CHAPTER 728: CHAPTER 728: PRANK

Wind blowing, rain pouring, Star Beast attacks, sun scorching... the tormented students, who had just let out a sigh of relief due to Teacher Mu’s arrival, suddenly found reasons to lament because of her ruthlessness.

Earning points, is it easy?

Absolutely not.

Most students of the 131st Combat Department only had around 1000 points, with many having just a few hundred. Only a few, like Ji You, Shen Changqing, and Chu Jiaojiao who earned a hefty sum through competitions, were the exceptions.

Moreover—

The official points from Alliance University are hard currency. They are not only usable at Lanyue Star Military Academy but also within the whole Alliance University network.

Students have to use points to access and study materials from other schools.

Eating, training, materials... Anything in the school can be bought with points.

It is precisely because of this that points are so valuable, and also why schools keep encouraging students to eagerly earn more points.

Of course, every school also adopts various methods to make students spend points, to prevent them from accumulating too many...

With Teacher Mu’s arrival, demanding students to pay points for food and water is really—

The students were in agony.

But!!! No other choice, the Overlord clause - you have to sign even if you don’t want to, you have to buy even if you don’t want to.

Once the 10-minute purchase limit order was issued, no one dared to stand still, and every group sent a representative to make purchases.

Ji You was busy as could be, while Mu Jianling watched with arms crossed.

Soon.

All the food and water, sold out.

Ji You, with an obsequious expression, sidled up to Teacher Mu, "Teacher, any other instructions? If not, I’ll take my leave first."

Mu Jianling said indifferently, "I saw your cooking, not bad. Why not bring out my cooking utensils?"

Ji You: "..."

Ji You didn’t dare to utter any nonsense and honestly took out all the cooking utensils from the Space Button that she had collected the night before.

Mu Jianling, very satisfied, nodded: "Light the fire, get to work."

Ji You: "... Teacher, my cooking skills are poor, maybe—?"

Mu Jianling raised an eyebrow: "I thought your beef jerky congee was quite good, where’s the fault in that?"

Ji You’s heart trembled violently.

Indeed, this Devil knew everything.

Mu Jianling said with a smile, "But beef congee is too bland. I want something meaty today, cook me hot pot."

After saying that, she began to take out materials:

Chicken, beef, lamb, seafood, meatballs, fruits, pastries, snacks...

The materials were so abundant they dazzled the eyes... In fact, many students felt that some of the items looked very familiar, vaguely resembling what they had brought.

Especially Xuzhou, who recognized his beef jerky right away! This brand of beef jerky, which uses all-natural high-mountain cattle, is not easy to snatch up. Xuzhou had managed to get a few bags only by diligently snapping them up every day.

Watching Teacher Mu casually munching on his beef jerky, Xuzhou kept a straight face, looking utterly calm, but no one knew his inner feelings.

A stove with an open flame heated the water, and in the dual-flavored pot—one red, one clear—aromas wafted richly.

The red oil broth, packed with Sichuan peppercorns, chili peppers, and spices... Spicy and fresh.

The clear broth, made from Long-legged Chicken, had a layer of golden oil floating on the white soup; a gentle stir with the spoon dispersed a rich and tantalizing sweetness...

"Gulu Gulu~"

The area filled with the embarrassing sound of people swallowing their saliva, and even Ji You, the one cooking, couldn’t help but drool shamefully.

[This is torture!]

Ji You wailed internally. Once the soup base was ready, resisting the urge to taste it, she approached Teacher Mu with eagerness, "Teacher, it’s ready. Would you like me to taste it for saltiness?"

Mu Jianling turned off the melodrama on TV and gestured with her hand, "No need. Just get the dipping sauce ready, and remember, less green onions, I don’t like them."

Ji You: "..."

Ji You dutifully prepared the dipping sauces; she often went to hot pot restaurants to hang out with Mengmeng and was familiar with the kind of dipping sauces people liked in this era. Along with the experience from her past life, Ji You prepared three types:

Garlic ginger sauce.

Sesame peanut sauce.

And also cilantro soy sauce with chili.

Once the sauces were ready, Mu Jianling leisurely began to swish mutton rolls, beef rolls...

seconds, pick up with chopsticks.

Watching Teacher Mu’s elegant eating, and smelling that strong delicious fragrance, the students holding a cup of exorbitantly-priced water and low-level nutrition suddenly felt they couldn’t stomach their food!

Damn it!

So damn it!

Ji You, who stood the closest and had set up the fire-pot meal, felt it the most; she simply couldn’t stay put any longer, lifting her foot, she was about to slip away.

"Stand still!" Mu Jianling suddenly said.

Ji You’s eyes lit up, she hurriedly turned back, delightedly said: "Teacher, you..." Finally willing to bestow a bite for the small one to eat.

Mu Jianling’s lips curved up: "Stand there and watch me eat."

Ji You: "..."

After saying that, Mu Jianling once again started eating at a leisurely pace.

Ji You, the other students, everyone watched with wide eyes as Mu Jianling ate leisurely all by herself.

She...

Really ate all of the laid out food by herself, not a single piece of vegetable left!

After eating her fill, Mu Jianling then looked towards the students, flashing a smile:

"Idiots, want to eat fire-pot?"

Students: "..."

Mu Jianling: "Do you or do you not?"

Although the students were reluctant to admit they were idiots, they also couldn’t help but loudly say:

"We do!"

Mu Jianling laughed: "Even if you do, it’s useless, not serving!"

Students: "..."

Horrible!

So horrible!

She was deliberately teasing and tormenting the students.

With hands behind her back, Mu Jianling walked around within the group of students, and suddenly said: "Assemble!"

No one dared to delay, and in the blink of an eye, they lined up in groups, neatly arranged.

Among them, there were some students who had been heavily injured by Star Beasts, like Ren An and others, who were unable to be present, which Mu Jianling of course knew.

Teams that were incomplete all felt a little uneasy.

At this moment—

Mu Jianling said: "For the first round of assessment, I am very dissatisfied with over 90% of you."

Last night, the performance of the students was indeed barely passable, as evidenced by how many had been injured; this group of students still lived in an ivory tower, they still hadn’t adjusted their mindsets properly, still saw themselves in the role of the protected...

In short, with such a state on the battlefield, they were sure to be easy targets. Star Beasts and enemies, they never stop baring their fangs simply because of your weakness.

The atmosphere around was a bit heavy.

Mu Jianling indifferently said: "All the injured students will receive a zero for this assessment, and each member of their group will have 5 points deducted!"

Students’ eyes widened:

This—

Isn’t this too cruel?

Not only a personal zero but the group members also get points docked due to association?

Mu Jianling raised an eyebrow: "Any objections?"

Students: "..."