Chapter 11 Nuding Academy
Moreover, Ye Chen himself had no intention of being a day student. He even planned to be a self-funded work-study student at Notting College!
Well, saying 'self-funded work-study student' might be a bit inappropriate; he should be a self-funded student living in the work-study student dormitory.
After all, the adorable little bunny lived in the work-study student dormitory, and Ye Chen would not stay in any other dormitory.
Nuoding City was not large, and about ten minutes later, Ye Chen saw the Notting Elementary Soul Master Academy in the west of the city in the distance.
Looking at the Notting College's huge archway, which was over twenty meters wide and ten meters high, Ye Chen had to admit that the Notting Elementary Soul Master Academy was quite particular.
It seemed that Notting College's annual teaching funds were not small; he just wondered if the Dean was taking kickbacks?
Without further delay, Ye Chen walked directly into Notting College.
There was indeed a doorman at the academy's main entrance, but this doorman, who in the original work was seen by Little San as 'courting death', did not stop Ye Chen after seeing him. His treatment was clearly more than one level higher than Little San's.
This surprised him. Wasn't it said that this doorman was very arrogant?
Actually, Ye Chen was mistaken. Doormen, in their profession, naturally had good judgment.
Ye Chen, who was not short on money, would not mistreat himself in terms of clothing and appearance.
However, when Little San came to Notting College, he was dressed simply and was looked down upon by the snobbish doorman, which was quite normal.
It was just that in the original work, the doorman's judgment was not good enough; he failed to see that the outwardly unremarkable Little San was actually a formidable character.
...
Notting College was neither too big nor too small. After looking around, Ye Chen found that it was mainly divided into several areas: the teaching building, the playground, and the dormitory building on the east side of the playground.
"If I'm registering, it should be in the teaching building, right?"
Although he had lived in Nuoding City since childhood, he had never actually been to Notting College. After some thought, he headed directly to the teaching building.
After a short while, Ye Chen saw an office on the first floor of the teaching building with a 'Dean's Office' sign on its door.
Inside the Dean's Office, there was an old man, about sixty years old, and two young men. From their appearance, these two young men seemed to be the old man's assistants.
"Excuse me, is this where I register?"
As soon as he entered, Ye Chen asked the three.
"Yes, this is where you register. You can call me Director Su, little friend. Please show me your Spirit proof."
Director Su said to Ye Chen with a gentle expression.
"Here."
Ye Chen took out the Spirit proof that Su Yuntao had given him after his Spirit awakening from his storage spirit tool and handed it to Director Su.
'Storage spirit tool?'
Director Su looked at Ye Chen and was slightly stunned. He didn't expect Ye Chen to have a storage spirit tool at such a young age. Although there were many storage spirit tools on the Douluo Continent, not every Spirit Master had one, especially low-level Spirit Masters.
Then, Director Su looked at Ye Chen's Spirit proof.
"Innate Level 3 spirit power, Bamboo Staff Spirit?"
Looking at the Spirit proof, Director Su nodded slightly.
Innate Level 3 spirit power was considered good in a small place like Nuoding City.
Although not excellent, it was among the top ranks in Notting College, and becoming a four-ring Spirit Ancestor in the future should not be a problem.
And a four-ring Spirit Ancestor in Nuoding City was only the Dean himself, the City Lord, and the former Spirit Hall Branch Master, just three people.
"Your name is Ye Chen, right? Do you have a work-study student quota?"
"No, my family is from Nuoding City."
Ye Chen shook his head.
"Oh? So, you are the son of Ye Lin and Wang Yue?"
Director Su's eyes lit up.
"Huh? Director Su, do you know my mom and dad?"
Ye Chen didn't expect that Director Su actually knew his parents?
"When I was a teacher, those two were my students! It's just that I didn't expect, sigh~"
Saying that, Director Su shook his head. Originally, with the potential of Ye Chen's parents, they could have advanced to the four-ring Spirit Ancestor realm, becoming influential figures in Nuoding City, but it was a pity.
"..."
When his parents were mentioned, Ye Chen fell silent.
"Never mind, let's not talk about the past. I'll register you now."
Seeing Ye Chen's Silence, Director Su realized he had touched on Ye Chen's sore spot and quickly changed the subject.
"Director Su, this is the registration fee."
Saying that, Ye Chen took out a gold coin.
Since he didn't have a work-study student quota, he naturally had to pay the registration fee, but a mere registration fee was just a drop in the bucket for Ye Chen.
"Haha, forget the registration fee, I'll cover it for you."
