Reuni sebuah SMA berubah menjadi petaka kala satu per satu bencana datang, mampukah 5 sahabat lama menyelamatkan diri dari kejaran sadis potongan dosa masa lalu mereka?

Arriving at the lecture hall, he doesn't see Jake so he sits down at the back of the lecture hall.

15 minutes pass by and Jake still hasn't entered despite being over 10 minutes into the lecture.

...

Soon it is the end of the lecture and he hasn't seen Jake, left with nothing to do, Ronan walks back towards his dorm, somewhat panicking, using all that time to finish the textbooks would be a waste if he can't collect the money.

After arriving at his dorm the first thing he does is text Jake and wait for a response, whilst waiting he starts fixing more bugs on his app.

'Turns out there's a lot more to do with this app than what I planned, then again I was a newbie starting a fairly big project but the only reason it has taken off was mainly from Jake, it seems like he had managed to spread it pretty far and wide.' Ronan was thinking of the many reasons why his app was taking all his time.

1 hour later and Jake still hadn't gotten back to him, so he called.

"Hey Jake, so you ill or something?" Ronan got through to Jake when he called.

"No, something just came up, I'll be busy for a couple of days, a week at most, if you want to hand in those textbooks you can either wait or give them to one of my 'minions', they'll be in a lecture in 2 days with the money." Jake replied with a somewhat tired voice.

"I'll wait, my apps taking up 3/4 of my time anyway and I can use these days to rest and focus on my app." Ronan said, whilst opening up his statistics on his laptop.

"Oh, I forgot to thank you for telling your friend about it, it became somewhat popular so now I have to do all kinds of bug fixes and look for various advertising platforms. I'll be getting my first paycheck from it as well in a couple of days." Ronan carried on, spilling everything to Jake as if they were part of the same family.

"That's good, you still want the textbooks to fill out? If the apps taking up most of your time maybe you want to stop with the textbooks, especially if you can make more money from the app." Jake started the sentence tired but ended almost exhausted.

"You sound tired, anyway I'll think about it and get back to you later, go sleep or something, it's not good for your health." Ronan replied while thinking 'Damnit, now I'm starting to sound like the system, at least I didn't make him run for 2 hours a day, that'd be killer.'

After hanging up Ronan looked at his statistics, just over 55k now, over 5k in 1 day, but compared to previous days it's starting to die down, with the advertisements maybe it'll get a new boost of people.

Ronan went to sleep thinking about his various plans on how to improve his app.

....

Ronan woke up to his alarm, he had set one the previous day because he was feeling more and more tired, getting up at the same time to run and use all his energy on coursework and his app, then he would have to find more time to complete the textbooks for various people for money. All in all, it was extremely tiring for Ronan.

'At some point, I'm going to have to create a schedule for my day, not just for running.' Ronan thought whilst getting ready to run again.

...

After running Ronan checked his stats and went back to a day of grinding the bugs down in his app and soon the day was over.

...

The next day Ronan woke up from his alarm, he was going to a lecture today to hand in the textbooks so he doesn't forget in the future, it was also the day he was getting paid, it was supposed to be tomorrow, but its the weekend so as the last day of the workweek, so he gets paid a day early.

After the lecture was done, he took a look at his Riverwood account, the money wasn't directly put into his bank account, but it could be set up that way, as Riverwood had many different products and services for sale you could get a discount if you use money inside your Riverwood account and the main reason why he kept the money inside the Riverwood account was due to this, you could withdraw money, but not deposit money into your account.

$1747

It was only $1747 but it was still a large amount, but considering that he doesn't get that amount, he has to take off the $262 that he pays the Agency, in total he gets $1485, which is still a large amount of money and because he paid for the majority of his apps features (Advertising on other websites, servers, Riverwood, etc.), he doesn't have to exchange it unlike the money from his textbooks, so he can buy a prosperity point with it, but it was not recommended so as he would have next to nothing left if he did, making it harder for him to gain more money in the future, especially if the app flops and he only manages to make 1 month worth of money out of it, despite it being in its infant stage and it only being available for around a week.

Ronan spends the next few hours looking at the various products and services he can buy at Riverwood, he buys some essential items such as DDoS protection so they can't target his servers, setting that up only took several minutes as both Riverwood and the company he was renting services from we're part of the same business group and they have worked together hundreds of times.

Ronan Atkins is a 20-year-old student, he studies Business Administration at Trinity College, it is considered as one of the best colleges to learn Business Administration in the world and in order to obtain a scholarship Ronan had to pass many tests, most of which have nothing to do with the actual course he was studying in, after passing all those tests he was finally given the scholarship he dreamed off, but even after getting the scholarship his life was hard, he had to work several jobs in order to pay for food and accommodation.
Until one day, when he is working part-time at a convenience shop something happens...

