strokinit Chapter 20: Forum Takes Flight
Chapter 20: Forum Takes Flight
The sunset is infinitely good, just near dusk.
The golden rays of the setting sun shone on the vast campus of Tiannan University, which resembled a small city.
The red maple trees along the roadside seemed to be covered with a layer of pale gold.
Lin Yi and Lao Bai walked along the quiet campus path. It took Lao Bai a long time to finally accept the truth.
"Lin Yi, tell me the truth, are you secretly engaging in cutthroat competition?"
What he saw and heard today was beyond his comprehension.
We agreed to be brothers in misfortune together, but you betrayed me and secretly took off on your own.
Old Bai felt he should perhaps re-evaluate this brother; he was hiding his true intentions too well.
I treated you like a brother, but you treated me like an outsider.
A brother like that is better off without.
next moment.
"Godfather!"
Looking at the teaching paper on the [Grass Sword Technique] skill sent by Lin Yi on his phone, Bai Deheng was so moved that he burst into tears.
Having already formed a contract with the Sword Spirit Grass, he was just wondering how to acquire his clan's skills when this opportunity presented itself.
This is something worth at least eight thousand yuan, and you just give it away like that. Where can you find a brother like that?
No, from now on, you are my godfather. Godfather above, please accept my bow.
Old Bai was so excited that he hugged Lin Yi and was about to take a big bite, but Lin Yi dodged quickly and almost lost control.
However, after the initial excitement, Lao Bai recalled the scene from earlier and felt somewhat sorry for Lin Yi.
"But Lin Yi, speaking of which, selling your thesis to that senior for only eight thousand yuan seems a bit too cheap, doesn't it? Tell me honestly, were you after her because she's pretty and has a good figure, and your motives weren't pure?"
"What do you know? This is called opening up the market and doing business with open doors. Since it's the first time, it's not like we can't offer some discounts."
Lin Yi's lips curled up slightly. The other party also had a contract with a ground mushroom, and he had mushroom babies. In the future, there would definitely be more similar cross-species skill papers. If the other party came to buy more in the future, it would be a good long-term meal ticket.
As long as she wants her shrubs to become stronger, they can't escape the grasp of this academic genius. It's like casting a long line to catch a big fish; you have to be willing to use the bait.
"I don't believe you for a second. You're just lusting after her body. You're despicable and shameless."
"shallow!"
"Then tell me, why didn't you refuse when Cheng Jiaqi added you on social media?"
"Why should I refuse? I just love money more, it's not like I have a grudge against her. Besides, she might be a potential client of mine in the future, that's called potential development resources."
"Forget it, I can't reason with an idiot like you."
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Back in his dorm room, Lin Yi plopped down, opened his phone's wallet, and looked at the numbers, feeling a sense of peace.
He had already spent almost all his money in the past few days, and with the 8,000 yuan that Jiang Xiaoran had just transferred to him, his balance had reached 10032.56 yuan.
"Making money is so fast when you know the tricks of the trade."
A technical paper can be sold for as little as 8,000 yuan, while working hard for a month at a spiritual plant cultivation base only yields 3,000 yuan. The difference between the two is like heaven and earth.
Looking at that intoxicating string of numbers, Lin Yi suddenly remembered something, quickly turned on his computer, and logged into the forum.
Quantity purchased: 1
[Income: 100000 Forum Coins]
"Has someone bought it?"
Lin Yi's eyes lit up immediately, and he promptly exchanged 100000 forum coins for 'yuan' and withdrew the money. The 10,000 yuan arrived in his account very quickly.
I earned another 10,000 in the blink of an eye, it feels so good!
Unfortunately, despite having dozens of views, only one person placed an order.
"Let's try uploading a few more."
Lin Yi thought for a moment and then uploaded two more meticulously revised skill papers, which were texts that he had painstakingly typed out over the past few days.
Including the previous "Grass Sword Technique", there are now three refined versions of "products" on the forum.
Lin Yi felt that the reason why only one person bought the paper was probably because the beast tamers who had never been exposed to the [Grass Sword Technique] could not see the clues. After all, not everyone has a sword spirit grass beast pet.
After finishing all this, it was already late at night. Lin Yi glanced at the little mushroom cub, who was fast asleep while hugging the Hanxuan Sword, and smiled subconsciously. The little guy had just trained by himself for another hour.
……
In the days that followed, Lin Yi continued as usual, feeding the Ganoderma lucidum at the cultivation base in the morning and taking the mushroom fry to the back mountain for training in the afternoon.
However, he has already submitted his application to end this part-time job.
Nothing happened in the first three days, except that Jiang Xiaoran would occasionally send messages to ask about teaching issues related to skills papers. Over time, the two gradually became more familiar with each other.
However, Lin Yi received an unexpected message in the middle of the process, sent by Chen Shiqi:
[Lin Yi, congratulations! I heard you're now a student under Professor Liu Bochuan.]
Lin Yi's first thought upon receiving the news was that Chen Shiqi truly lived up to her reputation as one of the top universities in Tiannan Beast Taming University; her sources of information were far too extensive, even knowing about matters concerning other departments.
The only regret is that the forum became stagnant; after that one spot was sold, it never stirred up any more waves.
……
On this day, in a canteen of Tiannan Beast Taming University.
"Yuan Hai, tell me the truth, have you really found some kind of 'heretical cultivation method'? It's only been a few days, and your sword spirit beast pet has already taught you the [Grass Character Sword Technique]?"
In a corner of the cafeteria, two boys seemed to be talking about something.
Yuan Hai looked smug. Ever since he obtained the revised version of the "Cao Zi Jian Jue" skill teaching paper from the forum, even someone with weak basic knowledge like him had achieved remarkable results in just one week.
Just thinking about the shocked and incredulous looks his classmates had given him that morning made him feel refreshed. Even the beast tamers from several neighboring classes had a noticeably different attitude towards him.
"Brother, I'm only telling you this, after all, we're this close. But you absolutely can't tell anyone else, this is the key to our future success."
As Yuan Hai spoke, the two whispered to each other for a while, and the boy opposite them suddenly looked surprised: "Really?"
"Of course it's true. Didn't you see that I've successfully reformed him? But the fewer people who know about this, the better. Ideally, it should be known only to heaven, earth, you, and me."
"Of course, what's the account number for that studio you mentioned?"
Half an hour later.
Downstairs in a girls' dormitory building.
"Yanzi, it's true. I wouldn't tell just anyone. You know I like you, I would never lie to you."
"Besides, I've seen it. That studio released three polished skill papers, one of which is about my pet skill. Do you think I wouldn't recognize it?"
"I told you as soon as I found out that the reason why Da Tou achieved such results in such a short time is because of this studio. But Yanzi, you can't tell a fourth person. Just the three of us know."
Another half hour passed.
Downstairs in a male dormitory building.
"Who told you that?"
"A silly boy who likes me said that. I also saw the retouched version from that studio, and it seems to be true."
"Ah Nan, don't tell anyone. I've given you everything. I can't keep this from you, but the fewer people who know, the better. Just don't let a fifth person know."
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"You mean, Yuan Hai's rapid progress is because he found a 'heretical cultivation method'?"
"Shh, keep your voice down. Nan is my best friend. He told me not to tell anyone. If it weren't for you, I would have kept it to myself. Only the three of us know about this."
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