16: The correct way to open Lin Chuan

Lin Chuan held the Spirit Stone in his hand, feeling its warm, jade-like touch, as if wisps of heat permeated from the surface of the Spirit Stone into his palm, which was very comfortable.

Now was not the time to directly absorb the Spirit Stone; there were too many people around. What if the chubby guy regretted it? He couldn't very well say he had already absorbed it all.

Wait a bit, it didn't matter.

"Such good stuff. I wonder how many fruits one piece can ripen..."

While fantasizing, Lin Chuan also pondered how many resources he had available each month, especially with only half a month left; he had to utilize all his resources.

First, the Beast Taming Association's subsidy, one of each type of potion, Lin Chuan had already used.

Then, from Old Qin, potions and Spirit Stones x2, but Old Qin said that would start next month. The exam was coming up soon; it should be fine if I get an advance, as long as it's delivered before the exam at the end of the month.

Oh, and there was also an Elite Rank Yao Beast; that was a big one, he almost forgot.

Finally, there was the school's side. The fixed subsidy amount was the same as what Old Qin gave, and this month's hadn't been issued yet.

Of course, what Lin Chuan looked forward to most was the class exam reward, which was more than all the above combined.

He had to get this!

"Hehehe..."

As he thought, Lin Chuan couldn't help but let out a snort of laughter.

"Yao Yao, do you know that new classmate? He keeps smiling at you! His smile is so creepy!"

"I don't know him. He isn't smiling at me!"

"If you don't pay attention to him, how do you know he isn't smiling at you?"

"I'm not talking to you anymore."

Ye Yao recalled blurting out, "It was the tamed beast that got blown up" earlier, and she was still incredibly shy.

She hadn't expected the new neighbor across the hall to be such a formidable person, and also her classmate.

It was over, she seemed to have said the wrong thing. She wouldn't be cornered on the road and then... she was scared.

Fortunately, Lin Chuan didn't know what Ye Yao was thinking, otherwise, he would definitely exclaim from the bottom of his heart:

"Girl, you know so much..." On the other side, Du Yong hurriedly reported the situation in Class One to Lan Lan.

"Principal, could it be that the Spiritual Qi array really has a problem?"

This matter could not be taken lightly.

"Don't worry, the Spiritual Qi array isn't that easy to break. I probably know where the problem lies."

Then, she called the logistics department and asked them to send over a copy of the third-year monthly subsidy.

"You go back to the classroom first and tell the new student Lin Chuan to come to my office. The Spiritual Qi issue will be resolved this afternoon, tell the students not to worry."

"Okay, Principal."

Although Du Yong was full of doubts, he still obeyed.

"Old Qin, Old Qin, this isn't a surprise you prepared for me, it's more like a fright..."

Ever since Lin Chuan stepped into the school gate, there had been constant incidents around him, making it hard for Lan Lan not to make connections.

"B-Rank talent, [Accelerated Growth], does it have such terrifying Spiritual Qi absorption speed?"

"If it's true, then it's worth looking forward to."

...Lin Chuan heard Du Yong say that the Principal wanted to see him and knew why.

However, he had nothing to fear.

He hadn't stolen or robbed; he absorbed Spiritual Qi through his own ability, so they couldn't make him return it.

Thinking this, Lin Chuan felt his back straighten quite a bit.

"Principal, you wanted to see me."

Lin Chuan was familiar with the route; he had been to the Principal's office more times than the classroom.

"The Spiritual Qi in the classroom, was that your doing?"

"Uh... maybe, probably, perhaps... I absorbed it a tiny bit too fast..."

Lin Chuan hadn't finished speaking when Lan Lan interrupted him: "No more absorbing."

"Ah? Then what about my Cultivation? That's secondary. The main point is, who will restore the glory of Third High School?"

"I'll give you two extra Spirit Stones each month. You can absorb it as long as it doesn't affect other students' Cultivation. Satisfied?"

Lan Lan finally understood. This child seemed honest on the surface, but in reality, he wouldn't let go until he had what he wanted. He wouldn't release the hawk until he saw the rabbit, and he wouldn't let go of the meat until it was in his mouth.

There was no need to lecture him; just negotiate terms directly.

"Six-star before the end of the month. Judging by your Spiritual Qi absorption speed, that shouldn't be difficult, right? If you can't do it, you're expelled."

"Ah?"

"What 'ah'? If you can't even do that, then letting you absorb Spiritual Qi is a waste."

Lin Chuan wasn't necessarily finding it difficult or easy, but rather surprised by the change in Lan Lan's working style.

It seemed Principal Lan Lan had found the correct way to deal with Lin Chuan!

"No problem, Principal. What I wanted to say is that after I reach six-star, I might need even more Spirit Stones..."

"For every additional star, I'll give you two more Spirit Stones."

"What if I reach Silver Rank?"

"Silver Rank before the College Entrance Examination?"

"Of course."

"You really dare to dream! If you actually do it, I'll let you be Principal. Haha..."

"Can the Principal embezzle public funds?"

"Are you asking for a beating?"

"Then forget it, I'm not interested."

"This is your subsidy for this month, plus two extra Spirit Stones. They're all in here."

"Is this half-month also calculated as a full month?"

"The school isn't as stingy as you think."

"Thank you, Principal. I will dedicate myself to the utmost, even to death..."

"Get out."

Lan Lan didn't want to hear Lin Chuan's banter anymore, so she directly handed him the items and sent him away... Lin Chuan hadn't expected that he was just calculating how many resources he had, and immediately these resources were in his hands, even more than he expected.

Was this the legendary 'wishes come true'?

With so many resources suddenly in hand, Lin Chuan was a bit unaccustomed to it.

The resources in his hand were like biting creatures, making Lin Chuan's heart itch with impatience.

He casually found a men's restroom and slipped inside.

One minute later, he was satisfied.

"Phew... that was good."

All the resources in his hand were absorbed, transforming into ripe fruits hanging on the golden tree.

Even the Spirit Stone Xu Dazhi "lent" him ultimately did not escape.

He didn't care; he was satisfied first.

Now, the golden tree was laden with fruit, with twenty green energy fruits and two red skill fruits. Each Elementary Spirit Stone was roughly equivalent to 3 energy fruits.

As for today's automatically ripened red, yellow, and green fruits, they had already been fed to Old Hei.

He gained another skill: [Paralysis Toxin] Lv1.

The two enhancement fruits that ripened yesterday and today directly upgraded [Damage Reflection] to Lv9, with a reflection rate of 50%.

Lin Chuan estimated that this skill probably couldn't be upgraded any further for now.

He had glanced at the Giant Rock Eagle King's skills before; all those skills were capped at Lv9.

Clearly, there was some kind of restriction.

Lin Chuan wasn't sure if his Golden Finger could break through this restriction.

However, [Damage Reflection] Lv9 was sufficient for now.

In fact, Lin Chuan felt he should keep some enhancement fruits in reserve to cope with emergencies at any time.

With more than ten days left, it was enough for Lin Chuan to max out Old Hei's fire resistance.

There was no other way; he was playing to his strengths.

Of course, the main reason was that the rewards were too great, and Lin Chuan had to secure them.