"What? You can earn money and even get academic credits for traveling during Mid-Autumn Festival?"
Hearing this, the students instantly got excited.
They had been bored to sleep during the dull class meeting, but now everyone was wide awake!
There were plenty of places to visit around Jiangcheng, and many had already planned to go out during the holiday.
After all, with the festival falling on a weekend, it was only a three-day break. Students from faraway homes mostly didn’t even consider going back.
This was the perfect chance to have fun while filming a vlog—if they got lucky, they might earn money and credits. Even if not, there was no loss since they’d still enjoy the trip.
Seeing the enthusiasm, Xia Lin announced further:
"I’ve arranged for our class to team up with one from the Art School for this event. I’ll create a WeChat group later where you can find partners and form teams freely. Those wanting to visit the same place can go together."
"Of course, in principle, each team shouldn’t exceed eight people."
"If anyone wants to be a team leader, feel free to DM me."
Damn, there’s even a mixer?
Hell yeah!
At this, many of the guys lit up, rubbing their hands in anticipation.
After all, the gender ratio in the Computer Science department was painfully skewed.
Most STEM guys were introverted and awkward, clueless about how to approach girls. Now, with this group travel event, they finally had a chance to chat up some girls in the group.
Presumably, the Art School class felt the same—except their situation was the opposite, with far more girls than guys.
"Xia Lin, you’re absolutely killing it! We adore you!" Xue Tao started buttering her up again.
"Save the flattery for the girls in the group," Xia Lin laughed.
"Bro, you already have a girlfriend—why are you so hyped?" Chu Mingzhe teased.
Xue Tao shot him a look, completely unapologetic. "Who says having a girlfriend means I can’t join a mixer? It’s just hanging out, nothing shady. Right, Su Bai?"
"Me? I don’t care."
Su Bai genuinely didn’t mind. The event sounded like a good opportunity.
Maybe he’d find some artsy girls worth knowing—preferably ones with S-tier charm to trigger his cashback rewards.
If not for this, he’d just spend the holiday with Chen Yusheng or his senior. For someone with money, loneliness wasn’t an issue.
Xue Tao’s logic wasn’t wrong, but who knew if the art girls would even give him the time of day? Artsy types had high standards—would they even look his way?
"Art girls are so materialistic and airheaded," Chu Mingzhe declared, flaunting his refined tastes. "Not my thing."
But a while later, after Xia Lin created the joint group, Chu Mingzhe quietly browsed through the girls’ WeChat Moments.
His tone shifted. "Actually, this event might be worth checking out…"
"Oh? I thought you weren’t interested, Mr. Shanghai Elite?" Xue Tao mocked.
"Wrong. I checked some of their profiles, and they’ve got taste. Like this one—she uses Sennheiser headphones. Any girl who knows Sennheiser has class. Most girls just blindly buy Apple."
"...It’s just headphones. What’s the big deal?"
Grumbling, Xue Tao peeked at Chu Mingzhe’s phone. "Huh, this girl’s from the ‘Goddess Dorm’ too—Jiang Qiuran. I remember her, a freshman in Broadcasting. What are the odds we’d end up mixing with her class?"
"Yeah, I always thought Jiang Qiuran was just another shallow art kid. Who knew she’d be so into music?"
"..."
Xue Tao’s expression darkened.
Jiang Qiuran was actually the girl he’d been crushing on since freshman year when he first heard of the Goddess Dorm.
Rumor had it she’d trained in dance since childhood but switched to broadcasting in high school—only to ace the entrance exam, ranking first in her major at Jiangcheng University.
In short, she had a dancer’s flawless figure and a voice like an angel.
Her doll-like, pure-yet-alluring face paired with her slender curves perfectly embodied the "pale, slim, youthful" ideal.
Any guy would be smitten at first sight.
Even a rich kid from a family worth over a billion yuan had confessed to her on the first day of school.
That’s why Xue Tao, despite his longing, never dared to dream.
The competition was just too fierce—he was outmatched.
That rich guy reportedly drove a Porsche.
Was Chu Mingzhe also setting his sights on Jiang Qiuran now?
Xue Tao wondered.
It wasn’t impossible.
With Chen Yusheng getting closer to Su Bai, maybe Chu Mingzhe had given up and moved on.
Hearing "Jiang Qiuran," Su Bai smirked faintly but stayed out of Xue Tao and Chu Mingzhe’s debate.
At school, he had to pretend not to know her.
That was their agreement.
The class meeting was technically over, but everyone was busy chatting in the mixer group, with guys flexing left and right.
So many lingered in the classroom.
Xue Tao and Chu Mingzhe became masters of group spam, continuing their "Shanghai Elite vs. Local Guy" rivalry from the dorm into the chat.
Soon, keywords like "owns four properties in Jiangcheng," "drives a Magotan as a freshman," and "from a high-ranking Shanghai family, cultured lineage" flooded the screen.
