I Don’t Want To Be Popular - Chapter 15

Chapter 15: A Tool Upgrade

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Chen Chuan had a sip of corn juice. “A high schoolmate.”

“Oh,” Jinglan took a piece of tissue from the table and wiped her mouth. Squinting her eyes, she looked contented. “What a wonderful meal. Thank you so much… Regarding the class monitor election?”

“I’ll assist you in that, but you know, it’s an election after all. You need to prepare a speech, and most importantly, showcase your capability,” said Chen Chuan.

“Yeah. I’ll go back and prepare for it. I’m bound to win the class monitor election this time. Do talk the guys into voting for me,” replied Jinglan.

At that moment in time, Chen Chuan sensed the message in his head. “Mission [Feast Invitation] accomplished. You obtained a [Plant-Based Diet Meal Plan]. Given that the target for the mission was contented, you obtained the additional skill [Heart Of Sword Saint] subsequently.”

Chen Chuan noticed that it was just a skill that could slim one’s body, which was of no use to him.

[Copy] did not result in a critical effect.

If a critical hit occurred, the tool he had obtained would be upgraded by one level.

This was Chen Chuan’s conclusion based on the patterns he observed in the past several days. The tool had a low critical chance. Even though there were no specific data shown, Chen Chuan reckoned the critical chance was less than 10%.

‘I wonder if the critical chance can be increased.’ Such a doubt crossed Chen Chuan’s mind.

At this point, the girl who was with Zhou Qi glanced at the menu. She then exclaimed, “The food here is pricey. A set of Ground Pot Chicken costs 198 yuan. Let’s eat elsewhere.”

The girls walked out of the restaurant as they spoke.

Chen Chuan and Jinglan chatted while they relaxingly enjoyed the delicious food.

Both of them ate to their heart’s content.

They strolled along the sidewalk that led to campus after dinner. Chen Chuan walked Jinglan to the bottom of her dormitory.

After bidding each other goodbye, Chen Chuan turned around and got ready to leave. However, Jinglan held him at that moment. 

“Hey. If I successfully become the class monitor, I’ll treat you to a movie,” said Jinglan.

On his way back to his dormitory, Chen Chuan gave the matter a thought. He felt that Jinglan would probably lose the election mainly because she was too pretty. If a pretty class monitor was elected, it would make Chinese Class 1 seem appealing overall.

When Chen Chuan returned to the dormitory at night, Zhou Mu said to him, “Haha. I got my goddess’ WeChat ID. I just added her, and the request has been approved. Look, she shared something on Moments in the evening. Looks like she was having a meal with someone… The word ‘Farmhouse Courtyard’ is written on the tableware.” 

Chen Chuan glanced at Zhou Mu’s cell phone. Sure enough, it was the picture Jinglan had taken during the meal.

However, the picture only showed the dishes without anyone’s appearance in it.

In the six-bedded dormitory room, there were four more people besides Chen Chuan and Zhou Mu.

The four of them were playing games. Three of them were playing League of Legends (LOL), whereas the other one was playing CS: GO.

Chen Chuan had a strong inclination to join them while watching them play, only to realize that he had not gotten himself a computer.

Among the six of them, he was the only one without a computer. It was apparently a bit difficult for him to blend in with them.

“Chen Chuan, go and get a computer. We can gang up here then.”

“Alright. I’ll visit a computer center another day,” said Chen Chuan.

Since he did not have a computer, he lied on the bed scrolling through his phone.

He stumbled upon a post on the ‘Haiqin University’ Tieba forum: [A fat girl here in need of help. Whoever can help me lose weight, I will agree to any conditions he or she sets.] 

The post was concerned with the poignant story of a fat girl. Even drinking water caused her to gain weight, and she just could not slim down at all. Surrounded by a group of angelic housemates, she felt like a square peg in a round hole. 

Chen Chuan could not suppress his laughter.

‘Blood Jade detected. It can be used to upgrade [Copy Card]. The first upgrade would cost one Blood Jade and 1,000,000 yuan. Each upgrade would increase the critical chance by 10%.’

At this point, Chen Chuan suddenly became energetic. ‘An upgrade on [Copy Card]? The tool can be upgraded, huh?’

Chen Chuan was not desperate for money. If he needed money, he could casually spend it, where the amount would multiply with [Double Expenditure Cash Return].

The thing was, what was ‘Blood Jade’?

[Blood Jade is not any type of jade, but a jade that contains a blood pattern. Blood Jade has been detected. The picture has been sent to your phone.]

Chen Chuan quickly looked at his cell phone and saw a new GIF in his album. The GIF showed a white jade, with a pattern on its surface that resembled red plum blossoms.

‘So this is Blood Jade? Where is it?’ Chen Chuan was searching around.

All of a sudden, Chen Chuan became alert to the fat girl’s profile picture in the post. There was a suet-white jade, with a blood pattern in the middle. The jade perfectly matched the one in the picture, which he received on his cell phone. 

‘It’s here, eh?’ Chen Chuan immediately started a private chat with the fat girl.

Apparently, he could apply [Plant-Based Diet Meal Plan], with which he was rewarded for his mission during the dinner.

[Hey, buddy. I have a family recipe regarding weight loss, which might work for you. Why don’t you give me your contact details, or should we just meet face-to-face? I’m a new student from the 2017 intake, and I study in the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities.]

Chen Chuan sent a private message.

He waited for a long while, yet she did not reply to his message.

As he was waiting, he felt sleepy. Even though his housemates were playing games by his side, their voices appeared distant to him.

“Double kill!”

“Triple kill!”

“ACE!”

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