America: I came here to study, not to show mercy.

Chapter 162 New Superpowers in Class

Monday, 8:00 AM.

Dressed neatly, Li Xiaoen yawned as she came out of the room, her gaze pausing as she looked at the door opposite.

Walking down the stairs, I finally understood what was going on when I saw the lobby and a pile of outdoor gear outside the storage room.

It seems Daniel is back.

Thinking this, he couldn't help but yawn again, patting his face to cheer himself up.

He didn't get back until midnight last night after playing with Suffer, so he clearly didn't get enough sleep and is now only managing to get up by relying on his biological clock.

It seems I need to exercise more to improve my physical strength and fitness.

As Li Xiaoen placed the toast in the machine to bake, he thought to himself while waiting. Then he heard the sound of a door opening on the second floor.

Good morning, long time no see, my life-loving buddy.

Looking up, Li Xiaoen greeted him.

"Good morning."

Daniel was clearly still half asleep, lazily making his way down the stairs. He mumbled a reply before regaining some consciousness, "Please call me by my name, thank you."

"Also, toast two slices of bread for me."

"Come and get it yourself later."

Li Xiaoen put two slices of toast into the machine, sat down at the dining table, poured a glass of milk, and made a simple sandwich with the bread, cheese, and ham slices.

While having a quick breakfast, Li Xiaoen couldn't help but tease, "That's not what you said on your Instagram."

"That's the internet!"

Daniel quickly emphasized, poured some corn chips into his bowl, added milk, and drank it all in one go. "I can say that those were the darkest days of my life."

"It's obvious he's turned into a wild man."

Looking down at Daniel's sunburned skin, the bites from various insects, and the scratches from plant thorns, Li Xiaoen nodded in agreement, "But at least online, you're still a boy who loves life."

"I'm back, so please stop hurting me, okay?"

Daniel let out a pitiful accusation, grabbed the freshly baked bread and stuffed it into his mouth, then suddenly remembered something and his eyes lit up.

"Sean, I'm telling you, I slept with Olivia!"

"..."

Li Xiaoen paused in his chewing on toast, silently picked up his milk and took a sip. "Congratulations, but you don't need to tell me about this."

"This proves that I'm no worse than her other ex-boyfriends!"

Daniel retorted dismissively, but seeing that Sean Lee remained unmoved, he could only wave his hand and say, "Okay, I'll talk to Michael later."

"Are you developing a competitive mindset?"

Li Xiaoen was somewhat amused and exasperated. According to Michael, Olivia's previous boyfriends had all gotten together on their first two dates. "Don't tell me you took time off work and went through all this trouble just for this."

After hesitating for a while, Daniel finally spoke: "This is youth, okay?"

"Okay, this is an epic of youth that belongs exclusively to a young man named Daniel."

Li Xiaoen nodded in agreement, then chuckled as he took out his phone and pointed it at the various scars on the other person's body. "I'll take pictures and send them to Michael and the others, so they can witness the medals of your epic youth."

"Hey, don't do that..."

Daniel's initial high spirits vanished instantly, and he quickly pulled his coat up to cover himself.

"Hurry up and finish eating so you can go to class."

Li Xiaoen reluctantly put away her phone. "I just don't know if you can keep up with the course progress after taking a few days off?"

"I feel like my body is about to fall apart. I originally wanted to take a sick leave, but I kept going because I was worried about this."

When the conversation turned serious, Daniel's expression turned bitter.

"It's okay, at least you achieved your goal, didn't you?"

After laughing twice, Li Xiaoen picked up his backpack and walked towards the door, saying, "Remember to close the door later."

He didn't know what to say about putting himself through so much trouble to get to base. He shook his head, put on his shoes, and walked towards the classroom.

With Halloween approaching, some people have already started decorating some flower beds and lawns. As they walk together on Butler Way to the classroom, Shawn Lee can hear the excited discussions of his classmates.

In addition, he felt that more eyes were being focused on him.

Halloween falls on a Friday, and after the holiday comes the weekend, which is perhaps the most enjoyable arrangement.

After all, schools don't theoretically give students a holiday for Halloween, but there are rumors that schools will make time for each student in the afternoon. However, there are always a few "lucky ones" who complain online.

In the first calculus class, seeing the students' inattentive expressions, Professor Alaric gave them one last reminder before the get out of class ended.

"After Halloween, it will be time to start preparing for the final exams. The questions for this final exam are basic questions that I created based on the PUMaC math competition. You guys should prepare well."

After he finished speaking, the students, who had been laughing and joking, suddenly burst into wails. You see, in the past, the final exam questions for some subjects were more or less similar to those of the year before, and for some teachers, the subjects were even the same. Receiving this news was undoubtedly a disaster for most of them.