The group buzzed with lively energy.
Su Bai didn’t even bother changing his group nickname—whatever.
[Rainstop: Big Goose, are you going?]
Chen Yusheng’s message popped up.
Brief, but Su Bai understood.
The trip was optional, and given Chen Yusheng’s introverted nature, he’d assumed she wouldn’t join.
Her asking now hinted at her unspoken wish.
[Fluffy Big Goose: I want to. Come with me.]
[Fluffy Big Goose: [Transfer - ¥15,000]]
[Rainstop: ??]
[Rainstop: Why send money again?]
[Fluffy Big Goose: Figured you wouldn’t like traveling, but I really want you with me. So this is for accompanying me—like a travel companion.]
[Rainstop: That’s way too much!]
[Fluffy Big Goose: Not lying. Market rate’s like this. Look up "Sanya travel companion"—three days, two nights costs around this.]
[Rainstop: [Suspicious cat meme]]
Chen Yusheng searched it up, only for her eyes to nearly pop out, her breathing ragged.
W-what kind of "companion" was this?! This wasn’t normal at all!
[Rainstop: [Scared cat]]
[Rainstop: Y-your kind of companion includes… those services. But I, uh…]
【Crispy White Goose: I would never ask you to do that kind of thing, don’t worry.】
【Rainbreak: But companion services that don’t include… that kind of service don’t usually cost anywhere near this much, right?】
【Rainbreak: White Goose, I can’t take this money—it’s too much.】
Tsk, this adorably clueless academic is sharper than expected!
Su Bai just had to flex his talent for logical sleight-of-hand:
【Crispy White Goose: But to me, the emotional value you provide is equal to what a Sanya travel companion offers their clients. I really enjoy spending time with you.】
【Crispy White Goose: Keep it. You already know my spending logic isn’t exactly… normal.】
【Rainbreak: But I feel like, well…】
【Crispy White Goose: I don’t care what you think—only what I think.】
【Rainbreak: …Okay fine.】
【Rainbreak: [cat rolling around]】
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e bizarre and supernatural had descended. The previous emperor was a thoroughgoing tyrant; no longer satisfied with human women, he had set his sights on a stunningly beautiful supernatural entity. He met his end in his bedchamber, drained of all his vital essence. As the legitimate eldest son and crown prince, Wang Hao was thus hastily enthroned, becoming the young emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. No sooner had he awakened the "Imperial Sign-In Intelligence System" than he was assassinated by a Son of Destiny—a classic villain's opening. The Great Zhou, ravaged by the former emperor's excesses, was in national decline. The great families within its borders harbored their own treacherous schemes, martial sects began to defy the imperial court's decrees, and border armies, their pay and provisions in arrears, grumbled incessantly against the central government. Fortunately, the central capital was still held secure by the half-million Imperial Guards and fifty thousand Imperial Forest Army who obeyed the court's orders, along with the royal family's hidden reserves of power, barely managing to suppress the realm. As the Great Zhou's finances worsened and supernatural activities grew ever more frequent, the court sat atop a volcano. Ambitious plotters everywhere dreamed of overthrowing the dynasty, and even some reclusive ancient powers emerged, attempting to sway the tides of the world. At the first grand court assembly, the civil and military officials nearly came to blows, fighting tooth and nail over the allocation of fifty million taels of silver from the summer tax revenues. The spectacle opened Wang Hao's eyes—the Great Zhou's bureaucracy was not only corrupt but also martially proficient, a cabinet of all-rounders. Some officials even had the audacity to suggest the emperor release funds from the imperial privy purse to address the emergency. Wang Hao suddenly felt weary. Let it all burn.
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ut it can buy an entire year of absolutely perfect training results! Su Yu stared at his empty wallet and decisively opened up various online loan platforms. “Borrow a thousand bucks! Recharge my vitality!” Boom! His vitality broke a hundred points, shattering the limits of the human body! “Borrow ten thousand bucks! Recharge my combat skills!” Boom! A basic punching technique so common it was everywhere instantly maxed out, revealing the ultimate assassination technique of Five Elements Unity—Inner Force! When a rich kid hired assassins for a midnight ambush, aiming to break both of his legs, they instead ran headfirst into a monster—a human-shaped tyrannosaur, brimming with dragon-like vitality. With just two fingers, Su Yu snapped a steel staff reinforced with alloy. Staring at the killer’s stash of stolen cash—a staggering quarter-million dollars—he showed a corporate-sincere smile: “Thanks for the pre-exam gift pack, Mr. Zhao! I’m gonna go re-invest this!” Three days later, at the National Martial Arts College Entrance Exam, while everyone else struggled just to reach the passing line, Su Yu threw a single punch—and more than a thousand vitality points literally detonated the entire arena!
