Rita knew Zhao Bai was hiding something, and Zhao Bai knew Rita knew he was hiding something.
But clearly, they were not hiding the same thing.
"Why were you hiding something like this?"
"Because Principal Theresa..."
Zhao Bai left his sentence unfinished. This was wisdom gained from two years of experience: whenever there was a problem he could not solve, bringing up Theresa would make it go away.
Sure enough, Rita wore an expression that said she completely understood and lightly brushed back her bangs.
"I see. I completely understand."
Rita stepped forward and refilled his cup of flower tea, whispering into Zhao Bai's ear, "Valkyries receive rewards for hunting Honkai creatures that threaten the safety of cities and residents."
"Huh?"
"The reward is based on the number and rank of the creatures killed. An ordinary zombie is worth around thirty thousand yuan."
"Th... thirty thousand?"
"A Centurion-class zombie is worth three hundred thousand."
"Oh."
Compared to his first cry of surprise, he was not nearly as happy this time. After all, he had only encountered one Centurion-class zombie, and rather than killing her, he had turned her back into a human.
As for ordinary zombies...
Yesterday, Zhao Bai had killed until he was exhausted, counting his kills as he went. In total, he had hunted 6,300 zombies.
That came to 189 million yuan.
But why had Theresa never told him about this? Could it be...?
"Hmm, judging by Boss Zhao's expression, it seems you never knew about this? Though that is perfectly normal. Not many students go out alone to hunt zombies, and most powerful Honkai Beasts do not run wild through cities either."
"I understand."
Zhao Bai stopped sipping and began gulping the tea down. A large cup of flower tea slid into his stomach, its fresh alcoholic