Rags to Riches: The Rise of a Dual-Talent Prodigy
Chapter 47 This is banditry, banditry!

Chapter 47: Chapter 47 This is banditry, banditry!

The principal almost believed her nonsense.

If he hadn’t specifically looked into Qian Qi’s background information, he might have actually thought Qian Qi was so poor that she had to go up the mountain to eat snow in winter.

Not wanting to further engage in the nonsense with Qian Qi, the principal’s voice deepened and his expression became stern, "Talk properly, don’t just spout useless stuff!"

This matter is of great importance. If Defense Fruit could be mass-produced, the contribution would be akin to that of the Blood Stopping Magic Potion!

"Qian Qi, without the Magic Plant Research Institute’s permission, magical plant byproducts without safety inspection are prohibited from circulation. If the Defense Fruit’s channel is improper, as the principal I have the authority to confiscate the Defense Fruit you just sold, and even prohibit you from selling Blood Stopping Magic Potion again."

The principal’s words held a slight threat, "You wouldn’t want to lose the money you just got, would you?"

Upon hearing this, Qian Qi thought, wow, he’s going tough on me now.

Could she be the type to be threatened?

Absolutely not.

Immediately, Qian Qi stared at the principal and sniffed.

In the principal’s heart, an ominous foreboding arose.

Sure enough, in the next second, Qian Qi started speaking with tears streaming down, her small hand reaching for the microphone, and a voice full of grievance and disappointment instantly filled the entire Beast Square:

"Principal, do you know? Last winter was very cold, many orphans didn’t have enough to eat or wear. I gave my bread to my little brother and sister and told them I would go up the mountain to hunt for meat."

"But I actually couldn’t hunt at all, every day I could only eat snow, until my stomach felt cold and I didn’t feel hungry anymore before returning."

"But one day, by chance, I ate a Defense Fruit in the snow, I was so excited, I knew exactly what it means, with Defense Fruit, humanity’s progress in conquering instances would be greatly accelerated!"

"I had only one thought!" Qian Qi raised her tear-stained little rugged face, placed the microphone next to her mouth, and shouted passionately, "To enter the D-Level dungeon, test the fruit with my body, face the D-level magical beasts, and see where its Defense limit truly lies!"

"For this, I faced death multiple times, almost dying in the instance! But I never regret, just because I am a student of the Awakener University, a student of the Magic Plant Department! I am willing to sacrifice my life for researching the benefit of magical plants to humankind!"

Qian Qi’s fervent and enthusiastic voice echoed throughout the square, allowing the students, who hadn’t completely dispersed yet, to hear her passionate speech:

"I am filled with the passion for knowledge! I possess the spirit of fearlessness! I am willing to devote my life to completing the mission in my heart!"

"If you insist on confis...cate! My Defense Fruit, then I can only fiercely resist, fearless of authority, swear to defend my dignity and passion, leaving behind great will on earth!"

Qian Qi bit hard on the words "confiscate," her tenacious gaze fixed straight at the principal.

She is not someone to be threatened, if one tries to control her with threats, then she will definitely return the favor in kind.

Although a person biting a dog would get a mouthful of fur, but the dog would hurt!

Indeed, the principal desperately tried to snatch the microphone from her, speaking in a lowered voice, "Alright, alright, I won’t confiscate, you quickly put the microphone down!"

Qian Qi hugged the microphone tightly and shook her head, showing a face full of disappointment that seemed hard to trust from now on.

The principal had to resort to reason and emotion, "You just said the Defense Fruit is important for clearing D-Level instances, so why won’t you reveal its source?"

"I did say." Qian Qi looked at him innocently and seriously, "Picked it up in the snow, just over a dozen of them, I researched for several months and couldn’t find a way to plant it. Recently, research funds are tight so I had to sell them to raise emergency funds."

Then she complained with an accusing look, "Someone even said they want to confiscate my Defense Fruit, sigh... Student’s enthusiasm for research is almost being crushed."

