raknovel Chapter 51 Extra Income
Chapter 51 Extra Income
Chapter 51 Extra Income
The days that followed were like a pre-programmed sequence.
Every afternoon, Bai Yuze would appear on time at his window seat on the third floor of the library. Sunlight would fall from the same angle as he opened his study materials on the same table.
Su Xue was also there.
She usually sits at that long table against the wall, head down, flipping through that thick book.
Occasionally, when I look up, my gaze will linger in his direction for half a second.
Then move away and continue watching your own thing.
There was no dialogue, no eye contact, and no progress.
Bai Yuze didn't care either, hmm.
He came to the library to study!
In Japan, the AET exam is similar to a final exam, but the rewards and punishments are completely different.
First, let's talk about the rewards. Not only is the tuition completely waived, but there's also an extra 5000 Federal Credits to use each month. After graduating from the school, you can even get the opportunity to intern in the Cloud Top District.
Bai Yuze was able to move from the Parrot District to the Maple Leaf District to live and work part-time thanks to Dongqing University. Otherwise, it would have taken millions of federal dollars to get into the Maple Leaf District from the Parrot District.
However, compared to the rewards, the punishment for failing the AET exam seems terrifying.
Although the Dongying Autonomous Region is under the jurisdiction of the Xia Federation, its social system and framework are actually more similar to those of the North American Federation.
The first time a student fails a course, the school will issue an academic warning, require the student to attend intensive training camps at their own expense during winter and summer vacations, prohibit the student from applying for scholarships for one year, and double the hours of volunteer service in the Maple Leaf area.
Failing the same subject twice results in repeating the year, losing all scholarships plus a 20% fine, a 30% increase in tuition fees, a drop in family credit rating, and a reduction in loan amount.
Failing three courses will result in being forced to repeat the year and having to repay student loans in advance.
In addition, they will be prohibited from applying for civil service positions, state-owned enterprises, financial institutions, medical institutions, and technology companies in Japan. The most serious consequence may be being included in the social resource optimization list.
For most ordinary students, this is not an exam, it's a guillotine.
In the evening, he would go to the music room to cultivate his mind and spirit.
He polished the piece "Breaking the Cocoon" again and again, from its initial slightly awkwardness to its current smoothness without needing to look at the sheet music.
During this time, Shiracha Chika would also come over from time to time.
I'll request a song, relax for a bit, and then leave.
They completely treated Bai Yuze like a waiter who played the piano.
Bai Yuze didn't refuse; after all, he owed the other party a favor.
As usual, Shiracha Chika walked in without saying a word, went straight to the orange sofa in the corner, and then slumped back into it.
"worn out."
She closed her eyes and exhaled a long breath.
Bai Yuzhe's fingers didn't stop, he just glanced at her out of the corner of his eye.
The dark school uniform skirt was wrinkled up, her hair was a bit messy, and there were fine beads of sweat on her forehead.
It's obvious they just came from the dance studio; they've been dancing really hard.
"Waiter, I'd like to request a song."
Bai Yuzhe glanced at her and asked, "So, this elegant and beautiful Miss Bai Cha, what would you like to hear?"
Shiracha Chika began, without even opening her eyes, "Give me a Beethoven sad song."
Bai Yuze paused, then skillfully changed his tune.
Meanwhile, Shiracha Chika lay lazily on the sofa, and soon, only the sound of the zither and her soft breathing remained.
For a long time.
Bai Cha Qianxia suddenly opened her eyes and asked, "What kind of dance do you think would be suitable to accompany your piece?"
Bai Yuze thought for a moment and said, "The class monitor looks good no matter what he dances."
Bai Cha Qianxia narrowed her eyes: "Just going through the motions."
"real."
Bai Yuze said sincerely, "Class monitor, I've never seen you dance before, so everything I'm saying is the truth."
Bai Cha Qianxia was so angry that she laughed.
"Okay, then I'll just jump around however I want. Anyway, you'll be the one who embarrasses yourself."
Bai Yuze smiled and said, "It's okay. Our class monitor is so pretty, she'll look good no matter how she dances."
"Tsk, so glib."
As the song ended, Shiracha Chika stood up, patted her skirt, and as she did so, the hem of her skirt lifted slightly, revealing a section of her calf covered by white stockings.
Bai Yuze's gaze swept over it inadvertently, then quickly returned to its original direction.
She took two steps forward, and the white section gleamed softly in the dim light, much like a branch covered in the first snow under the moonlight, so clean it seemed unreal.
As the fragrant breeze approached, Bai Yuze withdrew his gaze and looked down at the piano keys.
"Here's a reward for you."
Several banknotes were slapped on the piano.
Bai Yuze then raised his head, his face full of flattery: "Thank you, class monitor."
"snort."
