The ever-changing star starts with a rice cooker.

Chapter 96 The Mysterious Fog Catastrophe! (4,000 words)

The next day.

The award ceremony was successfully held.

Ning Du stood on the high platform, enjoying the flowers and applause.

Xiao Bo and Wu Yi, who had been resurrected, were both expressionless, clearly indicating that they were both unwilling to accept their defeat.

"Thank you to the leaders, thank you to the school, thank you to my teachers, and thank you to my classmates. Without you all, I couldn't have won. Oh, and I also want to thank the Yellow River flowing into the sea—let me finish reading, someone sponsored this. Why are you stopping me? Anyway, thank you everyone, thank you!"

Ning Du grinned and waved to the audience.

Why not win an award and make some money on the side?

The 300,000 yuan bonus turned into a huge check in his hand.

The person who presented the award to Ning Du was Manager Liu, who had his arm around Ning Du's shoulder with a big smile on his face.

"Well done, Ning. You really helped me recover my health this round. You have to come again next time there's a match."

Ning Du nodded repeatedly; of course he would come if there was such a good thing.

Making hundreds of thousands in one trip, Ning Du felt like the life of a rich man was beckoning to him.

"By the way, study hard when you get back. Hope you get into a good university and we can still work in the same field. Oh, and young man, do you have any dreams?"

Manager Liu patted Ning Du on the shoulder and asked.

He looked every bit the senior figure.

"Me? Right now, I want to apply to First Guardian University!"

Upon hearing this, Manager Liu raised an eyebrow slightly.

"Ah, that's quite an ambitious goal of yours. The First Guardian University is not easy to get into. The entire Human Alliance, and even humans from other worlds who come to study, only admits a few thousand students a year."

Upon hearing this, Ning Du replied with a determined look in her eyes, "I will try my best."

Manager Liu burst out laughing. "This isn't about how hard you try. This year, the minimum admission requirement for First Guardian University is 500 World Power. Here's the thing: I know someone who also researches transformation abilities. If you'd like, you can go find him and ask him to give you some pointers. Just mention my name when you go. Good luck, young man. I hope you don't turn into a rice cooker next time. In transformation abilities, mechanical objects are very basic. Try to transform into other living things as soon as possible—plants, animals, anything is possible. I believe in you!"

After taking a final photo with Ning Du, Manager Liu left with a smile.

Ning Du raised his eyebrows.

Five hundred world forces?

Is it really that exaggerated?

Transform into other living things?

Yeah, he definitely needs to try. If he could transform into a giant dragon or something, wouldn't that be invincible!

After the photos were taken, some young fans even came up to ask for autographs.

After finishing, we ate dinner, made the news, and went to the bank to cash the checks. Only then did it all end.

You came by flying sword, but you won't be going back.

I specifically tried out the dragon mount in the big city, and it felt incredibly cool.

Finally, in front of the Jiangshou City teleportation station.

Ning Du saw Wu Yi, Xiao Bo, and others.

Xiao Bo was more magnanimous, and even shook hands with Ning Du as soon as he came up, but the grip was extremely strong.

"Ning, I didn't expect you to have a trick up your sleeve. Next time, I won't fall for it again!"

Ning Du quickly pulled his hand back, grinning as he said, "I'll hide something new next time we meet."

"Okay, I'll be waiting. See you next time!"

The two smiled, waved, and left.

As for Wu Yi, he didn't even bother to come forward and say hello.

Big Eyes, standing next to Ning Du, said, "He's still not happy about getting second place. You even gave him roast chicken!"

Ning Du laughed out loud, "Don't mention roast chicken, I don't think he'll be able to eat roast chicken anymore."

"That makes sense!"

Everyone chatted and laughed as they went home.

"This is our city's morning news. Good news! Ning Du, a high school student from our city's No. 1 High School, has won first place in the Hundred Cities League, bringing honor to our city. Principal Zhu of No. 1 High School has announced that a scholarship will be awarded to Ning Du as encouragement. Please see the detailed news below—"

Back in Yizhou, news of Ningdu's victory was broadcast on television for three consecutive days.

The local television station not only interviewed Principal Zhu, but also interviewed Ningdu's students and homeroom teacher.

They all praised Ningdu as being exceptionally talented, unparalleled in the world.

Especially Ning Du's deskmate Wang Li, who wanted to bring up Ning Du's habit of not washing his hands after using the toilet several times, always saying that he was trying to save water!

Ning Du really wanted to cover his mouth.