Director Su said cheerfully.
For him, one gold coin was nothing, and Ye Chen was also the orphan of his former students, so there was a bit of a connection.
"Then thank you, Director Su. Oh, and I want to stay in the work-study student dormitory."
Since Director Su was showing him kindness, Ye Chen didn't refuse, but he made a small request.
"Work-study student dormitory? Are you sure?"
Director Su's eyes widened. While it couldn't be said that the work-study student dormitory was uninhabitable, its conditions were definitely not as good as other dormitories.
"The work-study student dormitory it is!"
Ye Chen nodded seriously. The adorable little bunny lived in the work-study student dormitory, so he naturally had to go there too. Otherwise, why come to Notting College? Couldn't he cultivate at home?
Notting Elementary Soul Master Academy couldn't have a simulated cultivation environment, and what was taught in the academy was mostly basic cultural knowledge.
And Ye Chen's cultural level, while only average in his previous life, was absolutely that of a cultural expert on the Douluo Continent, except for knowledge about Spirit Beasts.
Moreover, the writing system of his previous life and that of the Douluo Continent were not very different, with only some rare characters being distinct.
"Alright, just do as you please."
Seeing Ye Chen's firm gaze, Director Su said no more.
Work-study students wanting to go to other dormitories was not feasible unless they paid, but self-funded students going to the work-study student dormitory was not a problem.
And although the conditions in the work-study student dormitory were a bit worse, the cultivation atmosphere was better.
After all, work-study students all came from ordinary families and knew that the only way to change their destiny was to diligently cultivate and become a Spirit Master.
As for self-funded students, most came from privileged families, and their usual level of diligent cultivation naturally couldn't compare to that of work-study students.
Just as Director Su was registering Ye Chen, a clear voice sounded in the office: "Is this where I register?"
Immediately, the four people in the office turned their gazes to the doorway.
They saw a soft and adorable rabbit-eared loli standing at the door, her pretty little face fair with a rosy blush, looking as tender and pink as a ripe peach.
Her long hair was styled into a scorpion braid, reaching past her hips, and she wore a pink outfit. Her large, watery eyes showed curiosityChapter 12 You all have to call me Sister Xiaowu!
'Xiao Wu was so cute when she was little! No wonder she's so beautiful when she grows up.'
Looking at the rabbit-eared loli at the door, Ye Chen recognized her at a glance; it was Xiao Wu.
"That's right, little friend, register here."
Hearing Xiao Wu's question, Director Su immediately answered.
"That's good, this is my work-study student certificate."
Saying that, Xiao Wu took out her work-study student certificate from the package she was carrying and handed it to Director Su.
'Xiao Wu's work-study student quota should have been obtained from a village around Nuoding City, right?'
The money in Xiao Wu's pocket was as clean as her small face; she was so poor it couldn't even jingle. She definitely got it by being cute or through force.
Don't let Xiao Wu's soft and adorable appearance fool you into thinking she's easy to bully; she's a violent rabbit, and among the students of Notting College, her combat power is definitely NO.1.
"Work-study student? Where's your Spirit certificate?"
Director Su said to Xiao Wu.
"Ah, what's a Spirit certificate?"
Xiao Wu said with a confused look. Her Spirit wasn't awakened by a Spirit Hall awakening deacon, so she naturally didn't have a Spirit certificate.
"It's the certificate issued by a Spirit Hall Spirit awakening deacon after he awakens your Spirit."
"I don't have that, but I'm a one-ring Spirit Master."
Saying that, Xiao Wu's Spirit possessed her, and a dazzling yellow spirit ring bloomed around her.
"Hiss~, you're already a Spirit Master?"
Director Su's eyes immediately widened, his face full of disbelief. Even the two young assistants beside him were greatly shocked. Could this little girl be the legendary innate full spirit power?
Otherwise, there was no way to explain why Xiao Wu became a one-ring Spirit Master at such a young age.
"Haha~, good! My Notting College will produce a powerful individual who will shake the continent!"
Director Su, who had recovered his senses, immediately said happily.
A genius with innate full spirit power, as long as he doesn't accidentally fall, becoming a revered Titled Douluo is just a matter of course, isn't it?
"Little friend, what's your name?"
Suddenly, Director Su said with an enthusiastic expression.
"My name is Xiao Wu, the Wu from dancing."
Xiao Wu said sweetly.
'Only a given name, no surname? Could this be some reclusive family sending a genius to Nuoding City?'
Director Su thought to himself.
