“Thank you for your concern, senior, but I’ll probably start my own club,” Qi Bai said. She had already planned this once she learned the university required credits.
Most students joined clubs in university mainly for social networking, but in this society it was clearly more about currying favor with those above you. Qi Bai had no reason to abandon her own advantages just to compete with them.
She didn’t want to go around making connections.
Why couldn’t she become the connection others wanted to make?
Liu Changyu didn’t know what Qi Bai was thinking. In her opinion, this decision from the junior student was a bit risky.
At Imperial Capital University a place even more cutthroat than society itself if you weren’t a natural-born noble, it was difficult to develop a club successfully.
Because no one was willing to waste time on it.
Qi Bai didn’t plan to explain. She had her own strategy.
Liu Changyu then took Qi Bai to the Academic Affairs Office to formally complete the enrollment procedures.
Just as Qi Bai received her student ID and the electronic accessory for her campus card, the system notification sounded.
Congratulations on completing Daily Task 1: Enter Imperial Capital University.
Reward: Beginner Points Gift Pack ×1.
Finally system points!
Qi Bai suppressed her excitement. She still had something else to do.
When she opened the beginner gift pack, colorful fireworks exploded across the system interface. Then the points appeared on the screen as animated currency before shrinking and flying into Qi Bai’s account.
In a moment, the glaring zero in her account turned into a full 1,500 points.
Feeling the sudden confidence of having money in her pocket, Qi Bai immediately opened the information trading interface and imported the personal information she had already saved about Senior Liu.
The information then appeared before her from multiple dimensions and categories, with the point prices beside them almost all displayed in white.
Back when Qi Bai browsed the trading template with 0 points, it had been nothing but a sea of red prices.
Qi Bai intended to recruit Liu Changyu to her side.
She had carefully considered how to complete the mission of playing the role of “Qi Bai.” Since she only had seven days after enrollment, and no one here knew the original owner, there was actually no need for her to disguise herself as a completely different person.
But doing nothing would also seem too perfunctory. The system wouldn’t issue tasks without a purpose.
Judging from the directions of the three tasks, they seemed designed to help Qi Bai adapt better to life in this new world. That meant having people who were familiar with “Qi Bai” would likely be key.
After repeated consideration, Liu Changyu was the person Qi Bai chose. Whether in personality or identity, she was ideal.
“Query Liu Changyu’s most urgent current need.”
Information purchase successful 50 points deducted.
Information content: Hoping her younger sister Liu Changluan can safely get through the advancement competition.
An advancement competition?
Qi Bai frowned. That sounded complicated.
But once she decided to do something, Qi Bai wasn’t the type to give up easily.
She caught up with Liu Changyu, who had already walked ahead, and asked directly “Senior Changyu, have you been troubled by family matters recently?”
The question came out of nowhere, yet it struck directly at Liu Changyu’s heart.
She had always been someone who valued relationships deeply. Especially after wearing a social mask for so long in this small society, the people she truly cared about mattered even more.
“How did you figure that out, Junior Qi?” Liu Changyu didn’t hide anything. It wasn’t particularly sensitive information.
Qi Bai smiled mysteriously.
“To be honest, my family has a kind of ancestral skill fortune-telling. With this art, one can infer astronomy and geography above, and measure human fate and circumstances below.”
“Fortune-telling? That’s the first time I’ve heard of that. So you learned this through some kind of technIQue?”
Liu Changyu didn’t really believe it, but she didn’t embarrass Qi Bai by saying so outright.
Qi Bai could see her skepticism but didn’t rush to prove herself.
“It’s normal that you don’t believe me. But your younger sister, who’s currently facing her entrance examination, might not pass through it safely.”
The moment those words were spoken, Liu Changyu could no longer remain calm. Anger rose in her voice.
“What do you mean by that? Are you cursing my sister?”
Qi Bai simply looked at her quietly, her expression serious.
Under that steady gaze, Liu Changyu quickly regained her composure. She studied Qi Bai’s face, but no matter how she looked, she couldn’t figure out this junior’s intentions.
After a long pause, she finally relented.
“Alright. Tell me what do you know?”
“Your sister Liu Changluan I’ve never met her. I can’t see through the calamity surrounding her.
I only foresaw that you would be depressed for a period of time soon.”
Qi Bai spoke the lie with perfect seriousness.
Hearing her sister’s name, Liu Changyu was truly shaken. She had personally accompanied Qi Bai during the enrollment procedures and knew her background well.
If it wasn’t obtained through fortune-telling, how could Qi Bai possibly know such specific details?
“You’re telling me all this… because you want to help me?” Liu Changyu probed cautiously.
“I thought that was obvious,” Qi Bai replied with a helpless smile.
The answer clearly reassured Liu Changyu. She visibly relaxed when thinking about how to handle things next.
After helping Qi Bai put her belongings in the dormitory, Liu Changyu brought her to a quiet teahouse.
Soft smoke curled through the air, and the room was filled with the fragrance of tea. It was a secluded private room perfect for discussing serious matters.
“How can you help me?” Liu Changyu asked immediately after sitting down.
“I need more detailed information about your sister.”
Liu Changyu was puzzled. “But you said you could calculate these things. Why ask me?”
“Fortune-telling is a technIQue that defies the heavens. How could it possibly have no limits?
The more detailed the calculation, the greater the backlash. I do want to help you but if I have to bear all the consequences myself, then I’d rather not.”
Qi Bai said this partly to save points, and partly because she didn’t want to start things off on a bad precedent.
After all, the most expensive service in the world is the one that’s free.
Hearing Qi Bai’s explanation, Liu Changyu actually felt reassured and replied readily: “Junior, I feel like we clicked the moment we met.
Now you’re even willing to step into this muddy water for me. No matter the outcome, I’ll accept your goodwill in advance.”
With that, she raised her teacup as if it were wine and toasted Qi Bai.
“My younger sister Liu Changluan studies at Heze City No. 3 High School. She’s in her third year now.
She studies hard and is very sensible. Under normal exam conditions, she would definitely get into a good university this year. However…”
Heze City No. 3 High School?
Why did that sound so familiar?
Wasn’t that the school mentioned in the news two days ago?!
“My sister suddenly told me the day before yesterday that something big happened at school.
When Teacher Wu came to class, his expression became terrifying. He announced new evaluation rules. One male student refused to accept the sudden change and threatened the teacher.
The next second, his head exploded, and blood and brain matter splashed all over the people around him!”
At this point, Liu Changyu’s voice had grown heavy.
“It’s a cruel survival competition.”
She couldn’t imagine how her gentle and quiet sister would survive in such a brutal contest of killing.