ASER - Chapter 72
Chapter 72: Sparrow
The group chat was created, and the 50 students were naturally happy to join. Everyone became boisterous, and it was quite lively. After all, other classes had group chats long ago; only Teacher Qu was aloof and hadn't bothered with such things.
Unexpected, hehehe.
They also had a group chat now. How to put it... they finally felt a bit of class belonging.
Everyone was discussing and waiting for Teacher Qu to speak, but unexpectedly, amidst everyone's friendly comments, a troublemaker emerged.
A'Diao: "We have a group chat, that's great. I happen to have a math problem I can't solve, could a few of you with good grades help me take a look?"
As if no one else was there, she @mentioned Jiang Yena and a few other top-scoring students, but deliberately skipped certain individuals. She also posted a complex math problem from the energy engineering department.
What did she mean by that!
Everyone else fell silent and stopped talking.
Certain individuals, who also had good grades but were deliberately overlooked by her, sneered inwardly.
This A'Diao, ranked 41st herself, who was she looking down on!
Meanwhile, Yuan Shu, who was eating a large lobster to replenish his energy after martial arts practice, saw his phone. He couldn't swallow a mouthful of lobster.
"What kind of stupid problem is this... I'm ranked 40th, better than her. I'll solve it and infuriate her!"
Yuan Shu, full of confidence, opened the problem.
Afterwards, he completely lost his appetite.
Zhongchuan Mingxiu was meditating cross-legged. After being added to the group by Teacher Qu, he was indeed distracted and checked the group messages. He was waiting for Teacher Qu to send a message, but instead, he received A'Diao's message.
He now absolutely dared not underestimate A'Diao, only feeling that this person was deeply scheming. Posting this problem must have a deeper meaning, though it was also possible that she genuinely couldn't solve it.
He glanced at it and frowned slightly; it was very difficult.
But he wouldn't go so far as to waste time solving it, unless... solving it could put A'Diao in her place.
Tian Zhongxiang and the others, having returned to Jinling Academy, were excitedly processing their gains from the recent outing. When they suddenly saw A'Diao not busy cultivating but doing problems, they were somewhat surprised. They also thought she had genuinely encountered trouble, so, intending to help their team leader, they took a look...
Damn, it was self-inflicted humiliation. It was too difficult; they couldn't even understand it.
Song Ling looked at it and picked up her pen.
The group chat fell silent. A'Diao, however, was calmly absorbing Spiritual Energy. Fifteen minutes later, Zhongchuan Mingxiu suddenly posted a screenshot of his draft and a message in the group.
"Solved it. Not difficult."
Look at his words—so understated, grand, and classy.
The others immediately perked up.
Oh ho, a face-slap, a face-slap!
A'Diao, does your face hurt?
However, some people who were genuinely trying to solve the problem... had to admit that Zhongchuan Mingxiu was indeed formidable, skilled in both academics and martial arts. He had actually solved it faster than Jiang Yena.
From Tang Zhou +3888.
From...
A group of people who couldn't stand A'Diao felt secretly pleased and silently sent their mental energy.
Damn, half the class dislikes me, huh? Including Ming Ze and his girlfriend?
Probably because I was too arrogant before.
A'Diao sighed inwardly and sent out a message.
In the group, just as everyone was secretly delighting in A'Diao's setback, they saw her instantly post an image.
A draft paper, which also had the solution to the problem.
The same answer, but a different method. It seemed... A'Diao's was more advanced and more efficient.
Were her math skills that formidable?
A'Diao: "Classmate Zhongchuan, you're really amazing."
From Zhongchuan Mingxiu +5555!
From...
From Song Ling +6666!
Looking at his phone, Zhongchuan Mingxiu sneered expressionlessly.
And after A'Diao "triggered" a large amount of mental energy, 300,000 points were instantly gathered.
Excellent!
The classmates were so lovely.
A'Diao was about to turn off her phone when she suddenly saw Jiang Yena pop up and post a photo of a draft paper.
