vncnus Chapter 1: Offending Tang 3 at the Start
Chapter 1: Offending Tang 3 at the Start
Shrek Academy's admissions process.
Just as Xiao Chen came to his senses, he heard a commotion ahead.
"Registration is non-refundable!"
"No...no refund? You're clearly ripping me off..."
Hearing the somewhat familiar noise ahead, Xiao Chen quickly realized where he was.
He turned to the side and saw, sure enough, a tattered plaque hanging on the broken gate at the village entrance not far ahead, with five simple characters written on it: Shrek Academy.
"Mu Bai, someone wants a refund of their registration fee. Can you handle that?"
Just then, the old man sitting at the wooden table spoke indifferently, his eyes full of contempt.
As soon as he finished speaking, a blond-haired boy with evil eyes jumped down from the tree and released his three spirit rings, two yellow and one purple, which scared the father and son who wanted to get a refund of their tuition fees away on the spot.
Xiao Chen was stunned. He thought to himself, "What the hell is the difference between this and a bandit!"
Because of Dai Mubai's threat, the number of people waiting in line instantly decreased by a third.
As the crowd dispersed, Xiao Chen immediately spotted the pink-clad rabbit girl at the front of the line.
It must be said that Xiao Wu at this time was lively, charming, and beautiful. Her eyes and brows were full of the unique brightness and cuteness of a young girl, which made her truly lovable.
However, for Xiao Chen, who had lived two lives, he simply found Xiao Wu cute and had absolutely no other ulterior motives. If he had to say what he was thinking, Xiao Chen was more interested in Xiao Wu's 100,000-year soul ring.
Just then, Xiao Chen suddenly heard a "ding" sound, and his consciousness entered a virtual space.
"Ding! Congratulations, host, you have encountered the chosen one of this world. The Fantasy World Rank Upgrade System is being bound..."
"Ding, system binding successful. The current world has been detected as a fantasy world floor tile. System task generation in progress..."
"Ding, ultimate mission issued: Please elevate your rank in the Douluo World. Mission failure: Annihilation!"
Looking at the system notifications that kept popping up, Xiao Chen wondered what kind of system this was. It not only issued an ultimate mission right away, but it also clearly explained the punishment for failure without mentioning any mission rewards!
"System, can we take it step by step? Even if we're going to issue tasks, shouldn't we start with beginner tasks?"
"According to the procedure, shouldn't I be given a newbie lottery or a newbie gift pack first?" Xiao Chen tried to discuss it with the system.
System: "Ding: Newbie rewards are being distributed... Reward: Host gets a second Martial Soul; Host gets a 100% success rate in absorbing Soul Rings; Host gets a 100% chance of obtaining Soul Rings from Soul Beasts!"
Seeing these three beginner rewards, Xiao Chen was a little puzzled. The first two rewards were normal, but he didn't quite understand the third one.
In his memory, any spirit beast in Douluo Continent that is more than ten years old will inevitably drop a spirit ring after being killed.
Although Xiao Chen was puzzled, he didn't care too much, because in his opinion, the reward of 100% success in absorbing a spirit ring was even better than having a second spirit.
In the Douluo Continent, soul beasts can only have their soul rings absorbed by killing them with one's own hands.
This 100% success rate in absorbing a spirit ring means that he can absorb spirit rings dropped by spirit beasts killed by others, and he is not afraid that his body and mind will not be able to withstand them, no matter how old the spirit ring is.
Xiao Chen was very happy, but the system's next sentence made his heart sink to the bottom.
System: "Ding, Newbie gift pack side effect: The host can only absorb spirit rings within ten years of their current level; absorbing even one second longer will result in an explosion!"
"???"
Xiao Chen looked utterly bewildered: "System, it's one thing if you don't give me a 100,000 or 1 million year soul ring, but instead you're limiting my soul rings to within ten years? You might as well just kill me outright!"
Xiao Chen finally understood why the system had given him the seemingly useless reward of "100% chance of obtaining a soul ring upon killing a soul beast".
So that's where he was waiting.
Xiao Chen was speechless. Everyone else's system was full of cheat codes, but his broken system even had side effects when it gave out a newbie gift pack.
System: "Host, don't be so resentful. You need to know that there are no useless spirit rings, only useless spirit masters who can't develop spirit skills!"
"???"
Xiao Chen looked completely bewildered; those words sounded so damn familiar.
"Damn system, you wouldn't happen to be Gangzi in disguise, would you?!" Xiao Chen said warily.
system:"……"
"Host, please do not insult this system!"
Xiao Chen: "If it's not Gangzi, could it be that ten-year-old lone bamboo!"
system:"……"
"Host, stop guessing. You should deal with the immediate problem first!"
Xiao Chen's consciousness flickered and he returned to the real world.
He looked closely and instantly met Tang San's cold gaze.
Tang San stood beside Xiao Wu, his eyes icy cold, fixed on Xiao Chen. His whole body was tense, full of hostility, and he was ready to attack at any moment.
"Damn it, this damn system, you tricked me..."
Xiao Chen was on the verge of tears. He hadn't expected to offend Tang San so soon after transmigrating. Judging from Tang San's eyes, Xiao Chen knew he was already courting death.
Dai Mubai, who was standing to the side, also looked at Xiao Chen with great interest. He knew there was going to be a good show when he saw Xiao Chen staring at Xiao Wu.
"Kid, don't you know it's impolite to stare at girls like that?" Tang San said coldly.
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone around was drawn to them, including Ning Rongrong, who was at the front of the line, and Zhu Zhuqing, who was at the back.
"I'm sorry, I was just momentarily distracted by how lively and adorable this young lady was. Please forgive me if I offended you!" Xiao Chen apologized.
He didn't want to clash with Tang San here. After all, Tang San was a level 29 Great Soul Master at this time, while Xiao Chen's soul power was only level 19.
Although there is a system, it is a bit of a trap, and Xiao Chen didn't even claim the newbie gift pack. If he really had to fight Tang San, he would definitely be the one who suffers.
"This is boring!" Dai Mubai muttered to himself. He thought Xiao Chen had some strength to dare to stare at Xiao Wu, but he didn't expect Xiao Chen to back down so quickly.
Tang San was also somewhat surprised, because Xiao Wu had told him immediately when she felt someone was watching her.
Tang San gave Xiao Chen a warning look for a while, but Xiao Chen's gaze never left Xiao Wu.
That's why Tang San was angry. He was ready to take action, but he didn't expect Xiao Chen to apologize directly.
"Isn't it a bit too late to apologize now?" Tang San had no intention of letting Xiao Chen off the hook.
Xiao Chen was surprised that Tang San was still so relentless even after he apologized. He thought to himself, "This Tang San is really protective of his wife! He won't even let me look at her. His hostility is so strong; anyone who doesn't know better would think I did something to Xiao Wu!"
Just as Xiao Chen finished complaining, the system's voice rang out.
System: "Host, the Chosen One is hostile towards you because you are an outsider. After all, the tasks you will need to complete in the future may affect the interests of the Chosen One!"
"..."
Xiao Chen was speechless. "Damn system, are you saying that I'm destined to be on the opposite side of Tang San from now on?"
System: "That's how it works in theory!"
Xiao Chen: "Holy crap, you're going to limit the age of my spirit rings too? From now on, they'll all be ten-year spirit rings! Forget about whether I can beat Tang San, I'll be so embarrassed if I activate my spirit rings before a fight!"
System: "Didn't I already say there are no trash spirit rings, only..."
"Stop!" Xiao Chen immediately interrupted the system. He realized that this damn system was just trying to trick him.