Chapter 285: Chapter 285

However, talking about something feeling off, Qian Qi couldn’t quite pinpoint it for the moment, so she simply picked up the teaching materials she had prepared and went to the teaching building to give a lecture to the students of the Magic Plant Department.

"Today, I am going to tell you about the ecological agricultural cycle model of Magic Plants. This model can increase system products, improve system functions, and reduce material energy loss in the system, thereby enhancing economic benefits and realizing a mutual benefit commonwealth approach for Magic Plants."

Qian Qi explained some slightly advanced cultivation knowledge to the Magic Plant Department students from the podium, while the students below were taking notes fervently, afraid of missing a single word.

After two classes passed, Qian Qi answered some student questions, carrying the teaching materials under her arm, planning to visit the restroom first. As soon as she entered, she heard the echoes of sounds in the bathroom, where a few female students squatting were chatting.

"Hey, have you heard? A-level Magic Beast Tides have also erupted in Hong City and Qing City, trapping many people inside the cities, unable to get out."

"What? Aren’t there rescue teams?"

"There are, but too few. Don’t forget how large Hong City and Qing City are, and how little military strength there is. Now with the roads destroyed, those from outside can’t get in, and those inside can’t get out..."

"Even if they manage to get in, what’s the point? Don’t you think the situations in Hong City and Qing City are very similar to Sealed City? Sealed City still hasn’t found the underground dungeon. Even if rescue teams go to Hong City and Qing City, they’ll just follow Sealed City’s old path and get stalled to death in there."

"I reckon these three cities are destined to become A-level War Zones. It’s not like we haven’t seen this happen before..."

"Hey, what about the citizens... a few days ago, there was a holiday, and many students from other departments who are from Hong City and Qing City had gone home. Luckily, we had Teacher Qian’s class, so the holiday was delayed, but I heard some freshmen from Hong City have lost contact with their families, and if their classmates hadn’t stopped them, they’d have risked their lives going back..."

The teaching materials Qian Qi had under her arm dropped to the ground with a "thud."

"What was that noise?" A student pulled up their pants and opened the door to take a look, only to find the restroom empty.

In the hallway, Qian Qi held her teaching materials tightly and hurriedly walked, opening her Light Brain to search for the latest news, discovering that the disasters in Hong City and Qing City had already become trending topics.

Online, various calls for help were flying everywhere. People were fiercely discussing how the "safe city" was no longer safe, questioning the intentions behind the Dungeon Association’s concealment of underground dungeons, criticizing the Awakeners for being cowardly and lacking Blood Qi, and asserting that the Seven Great Families were engrossed in power struggles, ignoring human lives, and were not rightful leaders anymore.

There was even suspicion that humanity would once again face dungeon turbulence, and compared to the last turbulent period, weak and incapable humans had no power to resist.

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These blood-soaked topic tags were pinned at the top of major forums, like a nail driven into the pillar of shame, defying administrators’ attempts to forcibly delete them, only to reappear time and again.

Along with it, another topic was rapidly gaining heat: "In the past, the fragmentation of power among the Seven Great Families led to unresolved dungeon strategies. Now, does humanity need a new leader to lead everyone through this crisis and carry on humanity’s civilization and lineage?"

"I finally know what’s wrong; Su Ang, that son-of-a-bitch, isn’t looking for a hidden underground dungeon for the Su Family Army to secretly conquer, but rather for a dungeon that can solve the disaster facing the three cities!"

Qian Qi cursed, "His psychological issues are going to manifest!"

From their earlier encounters in his hovercar, when she had feigned interest and asked about his personal hobbies, she sensed that Su Ang was like a Fallen Angel already corroded by a Demon but still striving to restrain himself.

Her original family could easily influence a child; she didn’t think that a father who put power and public opinion first, like a god-maker, and a mother who died young and didn’t even advise her child to wear an autumn coat as winter approached, could raise a child who faced beasts and disasters on the battlefield from a young age to become complete in character.