Ning Du was already a celebrity at school, and now he has a group of young male fans.

He always brings a huge group of people to the toilet; if you didn't know better, you'd think he was going to be a toilet hog.

Every day, people ask Ningdu to transform so they can see it.

Those female classmates who used to laugh at Ningdu for turning into a rice cooker now all like rice cookers.

Some people even wrote poems for him, such as "I come softly as I go softly; I wave softly, rice cooker, hurry up and come—"

Ning Du didn't know what to say, so he could only give a thumbs up.

He exudes the aura of a master!

Even with a rare holiday, Ningdu couldn't stay at home.

Because the neighbors were so enthusiastic, they kept inviting Ningdu to tutor his child.

They used every ridiculous excuse imaginable, even including Aunt Li from the sixth floor saying, "My rice cooker is broken, so please come quickly!"

Ning Du was dumbfounded. What did that mean? You're going to eat me?

this----

But it's a different price.

Before heading out, Ningdu thankfully had more important things to do.

That means he has hundreds of thousands in hand, and he's going to spend them.

Moreover, there was something he had wanted to do for a long time, but he just didn't have the money before.

funeral parlor.

Ning Du carried two urns of ashes into the car and headed straight for the Xishan Cemetery in Yizhou City.

The person on the bus was a cemetery salesperson, who had been chattering nonstop since he got on.

"Ning, our cemetery plots boast the best feng shui, the best locations, and the best service. Even a sorcerer couldn't break the cemetery's seals, and even a spirit couldn't summon the dead. Three layers of protection, personally crafted by the guardians, who maintain a long-term business relationship with the Guardian Building. It's absolutely the VIP of all cemeteries in the city! Let me tell you, after selling cemetery plots for so long, seeing it makes me want to buy one for myself."

Ning Du held the ashes without saying a word, only looking at the scenery outside the window.

The weather is lovely today, with clouds drifting lazily by, but Ningdu sighs in despair.

Upon arriving at the Xishan Cemetery, Ning Du looked around, found a spot, and inquired about the price.

"This place is great! It only costs 300,000. A secluded retreat, an underground CBD, for a hundred years, renewable. Ning, you have excellent taste. How about a high-end urn? The kind with the Rebirth Sutra. If there are any special spirits left, we also offer spirit preservation services. A soul-locking bottle, not 998,000, not 98,000, just 9,998, you can take it home."

The salesperson kept talking.

Ning Du shook his head and said, "No need. There's no spirit body, not even ashes. It just contains some of their belongings from their lifetime."

"Oh! Is that so? Are you sure they've left? Or maybe they've just disappeared?"

The salesperson stroked his chin as he spoke.

Ning Du calmly replied, "I'm sure. Because on that day, all their things were broken. They said that if things are broken, people are gone."

"Oh, your parents are the guardians?"

Ning Du shook his head and said, "I don't know. They never say. They're so secretive. We don't even know if they've died. Anyway, all our relatives avoid our house. Maybe he was a bad person."

The salesperson laughed and said, "You're joking. Just by looking at you, I can tell you come from a family of good people. Bad people don't deserve to live in our West Hill Cemetery."

Ning Du turned to look at him and nodded.

"You're right, that's the one. Three hundred thousand, I'll pay!"

"Alright, I'll send you the contract right now. Ning, how about we have a plaque engraved and some words written on it? Engraving is cheap now, I'll give you a 40% discount—"

Ning Du placed the ashes down and gently positioned them.

He squatted on the ground and spoke slowly.

"I'll come to see you often from now on. Don't worry, I'll be fine."

Looking up at the sky, it was clear and blue, with white clouds drifting by.

Just like Ning Du's state of mind at this moment.

It's exactly the same!

Life must go on, and studies must continue.

Ning Du's training needs to be doubled. At least in Teacher Qin's opinion, it would be a waste of talent for Ning Du to not train and improve him properly.

"Hurry, hurry, hurry! Make that rice cooker jump up, jump higher! What are you complaining about being tired for? You're just a little electric..."

"What's there to be tired about, rice cooker? What do you have to be tired about? Hurry up, hurry up!"

Physical training, endurance training, and then basic combat skills training.

Before this, what Teacher Qin taught Ning Du could only be considered the most basic of the basics.

Only after Ning Du's abilities were confirmed did Teacher Qin begin to provide him with targeted training.

For example, its ability to withstand attacks!

How exactly do you practice?

That's right, it's the same thing every day, and you have to stand still and get beaten up by Teacher Qin!