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Qin Guan had been running his business at the night market for eight days. More and more customers visited his stand, and the three boys had their hands full.
They were too busy to notice how weird their customers behaved.
The stand attracted an increasing number girls. It was a common occurrence for a group of female students to hang out by their stand and drool all over Qin Guan while they had some food. The reason was simple. The day that Qin Guan had started his business, a female student had visited the night market to buy some draft beer for her father, and she had seen this cute boy selling barbecue. She had taken a closer look and recognized him right away. 
“Gee, isn’t that the hunk from my high school?”
She had been staring at him for years from a distance, and now she was only half a meter away from him. It was like a dream come true for her.
The girl held onto the plastic bag with the draft beer while she stood by the barbecue stand, staring at Qin Guan to her heart’s content. Her father had hot beer for the first time that night.
When she arrived at home, the girl was still exhilarated. Wanting to share her happiness, she called dozens of her girlfriends to brag about her story of seeing the Prince Charming, which was not going to remain a secret for much longer.
That was how the news had spread. Now every student in the neighborhood knew that the graduate Prince Charming was running a stand in the night market.
Those who lived near the market came to buy barbecue and take a look. They believed that if they didn’t go, they would never get to see the Prince Charming again considering he had already graduated.
The small stand was swarming with girls every day. The Prince Charming still looked cute despite his choppy hairstyle.
When the girls saw that his new hairstyle could do nothing to undermine Qin Guan’s good looks, they all agreed that he definitely had to be the cutest school boy in all high school history.
Many years later, when junior girls would look at some boy on their cell phone screens and say that he was really cute, older girls would eye the boy critically and say, “I bet he wouldn’t still look that cute with a choppy hairstyle. Our high school Prince Charming was way cuter. You must have heard of Qin Guan, blah blah…”
Qin Guan’s moneymaking business ended in very a peculiar way.
A few days before the new school term, Qin Guan lended his barbecue cart to his cousin to help him earn some extra money on the weekends.
Zhou Jing and Li Jian came over to Qin Guan’s house very early to split their profits. They put all their profits of the past month together and carefully counted the money. They were surprised to find out that each of them would get more than 2,000 yuan.
Two thousand yuan was a fortune for any student in 1998.
Zhou Jing and Li Jian were jumping up and down in excitement, but Qin Guan let out a sign.
That money was not enough to buy him a good computer. But considering the fact that computers still ran on Windows 95, Qin Guan felt relieved. He was going to ask his parents to help him buy a cell phone.
On August 29, 1998 was the Chinese Valentine’s Day. 
It was a sunny Saturday, and Qin Guan’s parents stuffed the last piece of clothing into their bulging baggage before they went shopping for Qin Guan’s first cell phone.
They arrived at the Zhenhua Commercial Building, the largest shopping mall in the whole city. At that time, the cell phone counter on the first floor was considered an absolute luxury.
Qin Guan knew his way around very well, so he led his parents to the counter. There were few famous cell phone brands in China back in 1998. Nokia, Motorola, Siemens, Ericsson and Mitsubishi. These were all the brands that were available, and they cost quite a lot. Qin Guan and his parents observed every model carefully, but in the end, Qin Guan still decided to buy the Nokia 5110. It had a long standby time, a bright color, and was so shockproof it could even serve as a weapon when necessary.
Taking out the red envelope with the money his parents had given him plus the money he had earned working at the night market, Qin Guan paid over 5000 yuan for a blue Nokia 5110.
Customers in the mall were surprised that the couple would be willing to buy their son such an expensive cell phone when Qin Guan’s mother began to brag, “Well, my son was admitted into the Capital University of Finance and Economics, blah blah... He earned this cell phone through his own hard work during the summer, blah blah.”
Under the admiring gaze of everyone, she was shoved out of the mall by Qin Guan’s father.
On August 29, Qin Guan and his parents dragged their luggage to the train station and got on the train heading to the capital.
After one night’s journey, they arrived safely at the Beijing Station on the next day around noon.
Qin Guan arrived at his university on Sunday, which was peak time for freshmen registration. Qin Guan’s parents went to the Dean’s Office to pay the tuition fees while Qin Guan forced his way to the Student Reception Center to inquire about his dormitory.
When Qin Guan and his parents met up again, they were all sweaty and out of breath. 
Together, they headed to Qin Guan’s dorm. Qin Guan put his  luggage on his bed while his mother automatically started unpacking. She made the bed, hang up a mosquito net, dusted the closet and set the table. In less than an hour, she had cleaned up the whole room and put everything away.
Looking at the compact dorm room, Qin Guan realized that this was where his battle would begin.
There were six beds in total, three upper and three lower, a wall-mounted TV, a long table, three stools and six metal lockers stacked together, all in pristine 1990s style.
Qin Guan’s bed was the lower one nearest to the door. Mounted on the wall beside it was a telephone. It seemed that he could not open the door and answer the phone at the same time.
Except for the upper bunk above his bed, all the other beds were filled with stuff. Clearly his roommates had checked in earlier. 
Qin Guan’s parents looked at the dorm furniture, feeling rather satisfied with the place their son would live from now on.
When he had finished unpacking, Qin Guan decided to visit the restaurant. He would then find a hotel for his parents, and buy a washbasin, a thermos and other essential items.
After Qin Guan had made a hotel reservation for his parents, he returned to his dorm, which was now packed with people. Before Qin Guan could greet anyone, the door was opened again.
Amid clanking and jingling, eight people streamed inside the room. A little boy standing in the middle of the group was shoved inside.
A fashionably dressed woman was the first to approach the empty bed. She touched the bed beam and frowned slightly. Then she took a look at the closet.
The dorm was fully packed. Qin Guan was pushed to the side, but he didn’t feel annoyed. He dragged out a stool from behind a table and sat down to watch along with everybody else.
The woman was giving out instructions. Some people started unpacking the baggage while others began making the bed. She turned to the little boy behind her and said, “Is there nothing good here? Six people have to share one room, and look at how narrow the bed is! You’ve never left home, never even helped with any chores. You’re still a kid. Our home is around here, so how about I go and apply for commuting for you?
The little boy, who was undoubtedly a tsundere, was thinking to himself: “I’m old enough now! How could you say this in front of everyone? I want to die of embarrassment.” He yelled at his mother, “I’m already 16! I’m a college student! You’re driving me nuts! I can handle it by myself!”
“How can you not understand? I’m doing this for your own good. Now I feel terrible,” the little boy’s mother was thinking to herself. Out loud she said, “Okay, calm down. As long as you like it, I’ll be fine.” Then she turned to a woman who looked like a nanny and said, “Hurry up! Put away the clothes and clean the bedstead.”
While he looked on, Qin Guan started to introduce himself to his other roommates.
The boy who slept on the upper bunk near the window was Mu Lejiang from Northwest China, and right under his bed was Ye Dong from Northeast China. Both boys were majoring in International Trade.
Qin Guan liked Mu Lejiang and Ye Dong from the moment he met them. They both had a robust physique and sparse stubble, and appeared to be hearty laughers. Qin Guan knew that they were his kind of people. Only sloppy guys with a lot of body hair were real men.
The two boys whose beds were opposite Qin Guan’s appeared quite gentle. The lower bunk belonged to Wang Lei from the Water Towns of Southern Yangtze River, who wore a pair of gold-rimmed glasses and had a soft voice. He and Qin Guan were in the same Accounting class.
The upper bunk belonged to Li Jie, a Cantonese boy from the Department of Economics and Management. Short though he was, he seemed capable and smart.
The three boys were talking animatedly when they saw that all the little boy’s stuff had been cleaned up.
The boy’s mother came over and told Qin Guan, “Oh, so you’re another one of Xiaoyang’s schoolmates. You must have been admitted to the Beijing Film Academy.”
The little boy’s mother held Qin Guan’s hands and observed him for quite a while. Qin Guan felt puzzled. Behind him, Wang Lei could not help laughing out loud.
Perhaps feeling that she had gone a bit too far, the boy’s mother hastily let go of Qin Guan’s hands. She dragged the little boy to the front and said, “Xiaoyang is younger than you. Since you will all be living in the same dorm, would you please help take care of him and forgive him any mistakes he makes?”
Even the most careless of parents loved and planned for their kids.
Xiaoyang’s roommates all promised her politely. Then Xiaoyang insisted that his family leave. When they did, Xiaoyang sank onto a stool and wiped his sweat, saying, “I’m Liu Xiaoyang from Beijing. I turned sixteen this year.”
Liu Xiaoyang was truly younger than his roommates. He was fairly smug because he had been skipping grades since primary school, and he was currently majoring in Finance at the Capital University of Finance and Economics. Apparently his goal was to become a part of the social elite.
Their dorm consisted of two sloppy guys, an aspiring socialite, two gentlemen, and a sloppy handsome boy. They were all easy-going and quickly felt right at home with each other after spending some time talking and laughing. Noticing that it was almost dark, the six boys decided to have their first dinner party.


Qin Guan was reborn and sent back to his final semester in High School 18 years ago. Getting a second chance at life, he works hard to turn things around and eventually become a Prince Charming. What will his life be like the second time around? What will he have to go through? How will he succeed in turning from a loser into a Prince Charming? Read this story carefully and find out!