Bai Cha Qianxia turned and walked towards the door, her skirt swaying gently with each step, the white fabric appearing and disappearing intermittently. She reached the door, then suddenly stopped and looked back at him.
"By the way, I think I have some ideas about your song 'Breaking the Cocoon'."
Bai Yuzhe looked at her.
"Come to my house tomorrow, I'll dance for you."
The door closed.
Bai Yuze looked at the few banknotes on the piano, then at the closed door, and took a deep breath.
I still have to go through the gates of hell. I hope that the squad leader's father won't be lying in ambush at the door with three hundred axemen, ready to give the order and have my head roll.
With the extra money in hand, Bai Yuze was in a very good mood today.
He got out of the free ride-hailing car and took the elevator up to the fourth floor.
The third floor is a public laboratory, while the fourth floor is a private laboratory exclusively for Senior Brother Aiwas.
Normally only Professor Mu or the senior brother can enter, Bai Yuze is an exception.
He pushed open the laboratory door with practiced ease.
Senior Brother Aiwass is still the same as ever, with dark circles under his eyes that make him look just like the giant panda, the national treasure of the Xia Federation Zoo.
However, it's not an exaggeration to say that Senior Brother Aiwass is comparable to a giant panda.
At this moment, the eldest disciple was frowning at a machine that kept giving error messages.
Hearing the door open, he didn't even look up, just casually said, "Junior brother's here? Help me organize the samples in the third row over there, clean them thoroughly, and make sure the labels face outwards."
"OK."
Bai Yuzhe responded, put down his schoolbag, and started working.
Although most of the work I did was miscellaneous tasks with little value, being able to stay in the lab and occasionally ask my senior brother questions that I couldn't figure out at home was already worth it.
Moreover, he could use the lab as a front to earn some tuition fees.
After working for half an hour, Senior Brother Aiwas suddenly slammed his hand on the table.
"It's done!"
Bai Yuze looked up and saw his senior brother Ai Huasi holding a small test tube, shining it up to the light, his face showing the excited expression of someone who had been staying up all night and suddenly found money.
He turned around and carefully placed the test tube into a palm-sized metal insulated box. "Xiao Bai, run an errand for your senior."
Bai Yuze walked over.
"What is this?"
"Microscopic inhibitors".
Senior Brother Aiwass's tone was tinged with barely suppressed smugness, but he quickly lowered it, saying, "Don't tell anyone, this is still confidential."
Bai Yuze nodded and remained silent.
Aiwas pushed the insulated box in front of him and said slowly, "Junior brother, take this to the Containment Department of the Security Bureau. They have samples for experiments that they need this. I've sent the address and contact person to your phone. Just deliver it and don't worry about anything else."
Bai Yuze glanced down at the insulated box.
It's palm-sized, with a silver metal casing, a simple lab logo on it, no text, just a number.
"Senior brother, is this the only item?"
"Yes, this is all we have."
Aiwass nodded. "But don't delay too long. Be careful to keep it safe and don't let anyone open it."
This was the first time his senior brother had mentioned so many precautions, and Bai Yuze nodded very seriously. "Senior brother, don't worry, even if I die, this potion will be fine."
"It's not that bad."
Aiwas chuckled, amused by his words, and said, "It's not that precious. If we really encounter danger, life and health are the most important things. Also, I received news that there seems to be a riot in Hanjiang District recently. You need to be careful. If the situation is urgent, we can postpone our trip for a day or two."
"Okay, I'll go now."
Bai Yuze carefully put the insulated box into his backpack.
Bai Yuze had always assumed that the Containment Division, as one of the important departments of the Security Bureau, should be located in the Hanjiang District, if not the Maple Leaf District or the Cloud Top District.
But when he opened the address sent by his senior brother, he realized that the headquarters of the Containment Bureau was actually in the Parrot District. When he opened the map, he was dumbfounded.
No wonder his senior brother told him to be careful.
But this is also good, as it gives him more room to smuggle.
In the past, he would try every means to piggyback on the Parrot District project's name, but now he doesn't need to; he simply delivers things directly to the Parrot District.
That's precisely why Bai Yuzhe was more confident than anyone else this time; so what if Uncle Li left?
What a big deal!
But when Bai Yuze arrived at Hongqiao with his belongings and underwent inspection, he sensed something was amiss. It wasn't that the personnel on duty were searching more thoroughly, but rather that the search was far too lax. In the past, even with Uncle Li, whom he knew, the proper procedures were followed: checks were conducted, and those who should be allowed to pass were let through. But now, the personnel on duty simply scanned his student ID, glanced at it briefly with a scanner, and then let him pass.
Too lax!
Something unusual must be going on. Bai Yuzhe kept a watchful eye on things. He didn't believe that Uncle Li's reputation was so good.
After passing Rainbow Bridge, the next step is to pass Qingyang Bridge.
The person on duty today is someone I know, Kenji Morikawa.
