Tang San's Blackening

Early in the morning, the various latrines at Notting Academy were at their peak hour of congestion.

The students were all busy resolving the blockages within their own bodies.

However, what they failed to notice was that countless stalks of Blue Silver Grass were breaking through the soil beneath their feet.

These Blue Silver Grass stalks grew wildly and unreasonably, showing no regard for anything at all.

In no time at all, the latrines were crushed into rubble by the Blue Silver Grass.

Some students were hoisted into the sky by the grass, and unidentified objects were scattered all over the ground.

They screamed and roared, not even understanding what had happened.

"What's going on?"

"Where did this Blue Silver Grass come from?"

"Is it that bastard Tang San again?"

"..."

Tang San looked at his classmates, who were scrambling to stand up and pull up their pants, with a look of unbearable shame, yet his hands showed no sign of stopping.

Throughout the morning, Tang San demolished five public latrines in succession.

Then, amidst the furious glares of his classmates, he pushed a cart filled with bricks he had bought in advance and began his repair work.

"Tang San! What the hell are you doing again?"

"Fellow students, the latrines were in disrepair, so I've come to rebuild and renovate them. No need to thank me."

"Thank your grandfather! If you wanted to renovate, couldn't you have waited until night when no one was around? We still need to use them early in the morning!"

Some students who hadn't had the chance to use the latrines clutched their stomachs, their faces flushed red from holding it in.

These people could only vent their anger on Tang San.

Even Xiao Wu, who shared a bunk with Tang San, couldn't stand it anymore.

"Tang San, if you keep doing this, Big Sister Xiao Wu won't have a toilet to use either."

"Don't worry, I'm very fast. Just bear with it for a bit; it'll be fixed by noon."

Xiao Wu was so angry her teeth itched, but since he was currently her number one lackey, she couldn't very well beat him up in front of everyone.

Besides, she still needed him to finish repairing these latrines!

At first, Tang San felt quite embarrassed, but thinking of the rewards upon completing the assessment, he accepted all the angry and strange looks from his classmates.

Jinx must have a purpose for this assessment. The senior must be trying to temper my resolve.

That's right, that must be it.

The strange looks of others can never stop me from reaching the peak.

Having received the rewards for completing the previous assessments, who could still endure the misery of slow cultivation?

Moreover, the rewards for the subsequent assessments were clearly very generous at a glance.

Integrity or whatever—if it had to be discarded, then so be it!

Tang San worked on the five public latrines until midnight before he finally finished all the repairs.

As the last latrine was completed, Lu Xian, back in the dormitory, once again received a reward from the system.

Wish Level F, executor completion rate 100%.
Reward: 60 days of cultivation, Spirit Ring age increased by 25 years.

After taking the lion's share for himself, he gave Tang San a reward slightly more generous than the second assessment.

Hearing the notification in his mind, the exhaustion in Tang San's body could no longer dampen the burning fire in his heart.

"The third assessment is complete!"

"Third assessment, Tornado Destroys Latrine Cave, completed."

"Reward: 20 days of cultivation, Spirit Ring age increased by 8 years."

Upon receiving the reward, Tang San felt refreshed, and the fatigue from a whole day of hard labor was swept away.

His cultivation successfully returned to level 14.

And his Spirit Ring age had successfully broken through the limit of what his first Spirit Ring could withstand.

Meanwhile, in the senior dormitory, Lu Xian nodded in satisfaction as he received the system reward.

He didn't feel the slightest bit of heartache over the nearly one-quarter of the reward he had shared with Tang San.

Relying on the nearly 40 days of cultivation results from Tang San, Lu Xian's cultivation successfully reached level 12, and he wasn't far from level 13.

Before long, his Spirit Ring would be able to evolve into a century-old Spirit Ring.

"Judging by the current situation, as soon as I break through to level 20, I can choose another person to be a laborer."

"A perfect natural-born laborer like the little rabbit shouldn't be wasted."

"Keep it up, San. My rise to level 20 depends on you."

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, two months had passed.

During these two months, Tang San completed six consecutive assessments.

His cultivation rose with the tide, surging to level 16, and the age of his spirit ring reached the 500-year mark.

The six assessments also successfully earned Tang San the title of "Jinx" within the academy.

As the name suggests, wherever he went, the students were guaranteed to have a miserable time.

Either the beds they had slept in for months or even years needed repairs, or their clothes were suddenly too tattered and needed replacing.

Even more terrifyingly, the Jinx's demonic claws had reached the academy's teachers.

Using ridiculous excuses like "women only slow down your sword-drawing speed," he caused several male teachers' relationships to fall apart.

These newly single teachers were so furious they could only grit their teeth in silence.

But considering Tang San's cultivation, no one dared to offend this gifted student.

Tang San's vigorous efforts indirectly caused Lu Xian's cultivation to skyrocket like a rocket.

Now, after skimming off a fair share of Tang San's wish power, his cultivation had reached level 18, successfully overtaking Tang San.

It wouldn't be long before he could raise his cultivation to level 20 and achieve his small goal of finding a second worker.

"Not bad, not bad. It's time to give Tang San a tenth-assessment final exam."

Accompanied by his spirit possession, Lu Xian quickly issued the tenth assessment within Tang San's mind.

This time, he decided not to limit the assessment location to Notting Academy.

You can't keep shearing the same sheep over and over, can you? What if they go bald?

Inside Dorm Seven, the little rabbit stared fixedly at Tang San beside her.

"Can you stop doing those nonsensical things?"

"As your boss, Big Sister Xiao Wu, I'm losing face along with you!"

Tang San felt a bit guilty; because he had helped her secure her work-study position, the little rabbit had indeed cleaned up his messes quite a few times over these past few months.

But the path to godhood was right before his eyes, and there was no turning back now.

"Jinx's Tenth Assessment: Effort doesn't guarantee success, but not trying is definitely comfortable."

"Help those who cannot recognize their own worth, and let them rest on the spot."

"Sabotage the work of 100 people that must be completed today, and let them know how comfortable it is to lie flat."

"Time limit: 15 days."

"Friendly reminder: Every ten assessments will usher in a major exam."

Tang San was pondering why the difficulty of this assessment had increased so much when the Jinx immediately provided an explanation.

This also meant that the rewards for completing this assessment would likely exceed his imagination.

"Half a month to make 100 people lie flat?"

"Looks like there's no time to rest."

The little rabbit, who was still lecturing Tang San, watched as he vanished from the dormitory in a flash, and she was instantly fuming with rage.

"Hey, where are you going to cause trouble again?"

Receiving no response, the little rabbit could only stomp her feet in anger.

"Big Sister Xiao Wu isn't going to care about you anymore; sooner or later, you're going to get yourself killed!"

This assessment was not restricted to the academy, and Tang San was sensible enough to head to the main street.

After all, it wasn't easy to find people with jobs inside the academy.

Watching the busy "workhorses" on the street, Tang San's smile gradually turned sinister.

"A reputation is a double-edged sword; the past is the past, and now I'm a deviant!"

"Heh heh heh!"

Accompanied by the screams and curses of the surrounding commoners, Tang San immediately began his assessment journey.

He dismantled the wheels of a cart being pulled by a laborer;

He kicked the good leg of a vegetable seller with a limp;

He snapped the fingers of an artist;

He stole the cooking utensils from the chefs;

He sprayed chili oil into the eyes of a seamstress;

He delivered a hand-chop directly to the throat of a singing girl;

Soon, the entire central street of Nuoding City was filled with complaints and grievances.

This scene left a black shadow hidden in the darkness stunned; he could not understand why his son, who had always been calm and rational, had turned into this.