After a while of walking I reach my dorm. When I opened the door I was greeted by Aria, "Welcome back I hope you got what you needed from the library."

"Yea I got what I needed I picked up the language surprisingly easy so I decided to start speaking as it would be a hassle to type whenever I wish to speak." After responding to her question I look towards her to see her fall in a daze once again due to my ethereal sounding voice.

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After staring at me for I while Aria broke out her stupor and said, "Sorry, I'm just surprised you can talk. But how did you learn so fast?"

"Simple I have photographic memory and I have high wisdom and intelligence. So as you can see learn for me is more like storing information and using is instead of actually having to learn and memorize." After saying that I moved towards my bed and lay on it.

"Ohh okay I guess I can see that." When I lay on the bed Aria kept staring at me with fiery eyes. I had felt her gaze as though I was her prey and felt the atmosphere become awkward.

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COUGH

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After coughing I followed up with a question, "Aria would you happen to know where in the city they sell dungeons items such as materials? I kind of need some for my star up condition." 

"Yes, there's the HQ it's known for selling and buying also you can do other thing in there. If you'd like to go I'd be happy to escort you." said Aria

As we walk towards the HQ Aria and I keep talking to each other.

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3rd Person 

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"Hey Navi I was wondering do you hunt a lot or are you just doing it for money. asked Aria

"Well I don't really need money actually I do it for the fun and of course I love hunting so the experience is what I like. The leveling system is what makes this experience kind of like a game." answered Navi

"Ohh so you do it for the fun I see." said Aria while pondering 

[Status]

Name: Aria

Age: 15 

Species: Human 50%, Spirt 50%
Class: Spirt Summoner(D)

Level: 15

Hp: 50,000

Mp: 20,000

Strength: 15

Agility: 30

Dexterity: 20

Endurance: 30

Vitality: 50

Intelligence: 200

Wisdom: 50

(Available Stat Points: 0)

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Upon seeing Aria's stats Navi said, "Aria I was wondering do you hunt often, if so I wonder if you would like to party with me."

"Umm actually I was thinking the same I was wondering if you would show me your status if that okay." said Aria in a bashful tone 

"Ohh sure I have a better proposition I'll teach you 'Appraisal' as it is an essential spell." said Navi as she used 'Memory Transfer' to teach her the spell 

"What!?!?!, why are you teaching me this it's an SS class spell it's worth millions of gold." said Aria in a flabbergasted

"Tch don't worry about it just accept it as a welcome present for joining my party. Plus the money is worthless to me you'll see why when we get to the HQ." said Navi showing disdain 

Obviously she was showing disdain at the fact that they valued the 'Appraisal' spell so much as it was an innate skill in Eden.

"Okay now use it and please don't start freaking out once you see it." said Navi

As they entered the HQ Aria decided to check Navi's stats.

[Status]

Name: Navi

Age: 15 (455)

Class: Fire Mage(D)

Level: 35

Hp: 100,000

Mp: 31,000

Strength: 50

Agility: 60

Dexterity: 35

Endurance: 35

Vitality: 100

Intelligence: 310

Wisdom: 100

(Available Stat Points: 0)

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"L-L-LEVEL 35 AT THE AGE OF 15 WHAT ARE YOU A MONSTER." yelled Aria as she was shocked 

All the people in the HQ started turning at the statement made by Aria.

"Seriously I just warned before what the f**k are you doing." said Navi as she facepalmed

Story of a Goddess that is betrayed and killed in her first life she is reborn into a new world with the same laws as her old. Read as Navi lives her new life while regaining her strength in order to seek revenge.(A/N: First original story trying. Hope you guys enjoy and comment down below for any tips you wish to give.

Shi Xuejin's lecture was almost two hours in total. At that time, Lu Shu realized that when he was teaching pure cultivation theories, he could easily make reference to other sources of information to support his point, making all concepts easily understandable.
But actually, Lu Shu only needed to know one thing. The Heavenly Network had adopted a creepy shortcut by speeding up their students' ascension to Class C, just so that they could contribute to increasing the overall fighting ability of the Network. However, besides comprehension, foundation was essential in the breakthrough to Class B as well. At the current stage, the students could no longer solely rely on the absorption of Spirit Qi and the completion of cycles for leveling up, which made Class B unattainable for them all.
In other words, as a result of the hasty development, their foundation was not strong enough. But the Heavenly Network could not afford to wait, otherwise an ability gap would form as a consequence. 
Hence, after their successful ascension to the peak of Class C, all Practitioners would need to return here again to perfect their cultivation with patch-like training methods.
No wonder Zhong Yutang was stuck at the peak of Class C for so long. As the last time Lu Shu met him, he was already in the process of this step. At that time, Lu Shu could already sense the concentration in Zhong Yutang's Spirit Qi waves.
According to Shi Xuejin, the perfection would take relatively longer. But it would not be a matter of great concern, as all of them were already equipped with the basic fighting skills of a Class C.
But Lu Shu wanted to say that he was the only Class C present, with few others like Cao Qingci at the peak of Class D and the rest mid-Class D. It depended on whether they had experienced the cultivation acceleration phase at the remains. 
As the only Class C, the information at hand would be the most relevant to him, but strangely, he was the least interested among them all.
Lu Shu had no experience in the training methods of the Heavenly Network at all, and he could not even use magical stones! Other people, including Chen Zuan, were fully engrossed in the lecture, but Lu Shu only wanted a call with Lu Xiaoyu.
Shi Xuejin had started his conclusion, "This is just the beginning of the training. After this, you will be divided into groups and receive missions. For those who complete their missions, your entire group will be rewarded with the training measures from Class D to C." 
Lu Shu was stunned. As he had expected, Class A aptitude geniuses were privileged. Although they would not be spoon-fed with training measures at the peak of Class D, other people who were stuck at the peak of Class E were still waiting for an opportunity to accomplish some military achievements. But for the geniuses here, their opportunities were created by the Heavenly Network. 
As always, the Heavenly Network despised the mindset of "getting something from nothing", but this time, they were providing the resources of "something".
Thus, it seemed that the Heavenly Network was determined to bring out the geniuses character and perseverance, and even a high level of conformity in terms of thinking.
…
All personal belongings had been claimed. At that moment, they realized that other people's weapons were all swords, but Lu Shu's were two spears. To the rest, his uniqueness became another piece of evidence for his exceptional power.
As soon as Lu Shu switched on his phone, he was bombarded with over one hundred notifications of missed calls, all from Lu Xiaoyu, followed by her spamming messages over the last ten days. Worried, he immediately called Xiaoyu back.
At that moment, the Heavenly Network did not disturb them as well. All of them needed to inform their family of their safety.
They were given one hour of break time, and were then led to their dorm rooms. Two people per room, and Lu Shu and Chen Zuan shared one room. Their dorm was equipped with modernized facilities and some items for unknown purposes. 
The rooms were arranged in rows like school dormitories. Inside, the beds had been set and there was a room number on each door.
Even then, Lu Xiaoyu still did not let Lu Shu hang up the call.
During room allocation, Hao Zhichao cast a glimpse at Lu Shu and said, "Alright, quickly go have a shower and rest. From tomorrow onwards, you won't have an easy time. But this time it's not for the two of you, it's for everyone."
Lu Shu shot him a glance and continued his conversation with Lu Xiaoyu, "This time I really didn't touch your television box. Could it be the subscription plan has expired? Or you can ask someone to help you repair…"
In fact, Hao Zhichao's team wanted to have a chat with Lu Shu, and honestly speaking, he himself would really like to make friends with Lu Shu too. Disregarding their fight, that kid had a pleasant personality. 
At that moment, if Lu Shu asked him about the schedule for the next day, he could still pretend to do him a favor by revealing the timetable. It was not anything confidential anyway.
But the reality was Lu Shu did not even have the time to talk to him.
"From Hao Zhichao's distress, +199!"
Until Hao Zhichao was more than ten meters away, he could still hear Lu Shu talking over his phone, "I really didn't touch your TV box. I've been out for a few days and busy with my training so how could I go back to spoil your TV? Huh? It was spoiled once I left? Listen, it's really not me… Did I not tell you? I really cannot go back to fix it for you now… I didn't change! Listen, you shouldn't watch so much TV and so much drama!"
Then Chen Zuan heard Lu Xiaoyu talking coldly, "See? You just don't want me to watch TV!"
Lu Shu's face was bathed in sweat when he ended the call. Luckily he had managed to calm Lu Xiaoyu down… By his side, Chen Zuan was laughing like an idiot at his discomfit. They could even argue over trivial matters like a TV box!
"Hahaha, Lu Shu! I didn't know you secretly hid Lu Xiaoyu's TV box before!"
Lu Shu glanced at him, "I will smack you if you don't go shower now."
"From Chen Zuan's distress, +667!"
There was a separate toilet in each room and a warm bath. The little fatty walked out after taking his shower, "Lu Shu, what do you think our training will be like in the following days?"
The little fatty was truly worried about that. In any case, if the training was about abilities, his were actually the lowest among the group. Hence, he was afraid that it would be too much of a strain for him.
To Chen Zuan, it was a very rare opportunity and Lu Shu was one of his most trusted people so far. Thus, out of instinct, he decided to discuss with Lu Shu, "Lu Shu, say something! Do you know what our training will be about in the following days?" 
But Lu Shu cast him a glimpse, "No idea."
Honestly, Chen Zuan's current trust in Lu Shu had been based on his immense power. In his opinion, there was nothing beyond Lu Shu's abilities. When Lu Shu admitted that he did not know as well, Zuan was dumbfounded for a few seconds, "How can you not know!"
Lu Shu mused for a while, "Because I secretly hid Lu Xiaoyu's TV box before?"
"From Chen Zuan's distress, +667!"