When he saw that it was Bai Yuze coming over, his eyes flickered, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he said nothing.
As usual, they did a quick search and then let me through.
However, before Bai Yuze left, he said that he hoped Bai Yuze could visit the rehabilitation center when he had time.
Morikawa Hayasuka wanted to thank him in person.
Bai Yuzhe was slightly taken aback, not quite understanding what the other party meant. He wasn't familiar with Morikawa Hayasuka, and his help was mainly to help Morikawa Kenji and gain a favor.
But since that's what they said, I'll go check it out when I have time. After all, they're my classmate.
After entering the parrot area, Bai Yuze opened the map his senior brother had sent him and dialed the number recorded on it.
A moment later, a black sedan stopped in front of him. The two did not exchange a word during the journey until the car stopped at a fork in the road. The driver then turned to look at him, his eyes cold: "You can't go any further. You'll have to walk there yourself. When you come out, contact this number and I'll come back to pick you up. Don't wander off, or we won't be responsible for any problems that arise."
Bai Yuze nodded and got out of the car.
After walking a hundred meters forward, the view suddenly opened up.
A colossal building stood on the open ground, its entire body silver-white, its edges sharply defined, like a lurking steel behemoth. The exterior walls had no windows, only a dense array of ventilation openings and sensor probes, gleaming coldly in the sunlight.
At the entrance was a three-meter-high alloy door, flanked by four fully armed guards holding standard-issue rifles that Bai Yuzhe couldn't identify.
He had only walked about twenty meters when he shouted, "Stop!"
Four guns were pointed at him at the same time.
Bai Yuze paused, then slowly raised his hands.
"Who is it?"
"Students from Holly University, delivering experimental samples."
The guard captain walked over, his gaze sweeping over him several times before he finally spoke slowly, "Identity."
Bai Yuze slowly lowered his hand, took out his student ID from his pocket, and handed it over.
The guard captain took it and swiped it on a palm-sized device.
The screen lit up, displaying a message. He glanced at it for a few seconds, then looked up at Bai Yuze's face, and waved.
The gun was lowered.
"Come here, let me check."
What followed was a ten-minute body search.
The backpack was turned inside out, and the insulated box was taken out separately and scanned repeatedly with a special instrument. Bai Yuze himself was also scanned from head to toe, and the green light that lit up made him breathe a sigh of relief.
"Go in."
The guard captain returned the student ID to him, saying, "Don't look around or wander off. Come out immediately after you've delivered the item."
Bai Yuzhe nodded, took the documents, and walked through the alloy door.
Behind the door lies another world.
The silver-white corridor stretched into the distance, with rows of tightly closed metal doors on both sides. The doors had no markings, only numbers and flashing indicator lights.
The continuous strips of lights overhead illuminated the entire space as bright as day, yet cast no shadows.
Bai Yuze looked down and realized that the ground was made of a special frosted material that did not reflect light at all.
He even felt that the floor material could seemingly isolate the miasma of the abyss.
Wow, that's high technology!
He couldn't help but take a second look.
"Hurry up."
The guards behind me urged me on.
Bai Yuzhe withdrew his gaze and quickened his pace.
But out of the corner of my eye, I couldn't help but glance at the numbers on the metal doors, at the slightly trembling security cameras in the corner, and at the faint, low hum coming from the ventilation vents.
Then he smelled a scent.
It's very faint, so faint that it's almost imperceptible.
But for Bai Yuzhe, that smell was like a durian, its thorns pricking at a corner of his sense of smell.
familiar.
It's sweet.
A sweetness with a hint of decay.
He paused for a moment.
"Hurry up."
The urging voice rang out again, even more impatient than before.
Bai Yuzhe didn't linger and continued walking forward.
But the smell followed him until he entered the handover room, at which point it gradually faded away.
Hmm, he recognized that smell all too well—it was from his junior, Min Zhirou!
The beautiful junior he was willing to give his heart to was also here.
Bai Yuzhe originally thought that the other party had been eaten by the Abyss Calamity Beast.
If one survives, there will be future fortunes.
Hopefully, this junior student can seriously undergo ideological reform in the detention center and become a good person after her release.
Amen!
As Bai Yuzhe emerged from the containment department, he let out a long sigh of relief.
The sunlight was a bit too bright, completely different from the cold, artificial light inside.
He stood at the doorway, glanced back at the silvery-white behemoth, and then turned and left.
He took two steps and then suddenly stopped.
What's the date today?
He took out his phone and glanced at it.
June 3.
Bai Yuze blinked and glanced at it again.
"That's right, today seems to be someone's birthday," Bai Yuze said after a two-second silence.
I was just thinking about my junior, Min Zhirou, but now all I can think about is spending money again.
He took a deep breath and then exhaled.
What kind of gift shows thoughtfulness without costing too much money?
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