The girl selling goods at the market had never seen money before.

"Then...may I ask Miss Bai's meaning...?"

Chu Wenxi began her usual practice: now that the report has been published and the post has spread throughout Star City, even if you complain to her about this or that, the facts cannot be changed. So just tell her what you want.

After realizing the logic in her words, Bai Jinxuan said with a gloomy face, "You have to compensate me for the damage to my reputation. Your advertisements and articles have damaged my reputation, so you have to give me half of the profits you earned."

“Young Miss, you’re going a bit too far. You’re asking for half the profits just for showing your face. There’s no precedent for this in the entire Star City.”

Upon hearing that she could get money, Bai Jinxuan's attitude softened considerably. Making money is nothing to be ashamed of. As long as she gets paid, she can let bygones be bygones and just be more careful in the future.

"So you're definitely going to have to pay me back, right? Tell me, how much can you pay me?" She released her hand from the table, found a chair, and sat down facing me.

When she looked at Chu Wenxi again, she held up three fingers.

Bai Jinxuan frowned immediately. "How come it's only 3%? Without my abilities, would your news even go viral? You know you wouldn't!"

As the biggest contributor and a prominent figure in the eyes of various middle schools, I think a 4% profit-sharing agreement would be reasonable.

Just as she was thinking of raising the price, Chu Wenxi said, "I'll give you a 3% commission."

???

Upon hearing the figure of three percent, Bai Jinxuan could hardly believe her ears.

"You mean you used me to create hype, made a fortune, and then only gave me three percent?"

"Yes, three percent is already a lot."

"What about the remaining 97%?"

“…Ms. Bai Jinxuan, I need to explain. Our news agency supports a large number of people. Three percent is already very good. You can get hundreds of thousands in revenue. Others don’t even get this treatment.”

"A few hundred thousand?" Bai Jinxuan asked coldly. "That's all? Who are you trying to fool!"

Chu Wenxi was clearly prepared. She said frankly, "In that case, we can buy your copyright for 500 million. From now on, we will have exclusive coverage of your story."

It sounds wonderful, and if I didn't know the market situation, I might have actually accepted it.

Bai Jinxuan coldly replied, "I won't sell. Let's just consider it making friends. You'll have to pay me 50 yuan and delete all the previous posts and videos about me. Then we'll call it a day. Otherwise, I'll fight you to the death."

"..."

The scene fell silent for a moment.

For Bai Jinxuan, the key point wasn't the 50 yuan. Reporting 50 yuan was just a symbolic gesture to show her status. The real key was deleting the posts and videos; that was what she wanted.

She doesn't lack that little bit of money at all.

On the other side, Chu Wenxi had a furrowed brow.

She couldn't understand why Bai Jinxuan dared to talk to her like that. She was just an ordinary person, and buying her copyright for 500 million was already outrageous. A genius student like her had appeared last year, who was the young master of a declining family.

In science subjects, students can take advantage of their limited potential in the early years of high school and have some natural talent. However, once they reach level 4 in their second year, they will be unable to compete with others in terms of resources and equipment, resulting in a drop in ranking. Eventually, they will not have enough credits and will be kicked out of the school before they even reach the third year, where they will not even be accepted as servants.

What's the difference between Bai Jinxuan and that fallen young master? At least he's still a young master, what is Bai Jinxuan? Does she really think that just because others tease her as a young lady, she actually is? Deleting posts and videos, who does she think she is? If she really deleted them, how would her news agency survive?

After a moment of contemplation, she said, "Ms. Bai Jinxuan, please don't rush. It's difficult for us to give an immediate response at this crucial moment, after all, the news agency isn't just me... In addition, the competition is still ongoing, and you'll be going on stage later, so please calm down and focus on the competition. We'll contact you after the competition, how about that?"

This effectively shut down Bai Jinxuan's words.

She stood up and warned, "You'd better contact me first, otherwise things won't look so good if I come knocking on your door."

After saying that, she slammed the door and left. The room became quiet, with only a few news agency members at the door casting fearful glances inside.

"What are you all standing there for? Come in! Find out what's going on with Bai Jinxuan!"

Chu Wenxi roared, and upon hearing this, the other members quickly ran in, divided the work, and began organizing the data.

The answer came out quickly.

"Although she is an ordinary citizen, she has a good relationship with the current head of the Tong family after entering the school. On the same day, she spent 20 million yuan to buy a villa in the Shangcheng District. Judging from this, she should have been bought off by the Tong family."

“If we get too involved with her under these circumstances, we’re not targeting her, but the Tong family. After the auction, the Tong family has fewer and fewer competitors. They’re just one step away from becoming a top-tier family. They’re not someone we can afford to mess with.”

"President, with her current influence..."

With the Tong family's support, if they really come knocking on our door, not only will the news agency and its affiliated organizations suffer, but our entire family will also be in trouble.”

