"Waiter, add a dish! A plate of spicy rabbit heads!"

Dormitory Seven!

After Xiao Wu huffily helped Su Chen make his bed, it was finally time to eat!

Su Chen beckoned to Wang Sheng and the others to head toward the cafeteria together.

Since he was a newcomer and didn't know the way, bringing along this group of free guides was the perfect way to save time.

The cafeteria at Notting Academy was divided into two floors.

As a transmigrator, Su Chen naturally wasn't about to shortchange himself.

It was only gold soul coins; if he spent them, he would find a way to get more.

Just as Su Chen stepped onto the stairs leading to the second floor, Wang Sheng and the other work-study students stopped in their tracks, their faces full of unease.

The first floor was where work-study students belonged; they couldn't afford the prices on the second floor at all.

Only Xiao Wu followed nonchalantly behind Su Chen, mentally calculating how many carrots she could eat.

Seeing no movement behind him, Su Chen turned his head to look at the group standing frozen in place and asked, "Why aren't you moving?"

Wang Sheng looked troubled. "Boss, the second floor is too expensive. That's a place only noble students can afford to eat."

So that was it!

Su Chen waved his hand grandly and said with full confidence, "Small matter. Come on, my treat!"

Wang Sheng and the others were pleasantly surprised.

This new boss was truly someone you could rely on! When it came to food, he really didn't hold back.

Just as everyone was happily preparing to head upstairs, a harsh, mocking voice drifted down from the top of the stairs.

"Yo, isn't this Wang Sheng and his bunch of penniless wretches?"

"The food on the second floor isn't something you can afford just by sweeping floors. What? Trying to come up here to catch a whiff today?"

Su Chen raised his eyes to look.

Several upperclassmen dressed in fine clothing were blocking the top of the stairs, looking down at them with faces full of mockery.

He chuckled to himself.

Aren't these just NPCs here to deliver gold soul coins?

Wang Sheng and the others instantly flushed red, clenching their fists as they prepared to charge up.

Su Chen raised a hand to stop them, shielding the group behind him.

"Boss..." Wang Sheng looked deeply aggrieved.

"As your boss, there's no reason to let my underlings take the lead."

Su Chen's tone was calm, yet his domineering aura was on full display.

Xiao Wu's eyes lit up as she listened, clenching her pink fists and eager to jump in. "Boss, let me handle this!"

Su Chen glanced at her with a look of utter disdain. "What kind of girl gets into fights? Be careful you don't turn into a violent maniac later on."

"You..."

Xiao Wu was choked with anger. How could this little brat be so infuriating?

The leading youth saw Wang Sheng calling a little brat "Boss" and burst into unrestrained laughter. "Wang Sheng, you've really gone downhill. You actually recognize a nursing baby as your boss!"

As soon as he finished, those behind him roared with laughter, joining in the mockery.

Su Chen narrowed his eyes.

Too lazy to waste words, a light flashed in his palm, and the Heart of Rules manifested out of thin air as a longsword!

Immediately following, a dazzling yellow hundred-year spirit ring rose violently from beneath his feet!

The youth's laughter instantly caught in his throat, his eyes nearly popping out of their sockets. "A... a hundred-year spirit ring?!"

He had just opened his mouth to beg for mercy when Su Chen lightly swung the sword in his hand.

Seeing this, Wang Sheng, Xiao Wu, and the others instinctively recoiled, instantly clearing a large space.

The youth felt his knees go weak, and with a loud "thud," he slammed heavily onto the steps!

The next second, completely unable to control his own body, he slid smoothly down the stairs, kneeling all the way until he stopped right at Su Chen's feet!

"Clap!"

The youth pressed his palms together, pinning Su Chen's blade between them with perfect precision.

[You have created an abstract moment, gaining 100 Abstract Points]

The youth looked up in terror at the smiling Su Chen, his mind a complete blank.

A devil, this wicked brat must be a devil.

The group of lackeys on the stairs saw this scene and were scared out of their wits, retreating several steps in unison and pressing themselves tightly against the wall.

Xiao Wu clicked her tongue in secret; no matter how many times she saw this bizarre soul skill that forced people to kneel, it still felt outrageous.

Su Chen looked at the person kneeling before him and said with a smile, "A person should have self-awareness, don't you agree?"

The young man couldn't move his body at all, only his head could respond.

He nodded hurriedly and said, "Yes, yes, Big Brother, you are right."

"If you don't have the strength but still try to act tough, it's like water coming to a boil."

