Chapter 11

Now, it's only two days until the next issue of "Martial Arts Story" is published. At this time, it's usually when his reputation grows the slowest. Suddenly, his reputation increased by several thousand, which surprised Lin Mu.

"Could it be that the fight I had yesterday has spread around the school, and this also counts towards my reputation?"

Lin Mu thought about it, and this was the only explanation he could come up with.

It seems that in the future, when encountering such matters, he might as well treat them as reputation tasks.

"Hehe, these newspapers will cover my travel expenses. 88, Teacher Susan!"

Lin Mu left with the newspapers, slightly excited. Behind him, Susan looked at his clumsy movements with amusement and began preparing for her class.

...

On a pure white exercise book, Lin Mu held an automatic pencil and started drawing rabbits.

The "Street Fine Sketching" he thought was wasted came in handy now.

At first, the rabbits he drew were a bit ugly, but as Lin Mu gradually got into the feel of it, the cartoon rabbits he drew began to look cute.

"The Year of the Rabbit" was extremely clear in Lin Mu's mind. What he needed to do now was to draw the essence of each animal first, so he could continue with the next steps of the comic.

He drew a few pages, but was not very satisfied. Although he had enhanced "Street Fine Sketching," it was like "D-Class Jeet Kune Do," and he still needed to get familiar with it.

He wasn't in a hurry. While the teacher was lecturing, Lin Mu drew happily. Drawing was quite interesting. When he got tired of drawing animals, he would glance at a few pretty girls in the class and start drawing beauties.

This kind of life was quite pleasant. However, after a couple of days, the few pretty girls in the class noticed that Lin Mu was secretly watching them.

Some were shy, while others were secretly pleased. Lin Mu was now considered a talented student in the class, and with the support of girls from other classes, it didn't make them dislike him.

Holding a specialized pencil, Lin Mu drew the rabbit's tail on the draft paper and nodded in satisfaction. He took out a few prepared drawing papers from his file bag and started the formal comic drawing.

Chang Qiankun, who was sitting next to him, secretly watched him, feeling both fear and jealousy, not knowing what he was thinking.

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It happened to be the one day off each month, so Lin Mu sent out the first chapter "Stars and the Sea" along with a few comic pages.

Lin Mu walked down the street, thought for a moment, and entered a computer store.

Various eye-catching advertisements made Lin Mu look around in amazement.

However, the pretty girls selling computers glanced at him and then lowered their heads to continue their work.

After all, who comes to buy computers if not adults? A little kid coming in was just there to satisfy his curiosity.

"Which models of mid-range performance computers do you have?" Lin Mu picked a girl with a big chest and walked up to her.

The big-chested girl looked unhappy. Although she was sure the other party wouldn't buy, if she dared to be rude to a customer, she would surely be punished by her boss.

"Here's the thing, we have educational laptops suitable for students; there are also laptops that can run all the popular online games, and a few other models for office use, priced around six to seven thousand. Which one would you like to see, handsome?"

Lin Mu retracted his gaze from the area above the girl's waist and below her chin, looked around, and walked up to a black gaming laptop, operating it skillfully.

"Your eyes are really good, handsome. This laptop is our best-selling model. Not only is it fast, but its camera and image clarity are also excellent. It's priced at 7999."

Lin Mu tested the internet speed, hard drive, and graphics card for a while and nodded in satisfaction.

"Not bad, but I can see you don't really believe I can afford it. How about this: I'll make a deal with you, earn some commission, and you give me a rock-bottom price, okay?" Lin Mu, with nothing to do, teased her with a smile.

The big-chested girl was full of black lines. A high school kid skipping class to tease her, if the other girls found out, they would laugh her to death.

"Alright, handsome, I see you're quite sincere. Six thousand five hundred, cash transaction. If you buy it, I'll consider it a favor, okay?"

She thought she had cornered the little boy, but unexpectedly, Lin Mu took out a bank card and indicated for her to swipe it.

At this price, from Lin Mu's perspective, it was indeed quite reasonable. Cutting the price further would only be a difference of three or two hundred, which wasn't necessary.

"Wow, stealing a family bank card to buy a computer, are kids these days so bold?"

The big-chested girl hesitated for a moment but still took the card and completed the transaction. Even if the parents came to return the item later, they would be at a disadvantage, and she wouldn't suffer any loss.

Lin Mu slung the computer bag over his shoulder and was about to leave the store when a surprised voice came from behind.

"Hey, you little brat, you're buying a computer too?" The voice was as casual as usual, and it could only be Teacher Susan.

Lin Mu exchanged a few pleasantries with her and mentioned that he was looking for a house to rent in a good neighborhood. Susan's eyes lit up.

"Don't bother renting a house! I have an empty floor, with a bedroom, kitchen, and internet. How about it, a thousand for a quarter, and I'll throw in some face masks for the teacher?" Susan seemed extremely excited.

Lin Mu coughed a couple of times: "Alright, but if we live together, won't people talk?"

Susan: "..."

Lin Mu: "Deal! By the way, Teacher, are you here to buy a computer? Come, I just met a big-chested girl who sells cheap and good computers for six thousand five hundred. Let's go, I'll take you there!"

Thus, the big-chested girl, with a look that could kill Lin Mu, sold another pink computer of the same model.

Selling it to Lin Mu at that price was better than nothing, but selling it to someone else at the same price would mean much less commission.

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This was a two-story building, about two to three kilometers from the school. The surroundings were quiet and peaceful, clearly built before the city developed. Compared to the five-story buildings in the town, it was more like a villa.

"Here it is! Here's the key. You're not allowed to bring other guys in, and you must knock before entering my room or bathroom, got it!" Susan, after receiving Lin Mu's three thousand deposit, immediately stated the living rules.

Lin Mu placed his suitcase against the wall and lay directly on the spring mattress bed. The things didn't look like much, but moving them was quite tiring.

"Since we'll be living together, I can't keep calling