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Chapter 616: Chapter 520 - I am Actually So Rich (Subscribe, Please) _1
Three hours later.
Tang Qing gradually figured out the essence of strengthening his physical fitness.
It turns out that the body’s cells themselves can produce and store cell origin energy. All Tang Qing needed to do was increase the storage capacity and production speed. Once these two factors improved, his physical attributes would naturally increase.
The method of improvement was also incredibly simple—constant output and consumption. By continuously walking and exercising under the gravity room’s influence, he could consume cell origin energy.
Later, he could recover in the recovery cabin, repairing damaged and fatigued cells. Limiting consumption time and again would improve the cells’ origin energy storage capacity and production rate.
It was incredibly simple.
Tang Qing gave zero points to this setup, muttering, "After all this fuss, all I have to do is exercise? Such a simple method—this Federation makes it too easy to become powerful."
"System, your Federation’s method of increasing strength is too simple, isn’t it? They become stronger in no time," Tang Qing complained.
Tang Qing assumed the system wouldn’t respond, but surprisingly, it answered.
"Host, the gravity control device for origin energy belongs to dimensional technology, which cannot exist in spaces below the fourth dimension. The cost of one single device is equivalent to tens of thousands of resource planets. Therefore, it cannot be widely used within the Federation."
"..."
On hearing the system’s answer, Tang Qing fell to his knees in awe. The creator of this system must have been extremely magnanimous.
Looking at the gravity room, which he had complained about many times, Tang Qing was left astounded. The price was astronomical, and dimension technology seemed even more impressive than space technology.
"System, what’s the principle behind this? In which dimensional space does this exist?" Tang Qing asked hopefully.
"I’m sorry, you do not have the authority..."
"Stop, stop, stop, I won’t ask anymore." Tang Qing hastily interrupted. The system’s "I’m sorry" was always followed by a blow to his ego. He couldn’t bear to hear the entire statement.
It was getting late.
Tang Qing decided to return to his villa. Lying on the bed for an additional hour should be enough to start the day, especially since it was a Monday, and he had to get to school. He couldn’t afford to be late.
More importantly.
He still had to ’wake up’ Lin Jiaxue.
Having tasted the forbidden fruit, Tang Qing was finding it hard to control his urges.
Upon returning to his villa.
Tang Qing took a quick shower.
His hours of training at the training center were not in vain. Although his physical attributes hadn’t increased yet, it was only a matter of time. He now understood the mechanism of strengthening physical fitness and had no doubts.
Incredible.
In the future, improvement would come naturally. But the exceedingly expensive dimensional technology was still on his mind. He hadn’t realized that he had owned such substantial wealth. His measurements were not in money, but in planets.
Tang Qing suddenly felt like a peasant, spending his days hustling for billions of yuan.
Alright.
He was still a poor man.
He’d have to save money slowly.
Upon entering the room.
Seeing how Lin Jiaxue had kicked the quilt off due to the room’s warmth, Tang Qing could hardly contain himself and pounced on her like a hungry wolf. An hour later, they had concluded their morning exercise.
A slightly weakened Lin Jiaxue could only look helplessly at Tang Qing. She wasn’t angry, though. Instead, her eyes were filled with affection. What complaints could she have when her husband was so strong?
By this time.
The day had already dawned, and the two hurried to get ready. They packed their breakfast to eat in the car, fearing they might be late. It was Monday, and the traffic in Shanghai could be imagined.
As they left the villa area.
The car rapidly sped towards Fudan University. Light rain drizzled from the sky, and according to the weather forecast, the sun wouldn’t be seen until tomorrow. Tang Qing was not quite accustomed to such weather where it rained for several days at a stretch.
As expected.
Tang Qing and Lin Jiaxue were stuck in traffic.
"..." Tang Qing helplessly looked at the endless stream of cars.
The traffic jam resembled a linked sausage chain. This wasn’t supposed to happen, yet who could have anticipated a car accident up ahead? Five cars had collided in a chain reaction accident. No one was dead, just slightly injured, but car parts were strewn all over the road.
How did he know this?
Well, all the communication channels in Shanghai were being ’monitored’ in real-time by the analysts in the command room. With a satellite surveying all the time, Tang Qing knew about the accident even before the police.
Rolling down the car window, he watched the anxious drivers tapping their steering wheels. Tang Qing found some solace in the shared misery, seeing that everyone else was stuck just like him.
For now, it was time to eat.
Thus, Tang Qing nonchalantly began eating.
"TangTang, do you think we’ll be late?" Lin Jiaxue, the diligent student, began to worry.
Tang Qing cast aside his worries: "It’s fine, school hasn’t officially started yet, it’s just an orientation, the counselor won’t care, don’t worry." There was no actual class yet, so being late or not didn’t matter that much.
Comforted by this, Lin Jiaxue felt at ease. Indeed, it was just an orientation, there was no class. Their class counselor was quite easy-going, there was no need to bother Zeng Rou to mark their attendance.
She thus stopped caring. Being held by Tang Qing, Lin Jiaxue had no choice but to feed him bite by bite. Tang Qing blissfully enjoyed the breakfast fed to him by Lin Jiaxue’s own hands. The car window was open, and on the left was a bus. Watching the couple in the car eating delicious food, hugging a beautiful woman, and sitting in a luxury car, they were filled with envy, feeling as if their eyes were on fire.
