You Understand So Well?

"How is it? What should we do next?"

Watching Wu Hua walk in from the door, Xu Qiang, who was lying half-reclined on the sofa with his feet up on the coffee table, turned his gaze toward him.

"The Logistics Team will handle the unconscious students and the public opinion aspect themselves. They'll likely issue the usual report about a Laboratory Gas Leak causing the fainting; they're quite experienced with these things."

Skillfully lighting a cigarette and exhaling a cloud of smoke, Wu Hua replied.

"I'll write the report for this incident. We shouldn't be nosy and include the fact that other players were present in the school. If it hadn't been for that person's intervention, we would have been finished."

"Suit yourself. Besides, if I don't write that down, I might get a slightly larger reward. I'm only a few Game Coins away from being able to buy that item."

Xu Qiang looked indifferent.

"But speaking of which, I still don't have high hopes for that guy Wang Xuan. He's supposed to start his Novice Quest in a few days, right? It would be a real shame if he died in the Novice Quest and all the equipment supported by the bureau ended up lost."

"Qiangzi!!"

"Fine, fine, fine. My bad for running my mouth."

Curling his lips, Xu Qiang slowly raised his hands above his head.

"Without the support of equipment and Skills, it's too hard for a newbie player to survive a Novice Quest. Don't look at those Walkthroughs that say you can clear it safely if you're careful enough; the pass rate for the Novice Quest is a pathetic 40%. Are you sure that guy Wang Xuan can make it? Even with the equipment provided by the bureau, it's going to be a struggle."

"We've done enough. The rest is up to him."

Taking a deep drag of his cigarette, Wu Hua's expression darkened slightly.

"Don't say things like that in the future. After all, he is our Teammate."

"Tch..."

Having asked for a snub, Xu Qiang lazily lay back down on the sofa.

"Alright, alright, then I'll say something nice. Like, I hope he runs into an overpowered Teammate during his Novice Quest so he can cling to their leg and achieve a Perfect clear..."

Wu Hua: "..."

Although he had deliberately omitted the existence of that player in the report to avoid unnecessary trouble, it was an undeniable fact that the person had saved them.

Therefore, before leaving the school after the mission, Wu Hua specifically went to visit the other party's Rental Apartment.

"Hmm? You're here? Sit."

Seeming not at all surprised by his arrival, the man gestured casually toward the sofa after letting him into the room.

...He actually lives in such a humble place?

Reflecting on the man's low profile in his heart, Wu Hua sat on the sofa and spoke first. In essence, his words covered only two or three points.

He expressed his gratitude for being saved, offered his goodwill, and expressed a desire to build a positive connection. In the end, Wu Hua took the initiative to place an anonymous Bank Card on the table.

"...Regardless of anything else, it is a fact that you saved us. There is 1 million in this card. Consider it a small token of my appreciation. Please, I insist you accept it."

"..."

Looking at the Bank Card on the table, Bai Zhi silently took a sip of his tea.

After becoming a player, money really didn't mean much. On the forums, there were countless posts offering high prices for Game Coins. The price of one Game Coin had been driven up to 1,000 yuan. Converting 1 million into Game Coins would only net 1,000, and even then, there was no supply; the market for Game Coins was in a state of perpetual shortage.

Bai Zhi estimated that if he were to list the two items in his Inventory on the Auction House, he could easily sell them for tens of billions... it was a pity they couldn't be traded.

Come to think of it, he had saved the man's life, so 1 million really wasn't that much...

He had originally assumed the man was there to recruit him on behalf of the authorities, and he had even prepared his refusal in advance. But ever since the man entered the room, every word and action had far exceeded his expectations... So where did things go wrong? When exactly did he inexplicably get pegged as some kind of Big Shot in the other man's imagination?

--Lin Xiaoyi, who had just returned to her dormitory, suddenly sneezed.

"What's wrong? Your brain shouldn't be fried, right?"

As soon as she entered the room, Xia Wen placed the back of her hand against her forehead with a worried expression.

"When I went out to buy medicine earlier, something big seemed to happen at the Teaching Building. Even the police arrived, and eventually, ambulances came screaming in. I heard it was a chemical leak in the school lab. Oh, right, I also saw your 'destined one' walking slowly into the Shop."

"What did Bai Zhi go do?"

Grabbing Xia Wen's hand off her forehead, Lin Xiaoyi's eyes lit up upon hearing that last sentence.

"Wow, Doggy, you really have changed!! You didn't even ask why I went to buy medicine!!!"

Xia Wen was suddenly furious.

"I think your brain really is fried. What is so good about that guy Bai Zhi? His classmates were being sent to the hospital one by one, yet he went back to his Rental Apartment as if nothing happened, all calm and collected. How can you, Doggy, give your heart to someone so cold-blooded!?"

"What do you know? There are more things in this world than you can imagine. Seeing is believing, but don't let those hearsay rumors cloud your wise eyes."

Releasing Xia Wen's hand, Lin Xiaoyi hummed a tune and went to her Wardrobe to rummage through her clothes.

"I'll explain the details to you later anyway. I already told you about those things before, even though you didn't believe me..."

"Wait, you're changing clothes now—what are you going to do?"

Blocking Lin Xiaoyi's path, Xia Wen looked highly nervous, as if she were afraid her best friend would get taken advantage of.

"It's simple. I've decided to treat Bai Zhi to lunch at noon!!"

Clenching her fists, Lin Xiaoyi looked full of fighting spirit.

"To love and to hate, to take the initiative—that is my style. I will definitely win Bai Zhi over!! He is my destined one!!"

"...I really think you've lost your mind."

Collapsing onto the bed, Xia Wen's mouth twitched violently.

"Seriously, I strongly suggest you go see a psychiatrist, preferably at a large hospital for a thorough check-up, because I'm genuinely worried about you."

"Hm? Worried about what?"

While holding a white dress up against her body, the Campus Belle turned her head with a look of slight confusion.

"Isn't this a common plotline in those doujinshi?"

Solemnly extending a finger in front of her, Xia Wen wore an expression of grave seriousness.

"The protagonist pursues the Campus Belle relentlessly but fails, only to suddenly encounter a miraculous opportunity one day and master hypnosis. Without anyone noticing, he hypnotizes the Campus Belle, making her fall madly in love with him, and then in some secluded corner, he makes her get on top and move on her own, and so on..."

A piece of clothing slammed straight into her head.