"Just work hard, it's not actually that difficult."

Satisfied with the students' reaction, Professor Alaric chuckled and beckoned Sean Lee to the front of the class.

"Sean, you don't need to take the final exam this time. I'll apply for an exemption for you, but you need to do me a favor."

"No trouble, right?"

Li Xiaoen hesitated for a moment, since taking the test again would be a waste of time anyway.

"You can proctor the exam for me," Alaric said.

"..."

"Teacher, are you busy?"

"I booked my flight during the holiday, and there's a discount for that day, so I have to go."

Alaric beamed and patted Sean Lee on the shoulder with a smile, "Don't worry, I've already spoken to the dean beforehand, you can definitely do it."

“Okay, I agree, Professor.”

Li Xiaoen nodded in agreement. He had never had the experience of proctoring an exam before, and it would be good to try it out.

Yes, American teachers, especially university professors, really have a pretty comfortable life.

Judging from Professor Alaric's beaming face, it was obvious he was on vacation, and the final task was handed over to him.

Walking towards the basic psychology classroom, Li Xiaoen was filled with emotion.

"Why are you here again?"

After passing the students who had already taken their seats, Li Xiaoen sat down in her usual spot next to Victoria under the gaze of three beautiful eyes, and turned her head to look at Serafina.

The smile on her face quickly faded, and Serafina's amazed gaze turned somber.

"What do you mean by that? Can't I come?"

"Last time we were talking about pit bulls, is there anything else this time?"

Staring blankly at the young man's serious expression, as if he were treating her like an outsider while she was with Victoria and the other two girls, Serafina took a deep breath and looked up at Victoria and Sophie.

"When this guy practices fighting, you guys should come along too. It'll be a good opportunity to see how I teach him a lesson."

After saying that, she looked down at Li Xiaoen and smiled, "I came here today to discuss practicing combat with you. How about this weekend?"

"Can you have a bit of a sense of humor?"

Li Xiaoen sighed, "I was just kidding."

"I know."

Serafina smiled and nodded. "But guess what? Was what I just said a joke?"

"..."

"I'm very busy with my research project, so I might not be free this weekend. We'll talk about it later." Shaking his head regretfully, Li Xiaoen took out his laptop from his backpack, opened the code compilation interface, and as soon as his hands were on the keyboard, he heard the girls' giggling laughter from both sides.

Sure enough, he should talk less when several girls are together.

Li Xiaoen sighed inwardly, when Victoria patted him on the shoulder.

"You deserve it."

Victoria chuckled and made a sarcastic remark.

Li Xiaoen remained noncommittal, completely abandoning any thought of defense. Just then, the system screen reappeared before his eyes.

[Gambling Agreement]

[Attend the entire lesson silently]

[Reward for a successful bet: Domination Spellbook x1]

[The Book of Domination Spells: Destroyed upon use, ignoring all obstacles, the host will gain the ability to use domination spells, which, once activated, can forcibly command low-intelligence creatures to obey.]

【Whether to accept? 】

Previously, when getting a haircut, one's eyes were closed, and upon success, one gains a human lens. Now, one remains silent and does not speak, and upon success, one gains the ability to control incantations. All of these are superpowers corresponding to the body's organs.

Having accepted the system's bet in his heart, Li Xiaoen couldn't help but wonder if there would be bets related to ears or noses in the future, and what the corresponding superpowers would be.

After a brief moment of daydreaming, Li Xiaoen focused his attention on the computer in front of him, and his fingers began to rapidly type code.

"Sean..."

In the past, the young man was always talking, either amusing them or annoying them. Now that he's silent, she should be happy, but Victoria is a little unaccustomed to it and nudges his shoulder.

Are you free this Friday afternoon, Halloween? How about we go to some Halloween activities together?

Upon hearing this, Li Xiaoen turned his head to look. He was about to close his mouth and hum in response, but then he realized what he was doing and quickly stopped making a sound, simply nodding in response.

He finally breathed a sigh of relief after doing all this.

He almost misunderstood; it meant he couldn't make a sound, not that he had to keep his mouth shut.

Victoria noticed this unusual action and frowned slightly.

"Sean, you can't open your eyes on weekends, and you can't speak today, right?"

She asked tentatively, clearly having just seen the young man speak, "What little game are you playing now?"

Li Xiaoen raised an eyebrow in surprise, but did not answer. Instead, he typed a sentence on the computer.

Victoria was always the first to notice when the system's betting tasks were completed, and this time was no exception.

