Chapter 44: Fundraising Concludes, Meeting at the New School

Arriving at the vice captain’s office, I glanced at the backpack—only 69 gold coins left. I was curious: since gold coins could be deposited, why couldn’t I withdraw them now?

Han Qianyun explained patiently, “Players who want to exchange coins in the first three days of each month must go to the main city, to the Hall of Rewards. The event only lasts three days, during which you can convert gold coins or team tokens into money, but gold coins and money can never be converted into team tokens.

As for the rates, currently, one hundred team tokens equal one unit of money; ten gold coins equal one point one units of money. Gold coins can only buy certain things—skills, equipment, pets, and such—which will gradually become available after the third professional tournament. But gold coins are restricted...

Team tokens, on the other hand, are so valuable that there’s no fixed rate. Basically, the simplest task in reality is worth ten dollars. When a craftsman makes a purple-grade piece of equipment, a hundred units of money is just the share from that alone; making such equipment only takes a few minutes.

You probably have over a billion team tokens—your father’s funds must have been transferred. Tsk!

Teams have their advantages, but also drawbacks. No matter what equipment you get, even if it suits your class, you must inform those in higher positions. Our team covers all classes, so I don’t need to elaborate. Yet you’ve broken the rules several times, which put me in awkward spots.

From now on, whenever you get equipment or anything my sisters can use, I’ll calculate the corresponding team tokens for you. They’ve been snatching things fiercely these days, since they just registered and started playing. I suspect they might still put you at a disadvantage. If you want the five million reward for winning the championship, I’ll just give it to you directly. I might have given you too few team tokens for those crafting manuals earlier; later, I’ll make it up to you a bit, as long as you don’t ask for anything excessive.”

After hearing this, Hua Tian more or less understood: simply put, gold coins weren’t enough yet—it couldn’t be done now. Team tokens could be exchanged; I could exchange 20 million units of money right now. Hehe! Hmm? The cute sprite popped out, “Hey, don’t click ‘buy’… Hurry and fly down, don’t look at me like that, that’s my emergency money! Your sprite outfit—I’ll buy you a newer, more expensive one next time.”

…

Night was approaching, and after logging out of the game, I thought: once the professional tournament ended, I’d see my father discharged, but that was still a month away. I picked up the phone and called my mother.

“Mom! If the money’s almost there, in a month I’ll have ten million. Just wait a little longer—I’ll soon get Dad out of the hospital.”

Listening on the other end, Mom was completely confused, thinking it was ten million over four months, or maybe wondering what exactly I was up to.

“Hua’er! You’re not planning to rob a bank next month, are you?”

“No way. The game’s money conversion opens in a month. I can now exchange twenty million, and if I win the championship, I get a five-hundred-thousand share. If luck’s on my side this month…”

“Alright! You young people—I don’t understand anymore, I’m old now. As long as you don’t do anything outrageous, I’ll let you be. That’s enough, I need to take care of your Dad. Hanging up now!”

After finishing the call, she went out to fetch warm water, wrung a towel dry and placed it on her husband’s forehead, cooled half the hot water, prepared the supplements, and fed them to Dad.

…

“Old Hua, you heard it too—Hua’er can make big money now. Only his studies might be affected; school starts in a month, and I wonder if he’ll get mixed up with the start date!”

“Cough, cough! Don’t worry. Nowadays, tech universities are all home-based. Once students register, the rest is up to them—studying at home or at school. As long as they don’t cause trouble, they won’t be expelled.”

“But still—you should remind him. Just in case he forgets.”

At that moment, Hua Tian was eating dinner. Seeing the phone notification about school, he nearly choked, spraying his food everywhere. Damn, there’s still that—immersed in the game, he’d forgotten. Hehe, totally forgotten.

He took out the admission notice. The university’s opening ceremony was exactly one month away, coinciding with the day before the professional tournament.

He abandoned his meal, grabbed his watch, and sent a message to Captain Han.

: Captain Han, my start date seems to be the same as the professional tournament.

Han Qianyun, just finishing a bath with her sister, didn’t notice her watch light up at first. Her younger sister, eyeing her with envy, caught the flash and immediately suspected someone had messaged.

She snuck over—*^▽^* Maybe it was her sister’s boyfriend? Damn, she never tells me!

Looking at the message, “Sis, the team’s Berserk Killer seems to have something urgent!”

“Hua Tian? What’s he doing messaging so late? Let me see—next time, keep your hands still after bathing! I can barely keep hold of you.” Han Qianyun pinned up her long, delicate hair.

The start date was the same as the professional tournament. Hmm, money could solve that—no problem.

: Don’t worry, are you starting university or high school? You should be university, right?

: Yes, university. Will it be a problem?

: No issue. If you don’t like that university, I can get you into Water City University. Play games by day, read by night if you want, sleep if you don’t. You’ll get special treatment, unlike others.

Seeing this, Hua Tian was instantly tempted.

: Would that be too much trouble?

: Not at all. One word from me. It’s my family’s school—I hardly ever go. Those boring people always call me the most beautiful, strongest campus queen.

: Uh, you… alright!

: Good, tell me your university, I’ll contact the principal.

: Dreamsea University.

: Oh, I forgot—you’re at Dream City’s university. Wait a moment.

…

Far away in Dream City’s university, a white-haired old man was busy preparing for the opening ceremony. Seeing the incoming call, he thought it was a student asking about the start date. But then he noticed—it was the Han family.

“Hello, who am I speaking to?”

“Sir, you must be the principal of Dreamsea University. I’m Han Qianyun, junior director of the Han Group. Sorry to trouble you. There’s a student who hasn’t started yet—Hua Tian. Once you find him, transfer his enrollment to Water City University. Understood?”

Another request for a transfer, the old man thought. He quickly agreed, and found the student—a country lad with decent grades, though not in the top hundred, but that didn’t matter. He summoned a nearby teacher, carefully instructed him on the transfer.

“Another one, straight to the top.”

: Hua Tian, it’s done. Within a month, move to Water City University. Your enrollment has been sent to their principal, who’ll contact your villa district. Get to know Xiao Yu and the others from the team in real life.

: Xiao Yu and the others? So Liu’s siblings are there too?

: Yes, except me and my sister (>^ω^ : Was Hao Tian there before?

: To be honest, no. His family has some money, but both in-game and in real life he pretends in front of me. In the end, he couldn’t even afford a small house in Water City. He asked if I could give him one—I ignored him. He got mad and wanted to leave the team; he hadn’t finished paying his team tokens, so I’ll let him go. He always called new team members ‘amazing’ without saying a word, but if he thought they weren’t good, he’d rant about ‘trash’. I told him, ‘A top team must have some requirements.’ Soon enough, every newcomer left, except those he didn’t dare provoke—and then you arrived. He caused trouble, made a retirement group, dragged those players into it, but their character wasn’t any better.

: Wait—Xiao Yu and Liu’s siblings? They said their family wasn’t rich, so why did Hao Tian avoid them?

: They really aren’t wealthy—but compared to me, they’re way ahead of you. All three are children of senior executives in my subsidiary group. Seeing them idle, I invited them to play. They turned out to have talent, so I brought them along for the tournament.

: Okay! I thought they were truly broke, but turns out, I’m the poorest.

: That’s enough. You’re doing well—almost a minor rich man now. Play tomorrow! After the game, get a car and come over quickly; meet the team sooner, so the tournament won’t feel awkward.

: Got it, tomorrow morning I’ll be late for the game—I need to buy a car.

After sending the message, he checked his bank balance: 200,000 yuan saved—enough for a decent small car.