Mu Nujiao was stunned, then cursed in a low voice, "You bastard, you're bullying me!"
Lin Chen chuckled and said, "It seems you'd better just wash them by hand!"
"I…"
Mu Nujiao looked down at the basket in her hand, full of clothes, including Lin Chen's underwear and socks. She slowly raised her head, looking at Lin Chen with a wronged expression and said, "Lin Chen, I know you're a good person. Please, can you change the condition? That's my first kiss!"
"Alright, how about you kiss me here?" Lin Chen said, pointing to his face.
Seeing this, a look of conflict appeared on Mu Nujiao's beautiful face. After a moment of thought, she took a deep breath, quickly leaned in and gave Lin Chen's face a light peck. Then, she let out a cold hmph, glared at Lin Chen resentfully, her pretty face flushed, and fled in a panic.
Lin Chen called out softly behind her, "Don't forget, you have to wash them for three months!"
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Time flew by, and the Mingzhu Academy's Green Campus also welcomed its liveliest day: the annual New Student Beast Battle.
At this moment, Lin Chen and Mu Nujiao were sitting in the arena's audience.
After Dean Xiao's impassioned speech, today's New Student Beast Battle officially began.
Initially, the Summoning系 people were quite in the limelight, but it didn't last long; they were all just putting on a brave front. As the number of participants steadily increased, the Summoning系 members were gradually eliminated.
Finally, only Mo Fan remained. Lin Chen couldn't help but marvel at the power of the protagonist's halo. Mo Fan's Nether Wolf Beast was clearly injured, yet at this crucial moment, its injury just happened to heal, giving Mo Fan a perfect opportunity to show off and put others in their place.
Upon seeing Mo Fan enter the arena, everyone present thought that this year's Beast Battle was over. After all, only one person from the Summoning系 was left.
Ai Tutu and Mu Nujiao, who were beside Lin Chen, were already preparing to leave.
Lin Chen grabbed Mu Nujiao's hand and said calmly, "The person entering now is not simple; he has an Innate Dual Element!"
"What? An Innate Dual Element?"
Mu Nujiao and Ai Tutu exchanged glances, clearly not expecting the seemingly unremarkable person on the field to possess such talent.
The two girls, who had originally planned to leave, sat down obediently and watched the match intently.
Mu Nujiao felt the warmth in her palm and only then realized that her hand was still being held by Lin Chen.
She looked deeply at Lin Chen, only to find his grip had tightened slightly. She didn't struggle at all, her pretty face turning slightly red, and then silently turned her gaze towards the arena.
Since that day, Lin Chen had become bolder and bolder, teasing her from time to time, and even kissing her when they were alone!
Despite it being only holding hands, a public display of affection like this still made Mu Nujiao shy, but she didn't want to disturb others or be seen, so she could only give up struggling and let Lin Chen do as he pleased. Fortunately, Lin Chen knew his limits and didn't push it too far.
With the appearance of Mo Fan's advanced Nether Wolf Beast, the students in the arena had various thoughts.
Mo Fan was not in a hurry to participate in the match, because he had discovered a blind spot.
"Dean Xiao, I have a question!" Mo Fan asked loudly.
Dean Xiao said, "Speak!"
"If our Summoning系 doesn't reach the achievement of defending against 100 people, this semester's resources will be allocated to other departments. Isn't this a bit unfair to our Summoning系? If we lose, our original resources go to others, but if we win, we only keep our existing resources!" Mo Fan slowly voiced the question in his heart.
Dean Xiao not only showed no dissatisfaction with Mo Fan's question but actually smiled.
"Student Mo Fan, you've asked a very good question. We have actually considered this. Beyond the 100-person standard, there's another standard: if a Summoning系 student can withstand 200 rounds of magic bombardment, then all cultivation resources for all departments this year will belong to the Summoning系…" Dean Xiao replied loudly.
"Whoa…"
Dean Xiao's answer caused an uproar in the arena.
What was even more unexpected was that after Mo Fan learned about the hidden rule, he high-profilely declared that he wanted all the resources!
The sudden declaration from the 'King of Swagger' made the entire arena boil over once more.
No one was indifferent to resources. Mo Fan's declaration aroused everyone's dissatisfaction, and even those spectators who hadn't originally intended to participate rushed down to the arena, lining up to challenge Mo Fan.
However, Mo Fan's strength exceeded everyone's expectations. The advanced Nether Wolf Beast almost took down one mage with each claw.
The man and the wolf cooperated seamlessly. Soon, the number of defeated opponents by the Summoning系 reached 199. As long as Mo Fan defeated one more person, he would win the competition and obtain all the departmental resources.
What surprised Lin Chen was that Mu Nujiao's expression was very calm, with no intention of going on stage to compete.
According to Lin Chen's understanding of Mu Nujiao, this girl was quite competitive; otherwise, she wouldn't have challenged Lin Chen to a match before.
Lin Chen asked in confusion, "Don't you want to go on stage and compete with him?"
Mu Nujiao shook her head and said calmly, "No!"
Lin Chen asked, puzzled, "Why not?"
Mu Nujiao said, "Didn't you already tell me he has an Innate Dual Element? But so far, this person named Mo Fan has been hiding his strength and hasn't used his full power at all. As the saying goes, 'know yourself and your enemy, and you can win a hundred battles.' If I don't even understand his true strength, why should I go up and fight him? If I win, that's one thing, but what if I lose?"
"Hey!" Lin Chen exclaimed in admiration. Mu Nujiao's words truly made him see her in a new light!
In the original work, Mu Nujiao lost after going on stage to compete. Afterward, she took responsibility for the New Student Competition and, in the name of the Mu family, donated public resources almost equivalent to what the school provided, to all the students.
Every year, major aristocratic families spend a large amount of resources to compete for students who graduate from prestigious schools. Some students are even reserved early while still in school. The Mu family used Mu Nujiao's competition failure as an excuse to buy off all the students in the school at once.
Even if many people ultimately chose not to join the Mu family, the Mu family still gained a good reputation, which could be said to be a very good deal.
Now, due to a single sentence from Lin Chen, Mu Nujiao chose not to participate in the competition. This butterfly effect made Lin Chen very curious about how this matter would unfold in the future!
Mu Nujiao smiled triumphantly upon seeing his reaction, and turned her gaze back to the arena.
Although Mu Nujiao didn't participate this time, there were still many brave individuals. In the end, Mo Fan easily won the victory, and for a time, everyone lamented and hated Mo Fan.
Dean Xiao went on stage again and stated that Mo Fan was from Bo City.
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