Magical energy has come to this world; Lu Shu could only stare as one powerhouse after another appear.

Looking at his own peculiar ability, he exhaled a breath of cold air.

Dog balls!

...

This is a story of how Lu Shu used poisonous chicken soup to become the Demon King

Translator Synopsis:

This is the story of an orphan, Lu Shu. He is not any regular orphan, but a metahuman experiencing the changes in himself, his country and the world during the dawn of the magical era. Watch as Lu Shu embarks on a journey to hone his peculiar abilities together with his sister, the adorable and charismatic Lu Xiaoyu. Along the way, they’ll encounter supernatural events, obstacles and even the most powerful people in their country. How will Lu Shu make the best of his abilities and oust his never-ending list of rivals and opponents?

In the attic, Li Du saw more glassware. There were wooden shelves along the wall, on them many sealed glass bottles.
Other than these things, there was a pile of rose petals on the attic floor. There were two big tubs in a corner, and in the tubs were also rose petals.
These rose petals were dead—those on the floor had dried up while those in the tubs looked rotten, with their color having turned greyish-black.
The glass bottles on the shelves were filled with a sticky liquid. On one shelf was a batch of labels, with "Damascus Rose Essential Oil" written on it.
Li Du scratched his head—what was this all about, had he entered a production workshop instead of a storage unit?
On the first level was some messily-displayed used glassware. Its identity could not be determined, and it looked worthless.
However, based on what was in the attic, these items probably belonged to a production line: the glassware in the attic was neatly arranged in order while the rest on the bottom level had been either put aside for use or left abandoned.
What was the glassware for? Li Du didn’t understand until he saw the labels, some advertising materials, and posters on the shelves. Then, he finally got it:
The glassware was used to extract the rose essential oil—the liquid in the glass bottles on the shelves was rose essential oil extract!
He gave it all a rough once-over. There was a total of 24 bottles of rose essential oil here; every bottle was very small, only containing about 200 milliliters.
At the very least, there was a total of 4,800 milliliters of rose essential oil.
However, he would not be able to deduce the real identity of the liquid unless he opened the bottles. This was just his guess after seeing the rose petals and the labels displayed on the shelves advertising rose essential oil.
He did not know much about things like rose essential oil, so he searched online for related information.
The very first search result he got indicated there was apparently a shortage of pure, good-quality rose essential oil. The price had increased to 500 US dollars for every 10 milliliters.
Looking at this information, Li Du unconsciously swallowed hard.
Five hundred US dollars for every 10 milliliters? If the liquid content in the bottles was what he guessed, that would mean that the value of the items in the attic was 240,000 US dollars!
Even if the quality of the rose essential oil was only average, then half the price would be 120,000 US dollars!
Swallowing another gulp of saliva, Li Du noted down this unit, and released the little bug again for it to look around.
There were another seven storage units left that would be auctioned off, but compared to the storage unit with the rose essential oil, the value of the other abandoned storage was insignificant.
Li Du had a look and was not interested, thus retrieved the little big and waved to Hans. "Let’s go, we should take a look at the next storage company."
Within a day, they had visited more than six storage companies and checked 45 storage units—Li Du was dead with exhaustion.
When they returned to their hotel in the evening, the Iron Knight appeared in their line of vision—Godzilla was here.
Not only had Godzilla arrived, the two young masters Ah Meow and Crispy Noodles were also here.
After Li Du spoke with the concierge, he pushed open the door of Godzilla’s room, and two shadows flew into his arms, one after another.
Mr. Li was extremely exhausted, and nearly fell when Ah Meow pounced on him—he had become a big ocelot at around 25 pounds. Just when he finished struggling to stand firm, Crispy Noodles also leaped over.
Therefore, as though kneeling down respectfully, Mr. Li was being pressed down onto the corridor.
Ah Meow squatted on his back, and mewled non-stop. Irritation showed in his eyes and on his bulging face: he was obviously not happy with Li Du for not having spent any time with him these past few days.
Crispy Noodles also whined, showing his displeasure as well. He leaped to Li Du’s side, and used his front claws to pinch his sleeve, refusing to let go.
Big Quinn quickly helped Li Du up, and said, "Boss, are you alright?"
Li Du laughed bitterly. "Almost got crushed by these little b*tches. I’m fine, let me go back for a rest—I’m probably suffering from a slight heatstroke."
Hans said, "You need to exercise more—why do you get heatstroke so easily?"
"Get lost, go get me something to eat and drink. I’m starving."
Godzilla nodded in consent. "Yes, starving."
On the second day, they split into two groups: Hans brought Big Quinn with him to participate in the Beverly Hills auction while Li Du and Godzilla continued to check on the remaining few storage companies.
During the morning, while he was wandering around a storage company, Hans called. "D*mn, these LA guys are filthy rich. Both units have gone for over 10,000 dollars."
Li Du said decisively, "Then don’t get involved."
The items in the two units could probably be worth more than 10,000 dollars, but they need to be tidied. With the labor costs and amount of time it would take, it would not be profitable to pay 10,000 dollars for them.
Keeping in mind that there were many rich people in LA, Li Du was more thorough in his viewing of the remaining storage units.
There was a unit with some leather. With the humid weather, the leather—which had not been kept properly—was giving off a stench that one could smell even from the outside.
He walked past, covering his nose, while Godzilla frowned and said, "So stinky."
Hearing this, Li Du’s heart jumped and an uneasy feeling came over him!
His minimum expectation for this auction was to successfully bid for the storage unit with the rose essential oil, but he was now worried that it would not be easy to get the unit.
This was because storage units could give off smells; Godzilla’s words had reminded him of this. If they could smell the stench of the leather, then it was probably that they would also be able to smell the scent from the rose essential oil in the other storage unit.
There were shrewd characters among the treasure hunters in LA. After smelling the scent, coupled with those bottles on display, many would probably be able to figure out the identity of the storage unit.
Hence, he went in crisis-management-mode and began to think of solutions for the crisis.
The glassware was confusing—the presence of the rose essential oil could not be deduced from the glassware alone. What was most crucial was the scent.
Li Du rubbed his chin and formed a plan.
He went to a supermarket to buy a water gun, and also a few bottles of strong-smelling antiseptic solution.
That night, he poured the antiseptic solution into the water gun, discreetly crept up to the unit, and sprayed the antiseptic solution into the attic as well as the lower level of the unit using the water gun. The storage had roller-shutter doors with gaps at the bottom of the doors and the two sides, so he was able to spray the water through those.
After this operation, this storage unit smelled like the antiseptic solution.
The next day, they went near Pershing Square, where a storage company there was going to start conducting an auction.
Li Du had previously noted that there was a storage unit here with a high-compression fire extinguisher and an engine, which could both be sold for quite a reasonable sum of money.