Such a thoughtful girl, if she were to go through a few more system bets in front of him, wouldn't she be able to figure out his system?
With a strange expression, Victoria peeked at the young man's computer screen, then raised her hand, clenched her fist, and punched his shoulder.

The other two girls also peeked over, and just as the young man was about to delete it, they saw the words clearly and looked up at him with disdain.

Ignoring the stares of the women, Li Xiaoen deleted the text, "I am a good student, I don't whisper or daydream in class," and continued typing away.

It was because he already had a plan in mind; it was purely a matter of physical labor. Otherwise, he wouldn't have chosen to do these things in class. During this time, he casually chatted with a few girls, and his nonchalant attitude earned him a few eye rolls.

"You're so thick-skinned."

With a chuckle, Victoria scolded him, then pursed her lips and said, "This weekend we'll go with you to Serafina to learn martial arts. If you don't say anything, we'll take that as a yes."

Upon hearing this, Li Xiaoen paused, glanced over, and then made no further reaction.

"Ha ha……"

Victoria smiled and patted Sean Lee's shoulder repeatedly. "Also, we're starting to carve pumpkins today. You won't let our hard work go to waste on Halloween Friday, will you? If you don't say anything, I'll take that as a yes."

"I want it too, I want it too..."

Serafina, on the other side, also realized what was happening and took over the conversation with a smile.

"..."

The girls on both sides were chattering away, and Li Xiaoen rubbed his forehead in exasperation.

Oh right, except for Sophie.

Realizing what was happening, Li Xiaoen looked up and gave Su Feier a disdainful look.

He didn't join because she's a nice person, but because the phrase sounded familiar. He had mentioned it to her several times last night, asking her to wear a maid outfit, but he hadn't been able to get her to agree personally.

Noticing that the girls' conversation had abruptly stopped, he silently turned around and looked down at the iPad in front of him. Then he looked up and met Avery's scrutinizing gaze.

This isn't about me, so don't get caught in the crossfire.

Finally, for once, Li Xiaoen was open and honest, and casually looked away.

Finally, there was peace and quiet around me.

As soon as the bell rang, Li Xiaoen saw the system notification that the betting task had been completed and let out a long sigh of relief.

"The game is over?"

Victoria got up to pack her backpack and asked helplessly, pursing her lips.

"Yes, Miss Victoria."

Li Xiaoen nodded in reply, "What you said earlier, about those things you mentioned in class..."

He stopped halfway through his sentence. Victoria paused, then smiled with surprise: "So, Sean, you've agreed?"

Li Xiaoen remained silent, still looking down at her quietly, just as he had in class.

"You're not playing a game now, you're doing it on purpose, aren't you?"

Victoria's face darkened.

Li Xiaoen nodded in agreement, but unexpectedly, a sharp pain shot through his lower back, causing him to cry out in surprise.

"If I had known, I would have done it in class."

Gritting her teeth, Victoria spat out a sound.

"I'm a bit busy, can you think about it?"

With one hand on the girl's lower back, Li Xiaoen finally spoke, "I'll try to coordinate. If nothing unexpected happens, everything should be fine, okay?"

He gently stroked Victoria's soft hand, finally breaking free from her grasp.

"Then it's decided."

Victoria withdrew her hand and nodded reluctantly, then couldn't help but break into a delighted smile. "Halloween comes first, Sean. I'll carve that pumpkin head beautifully, so stay tuned."

Her eyes crinkled into crescents, her smile sweet and innocent, showing no trace of her earlier annoyance. Her rosy lips kept moving as she said, "And also, come to our dorm for lunch on Friday. I just learned how to make a Mediterranean-style seafood tower, and I'll use you as a test subject."

"Alright, alright."

Stroking his lower back, Li Xiaoen nodded helplessly, "We'll see later."

With his backpack slung over his shoulder, Lee Shawn noticed that Serafina was looking at him expectantly from behind, so he turned around to look.

"Serafina, forget about your proposals. Let me be very clear, I will not agree."

The smile on her face froze instantly. Serafina looked down at Sean Lee's lower back and was about to reach out, repeating Victoria's method, when the young man had already propped himself up on the chair and sat on the table behind him, then slid down to the back.

Goodbye, beautiful ladies.

With a wave of his hand, Li Xiaoen quickly walked out of the classroom.

"This guy……"

Awkwardly withdrawing her hand, Serafina took a deep breath and looked at Victoria and Sophie, "When he starts learning martial arts, don't stop me, I'm going to give him a good beating!"

"..."

They exchanged a glance, Victoria and Sophie looking somewhat helpless, each with their own thoughts, but both simultaneously feeling a headache coming on.

(End of this chapter)