Since Xiao Wu has innate full spirit power, her elders' talent and strength shouldn't be too far off. However, he hadn't heard of any powerful individuals with a Soft Bones Rabbit Spirit, so Xiao Wu was most likely from a reclusive family.
After all, there are many reclusive families on the continent; while Titled Douluo might be rare, Spirit Douluo and the like are not unheard of.
"Your name is Xiao Wu, right? I'll register you now! You're a work-study student, so you'll live in Dorm 7. Oh, and Ye Chen also lives in Dorm 7."
Saying that, Director Su pointed to Ye Chen.
Suddenly, as if he had thought of something, Director Su looked at Ye Chen with a surprised gaze.
'Could this kid have known beforehand that there would be a beautiful little girl in the work-study student dorm, which is why he went to the work-study student dorm?'
Although Director Su knew that there was no such thing as precognition in this world, he couldn't help but think that.
"Are you also a work-study student?"
Xiao Wu looked at Ye Chen with curiosity.
"Mhm mhm."
Ye Chen nodded.
"Very good, from now on, Xiao Wu Jie will protect you!"
Although Xiao Wu's strength was greatly diminished after transforming, her eyesight was still keen. She noticed Ye Chen's low spirit power level and immediately adopted the demeanor of a boss, intending to take Ye Chen as her follower.
Ye Chen: "..."
'I don't want to be a follower!'
"Cough cough, I've registered both of you."
Hearing Xiao Wu's words, Director Su was caught off guard. He hadn't expected such a cute-looking girl to have such a fierce personality.
"Thank you, Director Su."
Ye Chen thanked Director Su.
"Alright, Xiao Lin, get them two sets of school uniforms and then take them to Dorm 7."
Director Su said to one of the young assistants beside him.
If Ye Chen hadn't had some connection with Director Su, and if Xiao Wu's talent wasn't good enough, Director Su naturally wouldn't have bothered much, telling them to find their dorms themselves.
But since there was a connection and Xiao Wu's talent was good, Director Su naturally became more enthusiastic.
"Yes, Director."
The young assistant nodded, took two sets of school uniforms suitable for Ye Chen and Xiao Wu's sizes from the side, and handed them to the two.
"Follow me, I'll take you to Dorm 7."
Immediately, Ye Chen and Xiao Wu followed the young assistant to Dorm 7 for work-study students.
Before long, the three arrived at the entrance of Dorm 7.
After pointing out the way to the two, the guiding youth left.
"Xiao Wu, didn't you bring bedding?"
At the entrance of Dorm 7, Ye Chen asked Xiao Wu.
"Ah~, the college doesn't provide bedding?"
Xiao Wu's eyes widened, completely unaware of this.
"What are you thinking?! Work-study students get free tuition; does the college have to pay you money too?"
Ye Chen rolled his eyes, but with Xiao Wu's talent, if she explained the situation to the college, Notting College would definitely issue a scholarship immediately, considering it as an early favor.
"You didn't bring bedding either, did you?"
Ye Chen only had a new school uniform in his hand, no other luggage.
"I have a storage spirit tool; all my luggage is inside."
Ye Chen grabbed the storage necklace around his neck and said to Xiao Wu.
Xiao Wu: "..."
...
The work-study student dorm wasn't small; the entire Dorm 7 was three hundred square meters, with fifty beds inside.
However, the number of work-study students in recent years wasn't high, and there were only eleven beds with bedding in Dorm 7.
At this time, there were seven or eight students in Dorm 7, slightly older than Ye Chen, who were 'talking loudly,' making it a bit noisy.
When everyone saw Xiao Wu, the soft and adorable girl, and Ye Chen walk in, they immediately quieted down.
Then, an older child stood out.
"Are you this year's work-study students?"
"Mhm mhm, my name is Xiao Wu."
"Ye Chen."
"My name is Wang Sheng, my Spirit is the Battle Tiger, a future Battle Spirit Master. I'm also the boss here. What are your Spirits?"
Wang Sheng was a bit surprised. Why did this year's work-study students include such a beautiful and adorable girl like Xiao Wu?
And as for Ye Chen, judging by his attire, he should be from a wealthy family, so why would he come to be a work-study student?
To be honest, Wang Sheng's name sounded quite imposing, with both 'Wang' (King) and 'Sheng' (Saint), making him sound like a master.
However, Wang Sheng of Notting College was no great master, but a Spirit Scholar who didn't even have a spirit ring.
