Even blind box hunters don't choose their partners? I got Su Daji from my blind box!

Huayang Wuhan University.

The night was dark and the wind was strong, with gusts of cold air blowing.

A furtive figure was crouching at the base of the moss-covered wall, wielding an entrenching tool with the practiced skill of a tomb raider.

"Clang!"

The shovel hit a hard object.

Lin Xiao's eyes lit up, and he suddenly threw down the shovel, ignoring the mud on his hands, and frantically dug through the soil.

Is this the legendary opportunity?

Is this the earth-shattering secret that made the system so popular and flashed with "infinite returns"?

The soil layer was removed.

A broken piece of porcelain, carrying some indescribable smell, was revealed.

The All-Seeing Eye pops up automatically:

[Item: Broken chamber pot (Qing Dynasty, civilian version)]

【Material: Coarse pottery】

[Hidden Attribute: Once used by an unknown scholar, it contains trace amounts of uric acid crystals and has a mellow taste.]

[Return on investment: -100% (Wash your hands, wash them several times, really, preferably with hand sanitizer.)]

Lin Xiao: "..."

He remained frozen in the position, digging in the dirt.

This is the twenty-first day.

Ever since that day in the principal's office when he saw the dark red entry above Chu Shanhe's head, Lin Xiao has been obsessed.

He turned Huayang Martial Arts University upside down.

From the newly built white marble gate to the mass grave on the back mountain; from the mezzanine of the administration building where Liu Bo's two thousand yuan of private savings were confiscated, to the burial site of the gutter oil in the canteen.

He even used his divine sense to scan the rat holes under the foundation of the old teaching building three times.

The results of it?

Aside from Liu Bo's hidden stash of money, Chu Shanhe's stolen hairpiece, and this broken chamber pot in front of him, there's nothing else!

The term "infinite rate of return" is like a carrot hanging in front of a donkey—visible but intangible.

It would occasionally flash twice, openly mocking his intelligence.

"Could we be going the wrong way?"

Lin Xiao plopped down on the mound of dirt.

The system will never malfunction.

The only explanation is that the opportunity has not yet arrived, or the triggering conditions are insufficient.

"Fine, if it's meant to be, it will be; if it's not... I'll just take it by force."

Lin Xiao's eyes regained their clarity.

Since we can't dig it out, we'll just wait for it to pop out on its own.

Anyway, this lousy school is now my territory, so I can't just run away.

……

The next morning.

Huayang Wuhan University, Lecture Hall No. 1.

This classroom was specially donated by Qian Duoduo, the richest man in Shanghai, to please Lin Xiao, and its facilities are incredibly luxurious.

The walls are made of sound-absorbing cotton with excellent sound insulation, the tables and chairs are all ergonomic aviation seats, and even the podium is carved from a single piece of rosewood.

At this moment, on the podium.

Dressed in a Tang suit, the renowned scholar Mo Daozi is passionately explaining "Advanced Applications and Frequency Conversion Techniques of Qi and Blood Circulation" while holding a folding fan.

Five students were sitting in the audience.

Ye Chen sat with his sword in his arms, eyes closed and focused. Even while listening to the lecture, a faint sword aura swirled around him, keeping strangers at bay.

Zhang Xuan frantically took notes on his tablet, occasionally exclaiming "I see!" like a knowledge-hungry elementary school student.

Nalan Qing pushed up his glasses, several throwing knives nimbly flying between his fingertips, multitasking.

Bai Ling lay on the table, teasing a colorful poisonous spider while humming an unknown nursery rhyme.

But in the last row of the classroom, the atmosphere changed abruptly.

Lin Xiao lay half-reclined on the leather chair, his feet propped up on the table, holding a copy of "To Live" to shield his face from the light.

On the left, the peerless enchantress Su Daji was peeling a crystal-clear grape, and her jade-like hands, powerful enough to make a king neglect his morning court, gently brought it to Lin Xiao's lips.

"Master, ah~"

On the right, Chang'e, as serene as the moon, holds the Jade Rabbit, radiating pure Yin energy that keeps the surrounding temperature constant at the most comfortable 22 degrees Celsius.

A humanoid self-propelled central air conditioner, or rather, a mythical one.

Mo Daozi was speaking until his throat was dry when he looked up and saw this scene.

His lips twitched violently.

Is this supposed to be a class?

This is practically a coronation!

If any student dared to do that, Mo Daozi would have already sent him flying with a folding fan to teach him a lesson.

But that was Lin Xiao...

