Chapter 14:Level Nine

Wang Youcai looked at Mu Chen. If he were to crawl through Mu Chen's legs in front of everyone today, how could he still have any face to live in this world?

He turned to Wang Sheng. If he called Wang Sheng "Dad," calling someone he looked down upon a poor person "Dad," wouldn't that become a lifelong laughingstock for him?

"Boss, we've already tolerated this once; why not tolerate it again?" One of Wang Youcai's companions advised him, caught in a dilemma.

Wang Youcai clenched his fists. Faced with such a choice, he had to choose: "Dad, I was wrong. Please forgive me!"

The audience around them, especially those students who had been bullied by Wang Youcai in the past, sighed in amusement, their eyes filled with a sense of schadenfreude.

"What did you say? We didn't hear you!" Mu Chen called out.

"Dad, I was wrong. Please forgive me!" Wang Youcai said again, lowering his head and speaking softly.

"Louder! Didn't you eat?" Mu Chen urged.

"Dad, I was wrong. Please forgive me!" Wang Youcai shouted again.

"What did you say? Louder!"

"I said, Dad, I was wrong. Please forgive me!" Wang Youcai yelled.

Wang Sheng looked at Mu Chen, feeling a sense of pride swell within him. As a work-study student, he had never felt this triumphant before. Seeing Mu Chen nod slightly, Wang Sheng said calmly, "Alright, it's good that you know you were wrong. I forgive you."

"Let's go!"

Wang Youcai waved his hand, wanting to leave the cafeteria. Just as he moved, he was blocked by Mu Chen again.

"Don't try to leave without paying!" Wang Youcai's face darkened; today he had lost face to the extreme.

"If you want to leave, where's the money?" Mu Chen extended his hand.

"What?" Wang Youcai frowned deeply.

"You're so lacking in family education that I had to teach you a lesson for your father. Don't you need to pay for that? Even in a war, the loser has to pay reparations!" Mu Chen smiled.

Uh! 

Wang Youcai was left speechless. Even the bystanders were taken aback, staring at Mu Chen in disbelief.

This wasn't just a slap in the face! 

This was a blatant humiliation.

Not only did Wang Youcai have to apologize, but he also needed to pay Mu Chen a sum of money. As… as an education fee!

Damn it! 

Did Mu Chen not realize that Wang Youcai was the biggest victim in this situation?

But listening to Mu Chen's words, it seemed quite reasonable.

When a country loses a war, they have to pay reparations; what's more, they were just students!

"How much do you want?" Wang Youcai asked.

"One thousand gold soul coins," Mu Chen replied with a smile.

"What? One thousand gold soul coins!" Wang Youcai's eyes widened in shock.

"That's right. Additionally, Wang Sheng was insulted by you; you should also compensate for his emotional distress with three hundred gold soul coins!" Mu Chen was determined to complete his system task.

"Three hundred?" Wang Youcai regretted his earlier actions.

He had only called Wang Sheng a poor loser and insulted him a bit. After apologizing, he was now expected to pay Wang Sheng three hundred gold soul coins! 

For just a single remark, it was worth three hundred gold soul coins?

Whew~ 

Did he really think that Wang Youcai's money came from the wind?

"That's right. You didn't just insult Wang Sheng; you insulted all of us work-study students. So, how about one hundred gold soul coins each to comfort their wounded hearts?" Mu Chen said casually.

What? 

Another hundred gold soul coins? 

And each person gets a hundred!

Damn, there are at least ten work-study students at the Notting City Junior Soul Master Academy besides Mu Chen and Wang Sheng! That would mean another thousand gold soul coins. Adding everything up, the total compensation would be two thousand three hundred gold soul coins!

Whew~ 

Two thousand three hundred gold soul coins! That was definitely not a small sum!

"Of course, you can also refuse. If you do, then crawl through my legs, and I'll let you off!" Mu Chen said with a smirk, looking at Wang Youcai with a knowing gaze.

"I don't have that much money."

"How much do you have?"

"I only have ten gold soul coins!"

"Ten? Fine, write me an IOU for the remaining two thousand two hundred ninety coins! You have to pay me back within a time limit!"

