Chapter 20: Storage Space and a Deadly Plot

Materials like Bloodthorn Vine and Demon Frog had large stockpiles and were not hard to obtain. There were still plenty on the logistics truck.

Otherwise Gu Qianqian would not have just processed them until she felt sick, with the work still unfinished.

That said, it was only relative to adventurers and exploration teams.

Students like them had trouble leaving the academy on ordinary days, let alone leaving the city.

Without special permission, they could not leave Wind City before adulthood.

So gathering materials was out of the question.

Bloodthorn Vine was the kind of material no one would bother counting or checking in detail.

Miss this chance, and there would be no more freeloading.

So Gu Qianqian was excited.

Stealing from the academy did not weigh on her conscience at all.

But these two materials did not exactly have a strong smell. At least, they had a smell.

If she carried them, anyone standing close would notice. Hiding them from others was impossible.

That was the same worry as the task the female lead had given her. Once the items were in hand, how was she supposed to hide them?

If she was discovered before she could process them, she would have no way to defend herself.

“Coming, coming, dog host. Got something to ask this System again?”

“You dog System, can I even count on you?”

“Dog host, listen to yourself. You’re poor and useless, but this System is one in ten thousand.”

‘More like one in ten thousand pieces of dogshit. Otherwise, why would you be matched with me?’

After cursing inwardly, Gu Qianqian immediately changed her expression. “Hehe, so you’re saying you’re impressive?”

“Of course! (￣^￣)”

“So, the storage space every other System has, you have it too, right?”

“Is that even a question?” the System said proudly. “Take you, an alchemist. You’ll need lots of materials later. Are you going to carry big bags everywhere you go?”

“This System has built-in storage slots. The same material only takes one slot, with no upper limit.”

“And no matter how harsh the storage conditions, this System can handle them.”

Gu Qianqian was practically drooling, eyes shining.

This was a damn good helper for robbing and looting.

‘Good, good, good.’

So this dog System was not completely useless.

“Then… how many Favorability Points does it cost?”

Gu Qianqian knew this dog System’s temper. It wanted Favorability Points for everything.

The System did not waste words. It brought up the storage warehouse for her to see.

“50 Favorability Points to permanently unlock one slot. 5 Favorability Points to rent one for three days.”

“You mother…”

Seeing the price, Gu Qianqian nearly ascended on the spot.

‘Why don’t you just rob me?’

‘If I want to store 100 materials, wouldn’t that be 5,000 Favorability Points?’

‘With that many points, I could exchange for a powerful talent and crush the female lead. Why would I need storage space?’

“Dog host, you have to be fair. This is a friendship price.”

“Do you want it or not? If not, I’m taking it away.”

“I want it, I want it!” At this point, Gu Qianqian could only grit her teeth and pay 20 Favorability Points to unlock four storage slots for three days.

One for magic crystals, one for that damn wooden box Lin Feiyu mentioned.

The other two for Bloodthorn Vine and Demon Frog.

Looking at her remaining fortune of only 20 Favorability Points, Gu Qianqian almost cried.

It was not even night yet, and she had almost nothing left. How was she supposed to live?

To avoid losing out, Gu Qianqian gritted her teeth and stuffed in Bloodthorn Vine and Demon Frog with all her might.

‘It doesn’t cost money anyway. There’s no storage limit anyway. I’ll stuff them until the dog System dies!’

“Dog host, take too much and someone might notice.”

Only then did Gu Qianqian stop.

****

The break passed in a flash. Soon the Wind City Academy convoy set off again.

During the break, Zu Xingyu still wanted to find a chance to get close to Lin Feiyu and chat her up.

Unfortunately, the female lead had already returned to the truck, so Zu Xingyu had to leave resentfully and go chat with other girls.

As for this young master of the Zu family, Lin Feiyu only sneered inwardly.

Why had she not noticed in her previous life that after she rejected him, he went straight off to flirt with other girls?

It had nothing to do with jealousy. It only made Lin Feiyu see his true face more clearly.

