Inside the System Inventory, the prizes won were neatly stacked and categorized.
Among them, there were 67 books of six-subject experience and 22 basketball experience books.
Stock Market Information * 5
Lucky Aura * 3
Physical Fitness Capsule * 2
English Experience Book Purchase Privilege * 1
[Basketball Experience Book (Skill Type): Permanently improves basketball proficiency upon use.]
Seeing this, Ye Xuan could hardly keep a straight face.
As a man determined to become a super-rich tycoon, what use did he have for this?
Was the system going to make him go to Korea to be a trainee for two and a half years next?
Little System, your true colors are showing!
[Lucky Aura (Consumable Type): Significantly boosts personal luck when activated, lasting for 5 minutes.]
Ye Xuan's eyes lit up: "If I use the Lucky Aura while drawing prizes, could I exploit a bug in the system?"
While the lottery was a matter of probability, it ultimately came down to luck.
After all, the end of science is theology!
[Stock Market Information (Consumable Type): Upon use, provides accurate information on a stock's upward and downward trends over a future period.]
"Oh, now this is the good stuff!"
Ye Xuan was pleasantly surprised.
In his past life, he never played the stock market.
Because in his view, retail investors playing the stock market were no different from gamblers.
Yet with the "Stock Market Information", it was tantamount to foreseeing the future.
If he went into stock trading now, it would be guaranteed profit!
With some good operations, wouldn't he have the startup capital to enter the internet industry?
"Tomorrow I'll find a way to ask for leave, go to the welfare lottery center to cash in the lottery ticket, and then open an account at the securities brokerage."
After making a plan in his mind, Ye Xuan first clicked to use the "English Experience Book Purchase Privilege".
Just like the math experience book, the English experience book was priced at 100 causal points per copy.
Then he clicked to use all the remaining experience books and physical fitness capsules.
The next instant, his knowledge points across six subjects increased.
A series of basketball moves and techniques flooded into his mind, simultaneously forming muscle memory.
A warm current coursed through his entire body, increasing his physical fitness.
Host: Ye Xuan
Physical Fitness: 81
Brainpower: 83
Charm: 81
Causal Points: [Redacted]
Items: Rejuvenation Water * 3, Lucky Aura * 3, Stock Market Information * 5
Adhering to the principle of "never exhaust your resources" and "quit while you're ahead", Ye Xuan did not spend all of his remaining causal points.
After checking his personal attributes, he exited the system and went to bed.
Early the next morning, Chen Ming was the first to arrive in the classroom, placing a carefully prepared breakfast on Xiao Nanzhi's desk.
"A persistent suitor wears down the most resolute heart, Classmate Chen Ming, you can do it!"
After pumping himself up, Chen Ming returned to his seat.
Amidst his eager anticipation, a few minutes later, Xiao Nanzhi walked into the classroom wearing a blue and white school uniform with her hair tied in a high ponytail.
She first scanned the room, and upon seeing no sign of Ye Xuan, she looked toward her own desk.
"Huh, what is this?"
Xiao Nanzhi was slightly stunned, then walked quickly to her desk and picked up the breakfast.
"Could this fellow Ye Xuan finally know how to coax me?"
The corners of Xiao Nanzhi's mouth curved upward involuntarily.
Chen Ming, who had been watching her secretly all along, instantly welled up with tears!
The breakfast he brought made the Campus Beauty smile!
This proved he had done the right thing!
Overwhelmed with excitement, he started to go over and take credit with the Campus Beauty.
Right at that moment, Ye Xuan and Hong Letao walked into the classroom chatting and laughing.
Xiao Nanzhi hurriedly restrained her smile, stood up to greet them, and said with a deliberately nonchalant tone, "Didn't you say you wouldn't buy me breakfast anymore?"
Ye Xuan was taken aback for a moment, then looked down at the breakfast in her hand, his expression gradually turning weird. "This breakfast..."
"Looks pretty good, I like it very much."