"You're the boss here? Very good, I announce that from now on, I'm the boss of Dorm 7, and you all must call me Xiao Wu Jie!"
Hearing that there was a 'boss' in Dorm 7, Xiao Wu immediately put down the things in her hand, put her hands on her hips, and proudly said to Wang Sheng and the others.
How could her Xiao Wu Jie be someone else's follower? She had to be the Da Jie Tou!Chapter 13 Warning from Xiao Wu
"What? You want to be the boss?"
Wang Sheng's eyes immediately widened. Xiao Wu was so soft and cute, yet she wanted to be the boss?
She wouldn't cry after one punch, would she?
"What? Can't I?"
Seeing Wang Sheng's surprised expression, Xiao Wu was unhappy. Is he looking down on Xiao Wu Jie?
"It's fine, but you have to defeat me before you can be the boss of Dorm 7!"
Being the boss of the work-study students wasn't easy, because other students often looked down on them and bullied them.
As the boss, he naturally needed to step forward at such times. If Xiao Wu could defeat him, Wang Sheng would be happy to recognize her as Da Jie Tou.
"Fighting? That's great, Xiao Wu Jie loves it the most!"
As soon as she heard about fighting, Xiao Wu immediately clapped her hands and cheered.
"Wang Sheng, Spirit: Battle Tiger."
Facing Xiao Wu's challenge, Wang Sheng immediately activated his Spirit, and his muscles expanded by a circle.
"Xiao Wu, Spirit: Soft Bones Rabbit."
Seeing Wang Sheng activate his Spirit, Xiao Wu also activated her Spirit, but compared to Wang Sheng, Xiao Wu had a yellow spirit ring around her body.
"A hundred, a hundred-year spirit ring! You are a Spirit Master?"
The spirit ring on Xiao Wu's body shocked Wang Sheng greatly. He never expected that Xiao Wu, who was only a first-year student, was already a Spirit Master.
One must know that even sixth-year students at Notting College rarely became Spirit Masters.
And it wasn't even the lowest-level white spirit ring, but a yellow hundred-year spirit ring.
"Hmm, do you still want to fight?"
Xiao Wu, with her soft and cute expression, said to the shocked Wang Sheng.
"No more, no more. From now on, you are our Xiao Wu Jie!"
Wang Sheng quickly waved his hand. He also knew his limits; he definitely couldn't beat a Spirit Master, let alone a Spirit Master with a hundred-year spirit ring.
Hearing this, Xiao Wu nodded in satisfaction.
"Oh, by the way, Ye Chen, what is your Spirit?"
Suddenly, Xiao Wu remembered that she still didn't know what Ye Chen's Spirit was!
"Bamboo Staff."
A flash of emerald green light appeared in Ye Chen's hand, and an emerald green Bamboo Staff, slightly thicker than his thumb, appeared.
"Bamboo Staff? Then are you planning to be an attack system Spirit Master?"
Xiao Wu still knew about the classification of human Spirit Master Spirit systems.
"No, I plan to be a control system Spirit Master."
Although the Bamboo Staff was a staff-type Spirit, taking the attack system path, a light Bamboo Staff would definitely not be as strong as a Spirit like an iron staff, so Ye Chen planned to take the control system path.
There are thousands of types of Spirits. It's not just vine-type Spirits that can take the control system path. As long as the Spirit Ability is primarily control-type, then it's called a control system Spirit Master.
"What? Your Bamboo Staff looks like a stick, yet you're going for control system? Xiao Chen Zi, are you kidding me?"
Xiao Wu widened her adorable big eyes.
"Don't call me Xiao Chen Zi~"
His strength was inferior, so he was temporarily forced to be a junior, but what the hell was Xiao Chen Zi? He wasn't a chief eunuch in the imperial palace.
"Hmph, in Dorm 7, I am the boss. Whatever Xiao Wu Jie calls you, that's what you are!"
Xiao Wu put her hands on her hips, thinking of using her authority as the boss to make Ye Chen obediently submit.
"Oh? As the boss, do you have bedding?"
Ye Chen said with a playful look.
"..."
Instantly, Xiao Wu was rendered speechless by the question.
Indeed, as the boss of Dorm 7, she was too poor to afford bedding.
"Da Jie Tou, don't worry, you can use my bedding!"
Immediately, Wang Sheng, who had transformed into Xiao Wu's loyal minion, patted his chest and said.
Xiao Wu glanced at Wang Sheng's tattered bedding, full of disdain. She was a girl, how could she use such broken bedding?
