheric pressure within miles seemed to drop instantaneously.

Realizing something, Ji You stiffened his smile forcibly and turned his head, saying: "Teacher Mu, so glad you’re back."

Standing behind Ji You, Mu Jianling raised an eyebrow, smiling: "Doing pretty good with your little business, aren’t you?"

Ji You with a frown: "Just a small business, nothing much, just earning a living."

Mu Jianling drawled, "Oh—I see you’ve made a few thousand credit points in just a short while."

At this point, she paused for a moment and suddenly asked, "By the way, is my water purifier working well?"

Ji You: "..."

Ji You grimaced, took a deep breath, and then said loudly, "Teacher’s stuff is, of course, excellent! Teacher, look, I helped you make a lot of money. I just sold 2 buckets of water and made a total of 6700 credit points. Teacher, if you’re willing, I’d be happy with just a tip of 700 credit points."

Mu Jianling smiled and patted Ji You on the shoulder, praising, "Well done."

While speaking, Mu Jianling looked around lightly and smiled, "Everyone seems pretty wealthy, buying water at 100 credit points a cup so eagerly. It seems—selling water, selling food, is a good business."

The students felt utterly gloomy upon hearing this.

Who wouldn’t know that number 4444’s prices are cutthroat, but if it weren’t for Teacher Mu confiscating all the food and water, none of us would have let her profit from this extortion.

When all is said and done, isn’t Teacher Mu the real culprit?

Cough...

But that, no one dares to say.

Ji You also tried to shrink her shoulders and didn’t dare to make a sound. Yesterday, she had also sold rice porridge and made 16000 credit points. She guessed that this matter couldn’t be kept from Teacher Mu, what if?

Cough!

There’s no what if!

Money eaten and digested, there’s no reason to spit it out. Ji You decided to play dead and not bring it up.

But then—

Teacher Mu suddenly knocked on Ji You’s head and said, "Keep selling!"

Ji You: "Huh?"

The water isn’t being confiscated?

Listening to this, it seems Teacher Mu not only intends to keep profiting from this extortionate money but also seems to plan to monopolize it.

Ji You opened her mouth to hawk, but Mu Jianling suddenly said, "Change to using points, 20 points a cup."

"Cough cough..." Ji You couldn’t help but pat her chest and said, "Isn’t... isn’t that a bit too cutthroat?"

Mu Jianling raised an eyebrow: "Monopoly business, what’s this about being cutthroat or not, it’s not like it’s a forced sale."

Ji You: "..."

The students: "..."

If we had known this earlier, we might as well have bought number 4444’s marked-up water earlier!

At least everyone could afford 100 credit points!

points a cup of water, even for a points magnate, it would hurt to spend that much.

...

While the students were grumbling and mumbling internally, Mu Jianling said, "Oh right, I have a few thousand nutrient solutions here, let’s just make it 5 points each. You help me sell them together."

Ji You: "..."

Ji You tentatively asked, "Excuse me for asking, Teacher, are your nutrient solutions low-level, Intermediate, or High-level?"

Mu Jianling didn’t even look up: "Low-level."

Ji You: "!!!"

Everyone: "!!!"

So nefarious!

This is the true definition of a ruthless profiteer!

points each for a low-level nutrient solution, she has some nerve asking for that!

Ji You looked righteously at her classmates, signaling with her eyes:

[See, what’s called being ruthless?

This is it! My tiny profits, and you call that ruthless? They are a bunch of people who haven’t seen the world!]

Ji You sighed, shook her head, and mustered the courage to ask a question everyone cared about:

"Teacher, we haven’t had food or drink for two meals now, isn’t the school planning to provide us with food?"

As soon as the question was asked, everyone perked up and stared at Teacher Mu.

Hearing this, Mu Jianling indifferently said, "What do you mean ’not providing’? Isn’t there water and nutrient solutions for you to purchase at will?"

Ji You: "..."

Around them, silence fell.

Dead silence.

Only Teacher Mu could make such shameless, unreasonable statements with such righteousness.

It was quiet for a while, and Mu Jianling didn’t seem to be in a hurry. After about 1 minute, she said, "Group 1 is limited to 10 nutrient solutions and 10 cups of water. You only have 10 minutes to eat and rest, and not a minute more."

The students: "!!!"