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

[Temporarily increases physical strength.]

[Life-Saving Potion]

[Increases vitality and repairs damage to a certain extent.]

Without hesitation, the boy downed the medicine in one gulp, then casually tossed the empty bottle aside and began his sprint.

One lap, two laps, three laps...

He was like a gust of wind; when he swept in, he almost knocked Bai Jinxuan over.

Seeing this, the other boys also picked up their medicine bottles and joined the race like shooting stars.

Of course, not everyone has the potion.

"Hurry up, hurry up, hurry up! What are you all doing, dawdling like that?! Humanities students are one thing, but you science students, get running already!? If you don't train now, all your energy will dissipate, how will you compete with others later? Do you even want to go to university?!"

"Your parents didn't send you to No. 5 High School so you could sleep in! The college entrance exam is like a thousand soldiers crossing a single-plank bridge; every extra point can eliminate a thousand people. As long as you're not dead from training, train like crazy! Run!!!"

The tiger's roar was deafening, startling several who hadn't taken their medicine, who quickly pulled out their own tonics and took them. Even some members of Bai Jinxuan's tortoise team took out their medicines and joined the frantic run.

"Tiger has gone mad, it's terrifying..."

"Luckily, we studied magic, so we don't have to run so hard."

Hearing the two girls complain, the boy running ahead said in a disdainful tone, "That's because your scores are too low. Even liberal arts students need a certain level of physical fitness... Oh well, you can't afford to go to university anyway."

After saying that, he took out three bottles of potion and instantly left the Turtle Team behind.

Bai Jinxuan felt like she was being subtly insulted, and was about to retort when the two girls next to her spoke first.

"So 549 points isn't below 550? What's with the arrogance?"

"He's already drinking sex-changing potions to train his body, why don't you just submit to him?"

"..."

Upon hearing this, Bai Jinxuan pursed her lips and tried to distance herself from the two girls who were at the bottom of the class.

She still wanted to go to university, where there were not only better educational resources, but also many independent institutions that every student could trade and cooperate with. The top ten in the grade could even get a variety of economic benefits such as advertising, image copyrights, etc.

It's all money!

As for the gender-changing potion, if it weren't for the fact that drinking it would lock the upper limit, only raising one's strength to around level 2 at most, every top student in the school would definitely have one.

It's all an investment. Once you get into university, you can earn back the cost of the sex reassignment drug in no time. If you have money and prefer the original look, you can drink the drug again and get your body customized. It will definitely be no worse than it is now.

To put it bluntly, it's because they're poor.

Poor!

Bai Jinxuan gritted her teeth and tried her best to wave her arms.

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Book 1: Chapter 3: The Girl Who Picked Up Bottles

Time flew by, and the science students quickly finished running 100 laps.

Bai Jinxuan and several liberal arts students were still running.

Zhang Hu values ​​time highly. These few lumps of cow dung are not worth his time to cultivate. He hastily let them finish running and return to the classroom to study on their own. Then, carrying a box of medicine, he herded the science students into the practice room like ducks.

I don't know about this wave

How many bottles of medicine can Tiger sell...?

Bai Jinxuan quietly picked up the empty medicine bottle she had left on the playground, her mind filled with uncontrollable daydreams.

As the dean of students, Zhang Hu had his own way of selling medicine, so his medicine wasn't particularly expensive. A yearly subscription was even cheaper than the market price, and parents and students were happy to buy medicine from him.

The more people buy medicine, the more money Tiger earns, and the more oil gets on Bai Jinxuan's little hands.

Don't underestimate these empty medicine bottles; they might seem worthless, just a few cents each. But in Bai Jinxuan's hands, they're like regenerated slime.

100 yuan per bottle!

One slime can make at least 5 bottles! Selling them all would make 500 coins! That's over 400 coins more than the market price of slime—a huge profit!

Of course, this kind of money-making job was not originally Bai Jinxuan's turn to do. Every time school ended, there were people from the school who would come to collect the medicine bottles, and she could make a lot of money from both sides.