A third solution method.
Impressive, so young and spirited.
But the Toilet got excited: "Post your fourth solution method, quick!"
A'Diao raised an eyebrow and smiled, then put the other draft papers into the garbage disposal and shredded them.
Going too far is as bad as not going far enough.
See, many people in the group were already "dissing" her.
Mainly because Tang Zhou had just asked irritably, "Classmate A'Diao, did you already know how to solve it and deliberately came to mess with us?"
A'Diao: "No, I didn't @mention you. Why, did you try it? And you still couldn't solve it?"
Fuck!
Tang Zhou instantly burst out with 4444 mental energy points for her.
Everyone felt like throwing up.
Her math was clearly so good, yet she posted it to provoke them. Was this something a human would do?
Just you wait! When we catch up to you, we'll beat you senseless!
And they couldn't fall behind in their studies either, otherwise, wouldn't they be mocked mercilessly by her?!
Meanwhile, after Teacher Qu finished her cultivation, her hand seals changed, and she instantly retracted the powerful, outwardly projected mass of spiritual energy. She glanced at the group chat, her willow-like eyebrows slightly raised.
Creating a group chat indeed had its benefits.
With A'Diao, this super troublemaker, single-handedly and effortlessly fostering a sense of class unity—wasn't that easier than those other class teachers racking their brains to play the emotional card?
Having gathered 300,000 points, A'Diao couldn't care less that these classmates were motivated to study hard out of indignation because of her. She was excitedly exchanging them for 【Talisman Proficiency】.
The secret art was naturally a body of knowledge. A'Diao skimmed through it and found it was only a part; there would definitely be upgraded portions later. It seemed as if it had been neatly divided.
But it was a step-by-step progression.
Very good, it was indeed awesome stuff.
Only after studying it carefully did A'Diao sense its profundity. It wasn't something that could be successfully mastered on the first try.
It had to be slowly mastered.
It would be best to return to Shanzhu Ju; the environment there was good, and it was also safe.
The next morning, seeing 40 million credited to her phone account, A'Diao prepared to pack her things and head back to Shanzhu Ju to cultivate for two days, waiting for classes to resume next week. But Xiao Yuanbao suddenly sent a message.
"Beep beep beep, my dear Master A'Diao, there's a letter for you."
"Play it."
It was a letter from Chen Xun, containing his voice, still calm and smooth, carrying the unhurried coolness of a refined scoundrel. But the content of his words was very...
"Open the window on your left."
A'Diao: "?"
What the hell!
She subconsciously looked to her left. There was indeed a window, overlooking a lake.
She opened the window suspiciously, but saw... nothing outside, just the metasequoia trees in the center of the lake. However, there was a sparrow on a branch of a metasequoia.
Wait, a sparrow?
A'Diao was, after all, very sharp; she understood with a single glance. And the Sparrow flew over.
It played an audio message itself.
"A newly designed auxiliary-type restricted item. Three main functions: reconnaissance, sensing, and information technology. For specifics, you'll know after you bind it and check the contents of its core mainframe."
A'Diao: "For me?"
What on earth did this person want?
Chen Xun: "I designed it. Whether I can apply for a patent in the future depends on user feedback. After thinking it over, only you are suitable. So, you use it—bind it for free—and if the feedback is good, I'll give it to you."
An adult version of a spendthrift, and he even had a whole set of reasons.
A'Diao didn't understand him but couldn't be bothered to dwell on it. "What if I want to buy it?"
They were both skilled in psychological games, and they both always understood: rather than probing each other, the mental effort spent on such back-and-forth was equivalent to ineffective social interaction. It was better to focus purely on material benefits.
What you want, what I want—the true purpose could be glimpsed from each other's material needs.
Chen Xun: "If you have money, you can give it to me. I'll make you a flight device at factory price, only charging a small crafting fee. It'll be 20% cheaper than what you can buy on the market."