They love gold, and they love silver. Even more so, they love gems that dazzle, like stars across the skies. 
Firearms, jewelleries, and precious metals; A collector’s world will not be complete without antiques.  
Storage auctions, old goods trade, re-estate sales and gold-digging. But the truth is, if one wants to make money, then the supreme way is through searching for the legendary treasures. 
Holding the fort, there’s an ocelot, a wolf, and an Andes condor. At the side, there’s a loyal hound, an irascible ape, and an African honey badger. Who said that you can only rely on humans when treasure hunting?! 

"So, what do you think of our proposal? Would you be interested to have your own space to produce scented oils to manufacture perfumes and scented candles to boost the economy as well as spread the good name of Gracehaven?"

Just then Marcel had came from his trip and had joined us at the balcony and had the helpers to bring up a pot of tea with some biscuits. Even if it is coming to lunchtime, it doesn't matter to Marcel at all to have tea whenever he wishes.

"Hmm, old friend. So what's happening? Why are these two ladies here?"

"Marcel... You're just in time. Could you do me a favour? Find out from your relatives in Corral if they knew about exquisite items such as perfumes and scented candles. Do these items available in the market right now?"

"Hahaha... You are asking the Chairman of Corral Merchant Association. If curse I know of what's been trading in and out of Corral." Marcel touched his chest and pointed his chin up as he mentioned it proudly.

"Eh, I thought you had permanently resided here and you handed your position to your relative or something?"

I asked since it had been decided a long time ago by Marcel himself when he fell in love with the range of bread, cakes and biscuits of Gracehaven.

"Tch...such trivial matters. Let me refer to my journal here... Hmm... Non-consumables... Cosmetics... Beauty products... Here it is." 

"Hungary water costs 2 gold coins, weighs 4 ounces. Perfumes in tincture form cost 2 gold coins  weighs 2 ounces."

"As for scented candles, no one is making them right now. Essential oils where you can drop in potpourri or on pillows or bolsters, no one is also making them."

"These items are too darn expensive and much sought after. Just imagine 2 ounce is like how many drops. My golly... If I don't have a record of these, I won't know about it at all...!"

"How come you have all the details here in your journal and it also mentions essential oils and scented candles, huh? Your journal is really something...!"

I was simply surprised at how Informational Marcel's journal was since the contents simply weighed in gold bullions...!

"Hmm...? Do you intend to compete in making Hungary water, perfumes, essential oils and scented candles, my dear friend?"

"Do you have the know-how to make these at all?" Marcel raised his eyebrows and inquired me since he was also a bit intrigued in earning apiece of the pie. Just 2 ounces of perfume costs 2 gold coins. He was wondering what was the cost price. 1 gold coins? 1 gold and some silvers, maybe?"

"I am not going to make those but these ladies would be the one designing them for us. It would be in trial for the moment. Hungary water is heavily scented essence with water, right?"

"Would that be like the essence for the body soap, right now, Alicia?"

I asked and she nodded her head since Hungary water coincides with the essences that were being produced now for the hair shampoo.

"As for perfumes either in tincture or not, it would be pure distilled essential oils from flowers, plants or resins. The process is laborious and there might be additional products added to give it a more long-lasting smell like cinnamon or cloves. Unlike the ones mixed into soap, these perfumes are considered are pure extract."

I was riding the information highway and was swirled with all the details which would only cloud my new daddy brain. I raised my hands as I rubbed the sides of my temples and I asked the two ladies, "So you wish to make those Hungary water, perfumes and essential oils as well as make the necessary porcelain vials and bottles to market the Hungary water and perfume according to 4 and 2 ounces respectively?"

"Alright... Do us a favour then since I need to redecorate the two rooms while ushering the arrival of Our Queen, Prince and Princess by the end of the month. Also, there's remuneration to be given out and the wrestling match in the arena. Even I delegated the tasks I still have to keep an eye on them, right? "

"What I need for both of you to do right now is to find Michelle. Inform her the materials and equipment needed to make these essential oils, Hungary water and perfume from start to finish. Get her to list it down accordingly. Also, include the proportions and ingredients to make the porcelain vial by a 100 fold."

"I would need the assistant of the engineers once more to build a similar building but in a different position this time. I think another 3 more such factories would be built in order to accommodate future productions."

I noted to Eagle and he nodded while he flew out to locate his engineers and congregate at the livestock area where the stable and soap/shampoo factory was right now.

I faced the two ladies and instructed them to find Michelle and once done so, Michelle to meet me at the infirmary with the requirements.