Of course, you can fight back, but if you do, Teacher Qin will hit you even harder.

While fighting, Teacher Qin would also teach him some general combat techniques.

For example, the F-level movement technique, extremely fast dodging, is specifically used by accelerating the world force to propel the body to dodge.

F-level attack techniques, multiplying power, are used to generate power from the waist to the fingertips, emphasizing power originating from the root.

There's also a unique trick taught by Teacher Qin.

The F-rank special technique, "Roar to Amplify Power," involves shouting the name of the move while executing it, thus increasing its power through a roar. The effect is outstanding.

Ning Du is practicing these few moves, and the other students have to practice them too.

At first, everyone seemed to see no difference, but after a few days of training, they suddenly realized that Ning Du's learning ability was terrifyingly fast.

He had already mastered the same technique before others had even begun to learn it.

He had already mastered what others were just getting used to.

Everyone could only watch as Ning Du grew stronger day by day. Eventually, Ning Du even started to fight Teacher Qin to a standstill.

It was definitely not the kind of performance where they were almost completely unable to fight back at the beginning.

Occasionally, Ning Du would even launch a rice attack on Teacher Qin, followed by a roast chicken sneak attack!

Yes, Ning Du did not neglect his training in the "All or Nothing" technique.

By now, Ning Du has almost mastered the "Heaven and Earth Throw" technique, and its power is increasing day by day.

According to Ning Du himself, he is about to enter the minor mastery stage.

Even more outrageous is that, whether it was due to training or because he ate those three grains of rice during the Hundred Cities League, it's unclear.

After Ningdu returned to human form, his physique improved day by day, and he even grew taller.

His eight-pack abs developed rapidly, transforming his originally slender physique into a handsome and well-built one.

My face looks better now, my skin is smooth and radiant, and I don't need any makeup.

Even more strangely, almost everyone says that Ning Du has a unique fragrance after he turns back into human form.

The aroma was so captivating that one wished they could devour Ningdu whole.

This made Ning Du afraid to maintain his human form at school.

Those female classmates are really going too far. At first, they would write love letters and poems.

Then they started taking advantage of him, one by one secretly touching him.

Are you kidding me? Do you think you can get away with not paying?

Ning Du also wants to specifically point out certain female students: don't think that just because they have a few ounces of breasts, they can make me submit.

What era are we living in? I'm the kind of person who's going to take the entrance exam for Guardian University.

Once you become a world traveler, you can go to any of the infinite worlds.

How could you mere mortals possibly meet my standards?

Even if we need to find someone later, at the very least, they would have to be a legendary succubus queen.

A true succubus, the kind with wings, that's the real deal.

Training time flies by, and before you know it, Ningdu will be a junior in high school, no longer a junior.

Another warning message came from the TV, this time seemingly of a higher level, making Ning Du, who was eating, stare wide-eyed.

"Warning! Warning! According to the Yizhou City Prevention Bureau, a new type of spatial rift has recently intruded into our city, causing a catastrophic fog. The disaster level is five, classified as a special disaster. We strongly urge all citizens not to go out within the next three days—"

Doors and windows tightly shut. If you are short of supplies, please call the Guardian Building's emergency number or apply for assistance online through the city's Guardian website. To reiterate, do not leave your home for three days; keep doors and windows tightly shut. Only open the door when a robot bearing the Guardian insignia knocks. To reiterate—

Ning Du was amazed to see that the disaster level had reached five.

As far as he can remember, there haven't been many disasters that reached level five.

Ding!

A message came in the classmates' group.

Wang Li shouted in the group chat, "Brothers, it's disaster level five! I'm too scared to stay home. My parents aren't home! Can anyone help me out?!"

Without thinking much, Ning Du replied directly, "Fatty, come to my house."

"Yay! Ning-ge is awesome, I'm coming right now. Wait for me a bit, I'll bring some food."

"No need to bring food, I have plenty here."

"Oh yeah, you don't have to pay for food and drinks now, the refrigerator is unbeatable! I'm coming right now!"

Wang Li logged off immediately after speaking, clearly rushing to get back to the game.

Ning Du didn't care, since he didn't spend any money on food and drink anyway.

Ring ring.

My phone suddenly rang again. When I picked it up, I was surprised to see that it was the Guardian Building calling.

"Hello, is this Ningdu? This is the Guardian Building calling you. With disaster looming, the building has the authority to conscript all reserve Guardians for city defense. Guardian Ning, would you like to participate?"