Chapter 80

After Liu Yan hung up the phone, she informed her close friend, Jin Xiaoli, of the unfortunate news. Jin Xiaoli was very dissatisfied and said, "This won't do. Wang Bai is becoming less and less considerate of us. He can't even be bothered to invite us. Yanzi, we need to have some leverage in our hands."

"You're right!" Liu Yan was also indignant, "Otherwise, he will be too free and will take us less and less seriously. Look, as soon as the cultural festival ended, he didn't even call us. I had to call him. He only goes online every few days. If this continues, after the high school classes are divided, he will probably forget us!"

"Exactly, he still claims to be a good friend, what a liar! I think he is just crossing the bridge and then burning it," Jin Xiaoli joined in the criticism of Wang Bai, "You think quickly, what can we do to make him listen?"

Liu Yan thought for a moment, her face turned red, but fortunately, the person on the other end of the phone couldn't see. She said in a voice as soft as a mosquito, "How about... seduction?"

"Uh..." Jin Xiaoli was hesitant about this plan. After some consideration, she said, "It's not impossible... but who will do it? And how exactly?"

"Of course, we will do it together!" Liu Yan said angrily, "Do you want me to do it alone? Or do you want to do it yourself? Besides, it's safer to be together, to prevent him from losing control..." Her voice became softer and softer, and Jin Xiaoli almost couldn't hear her. She asked, "So, how exactly will we do it?"

Liu Yan's eyes twinkled, and she had an idea: "When he asked us for help during the cultural festival, didn't he promise us one favor? If we need his help in the future, he will definitely agree."

"Of course I remember that, but what's the use? Are you going to ask him to go to second or third base with you? I have my dignity, even if you don't..."

Liu Yan was quite upset by this, and she scolded, "I didn't say that! Of course, we need to be more subtle, create an opportunity for him to lose control."

"Oh~ Little waist, you're still the little waist," Jin Xiaoli nodded in agreement, understanding her intentions, "Then tell me your plan, I will fully cooperate. We will get him within a week!"

So the two began to discuss in low voices, their expressions serious, as if they were holding a strategic meeting. However, their faces would sometimes flush, and they would argue, indicating significant differences of opinion. It seemed that the main point of contention was who would take the lead in the seduction.

In the end, Jin Xiaoli, after Liu Yan's persistent persuasion, compromised. Given her better figure, she would take the lead, while Liu Yan, responsible for the planning, would provide support.

"Okay," Jin Xiaoli, who had just agreed, started to feel embarrassed, her dignified face turning red, "Let's do it your way. Are you sure it will work? What if he... acts before you can even get in?"

"It will be fine, don't worry!" Liu Yan patted her chest to reassure her, "And you won't really be unconscious. If he really wants to do something, you can still resist."

"Resist?" Jin Xiaoli exclaimed, "He is so strong, one against eight, how can I resist?"

"Well, you could shout..." This time, Liu Yan wasn't very confident and didn't dare to make a blind promise.

"Shout?" Jin Xiaoli smiled bitterly, "You pick such a place, even if I shout until my throat is sore, no one will care."

Liu Yan felt a bit guilty after hearing this and waved her hand impatiently, "Oh, don't worry, I will be there in time. I won't let you fight alone. He won't dare to do anything to both of us at once, right?"

"Who knows..." Jin Xiaoli muttered, "If you ruin his plans, he might even take it out on you. When men get impulsive, you know how destructive they can be... Yanzi, maybe we should just forget it, I'm a bit scared."

"Don't be afraid," Liu Yan comforted her, "If anything really happens, I believe he will take responsibility. Then he will accept us, right?"

Thinking about this possibility, Jin Xiaoli felt a mix of anxiety and hesitation. She didn't want to let him off so easily, but she also didn't want to miss this opportunity to turn a mistake into an advantage. She was truly conflicted for a while.

"Let's... see how it goes," Jin Xiaoli decided to think it over more tonight.

When it was quiet and dark, Wang Bai entered the dream system. The trial project for Friday was the familiar Heaven's Staircase. Climbing 3000 steps would earn him 20 points. He estimated the time needed to complete this and had enough time to browse the display screen to check the latest task list.

The display showed that he currently had 380 points. Wang Bai couldn't help but chuckle at the large number of points he had earned. Then he entered the task system and saw the refreshed task list, his brows gradually furrowing.

