The morning began with Xu Chuyao taking the initiative to contact Beti because she knew that when you ask someone to help shake some favors, you have to constantly push them. Without reminders, people assume you’re not in a hurry, and God knows how long they might drag it out.
But Beti was equally helpless.
“Don’t worry, I’m thinking of a way.”
“I’m not anxious, it’s just that I don’t know if Shen Ning is,” Xu Chuyao said softly, “But I think she’s probably not very anxious either. After all, the child has been alone and struggling for so many years, she must have gotten used to it by now. It’s just that seeing the account suddenly the other day must have really made her hopeful.”
Beti’s lips parted slightly, trembling faintly.
“Well, I know, spit, that…”
Xu Chuyao noticed her reaction and quietly curled the corners of her mouth.
Chuyao had learned over the past few days that this four-year-old Taifa Pingli Yan was actually a teacher at the Royal Academy, but since she was so young, she only took charge of the lower-grade students. So subconsciously, she treated students like children.
On the other hand, she also had her own pride.
“It can’t be impossible, right? Sigh, forget it.” Xu Chuyao sighed. “If you’re having trouble, I won’t force you.”
“No way! It’s not impossible!”
Beti’s bright blue eyes sparkled with conviction. “I said I’d help you guys, so I’ll definitely make it happen!”
Xu Chuyao smiled slyly like a little fox. “Great, thank you, Teacher Beti. I’ve always believed in you.”
“Heh, of course…”
Realizing she’d been tricked but too embarrassed to deny it, Beti lowered her head and fiddled with her fingers.
It was then that Shen Ning arrived, silently standing beside Xu Chuyao.
“You didn’t take the chance to stir things up?” The Broken Shadow was surprised.
The Sexually Repressed Shadow rolled her eyes. “Because I can hear what they’re saying. Mocking equals washing away the embarrassment.”
Xu Chuyao was the first to notice the girl’s arrival, shifting closer to Beti and making room for her to sit.
“Shen Liu, when did you get here?”
“Just came to listen to what you were talking about.”
“You came at the right time—we were just sharing good news.”
Beti tilted her small head, looking at the white-haired girl sitting on the other side of the chair, feeling a little dazed for a moment. She thought of those children in the Royal Academy’s first grade, forced to leave their families and even their hometowns to live at the Academy.
But those children could still communicate with their families by phone, messages, or letters, at least hearing their voices. Shen Ning, however, had been alone since childhood, without anyone to rely on in this cold Academy. She must have suffered a great deal.
Beti thought this as she watched the white-haired girl wrap her arms around the black long-straight busty girl and plant a kiss on her lips.
“Warm…”
…Really suffered a lot, huh?
“Yes, that’s how it’s done. You have to kiss her right in front of your English little sister,” the Sexually Repressed Shadow said happily. “Look at English little sister’s expression—adorable!”
Actually, Shen Ning hadn’t meant to; the morning was almost over, and the Mission required this.
“Well, let’s talk about this after lunch.”
Beti dropped that line, then hurriedly left.
On the long bench where the three sat, two were kissing while the other clearly couldn’t sit still.
Half a minute later, Shen Ning finally let go of her girlfriend and helped wipe the sparkling tears from the corner of her mouth.
“Why did you suddenly want to kiss me?” Xu Chuyao blinked.
“Just wanted to.”
The girl’s fingertips lingered at her girlfriend’s corner of the mouth, letting the breeze gently brush away the water droplets.
“Xiao Mu… just kiss me if you want. I’m not against it, but next time, can you at least come with some ‘villain points’? Fifty or a hundred, just give me some.”
Ding ding ding ding—
“Back to class.”
The open class on the fourth day was special because it usually didn’t exist; this session had no difference between lessons and listening, everyone was the same.
Except for Xu Chuyao, who was the main speaker.
“How do I see through the Clown Gang’s schemes and lead my team to a sweeping victory? To solve this, you first need clear cognition. I often say one thing: the key to the problem is finding the key problem. Once you grasp the key, you’ve solved the problem…”
“Exactly.” The Milky Ning Reflection set down her teacup. “Chuyao always loves to say this sentence; it must be a universal truth.”
Or maybe just nonsense, the girl thought.
Otherwise, why would the usually obedient Milky Ning Reflection look like this?
Just like that, Xu Chuyao stood on the podium and babbled for half an hour, yet no one in the audience showed dissatisfaction. Teachers from other schools didn’t find anything wrong with her lecture. After all, winning a tactical skirmish involves many factors: intuition, talent, wisdom, thinking habits, and so on—it’s not something language alone can explain.
As for students from other schools, they were already confused about five minutes in.
Only Beti quietly whispered to her students, “That busty girl is just fooling you, don’t take it seriously.”
Then she saw her students’ eyes glaze over.
