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Because the MVP of the day has the right to confess to girls for three months without being refused.
Last year it was Lu Mingfei, but he kept that power unused. He was in love with Nuonuo but only had fleeting desires; he simply didn't have the courage to compete with Caesar for her.
This year, the Lionheart won, but it was a team victory. Many people survived, so everyone needs to vote for the MVP and award him this privilege.
The best performer today was undoubtedly Gu Ran. Without his incredible ability to pinpoint the location and see Caesar's plans clearly, the victory today would not have been so decisive.
It can be said that the student council lost to Gu Ran today.
"I don't need one, I already have a fiancée," Gu Ran waved his hand in refusal.
If Su Xiaoqiang knew he had this privilege, I wonder how jealous the little jealous girl would be!
"How about we give it to Senior Sister Susie? She got quite a few kills with her sniping today," Gu Ran suggested.
In fact, Lancelot also contributed a lot today, as he was in charge the whole time. However, when it comes to benefits, there are always favoritism. Gu Ran and Susie are closer, so Gu Ran suggested giving the benefits to her.
Lancelot didn't compete with Susie. Although he liked Susie, he didn't want to use his privilege to force her. The French have their own kind of romance and persistence.
So after a round of discussion, the MVP was awarded to Susie.
Susie readily accepted.
I wonder if she will use it on Chu Zihang.
The Lionheart Club party lasted until midnight, when everyone had had enough and returned to their dorms reeking of alcohol.
Gu Ran had a few drinks; he didn't like drinking. Li Enshu, on the other hand, got completely drunk, and he had to carry her back to the girls' dormitory.
When Gu Ran returned to the dormitory, her roommate Qi Lan from Tianzhu was already fast asleep.
He went into the bathroom alone and began submitting his blood sample to the system.
The blood samples collected today include those from Lu Mingfei, Manstein, Caesar, Nono, and four A-level student council members.
There are eight people in total.
Gu Ran had a reason for collecting Manstein's blood sample: the professor's Word of Power: Serpent domain was three times that of Ye Sheng, making him a solid A-grade bloodline.
What's more, his father was a Night's Watchman.
The system rewards were distributed quickly.
[Reward: Chakra +10, Current Chakra Total: 46 cards]
[Current progress of unlocking the Immortal Body is 45%]
[Reward: Mangekyou Sharingan unlock progress +8, Current Mangekyou Sharingan unlock progress: 27/24]
Unlock the Kaleidoscope Sharingan
[Unlock Eye Technique: Tsukuyomi]
[Unlock Eye Technique: Amaterasu]
[Progress in unlocking the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan: 3/48]
[Susanoo can currently be unlocked. Collect 12 A-rank blood samples to unlock Susanoo Stage 1.]
[Current progress of unlocking Susanoo: 3/12]
[Risk Warning: Overuse of the Mangekyou Sharingan carries the risk of blindness. This risk can be eliminated after evolving into the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan.]
After the rewards were distributed, Gu Ran felt a little smug.
Now his total chakra reserves are increasing, and since last year he has been using the Yin Seal to seal the excess chakra in his forehead.
Conservatively speaking, he probably has more than 50 calories of chakra available right now!
The reward that pleased him the most was the unlocking of the Mangekyou Sharingan, which directly unlocked two major dojutsu: Tsukuyomi and Amaterasu.
Tsukuyomi is the strongest genjutsu attack, and only those with Sharingan, superior ocular power, and strong mental fortitude can break it.
In the world of Tsukuyomi, everything—time, place, and scene—is controlled by the caster. When an enemy sees a Sharingan that can unleash Tsukuyomi, they will immediately fall victim to it, making it very difficult to escape the illusion.
That's why Tsukuyomi is called the strongest illusion!
Amaterasu can release a black flame in her Sharingan. This black flame has a very high temperature and is said to be close to the sun, but Gu Ran thinks that's just an exaggeration.
Amaterasu has a special ability: it will never go out until it completely burns the target.
Of course, powerful abilities come with huge risks; overuse of the Mangekyou Sharingan can lead to blindness.
The system didn't specify what kind of quantity this "more" was, but Gu Ran guessed that as long as he didn't overuse his pupil power, there shouldn't be a big problem.
Normally, he can fight with the three-tomoe Sharingan, which does not carry the risk of blindness.
Having used the Sharingan so many times, Gu Ran discovered that the Sharingan consumes spiritual energy, so the strength of the eye power is also determined by spiritual energy.
"It seems I need to extend my meditation time during this period and continue to increase my mental energy."
With a plan in mind, Gu Ran began to readjust his cultivation schedule.
*……*……*
Before we knew it, the new semester had officially begun, and Gu Ran officially became a sophomore at Kassel College.
The school has been quite peaceful these days. After the day of freedom, everyone has returned to their daily routine.
Lu Mingfei played games as usual, Finger slept as usual, Gu Ran trained as usual, and Chu Zihang lay in his hospital bed as usual.
His health won't recover so quickly; he'll need to rest for a while longer.
During Chu Zihang's hospitalization, Xia Mi visited him every day and chatted with him for a long time each day. Chu Zihang did not seem impatient; on the contrary, he dealt with her very seriously.
Chu Zihang felt a growing sense of familiarity with Xia Mi, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it.
Susie also visited Chu Zihang several times, always when Xia Mi wasn't there.
She didn't use any special privileges to make Chu Zihang her boyfriend.