Principal: ...

So it’s him being unreasonable and doing wrong things?

The principal looked at Qian Qi’s expression, trying to gauge the truth of her words, unfortunately, Qian Qi’s small rugged face was like a wall of bronze and iron, he couldn’t see through anything.

Finally, he could only say, "Then continue researching, and if you grow one, be sure to notify me in the principal’s office."

"Definitely~ For the rise of mankind, struggle!" Qian Qi nodded like pounding garlic, with a face full of righteousness, "If I grow one, you’re the first to know!"

Absolutely the first!

After getting Qian Qi’s promise, the principal finally left Beast Square satisfied.

Su Ang, who left with the principal, looked down at the small iron box in his palm, feeling that Qian Qi’s words just now had hidden meanings.

Although he had only met her twice, in his impression, Qian Qi was not such a passionate or easily compromised person.

After thinking carefully, he slightly pinched his jaw and spoke lightly, "Principal... She seems to have only said you’re the first to know, but didn’t specify when after growing one she’d tell you."

Principal: ...

Principal: What the heck???

He fell into that brat’s trap again?

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After the auction, Qian Qi originally wanted to find Chen Tong to reimburse for her clothes, but who knew that sly guy ran away fast. She went personally to the Magic Beast Department dormitory to catch him, but couldn’t find him.

"Oh well, no rush."

Qian Qi’s flip-flops turned a corner and fixated on another person.

It’s said that when the students of the Beast Taming Department successfully contract a magical beast, the contracted beast is stored in the school’s Magic Beast Storage Room and only leaves when training is needed.

And the Beast Masters without their contracted beasts are usually weak in combat. Though a Beast Master who contracts a beast can awaken and fuse new skills, the level of these skills will be one level lower than the contracted beast.

Take today’s senior from the Beast Taming Department, although he contracted a D-level beast, the awakened skill he obtained himself is E-level.

And Qian Qi, she’s D-Level.

Qian Qi tossed up a large sack flipped out from the school hospital’s trash can, and quickly bagged the senior from the Beast Taming Department.

Then kicked him over with a swift foot!

"For whacking me! For wanting to kill me! For helping the tyrant do wrong! For not being able to kill me, thus now getting beaten up!" Qian Qi kicked and stomped repeatedly on the senior from the Beast Taming Department, wherever it hurt when kicked, she would kick hard.

Heh, someone as petty and vengeful as Qian Qi, how could she let go of someone who wanted to help Chen Tong kill her?

It’s not about bearing grudges, but merely waiting until the time is right, Qian Qi also values reputation. Naturally, revenge is done privately in the dark!

Today she would make this brat know that helping bad people do bad things is subject to payback!

"Damn, who is it! Ah—Stop hitting!" The senior from the Beast Taming Department screamed, desperately trying to break free of the sack, yet for some reason, Qian Qi’s kicks were so swift and skilled as if she had done it countless times before, making him powerless to resist.

Just his luck, this Beast Master hadn’t inherited the Earth element abilities of his contracted beast but instead inherited E-level Strength skills, which put him at a disadvantage against Qian Qi’s D-Level Strength, being brutally beaten until he fainted.

Qian Qi lifted the sack, emptied out the unconscious senior from the Beast Taming Department.

Picked up his bruised arm, she unlocked his Light Brain, inputted the password using his fingerprint, transferred the money to her newly applied black account, all in one smooth motion as if she had rehearsed it numerous times.

[This is... bandit behavior, bandit.] The system panel couldn’t help but comment.

Qian Qi snorted coldly, "He should be grateful that I was someone restricted by laws and moral boundaries in my past life, otherwise, he’d be lying dead naked on the street."

This money is basically buying his own life back.

The system was puzzled, [Street is street, why naked?]

Qian Qi: "Because I’m perverted."

System: [???]

"Oh right!" Qian Qi carried the sack and left the site, suddenly recalling another matter.