Meanwhile, Ye Chen went to the bed in the corner of Dorm 7 and took out a new set of three pieces of bedding from his spirit tool.
A large pillow, a quilt, and a mattress pad, all adorned with many carrot patterns, full of girlish charm.
Hmm, this was Ye Chen's early 'premeditation'. Although he didn't like lolis, who could refuse having a girl in his arms at night?
"Eh? Xiao Chen Zi, your bedding is so pretty!"
Xiao Wu, who had disdained Wang Sheng's broken bedding, immediately noticed Ye Chen's clean, pretty, and girlish new bedding.
"What are you doing? Even if you are the boss of Dorm 7, you can't just snatch my bedding!"
At this moment, Ye Chen immediately protected the bedding behind him, showing a defiant attitude.
"That's right, Mom said that only bad guys snatch other people's things. Xiao Wu is a good child."
Xiao Wu muttered to herself, speaking softly.
'..., this little rabbit actually wants to rob me?'
Although Xiao Wu's voice wasn't loud, Ye Chen still heard it, and black lines immediately appeared on his forehead.
It was only because Ye Chen's fists weren't as big as Xiao Wu's right now, otherwise, he would definitely press her to the ground and spank her big butt.
"How about this? Anyway, your bedding is quite big, and it's not a problem for two people to share. If we put the beds together, then we'll both have some to use, won't we?"
After thinking for a moment, Xiao Wu came up with a compromise.
"My bedding, why should I share half with you? Give me a reason, otherwise, I won't agree."
Although Ye Chen had agreed internally, he couldn't appear too eager, could he?
"I am Da Jie Tou. In Dorm 7, what I say goes! Xiao Chen Zi, if you dare to disagree, shall we have a practice match?"
Saying this, Xiao Wu waved her delicate little fists.
'Humiliation~ The greatest humiliation of my life! This young master, with two lifetimes of wisdom, is actually being threatened by a rabbit-eared loli. When I grow up, I will definitely make this little rabbit pay!'
Ye Chen secretly swore in his heart that he would definitely 'teach' the little rabbit a good lesson in the future.
"If you don't speak, then Xiao Wu Jie will take it as you agreeing! Hurry up and help!"
So, the two of them pulled over an empty bed next to them, and the two beds were pushed together.
Afterward, Xiao Wu placed her bundle at the junction of the two beds, acting as a dividing line.
"Xiao Chen Zi, this is our dividing line. If you dare to cross it, don't blame Xiao Wu Jie for being impolite!"
Xiao Wu said with a fierce expression, warning Ye Chen.
'..., what's the difference between having this dividing line and not having it?'
"Xiao Wu, when I sleep at night, my sleeping posture isn't very good. If I accidentally cross the line, please don't hit me~"
This wasn't Ye Chen trying to take advantage; it was just that his sleeping posture really wasn't very good.
"Hmph, you dare! Try it and you'll die! Oh, and you need to call me Xiao Wu Jie!"
Xiao Wu emphasized the words 'Xiao Wu Jie' very heavily, reminding Ye Chen not to forget his status as a junior.
Ye Chen: "..."
"Xiao Wu Jie, it's time for lunch now. Shall we go to the cafeteria?"
Wang Sheng said to the new Da Jie Tou of Dorm 7, Xiao Wu.
Upon hearing about food, Xiao Wu immediately jumped up happily and excitedly said, "Okay, okay, what delicious things are we going to eat?"Chapter 14 Ye Chen's Strategic Retreat
"Uh, Xiao Wu Jie, we work-study students are all from poor families, how can we eat anything good? We'll just make do with whatever."
Wang Sheng rolled his eyes. Was his new Da Jie Tou of Dorm Seven an idiot?
"Ah~, there's nothing good to eat? Oh, right, if we're eating, do we need that… what's it called… Spirit coin?"
Xiao Wu's two rabbit ears, which had been standing upright on her head, immediately drooped down, her interest waning, as she heard there was nothing good to eat and they would just make do, and then thought of her pockets, which were so empty they didn't even jingle.
Hearing this, Wang Sheng and the others exchanged glances. Where in the world do you eat without paying? Could Xiao Wu Jie be planning to dine and dash?
"Ahem, to celebrate Xiao Wu taking the throne as Da Jie Tou of Dorm Seven, I'm treating today!"
Ye Chen, who wasn't short on money, immediately spoke up, seeing Xiao Wu's lack of interest.
"Yay, yay! Xiao Chen Zi, you're doing great, I have high hopes for you! Hmm, Xiao Wu Jie wants to eat something good!"
