Seeing Mo Yinqiu's stunned expression, Qian Qi knew that with her reputation, applying for magic plant seeds would take some persuasion, so she stepped forward and said what she had already prepared.
"Teacher Mo, you might not believe it, but I've recently had a revelation. I suddenly realized I can't keep wasting my life like this. I worked so hard to get into Awakener University, how can I waste such a great learning opportunity?"
"The school provides us with such a good learning environment—it doesn't expect us to succeed or even give back to our alma mater; it just hopes that we find our own path to survival in this miserable world. How could I waste the school's good intention?"
"So I've decided," Qian Qi slapped the table, her face full of determination and conviction, and passionately declared:
"I will make a name for myself in the magic plant industry! I want to be the pride of the Magic Plant Academy and even the pride of Awakener University! Today, I take pride in my alma mater; tomorrow, my alma mater will be proud of me!"
Mo Yinqiu: ...
This boast is really hard to believe.
"It's nice that you have such a heart." Mo Yinqiu stood up. Although she didn't quite believe Qian Qi's words, knowing Qian Qi, a kid with a strong sense of pride, to shamelessly say these things was already impressive.
She picked up an application form from her desk and handed it to Qian Qi, "Write down which magic plant seeds you want yourself."
Qian Qi sat down obediently, took a pen from the pen holder, and in her original owner's handwriting, scribbled ten types of seeds on the application form.
After signing her name, she handed the form back to Mo Yinqiu.
Mo Yinqiu glanced at it casually, not seeing anything special. These were all ordinary E-level magic plants; apart from the three scale orchid and vermilion flame grass having some minor hemostatic effects, the rest were worthless magic plants.
"Before planting, first take a look at the planting methods in the book, as well as the attack methods and weaknesses of these magic plants. Don't plant blindly." Mo Yinqiu briefly explained and then went to the seeds storage room next door to allocate the seeds.
A few minutes later, she came out with ten small bags and tossed them to Qian Qi.
"Thank you, Teacher Mo." Qian Qi stored the seeds, and just when Mo Yinqiu thought she would leave having achieved her purpose, Qian Qi suddenly approached her.
She sniffed her nose slightly and feigned surprise, "Teacher Mo, how come I feel like I smell alcohol?"
Mo Yinqiu's body stiffened. Although the school's management on the Magic Plant Department College teachers was lax, the school rules explicitly stated that no drinking was allowed on campus.
"You smelled wrong." Mo Yinqiu showed no hint of panic on her face, "Alright, hurry up and leave after taking the seeds."
"Teacher Mo, you might not believe it..." Qian Qi spoke hesitantly.
Upon hearing this phrase again, Mo Yinqiu somehow instinctively felt something bad.
"My nose, you see, is sometimes sharp and sometimes not." Qian Qi looked at the small table on the balcony with pure innocence, "If Teacher Mo is willing to give me another seed of the three scale orchid, then my nose isn't very sharp today; but if Teacher Mo is unwilling..."
She shook her head and sighed, a look of regret, "Then my nose becomes very sharp."
Mo Yinqiu: ...
Mo Yinqiu: ???
Mo Yinqiu laughed in exasperation, "Student Qian Qi, is this a threat?"
"No, no, no, how could it be!" Qian Qi quickly waved her hand innocently, "The student just decided to turn over a new leaf and abide by the school rules. Surely Teacher Mo would want me to change and be a better person in the future, right?"
Seeing Qian Qi's grinning, rogue-like demeanor, Mo Yinqiu's mouth twitched slightly.
In normal times, she might have already used her mentor authority to intimidate back, after all, how could a little girl in her teens with a bad reputation outwit her, an adult?
But the Qian Qi today was indeed vastly different from before. She used to be like a prickly stray cat, wary and irritable, but now she was more like a... cunning and mischievous old fox?
She was quite curious about Qian Qi's sudden change.
Moreover, she didn't quite trust Qian Qi and wanted to secretly find out what Qian Qi intended to do with these seeds. So after staring at Qian Qi for a while, Mo Yinqiu eventually, in her high heels, went back into the storage room and fetched another three scale orchid seed.
To prevent Qian Qi from acting trickishly and getting a handle on it, she pointed at the application form and said irritably, "Change the number of three scale orchids to 2. In special circumstances, you can apply for one more seed."
Qian Qi quickly replied with delight, "Yes, yes, yes."
After leaving the office, Qian Qi couldn't help but sigh, "Teacher Mo is really nice; I'll definitely come to visit her often in the future."
The blue panel emitted disdain: [I'm not a dog, but you're really a dog.]
——
Qian Qi spent an afternoon consulting textbooks and the Light Brain, collecting all the available information on these ten types of magic plants in the world.
The next morning, after sleeping soundly, she got out of bed fully energized and shook Chen Miaomiao across from her, "Miao Miao, time to get up and have breakfast."
Chen Miaomiao was shaken awake and, upon opening her eyes to see Qian Qi's face, her heart pounded from fright for quite a while before she muttered unhappily, "I'm not eating!"
"Oh, come on, people need food like iron needs steel. Missing a meal makes you hungry." Qian Qi kindly dragged her out of bed, "Getting up early and eating is good for your body."
Chen Miaomiao's strength was no match for Qian Qi's, and since Chen Tong had not made any arrangements for now, she didn't dare provoke Qian Qi too much, so she reluctantly got out of bed and resignedly dressed.
Seeing this, Qian Qi cheerfully changed into a sun-dried T-shirt, grabbed a textbook titled "Magic Plant Study," which wasn't thick but wasn't thin either, and wearing flip-flops, headed to the cafeteria.
Chen Miaomiao followed behind reluctantly, her "fiery resentful" eyes seemingly wanting to pierce her.
[It's not too late for 70 bucks to unlock now~]
The blue panel shook frantically in front of Qian Qi, almost reaching out an arm to grab the only money left in her pocket.
Qian Qi directly ignored it, blew a rogue whistle at the cafeteria lady in Cafeteria No.1, "Beautiful sister~ I'll have two tea eggs~"
Chen Miaomiao looked on in mild horror at her hooligan behavior.
What on earth was this nutcase Qian Qi doing?!
"Little rascal, who are you whistling at!" The cafeteria lady laughed and chided, but she wasn't mad, taking Qian Qi's calling her beautiful in good spirits, "Two bucks!"
Qian Qi grinned teenily, "What are you saying, I'm a little girl!"
The cafeteria lady peeked and was immediately embarrassed, "Oh dear, aunty made a mistake. Here, aunty will give you a bowl of soy milk to help you grow!"
Qian Qi was immediately grateful to the point of tears, "Thank you, aunty, you're such a kind person!"
With two tea eggs and soy milk in hand, Qian Qi turned to Chen Miaomiao and asked in confusion, "Miao Miao? What are you dazing off for?"
Chen Miaomiao was stunned, uncertain, "What?"
"Pay up!" Qian Qi said as if it were the most natural thing.
Chen Miaomiao was momentarily taken aback. Had Qian Qi become even more shameless? She used to just mooch meals, and now she actually dared to have her pay directly?
Seeing Chen Miaomiao still, Qian Qi suddenly clutched the bandage on her neck, "Ouch, it hurts, and when it hurts, my hand gets itchy."
Chen Miaomiao: ...
Chen Miaomiao gritted her teeth and took out her student card to swipe for the meal.
Qian Qi felt quite gratified, patted her on the shoulder, turned, and waved as she left, "I have some things to do first; there's a class at ten. Let's have lunch together after class~"
Chen Miaomiao was startled.
What? Who wants to have lunch with her!!!