Mu Chen waved his hand, and Wang Sheng was quick to act. He ran back, grabbing paper and a pen, along with some animal blood from the kitchen, and presented it to Wang Youcai.

Whew~ 

Wang Youcai let out a long breath. Helpless, he could only swallow his pride. He was determined to make Mu Chen pay back tenfold. Gritting his teeth, he handed over the ten gold soul coins to Mu Chen and then wrote down the humiliating IOU!

"Can I leave now?" Wang Youcai's tone was eerily calm, a calmness that felt terrifying.

"Yes. Perform the action of 'rolling' and you can leave!" Mu Chen smiled as he tucked the IOU away.

Whew~ 

Wang Youcai was furious. His companions continued to urge him on. In the end, under the gaze of everyone, he really rolled out of the cafeteria.

At that moment, the system's voice finally sounded.

"Ding dong!"

"Congratulations! You have perfectly completed the sub-task of the first trial of the Nine Trials of Chaos: Teach the three students above who actively provoked you a lesson. Reward: 2000 soul power."

"Ding dong!"

"Congratulations! Your soul power has reached its maximum, and you have leveled up. Current level: Level 8 (300/3640)."

"Ding dong!"

"Congratulations! You have perfectly completed the sub-task of the first trial of the Nine Trials of Chaos: Teach the three students above who actively provoked you a lesson. Reward: 1 skill point."

Soul Power +4000

"Ding dong!"

"Congratulations! Your soul power has reached its maximum, and you have leveled up. Current level: Level 9 (660/4640)."

Due to Mu Chen's actions, the teachers and students present were filled with shock, doubt, ridicule, and applause. These emotional points converted by the system totaled 4000 soul power, allowing Mu Chen to level up!

So refreshing, so refreshing!

The exhilaration of leveling up made Mu Chen want to let out a loud roar. Just by doing these things, he had managed to raise his level.

"Tang San, are you going to eat with me?"

"No, Teacher. I want to eat with my friends."

"Alright. After you finish eating, come to my office."

"Okay, Teacher."

Tang San and Yu Xiaogang exchanged a few words.

"Let's go eat over there!" Mu Chen pointed to an empty spot.

"Boss, this is the second floor!" Wang Sheng reminded.

"What are we afraid of? Now we have money!" Mu Chen proudly waved the IOU in his hand. "We're at the stage of growth; we should eat something good. With this money, we won't have to be work-study students anymore!"

"Boss is right! We're at the stage of growth and should eat something good. Who would have thought Wang Youcai would end up like this!" Wang Sheng laughed, shaking off his earlier frustrations. As work-study students, they would not only be able to eat on the second floor but would also no longer have to do the manual labor of cleaning the academy.

Of course, Wang Sheng knew that today's glory was all thanks to Mu Chen.

"Boss, we shouldn't let our guard down. I heard someone say that Wang Youcai is the son of a baron, a noble. With his temper, he probably won't let this go easily. In this academy, he still has a cousin who has already obtained a spirit ring!" Tang San warned.

"What are we afraid of? It's just a spirit ring!" Mu Chen chuckled.

"Boss, after obtaining a spirit ring, he becomes a soul master. I'm not worried about his cousin; I'm worried about his family," Tang San continued.

"His family?" Mu Chen looked at Tang San.

"Yes. Someone mentioned that Wang Youcai has a sister who has already been chosen as a candidate for the palace. Nobles with candidates have significant status. If his family decides to intervene, we might be in trouble," Tang San analyzed.

"Little San, what are you afraid of?"

Xiao Wu raised an eyebrow, pressing her finger against Tang San's chest, scolding, "I'm not afraid as a girl; what are you, a boy, afraid of? What trouble could we get into? At worst, we'd just be expelled."

Tang San's cautiousness was not new to Xiao Wu, and her impression of him was quite poor. Of course, Xiao Wu didn't realize she was misunderstanding Tang San.

The Tang Sect has rules: Tang Sect disciples must not provoke trouble. However, once an enemy is determined, they will retaliate with thunderous force.

Tang San wasn't afraid; he simply viewed himself as a member of the Tang Sect from the depths of his soul.

After Xiao Wu, Su Chen, Tang San, and Wang Sheng finished their meal and stepped out of the cafeteria, Wang Youcai indeed showed up with some people, blocking their path.

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