As soon as she heard Ye Chen was treating, Xiao Wu instantly revived.
"What did you call me?"
"Xiao Chen Zi."
"Then I have no money, and I'm not treating. You can just starve then~"
If it were any other nickname, Ye Chen would have tolerated it, but calling him Xiao Chen Zi and still expecting good food? That was wishful thinking!
"No way, Xiao Wu Jie wants to eat something good!"
Xiao Wu immediately refused to back down. He had promised to treat her to a meal, and now this kid wanted to go back on his word? Did he think Xiao Wu Jie was a pushover?
"It's not impossible for you to eat something good for lunch, but you're not allowed to call me Xiao Chen Zi. Hmm, if you, Xiao Wu, call me Chen Ge, then you can eat whatever you want from now on!"
Ye Chen's words, like the seductive voice of a devil, entered Xiao Wu's ears.
'Eat whatever I want? Bah, bah, bah, how can Xiao Wu Jie acknowledge a big brother? I don't want to!'
Beastmen will never be slaves, not even for free food and lodging!
"Alright, I'll call you Xiao Chen, and you have to cover all of Xiao Wu Jie's living expenses from now on. If anyone dares to bully you, just tell Xiao Wu Jie, and she'll stand up for you!"
After some thought, to ensure she could eat good food in the future, Xiao Wu made a compromise on the conditions Ye Chen offered.
"Hmph~, besides you, who would dare to bully me?"
Ye Chen curled his lips in disdain.
Although Ye Chen's true strength wasn't considered strong at Notting College, he could use external objects!
In the System Shop, there were quite a few weapons like firearms, and also many non-lethal items such as tear gas, flashbangs, stun grenades, and so on. Wouldn't it be easy for him to dominate the entire Notting College?
"It's settled then!"
Xiao Wu didn't listen to Ye Chen's explanation and directly forced the decision through. Could a mere Spirit Scholar possibly defy the 'mighty' Xiao Wu Jie?
Afterward, Da Jie Tou Xiao Wu, leading her group of little brothers, headed to the cafeteria for a meal under Wang Sheng's guidance.
The cafeteria of Notting Elementary Soul Master Academy was very large, with two floors, enough to accommodate over three hundred people, including six classes and teachers.
At this moment, a long queue had already formed at the counter on the first floor of the cafeteria.
As soon as they entered the cafeteria, a discordant voice immediately rang out.
"Isn't that Wang Sheng and his gang of poor beggars?"
Hearing this, Ye Chen and the others immediately looked over. The speaker was a handsome-looking boy, about eleven or twelve years old, with a strong look of disdain in his eyes, wagging his finger at Wang Sheng.
As Ye Chen, who was not short on money, it was the first time he had been scorned as a poor beggar. Immediately, what an uncle could tolerate, an aunt could not, so he spoke without hesitation.
"So, you're very rich? A toad unaware of the vastness of the sky and earth, showing off with a little bit of money~"
Ye Chen said with a look of disdain. Although there were many people on the continent richer than him now, it definitely did not include the person in front of him.
"Are you a new work-study student?"
Xiao Chenyu looked at Ye Chen, asking with some uncertainty. After all, Ye Chen's clothes were good, seemingly even better than his own. Was this really a poor work-study student?
"That's right."
Ye Chen nodded.
"What are you, a work-study student, being so arrogant for? Haven't you even bothered to ask who I, Xiao Chenyu, am?"
After confirming that Ye Chen was a work-study student, Xiao Chenyu immediately reverted to his arrogant demeanor.
"What are you to me? At Notting College, there's no one I can't afford to offend."
To be honest, even in the entire Nuoding City, there was no one Ye Chen couldn't afford to offend.
After all, the strongest person in Nuoding City was merely a four-ring Spirit Ancestor.
And in Ye Chen's spirit tool, there was a machine gun as a protective item. A mere four-ring Spirit Ancestor certainly couldn't withstand a machine gun's spray.
It's just that Ye Chen wouldn't take this thing out unless it was a critical moment.
"Kid, you're very arrogant~! If you've got guts, let's have a one-on-one fight!"
Xiao Chenyu felt that he was a one-ring Spirit Master, while Ye Chen was just a six-year-old child. Pinning Ye Chen to the ground would definitely not be a problem.
"Xiao Wu, go, now's your time to shine! If you win, I'll cover all your expenses in the cafeteria this week."
Ye Chen immediately made a strategic retreat and called for support.