The two ladies acknowledged and went about to locate Michelle and get the tasks at hand to complete as soon as possible as they knew that I would not like to delay matters if I had set my mind on it.

I looked at Marcel and asked him to contact all those merchandisers that carried the perfume and Hungary water and asked them how much was their base price costs since we already got their base selling price. 2 gold coins would only target the rich and famous.

Even our shampoo and soap both weighing about 5 ounces each cost only a mere 1 Silver...! Its 100 times cheaper than Hungary water...! Wuwuwuwuwu...!

I looked at Marcel and asked him, "Did our body soap and hair shampoo really sell for 1 Silver?" 

He looked at me and laughed because I already knew his loophole. How would I not know? If an upscale place could sell 20 to 50 times the value from the local market, he would sell them at both places no matter what... 

"My friend... Similar items sold in 2 different places, what do you think? I sold the hair shampoo and body soap at 1 Silver and 2 coppers at the common marketplace while I sold them higher at 1 Silver and 50 coppers in the upper marketplace. Do you think the nobles would ever mingle at the commonplace like us, eh?"

"There are 15 towns, my friend... So I have to be tactful when I handle them in order not to cause a price war internally. So far the delivery guys had been keeping tabs for me for those merchandisers that had low stock and these delivery guys acted as ambassadors for us."

"Would it be likely that you increase the range of hair shampoo and body wash as well? There had been cases they merchandiser were requesting to get as much as 500 pieces per scent for every shampoo and soap that we have."

"Do you realise that the treasury would get 80 gold coins on that single transaction alone from that particular town? 4,000 silvers for you and the balance coppers and balances are for me. Hehehe." 

"So these delivery guys know they are carrying expensive merchandise with them?" I was surprised and inquired Marcel as I don't wish the delivery guys were taken advantage off by delivering other items such as bread, cakes and biscuits."

"Don't worry, my old friend. Coins make the world go round. If I could earn about 200,000 copper coins from one town and 50,000 coppers in another, don't you think I have more than enough jingles in my coin pouch? Besides, I have my share of gold coins from the Standing Icebox and Chilled Copper Tuns."

"So I paid an extra 2 to 3 silvers if they were to do extra for us on top of what they were delivering. Isn't that fair and generous act? Hehe." 

"Well, most of them were under the payroll of the conglomerates and earning an extra silver for themselves are quite alright in suppose. Good job my friend. So you are going to ask the base cost of our future products from each town?"

During the period of 1337-1453, a terrible war broke in Medieval England and that period was called (Hundred Year's War) and a huge turmoil ensued between the England and France with the involvement of rebels as well as opportunists. 

Prince Audemars Macleod, a descendent of King Richard Macleod of Darlington had barely managed to escape with his life when the Manor he was living in was besieged by rebels in 1440, when he was just barely 18 years old.

Let us travel through time and relive the experiences of this young Prince as he was forced to 'banished' and survive with some followers they entrusted their lives with him.

Little did he realise that he was actually living in the past of his future and had no recollection of anything except when he was narrated by a Seer that had been inducted as a permanent resident of the town he founded later.

*This is a fictional world. Most plants, vegetables, fruits and certain animals didn't exist in England that time.

*Almost all novels start off with a system. This does not reveal any hint of a system until you get to almost halfway through the novel. 

* Mobsters are included in the later chapters of this novel too. 

*This is a slow grind so bear with it as the storyline develops. Thank you and happy reading...

Although Block One and Block Two were in the same area, they were in different locations.

So as soon as they arrived at DaoXin Academy, You XiaoMo had to separate from Ling Xiao, Ling Xiao had to follow Block One's teacher and left.

Not long after, the Gigantic Firebird that carried Liu Yue also arrived, because people saw that they were together, Ling Xiao and Liu Yue left together.

Seeing that Ling Xiao didn't have any rebellious sentiment, You XiaoMo let out a sigh of relief.

He was actually really worried that Ling Xiao would persist on going together with him.

After a while, Ning Jing Daoshi finished counting the number of people and took her pupils into DaoXin Academy.

DaoXin Academy had their students form a bodyguard troop to patrol every day, one couldn't say it's not strict. After validating each and every inspection doors, they had spent almost half an hour to walk to the front gates of the academy. After entering the front gate, there is an extremely long passageway, the passageway slates are all constructed out of precious crystals, the surface gives off a thin layer of spiritual energy.

You XiaoMo looked up and couldn't help but become speechless, this passageway is at least more than a thousand metres long, its width is also close to a hundred metres and the entire thing is actually made out of crystals containing spiritual energy. One can tell DaoXin Academy spends money very extravagantly.

Passing through the crystal passageway, they start to part ways with the Block One students and turn to the left.

With much curiosity, You XiaoMo follows the crowd and enters the area that everyone will be living in the future.

This place is almost like it's a huge sunken region that's entrapped in the mountain, very much like an enormous bowl shape. Standing at the end of the passageway, You XiaoMo can easily see the buildings standing in great numbers inside the 'bowl'. He's clearly standing at a high altitude yet he can't see the end of the buildings.

Ning Jing DaoShi turns her head around, looks at them and says, "All the new students pay attention, from today onwards you guys are a member of DaoXin Academy. This place shall be where you live in the future. Be sure to remember that the academy has it's own rules, since you have become a member of the academy, then you have to follow the academy's rules. I don't care whether you have some kind of prominent identity outside. Everyone is equal here, if you dare to challenge the academy's authority or ignore the academy's rules, then a small consequence will be punishment, a heavy consequence will be eviction from the academy. If you understand then come with me!"

No one dares to have an objection, You XiaoMo also silently follows behind everyone.

He got a glimpse of a bit of DaoXin Academy's thousand years of history through the jade drive. In these thousands of years, the academy has produced many strong people and is also overseen by many strong people, as a result it's a peak that even the four big families of Yan City won't dare to easily lay a finger on.

Young genius ladies like Teng ZiXin whom, although has quite a famous master and the entire Teng Family to back her up, even she won't dare to be unbridled inside DaoXin Academy.

After half an hour, Ning Jing DaoShi takes them to their dormitory.

Because they are new students, so the first stop is the ward B, at this point in time the place they are at is the dormitory area of the ward B.

You XiaoMo had thought that the dorm conditions wouldn't be too bad, to his surprise the situation was very much out of his expectations. It looks like a dangerous premises from the outside, it's even four people per room.

If it's really going to be four people per room, he'll have to be cautious whenever he does anything in the future.

You XiaoMo furrows his eyebrows, not knowing if there's anything else with better conditions.

Just as he's thinking along this line of thought, it's as if Ning Jing DaoShi guessed everyone's doubts and starts to explain the residence situation to everyone.

"I believe there are a few people who don't like the rooms here." Ning Jing DaoShi especially looks at Teng ZiXin's group of people when she says this sentence, as expected they're also furrowing their brows, she then continues, "But as you have seen, the dorm conditions for any new student who has just entered DaoXin Academy is the same."

A new student asks, "DaoShi, other than rooms that are four people per room, are there any single rooms?"

