Chapter 1: Manifesting Falsehood as True
Douluo Continent.
At the entrance of the Nuoding Elementary Soul Master Academy.
"Pah! What Innate Full Spirit Power? You must be faking it! How could someone with Innate Full Spirit Power look like you?!"
The guard mocked the old man and the child before him without reservation. They were dressed in rags, yet they dared to boast about having Innate Full Spirit Power. Did they even understand what Innate Full Spirit Power meant?
Only someone like Young Master Mo could be considered that.
"You..." Old Jack was agitated and wanted to defend himself, but Tang San tugged on his sleeve. Tang San bowed his head slightly, a flash of ferocity crossing his young eyes, just as he was about to make a move.
The guard shouted with a look of pleasant surprise toward the area behind Tang San, "Young Master Mo, you've returned."
Tang San turned his head in confusion and saw a handsome boy with a faint air of a Young Master, who merely glanced at him indifferently.
Then, a streak of gold light flashed through the air, and with a "ding," a gold coin landed in the guard's hand.
"You're not young anymore, don't make things difficult for others."
"Yes, yes, yes, Young Master Mo."
The guard nodded and bowed repeatedly, personally opening the gate, fawning and flattering as he welcomed the boy into the academy.
Tang San took all of this in, his expression stunned. A single gold coin—his family might not even earn that much in several months of blacksmithing.
And now it was just casually given away as a tip?
Before Tang San could think further, another "ding" sounded in the air, and a golden light landed in Old Jack's palm.
"Old man, you should go back and rest early. Don't keep doing this kind of hard, tiring work."
Mo Bai finished speaking and walked straight into the academy.
Old Jack held the gold coin, his aged face beaming like a chrysanthemum. Before entering the city, he had heard that there was a very wealthy Young Master in town, and he assumed this must be him.
"Many thanks, Young Master," Old Jack called out.
With this tip, the guard also put away his previous overbearing attitude. His tone remained indifferent, "For the sake of Young Master Mo, I won't hold it against you. Go on in."
Tang San frowned, but his body was still pushed by Old Jack into the academy.
"Little San, go on in. Remember to come back and see us when you have time."
Tang San nodded obediently, but not long after he stepped into the academy, hurried footsteps came from behind, accompanied by the guard saying, "Greetings, Master."
Tang San turned his head once more and saw a middle-aged man with a stubbly beard and eyes that flashed with a mysterious light.
Not long after, on the campus path, Tang San was so shocked by Yu Xiaogang's knowledge that he was completely awestruck and kowtowed to take him as his teacher.
After Yu Xiaogang happily accepted him as a Disciple, a great burden was lifted from his heart; he had finally encountered a True Genius.
"By the way, Teacher, who was that person just now?"
"Just a very wealthy Young Master." Yu Xiaogang recalled Mo Bai's figure and said indifferently.
It seemed their relationship was not very good.
Tang San murmured, "A very wealthy Young Master."
Work-Study Student dormitory.
Tang San easily defeated the current boss of the Work-Study Student dormitory, Room Seven, Wang Sheng. Then, before he could tidy up his bedding, he was dragged out of the dormitory by Wang Sheng and the others.
"Boss, you came at just the right time! Today is what Young Master Mo calls 'Crazy Thursday.' Although I don't know what that term means, on this day, Young Master Mo treats all the students in the academy to eat until they're full, until they're stuffed!"
"Food we wouldn't dare to eat, meals that would usually cost a silver coin, are available for us to eat as much as we want," the person beside him chimed in.
"Once every seven days, and it costs at least dozens of gold coins each time. Young Master Mo is truly wealthy."
Tang San's young face was filled with confusion. Young Master Mo? Wealthy?
The image of the handsome boy he had met at the entrance of Nuoding Academy flashed through his mind.
Not long after they left, a figure pushed open the door to the Room Seven dormitory. A cute girl with a long ponytail and a pink dress scanned the empty dormitory.
She pouted in dissatisfaction, but when she saw that every bed had its own bedding, her expression stiffened slightly.
She didn't seem to have brought these things. Did humans need these items? Just as Xiao Wu was feeling a bit nervous...
...shouts and pulling sounds came from outside the door.
"Hurry, hurry! I heard Young Master Mo is back. We're new students, and I heard we can receive some financial aid from him."
Xiao Wu's eyes lit up slightly. Without another word, she followed the girls who had just spoken and headed in that direction.
Nuoding Academy cafeteria.
Mo Bai arrived at the counter, took out a bag of gold coins for the cafeteria staff as always, and smiled gently, "The usual. Everyone's expenses today are on me."
"Young Master Mo is truly handsome and kind-hearted."
Under the praise of the many staff members, Mo Bai nodded without modestly refusing. After exchanging a few words, he turned and left.
On his way out, Mo Bai happened to run into Tang San, Wang Sheng, and the others. "Greetings, Young Master Mo!"
The group of Work-Study Students greeted him in unison, but only Tang San stood there in a daze.
Seeing this, Wang Sheng immediately introduced him to Mo Bai with a smile, "Young Master Mo, this is the new boss of our dormitory, Tang San."
Mo Bai stopped, glanced at the plain-looking Tang San, and feigned recollection, "It's you. You didn't get hurt, did you?"
Tang San knew that what the boy in front of him was saying was an expression of concern regarding the incident with the guard earlier. Facing this sudden kindness, he waved his hands repeatedly, "No, no."
"Since you are the new boss and also a new student..."
Before Mo Bai could finish his sentence, a "ding" sounded in the air, and a gold coin landed in Tang San's hand.
"This... I don't want it, no..."
Tang San's expression changed slightly, and he tried to hand the gold coin back, but his hand was held by Wang Sheng and the others beside him. Everyone smiled happily, "Don't worry, Boss. Young Master Mo is very wealthy. Most new students are like this; it's a custom, don't be polite."
"Is that so?" Tang San was stunned, wondering when handing out money had become a custom.
A subtle smile hooked the corner of Mo Bai's mouth. He met Tang San's eyes and whispered, "Don't you believe that I am very wealthy?"
Delusion activated!
Upon hearing this, Tang San's mind went blank. He recalled the guard's words, the Master's words, as well as the reactions of the Work-Study Students and the surrounding classmates. He had casually handed out a gold coin.
Young Master Mo is wealthy; this was deeply imprinted in his mind.
Tang San replied subconsciously, "Young Master Mo is, of course, very wealthy!"
[Ding! Tang San has taken your lie — "I am very wealthy" — as the truth. Trust level 100%, manifestation level 100%. 10,000 gold coins have been manifested!]
Mo Bai's smile was radiant. As expected of the destined protagonist, the manifestation level was actually 100%, the highest ever. It was worth all the time he had spent laying the groundwork at Nuoding Academy.
As a person undergoing Transmigration, he had his own System. The Manifesting Falsehood as True System could turn the lies he told into reality, provided that others believed them.
However, different people had different manifestation levels. Minor supporting characters who didn't take up much space in the story, like Wang Sheng and Xiao Chenyu, only had a level of 1/10,000.
But Tang San, as the protagonist of "Douluo Continent," possessed a 100% manifestation ability. Not bad, very not bad!