Money Makes the Ghosts Push the Millstones

August 31, 2001, 4 PM.

"Knock, knock, knock..." There was a knock on the door of the faculty office. A woman in professional attire opened the door. She looked to be in her late thirties, dressed neatly with a name tag pinned to her jacket pocket. Seeing Feng Xue in her school uniform and carrying a large suitcase, her furrowed brows relaxed slightly, but she still asked:

"Who are you..."

"Hello, teacher! I'm a transfer student this year, and this is my boarding paperwork." Wearing a school uniform and with her face slightly altered to look seventeen, Feng Xue stood outside the door and said obediently.

The middle-aged woman sized Feng Xue up and down, took the documents from his hand, glanced at them, and then said:

"I wouldn't dare call myself a teacher, I'm just the dorm supervisor. Come with me, there aren't many first-year students boarding this year, so there are still beds available..."

As the dormitory supervisor was speaking, Feng Xue suddenly grabbed her hands and shook them forcefully a few times, saying:

"Aunt Li, this is my first time living in a boarding school, and I'm not used to it. Could you arrange a nicer dormitory for me?"

"There are only so many dorm rooms, they're all the same, there's no difference between better and worse ones."

The dormitory supervisor gave Feng Xue a serious look, pulled his hand out of Feng Xue and put it in his pocket, then turned his back to Feng Xue and said:

"Come with me."

Feng Xue's lips curled slightly upward as she followed the dormitory supervisor to a corner on the third floor. The supervisor took out a key, opened the dormitory door, and said:

"This is it, see if it's okay?"

Feng Xue glanced into the dormitory. Although it was a four-person dormitory with two bunk beds, there was absolutely no sign of it having been lived in. She couldn't help but smile and say:

"That's very good, thank you Aunt Li."

"Don't thank me yet. The rules need to be clear. You can stay here, but you can't change your bed. Otherwise, I won't be able to explain it when the supervisor comes to inspect. Also, you need to keep the room clean, and you can't put anything on the walls. Furthermore, you're not allowed to bring girls over to stay overnight, and you can't use electric stoves or other electrical appliances. We'll be checking the dorms every day, so don't bring any prohibited items into the room, understand?"

Aunt Li, though seemingly unapproachable, explained the dormitory rules and regulations to Feng Xue in detail. He nodded vigorously and slipped two coins to the dormitory manager.

Watching the dormitory manager leave with satisfaction, Feng Xue's lips curled up slightly, and she immediately began tidying up her private room.

What? A four-person room?

Some things don't need to be said so clearly!

After roughly cleaning off the dust, Feng Xue packed up the bunk bed near the window, then took out a bed she had bought from the Tower of Babel department store.

Although this Phantom Bed has no special effects other than comfort, what could be more important than comfort for a bed?

As for the dormitory manager's rule against altering beds...

Just kidding! Hermit Authority?

With the activation of the Hermit Authority, the exquisite bed instantly transformed into a simple two-story steel pipe bed, but the feeling of lying on it was still irresistible.

After opening the cabinet and arranging all the items that needed to be in the dormitory, Feng Xue cast a [Difficult to Understand] buff on her dormitory door before leaving the dormitory building.

Climbing up the Teaching Building, Feng Xue observed the surrounding layout. Although it looked a bit outdated, that was due to its age. Judging from the Teaching Building itself, Feng Xue could tell that the tuition here was probably not cheap.

The Teaching Building has only three floors, with five classrooms on each floor. This doesn't mean the Teaching Building can only accommodate that many classes. In fact, the number of functional classrooms, such as offices, laboratories, computer rooms, and Stairs halls, is more than the number of regular classrooms.

It's worth mentioning that the Teaching Building is divided into floors according to grade level. The player's second year of high school is sandwiched between the third year of high school on the first floor and the first year of high school on the third floor, making it a place where there are "people" on both the upper and lower floors.

After roughly confirming the structure of the Teaching Building, Feng Xue went to a security door that was different from the classic wooden door and iron lock of the classroom, and gently knocked on it:

"Tap tap tap..."

"Please come in!" Hearing the voice from inside, Feng Xue pushed open the Room Door, and instantly, five pairs of eyes turned to her almost simultaneously.

Looking at the men and women sitting at the desk, Feng Xue gave a shy smile and said:

"Um, I'm a new transfer student this year..."

"Is the dormitory all set up?" Before Feng Xue could finish her introduction, a young man sitting in the corner stood up and walked over with a gentle smile. Feng Xue was slightly taken aback, but when her gaze focused on his name tag, she immediately replied:

"It's all set up, Teacher Zhang."

"You're a transfer student, and the new dorm will probably be full of first-year high school students. They might be a bit noisy, so don't get into any conflicts with them, okay?"

The teacher gave a brief instruction in a calm tone, Feng Xue immediately nodded to indicate that she understood. As she followed the teacher out, she subtly slipped a coin into his hand, saying at the same time:

"Teacher, I'm new to this school and don't know any of my classmates. Could you tell me about it?"

"Oh, look at me. I'll give you the attendance book in a bit. Also, how are your eyesight? I Think if I can change your seat." The teacher's expression remained gentle, and Feng Xue maintained her shy smile.

"My eyesight is very good, the teacher can arrange things accordingly."

"That's fine. I'll arrange for you to sit next to some good students, but you need to behave yourself and not disturb their studies."

The teacher and student arrived at the classroom of Class 3, Grade 11, and took the attendance book from the teacher. Seeing the inconsistent handwriting, likely from different teachers' notes, Feng Xue couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

"Money Ghost Pushing Millstones," as the old saying goes!

"Good morning, teachers and students. Today is the first day of the New Semester..."

Listening intently to the middle-aged man on the podium, who was most likely the principal, speaking eloquently, Feng Xue stood below. He wanted to daydream like the students next to him, but who knew that if he lost focus at this moment, the students on duty and teachers patrolling nearby might suddenly open their mouths and bite him.

Although he'd risk his life to kill anyone who dared to bite him, he's here to investigate, not to kick down the door.

"Cry Out! Wail, Fierce Spirit of the Hellish Path of Ghostly Cries!"

Feng Xue was pointing out grammatical errors in the speech to the school leaders when she suddenly heard an angry shout. She didn't dare turn her head, but only glanced at the crowd out of the corner of her eye and saw a black light rising from the crowd not far away.

Skeletal Arm, bound entirely by chains, emerged from the black light, accompanied by chilling curses.

"Judging from the direction, it's from Class Two. I didn't expect any player to survive the first day. They must be a smart person. Why would they use their ultimate skill in a place like this?"

As Feng Xue was thinking this, she saw the half of the Skeleton Giant's outstretched hand being restrained by some force and gradually pulled back into the black light.

At the same time, the principal, whose speech had been interrupted, frowned and angrily rebuked:

"Which class is this kid from? So unruly!"