If he had been cultivating the Creation Body Tempering Art for a longer time and his physical fitness had greatly improved, Ye Chen might have considered making a move.
But the cultivation technique had been in his hands for too short a time, and his physical fitness improvement wasn't very obvious. The current Ye Chen was still a weakling.
"You said that, okay~, don't go back on your word later!"
Xiao Wu said with joy.
"Don't worry, I always keep my word!"
Ye Chen immediately patted his chest to guarantee.
"Very good! You there, I'm Xiao Wu, my Spirit: Soft Bones Rabbit, a Level 12 Battle Spirit Master, let's have a one-on-one fight!"
Immediately, Xiao Wu's Spirit possessed her, a yellow spirit ring bloomed on her body, and she hooked her finger at Xiao Chenyu.
"A hundred-year spirit ring!!!"
Looking at the hundred-year spirit ring on Xiao Wu's body, Xiao Chenyu, who was standing on the stairs, immediately exclaimed, almost losing his balance and falling down the stairs.
One must know that Xiao Wu was only around six years old, yet she had already become a Spirit Master and even possessed a yellow hundred-year spirit ring. That meant, without a doubt, she had powerful elders in her family.
After all, if her elders weren't powerful, Xiao Wu wouldn't have such powerful talent, and a hundred-year Spirit Beast was not something a six-year-old child could deal with.
"Stop talking nonsense, let's fight!"
Xiao Wu was eager to start.
"Hmph~, I still need to eat! I won't bother with you!"
After suspecting Xiao Wu had an extraordinary background, Xiao Chenyu wisely backed down. He was arrogant, but he wasn't foolish.
Moreover, facing Xiao Wu, who possessed a hundred-year spirit ring, and with his own spirit power level being one level lower, he was very likely not her opponent. What if he lost to Xiao Wu in front of everyone? Wouldn't that be a huge loss of face?
"Tsk~, he actually ran away."
Seeing Xiao Chenyu back down, Xiao Wu was a little unhappy.Chapter 15 We all slept in the same bed
"Da Jie Tou is mighty~!"
Xiao Wu was a bit unhappy, but Wang Sheng and the others were all beaming, immediately showering her with compliments.
Normally, Xiao Chenyu was the one who loved to bully them the most. Now that they had Xiao Wu, a powerful Da Jie Tou, they wouldn't have to worry about being bullied anymore.
"That's right~!"
Xiao Wu thoroughly enjoyed the compliments, acting as if she had won a great battle.
"Oh, right, Xiao Chen, it's your turn to show off now!"
In her excitement, Xiao Wu didn't forget why she came to the cafeteria.
"Alright! Let's go to the second floor, my treat!"
Although Xiao Wu hadn't truly defeated Xiao Chenyu, Ye Chen came to Notting College for the little rabbit, didn't he? Eating was just a small matter.
After all, even though the second floor of Notting College's cafeteria offered à la carte dishes, it wouldn't be ridiculously expensive.
...
In the evening, as night fell, after an early dinner, the entire Dormitory Seven fell into a state of cultivation.
At this moment, Ye Chen was sitting on his bed cultivating the Creation Meditation Method, while Xiao Wu, separated by a bundle's distance, was growing a bit restless from boredom.
After all, rabbits are naturally active and can't sit still. Moreover, Xiao Wu's situation was different from ordinary people; even if she didn't cultivate, her spirit power level would automatically increase in the early stages.
However, Ye Chen wouldn't envy this, because every 100,000-year Spirit Beast transforming into human form had to pay an enormous price in courage and determination. With the slightest carelessness, encountering a Spirit Master above the Spirit Douluo level could lead to being discovered, and their spirit ring and bones taken.
And generally speaking, a Spirit Beast transforming into human form was also a dead end.
After all, after a Spirit Beast transforms, its lifespan is no different from a human's.
Although a transformed Spirit Beast is equivalent to a human with innate full spirit power, there are many humans with innate full spirit power, yet how many have become gods?
According to records, in the past century, there have been about twenty people with innate full spirit power on the continent. Extending the time to ten thousand years, there would be even more, but in these ten thousand years, only Sea God Poseidon has clearly become a god.
Even adding Bibi Dong, Qian Renxue, and the Shrek Seven Devils from the original work who become gods twenty years later, there are only ten people in total, which is truly one in a hundred.
And if one cannot become a god, even a Titled Douluo's maximum lifespan is at most a thousand years, which is merely a nap compared to the long lifespan of a Spirit Beast.
