Chapter 59

"I never thought that classmate Yue would have such chicken-cooking skills."

Lin Beichen directly handed a roasted chicken to Yue Hongxiang.

Yue Hongxiang expressed her gratitude and, carrying the roasted chicken that belonged to her, returned to the Third Academy's tent.

"Brother Chen, is it because of her that you don't want to talk to me?"

Ling Chen asked with a委屈 (grievance).

Lin Beichen shook his head.

"Actually... it's fine."

Ling Chen extended her tender little fist to encourage herself and then said very generously, "I don't mind if you take a concubine."

Pfft!

Lin Beichen almost spat out the water he was drinking.

Whether I take a concubine or not, what does it have to do with you?

How can you speak as if you are already the empress?

After finishing the roasted meat, Lin Beichen went to find the camp's chief manager, Li Luoran, and took out ten gold coins from his storage box.

Ling Chen followed Lin Beichen like a little tail.

"Brother Chen, do you want to use gold coins to buy badges from others?" she asked curiously. "However, I advise you to give up this idea because even if someone has extra badges, the value of one badge far exceeds ten gold coins. Instead of buying badges from others, you might as well take the one I gave you."

"That's a different matter."

Lin Beichen said.

"How about this, I'll sell you my Star Badge for one gold coin each. How does that sound?" Ling Chen suggested.

Before she finished speaking,

The middle-aged beautiful woman from the National Royal Junior Academy, the team leader, rushed over again, gave Lin Beichen a fierce glare, and then dragged Ling Chen away.

Finally free.

Lin Beichen finally breathed a sigh of relief and, without looking back, entered the Third Academy's tent.

Under the stone monument in the distance, one of the three major figures of the camp, Li Luoran, watched the entire scene and shook his head lightly.

...

...

The next day.

Lin Beichen sped up.

He searched for badges without hesitation, consuming his phone's battery.

That day, he ran around tirelessly.

The harvest was significant.

Including the first day's findings, he had already found twenty-six Star Badges.

This number was absolutely explosive.

"Damn, which education department expert, with a brain full of shit, actually hid the Star Badge in the fecal pool of a Nightmare Giant Lizard..."

In the evening, after finally finding the twenty-seventh Star Badge, Lin Beichen ran like mad, with over a dozen Nightmare Giant Lizards roaring and chasing him, pursuing him for ten miles before reluctantly returning.

The lizards were probably puzzled too.

Why did this human steal their feces?

Was he going to eat it?

After a mad dash, Lin Beichen finally returned to the camp before sunset.

He immediately went to the central square under the stone monument.

The leaderboard had changed.

Still in first place was the prodigy Ling Chen, who had found three Star Badges, earning thirty points and leading the board.

In second place was the lone wanderer Shen Fei, who had found one Star Badge, earning ten points.

These were the only two students who had found badges.

What surprised Lin Beichen was that the others, including Tao Wancheng, Li Tao, and Mu Yan Dong from the National Royal Junior Academy, still had zero points, indicating they had not found any badges at all.

This was a bit abnormal.

Tao Wancheng and Li Tao's team was the largest and strongest.

Logically, such a lineup should not have failed to find even one Star Badge by the end of the second day. Statistically, this result was unreasonable.

Lin Beichen stood in front of the stone monument, lost in thought.

Could it be...

Because of me...

I almost dug up all the Star Badges around the camp?

"Brother Chen, did you not find anything today?" The prodigy Ling Chen, like a celestial maiden, floated over, holding Lin Beichen's arm affectionately. "How about this, you join my team tomorrow, and I'll take you to find the Star Badges. That way, it will count as you finding them with your own strength."

Lin Beichen calmly pulled his arm away.

"Classmate Ling, I have some doubts and would like to consult you. Can you help me?"

He asked.

"Brother Chen, just ask whatever you want." Ling Chen looked very happy and again took Lin Beichen's arm. "You finally want to talk to me? I told you, you wouldn't forget me."

"How did you find the Star Badges?"

Lin Beichen asked.

He tried to pull his arm away.

Damn.

She held too tightly.

He couldn't pull it out.

Is this girl a super-strong woman?

How can she be so strong?

If we really end up together in the future...

Won't I be killed by her?

I won't be able to resist any position she puts me in?

Wait, why am I already thinking about the future?

This line of thought is wrong.

Lin Beichen fell into deep melancholy again.

Ling Chen blinked and said, "Of course, I used mental power to sense them. The Star Badge is a mystical alchemical product that can communicate with the mystical energy of heaven and earth, producing energy fluctuations that can be detected by mental power within a certain range."

Lin Beichen was a bit confused.

Mental power?

What is that?

The academy has never taught it.

"Your Third Academy must not have taught the Emperor's 'Introduction to Mental Power' yet, right?" Ling Chen seemed to remember something and quickly added, "It's not your fault, Brother Chen. After all, mental power is taught in intermediate academies, and among the seven junior academies, only the National Royal Junior Academy offers this course."

Lin Beichen immediately understood.

It's like on Earth, where ordinary high school students think they are amazing after finishing high school, while the geniuses from prestigious high schools might start learning calculus in their first year.

There's a gap.

"Is the cultivation of mental power difficult?" Lin Beichen asked.

"If Brother Chen wants to cultivate, I can teach you." Ling Chen smiled, her eyes like crescent moons, full of captivating charm.

"Okay."

Lin Beichen agreed.

More skills never hurt.

"Hmm, where should I start teaching you..."

Ling Chen tilted her head and thought for a moment. "Wait for me."

She ran off like a streak of smoke.

A little while later, she returned and handed a small booklet to Lin Beichen.

"Introduction to Mental Power"?

Is this the mental power cultivation textbook from the National Royal Junior Academy?

"Take it. This isn't some secret manual. Spend some time reading it to get a general idea, and then after we return to the camp tomorrow, I'll teach you how to cultivate." Ling Chen said.

"Thank you."

Lin Beichen didn't hesitate and took the booklet.

The next moment, the middle-aged beautiful woman from the National Royal Junior Academy appeared again, giving Lin Beichen a murderous glance and dragging Ling Chen away.

"Truly a caring and considerate angel aunt."

Lin Beichen was extremely grateful to the middle-aged woman who saved him from Ling Chen's 'clutches'.

After returning to the tent, he opened the booklet and began to study.

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