Many students outside are speculating whether Susie will use it, because it seems that the junior schoolmate named Xia Mi is also interested in Chu Zihang.
Many classmates were interested in Xia Mi, but everyone thought that Lu Mingfei was the one most interested in her.
Since Lu Mingfei didn't use his privileges from last year, everyone is speculating whether he will use them on Xia Mi.
They thought this routine would continue, but soon the teachers and students learned that the school board was going to send someone to investigate Chu Zihang's lineage.
The head of the investigation team was named Andrew Gattuso, and as you can tell from his name, he was a member of the Gattuso family. He was accompanied by Parsi.
Andrew graduated from Yale University, but in the world of mixed-race people, Yale is just an ordinary university. Guderian is a tenured professor at Harvard University, but he is not proud at all and is now working hard to become a tenured professor at Kassel College.
Andrew will arrive the day after tomorrow, and the Night's Watch is calling on the students to organize a grand welcome party.
Gu Ran wasn't interested in that, but he was very interested in Percy. He thought he could have a chat with him and maybe even a fight with him sometime.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the ocean, Su Xiaoqiang also finished her month-long internship.
Su Xiaoqiang works in Beijing as Lei's special assistant.
It seems that someone had already informed the company's employees that Su Xiaoqiang's identity was extraordinary. After all, Zhang Wanjun picked her up and dropped her off in a luxury car, and she wore luxury brands. Anyone with eyes could tell that she was a rich heiress.
Chapter 280 Chu Zihang's Whitewashing Operation
With a beauty like Su Xiaoqiang in the company, it's no surprise that many people fawn over her.
In the first few days after Su Xiaoqiang joined the company, she received a lot of flowers.
She placed all the flowers in the public area of the lobby, ostensibly to decorate the office area. She also bought rose cakes from Guixiangcun and distributed them to everyone as wedding cakes, telling them that she was actually engaged. She even showed everyone her ring.
As a result, the philanderers became less aggressive, while the female employees in the company became increasingly interested in Su Xiaoqiang, wondering if her engagement at just twenty was an arranged marriage by her family.
So Su Xiaoqiang happily showed off her boyfriend to her female colleagues and shared Gu Ran's swimsuit photos.
When the female colleague saw Gu Ran's six-pack abs, she was shocked and thought that Su Xiaoqiang's fiancé was really handsome and rich!
Having heard that Gu Ran was studying abroad, the girls all hoped that Su Xiaoqiang could introduce them to high-quality overseas returnees.
Su Xiaoqiang readily agreed. She was also an outgoing person and quickly gained popularity among the girls, integrating into the company.
Lei treated Su Xiaoqiang like a junior colleague. He would bring her along to almost every company meeting, big or small, and to make various decisions, allowing her to sit in on the proceedings. He would also explain the pros and cons behind each decision to her, analyzing them one by one.
Therefore, after a month, Su Xiaoqiang also benefited a lot. The knowledge of business administration she learned from textbooks was gradually verified in practice, which gave her more insights.
Lei's company has already completed two more rounds of financing without anyone noticing. Gu Ran has been investing money in the company, allowing Su Xiaoqiang to retain a 15% stake.
The company hasn't started making phones yet; instead, it's working on the UI for the Android system, which has received a lot of positive feedback in online communities.
In the near future, when the company releases its first mobile phone, that will be the time when it begins to develop further.
As for waiting for the IPO and dividend distribution, it will take several more years.
In addition, Gu Ran also had Su Xiaoqiang contact a company called Meituan, preparing to invest in the company.
Su Xiaoqiang had investigated the matter and found that group buying is still a very avant-garde consumption method at present. However, the internet is highly replicable, and she was worried that this model would spring up like mushrooms after rain, leading to fierce competition.
But Gu Ran said that as long as the money was in place, they could win in the 'battle of a hundred groups' in the group buying market, which encouraged her to follow suit boldly.
Therefore, Su Xiaoqiang used the six million US dollars that Gu Ran had previously earned to invest in Meituan's Series A round together with Sequoia Capital.
Just like with his previous investments, Gu Ran only wanted shares, not power; he was happy with the money.
However, Su Xiaoqiang is worried about what to do about the subsequent rounds of financing. Because Gu Ran's money doesn't have much cash flow, should they sell some of the money in the A-share market?
Gu Ran told her not to touch the money in the A-shares, saying that in about three months, he would have about $2 million in his account, enough for the next few rounds of investment.
*……*……*
Before we knew it, it was October.
On this day, Andrew Gattuso, the head of the pedigree investigation team, arrived at Kassel College on the CC1000 express train.
He came to impeach Principal Angers. Because of his ordinary bloodline, being able to challenge an S-class principal with B-class blood was something that could be recorded in the history of mixed-bloods. Therefore, he put on a very tough look.
Passy, the secretary accompanying the investigation team, said that since Angers has not yet been convicted, we should be more lenient and avoid confrontation with the students and professors.
But Andrew believed that they had already obtained evidence that Chu Zihang had questionable lineage and should use strong, iron-fisted measures to bring down Angers in one fell swoop.
He came here to play the villain, and he didn't care what the students thought of him, or even their expressions.
However, as soon as they arrived at the school gate, they were warmly welcomed by the students!
The vice principal led the welcome, and as soon as Andrew got out of the car, students hung wreaths on his head.
"Salute, hello teacher!" The students greeted their teacher like a welcoming team at the entrance of the primary school.