Chapter 122: Chapter 122: Yo, young man, you’re pretty impressive~
The exclusive sales certificate issued by the research institute is like a golden signboard in the eyes of Awakeners, obtainable only with the director’s personal signature and seal.
It’s essentially an acknowledgment that Qian Qi is the first person to discover or invent the Blood Stopping Magic Potion.
If there’s any issue with the potion purchased from her, the research institute will take full responsibility.
Having this exclusive certificate, Awakeners no longer doubt Qian Qi, eagerly waiting every day by the dungeon entrance for her.
Since she started selling the hemostatic medicine here, their backs no longer hurt, their legs stopped being sore, and they felt no hesitation in entering the dungeon to slay magic beasts, as if life had newfound hope.
Unfortunately, once Qian Qi earned enough for the children’s tuition, she stopped selling. The hemostatic medicine was low profit for her, only sold when she wanted to earn a bit of small money.
Basically, a limited-time experience for the stall owner?
Soon enough, Qian Qi’s limited-time card disappeared; Awakeners couldn’t buy her Blood Stopping Magic Potion any longer and had to continue waiting for the research institute to distribute potion.
As for Qian Qi, she took the warm little earnings and took Little Jia and others to the nearby Yanjiao Primary School.
Although most of the primary schools around offered accommodation, Qian Qi chose Yanjiao Primary School, closer to the Bright Orphanage, for Little Jia’s convenience.
Moreover, she found that Yanjiao Primary School had a freer academic atmosphere, and the teachers’ ethics were commendable, making it quite suitable for the orphanage children to thrive.
"You guys stay here and don’t move. I’m going over there to handle the enrollment process." Qian Qi sternly instructed the curious children who were eyeing the school.
Enrollment season was on, with many peers and parents around the office hall, making it difficult to find them if they got separated.
"Don’t worry." Little Jia waved his hand maturely, indicating Qian Qi to go ahead, "I will protect them well!"
"You little rascal, how can you protect them?" Qian Qi clicked her tongue, tapping his little head before heading towards the window to handle the enrollment.
Watching Qian Qi leave, Little Jia turned around and clasped the hands of the other five kids, like a little adult, advising, "We’ll stand here and not run anywhere. Later, let Qian Qi lead us around the school."
"Brother Xiao Jia, can we really study here in the future?" Xiao Min tugged at Little Jia’s clothes, her big eyes filled with anticipation.
"Of course~" Little Jia patted Xiao Min’s head; though only two months older, he treated her as a little sister, "We’ll learn lots of knowledge here and eventually earn ourselves a living!"
Talking about knowledge, Little Jia’s eyes gleamed with expectation, illuminating his entire being, "I heard when we get to third grade, there’ll be a magic beast subject. If there’s anything you don’t understand, you can ask me!"
"Maybe your Brother Jia might even become a formidable Beast Master someday!" Little Jia boasted proudly.
"Yes!" Xiao Min hugged her doll and laughed along, "I want to study hard and become a reliable adult like Sister Qian Qi!"
"Hmph, does that mean your Brother Jia isn’t reliable?" Little Jia teased with a smile.
"Brother Xiao Jia is reliable!" Xiao Min responded brightly, "Brother Xiao An is reliable too; everyone is reliable!"
The kids laughed together, their pure smiles full of yearning and expectation for the future.
Meanwhile, in line, Qian Qi finally reached the window, handing over the documents, "Hello, enrolling six people."
"Six?" The staff inside adjusted his glasses frame, glanced at Qian Qi, and couldn’t help joking, "Yo! Quite a capable little guy, aren’t you!"
Qian Qi: ???
System: [Hahahahahaha—]
"I’m not..." Qian Qi nearly ground her molars, glaring at the laughing system interface before squeezing out a fake smile to the staff, "I’m enrolling for my younger siblings!"
"Oh~ You’re from Bright Orphanage," the staff noted only when he saw the orphanage proof in the documents, entering the information into the computer, "Please wait a moment; entering info for six kids takes a bit of time."
"Okay." Qian Qi leaned against the counter slightly, easing her back. She glanced at Little Jia’s direction but couldn’t spot them among the crowd.
[Qian Qi, after sending these kids to school, shall we go hone in D-level dungeon?] the system chit-chatted.
"D-level?" Qian Qi shook her head repeatedly, "Why go to D-level dungeon? Isn’t staying in E-level dungeon good enough?"
Her strength hadn’t reached the D-level peak yet, nor had her body’s defensive power—what’s the point of getting beaten in a D-level dungeon?
[You can’t stay in your comfort zone!] the system advised, [If you always overpower the weak, how would you fare against stronger magic beasts? Would you react in time?]
"But I don’t want to die." Qian Qi preferred certainty, pondering, "Let me first reach the D-level peak strength!"
[But...]
"Young lady, please sign here." The staff interrupted, offering confirmation papers to Qian Qi, whose ID was in the file.
"Oh, okay." Qian Qi quickly signed, picking up the pen beside her.
The system ceased the topic, scanning around idly.
Suddenly, it dashed to Qian Qi, forcing her pen away,[Oh no, Qian Qi! There’s—]
Before Qian Qi could read the panel, a piercing scream erupted behind her, "Ah—!!!"
Her heart tightened as she turned, discovering chaos igniting among people, with a beastly roar akin to magic creatures suddenly exploding like a sonic boom within Yanjiao Primary School!
"Roar—!"
Simultaneously, the entire hall swayed ominously; something crashed into the registration office wall, shattering it instantaneously. Large stones flung among panicking people, causing shrieks!
A chorus of magic beasts’ shrieking cries followed, sounding so close, revealing through the split wall, several towering black magic beasts rising. Their claws pressed earth, with chilling, predatory eyes reaching for defenseless humans.
Blood blossomed shockingly on the ground, frigid and cruel.
Why are there magic beasts here?!
Qian Qi’s gaze trembled with panic; she abandoned the pen and dashed towards Little Jia and the others!
Please, nothing must happen!
"Roar—!"
From the magic beasts’ appearance, the hall was out of control, with queued parents scattering like ants, some seeking escape, others rushing to find their children, resulting in pushing and overcrowding, making movement difficult.
"Brother Xiao Jia—" Xiao Min clutched Little Jia and Xiao An fearfully, "Is it magic beasts? What should we do?"
"Don’t be afraid!" Little Jia gripped Xiao Min’s hand tightly, his heart pounding as he searched for Qian Qi in the throng, his voice shaking, "Don’t run! Qian Qi won’t find us! She’ll come to find us!"
Qian Qi, Qian Qi, where are you?
"I’m scared..." Tears welled in Xiao Min’s eyes as she gripped her doll, swiveling towards the beasts with her neck stiff, voice faltering, "They... they seem to be coming in..."
Little Jia followed her gaze, indeed, seeing a smaller black beast stepping in amid suffocating blood scent after breaching a hall wall.
Enraged, cold beast eyes surveyed the crowd as if patrolling its domain, then locked onto Little Jia’s gaze.
A fierce sense of fear surged in Little Jia’s heart.
He tightened his grip on Xiao Min’s hand, shouting, "Hold onto everyone’s hands, run!"