"I didn't buy this..."
"???"
Xiao Nanzhi was completely dumbfounded!
Ye Xuan couldn't help smiling: "I really didn't buy it. Look, I haven't even put my school bag down yet."
Hong Letao also chimed in to help explain: "I can vouch for Ye Xuan on this, we literally just got to the classroom."
Campus Beauty Xiao was already embarrassed enough.
The explanations from these two guys were simply adding critical hits on top of the original damage!
And it didn't stop there. Seizing the opportunity, Chen Ming walked over: "Nan... Classmate Xiao, I bought this breakfast."
Xiao Nanzhi took a deep breath and turned to look at Chen Ming.
If looks could kill, Class Monitor Chen would probably already be riddled with holes.
However, Chen Ming completely missed the murderous intent in the Campus Beauty's eyes.
Continuing to fish for praise, he said, "You said you liked it very much, and I'm so glad. I'll keep buying it for you from now on!"
"You heard wrong, I clearly said I didn't like it."
With a expressionless face, Xiao Nanzhi finished speaking, turned her head to look at Hong Letao, and asked, "Letao, you tell them, what did I just say?"
"Uh..."
Hong Letao really wanted to be like the sages of old—unyielding in the face of might.
But the Campus Beauty's glare was too terrifying.
For the sake of his own life, he could only speak against his conscience: "You definitely said you didn't like it..."
Xiao Nanzhi nodded in satisfaction and shoved the breakfast back into Chen Ming's hands: "See? You really did hear wrong.
Besides, I'm not used to eating breakfast brought by others. Don't do this kind of thing again."
Chen Ming started to doubt the meaning of life!
Did he really hear wrong?
Did he... just hallucinate?
"Ye Xuan, did you see that just now? Xiao Nanzhi's aura is way too strong."
Sitting back at his desk, Hong Letao still felt lingering fear.
Ye Xuan chuckled: "Really? How come I didn't feel it?"
Hong Letao raised his middle finger: "Bulls***! In the entire Class 5... no, among all the guys in the whole No. 1 High School, Xiao Nanzhi is only ever not icy cold when she's in front of you."
A pang hit Ye Xuan's heart as memories of the past washed over him once again.
"I like it very much... I don't like it..."
"I like it very much... I don't like it..."
"Did I really hear wrong?"
Back at his seat, Chen Ming kept muttering these words to himself.
After a long while, he clenched both fists: "A persistent suitor wears down a resolute heart. Classmate Xiao Nanzhi, I will not give up!"
Just as he was pumping himself up, the head teacher, Zhang Guangming, walked in.
The noisy classroom instantly plunged into chaos.
Once all the students returned to their seats,
Zhang Guangming announced, "The results for yesterday's mock exams are out."
All the students held their breath, and the tension skyrocketed!
"Compared to the last exam, everyone's scores have dropped quite a bit this time, with the average score falling by a full 11.8 points."
As soon as Zhang Guangming's words fell, a chorus of wails erupted inside the classroom.
"Ah?"
"No way..."
"It dropped by that much?"
"Yesterday's test was way too hard!"
"However..."
Zhang Guangming paused.
Once the classroom returned to silence, he continued, "I want to call out and praise one student here. While everyone else's scores declined to varying degrees, his score actually showed massive improvement."
"Who is that awesome?"
"Is it the monitor?"
"It must be Xiao Nanzhi, she's always been first in our class."
"Xiao Nanzhi's grades are almost maxed out, so there's not much room for improvement. I think it's Chen Ming."
"Yeah, I think it's Chen Ming too."
Amidst the whispering, most of the students looked toward Chen Ming.
Even Xiao Nanzhi turned her head to glance at Chen Ming.
The corners of Chen Ming's mouth curled up. After smugly glancing back at Ye Xuan,
before he could even turn back around, he heard the teacher say: "This student is... Ye Xuan!"
Chen Ming instantly froze in place!