Rags to Riches: The Rise of a Dual-Talent Prodigy
Chapter 41: The Ultimate Killer Move Unleashed: Since You’re Here

Chapter 41: Chapter 41: The Ultimate Killer Move Unleashed: Since You’re Here

Free is out of the question, it’s impossible in this lifetime.

The face-off with a D-level Contracted Beast is really challenging for her! So how could she let you watch for free? Of course there’s a fee!

After charging the viewing fee and watching the match, you can then bid for her Defense Fruit. Such thoughtful one-stop service—who else but Qian Qi can offer this?

Absolutely no one else.

Qian Qi waved a ticket with a cheerful smile and said, "Classmate, 50 bucks can’t buy you a brand name, nor a Light Brain, but it can buy you a once-in-a-lifetime exciting match. Is it worth it?"

"Don’t you want to see what a Defense Fruit capable of withstanding D-level Magic Beast damage looks like?"

"And besides..." Qian Qi paused, unleashing the ultimate trump card, "Since you’re here, wouldn’t it be a shame not to go in and take a look?"

This statement was devastating, hitting precisely the heartstrings of everyone present.

Yeah, since you’re already here.

They had waited for so long, how boring would it be to just go back?

Plus, that "Dongfang Qianqi" had really piqued their curiosity. It’s a battle between a D-level Contracted Beast and a human; who wouldn’t be excited?

Although many streamers have recorded or live-streamed their Magic Beast face-offs in instances, it was always through a screen, lacking any real sensation.

And the contracted beast duels of the Beast Taming Department students usually involved E-level Flame Dogs battling each other, which is rather uninspired.

But this time, it’s different!

This time, it’s a battle between a human and a D-level Contracted Beast! Unprecedented in the school!

"Give me a ticket! I want to buy one!"

"I want one too!"

Immediately, all interested students came flooding over, buying seat tickets from Qian Qi’s hands.

With a large student base at Awakener University, thankfully Qian Qi prepared plenty of tickets, and the assistance of a few old gentlemen made her ticket-selling job a lot easier.

However, the number of students coming to watch the match still exceeded Qian Qi’s expectations. She even saw Su Xingle leading a group of Magic Beast Department students to support.

Qian Qi glanced at their numbers, then at her remaining tickets, and pulled out a red ink seal from her pocket.

Heh, a genius like her, would she be without a plan B?

"Junior," Su Xingle watched as Qian Qi stamped his hand, thinking it was just a mark for entry. He looked around and whispered, "Chen Tong also advertised on the school forum, does he have some conspiracy?"

For instance, wanting the entire school to witness Qian Qi’s bloody demise?

"Senior Su, don’t say that about Senior Brother Chen!" Qian Qi chided, "Obviously he’s being kind and generous, helping me make money?"

Su Xingle: ???

"Senior, the ticket is 50 bucks~" Qian Qi reminded him.

Su Xingle: !!!

So watching the match actually costs money!

Now he believes, Chen Tong is truly kind and considerate!

Su Xingle transferred 50 bucks to Qian Qi, just in time to see Chen Tong walking over. He couldn’t help but pat Chen Tong on the shoulder sincerely, exclaiming, "Chen Tong, you’re so broad-minded, I misunderstood you before."

Chen Tong: ???

Chen Tong was baffled, thinking Su Xingle was referring to him sponsoring the testing of the Defense Fruit, so he nodded, smiled, and said, "No problem, it’s what I should do."

Qian Qi: Pfft.

Qian Qi nearly laughed out loud, barely managing her expression, she quickly switched to a warm, eager smile, blocking Chen Tong.

"Senior Brother Chen!" Qian Qi’s voice rose and fell, seeing no one around, she secretively pulled out a VIP ticket from her pocket and stuffed it into Chen Tong’s hand, "I specially reserved a VVVIP front-row seat for you! Just for 200 bucks, you can closely watch my battle with the Magic Beast!"

She winked, "Tempted?"

Chen Tong: ...

Tempted my foot! You swindled 50,000 bucks from me, now you want to scam me out of 200 bucks more?

"Senior Brother Chen~" Qian Qi suddenly leaned in and whispered eerily, "Don’t you want to see me spray blood all over, up close?"

Chen Tong: !!! fr eewe(b)nove.l.co\m

Chen Tong immediately gave Qian Qi a wary look, but saw Qian Qi revert back to her playful, cheeky grin, as if what he heard was just an auditory illusion.

"Other students are paying for this~" Qian Qi tilted her chin, "You wouldn’t skip paying, right?"