People have different destinies, and they could only lament their ill fortune of not being born into a better life.
"TangTang, close the window, there are so many people watching." Lin Jiaxue glanced at the men beside them with varied expressions and felt somewhat embarrassed. Showing off their affection was fine, but it became embarrassing when they were the center of attention.
Tang Qing gave a smile.
He turned his head to look at the people on the bus. Just as he was about to close the window, he quickly recognized a familiar face, making his smile waver.
It was their counselor, Jing Xiang, on the bus.
Tang Qing was surprised to meet her here. Jing Xiang on the bus also felt awkward seeing her students showing off their love in front of her. She recalled Tang Qing’s boastful statement at the opening ceremony and realized that this must be Tang Qing’s fiancée.
She is indeed beautiful.
Jing Xiang had to admit, Lin Jiaxue’s ladylike demeanor, her intelligence and grace, her shyness laced with charm, exuding a hint of frailty, would make any man fall in love with her. She could see that this girl was completely devoted to Tang Qing.
Since he saw her, Tang Qing naturally couldn’t pretend to be blind.
"Jiaxue, I’ve just seen our counselor. I’m going to make a quick greeting." Tang Qing said to Lin Jiaxue.
"Maybe she could join our ride," suggested Lin Jiaxue.
"Good idea." Tang Qing agreed. It would be nice to get acquainted with Jing Xiang for future convenience.
Having said that, Tang Qing grabbed an umbrella and got out of the car.
They were stuck in traffic on an overpass, and the cool sea breeze felt refreshing.
Seeing Tang Qing getting out of the car, Jing Xiang knew he had seen her.
Tang Qing went to the driver’s window and said to the middle-aged driver, "Uncle, could you open the door? I have a friend inside." Seeing Tang Qing emerge from the neighboring luxury car, the driver was impressed by Tang Qing’s demeanor and didn’t say much, instantly opening the door.
Tang Qing went to the door and said to Jing Xiang, who was standing nearby, "Teacher Jing, get off quickly. My car is faster than the bus."
Jing Xiang smiled wryly in response to Tang Qing’s forthright statement and didn’t refuse, descending from the bus. Only then did Tang Qing notice that Jing Xiang was carrying a large suitcase, and he quickly went to help her.
"Teacher Jing, are you going back home for the weekend?" Tang Qing inquired. He used his nerve telekinesis to scan and found the suitcase full of clothes.
"Not my home. As you know, it’s been a while since I graduated. You guys are the first batch of students I’ve counseled. After graduation, I stored a lot of my stuff at a friend’s place. I retrieved the last of my clothes yesterday and didn’t expect the traffic to be this bad today. I planned to take the subway at the next stop. I’m just glad there’s no meeting at school today, otherwise it could’ve been a real hassle," Jing Xiang explained with relief.
Tang Qing placed the suitcase in the trunk.
They got back in the car. 𝑛𝘰𝘷𝑝𝘶𝑏.𝑐𝘰𝘮
"Teacher Jing, this is my fiancée, Lin Jiaxue. She’s also from Fudan University with a major in journalism. This is our class counselor, Teacher Jing Xiang." Tang Qing introduced them.
"Hello, Teacher Jing," Lin Jiaxue greeted politely with a smile.
"Nice to meet you, student Lin. You’re really beautiful. No wonder Tang Qing publicly announced your relationship in such an important event. I hope you two have a wonderful time together," Jing Xiang smiled slightly wishing them well.
Looking at this couple that seemed to be made for each other, she couldn’t help but think of her own unrequited love.
"Rest assured, Jiaxue will definitely be my wife." Tang Qing looked at Lin Jiaxue tenderly, gazing at her charming eyes and couldn’t resist stealing a kiss. If it wasn’t for Jing Xiang being there, he might have gone further.
Lin Jiaxue blushed and hid her face in Tang Qing’s chest, too shy to look up.
Watching this scene, Jing Xiang shook her head with a bitter smile. She kinda regretted getting on this ’pirate ship’. Watching this display of affection felt like someone deliberately out to get her. She quickly changed the subject: "So Tang Qing, where did you go this weekend?"
"I went back home, but it’s quite far away," Tang Qing replied with a smile.
"Do you mean you have two homes in Shanghai?" Jing Xiang wondered. The smart Jing Xiang quickly grasped the meaning of Tang Qing’s ambiguous phrase: one home far away, and the other much closer. So, Tang Qing had two homes, she knew he was not a Shanghai native, so these homes must have been bought.
"Yep, the one near the school I use during the weekdays, and the further one is for weekends," Tang Qing explained.
Jing Xiang didn’t probe any further. She couldn’t really do anything about Tang Qing’s tycoon world other than watching. If Tang Qing could afford this car, have bodyguards commuting, buy houses, and not just one but two, then there was nothing surprising. They’ve all seen rich people before.
However, a person like Tang Qing who has it all - good people skill, wealth, and excellent academic performance - was rarely seen. Or rather, they were pitifully rare. If one were to use the standard of a perfect prince, Tang Qing undoubtedly qualified.
And so, Tang Qing chat and got most of the information about Jing Xiang while he managed to maintain his own information to a minimum. Although Tang Qing didn’t enjoy socializing, it didn’t mean he was not good at it.
After about fifteen minutes.
The road ahead was cleared and Tang Qing’s car set off once again.
