Nuoding Boss, Xiao Chenyu's Strategy

"Duel appointment?"

Hearing Xiao Wu's words, Bai Ge and Tang San were both utterly bewildered.

"Yeah, a duel appointment. You two don't know, but while you were out hunting for Spirit Rings, that students' boss kept bullying me. For example, he threw stones at me while I was on my way to eat, and one nearly hit me. And he kept saying he wanted me to be his pet rabbit. He's absolutely awful! If I can put up with that, then I'm not Xiao Wu!"

Xiao Wu clenched her delicate pink fists and pouted.

"So I issued a duel appointment to them on behalf of us Work-Study Students. As the wager, if they win, then all of us Work-Study Students, including me, will become his pets.

"But if we win, then from now on, I, Xiao Wu, won't just be the boss of the Work-Study Students—I'll be the boss of the entire academy!"

At this point, Xiao Wu practically radiated energy.

"It was originally set for a few days from now, but since you two are back already, I had them move it up. It'll be this evening."

"Ding! The system has detected that important character Xiao Wu has challenged Xiao Chenyu, the current boss of the students at Nuoding Academy. The system now issues a mission: Nuoding Boss!

As a transmigrator, one cannot live like an ordinary student at the academy. Host, defeat Xiao Chenyu, take Xiao Chenyu as your little brother, and become the true boss of Nuoding Academy!

Reward: One Black Iron Rank Lottery opportunity!"

After listening to Xiao Wu, the system's voice rang out in Bai Ge's mind again.

Another new mission?

Bai Ge thought impassively.

Now, Bai Ge recalled this part of the story as well. He had originally planned to go to Nuoding City after school to continue looking for a High-End Restaurant, but he hadn't expected the system to issue a mission. Since there was a mission, he could only complete it first.

Besides, since that Xiao Chenyu had become the boss of the students at Nuoding Academy, his background certainly could not be ordinary. Perhaps Bai Ge could find a suitable High-End Restaurant through this guy.

After all, unlike Bai Ge, these ordinary students of Nuoding Academy were mostly locals from Nuoding City. They surely knew Nuoding City better than he did.

"Alright, let's go. They should be there too."

After explaining everything to Bai Ge and Tang San, Xiao Wu turned around, preparing to lead them to the agreed-upon location for the duel appointment.

Along the way, Xiao Wu kept complaining about how awful Boss Xiao had been to her. Tang San was filled with righteous indignation and was already preparing to beat that Boss Xiao senseless.

Following Xiao Wu out of the Main Teaching Building, they crossed the Playground and finally arrived at the back gate of Nuoding Academy.

Nuoding Academy was very strictly managed. If students were discovered fighting within the academy, they would certainly be severely punished. Therefore, the agreed location for the decisive battle was not inside the academy, but on the Back Mountain outside it. Almost no one went there, and it was quiet and secluded—an ideal place for a duel.

Following Xiao Wu out through the back gate and up the Back Mountain, Bai Ge found that the so-called Back Mountain was merely a small hill. It was not large, so before the three had walked very far, they saw two tense groups facing each other in the woods at the summit.

"Sister Xiao Wu!"

Upon seeing Xiao Wu arrive, the Work-Study Students all shouted in unison, as though they had rehearsed it beforehand.

At the sight, Xiao Wu's expression immediately turned solemn. She instantly stopped skipping along and seemed like a completely different person. With her hands behind her back, she took small, measured steps to the very front of the Work-Study Students, with Bai Ge and Tang San following close behind.

"Well, little girl, you finally came?"

Seeing Xiao Wu arrive, the student standing at the very front of the ordinary students—who appeared to be Xiao Chenyu—smiled and spoke teasingly.

Standing behind Xiao Wu, Bai Ge quietly observed the students opposite them. They all appeared to be upperclassmen, each one tall, and they looked far more mature than Bai Ge and Tang San.

Among them, the student who was presumably Xiao Chenyu wore the School Uniform of Nuoding Junior Spirit Master Academy. He was tall and straight, and his appearance could be called handsome. Though his face was still childish, he already looked somewhat like an adult.

However, the contempt and disdain on Boss Xiao's face as he spoke to Xiao Wu somewhat ruined his overall image, giving him the air of a minor villainous boss.

"Hmph, why wouldn't I dare come? I'm more worried that you wouldn't show up. After all, we've brought two powerful generals!"

Xiao Wu showed no tolerance for Boss Xiao's disdain. She also wore a scornful expression as she replied in a delinquent tone.

But paired with Xiao Wu's adorable, rosy little face, that delinquent tone had no intimidation factor at all. Instead, it created an oddly cute contrast.

"Two powerful generals? Could they be the two Soul Masters rumored to have appeared in the first grade this morning? So the news was true after all, and... they're Work-Study Students too?"

Hearing Xiao Wu's words, Xiao Chenyu's heart stirred as he recalled the news he had heard not long ago.

With the influence he had cultivated at the academy over the years, there was practically no information in the academy that could escape him. At noon, someone had told him that two Soul Masters had appeared in the first grade.

He had scoffed at the time. The first-grade students were only six years old—how could Soul Masters possibly appear among them? He had never even heard of Soul Masters so young. Could it actually be true?

If the news was true, then it had undoubtedly disrupted his original plans.

In Xiao Chenyu's view, the only Work-Study Students worth noting had been Wang Sheng and that little girl named Xiao Wu.

He had planned to have ten students from each side participate in the duel, using a winner-stays-on system. The winners would remain on the field, while the losers would withdraw. Whichever side had people left on the field at the end would win.

The average Soul Power Level of the regular students was higher than that of the Work-Study Students, so if they used a winner-stays-on battle, the regular students would undoubtedly hold the advantage.

After all, there were only Wang Sheng and Xiao Wu. No matter how strong they were, they could not possibly defeat ten people in succession whose strength was not much different from their own. Even if those ten were weaker than them, it would still be impossible, because none of them had yet reached the level of Soul Master, so the gap between them was not that great.

But now, the other side apparently had two Soul Masters, while his side had only himself. If they still sent out only ten people, then it would be impossible for them to win in the end. They had to change the format of the duel.

Although Xiao Chenyu could not confirm whether Bai Ge and Tang San were Soul Masters, seeing Xiao Wu's confident expression, he still made the worst-case assumption.

After thinking it over, Xiao Chenyu ultimately found only one suitable method: the All-in Defense System.

There had actually been a better method: stipulate that each person could only take the field once, then hold as many rounds as possible, such as best three out of five, best four out of seven, best five out of nine, and so on.

That way, since each person could only take the field once and there would be so many rounds, the impact of the two Soul Masters on the other side would be reduced to a minimum. And among everyone else, the regular students were undoubtedly stronger on average, so their chances of winning would naturally be much greater.

But the Work-Study Students on the other side would definitely not agree to that. Their advantage would clearly be erased, and unless they were fools, they would never agree.

So after thinking for a long time, Boss Xiao could only choose a plan with a low chance of victory, but still a chance nonetheless—and one that would not cause the Work-Study Students to refuse. That was the All-in Defense System.

All students from both sides would be eligible to take the field. Since his side had more people in total, they would still hold a certain advantage, so their chances of winning would not be zero. Moreover, the Work-Study Students would have no reason to refuse, because this tested the overall strength of both sides and was fairly fair.

After that, if Xiao Chenyu wanted to win, he could only have his little brothers wear down the stamina of the two suspected Soul Masters on the other side. Ideally, they could force one of them off the field. That would give them a better chance of victory!