Holy crap! A'Diao had originally planned to use the money Song Ling was about to give her to buy a good flight device. Suddenly, after Chen Xun said this... she thought to herself, this person was indeed formidable; he had guessed so quickly that what she wanted most was a flight device.
"You know how?"
"The principles are generally simpler than those for mechanical intelligence, but if you want a high-end one, it's conversely more difficult than mechanical intelligence."
After all, the most important function of a flight device is speed, and extreme speed requires an extreme energy utilization system.
His tone was calm, without any hint of showing off, but A'Diao felt that the Central Academy of Sciences wasn't blind. It seemed like a Sparrow, even more outstanding than No. 7, was right before her eyes, and she couldn't help but believe it.
So, should she buy from a specialized major company, or from this person?
Before A'Diao could make a decision, Chen Xun, like an uncle luring a little girl, said enticingly: "Custom-made, cost-saving, and made by a member of the Central Academy of Sciences. With a future patent guarantee. I can also sign an agreement with you. If I deceive you, you can use this agreement to sue me. Even if I don't have money, Chen Ran does. Are you afraid he wouldn't give you money for the sake of his official position and family reputation? Even his future could be controlled by you... Thinking about it this way, doesn't it make you happy?"
The foremost expert in patricide and screwing over his own father.
A'Diao felt that Chen Ran, the "wealthy tyrant," had somewhat failed in his father-son education. His most valued legitimate eldest son treated him like this... Why did she find it so satisfying!
Hahaha!
However, she guessed that Chen Xun's coldness towards Chen Ran was, nine times out of ten, related to his mother.
"My requirement is this model. What you make cannot be inferior to it, but the price cannot be higher; otherwise, there's no point in going to you." A'Diao was absolutely unwilling to suffer a loss. Who asked this person to make such claims? Besides, she would have to wait for it to be produced; there was a time cost involved, wasn't there? It wasn't like buying directly from a major company.
Chen Xun glanced at the flight device picture she sent. In that instant, he gained a further understanding of A'Diao's financial resources, but his expression remained unshaken. "Alright. Its retail price is 50 million; I'll take 40 million."
Previously, she would drool with envy looking at Cui Run's flight device worth several million. Now, a month later, she could prepare to buy a 50 million high-end flight device without batting an eye.
She was truly awesome! Heh!
A'Diao agreed and directly transferred the 40 million. Looking at the remaining balance of over 20 million in her account, she then bought a seven-day supply of "Tendon-Splitting and Bone-Setting" medicinal herbs in one go.
But just then... she sensed something. Her gaze sharpened as she looked out the window.
The guards from the Prefectural Governor's Mansion had arrived.
Lao Wang stood aside respectfully. The guard captain kept his head down and said nothing. A'Diao was talking with Chen Ran, who had one message: it wasn't safe outside; come home.
It was rare for him not to lecture her with a father's airs. It seemed he had found the right sophisticated approach to deal with his third daughter, instead of merely looking down on her and treating her perfunctorily.
A'Diao: "Father, I have to go back to school for classes. There's no safer place than Jinling Academy, right?"
She couldn't be bothered to deal with that group from the Chen family.
Chen Ran: "What I mean is for you to return to Jinling. Your grandmother and the others are also returning to Jinling. You can all travel back together on the family's airship."
A'Diao raised an eyebrow and thought to herself: The wealthy tyrant's official position is confirmed for promotion to Jinling? He only became Cishi not long ago. It seems he won the subsequent political maneuvering.
Normal achievements in public security and the economy wouldn't be so prominent, unless, during the period he governed, the extermination of demonic spirits in the catacombs of the Lingcheng region was extremely effective.
In that case, it seemed Feng Ting would also be promoted. However, the upper limit for a military official largely depends on martial strength. Chen Ran could go to Jinling, but it would be difficult for Feng Ting; he would most likely remain in Lingcheng.
The official positions of these two were currently her greatest assets.
Especially regarding the matter of that fierce bandit group...
A'Diao agreed and then casually asked Lao Wang to arrange for a package delivery.
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