Therefore, picking up bottles on his own could be considered as taking away from the school's profits. If he gets caught, he could be fined a lot of money or even receive a public reprimand.

Taking this into consideration, Bai Jinxuan only dared to secretly pick up a few medicine bottles on the playground. She didn't dare to touch the ones in the practice room. If the teacher found out that the medicine bottles were missing, she was afraid that she wouldn't be able to pick up any more bottles on the playground.

It's better to be careful.

Bai Jinxuan carefully put her hands into her pockets, and with a flick of her invisible hand, she pulled the bottle on the ground at her feet into her shadow without making a sound.

Coupled with the spatial artifact she always carried with her—the treasure chest—it was so powerful that no part of her body could survive.

During the class period, she picked up about 20 bottles, and when she returned to the classroom, her face was beaming with joy.

Murong Yao was very puzzled.

"Weren't you supposed to be doing extra running as punishment? Why are you still so happy?"

"Isn't this because I can run a bit faster? If I encounter any emergencies in the black market in the future, no one will be able to catch me."

Bai Jinxuan put her hands in her pockets, pulled up her collar, and chuckled, which made Murong Yao puff out her cheeks.

"You're talking nonsense."

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For liberal arts students, self-study time is usually a relatively quiet time.

Unlike martial arts, which requires training in various martial arts techniques, magic only requires learning how to use magic.

Making props, casting spells, mobilizing magic power... Compared to martial arts, which gradually integrates magic power into the body to become one's own 'qi', magic theory emphasizes a simple and direct approach.

That is to unleash all magic power, activate spells, and bombard indiscriminately.

Okay, actually this only applies to some mages. Most people study magic to make items, equipment, and do research...

After all, the only place where mages are needed is in dungeons, places with harsh and dangerous environments where there is no protection against injury. Only those who have nowhere else to turn would go there.

The situation is different for magic item developers. Their workplace is in the upper district, and the guild provides accommodation and research facilities. They only need to make some small toys to report to their superiors every day, making their lives much easier. It's also a secure job, and anyone would be tempted by it.

Just as Bai Jinxuan was dreaming about the future, Zhang Hu arrived. He had a gentle expression and looked like a fawning big cat.

Under the puzzled gazes of the crowd, he slowly approached her, leaned over the table, and faced Murong Yao.

"Murong Yao, come out for a moment, your teacher has something to say to you."

"Ah."

Murong Yao nodded, and very obediently moved the chair under her skirt, leaving almost without making a sound.

what's the situation?

Seeing the two leave the classroom, Bai Jinxuan was stunned. Zhang Hu should still be in the training room instructing martial arts at this time. Why did he suddenly run to the classroom to talk to Yao Yao?

Did Yao Yao do something wrong? That can't be right, it's probably just encouragement from the joint exam...

She blinked her scarlet eyes, and the more she thought about it, the more she realized it made sense.

This joint examination is highly prestigious, with most schools participating except for No. 1 High School.

Even private schools in the city, such as No. 2 Middle School and No. 3 Middle School, participated, so Murong Yao's 7th place in the joint exam can be said to have attracted much attention.

It's worth noting that the top science student at No. 5 Middle School couldn't even make it into the top 300 in the joint entrance exam.

Of the top 10 students in both subjects, except for Murong Yao, all were from No. 2 and No. 3 Middle Schools, and the rest were all from No. 4 Middle School. Among public schools, including No. 5 Middle School, only a handful of students can make it into the top 500.

As expected of Yao Yao, she accomplished something I couldn't do with ease.

Bai Jinxuan sighed and slumped onto the table.

Compared to Murong Yao, her academic performance was really bad. Although she never intended to go to school from the beginning, Yao's parents had already paid the tuition, so she couldn't refuse. Besides, if she could get the status of a first-level explorer, it would be much easier to enter the dungeon in the future, without wasting teleportation energy.

I guess I should do a few more practice tests. I never imagined that even after transmigrating, I'd still have to suffer...