Chen Tong twitched, really wanting all the students to see how stingy Qian Qi was—after spending 50,000 bucks to sponsor the duel, she wouldn’t even spare him a ticket?

But Chen Tong wasn’t as glib as Qian Qi, nor as thick-skinned, he could already see that if he spoke out, Qian Qi would twist things around, slapping the stingy label on him instead.

Sure enough, Qian Qi looked down, brushed off her non-existent shoulder dust, and nonchalantly said, "Senior Brother Chen, you wouldn’t want the whole school to know you’re stingy, would you?"

Chen Tong: ...

Resentfully, Chen Tong transferred 200 bucks to Qian Qi.

Nah, she won’t be smug for long.

Hope she can still laugh so arrogantly when she’s spraying blood all over!

From where others couldn’t see, Chen Tong shot Qian Qi a vicious, threatening smile, "Then, I shall look forward to it!"

From afar, Chen Miaomiao, who had secretly followed, didn’t know what Qian Qi said, but seeing how close the two were, whispering and behaving intimately, she immediately got alarmed, jumping over with her injured leg.

"Senior, can I sit next to you?"

She didn’t want Chen Tong and Qian Qi getting too close!

Qian Qi turned to see bandage-wrapped Chen Miaomiao, clicking her tongue.

"Our Miao Miao is really resilient!" As she clicked her tongue, she mercilessly pulled out another VIP front-row ticket from her pocket, "Your senior bought a VVVIP, do you want one too?"

Chen Miaomiao looked at Chen Tong.

Chen Tong: ...

"What are you looking at me for? Buy your own!" Chen Tong, clutching his VVVIP ticket, walked away without hesitation.

Chen Miaomiao’s eye twitched, cursing him silently as a scumbag, then glared fiercely at Qian Qi.

Qian Qi held up two tickets, grinning, "Miao Miao, do you want to buy a regular ticket or a VVVIP?"

"..." Chen Miaomiao gritted her teeth, eventually yielding to her poverty, "A regular ticket!"

Qian Qi immediately looked regretful, "Alright then, out of consideration for our shared dorm, I’ll sell it to you for 100 bucks."

She winked again, "I’ll let you sit next to Senior Brother Chen, how about that?"

Chen Miaomiao looked at her suspiciously, could Qian Qi really be so nice? "Are you serious?"

"Of course!" Qian Qi shoved the ticket into Chen Miaomiao’s hand generously, "What’s our relationship!"

Chen Miaomiao looked at the VVVIP ticket in her hand, thinking 100 bucks was acceptable after all, and finally transferred the money to Qian Qi.

Qian Qi’s scruffy face burst into a smile, and waiting for the two key characters to appear, she turned and shouted to Uncle Sun, "Uncle, it’s about time! Let’s open the door and let the students with tickets and stamps in!"

Uncle Sun responded loudly from the back, unlocking the door and starting the ticket check.

At the same time.

The principal sat in the office, habitually logging into the school forum, clicking on posts with the topic "#Is the principal bald?"

Then he saw the top, hottest comment thread:

[--Dongfang Qianqi: The principal got scared bald! Is there really a regular student crazy enough to fight a D-level Contracted Beast? He decided to rush to Beast Square at 10 a.m. the day after tomorrow to prevent this tragic fate!]

Principal: ???

Who is it?

Which crazy person dares to challenge a D-level Contracted Beast?

Although students at Awakener University have some death rate, we can’t have people freely throwing their lives away. The principal quickly opened his Light Brain, finding the match announcement surprisingly posted by Mr. Li, who manages the Magic Beast Storage Room.

He quickly tapped into Mr. Li’s Light Brain Number.

[Midlife Crisis Baldness Fear]: Mr. Li? Is there a match at Beast Square today? And it’s between a regular human and a D-level Contracted Beast?

[Old Li Loves Petting Beasts]: Haha~ Indeed, Old Sun asked me for a favor, so I notified everyone~ It seems quite interesting~ Do you wanna come and watch, Zheng?

Principal: ???

Old Sun?

The usually reserved Old Sun—the shoe doesn’t fit, why is he suddenly involved in this?

The principal quickly contacted Mr. Sun, who was leisurely guarding the gate at the Beast Taming Department after retirement.

[Midlife Crisis Baldness Fear]: Mr. Sun! Is there a match at Beast Square today? A regular human vs a D-level Contracted Beast???

[Old Sun Loves Watching the Gate]: Haha~ Indeed, it should be fun~ Zheng, do you wanna come?

Principal: !!!

There’s nothing fun about it! Why enjoy watching the commotion like it’s something great!