"Xiao Chen, wake up, stop cultivating~"
Bored, Xiao Wu shook Ye Chen's arm.
Although cultivating the Creation Meditation Method meant there was no such thing as qi deviation, being woken up by Xiao Wu while cultivating still made Ye Chen a bit annoyed.
"What is it?"
If it weren't for Xiao Wu's cute appearance, and the fact that he couldn't beat her, Ye Chen would definitely have given her a sharp knock on the head.
"I'm so bored, hurry up and play with me~"
"Play with you?"
Ye Chen's eyes widened. Why was this little rabbit so carefree?
According to the timeline in the original work, it hadn't been long since Xiao Wu's mother became Bibi Dong's seventh spirit ring, the Soul Eating Spider Emperor. Had she forgotten her hatred so quickly?
If you don't cultivate properly, what will you use to get revenge in the future?
"Yes, yes~"
"Xiao Wu, you have great talent. Cultivating for a little while is equivalent to me cultivating for a long time. You can be lazy, but I absolutely cannot."
Ye Chen said seriously.
"Why?"
Xiao Wu looked curious. What reason supported him to be in a state of cultivation all day long?
She had seen that after lunch, while she and everyone else were playing, Ye Chen was the only one cultivating in Dormitory Seven.
She thought Ye Chen would rest in the evening, but he was still cultivating. Did he need to be so diligent?
"Xiao Wu, have you ever experienced despair and sorrow? If you have, you'll understand the importance of strength, so I cannot be lazy."
Ever since his Spirit awakened and he could begin cultivating, Ye Chen hadn't spent a single day being lazy.
On one hand, it was to advance to a Spirit Master earlier, consume Immortal Herbs, and change his innate talent.
On the other hand, Ye Chen couldn't forget the despair and sorrow he felt when he personally buried his parents.
An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, didn't work for Ye Chen. He was a person who sought revenge for grudges and wrongs, wishing he could immediately possess powerful strength to avenge this irreconcilable hatred.
Although he wasn't sure who the enemy was, placing the blame on the Star Luo Empire was definitely not wrong.
"Despair and sorrow?"
Xiao Wu murmured to herself.
At this moment, Xiao Wu remembered her mother, who, to protect her, faced three powerful Titled Douluo alone. At that time, she, too, was filled with despair and sorrow.
Immediately, Xiao Wu stopped speaking and began to cultivate seriously.
'Hmm, it seems this little rabbit isn't truly carefree.'
Watching Xiao Wu begin to cultivate, Ye Chen thought to himself.
...
Time flew by, and one academic year at Notting College was about to end.
During this academic year, Ye Chen's spirit power level had made some progress, advancing from the original Level 3 Spirit Scholar upon enrollment to Level 5 Spirit Scholar. His cultivation progress was about what he had expected.
As for Xiao Wu, although her cultivation diligence was not as good as Ye Chen's, her progress was even more significant, increasing from the original Level 12 Spirit Master to Level 15 Spirit Master.
At Notting College, the expenditure in gold coins was not large, at most just buying some delicious food for Xiao Wu. Ye Chen hadn't touched the accumulated gold coins; he had saved them all to buy Immortal Herbs later.
One Immortal Herb required one hundred million gold coins, and during the Spirit Scholar stage, he could only save about thirty-one million a year. It would take more than three years for Ye Chen to have enough gold coins to buy an Immortal Herb.
It just so happened that he increased his spirit power by about two levels a year. By the time he became a One-Ring Spirit Master, he believed his personal treasury would also be sufficient.
Tomorrow was the day Notting College closed for vacation. Everyone in Dormitory Seven, except Ye Chen and Xiao Wu, was packing their luggage.
"Xiao Wu, tomorrow is vacation. Aren't you packing your things?"
Sitting on his bed, Ye Chen asked Xiao Wu, knowing the answer.
Xiao Wu was a transformed Spirit Beast and had no relatives in the human World.
"I'm not going home. I'll just stay at the college~"
Xiao Wu was a bit downcast, a hint of loneliness in her eyes.
"Then, beautiful Miss Xiao Wu, would you like to be my guest at my home?"
Ye Chen invited Xiao Wu.
"Really?"
Her two rabbit ears immediately perked up.
"As the saying goes, a hundred years of cultivation to cross the same boat, a thousand years of cultivation to share the same pillow! We've already shared a bed, I can't bear to leave you alone at the college~"
"Go to hell~, who shared a bed with you!"
Hearing this, Xiao Wu's face flushed, and then she punched Ye Chen in the chest.