"Don't worry. With your teacher here, becoming a Titled Douluo is absolutely within reach."
Yu Xiaogang said with confidence.
The quality of a Martial Soul could affect combat strength at most; one's Innate Soul Power determined their talent for cultivation.
Innate Full Soul Power, Twin Martial Souls.
With the advantage of eighteen Spirit Rings, becoming a Titled Douluo was no dream.
Tang San was overjoyed to hear this.
"Even with two Trash Martial Souls, you're confident you can help me reach the Titled Douluo level, Teacher?"
"I knew I'd chosen the right teacher."
Yu Xiaogang said, "Go on ahead. First thing tomorrow morning, your teacher will take you to obtain your First Soul Ring and become a true Spirit Master."
"Okay, thank you, Teacher!"
Tang San was so excited that his eyes shone with anticipation as he bowed deeply to Yu Xiaogang.
Yu Xiaogang smiled faintly.
This disciple was good in every way. It was just that the quality of his Martial Souls left much to be desired.
"Haah!"
After Tang San left, Yu Xiaogang couldn't help sighing.
"Twin Trash Martial Souls. You don't see that every day."
"Looks like I'll still have to find a way to take that Lin Chen on as a disciple, too."
"But..."
"That kid doesn't look easy to fool. How can I get him under my thumb?"
"This is tricky."
Yu Xiaogang shook his head and began thinking about what Spirit Rings Tang San should acquire.
Lin Chen finally finished cleaning the dormitory. The whole room was damp, so he needed to air it out and let it dry before laying out his bedding.
"Let's go see how the cafeteria cooks do."
Lin Chen went downstairs and happened to run into a group of work-study students who were also heading to the cafeteria.
For some reason,
whenever he saw someone with their back to him, he couldn't help calling out to them.
"Everyone, please wait!"
Tang San and the others stopped in unison and turned to look at him.
When Xiao Wu saw Lin Chen, her expression turned a little strange.
She wondered if he was going to tell them again that she was plagued by bad luck.
Wang Sheng and the others looked a little uneasy, too.
But it wasn't because of what Lin Chen had said. It was because of his clothes and overall appearance.
He looked every bit like a noble's son.
Tang San, however, didn't seem surprised. "Are you going to the cafeteria, too?"
"Yeah. Let's go together."
Watching the black qi seep into everyone's brows, Lin Chen replied calmly.
At the same time, he received a notification from the system.
But the reward wasn't worth mentioning. It was just a slightly larger number of Gold Soul Coins.
Wang Sheng looked at Tang San. "You know each other?"
The other work-study students were just as astonished. Clearly, they hadn't expected Tang San to know a noble's son.
"Yeah, we're from the same village."
Tang San hadn't thought much of it and had immediately revealed Lin Chen's humble origins.
"What?"
Wang Sheng and the others stared blankly at Lin Chen, looking him up and down.
His clothes, complexion, bearing—what about him looked like a commoner?
And he wasn't staying in the work-study students' dormitory, either.
Did Tang San's village really have rich people like him?
"Let's go!"
Lin Chen came over, then gestured for everyone to set off together.
Before long, they arrived at the cafeteria.
They also happened to run into Xiao Chenyu and the others coming down from the second floor.
"Grandmaster?"
When Xiao Chenyu saw Lin Chen, he looked astonished and dashed down the stairs, taking them three at a time.
Liu Long and the others were much the same.
After Lin Chen had read their fortunes last time, they had all experienced a bout of bad luck.
Luckily, nothing serious had happened.
In their eyes, it had only been minor because Lin Chen had warned them. Otherwise, no one knew how bad their misfortune might have become.
Because of that, they all felt at least a little grateful to Lin Chen.
"Hm?"
Tang San thought they were calling his teacher, so he looked back—but didn't see anyone.
Lin Chen greeted them. "It's you."
Tang San: "..."
He'd actually forgotten that Lin Chen had said people called him Grandmaster, too.
Xiao Chenyu glanced at Wang Sheng and the others before turning back to Lin Chen.
"Grandmaster, with your status, how can you enroll as a work-study student?"
"Wouldn't that be a complete waste of your cultivation time?"
"Let me pay your enrollment fees. Six years wouldn't cost much at all."
Wang Sheng and the others were utterly dumbfounded.
Who exactly was Tang San's fellow villager? He'd somehow gotten Xiao Chenyu, the City Lord's son, to act so obsequiously toward him.
How did that make any sense?
Lin Chen waved his hand. "No need. I didn't enroll as a work-study student. I just happened to run into them, so we came to the cafeteria together."
Xiao Chenyu suddenly understood.
He'd thought so. How could someone with Lin Chen's abilities be short on money?
And even if he were, it wouldn't be for such a small amount.
Xiao Chenyu then offered to treat Lin Chen to a fine meal in town.
Lin Chen turned him down, but the other boy was so enthusiastic that he eventually let him treat him to a meal on the second floor.
"Hey, Tang San, what's the deal with your fellow villager?"
After Lin Chen and Xiao Chenyu's group went upstairs, Wang Sheng couldn't help asking.
"I don't know the details either, but he seems able to see through people's fortunes. Maybe that's how he got to know them."
There was a hint of envy in Tang San's eyes.
He didn't have a single coin to his name now and could only rely on Wang Sheng and the others to treat him to dinner. If only he had Lin Chen's knack for making money.
Wang Sheng and the others were shocked all over again. They stared at the second floor, dumbstruck.
See through other people's fortunes?
What kind of Martial Soul did he have? That ability was downright outrageous!
"Xiao San!"
Tang San turned around and saw Yu Xiaogang slowly making his way toward the cafeteria.
At the sight of his teacher, Tang San's face brightened.
"Teacher!"
Yu Xiaogang said, "Come on. Let's go upstairs and eat."
Then he looked at Xiao Wu.
If the quality wasn't there, he could at least make up for it with quantity. She was an Innate Full Soul Power holder, after all.
"You can come along, too."
Xiao Wu instinctively wanted to refuse. She was a little afraid of the so-called bad-luck star Lin Chen, but she couldn't resist an unexpected stroke of good fortune like this.
"Thank you!"
In the end, Xiao Wu agreed and followed Yu Xiaogang and Tang San upstairs.
Wang Sheng and the others exchanged glances.
Tang San had actually taken that good-for-nothing as his teacher. This was simply...
There didn't seem to be a single normal person in their village.
"Let's go!"
Wang Sheng shook his head helplessly, then led everyone toward the food-serving counter.
Second floor.
Lin Chen had just gotten his food and sat down when he spotted Yu Xiaogang and the other two.
"Huh? Why is Xiao Wu up here, too?"
"I remember Yu Xiaogang barely paid any attention to Xiao Wu in the original story."
"Is this the butterfly effect?"
"Whatever. Why think so much about it? It's not a big deal."
Xiao Chenyu and the others had already eaten, so they could only keep Lin Chen company from the side, chatting with him while he ate.
"Hold on, Grandmaster. Isn't it a little inappropriate for you to bring two people up here at once?"
Lin Chen and the others all turned to look.
The cafeteria manager was staring at Yu Xiaogang with knitted brows and an unhappy expression.
This bastard already freeloaded in the academy cafeteria. Now he'd started bringing other people, too—and two at a time.
Did he think running the cafeteria cost nothing?
As for connections...
How could he run the cafeteria at Nuoding Academy without having any?
Yu Xiaogang couldn't help but freeze.
He was the dean's friend. What was wrong with bringing two people up for a meal?
This bastard was being far too disrespectful!
Seeing Tang San and Xiao Wu's embarrassed expressions, Yu Xiaogang's face darkened at once.
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