Su Chen paused, then said word by word, "Once the water boils, it just dances away."

The young man didn't understand what he meant, but he frantically admitted he was a piece of trash, nodding so hard his neck nearly snapped.

Su Chen was very satisfied with his attitude toward admitting his mistakes.

"Since I've taught you a lesson on how to conduct yourself, shouldn't you pay the tuition and the service fee?"

The youth woke up as if from a dream and replied repeatedly, "I'll pay! I'll pay right away!"

"But, I can't pay in my current state."

Su Chen retracted his martial soul and released the control.

The youth felt as if he had been granted a pardon; he scrambled to his feet, quickly pulled a money bag from his bosom, held it above his head with both hands, and respectfully handed it to Su Chen.

A teachable child!

Su Chen nodded with satisfaction, accepted the tuition, and weighed it; it was quite heavy.

"This boss... can we get lost now?" the youth asked with a sobbing tone.

Su Chen let out a cold snort, "Remember, from now on, the work-study students are under my protection. Don't come looking for trouble for no reason."

"Understood! Absolutely understood!"

The youth signaled to the group of terrified lackeys, and they scrambled out of the cafeteria.

The entire cafeteria was deathly silent.

A moment later, Wang Sheng shouted with a flushed face, "Long live the boss! The boss is mighty!"

The other work-study students followed with fanatical cheers!

Inside a private room by the window on the second floor.

A table full of sumptuous food was steaming, and the work-study students were devouring it.

Su Chen ate his meal unhurriedly, but his peripheral vision flickered toward the window from time to time, a subtle, mischievous smile tugging at the corners of his mouth.

Xiao Wu had her mouth stuffed with carrots, her eyes sparkling.

Calling him "boss" hadn't been in vain; she had all the carrots she could eat!

Seeing Su Chen staring out the window, she curiously leaned over, "Su... Boss, what are you looking at?"

The smile on Su Chen's face deepened.

He beckoned with his finger, signaling for Xiao Wu to lean in closer.

Xiao Wu's face flushed, and she became even more certain of her thoughts.

This little brat must have taken a fancy to this young lady!

Stealing a glance at Su Chen, Xiao Wu's face turned even redder.

Su Chen was dumbfounded; you're a rabbit, not a monkey.

Why is your face as red as a monkey's butt?

Xiao Wu slowly moved her body closer to Su Chen.

Su Chen lowered his voice and said eerily in her ear, "The life-saving trump card my family gave me is warning me that there is a Titled Douluo outside, observing this place the whole time."

"Clatter!"

The carrot in Xiao Wu's hand dropped onto the table.

Her once rosy face turned deathly pale in an instant.

A bone-chilling cold rushed straight to the top of her head!

A Titled Douluo?

She turned her head stiffly and said with a trembling voice, "You, you are... lying to me, right?"

Su Chen felt a secret thrill; weren't you quite the jumper? Jump for me again and see.

He shrugged, looking innocent, "What benefit would I get from lying to you? It is strange, though; that Titled Douluo's aura has been locked onto you. Why could that be?"

Su Chen looked at Xiao Wu with a half-smile.

Xiao Wu felt as if she had been struck by lightning! She widened her eyes in disbelief.

It's over!

This brat must have seen through her true form.

She hadn't even been out of the Star Dou Great Forest for long, and her identity was already completely exposed!

In this moment!

She wanted to run, but she couldn't escape!

Xiao Wu's eyes turned red, and she was so desperate she was on the verge of tears.

Da Ming, Er Ming... where are you? Xiao Wu is so scared!

Seeing this hooligan rabbit scared out of her wits, Su Chen's mischievous streak was greatly satisfied.

He waved his hand and casually reassured her, "Don't worry, as long as you stay obediently by my side, a mere Titled Douluo is nothing; I will certainly keep you safe."

Xiao Wu forced her tears back.

Listen to that—a mere Titled Douluo?

Does this brat even know what he's saying?

Before Xiao Wu could recover from her shock.

Su Chen suddenly turned his head and shouted loudly at a waiter not far away.

"Waiter, add a dish! Bring me a spicy rabbit head! Extra chili and extra cumin!"

Xiao Wu's eyes widened sharply, her rabbit teeth grinding together with a clicking sound!

This bastard!

He knew her identity, yet he actually ordered a spicy rabbit head right in front of her!

"Su Chen! I'm going to bite you to death!"

Xiao Wu lunged at him in a fit of rage, grabbed Su Chen's arm, and sank her teeth in hard!