Notebook of Fortune - Chapter 53

“You have it?”

It was Shen Zhe’s turn to be stunned.

Neither the Zhao family, the Gold Source Mall, nor the Empyrean One Pavilion had the herb, but his new classmate had it?

How lucky was he?

“The Gold and Silver Tobacco is a rare herb. It’ll have two blossoms when it’s mature, one gold and the other silver. At sunset, the two blossoms will kiss each other and yield a fragrance. It appeared in Green Abyss seventeen years ago and was purchased by my seniors…” said Xiao Yurou.

Seventeen years before, her disease was diagnosed soon after her birth. Her father collected all the tonics in the capital, whether they were useful or not.

The Gold and Silver Tobacco was among them.

However, while the herb could reduce the damage caused by lightning, it could barely treat her weakness. So, it had never been used.

His new classmate had described it just like Uncle Qi of the Zhao family did. Excited, Shen Zhe said, “How much blood do you want? You can have the whole fox as long as some of the blood is left for me…”

“…”

The Blue Fox raised its head gloomily.

“I’ve already surrendered to you… Can you be a little more responsible?”

“That’s unnecessary. I’ll tell you later when and how much blood is needed. I can give you the herb first…” said Xiao Yurou with a smile.

She didn’t need any medication unless she was ill. It would be useless if she got the blood too early, since it would expire fast.

Impressed by her generosity, Shen Zhe nodded and said, “You are a much nicer person than Wang Qing is. He’s so petty that he won’t lend his homework to me…”

“…”

Shen Zhe raised his head, only to discover that it was Mr. Geng Xing’s class.

No wonder they weren’t scolded when they whispered to each other; the teacher was famous for his tolerance. He probably wouldn’t bother it even if someone died in his class.

Shen Zhe, who felt that he hadn’t slept enough in the last class, stretched out his arms and placed a book on his head to block the sunlight from the window. He was about to fall asleep, when Mr. Geng Xing said, “…I’ll ask a student to answer this question!”

He looked around and pointed with his finger, “You, the one with a book on your head…”

He had taught the class for years, but he still couldn’t remember the names of the students.

Hualala!

Everybody’s eyes were focused on Shen Zhe.

He was the only one who intended to go to sleep.

“Well…”

Shen Zhe looked around, then took the book off his head to place it on top of Xiao Jiu’s.

“…”

“…”

Everybody else in the room was speechless.

That was too blatant!

Did Shen Zhe have any sense of honor?

Geng Xing’s lips twitched. “Alright, you will answer this question…”

Although bummed by the act, he had to admit that he asked the question in a flawed way; Shen Zhe took advantage of it.

“Yes, sir…”

Xiao Yurou stood up and looked at the blackboard. “Sir, your question is the optimal calculation method to illuminate the stars! Everyone’s body build and talent are different. It has always been a conundrum for all Mages to optimize the limited talent… Personally, I think the best approach is to constitute a galaxy with two stars as the base…”

Soon, Xiao Yurou expounded on a solution that she had been working on since she was nine.

“This method is too complicated and nobody is able to reach a solution yet. I think it will be the optimal approach if it can be solved…”

Being a super genius, she had answered all the questions to illuminate the Seven Stars. By the time she was twelve, no questions in the Abyssal Ocean Kingdom were difficult enough for her. However, she had worked on the optimal solution for eight years and still was unable to solve the equations!

The difficulty of the method was evident.

“That’s… indeed an approach!”

Not expecting that the new student would offer a brand-new method of calculation that he had never seen, Geng Xing was stunned for a moment and nodded, “You may sit down!”

It was rather embarrassing… The equations were so intricate that he couldn’t understand them!

After she sat down, Xiao Yurou threw Shen Zhe’s book back and glared at him.

“Can I copy your equations?”

Ignoring her anger, Shen Zhe looked at her, glowing.

He had five more stars to illuminate, and he didn’t know how to calculate their specific locations. Since his classmate had the steps, he could definitely copy them!

While other people couldn’t solve them, he had the “=”!

It was as easy as pie for him to get an answer…

One pencil could illuminate three stars. He had five chances in total. So, he would be able to illuminate all the seven stars!

Not knowing what he thought, Xiao Yurou asked in confusion, “Why do you want the equations?”

This guy was famous for his ghastly grades. What could he do with the equations that even she couldn’t solve?

“I think the equations are very good. I would like to study them…”

Shen Zhe nodded.

Xiao Yurou chuckled and said, “Whatever you say…”

She then wrote the equations to calculate the stars on a piece of paper and handed it over.

Shen Zhe read the equations carefully, only to discover that he didn’t understand a thing… Scratching his head, he carefully kept the paper in his pocket and placed the book on his head again…

When he opened his eyes again, he realized that school was already over, and he was the only person left in the classroom… No, his new classmate was still there.

“Why are you still here?”

Struggling to sit straight, Shen Zhe felt strange as he looked at her.

“Why is she still here when school is already over?”

“Is she addicted to studies, like the monitor?”

“I’m still checking an answer…”

Without raising her head, Xiao Jiu wrote on the paper nonstop.

Her handwriting was elegant and enjoyable. It was much better than most students’, and certainly better than Shen Zhe’s.

Shen Zhe read it for a while and felt a headache again.

The formulas were too sophisticated. However, they were somewhat familiar to him.

“Is it the answer that I copied in the Empyrean One Pavilion?”

Shen Zhe recognized it.

He spent hours copying the answer to the top-tier question in the Empyrean One Pavilion. Although it was an enigma to him, he remembered some of the formulas and steps.

His classmate was writing down the steps that he wrote before… There was no telling whether it was because she remembered wrongly or because she didn’t see it clearly, but she made several mistakes.

A few students in school uniform were around when he copied the answer. Was his classmate there back then?

Shen Zhe searched his memories but he didn’t recall her. Losing interest, he stood up and said, “Carry on. I’m leaving…”

Before he left the classroom, a middle-aged man arrived with a white jade box.

“Miss… Here’s what you asked for!”

Xiao Yurou nodded and pointed at Shen Zhe. “Give it to him…”

“Me?”

Shen Zhe was delighted. “Is it the Gold and Silver Tobacco?”

“Yes!” Xiao Yurou didn’t raise her head.

“Thank you…”

Not expecting that his new classmate would have the herb delivered so quickly, Shen Zhe accepted it happily and saw a scarlet plant with two flowers, one gold and one silver, inside the jade box.

Xiao Yurou nodded without looking at him. She frowned at the paper before her.

“You’d better stop. That step is wrong…”

Shen Zhe was excited since all the ingredients had been gathered. Seeing that the more she wrote, the more mistakes she made, he couldn’t help but tell her.

“Wrong?” Xiao Yurou looked up, stunned by his remark.