Card simulation, starting with the Goblin Deserter

"What are you looking at, you country bumpkin!"

"Is this something you can see?"

Noticing Hayes's gaze, Jenkins picked up the pendant on his chest and smiled sarcastically.

"But given your social standing, you've probably never seen a treasure of this caliber before, have you?"

He then boasted, "This is a one-of-a-kind longan jadeite; it could easily fetch tens of millions at an auction!"

"Rumor has it that it's one of the very few, made from exceptional materials, that makes truly exquisite jewelry!"

Like the straight man in a crosstalk performance, his two roommates followed with praise, making Jenkins' lips curl into a wide smile!

Hayes looked at Jenkins, who was belittling others to elevate himself and smugly embracing the fake, and surprisingly felt no anger, only a sense of absurdity and amusement.

Before he could say anything, the "anticipation" mechanism was activated, capturing the fleeting thought that crossed Jenkins' mind.

"As long as we ruin Hayes's reputation at the academy, my father's promotion is guaranteed!"

To ruin my reputation and get my title promoted?

Hayes was taken aback, but quickly figured it out.

It's most likely that the aristocratic group that targeted Linda has set its sights on him, wanting to isolate him just as they isolated Linda.

No wonder this unfamiliar nobleman was jumping around him like this; it turns out there was another reason.

"You're considered normal even among freaks," Hayes remarked, without arguing further, and turned to leave room 504.

He was not someone who cared about other people's opinions. The extremely "self-centered" Hayes always firmly believed that he was the only audience in his life.

Jenkins, seeing this, thought Hayes was scared and instantly got excited!

He squeezed past his roommate and Gentry to try and stop Hayes, leaving him behind to thoroughly humiliate him.

However, he had just walked past Gentry when he stopped in his tracks because of a single sentence from the other man.

"Is your longan jade fake?"

Gentry hesitated for a moment, then concluded definitively, "It's definitely fake; you bought a counterfeit!"

Jenkins' expression changed instantly. He ignored Hayes and turned to glare angrily at Gentry.

"What makes you think my jade is fake?!"

"Look at its luster, cut, quality... I even have the purchase record and certificate of authenticity at home. Should I go back and get them now?"

Jenkins reacted extremely violently, and his approach to Gentry startled the latter.

Gentry took a step back and bumped into the wardrobe, looking embarrassed. "Uh, I don't really know much about jade and jadeite. I'm more good at appraising banknotes..."

"But I know a little about this Longan Jade. The genuine article was bought by a private buyer in Storm City five years ago and has not been seen since."

"This one you have is probably a high-quality counterfeit you bought on the market. The forger's technique is quite good, but the color is a little off..."

Before Gentry could finish speaking, Jenkins, his face flushed red with rage, suddenly raised his right fist and swung it hard at Gentry!

He roared, "You damned commoner, how dare you spout nonsense!"

"I'll do it right away..."

click!

The cracking sound of bones breaking!

Caught off guard, Gentry closed his eyes in fright at Jenkins' actions. However, the expected punch did not land on his face; instead, Jenkins let out a scream.

Gentry suddenly opened his eyes and saw Hayes, who had returned, grabbing Jenkins' wrist with an unusually cold expression.

His hand was like a cold clamp, squeezing Jenkins' wrist so hard it cracked. The latter, suffering intense pain, even knelt on the ground, too weak to resist!

Hayes didn't even glance at him, but just frowned and stared at Gentry.

"Why didn't you fight back? Where did your ferocity go in the ring?"

With his chilling voice and deadly movements, Gentry felt as if he were back in that ring, and Hayes in front of him had become that "mad dog boxer" who lived for death!

His lips trembled: "I... I didn't expect him to suddenly attack. I wasn't prepared..."

It seems Gentry wasn't a tough guy to begin with; he only unleashed his potential in the ring because his life was threatened.

Hayes ignored him, looking down at Jenkins kneeling before him. The noisy Jenkins screamed incessantly, yet still had the strength to call for help from his roommate.

"Quick, quick, help me..."

At this moment, the two roommates finally came to their senses. Hearing Jenkins' shout, they hurriedly got up, and one of them reacted quickly and even took out a card.

Hayes smiled at the two men, his gleaming white teeth gleaming coldly under the incandescent light.

"Did you take out your card?"

"Then risk your lives and attack me."

Even though there was no magic flow and no cards were used, Hayes just stood there, and an invisible force made both of their heart rates quicken.

Jenkins' wailing continued, but his two roommates had quietly returned to their seats.

Hayes turned his head and tossed Jenkins' wrist away like trash. He spoke to Jenkins in a calm tone, but the words seemed more like they were addressed to Gentry.

"The main material of Longan Jade comes from snow mountain crystal, which is smooth, clear, and sky blue in color. The one you have isn't bright enough; it uses artificial industrial crystal that is similar to snow mountain crystal but has absolutely no magical properties..."

"That's not the most important thing." Hayes bent down and pulled the jade pendant from Jenkins' chest into his hand.

He held it in his hand and casually examined it a few times, then pointed to a spot and gestured for Gentry to come and look.

"This is..." Gentry snapped out of his daze, squinted and looked closely, then exclaimed in surprise.

"Cut marks? So rough, they're not even man-made, were they machine-cut?!"

Hayes nodded, threw the jade at Jenkins, and turned to leave without looking back.

"I won't go into the other issues, but a mere 10,000 yuan in cost isn't even enough to cover the surface of a longan jade."

"I'm sorry I crushed your wrist, but with the academy's medical technology, you should have been able to get it treated if you went to the doctor sooner..."

"Oh, right!" Hayes turned around and gestured towards Gentry: "Get him to reimburse my medical expenses; he owes me."

After saying that, Hayes closed the door, leaving Gentry and his two roommates staring at each other in bewilderment. Jenkins had already fainted from the pain.

Gentry looked at Jenkins lying on the ground and scratched his head, wincing in pain.

"Quick, quick, you two come and give me a hand, let's carry him to the hospital, we can't let him die here."

Room 504 immediately erupted in commotion...

Coincidentally, room 502, where Hayes lived, was right across from them.

Fisher had already spoken to him, and Norton had helped him move his luggage from his original dorm room. The two would remain roommates during the first semester of the semester, only now their two-person room had become a four-person room.

Hayes pushed open the door and found his other two roommates awake, sitting at their desks with their backs to him, engrossed in reading. They didn't even turn around when they heard the door open...

I really hope these two aren't from that aristocratic circle. Even Hayes would find it troublesome to be "rumored about."

Hayes thought for a moment and then took the initiative to greet the two of them.

"Hi everyone, I'm your new roommate, Patton Hayes..."

Before Hayes could finish speaking, the pen in the hand of the roommate near the door fell to the ground with a "thud"; another roommate jumped up from his chair as if he had been electrocuted, accidentally hitting his knee on the corner of the table, wincing in pain but not daring to cry out.

The two turned around, their faces pale, their eyes darting around, unable to meet Hayes' gaze. Two seconds later, they stammered in unison.

"Welcome, Brother Hayes!"

Hayes: ? ? ?

I almost forgot, before he was hailed as a "commoner genius," he also had the nickname "disrespectful disciple who defies his master."

At that moment, Hayes was truly in a bind. Just how badly had his reputation been spread throughout the academy?!