The task list showed a deadline of 30 days. Task one: Help Lei Hu return to the school soccer team before the end of the season, reward 100 points.

Task two: Persuade Liu Yan, Jin Xiaoli, and Lu Lu to join the school volunteer service team and organize a volunteer service activity with them, reward 100 points. If the activity involves 8 or more people, an additional 50 points will be awarded.

Task three: Help the school soccer team win the season championship and advance to the national high school sports conference, reward 200 points.

There were three tasks in total, and he had no absolute confidence in completing any of them, especially the last one, which was quite difficult. He would have to rely on other teams making mistakes. Currently, Fushui High School was leading Guanglin High School by 6 points, meaning they would need to lose two consecutive matches while Guanglin won two to tie the score. In terms of goal difference, Fushui was also ahead by 3 goals.

The first task was starting to show some progress, but it couldn't be said that it would definitely succeed. Wang Bai was still trying to find ways to make it happen. The second task seemed the most promising, but the additional reward criteria were quite strict. Persuading three girls to join the volunteer service would require a lot of persuasion, and getting approval from the guidance teacher, Xu Wushuang, would also be difficult. He wasn't sure what kind of effort he would need to put in.

Considering the tasks, none of them seemed to require special skills, so he could freely allocate his points. But which task should he take first? He wasn't quite sure.

Should he take the second task first? Although it might take less time and could be completed in a week if he was lucky, the Lei Hu matter was already in motion. If they contacted the plainclothes police and the officer agreed to help, would he have to delay it by making excuses?

As for the third task, since it would only be resolved at the end of the season, with over 20 days left, he didn't need to rush to consider it.

After much thought, he decided to take the first task first and was determined to resolve Lei Hu's issue as soon as possible.

After accepting the new task, Wang Bai entered the exchange system. With 380 points, he had a lot of options. The exchange system offered various treasure chests, waiting for him to open them.

First, he wanted to exchange for enhancement pills. Last time, he exchanged for strength and endurance, which were the most important physical attributes for a midfielder. However, through training, Coach Zhang was more inclined to place him in the attacking midfielder position to fully utilize his offensive organizing ability.

In this position, Wang Bai needed to consider which physical attributes were most important for an attacking midfielder: speed and agility! A good attacking midfielder must be able to move unpredictably and appear on various receiving lines, using agile breakthroughs to tear through the opponent's defense, either passing or shooting to deliver a fatal blow.

Improving these two attributes would also make him more adept at the Heaven's Staircase and obstacle running trials.

Thinking this through, Wang Bai immediately used 120 points to exchange for two enhancement pills, one for speed and one for agility, and swallowed them immediately.

After improving his physical attributes, he had 260 points left. He casually exchanged for a basic driving skill worth 10 points, as he now had money and wanted to get a car. However, having a car without knowing how to drive was useless, and he was too young to go to a driving school. So he exchanged for the skill in the system, which was trivial for him at 10 points.

Next, he exchanged for the "Alcohol Master" skill worth 50 points. He had been at a disadvantage twice due to drinking. Although he had a good drinking character and rarely refused, his alcohol tolerance was poor. To avoid further embarrassment, he decided to improve this skill.

This left him with 200 points. He originally wanted to exchange for a basic singing skill to surprise the girls, but after some consideration, he decided to focus on improving his physical attributes. So, he exchanged for two more enhancement pills, one for jumping and one for constitution, and swallowed them. His physical attributes were now comprehensively improved, especially the constitution pill, which had a very noticeable effect. He could feel his muscle strength significantly enhanced, and his chest and abdomen felt like steel plates, though not to the point of being impervious to blades, he could clearly feel himself becoming much stronger.

The improvement in constitution also made him feel an increase in strength. He speculated that among all physical attributes, constitution was the most critical, and its improvement would affect the effectiveness of other attributes.

This discovery was a pleasant surprise for him. Although his points balance dropped to 80, he still felt it was worth it. Now his physical attributes were better than those of some professional players, and they were very well-rounded. He believed he could perform at a level beyond his current skills.

After completing these exchanges, Wang Bai estimated the time and opened the small door to start the Heaven's Staircase trial. As expected, he received 10 points each at the 1000th and 3000th steps. Due to the significant improvement in his speed and agility, his climbing speed increased significantly, and he even reached the 5000th step, though he didn't receive a third reward.

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