"President! What should we do?! Should we just listen to her and pay to have the posts deleted...?"

Chu Wenxi was very annoyed by the concerns of several members. She waved her hand and said, "Alright! Don't worry about these things. Just focus on doing your jobs well and making sure you get this wave of traffic from the competition. We can discuss the rest when we get back to No. 1 High School. There's no rush!"

"But......"

"Listen to me, if we don't make a profit from this, we'll only be in a more passive position when we have to pay compensation later."

"Ok."

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The competition continues.

Since No. 1 Middle School and No. 2 Middle School did not limit the number of participants, the main purpose of the previous points competition was to eliminate the weaker players.

However, to their surprise, the huge stage turned into a solo performance by Bai Jinxuan. The gap in strength was too great. In the eyes of most viewers, there was no need to watch the elimination rounds anymore. They could just fast forward to Bai Jinxuan winning the championship.

This is both good news and bad news for No. 2 Middle School.

The bad news is that they have to change their plans, modify the competition schedule, and bring forward the Grade 11 competition.

The good news is that it generated a lot of buzz, and the overall competition was perfect. It simply switched the positions of the preliminary rounds and the knockout rounds. The preliminary rounds became the focus of the competition, while the knockout rounds, which were the real contest for the championship, have become a revisiting of the preliminary rounds.

The audience munched on sunflower seeds and other snacks, calmly watching the contestants' individual statistics and performances in the preliminary rounds, enjoying the entertainment. Before they knew it, the competition had reached the finals.

During the match, He Qianlu, who had claimed before the competition that she would challenge Bai Jinxuan, withdrew directly and dared not show her face, causing the audience to burst into laughter.

Subsequently, the top three players from No. 2 Middle School were stabbed to death one after another by Long Yuxiang, turning what was originally a serious competition into a farce...

Finally, when Bai Jinxuan stepped onto the final stage, Long Yuxiang said that as the heir of the Long family, he could not bear to be defeated twice by the same opponent in front of so many people, and resolutely withdrew from the competition.

The joyful elimination rounds further proved Bai Jinxuan's worth in the preliminary rounds. Even without the publicity from the No. 1 Middle School News Agency, her presence was still felt in the media. In the blink of an eye, whenever No. 1 Middle School was mentioned online, it was almost always accompanied by the image of a rich young lady.

This title is even more famous than that of No. 1 High School, and her story can be heard in other cities outside of Star City.

However, this has nothing to do with No. 2 Middle School. In terms of the purpose of holding the competition, they have won a great victory.

Besides successfully making these aristocratic students, who had never been to the dungeon or fought a life-or-death battle, understand the meaning of "there are always people more capable than you" and "there is always something beyond your understanding," the school also took the opportunity to showcase its impressive resources and facilities.

It may be slightly inferior to No. 1 Middle School, but it will be extremely difficult for No. 3 and No. 4 Middle Schools to catch up with its current status.

Even if they were crushed in the science competition in the first year of high school, the venue and environment have truly spread the magic technology. The Second High School is a grand stage, come if you have a dream! They are just a few rookie freshmen, and it won't affect the reputation of the Second High School.

The principal of No. 2 Middle School couldn't help but smile and feel happy when he thought about how No. 2 Middle School had established itself in Star City and completed its transformation, while other schools were still struggling.

"The competition was absolutely the right thing to do!"

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After winning the first-year science competition, Bai Jinxuan did not leave the arena immediately.

Since the competition for the second-year high school students is about to begin, Bai Jinxuan is very interested in their performance in the preliminary rounds.

According to those in the lounge, science students typically begin to specialize in training a particular weapon after reaching Tier 3.

This is because powerful martial arts techniques often come with limitations. For example, Long Yuxiang's martial arts technique can only be used with weapons like spears, and it also has high requirements for the quality of the weapon.

If the weapon is of poor quality, it may explode during the injection of gas.

In this respect, everyone else was the same, so they were very surprised by Long Yuxiang's act of stealing their martial arts skills without permission. This was different from the movement technique of stepping forward. Rashly learning other people's combat skills would not only block the martial arts skills that originally belonged to them, but also increase the risk of explosion.

It's like having an extra thread running another program on a weapon; it's easy to become overloaded.

To be honest, Bai Jinxuan herself didn't know whether her accelerated spinning of the scythe counted as a martial art. In general, the pattern was similar to other martial arts techniques, but the way she exerted force, the details, etc., were all her own original creations.

Could it be... that was my original martial arts technique?

She felt it was somewhat unbelievable. Everyone, including the commentator, thought it was her martial arts skill, meaning it had been tested by the public. If it were put up for sale, many people would definitely be willing to buy it.

Looking at it this way, if it's not a martial art, then it must be. Is creating martial arts techniques really that simple?!

