Beast Taming Begins with the Inner Circle of Pets

Chapter 111 My Best Friend Asked Me to Get Freebies

As soon as Lin Manman spoke, the senior student opposite her was taken aback, seemingly not expecting a freshman to be so arrogant.

"Are you Lin Manman, the one who supposedly won both the team and individual championships in this year's Junior Professional Tournament?" the senior asked after looking Lin Manman up and down.

The prefix was indeed quite long, Lin Manman nodded.

"Fine! You certainly have the right to be arrogant, but you need to understand, we're not like those nobodies who can't even get past the elimination rounds in the beginner professional competition. My name is Li Dongwu, and today I'll teach you exactly where the difference lies between us and them!"

"Considering you're just a young girl, we'll pretend we didn't hear a few more of this nonsense. We have five level-three fighters here now, you win first and then we'll talk."

After he finished speaking, Li Dongwu and his classmates behind him burst into laughter again, seemingly finding it amusing that a girl was spouting such outrageous remarks.

Fang Yaqi, standing behind Lin Manman, nudged her and whispered, "Such a great opportunity, wouldn't it be a shame not to gamble a little on it after all the hard work the seniors went through?"

"Little sister, you seem to be her friend, right? Do you genuinely trust your friend, or is it just a fake friendship and you're trying to get revenge? We certainly don't mind making a bet, but ask your friend if she dares to agree?"

A tall, thin boy with rather long hair, who seemed a bit frivolous, spoke up from Li Dongwu's left. His tone carried a hint of malicious teasing, making one feel uncomfortable.

Lin Manman silently gave Fang Yaqi a thumbs up. Sure enough, her best friend understood her best!

She'd been living a life of plenty lately, and almost forgot to take advantage of any deals!

"I think my friend is right. It's not very interesting to just have a simple competition like this. It would be nice to have some prizes, and it would be kind of the seniors to come all this way in this hot weather, wouldn't it?" Lin Manman took out the 500,000 NTD Alliance gift card that Wu Anbang had given her.

"Junior, I happen to have a 500,000 RMB Alliance spending card here. How about this, I won't make any boasts. You can take turns, and whoever beats me gets the card. If you lose, you each just need to give me 100,000 RMB. How about that?"

Lin Manman changed her mind about wanting to resolve the matter quickly and go home for dinner, and decided to take advantage of the situation to get some freebies.

When Li Dongwu and the others saw Lin Manman pull out a 500,000 yuan gift card without even blinking, everyone immediately fell silent, and many people looked at the gift card with greedy expressions.

Many of those present came from average-income families, and even those from wealthier families would rarely give a high school student 500,000 yuan in pocket money at once.

As for families with better financial conditions, Jinling High School does have some, but people from such families usually prioritize cultivation and rarely join in this kind of festivities.

"Brother Wu, agree. We have forty-seven people here. Let others go up and wear her down first, then we'll strike last. Our chances of winning are pretty high. 100,000 bets are worth 500,000, and if we win, we get five times the amount."

The tall, thin boy with long hair whispered in Li Dongwu's ear.

Li Dongwu had some doubts, after all, Lin Manman's previous record was indeed remarkable.

He relied on the fact that he had been at level three longer than his opponent and was confident that he had more combat experience, but he was not absolutely certain that he could beat her one-on-one.

Hearing the tall, thin boy's suggestion, he wavered a little. He glanced at the other students around him and saw that they all nodded at him with shifty eyes, indicating that quite a few people shared the same idea.

"Since you're being so generous, it would be disrespectful for us seniors not to oblige. However, a few of us are at the same level as you, so one-on-one is no problem. I doubt any of the other juniors who haven't reached level three would be willing to challenge you alone."

Li Dongwu understood everyone's meaning and nodded in agreement to the bet, but raised objections to the form of the bet.

Lin Manman nodded. "What you said makes sense. How about the seniors in the second year take on the challenge together in groups of ten?"

Although she said that, the group of people behind Li Dongwu still looked at each other, as if they were not very confident.

"twenty?"

Still no one spoke...

"thirty?"

Some people began to show signs of interest.

"forty."

"Junior, with so many people taking on this challenge, even if you win, your gift card won't be enough to go around. It's not worth it!"

The tall, thin boy suddenly spoke up, "Although the number of participants has increased, the stakes are still small. Those who want to win naturally won't be willing to bet early. If everyone wants to win, how can the fighting even start?"

Lin Manman chuckled as she looked at the other party. His intentions were practically out in the open. Did he really think no one could see through him?

"Then... anyone who defeats me and is still standing will receive 500,000!"

"Great! Junior, you're awesome!" the tall, thin boy spoke again, then looked at Lin Manman with a mischievous grin and said, "With such an attractive prize, if anyone else wants to participate, you probably won't refuse, right?"

Lin Manman smiled at him. Why would she refuse when he was so eager to give her money? "Of course I won't refuse."

Hearing Lin Manman's affirmative answer, he turned around and grinned mischievously at the senior students behind him, "Didn't you hear what the junior said? Call in reinforcements! Half a million! Everyone gets it if we win!"

At this moment, the other senior students who had followed him finally realized what he meant and hurriedly took out their bracelets to start calling for more people.

Everyone had only one thought in their minds: if there were enough people, they believed they could wear her down.

"Since everyone agrees, junior, come with us to the indoor training hall. You can't play here."

Li Dongwu glanced at the tall, thin boy. Although he looked down on him, his move had indeed given him a considerable opportunity.

"Lin, we're going too! We're going to cheer you on!" Another freshman representative, a girl with glasses and a ponytail, approached Lin Manman and clenched her fist in a gesture of encouragement.

"Yes, my classmates who are pastors can also restore your health!" said another girl in a pastor's uniform.

At this moment, a number of freshmen dressed in priest's uniforms had gathered behind her, their eyes shining with fervor.

Looking into Lin Manman's eyes was like looking into the eyes of a general who was bravely going into battle for them.

Lin Manman looked at everyone and gave them a bright, cheerful smile. "Okay, then I'll be troubling you all later!"

After saying that, she took the lead and followed Li Dongwu, with Fang Yaqi close behind, followed by many other freshmen. Some came genuinely to help, while others were just there to watch the show.

When they arrived at the indoor training hall, there were already many senior students who had come after hearing the news. Most of them were level two professionals, and there were only a few level three professionals.

The tall, thin boy saw Lin Manman carefully examining these people and assumed she was scared, fearing she might change her mind and provoke him again.

"Many of them witnessed your feat of eliminating forty-nine people single-handedly during the Junior Professional Tournament. Now, you're only facing forty people, and they haven't backed down. Are you starting to get scared, Junior?"

(End of this chapter)