“But Teacher Beti, Xu Chuyao’s voice is really beautiful.”
The open class on tactical thinking and wisdom ended; the students left the auditorium in an orderly fashion, heading toward the cafeteria. Along the way, those who thought they understood the lecture excitedly discussed the content.
“Did you understand it? Xu Chuyao said to consider things from multiple dimensions, especially to watch out for people suddenly appearing around you.”
“So she suspected Professor Swina early on, huh.”
“A good academic professor suddenly coming over to do product sales? I’d be suspicious too.”
“You know again! The girls next door don’t go to the library but run to the rooftop to read with you. Why didn’t you suspect then?”
“You mean she has a scheme?”
“I mean you’re hopeless, go die.”
Xu Chuyao booked a private room on the cafeteria’s second floor in advance and sent the location to Beti.
“I found a way.”
Miss Holmes came in with good news.
“After the hearing, the Rockmorgan Family’s original project was frozen; all crystal stone stockpiles will be transferred elsewhere for management. Near Center City, the Chen Clan is responsible for receiving and arranging part of the stock.”
Previously, all mined X Crystals were sent to the Rockmorgan Family since they were the only authorized researchers. Now that trouble has come up, even if there are new research ideas, full control won’t be handed back to the Rockmorgan Family. Their original resources will be divided.
As the professionals closest to the industry, the other two mining giants—the Yaha Financial Group and the Chen Clan—received the most resources, which is why Prince Bi of Yaha happily attended the hearing.
“Then, according to the Territorial Native Principle, the Chen Clan will select local officials from Center City to receive the materials,” Beti continued.
The Territorial Native Principle essentially exists because those above third-rank spirit users cannot roam freely, and the approval process is too troublesome. So, when transporting important items across regions, local personnel are chosen, provided they meet the criteria.
“Our family has a good relationship with the Chen Clan. I’ll have my eldest uncle write a recommendation letter to propose you guys as the recipients.”
Chuyao had official status, and Shen Ning had strength—combined, they perfectly met the requirements.
“I understand. Then we can casually take some with us.” Xu Chuyao gave her an approving look. “Impressive, you’re unstoppable.”
Beti subconsciously felt proud but quickly lowered her voice. “Don’t take too much, just a little.”
“Of course.”
To celebrate this great plan, Xu Chuyao raised a glass of milk in a toast, casually saying as she drank, “By the way, aren’t you worried I’ll use it for bad things?”
Beti retreated her sass and countered, “What kind of ‘bad things’ do you mean? Like what the Clown Gang does? Or something else?”
Xu Chuyao was briefly stunned but soon realized and scratched her head. “Oh, I’m too kind-hearted; I didn’t think about that.”
As for the uses of X Crystals, there are currently three main ones.
The first: the Clown Gang’s assault on Yaha Tower, brutally killing over a thousand ordinary people.
The second: the Freiden Free City incident initiated by Swina, where thousands of ordinary people and over a hundred students were buried.
The third: the only authorized “legal” use, where over twenty thousand ordinary people died during experiments.
Now, the direction has shifted, but the experiments will continue, and people will continue to pay the price. At the hearing, when Edward presented his grand narrative, life and ethics ceased to be obstacles.
“When I was a child, my grandfather told me stories from when they were young. At that time, Monrose was still his junior. They went through The Great Chaos to the Pacification War, witnessing the changes of the era firsthand.”
Beti gulped down a glass of milk, eyes glassy as if she’d drunk wine.
“My grandfather said they saw humanity go from around one hundred million to tens of billions, bursting with astonishing vitality amid chaos and decay. Monrose once marveled at the greatness of the masses. But in just… ha, not even a few decades later, how did it come to this?”
“Normal. If I watched the hens in the backyard lay eggs every day, filling the whole farm for a year, I’d marvel at the greatness of chickens too,” Xu Chuyao shrugged lightly. “Besides, you said he was young back then.”
A person’s perspective on life changes between youth and old age.
“Enough, enough, let’s change the subject.”
Seeing Beti rubbing her head, she put on a pitiful look at Xu Chuyao.
“Tang 2T7.”
“Not fake at all. I just feel like you tricked me, tricked my sympathy.”
Xu Chuyao was stunned. “How did I trick you?”
“Shen Ning.” Beti’s big, watery eyes locked onto the busty girl. “She’s really suffered a lot since coming to school alone.”
“Free meal, huh? Don’t be fooled by their frequent kissing. It’s actually emotional deprivation and the resulting psychological trauma. If you don’t believe me, think about it—normal people don’t pick up girls like that.”
Emmm, hearing it put that way, it kind of…
Just then, the private room door suddenly opened. The white-haired girl walked in, skillfully embraced the black long-straight busty girl, and bent down to plant a kiss.
mua~
Isn’t this just happiness!