She never believed Su Ang was some self-sacrificing "God" who prioritized the people. If he really considered the people, he wouldn’t have asked her at this time if she could find a hidden dungeon, and even when she refused him the first time, he accepted her refusal right away.

What he clearly wanted was to start giving up on humanity, to begin watching coldly from the sidelines.

Qian Qi didn’t care about Su Ang’s choices for his own life, but she was angry that Su Ang deliberately concealed the truth from her and intentionally misled her into thinking he was all about private matters. If she missed the disasters in the three cities because of this, wouldn’t the students who once smiled at her be buried in Hong City and Qing City?

Manipulating others’ lives with just a few words, she only felt a cold chill. Perhaps she would never be able to become a ruler because she disliked the feeling of innocent lives slipping away by her own hands; just thinking about it was terrifying.

"Damn it, block him! Block him!" Just thinking about it made Qian Qi angry, so she angrily blocked Su Ang’s Light Brain Number.

[...] System speechless, [This is just childishly petty revenge behavior.]

"I’m angry!" Qian Qi unhappily said. She had thought that finding an underground A-level dungeon in Sealed City was pretty easy because these Families had found one, but who knew it was all luck, and this group couldn’t find any other underground A-level dungeon!

The system knew well, so it had just wanted to see her in utter distress and despair!

"How much money do I need to find the hidden dungeon?" Qian Qi turned to ask the system, only to see it already floating nearby, displaying the price in bold, large white letters.

[Dear, an A-level dungeon is 10 billion, a B-level dungeon is 3 billion, and a C-level dungeon is 500 million~]

Seeing the price, Qian Qi’s face turned pale, almost dying on the spot.

"System! You are hiking the price! This is murder!!!"

They used to take her to find dungeons for free, and now a B-level dungeon cost her 3 billion?! And an A-level dungeon costs 10 billion?

[Dear, this is an A-level hidden dungeon; do you not know how much they are worth?] The system smiled, [For dungeons beneficial to this world’s development, they’re all stuck underground! Also, why do you think the hidden dungeons you’ve cleared were so easy and brought you so many benefits?]

It was because it had carefully selected them out of millions of dungeons! That’s why rarity commanded such a high price, allowing her to be the first to benefit, making a lot of money to exchange for more knowledge.

So, paying 10 billion for an A-level dungeon is really cheap~~~

[Dear, if you feel at a loss, you can go and conquer an A-level dungeon~ Don’t forget, you’re just a small B-level Power System chick~ Love ya~]

You’re the chick! Your whole family is chicks! This is a personal attack!

Qian Qi felt a headache, wondering if Su Ang would be willing to spend so much money to save these people, or if the Seven Great Families would be willing to spend so much to quell public opinion and rescue them?

She didn’t know, but she knew she would definitely spend that much to save the people.

After all, some of her "clients" were still in Hong City and Qing City; she couldn’t just watch them die when she could save them. She was a person too and would feel guilty.

It’s just a pity for the money she had just gotten, which wasn’t even warm yet...

Now secretly unblocking Su Ang from the blacklist, he probably won’t notice, right?

"Damn!" The more she thought, the more annoyed she got, Qian Qi dropped to her knees, pounding the ground with her little fists, impotently roaring, "My 30 billion manor! My A-level Moyu! My B-level Concentration Fruit! My B-level wolves!"

[Brave Qiqi, fear no difficulties, even penniless, can recreate great achievements!] The system panel displayed two white pom-poms, cheering for Qian Qi.

Qian Qi showed her teeth in a pained grin, giving the system two friendly international gestures, "You’re enjoying it, being able to swallow so much of my money!"

System: [It’s your ability to make money from the Seven Great Families, and my ability to make money from you; don’t double-standard me dear~]

Qian Qi kicked it directly, "How can it be the same!"

She was swindling money from outsiders, while it was swindling money from its own!

She must have committed some sin in a past life to be bound to this money-gobbling beast! Hah, tui!!!