Chapter 61

Chapter 62: When Qian Qi Is Generous, There’s a Catch

Awakener University’s campus forum had lots of features. It was split into modules called Topics, Academics, and Marketplace.

Topics was where students gossiped every day. It was the busiest place on the forum, and it was also where Qian Qi had spread the word about that duel earlier.

Academics was for studying. Students posted hard questions as paid or free threads and waited for other students or teachers to discuss and answer them. People also posted study guides, again either free or paid, and others could decide if they wanted to buy and read.

Marketplace was for paid tasks and campus trades. Students posted jobs and sold or bought school items there. When Qian Qi had looked for a field to rent for her experiments, she had searched in that module.

Qian Qi hovered between Academics and Marketplace for a moment, then chose Academics without hesitation.

She did not make a side account. She used her real handle, Dong Fang Qian Qi, and put up a paid experience post.

Of course, it was paywalled.

The System asked with interest: “How much are you going to charge? You spent two million on this. Your price won’t be low, right? But if it’s too expensive, will the Beast Taming Department students buy it?”

Face full of justice, Qian Qi said: “This is something that helps the country and the people. If every Beast Taming newbie can make a beast contract with an E rank Flame Hound, the whole world will be safer. I’m a well educated model student, so of course I’ll sell it cheap.”

She tapped on her Light-Brain and opened a new experience post. She typed a big flashy title: “One Yuan Guide! A pro teaches you how to win a Flame Hound’s love, make it head over heels for you, go crazy for you, and pound the wall for you!”

The System blurted: “One yuan?”

It was shocked. It could not believe she would sell the Dog-Petting Guide for one yuan. Was this still the stingy Qian Qi it knew?

Late that night, under the topic thread #QianQi-BeastTamingGuide, the Beast Taming students who had been waiting were boiling with excitement.

One person posted: “I don’t know how much Qian Qi’s guide will cost, but with its value, it has to be at least tens of thousands.”

Another replied: “Your vision is too small. This is a method that lets any Beast Taming rookie contract a Flame Hound. It should start in the hundreds of thousands.”

A third said: “Going by Qian Qi’s usual style, it will not be cheap. I’m broke, so I’ll wait for a rich classmate to buy it and resell second hand.”

Someone else wrote: “I think the school should buy it and teach it to us for free, hehe.”

A reply came: “You’re used to freeloading, huh? But plus one.”

People argued and waited for Qian Qi to release the guide. Exactly at 12:00, the user named Dong Fang Qian Qi appeared.

Dong Fang Qian Qi posted: “I bought out the Beast Taming guide from Qian Qi. I’ve posted it as an experience thread in the Academics forum. All are welcome to purchase!”

Then they posted again: “Here’s the link ? ‘One Yuan Guide! A pro teaches you how to win a Flame Hound’s love, make it head over heels for you, go crazy for you, and pound the wall for you!’”

The name Dong Fang Qian Qi drew a crowd right away.

Someone cheered: “Whoa! Brother Dongfang is righteous! I bow to you!”

Another shouted: “Only one yuan? Wow, I didn’t expect Brother Dongfang to be not only well informed but also a kind and generous rich guy! I’m buying first!”

A third said: “Wait for me! I’m going too!”

A flood of students rushed into the Academics forum, found the experience post by Dong Fang Qian Qi, paid one yuan with excitement, and clicked in.

A few minutes later, a Beast Taming student who was late opened the forum and asked: “Dang it, I came late and only just heard there’s a guide from Qian Qi tonight. Did you buy it? Is it expensive? Is it worth it?”

Replies landed fast:

Someone said: “We bought it. A kind big shot bought the guide out and is selling it for one yuan. It’s totally worth it, ^v^!”

Another added: “Hurry and go! The guide inside is amazing. I can’t wait to try it, ^v^!”

A third chimed in: “Yeah yeah, no lie. Go buy it, ^v^!”

The late classmate hurried to the Academics module and found the post. A pop up asked for payment of one yuan. He paid, thrilled, and opened it.

Inside, he read: “What are you thinking, my foolish darling? There’s no such good thing in this world. One yuan buys you a lesson. Be good and go feed your Flame Hounds and scoop their poop, ^v^~”

The classmate froze and thought: [Huh?]

Then he thought again: [What is this? I thought it was a guide. Why is it a prank post? Did I just get scammed?]

He stomped back to the topic thread, ready to call everyone out, when he saw a new question: “Ahhh I’m late. I heard someone put up a one yuan guide. Is it real?”

The late classmate paused. A wave of gloomy resentment rose up, and his hands typed on their own: “Of course it’s real! The guide is absolutely worth it. Go, classmate, go get it, ^v^!”

He wanted everyone to buy it. He did not want to be the only one fooled. He refused to be the last person on the whole forum to fall for it.

That night, Qian Qi successfully shaved more than 7,600 yuan off the crowd. Word said students from the Skills Department and the Magibeast Department also came to see the guide and fell right into the pit.

The whole forum blasted Dong Fang Qian Qi for being shameless and fleecing classmates. Someone even offered a big bounty for the real identity behind the handle. It was wild.

Smiling, Qian Qi closed her Light-Brain.

The System asked: “So what did you get out of this?”

It did not get it. She could sell a few bags of Hemostasis Potion and make way more than this.

Qian Qi shrugged and said: “For fun, of course. Life rarely hands you fun. If I can create fun, why not?”

The System asked: “Aren’t you afraid you’ll lose that hard earned bigshot reputation again?”

Qian Qi smiled with a sneaky edge and said: “Dong Fang Qian Qi did the dirty deed. What does that have to do with me, Qian Qi?”

Her Beast Taming guide had been bought out by Dong Fang Qian Qi. As for everyone else wanting the guide?

She had paid two million for the Dog-Petting Guide. She had not even warmed it in her hands yet. How could she share it?

Not even for a huge price.

She, Qian Qi, did not believe in technology.

At the same time, the principal’s office was silent and dark. Only a Light-Brain on the desk glowed faintly, lighting a few adults’ faces and making them look eerie.

They were the Principal and several forum administrators, staring at the forum’s backend database, lost in thought.

One administrator said: “Principal, she didn’t post any real guide.”

Another said: “Do you think she knew we can see the backend, so she refused to post on purpose?”

A third said: “No way. She’s just a student. How could she guess we’re trying to freeload?”

Someone asked: “Principal, what do you think?”

The Principal stayed silent, then thought: [With what I know about Qian Qi, making a prank post to shear classmates like sheep is exactly the kind of thing she would do.]