Chapter 98 The Darkened Woman (Please Read)
After leaving Sunset Mountain for the second time.

An Yuan settled the rented magic weapons and reimbursed everyone for their losses, including the lightning magic stones he had consumed.

After deducting this part of the cost, An Yuan entrusted Song Xuanfei to purchase medicinal materials from other students in order to lock in the assessment ranking.

I stayed in the Hangzhou Academy with Leng Lingling, and slowly sold resources to obtain funds.

After all, he has too many resources in his hands, and he is really afraid that some wizard will take the risk and choose to assassinate him.

The content of the freshman assessment is similar to that of An Yuan and others. They are all commissions issued by the Magic Association. The difference is that they are collecting mineral resources for the Equipment Refiner Competition.

An Yuan directly lent Chen Yunya a large sum of money and asked her to follow his example and buy ore from her freshman classmates.

Chen Yunya wondered, "Won't I lose money if I buy ore like this?"

An Yuan answered casually, "If you buy enough, you can sell it. The school's assessment prohibits buying ore from outsiders, but it does not prevent students from trading among themselves."

"Only the ores in students' hands can be counted towards the assessment scores and have special value. When the time comes, you can charge a 10% or 20% premium based on the market price. Some students will buy ores from you after calculating the rewards for ranking improvement and thinking they have made a profit."

"As a group of people's rankings rise, another group of people's rankings fall. To improve their rankings, they will come to you to buy ore."

"In the end, everyone will be buying ore at a loss... unless they don't care about the ranking or they don't have money."

"At that time, it depends on what the ranking is worth in their eyes. The main purpose of making money is the money of the children of aristocratic families and geniuses of powerful forces."

"Remember to leave some ore for your own use, so that your people don't fall behind in the rankings."

Chen Yunya was shocked on the spot, "Can we play it like this?!"

An Yuan was surprised and asked, "We have the capital, so why can't we make money? It's just a matter of how much profit we make."

Chen Yunya felt a little dizzy, and nodded, not quite understanding, "Anyway, I'll just listen to you."

……

"Yueran, please!" "Sister Yueran, please go find An Yuan!"

Friends requested it one after another.

Lu Mu stood in front of Zhang Yueran, "You all know how smart An Yuan is! If you let Yueran go alone, she will definitely be severely bullied by An Yuan!"

"Then what should we do?" "Yes, we can't just give up the resources, right? My brother even lost his life for these resources...!"

Lu Mu took a deep breath and said, "I'll go."

For a moment, the friends seemed to have found their backbone and thanked Lu Mu one after another.

Zhang Yueran looked at the scene silently, a little dazed.

Lu Mu turned around and said, "Yueran, I will ask for more resources. Wait for me to come back."

"……Wait a moment."

Zhang Yueran grabbed the corner of Lu Mu's clothes.

"Yue Ran?"

Lu Mu looked back in confusion.

Zhang Yueran didn't look at him, but closed her eyes.

Just now, according to An Yuan's plan, she was about to ask for a sum of resources and become the leader after Tang Zhouyu's downfall.

As a result, Lu Mu spoke up to interrupt.

Is he really worried about her?
Or... did you also realize that this was a good opportunity to become a leader?
"Lü Mu...if An Yuan is difficult to get along with, please be patient. You have worked hard for everyone."

Zhang Yueran bowed to Lu Mu, her voice full of worry, but her face, hanging in the shadows, actually had no expression.

Her eyes were empty, staring at the floor.

Lu Mu immediately became excited:

"Don't worry, Yueran, I will succeed!"

"Brother Lu Mu, come on!" "Lu Mu, we're counting on you!"

Zhang Yueran watched Lu Mu leave, listened to her friends talking about how good Lu Mu was, and suggested going to the bathroom. After entering the bathroom, she leaned against the wall expressionlessly, staring at the unfamiliar self in the mirror, and suddenly laughed at herself.

"He asked me if I had had sex with Tang Zhouyu..."

"I said no, and I could even prove it to him."

"He refused. I know what he's worried about. What we saw together that day, the hymenoplasty surgery..."

"He was observing me, testing me."

"Now, he wants to become Tang Zhouyu, the one who suppresses me."

Zhang Yueran sneered at herself in the mirror, "You and he have already broken up. After two years of cold war, why do you still expect him to remain the same as before?"

"Zhang Yueran! You have become unrecognizable!"

"But it doesn't matter...Haha, An Yuan will help you. He will help you become a leader. The man you love can't take away what you deserve."

"Moreover, An Yuan will give you status, strength, and money. By then, you will be stronger than Lu Mu, and he will have to rely on you."

"You will eventually get Lu Mu."

"The premise is... An Yuan didn't lie to you. He is still willing to help you."

Zhang Yueran picked up the phone and typed out a line of words with trembling hands:

[Zhang Yueran: Lord An Yuan, it is my fault that I did not do my job well. Lu Mu will contact you first. Please do not forget my humble contribution...]

[Zhang Yueran: Lord An Yuan, please rest assured. Lu Mu doesn't know that I am already your loyal subordinate. He only thinks that the person who is cooperating with me is Tang Huatian]

[Zhang Yueran: Lord An Yuan, I am willing to be loyal to you forever! ]

[An Yuan: Come over later]

[Zhang Yueran: Yes! Thank you very much, Mr. Anyuan! ]

Zhang Yueran's shaking hands finally calmed down and she breathed a sigh of relief, "When you go down to see An Yuan, do you want to bring some gifts? Of course you should!"

"besides……"

Zhang Yueran looked at herself in the mirror, looking a little haggard. "I can't go to see An Yuan like this. I have to put on makeup! And change my clothes!"

Suddenly, Zhang Yueran was stunned.

She had never cared so much about Lu Mu...

Just to see An Yuan, I have to bring gifts, put on makeup, and change clothes...

“Ha, ha, ha, Zhang Yueran, ah Zhang Yueran, you have completely fallen into An Yuan’s hands, and you will never be able to get out in this lifetime! Ha, ha, ha!”

After making fun of herself for a long time, Zhang Yueran adjusted her mood.

She returned to where her friend was and waited patiently.

Half an hour later, as everyone was waiting, Lu Mu came back with an ugly look on his face, full of shame. He angrily scolded An Yuan for being ungrateful, deliberately making things difficult for him, and not wanting to return the resources to them.

Immediately, friends started to curse An Yuan.

Zhang Yueran was calm and concerned. She comforted Lu Mu and her friends. Finally, she gritted her teeth and said, "I'll try again."

Lu Mu hurriedly said, "That An Yuan doesn't give me face at all! Yue Ran, you will only be humiliated by him if you go!"

Zhang Yueran forced a smile and said, "I won't give up if I don't try."

Lu Mu, you really don’t want me to be the leader?

Ah, I understand. It turns out that you have figured this out since a long time ago!

You too, Tang Zhouyu too, An Yuan too! You all can see clearly, but I am the only one who is stupid and doesn't understand anything!

Don't worry, Lu Mu, when I surpass you, I will firmly keep you in the second-in-command position, and will never let others surpass you, never let you surpass me, and always let you need my help!

(End of this chapter)