god of tomorrow

"I'm afraid that won't work."

Gao Wen shook his head repeatedly: "President, because of Professor Van Vich, I offended his son, Van Sen. The latter was expelled from school and is hiding somewhere in Silver City. I can still protect myself while in school, but once I leave the school..."

"Then we absolutely must go!"

Herwi interrupted Gawain directly, her eyes practically turning into money symbols, and said greedily, "I know Fan Sen, he's super popular right now. The parents' association issued a joint reward, his head is worth ten million, I'd be lucky to run into him."

So much money!

Gao Wen's eyes lit up. He imagined ten million being thrown at him, and his breathing quickened as he swallowed hard.

Glug! x2

Looking up, I saw an impatient face opposite me.

Damn it, why are you swallowing your saliva? That's my ten million! x2

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Commercial street.

Hervy walked ahead, grumbling and complaining about Gawain's covetousness of her ten million. She was also worried that without Gawain, she wouldn't be able to lure out Van Sen, so she refused to walk alongside him, but always kept a distance.

"President, there's a buffet restaurant over there."

Gao Wen walked behind, marveling at how long her legs were. He spotted a buffet restaurant and quickly called out to Hervy, saying that for people like them, a buffet was the best value for money.

“I can’t go to that place. The owner pays me to eat at other places, pays me on time every month, and even subscribes to a hundred copies of the school newspaper. A person can’t go back on their word,” Hervy said without turning her head.

Wow, so that's how you opened up sales channels.

Gao Wen exclaimed that he had never seen anything like it before. If he wasn't mistaken, all the people subscribing to the school newspaper on the commercial street were restaurants.

"How annoying! Back in freshman year, the shopping street used to hold eating contests, but now they're all gone. These business owners really don't know how to do promotions." Hervy complained as she walked, pulling Gawain from the main road to the side streets, and then through several alleyways.

By this time, the sun had already set, and the alleyway was illuminated with soft, pink ambient lighting.

Gawain knew nothing and was full of curiosity as he traveled.

After walking for a full hour, Herwi regretfully dragged Gawain out of the alley and back to the original commercial street.

The entrapment attempt failed; the ten million was well hidden. Hopefully, we'll run into them tomorrow.

Yes, upon learning that Gao Wen could catch a fish worth ten million, Hermione made up her mind to go out for meals and shopping with Gao Wen every day starting tomorrow.

She refused to believe that Fan Sen could keep putting up with it.

……

The scene shifts to the two entering a newly opened buffet restaurant, offering a 20% discount on everything, and Herwi's photo isn't yet displayed on the door.

Those close-up photos with a red cross marked on them.

The owner was in a great mood to be able to take over a shop in a prime commercial street, which was originally a self-service restaurant. No renovation was needed, and he could open for business immediately. He personally rubbed his hands together to welcome customers at the door. When he saw a student couple who had been arguing walking by, he promptly arranged for them to sit by the window on the second floor.

Buffet restaurants love couples the most; these people aren't there to eat, they're clearly there to date.

He soon stopped laughing.

Crash!

Huff, huff!

Tons tons tons —

On the second floor, near the window, two people were feasting on dishes that seemed to be bottomless, like a gluttonous autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves, one plate after another.

At first, they were quite polite and ate at a steady pace. But after ten plates, eating was no longer just eating; it became a competition to see who could eat the most. They even started drinking directly, without spitting out the bones.

"Alright, that's enough for today," Gao Wen said, stopping the conversation first.

"Yes! I won! I won!"

"No, it's the boss who's dying."

Gao Wen pointed to the corner of the wall, where a gray figure stood motionless for a long time. Only when its eyes occasionally darted around did he realize it was a living creature, which truly made him feel sorry for it.

"Wait, was this the color the boss was wearing just now?"

Herwi stood up, her gaze sweeping over the towering, empty mountain before finally landing on the figure in the corner: "Alright, he's new here after all, and doesn't know the rules. He'll be subscribing to the school newspaper in a couple of days. Since he's a customer, let's stop here for today."

After saying that, he looked at Gawain, who clearly still had a lot to eat, and said with great surprise: "I didn't realize that you, who are so thin, could eat so much... Also, you lost today."

You're the one who lost!

"That's called looking slimmer in clothes..."

Hervy thought it was outrageous, and so did Gao Wen. It was the first time he had encountered an evenly matched opponent. If he wasn't worried about his boss jumping off a building, he would definitely have settled things with him today.

I ate so much, but my stomach hasn't changed at all. It's probably due to my constitution; it definitely doesn't affect her/him! x2

They both had the same thought: that the other had cheated with magic.

"Now that we've eaten, tell me, what exactly did the archaeological team encounter?"