She listlessly picked up a pen and began doodling on a scroll filled with magic circles and prop parts, her silver-white hair swaying gently in the breeze.

Not long after, Murong Yao returned to her seat with a worried expression.

As her deskmate, Bai Jinxuan naturally noticed the unusual situation immediately. She stopped writing and looked curiously at the other person's slightly evasive blue eyes.

"What did Zhang Hu say to you?"

"this......"

Murong Yao's hesitant and troubled expression displeased Bai Jinxuan.

We grew up together in kindergarten, what's there to hide? Why are you being so secretive...?

"Is it about the joint entrance exam?"

Recalling her reasoning just now, Bai Jinxuan made a guess.

Upon hearing this, Murong Yao nodded.

"Zhang Hu said that No. 2 Middle School wanted to recruit me, offering to waive my tuition and provide a subsidy."

No. 2 Middle School! The uppermost part of the upper city, a pure aristocratic school, where most of the students are already at the level of Tier 1 explorers. By the time they reach the second year of high school, many of them are directly aiming for Tier 2 or even Tier 3, and are admitted to university early. If they were at No. 5 Middle School, they could all become teachers!

Moreover, Murong Yao also receives subsidies!

Bai Jinxuan was genuinely happy for her good friend.

"That's great! Did Zhang Hu tell you how much the subsidy is?"

"Yes, I said that as long as I transfer to No. 2 Middle School, the school will give me 300,000 yuan."

30?! Is this what a top-tier sect is like? They're so willing to invest to recruit talent, and they even waive tuition fees...

As a private school, the tuition at No. 2 Middle School is very expensive. All of this adds up to an estimated 400,000 yuan, which is more than enough for Yao Yao's entire high school expenses. Furthermore, since the Second Sect values ​​Yao Yao so much, she will definitely not lack cultivation resources. If she wins a few more awards during her studies, she won't have to worry about her university tuition!

He's practically a chosen one, a prodigy who defied the odds!

Just thinking about it made Bai Jinxuan's lips curl up in a smile.

"As expected of Yao Yao, let's quickly tell Uncle and Auntie this good news after school. They'll be so happy."

Upon hearing this, Murong Yao closed her eyes, and after a long while, she opened her mouth, her voice heavy.

"I do not want to go."

"what?"

Bai Jinxuan's smile suddenly became very stiff.

Volume 1: Chapter 4: The Girl Who Had an Argument

Rong Yao's view on studying is simple: maintain her class ranking and get into a decent university, that's enough.

As for the private elite schools in the upper district, she never had any intention of attending them, because she knew that there were differences between people.

The people in the Upper City were all from wealthy and distinguished families, so naturally, they wouldn't let their children suffer.

Whether it's magic or martial arts, the resources both inside and outside the school are maximized, which provides the private schools in the upper district with ample funds to upgrade their educational resources.

Therefore, with continuous updates and iterations, the gap in educational levels between the upper and lower cities is terrifying.

Rather than being a bald chicken in the upper city, Murong Yao preferred to be a happy bird at the top of the lower city—Fifth Middle School.

The teachers here are good, the education isn't bad, and she can get into a good university in the future. Most importantly, her best friend Bai Jinxuan is right beside her. In her spare time, Murong Yao can tutor this idiot in magic.

In fact, Bai Jinxuan's history and Mandarin are no worse than Murong Yao's. The difference between them lies in magic and martial arts. As long as Bai Jinxuan's magic learning grades can improve, they will have the opportunity to go to the same university in the future, as liberal arts students.

By then, achieving a decent ranking would earn a considerable amount of money, and after graduation, it would allow Bai Jinxuan to find a stable job, eliminating the need to risk going to the black market.

However, Bai Jinxuan herself did not think so.

Because of this, he ruined his chance to ascend to immortality and even turned away the 30 yuan?

"Are you an idiot!?"

On their way home after school, the silver-haired girl spoke to the girl beside her in such a rude tone for the first time.