Her desire to kill him grew fiercer.

Yu Ni and Quan Anrong shared the same killing intent.

The outing outside the city had not given them a chance to trouble Lin Feiyu and Gu Qianqian, which made both angrier.

Gu Qianqian deliberately hiding beside the teacher so they could not act, and Lin Feiyu’s arrogant, dismissive attitude, both stung them deeply.

Back on the truck, they had already worked out a rough plan.

Now sitting together, heads lowered, they began to conspire with poisonous looks.

“We can’t do it ourselves. If we’re caught, we’ll be buried with those two bitches.”

“So we still have to use this off-campus practical training. Find a chance to let monsters deal with those two sluts.”

“But Gu Qianqian, that b*tch, and Lin Feiyu, that bastard, are both on guard against us now. It’s unlikely we can lure them outside.”

“Then lure monsters in and make it look like an accident. Monsters wander into Wind City strangely every year. If a tiny training base gets attacked by monsters, that’s normal, right?”

“But won’t that implicate others?”

“Hehe, then blame their bad luck.”

“But what monster should we lure? Too weak won’t work. It’s easy to discover, and it might get killed instead. If it’s too strong…”

A monster that was too strong would put them in danger.

“Don’t worry.” As she spoke, Quan Anrong took out a dark brown little bottle from her pocket.

“What is that?” Yu Ni asked curiously, reaching out to touch it.

Quan Anrong immediately hid it warily and turned her body slightly so no one could see.

“A kind of pheromone. My dad works at City Hall. I found a chance to steal it from him.”

Because of that, her father had been scolded by his superior and had his wages docked.

Yu Ni suddenly felt deep respect. The two usually got along, and both families were decently off.

But if it came down to it, Quan Anrong, whose family had someone working at City Hall, had more say.

After all, in the apocalypse, how could a small merchant compare to an official with a City Hall position?

Even though Quan Anrong’s father did not have a high position, it was still City Hall.

“What is it for?”

“You know about Whisperers, right?” Quan Anrong put the bottle away. “I heard those monsters have a very sharp sense of smell. The pheromone in this bottle can lure them over.”

“When the time comes, we pour some out and smear it near the dorms of Gu Qianqian and Lin Feiyu, those two bitches.”

“Tonight, we just wait for a good show.”

Actually, Yu Ni did not know what a Whisperer was. It was her first time leaving the city.

Quan Anrong probably did not know either.

But now, for revenge, who cared what kind of monster it was?

As long as it could be lured over, killing with a borrowed knife was enough.

In her previous life, during this off-campus practical training, the conflict between Yu Ni, Quan Anrong, and Lin Feiyu had not intensified.

Back then, the female lead was still an innocent little flower, letting the two bully her.

Yu Ni and Quan Anrong naturally would not have thought of killing with a borrowed knife.

There was even that later incident where Lin Feiyu went full saint, and despite being injured, saved Yu Ni and Quan Anrong from a monster. No need to mention that.

But in this life…

Yu Ni and Quan Anrong, unaware that monsters would attack that night, were now trying every way to kill Lin Feiyu.

And Gu Qianqian too.

Inside the truck, many students participating in the off-campus practical training looked excited and thrilled. Some were afraid.

Watching the scenery speed backward outside the window, and the occasional monster silhouettes, they all felt tense and excited.

Some cried out. Some trembled. More students gathered together, leaning by the windows and pointing, chattering with classmates.

The teachers and guards did not stop them. Instead, they watched the students with complicated looks, like people watching rookies.

They had come this way too.

The scenery along the route was part of helping students adapt.

Heated discussion helped them adjust to the environment quickly.

And with the teachers and guards there, this frequently cleared road would not have monsters dangerous enough to threaten them.

Or rather, any monster with a little instinct to seek advantage and avoid harm would not provoke such a huge human group.

What they did not know was that among the students on this truck, someone was planning how to lure monsters tonight and harm their own classmates.

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