After Hervy finished eating and drinking, she took a few more bottles of beverages and ice cream, took out paper and pen from her pocket, and handed them to Gawain, asking him to interview himself.

"Gao Wen, can you tell me about your tragic experience?"

"Okay, Reporter Gao, here's what happened..."

Gao Wen answered his own questions and wrote quickly. He was familiar with this job. Back in Ximan Town, he had been cleared of suspicion and helped compile the investigation team's report.

Seeing that Gao Wen had work experience, He Wei was even more pleased with her own judgment. It was all thanks to her wise leadership that the news agency had been able to attract fresh blood: "Not bad, you're quite capable. You're born to be a reporter. I'll get you a camera tomorrow."

"President, I think I'm cut out to be the president."

"Very good, you have ambition. I'll make you the president from now on."

"I will definitely work hard and live up to the president's expectations."

After the banter ended, Gawain had finished his interview with her. Since he was taking notes while speaking, Hervy was aware of the entire process.

She took the interview notebook and read it again, frowning slightly: "Chaos Sacrifice... You, the sacrifice, didn't die. You're the only one who survived... Gawain, do you also know chaos magic?"

"What do you mean by 'also'..."

Gao Wen stopped mid-sentence and stared intently at Herwi. No wonder, the reason why the Philosophy Department's top student, the glutton, the one who beat up the dean's grandson... repeatedly violated school rules but was never investigated.

Curious, what exactly is this chaotic magic? x2

"What are you looking at? Don't you know it's impolite to stare at a lady's face?" Hervy snorted, not intending to hide the fact that she knew chaos magic.

Back then, I was young and naive, and since I had nothing better to do, I prepared a bunch of offerings out of curiosity, and later...

I became rich overnight, I'm terrified of being poor!

“In my hometown, a woman who leaves over a hundred empty plates after a meal is not considered a lady,” Gao Wen complained.

"Stop talking nonsense and tell me about your chaos magic."

"President, I'll tell you the truth, but you have to promise me this won't be published in the school newspaper." Gao Wen said seriously.

"No problem. It's a very important matter. I won't say anything without your permission."

Herweh made a promise, adding, "I guarantee I won't tell, not even if you offer me more money, not even if I die."

Reassured by the promise, Gawain took out the chaos magic he had made up earlier and repeated it: "As you can probably tell, President, I have a big appetite. Not only can I eat a lot, but I can also... perform benign mutations in flesh and blood, passive chaos magic."

"Ah, ah... you also obtained this kind of chaos magic?"

"What do you mean by 'also'..."

Gawain was speaking when he suddenly looked at Hervy, and what he saw was a look of dejected regret and helplessness.

He recognized that expression. His colleague in the office had asked for leave and racked his brains to come up with a reason to go back to his hometown for a blind date. He thought everything would be fine, since it's normal for blind dates to fail. But then, right after him, another colleague also wanted to go back to his hometown for a blind date.

Mr. Wang was furious. Not only did he not approve the leave slips, he also deducted the perfect attendance bonus for the two men for the month.

"No way, you...you..."

Gao Wen spoke in a trembling voice, a little panicked, and completely flustered.

With so many reasons, why do you insist on using the same ones as me? Can't you use your brain before you speak? x2

Will the school find out I lied? x2

Damn it, look what you've done! Of all the lies out there, why did you have to make up such an obviously fake one? x2

Oh no, there are no two chaos spells that are the same! The school must have guessed it! x2

No, the school has to realize that I've always been a good student, and that she/he is the one lying! x2

Their eyes met, and the ship of friendship immediately capsized.

"I'll pay more, you go and fix it!" x2

"How much more?" x2

Chapter 40 Gawain: I am the God of Wishes, I can grant everyone one wish.

"I'll offer 1000," Gao Wen said first.

"Then I'll offer 500."

"You're trying to bargain here? I've already got it for 100."

The strange competition has started again. What was supposed to be an attempt to bribe someone has inexplicably turned into a contest of who can bargain the best.

"10 yuan."

Herwi slammed her hand on the table; this was her final offer.

"You're really something, willing to ask for 10 yuan. You can forget about earning the 100!"

Seeing that adding money wouldn't solve the problem, Gao Wen simply gave up on the idea of ​​continuing to communicate. He knew very well that neither he nor Hervy would take the initiative to report their chaotic magic to the school.

Rather than covering up old lies with new ones, which is redundant and superfluous, it's better to keep things as they are. Only in this way can the old lies possibly be true.

Anyway, his physique is special, and the chaotic magic that mutates flesh and blood is very suitable for his current situation.

Hervy shared the same thought. Given her constitution, she really could eat a lot. An undeniable lie equals an irrefutable fact, meaning she wasn't lying.

"Gawain, what exactly is your chaos magic?" Hervy asked in a low voice.

"You go first."