1: The Empress gave me 100 free draws at the start.

"Knock, knock, knock."

"Come in."

Inside the office, Li Liying looked at the girl entering and pulled a blank form from the cabinet.

"Xia Weiyu, you should understand that it's been four months since school started,"

"and your mission assessment progress is still zero."

"I know you came to this Superpower University thinking of earning money to pay off your family's debts and put your brother through school."

"I can't bear to make you drop out, but rules are rules. If your mission assessment doesn't meet the standard, I... am powerless."

"If you still can't complete the assessment in the remaining month, just write it yourself and leave it with me."

Although she had expected it, Xia Weiyu still found it hard to accept. She tried her best to control herself and not lose her composure.

"Instructor, Instructor Li..."

Li Liying interrupted Xia Weiyu and added once more, "Have you thought about paying to hire someone?"

"For just a normal mission, you can spend 300,000 to find someone to carry you through. This rule is tacitly accepted and not considered cheating."

"I'm sorry, Instructor... my family background is ordinary."

"What about friends? Look around for someone to help you, and you can pass this hurdle."

"I'm... I'm sorry, Instructor."

"Instructor Li, a d-rank mission requires 2 to 4 people to act together,"

"I just haven't been able to find teammates. If possible..."

*Bang!* A palm slammed heavily onto the desk.

"If what!"

"You think you can go on a mission alone!"

"What do you plan to do on a mission alone? Risk a sneak attack on the target and put your own safety in danger?"

"You're looking for trouble for me, you know? Don't even think about it!"

"Even Su Chen, the most powerful student this year, forms a four-person team every time he goes on a mission. How can you, in your situation, think of going alone?"

After questioning her, Li Liying realized she had lost her composure. She calmed down and asked:

"I don't want to deal with that. Let me ask you some practical questions first."

"Xia Weiyu, I remember you have a Water Element Ability."

"Setting everything else aside, can your current ability cause any substantial damage to an enemy?"

"No."

"What about Combat Techniques?"

"Your left hand is amputated, and you haven't attended a single day of practical training. Of course, I can't rule out that you've practiced in private."

"I don't want to ask about those, nor will I mention the Superpower Society's assessment,"

"I just want to know, if an adult man were in front of you right now, could you handle him alone?"

"N... No."

"So then, with your talent, your current strength, and with no one to help you,"

"you plan to catch up on four months of missed progress in this coming month?"

"Xia Weiyu, you are an adult now."

"When you face difficulties, don't complain; you have to find a way to solve them yourself."

"Telling me won't help; I can't help you."

"Go back and look for friends, classmates, or roommates. If those in your year won't help, then go ask the sophomores or juniors for help."

"If you meet someone kind enough to help, you can pass this hurdle. I have things to do, so let's end our talk here!"

...*Bang!*

The door was pushed open forcefully, and a young man whose clothes were still stained with blood burst in.

He strode up to Li Liying and slammed a blood-stained settlement list onto the desk.

"Instructor Li, I've finished this a-rank mission!"

"I just asked, and my a-rank mission is the first clear for this grade."

"I'm the first one, so don't you dare go back on your word about the reward you promised me."

"And! You gave me wrong intelligence back then. A half-month mission ended up taking me over a month. You have to compensate me for this too!"

*Ding! Gained Li Liying's favorability. lottery ticket +1.*

Li Liying looked at the mission list in her hand with joy. Su Chen was still the one who put her mind at ease.

Surprises came one after another: the first d-rank mission clear, the first C-rank mission clear, the first B-rank mission clear, and now another first a-rank mission clear.

Once again leading other classes by a huge margin, she could show off in the group chat again tonight.

After years of frustration from her class being at the bottom every year, things had finally turned around. She had picked up a real treasure in Su Chen.

You are practically my second parent!

"Su Chen, you've worked hard. Come, sit down and have some tea!"

"Any difficulties lately? Tell me, and I'll make sure everything is sorted out for you."

Seeing an opportunity, Su Chen added:

"Instructor, why don't you spend a little? If you just spend some Xiao Qian, maybe I can get you the grade's first S-rank mission clear."

*Ding! Gained Li Liying's favorability. lottery ticket +1.*

Hearing the System notification in his mind, he felt quite happy.

Mission rewards?

Were they as valuable as the lottery tickets from the System? Everything drawn was a treasure.

Just a few words and two draws were in the bag. A few more days of effort and it would be another 10-draw.

But compared to these small gains, he cared more about Xia Weiyu, the future Empress.

With her talent, she could definitely give him many lottery tickets at once. How many? 10 or 20 at a time?

He was really looking forward to it!

She said she'd take a three-month leave of absence, but four months had passed. She should be back by now.

"If you don't show up soon, I'll really have to go looking for you..." Seeing that the instructor had started working, Xia Weiyu didn't want to delay her any longer and took her leave.

"I'll think about it when I get back. Goodbye, Instructor."

"Mm, go back and think about it."

"Wait! Don't go!"

Su Chen hadn't paid much attention to the girl speaking on the side; after all, he was the latecomer who had interrupted their conversation.

But with just a casual glance, he saw clearly who it was.

Xia Weiyu, the future Empress Xia Jue!

You're finally back!

For you, I came to this third-rate Superpower University to develop, and then you went on a leave of absence.

Do you know how I've spent these past four months?

With my current conditions and the System's assistance, I could have easily flourished at Jingda.

But I deliberately hid my strength and came to this third-rate university.

For what?

Wasn't it just for you?

Su Chen's System function was simple: by helping others and gaining their favor, he could obtain lottery tickets.

Something as simple as helping an old lady across the street or as difficult as a hero saving a beauty could earn him lottery tickets.

The amount given was determined by the other person's talent, which set the upper and lower limits.

Who had the best talent?

As a person who experienced Rebirth, how could Su Chen not know? If the Empress's talent was said to be second in the world, who would dare claim to be first?

Xia Weiyu's talent hadn't transformed yet, and her left hand was severed. She had no advantages in any aspect, and no one would give her a second look.

But that was from others' perspectives.

How could he not know about Xia Weiyu's future achievements?

Otherwise, would the title "Empress" be for nothing?

If I cling to this thigh tightly, I won't need to work hard at all!

Seeing Xia Weiyu about to leave, Su Chen quickly called out to stop her. Although he knew who she was and how much weight she would carry in the future,

it obviously wouldn't be good to say it so plainly. He had to take it slow and get to know her first.

"Classmate, you're also in the Instructor's class? I haven't seen you before. Did you just transfer here?"

"Are you interested in going on a mission together?"

Xia Weiyu doubted her ears. She had spent a month inviting people everywhere, but no one was willing to team up with her for a mission.

Now, someone was actually taking the initiative to invite her. She suspected she had misheard.

"C... Can I?"

"Of course!"

*Ding! Gained Xia Weiyu's favorability. lottery ticket +100.*

A hundred-draw... the Empress is indeed the Empress; this amount is truly extraordinary!

Just by agreeing to team up for a mission, she gave me a hundred-draw!

This is an amount I couldn't even earn after four months of hard work.

The decision to come to this third-rate university to be classmates with the Empress was right. I bet correctly!

If I cling to this thigh tightly, I won't need to work hard at all...