Mo Daozi took a deep breath and forced out a kind smile.

That was the hope of the entire school, a living ancestor, and they had to be revered.

"Ahem!"

Mo Daozi coughed heavily twice, interrupting Su Daji's act of feeding her grapes.

That concludes today's theory lesson.

Mo Daozi threw the book onto the podium.

"With only one week left until the National College Freshman Exchange Competition, there's no point in continuing to work in isolation."

"The school has decided that everyone will depart for Kyoto first thing tomorrow morning!"

"We're going to the campus of Peking University and Wuhan University to get used to the facilities. We'll also let you meet other freshmen from Wuhan University and make some friends."

At this point, Mo Daozi paused, then added meaningfully.

"This trip will be fully covered by the company, including food and lodging. We'll also be visiting some of the major families in Kyoto along the way..."

"After all, some of them are old friends who have donated a lot of 'charitable funds' to our school, so we should all go and see them."

"Similarly, we should also 'exchange ideas' with those who didn't donate."

Zhang Xuan was the first to jump up, throw the tablet aside, and look excited.

"Great! Finally, we don't have to work from 8 AM anymore! Principal is so generous! Professor Mo is awesome!"

Ye Chen opened his eyes, a glint of sword light flashing in them: "The other freshmen from martial arts universities... perfect for testing my skills."

Even the aloof Nalan Qing had a glint of shrewdness flash across his glasses.

To "visit" a prominent family in Kyoto?

This isn't a visit, it's clearly a trip to collect protection money... oh no, it's a trip to showcase teaching achievements!

Bai Ling frowned and asked, "Elder Mo, with so many powerful families involved, do you really remember who donated and who didn't?"

Mo Daozi sneered: "I can't remember who donated, but Principal Chu remembers perfectly well who didn't donate."

"There might be some clueless peers who will challenge you. Don't hold back, just go for it."

Having taught so many geniuses during this period, even the usually refined Mo Daozi has become somewhat arrogant.

His words were full of a bandit-like air of "I don't care about life or death, I'll fight if you're not convinced."

Lin Xiao also sat up straight and looked at Mo Daozi.

"Mr. Mo, shouldn't we just do it directly? Wouldn't that be too high-profile?"

Although he didn't care, these old men were clearly plotting something bad lately.

"High-profile?"

Upon hearing this, Mo Daozi's expression turned strange.

Who's as high-profile as you these days?

He gave Lin Xiao a deep look, his gaze clearly that of someone looking at a monster who knew nothing about his own power.

"Lin Xiao, have you been so busy... cough, so busy cultivating these past twenty days that you haven't been watching the news?"

Lin Xiao was taken aback.

"I didn't see it, why?"

For the past twenty days, he's been busy digging foundations and searching for treasure; he hasn't had time to check his phone.

Mo Daozi shook his head and sighed.

"Take a look for yourself."

As he spoke, he pointed his finger, and the multimedia projection screen at the front of the classroom slowly descended.

The screen lights up.

The screen was filled with a dense array of news headlines, like bullet comments, with every word bolded and highlighted in red, creating an explosive visual impact.

Shocking! The salvation of the partner blind box! How did that man use a "vase" to conquer the hellish dungeon?

"One against five in the Dark Forest? No! That's a dimensional reduction attack on a peerless genius!"

On the Heart of a Sage: He could have kept the reward for himself, but chose to resurrect his opponent! What magnanimity this is!

"The Nation's Wife's Latest Showdown: If Lin Xiao Doesn't Marry Me, I'll Never Marry!"

Lin Xiao: "..."

He felt as if his toes had already begun construction on the sole of his shoe, managing to carve out a three-bedroom, one-living-room house in such a short time.

What the hell are these titles?

"Did you see that?"

Mo Daozi pointed at the screen, his tone revealing an undisguised pride.

"You are already a legend in the outside world."

"Hundreds of millions of netizens voted, major media outlets fueled the movement, and even the authorities tacitly approved it."

"Given your 'god-like invincible strength' and 'saint-like forgiveness' displayed in the dungeon, netizens have given you a resounding nickname..."

Mo Daozi took a deep breath, turned around, and wrote two powerful and vigorous characters on the blackboard with chalk.

Snapped!

The chalk broke.

On the blackboard were two large characters—

[A divine being].

Mo Daozi turned around, his face flushed, as if he were proclaiming some supreme truth:

"By taking the divine power of the 'gods' and the benevolent heart of the 'sages,' and combining the two into one, it is called—"

"The extraordinary Lin Xiao!"