Ning Jing DaoShi's pair of beautiful eyes scans over each and every person, but when she sees You XiaoMo, she pauses very subtly and a smile flashes in her eyes at the same time. Looking at him with his brows tightly knit together, she knows that he also doesn't like this kind of residence condition.

"Of course there is, in front of you is the dormitory with the poorest conditions in ward B. If you want something better, you have to go earn some points, then use those points you earn and make a purchase. In a moment I will give every one of you a black card, the black card stores the point you earn. I will explain the specifics to you later, now we will start to allocate rooms," says Ning Jing DaoShi.

Although DaoXin Academy's academic atmosphere is not one of restriction, men and women still don't mix together.

This kind of situation will usually generate the problem of a room that doesn't have four people, such as Teng ZiXin.

Teng ZiXin is actually a very arrogant women, and it just so happens that there's not many female mages, when the total number is divided by four there's still two left. She takes the initiative and asks Ning Jing DaoShi, thus she ends up sharing a room together with one other female mage.

You XiaoMo had wanted to follow suit, but his luck wasn't good, the number of people was perfectly divisible.

Ning Jing DaoShi says, "BaiLi XiaoYu, Tong YueXu, You XiaoMo, ChaiJun, you four will live in one room."

Ning Jing DaoShi pushes open a wooden door, sunlight follows the open door and shines inside, lighting up the room making the inside situation clear as day. Four stone beds and a few essential living items, very simple and crude.

As soon as You XiaoMo hears Chai Jun's name, he looks towards ChaiJun like he's seen a ghost, the latter also has an unhappy expression, as if he detected the other's gaze, Chai Jun angrily stares back.

"What are you looking at, do you think I, a young master, appreciates living in the same room as you?"

You XiaoMo screws his brows together, he's gonna die, they actually want him to room with this annoying thing, this ChaiJun fellow's heart is as small as his asshole, he doesn't appreciate it at all.

"DaoShi, can I not room with him?" You XiaoMo looks towards Ning Jing DaoShi.

Ning Jing DaoShi furrows her brows, she didn't think that the first person to demand such a thing would be You XiaoMo. Putting the outstanding new students together in one room is actually the academy's tradition, mainly to make it convenient for observation. But it's not like they can't be separated, for some outstanding students, the academy can consider their demands.

But before Ning Jing DaoShi speaks, Chai Jun is like someone who just stepped on an echidna and viciously glares at You XiaoMo before saying, "Ning Jing DaoShi, I also don't want to room with You XiaoMo, I demand that he is transferred and replaced with someone else."

Ning Jing DaoShi has a bit of a headache, she just knew that this sort of situation would occur.

Just then, BaiLi XiaoYu also steps out and entreatingly says, "DaoShi, you can approve of their demands but I want to be in the same room as XiaoMo."

Tong YueXu says, "Ning Jing DaoShi, since they're all putting forward demands, why don't you move Chai Jun somewhere else and replace him with another person. This way you can have the best of two worlds."

Ning Jing DaoShi has no choice but to nod her head, "Okay then."

Hearing this, Chai Jun's eyes become wide open instantly, his complexion goes from green to pale white and is unusually troubled.

His original intention was to shoo You XiaoMo away, as for BaiLi XiaoYu and Tong YueXu, he actually earnestly wished to room with them. This way he could use this chance and deepen their relationship, if it's possible to work together with the BaiLi Family and the Tong Family, then it would only benefit the Chai Family.

But these two actually lean towards You XiaoMo's side and took the initiative to suggest that he be sent away, this result isn't what he wants.

"DaoShi…," Chai Jun wants to save himself but he's too late.

"Then let's do that, Chai Jun, you can switch with Jiang XiaoFeng," Ning Jing DaoShi instantly makes a decision.

Upon hearing this, it's already impossible for ChaiJun to go back on his words, because he had already laid a dead end for himself, if he wants to go back on his words this time, other people will think that he goes looking for trouble for fun, deliberately creating a disturbance.

After allocating rooms, the person who Ning Jing DaoShi sent to retrieve the black cards came back and gave everyone a black card.

You XiaoMo holds the black card and looks at it curiously, the black card is naturally black in colour, a red number '10' appears before his eyes, he's taken back for a second but can faintly guess what this number represents.

As expected, a short while later he hears Ning Jing DaoShi explain, "The black card that you guys are holding in your hands now is the item that I just told you guys before. The number on the black card is your point, every new student who just entered DaoXin Academy can get ten points. In the future, you can get thirty points every month. This black card is equal to your pass here in DaoXin Academy, you have to use it to enter and exit many places so be sure to put it somewhere safe."

"There's also another thing, DaoXin Academy's has three types all together, these are the black card, the purple card and the red card respectively. The black card is the one you now have in your hands, it is the one with the lowest level and it's level of authority is quite low. If you guys want to change to a purple card or a red card then please go ahead and work hard to earn some points to exchange for one. If you can get a purple card then you can get 40p from the academy every month, the red card is 50p.

"DaoShi, how do you earn points?" a new student asks.

"Ward B has all sorts of ways to earn points, if I explain in detail here it'll be a bit troublesome. I will explain it to you guys once tomorrow, but everyone can use the time now to go ask around yourselves. The people who want to change to a single room should take action immediately," Ning Jing DaoShi smiles.

It's rare to see DaoShi use this kind of tone to speak, the new students' nervous mood instantly eases quite a bit.

After solving another bunch of questions from everyone, Ning Jing DaoShi finally leaves.

Looking at the back figure of NingJing DaoShi leaving, You XiaoMo is thinking about the practicability of her last sentence.

BaiLi XiaoYu is already too impatient to wait any longer, he hurriedly walks over, grabs his arm and drags him inside the room, "XiaoMo XiaoMo, let's go inside and look at the new room."

You XiaoMo smiles, it's clearly just an old room.

After an explosion, You XiaoMo finds that he is now a probationary disciple of the TianXin Sect. However, he is one with dubious potential, so just when he starts to adapt to his new circumstances, he receives bad news. If he is unable to produce the required result after half a year to become an official disciple of the TianXin Sect, he will be driven out of the sect.

While You XiaoMo is going all out to make medicine and earn money, he runs into Ling Xiao. To his horror, he later discovers that Ling Xiao is really someone cloaked in human skin.

After the class is dismissed, Selina went to the main gate of Seraphium Royal Academy, the place where both her parents waiting for her.

"Se… Selina? Is that you?" Her father, Zhihao flabbergasted at Selina's change of appearance.
"Of course it is me. Who else if not your daughter Selina, father?" Selina answered her father with a mischievous tone.

"Y… Your hair and eyes have changed color." This time Diana stutteringly said.

Confuse, fear, and nervous apparent from her tone of voice.

"Teacher Albus said that it is a sign of me having S class mana amount," Selina reassured both her parents.

"Really? You're fine, right?" Her mother was still a little afraid of a negative effect that may appear to Selina.

"En!" Selina nodded as a response.

"Then all is well." 

"How about your compatibility?" This time Zhihao took the opportunity to ask his daughter.

Selina smiled widely then answered her father.

