Chapter 20 : Triggering a New Quest
Chapter 20: Triggering a New Quest
Whether allocated to MP or Intelligence, the increase from these ten attribute points was astonishing.
“This is a bit hard to choose.”
Muttering to himself, Jiang Chen felt somewhat conflicted.
“If I put them into MP, my base damage would reach 6000. Adding the bonus damage, the total damage would come to 9600.”
“If I put them into Intelligence, then although the total damage would only be 9000, the true damage would increase by 500.”
One option meant higher total damage, the other meant higher true damage.
After thinking it through, Jiang Chen ultimately decided to allocate all the points into Intelligence.
Once the allocation was complete, his Intelligence had reached 52, meaning his true damage increased from 2000 to 2500.
After finishing all this, Jiang Chen turned his attention to the newly refreshed Main Quest.
【Quest: The Old Principal’s Request】
【Quest Description: The old principal seems to have encountered some trouble and needs the player’s help.】
【Quest Reward: ?????】
Seeing that the reward still wasn’t displayed just like before, Jiang Chen didn’t pay much attention to it.
It was understandable for a new game to have bugs.
“Looks like I’ll need to add this to the feedback later.”
As he spoke, Jiang Chen closed the quest list.
“Jeez… why are they still chatting?”
Looking at the screen, the old principal kept trying to find topics, while Lilith beside him continuously picked up the conversation. Jiang Chen couldn’t help but feel speechless.
“They’ve been rambling on forever. Forget it, I’ll do it myself.”
…..
At this moment, Vivian felt like an ant on a hot pan.
Earlier, the Evil God had controlled her body and said something shocking—then went completely silent.
After that, the Evil God started muttering to himself.
From others’ perspective, it probably looked like several mentors had tried to smooth things over for her, and the principal had also given her an out.
And as for her, she just stood there expressionless, watching their performance as if they were clowns.
What kind of disastrous hellscape is this?! Vivian screamed internally, but it was useless.
She could even see that some of the mentors’ expressions were gradually turning unpleasant as they spoke.
Fortunately, Lilith reacted quickly and picked up the conversation.
She casually continued the dialogue, chatting with the mentors.
After finally stabilizing the situation, just as Vivian was about to sigh in relief, she heard that sentence from the Evil God in her mind.
“They’ve been rambling long enough. I’ll do it.”
That’s right—just that one sentence.
Vivian immediately burst into tears.
“Wuwuwu… my Lord Evil God, can you please not speak at a time like this!”
Despite her ten thousand unwilling thoughts, Vivian had no way to resist.
A cold voice rang out.
“So, old man, what exactly do you want to say?”
“Be direct. I’m in a hurry.”
As those words fell, Lilith, who had been handling the situation, froze.
If she didn’t know Vivian well enough, she might have thought Vivian was deliberately provoking the old principal and the mentors.
“Vivian, what are you doing?” Lilith whispered in a low voice.
At this moment, she couldn’t understand why Vivian had changed so much.
However, to Lilith’s surprise, even after this, the old principal still didn’t get angry.
“What’s wrong with young people nowadays?” the old principal wondered.
He considered himself someone who had interacted with many young people, yet he had never encountered anyone like Vivian.
“I’m furious!”
“So rude, and she doesn’t give me any face at all.”
But upon hearing Vivian ask again, the old principal became suspicious.
Could it be that she already knows I need her help?
Thinking this, the old principal decided to test her.
“Vivian, right? Do you already know something?”
However, she didn’t fall for it.
“So, old man, are you going to say it or not? If not, I’m leaving.” The girl’s voice was clearly impatient.
This startled the old principal.
She really knows.
But how did she know?
The old principal couldn’t figure it out.
Of course, he couldn’t figure it out—because the quest log clearly stated that the old principal needed help. All Jiang Chen did was ask about the request.
Returning to his thoughts, the old principal stopped overthinking it. Since this young girl was so straightforward, there was no point in beating around the bush.
“This matter is of great importance. The two of you, follow me.”
As he spoke, the old principal prepared to lead Vivian and Lilith away.
However, Vivian interrupted him.
“Wait…”
As she spoke, under the principal’s gaze, Vivian ran toward one of the mentors.
“I won this bet, right?”
Hearing this, the mentor nodded.
Among the current teams, some hadn’t even cleared the first stage yet, while Vivian’s group had already finished and come out. The result was obvious.
“So these gold coins should be mine.”
The mentor nodded again.
“That’s right. You won this time. A total of 5400 gold coins. The amount will be transferred to your gold card later.”
Hearing this, Vivian nodded in satisfaction.
After finishing this, Vivian jogged back and followed the principal away from the plaza.
As Vivian and the others left, the crowd in the plaza also began to disperse while whispering among themselves.
After all, the main figures had already left. There was nothing worth watching anymore, and the other teams weren’t interesting enough to bother with.
Thus, the once bustling plaza quickly became deserted.
Some individuals and families in the crowd who had intended to befriend Vivian also gave up on staying after seeing her taken away by the principal.
There would be plenty of opportunities to build connections later—there was no need to rush.
Just like that, it didn’t take long before Vivian and Lilith were brought into the principal’s office.
As soon as they arrived, the old principal took out two badges.
“You two, these are our academy’s badges. Congratulations on successfully passing the assessment.”
“After the entrance ceremony and class assignments in a few days, you will officially become part of the academy.”
As he spoke, the old principal observed their every move.
His gaze first landed on Lilith. Seeing her slightly excited expression, he quickly made a judgment in his mind.
Useless…
Then he looked at Vivian. Just like before, her expression was calm and unfathomable.
Then he glanced back at Lilith.
The two should be good companions.
The old principal quickly reached a conclusion.
‘It seems that for what comes next, I only need to persuade Vivian.’
Thinking this, the old principal smiled warmly at Vivian.
“Vivian, your performance this time was excellent. Everyone has seen it, especially your final battle with the projection.”
“You are the most outstanding student I’ve seen since founding this academy!”
Just as the old principal was about to continue speaking, Vivian’s voice interrupted him.
“So for such an outstanding student like me, shouldn’t there be a scholarship or some kind of reward for entering the academy?”
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