Bai Jinxuan, belatedly realizing this, began to recall that whether it was rapid dodging or charged punches, the principles and movements were actually very simple. Breaking it down, it really wasn't much different from her wielding a sickle, and it was even inferior to her.

Wow, does that mean I can also earn royalties from martial arts creators?

Thinking of this, she was overjoyed. Although there were many powerful martial arts techniques in Star City, and hers was neither difficult nor particularly outstanding, with this competition as a form of publicity, her self-created martial arts technique could certainly make a fortune.

She's made up her mind! Once she gets back to No. 1 High School, she'll start selling the copyrights. She's not afraid of others learning from her; no matter how much others try to imitate her, they won't be as good as her.

By the time others have learned it, she will have already used the copyright fee to invest in the Witch Merchant Guild, and then use that to grow and strengthen the guild, thus elevating herself to a higher level.

Haha, the path to wealth is right in front of you!

Volume 1: Chapter 153: The Girls Who Persisted With Each Other

The preliminary rounds for the second-year high school students have begun.

Unlike the first-year high school competition, their rank was controlled at rank 4, and the map was also changed to the desolate undead zone.

Anyone who moves around inside will be affected by the miasma, which means they have to take potions from time to time to recover. However, buying potions requires points, so the only way for the participants to survive is to keep killing the undead that roam the area to collect points.

Overall, this match was faster and fiercer than the previous one in the Misty Forest, with each player displaying their unique skills and fighting fiercely.

In the second year of high school, the gap between students widens significantly, with the top students already approaching the fifth level, while the lower-achieving students may only be at the initial fourth level.

It's important to know that the higher the rank, the more difficult it is to advance. The hurdle from rank 4 to rank 5 may be even greater than that from rank 1 to rank 4.

This harsh reality starkly reveals one point: without the support of basic education resources, it is almost impossible to achieve success on this stage by relying solely on hard work and talent.

There are too many figures who, unwilling to accept defeat, embark on the battlefield and fight with all their might, only to be easily killed and eliminated like stray dogs.

If I hadn't faced death head-on and spent all my time and nights running through the dungeons, relying solely on medicinal baths, my fate might have been the same as theirs.

That's not enough. My own abilities are far from sufficient; I have no background and no resources.

Jin is not afraid of even the news agency, let alone the Jinlong Chamber of Commerce.

Only by venturing deep into the dungeons, acquiring more items, and defeating more monsters to increase her own strength can she honestly crush others through her own power without relying on external aids.

Bai Jinxuan took a deep breath, recalling her final battle with Long Yuxiang. Although both of them had recovered to near-4th rank in the elimination rounds, and her speed and strength had made a qualitative leap, so had her opponent.

Moreover, he had already figured out her strengths and weaknesses in the last battle. Without the cherry bomb, fighting against her ridiculously strong martial arts skills... to be honest, the pressure was immense, and there was no guarantee of victory.

She knew her limits and why the news agency could be so fearless. However, she was never one to believe in fate. When she couldn't succeed in humanities, she switched to science. Now, after switching to science, she has not only made a name for herself but has also boosted the humanities.

As long as I want to walk, the road is right under my feet!

Bai Jinxuan stepped down from the audience seats. The rest of the competition was no longer relevant to her. She needed to use the remaining time today to practice her magic and then return to the dungeon after obtaining the credits.

That's where her path to reversal lies.

The funds, abilities, and even the upgrades to her artifacts that she possesses are all inextricably linked to the dungeon. If she doesn't want to die a tragic death like those who are eliminated, and if she wants no one to dare bully her and her family again, then she has no choice but to go to the dungeon.

She had already made up her mind. Although she had no family or background, she had the divine artifact left by her parents. With this power, she would never be weaker than the people on this field.

Being an 8-star wanted criminal is just the beginning; Bai Jinxuan will not stop her.

As you descend the stairs, the noise from the arena gradually fades away.

Tomorrow is the humanities competition. No. 2 Middle School is famous for its humanities programs, and with Yao Yao joining in, it will be quite a challenge.

I opened the smart bracelet, and it seems there's a training area in the hotel as well. I'll go practice my ice magic again.

Just as she was planning her trip, a black figure appeared in the white twilight at the exit.

"Xiao Xuan."

She called out, her voice steady.

This puzzled Bai Jinxuan. Yao Yao didn't usually talk like this. Had something happened?

Bai Jinxuan stepped forward and noticed that Yao Yao was clenching her fists; she had sharp eyes.

Instantly, Bai Jinxuan's face darkened, and she asked, "Yaoyao, were you bullied?"

"Ah."

"Who? Who bullied you?"

"A big liar named Bai Jinxuan."

Bai Jinxuan: "......"

Upon hearing this, Bai Jinxuan froze, pointed at herself, and stared wide-eyed: "Me?"

"Didn't you say you were living a good life at No. 1 High School!?"

"Um...it really is very good?"