Many Children, Many Blessings: The Tiger Talisman, a Guide to Winning Over Two School Beauties

"Lie down and play dead?"

"That's right, just lie on the ground and play dead. 90% of the strange beasts that appear on the plains won't be interested in you as long as you don't make any sudden movements."

"What if... you happen to be in the remaining 10%?"

"Just wait to die."

What a simple and honest result!

Chen Chu mentally complained, and his face twitched twice as he couldn't help it.

Su Chang remained silent and walked ahead with her head down, while Chen Chu followed closely behind her, unsure of what to say to ease the tension.

After walking quietly for an hour, Chen Chu was exhausted and panting heavily. Su Chang then pointed to the birch forest ahead and spoke.

"There should be a lake not far ahead, but it's in the forest. Let's rest under a big tree for a while."

"OK."

Chen Chu, panting, responded and found a tree in the birch forest to lean against and sit down.

"Your constitution is really too weak. You get exhausted in just a short time. Last time you even fainted on the street."

Although Su Chang was scolding Chen Chu, she reached into her pocket, pulled out a lollipop, and handed it to Chen Chu.

"Take a bite first, so you don't faint from low blood sugar."

Chen Chu stared blankly at the lollipop in front of him, and slowly put the rice ball back into his pocket.

"What are you standing there for? Don't overthink it. I'm just doing what Father wanted to do to take care of you."

"oh."

Chen Chu responded with a deep voice, took the lollipop, unwrapped it, and put it in his mouth.

[Su Chang's inner thoughts at this moment: What's that bulging stuff in his pocket? Food? Who gave it to me?]

Upon seeing the system's pop-up notification, Chen Chu suddenly felt that the candy in his mouth no longer tasted sweet.

This feels like a surprise check-up! If I take it out to eat, won't I be asked if Xia Yue gave it to me?

"You've recovered enough, right? Time waits for no one, hang in there, we'll go over there."

"It's only been less than five minutes!" Chen Chu originally wanted to say that, but after seeing Xia Yue's cold eyes, he silently swallowed his rebuttal.

"All right."

After walking with Su Chang for another ten minutes or so, the two did indeed arrive at the lakeside.

But there were more than just the two of them by the lake; there were four other students from other colleges.

"Hey there, which college are you from? Shall we team up to explore the bottom of the lake?"

A boy with yellow curly hair, a cheerful voice, and wearing the uniform of Linglan Academy greeted the two of them.

Su Chang raised an eyebrow: "Explore the bottom of the lake?"

With a smile on his face, the blond-haired man pointed to the center of the lake and said.

"That's right, the four of us will be ten minutes ahead of you. There's a water monster in this lake, it looks like an eight-armed venomous octopus. It seems to be guarding some remains. One of our classmates with supernatural abilities said that there must be something good in those remains."

"However, we are not good swimmers, and if we go into the water, we will definitely be no match for that poisonous octopus."

Although Su Chang didn't completely believe this, since there was such a powerful beast as the Eight-Armed Poisonous Octopus in the area, there must be good things there.

What she was worried about was what would happen if she went into the water and got entangled with the octopus, and then got tricked by these people from Linglan Academy.

"If you're willing to join forces with us, we'll split the profits 50/50, how about that?"

"Fifty-fifty split?" Su Chang narrowed his eyes, staring at the blond-haired man and the other three students behind him.

"We've been very generous with a 50/50 split. We found this place and scouted out what's below. In the underwater battle, the four of us might be a little weak, but combined we'll definitely be about as good as you guys."

Huang Mao seemed to sense Su Chang's concerns. His cheerful expression changed, and he put away his smile, looking at Su Chang seriously.

"If you're not willing, we can continue to wait for others to come, but if you want to go into the water and claim the treasure for yourself, then don't blame us for taking action too."

"Threatening me?" Su Chang silently placed her hands behind her back, and an ice puck condensed in her hand.

"It's not a threat; mutual help makes us safer, don't you think?"

The two remained locked in a stalemate when Qin Feng slowly emerged from the woods.

"Gentlemen, let's not get too heated. In this secret realm, we should help each other so that we can go far and get more rewards."

"It's just an octopus. If we join forces, we can definitely take it down easily. Then we can divide the spoils according to how much effort we put in."

"But if everyone suspects each other, we'll both suffer losses. And if new people come along, the treasures of this place will probably be out of our reach."

Without making a sound, the blond-haired man gathered his magic power and turned to look at the man who had suddenly appeared.

"Who are you?"

"I'm just a passerby, but I also want a piece of the pie."

Qin Feng chuckled, glanced at the blond-haired man, but quickly fixed his gaze on Su Chang.

Su Chang also glared at Qin Feng. In the current situation, if they didn't join forces, no one could have anything at the bottom of the lake.

"Alright, joining forces is fine. I'd like to hear your plans. If they're suitable, then I have no reason to refuse."

"Okay." Qin Feng and Huang Mao nodded in agreement almost simultaneously.

Although Su Chang was extremely unwilling, there was nothing she could do at the moment.

She turned around and handed Little White, fox fur and all, to Chen Chu.

"Chen Chu, your special ability isn't very useful. Just wait for me by the lake."

"But, Sister Su, I remember reading in the book that the Eight-Armed Poisonous Octopus is afraid of light, and my special ability..."

"Are you stupid? Although it is afraid of light, it is only afraid. If you really piss it off, it can kill you with its eyes closed. Besides, with your current level, the benefits of going into the water will definitely outweigh the disadvantages."

Su Chang gently rubbed Chen Chu's head and whispered words of comfort to him.

"Alright, listen to me. Don't worry, if I find anything wrong, I'll run away immediately. You just watch from the lake. If anyone tries anything against me, just blind them with your light."

"Oh well."

Sigh, if all else fails, I'll have to use the Rat Talisman. I just don't know if the teddy bear I bought on a whim while shopping with Sister Xia this morning will work.

In the morning, when Xia Yue was buying clothes for Chen Chu, she took a free gift from the store, saying it was a character from a collaboration with an anime.

Chen Chu had never seen the anime of this world, but the bear-like doll was only about the size of two Little White.

Su Chang looked at Chen Chu, who was still full of worry, and didn't say anything more. She hadn't expected Chen Chu to be of any help anyway.

Anyway, even if Chen Chu didn't come along, she would still be acting alone.

Su Chang sighed and walked towards Huang Mao and the others.

"Well, let's start with a brief self-introduction. Let's clarify our abilities, strengths, and areas of expertise so we can divide the tasks more effectively, right?"

"Of course, let me state my identity first. My name is Huang San, and my special ability is earth element. I can create rocks to protect you from attacks, and I can also use rocks to build walls to restrict the octopus's movements."

"I can also make armor from rocks, but the armor I make is too thick, and I don't think it's very useful underwater. If you need it, you can ask me for it."