The dormitory at the Heavenly Emperor's Family's academy.
"What the heck? Luo Yan's soul power only increased by one rank, and he even obtained a second soul ring. Yet the points I got were only half of his? This diary is way too stingy, isn't it?"
Yueyan clenched her fists, her long hair falling loose over her shoulders. Her expression was deeply displeased.
The main reason she was so frustrated was that she'd just gotten out of bed.
She'd been sleeping peacefully, but then the diary copy in her mind started jumping around. It had ruined her good mood, and she hadn't been able to enjoy anything since—no matter what she tried.
By contrast, Huoyao didn't seem nearly as annoyed. She merely shook her head now and then.
"Getting half is normal. Luo Yan's the protagonist of the diary, so all I can hope to get is half the points he earns from the diary copy."
"But even so, this is still a huge stroke of luck. I'd forgotten about those things in the Points Shop that could shock the entire continent."
Given Huoyao's personality, being able to obtain those things all at once was already a rare stroke of luck.
Yueyan was persuaded. She wasn't as angry anymore, and instead nodded thoughtfully.
"That's true. Besides the points I can earn every day, if I can also get a diary copy for a month, I'll be able to get a lot of rewards. I just don't know if those rewards will be any good."
Huoyao thought for a moment before replying.
"Probably not bad. But the exact rewards we get will depend on our luck, just like the number of points we earn each day."
Yueyan listened to Huoyao, who was speaking with a hint of envy, and nodded in agreement.
"Yeah. Just like today: I got five gold points, while you got nine. You were only one point short of the maximum."
According to the diary copy, the number of points she could earn each day was limited. Just having her name mentioned would earn her at least one point, and at most ten.
Luo Yan getting ten gold points wasn't surprising. After all, besides being the diary's protagonist, he was also the son of destiny chosen by the plane's will. It was only natural for him to be lucky.
But there was a huge gap between Huoyao and Luo Yan, and that left Yueyan feeling a little jealous.
Of course, losing was something people could accept. But seeing someone else succeed was much harder to stomach.
Huoyao glanced at her and replied calmly, "I just happened to get lucky this time. I don't know whether the number of points I get each day will change."
Yueyan leaned over to Huoyao, her eyes bright with curiosity as she deliberately put on an adorable expression.
"Good Huoyao, hurry up and tell me what you're guessing."
Huoyao had long since gotten used to her theatrics. Without much reaction, she answered directly.
"I think that if Luo Yan mentions me more often in the diary, the number of points I get the next day might increase. If he only mentions me once, then I'd just be lucky to get points at all."
"Of course, that's only a guess. We can try it later and see if it works."
Yueyan had to admit that Huoyao's reasoning made sense. Just as she was about to reply, she suddenly remembered something and blurted out,
"Wait, if Luo Yan doesn't write the names of my friends in the diary, what then?"
Huoyao's expression stiffened. For a moment, she didn't know what to say.
Luo Yan was at the Shrek Academy, while they were students at the Heavenly Emperor's Family's academy. They were nowhere near each other, so there was no way he could know their names. Naturally, he wouldn't be writing about them in the diary every day.
Faced with this problem, Huoyao didn't know what to do either.
The Spirit Hall, Pope Palace.
"Teacher, how about I go find Luo Yan myself? At worst, I can have that little dancer and Duoxu go with me and keep him company."
Hu Lie'na gave Bibi Dong a sincere suggestion.
Bibi Dong glanced at her and replied in a calm voice,
"What's the matter? You're not satisfied with the seven gold points you got?"
Hu Lie'na pursed her lips and said, "It's not that I'm dissatisfied. It's just that the points come in too slowly. There are so many things in the Points Shop I want, and I can get at most ten gold points a day. I don't know how long it'll take before I can afford them."
Yesterday, she'd felt the same way. She hadn't known that the maximum number of points she could earn each day was only ten.
After finding out about this new rule, Hu Lie'na could hardly sit still.
If she had to rely on her own name appearing in the diary to earn points, she'd be lucky to get even one gold point.
At this rate, who knew how many years it would take before she could afford the things she wanted?
She knew that one day she'd have to stand with Tang San and the gods, so she wanted to improve her strength as quickly as possible.
And it wasn't just Hu Lie'na. Even Bibi Dong, who'd been eyeing the items in the Points Shop, couldn't take her eyes off them.
Yet, despite Hu Lie'na's suggestion, Bibi Dong still refused.
"No. The new rule says Luo Yan can't know that we have diary copies. Otherwise, he might grow suspicious. If you go looking for him now, he'll definitely get curious."
"If he finds out that we have diary copies, and the diary copies are destroyed as a result, wouldn't that be a case of gaining a little and losing a lot?"
Hu Lie'na listened to her teacher and slumped over the table, looking quite troubled.
The new rule added to the diary today, besides stating the maximum number of points that could be earned each day, also said they couldn't let Luo Yan know they had diary copies.
Otherwise, given Hu Lie'na's understanding of her teacher, Bibi Dong might run all the way to the Sea God Island Academy. She'd drag Luo Yan back no matter what, so there was no way she'd stand by and do nothing.
"It looks like the diary added this rule to stop me from working with Luo Yan."
Bibi Dong said something that left room for interpretation.
After all, if Luo Yan found out that they had diary copies, and that simply having their names appear in the diary would earn them a substantial number of points, he'd definitely write everyone's name down every day.
It'd be great if the owners of the diary copies could all earn a generous number of rewards, so they'd have more leverage when the war with the gods began.
Unfortunately, that plan had been directly blocked by the diary.
After Bibi Dong reminded her, Hu Lie'na also understood. She wasn't at all happy about the diary's new restriction.
"Then what should we do? Are we just supposed to rely on luck?"
Bibi Dong didn't have a good answer. After a moment of silence, she said calmly,
"Luo Yan will be going to Shrek Academy soon. Given his relationship with us, if he takes those three women from Taolangke with him, his first stop will definitely be the Spirit Hall."
"So there's no need to rush. Let's wait and see."
As Luo Yan's past-life teacher, and as the person he'd called his master, Bibi Dong was very confident when she said this.
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