"I have triple compatibility!" Selina said happily.

"Triple compatibility? Really? With what Elements?" Zhihao's eyes widened, surprised at the news that his daughter said.   

"I have compatibility with Water, Wind and Light Element."

Zhihao lifted Selina and spun around like a child who got candy.

"My daughter is a genius!"

"Father I am not a genius if I can't beat Arthur and be a top scorer of my year," Selina said dispiritedly.

"It's okay, one day if you work hard you will be able to defeat Arthur." Zhihao encouraged Selina.

Selina looked at her mother and her mother nodded while smiled gently at her daughter. Looking at her mother who gave her silent encouragement to her, Selina's will to beat Arthur soared again.

"Yes, I will beat Arthur and be a top scorer!" Selina said while clenching both hands and lifting it.

"Let us go home," Diana said to both Zhihao and Selina.

"En!" Selina nodded at the idea.

==========

At night at her home, Selina made sure all the belongings that she would bring to the dorm.

*Sigh*

"Finally finished arranging the items to be brought tomorrow." Selina sighed and wiped the sweat from her forehead.

In front of Selina there was luggage filled with various items including clothes, books, her favorite fox plushie, and also other kinds of stuff. Above Selina's bed was her new uniform with the Undine symbol in her left chest pocket.

"Finally I will learn some real magic this year. Not only learn what is mana, how to control mana, forming mana path, and the basic theory of magic."

Remembering what she learned in her first year at Seraphium Royal Academy makes Selina remember her situation which is always in second place. Neither in meditation to forming mana path, control of mana nor basic theory of magic. Everything of what they learned, Selina lost to Arthur.

"How can I be a top scorer and admitted by the 10th Knight Division if I always come in second?"

*Sigh*

Selina sighed then look at her reflection in the mirror. Selina looked at her new eyes and hair. She has triple compatibility just like Arthur, though they are a total of opposite Elements.

'Even without the real practice of magic I already lost to him,' thought Selina.

"Can I beat Arthur and come out as top scorer in my year?" Selina whispered and negative thoughts haunt her again.

*Slap*

"Come on, Selina. Don't lose to that womanizer Arthur. One day you can beat him and become a top scorer," Selina encouraged herself while slapping her cheeks hard.

After her monologue, Selina hung up her uniform and went to sleep.

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The next day on September 1, Selina woke up and immediately got ready to go to Seraphium Royal Academy. Selina agreed to go with both her father and her mother. So exactly at eight o'clock, Selina, Zhihao, and Diana rented and ride a horse-drawn carriage to Seraphium Royal Academy. The journey took about one hour and thirty minutes as Selina's home is in the middle section while Seraphium Royal Academy is in the inner section of Seraphina City.

Arriving at the Seraphium Royal Academy, Selina and both her parents descended from the carriage. 
"Don't forget to eat and take care of your health, Selina." Diana lectured Selina one last time before Selina entered Undine's dorm.

"Yes mother," Selina answered.

Diana and Zhihao both hugged and kissed their daughter before let her go. Selina took her belongings and walked toward the Undine dorm after waved goodbye to her parents. 
Right in front of the dorm, Selina found two fifteen-year-old children. One is male while the other is a girl. They are wearing the Seraphium Royal Academy's uniform bearing the Undine symbol with a badge that read 'P' in gold on the collar of their blazer. 'P' is the short form of 'Prefect.' 

"Excuse me. My name is Selina Hua and a second-year who will enter Undine dorm since today. Can you help me find my room?" Selina asked politely.

"Of course. My name is Lana Rinchent. Tenth-year from Undine dorm and also a Prefect." The girl with 'P' badge introduced herself.

"Selina Hua, huh? You must be the one with triple compatibility from Class 1. My name is Robert Willheim also a tenth-year from Undine dorm. We welcome you to Undine dorm. Your room in the dorm is on the sixth floor. All second and third-year students are on the sixth floor. Your name must be on one of the plates in front of the room," said the other student. 

"Thank you." Selina smiled and said thanks to both of them.

Undine dorm is a six-story building. The walls are painted blue with gold accents. Selina went in the direction of Anypsó. Anypsó is a magic device equivalent to an elevator on Earth. It was invented by Elisha Graves Otis one hundred and fifty-nine years ago. He is a noble and Alchemist from Zemia Kingdom.

Selina pressed a button with an arrow pointing up then the door of Anypsó opened. She entered Anypsó and presses the button with the 'six' logo on it. The magic device then let out a hum and led Selina to the sixth floor. The door opened with a 'ding' sound and Selina come out from within.
Selina noticed that there was a signboard after exiting the Anypsó. The signboard reads 'second-year →' and 'third-year ←'. Following the direction, Selina pulled her luggage to the right. She walked while reading the nameplates in each room until Selina found her name on one of the plates. Before her name, there is also Alexa name on it. From this Selina knows that she, Alexa, and two other people are roommates. 

Opening the door Selina was almost shocked by Alexa if not because of Alexa's hair that popped out from behind one of the beds. 

"Boo!" Alexa tried to surprise Selina.

"Sorry but I already know you are in this room," Selina said then smirked.

"Eh? How did you know I am in this room?"

"Your name is on the plate of this room."

"Wait a minute. Even if my name on the plate, it doesn't mean I am in the room."

"Your hair is sticking out from above the bed. How can I not recognize you?"

"*Sigh* fine…" 

There are four beds in total and three of them already occupied. That means the bed on the far left belongs to Selina. While Selina was tidying up her belongings, two people entered the room.
'Must be my other roommates,' thought Selina.

"Ah! Hello… my name is Emma Addy Brown and this is my sister Emily Anna Brown. Nice to meet you," said one of them while the other nodded her head.

"My name is Selina Hua. My friend over there is Alexa Bella Chronos. Nice to meet you too."

The one who just introduces herself has brunette hair and caramel-colored eyes. When Selina looked at the other one, she surprised because the two of them turned out to be a pair of twins.

"You both are twins?" Alexa asked.

"Yes, we are twins," Emily confirmed.

"It's nice to have a sister. I'm the only child so I don't know what it's like to have a sibling." Alexa looked enviously.

"How about the four of us become sworn sisters?" Emma gave a suggestion.

"Good idea! When is your birthday? My birthday is June 21," said Alexa excitedly.

"Ours is on February 3." 

Alexa and the twins looked at Selina.

"I'm the youngest. My birthday is on August 28."

Selina is one of those lucky people who was reincarnated to an Otome game world after being killed by Lord Truck. After memories of her previous life resurface when she was four years old, Selina has an ambition. An ambition to become the best alchemist in the entire continent or maybe in the world slash official at Union Guild. 

But how come I, Selina that never made enemies out of someone suddenly become a target of hatred by dozens of grandmamas who should just stay at home, mothers who should take care of their children, young ladies that already have fiances, teenagers that should have been studying for their professional exam, and toddlers that I don't know since when one of them is clinging to my legs. Why this is happening? 

"Lina just gives up will you?" 

"So this is your fault, you womanizer!!!" 

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