Who Told You to Play Infinity Like This - Chapter 10

Chapter 10

Once Chu Zhao made a decision, she would immediately work toward her goal.

Regarding Objective Three, she wasn’t just going to ignore it; she had to actively stop it.

Otherwise, wouldn’t her clingy roommates end up homeless and displaced?

She just wanted to give her roommates a home. What could possibly be wrong with that?

Chu Zhao thought with an air of mock compassion.

Ignoring the idiot Lin Qiu, Chu Zhao continued to look at Li Qingyin, hinting with her eyes.

Li Qingyin was indeed quick to catch her drift. “…That works too. I’ll take you there.”

“Qingyin, you’re the best.”

Li Qingyin smiled, then ruthlessly pressed Chu Zhao back into her seat. “The teacher might give a pop quiz tomorrow, so pay attention. If you fail, Qiuqiu will be furious.”

Chu Zhao was pinned to her seat by a massive force, even though Li Qingyin hadn’t even moved her hand.

Her roommate possessed the strength of a titan.

“Can’t Qiuqiu show a little mercy?” Chu Zhao looked at a certain someone.

That someone met her gaze with a cold stare.

Li Qingyin added, “She can’t control it herself, and she’s afraid of scaring you.”

Chu Zhao thought to herself that Zhu Qing’an had already done plenty of scaring.

Did she, Chu Zhao, look like someone who was easily frightened?

Chu Zhao sighed. “What’s on the exam? Is it hard? Is Teacher Yun the one proctoring?”

Li Qingyin replied, “No, Edict is proctoring.”

She paused. “Generally speaking, it’s impossible to cheat.” Sensing Lin Qiu’s gaze, she immediately added, “Of course, Qiuqiu absolutely hates cheaters. She can forgive you for getting a zero, but cheating is out of the question.”

Chu Zhao understood perfectly.

“Got it.”

[Teacher, you’re giving us an exam tomorrow. Can you help me highlight the key points?]

Yun Shuang: [?]

Who? Who was giving an exam?

She was giving an exam tomorrow?

Yun Shuang pondered for a moment. [Wait a moment.]

A moment later, a very haphazardly put-together list of study points was sent over.

Chu Zhao: “…”

She skimmed through it and set it aside.

While a Scholar lacked combat power, they were top-tier gods when it came to exams.

Of all the books she had collected, the ones from Li Qingyin contained the most information.

For example, Death was also a deity, belonging to the Annihilation Faction.

Sprout, the first god of the Continuance Path, was dead, and the Natural God Sect had collapsed.

Decay, the third god, had defected from Continuance to Annihilation, leaving Luxuriance as the sole remaining pillar of the Continuance Path.

Corruption was a phenomenon that plagued everyone from the gods above to the… non-humans below.

Corruption would cause one to lose their mind and will, fundamentally altering their perception and leading to the destruction of both others and themselves.

The solution was Faith.

Faith could anchor a believer’s mental state, much like how a Scholar would anchor knowledge, becoming a mutual chain with Truth.

The price of a deity’s Corruption was even more terrifying, so worshipping They was a form of mutual salvation.

As for the book personally written by Fraud, Chu Zhao felt it would make an excellent gift for someone else.

Finally, while reviewing her panel, Chu Zhao noticed her 100 Points.

The side quest had given her 100 Points, and she hadn’t used them yet.

[Points detected. Would you like to activate ‘Gift of Fate’?]

Chu Zhao clicked ‘Yes’.

[Current location detected as a Trial instance. Only the ‘Item’ category is available. Draw price: 100 Points/draw. Would you like to proceed?]

Draw.

Scholars weren’t good at fighting; she hoped to pull something for self-defense.

A silver-white roulette wheel floated before Chu Zhao’s eyes.

[You have obtained Item *1]

[I’m Too Eager to Improve (3/3)]

[Your intense desire to improve has birthed a powerful force, allowing you to achieve things you normally cannot.

However, please note that your potential is limited; you are not omnipotent.

(Usage: Please shout aloud, ‘I’m Too Eager to Improve!’, hee~)]

Chu Zhao: “…”

Fortunately, it was an item and not a physical object; otherwise, it would have been awkward to carry around.

This time, Chu Zhao tucked Li Qingyin’s hair into her pocket and checked her phone.

She glanced at the time; it was already 10:45.

“Qiuqiu, are we going to the cafeteria today?”
Lin Qiu sat back up on her bed. “I’ll go.”

“But you aren’t allowed to come.”

Zhu Qing’an also slowly climbed down from her bunk.

Lin Qiu looked at Chu Zhao and said coldly, “One hundred.”

Chu Zhao tried to bargain. “Bring two meals.”

Lin Qiu very reluctantly agreed.

Li Qingyin added, “I’ll treat you. Qiuqiu is quite poor.”

Chu Zhao: “?”

There’s even a wealth gap between you two?

Lin Qiu and Zhu Qing’an had already closed the door and left. Soon, only Chu Zhao and Li Qingyin were left in the dorm.

Chu Zhao asked, “Qingyin, can we go to other dorms to borrow books?”

Li Qingyin: “…”

She immediately recalled her erratic behavior from the day before. With a rare cold expression, she said, “No.”

Chu Zhao was deeply disappointed.

Lin Qiu and the other roommate were incredibly fast. Chu Zhao had only played on her phone for a little while before they returned.

Zhu Qing’an expressionlessly handed a bag of snacks to Chu Zhao. “Here.”

Chu Zhao was genuinely surprised this time. She looked at Zhu Qing’an in disbelief.

Zhu Qing’an looked away without any expression and placed the snacks directly on Chu Zhao’s desk. “Qingyin paid for them.”

Lin Qiu was the one who wanted to buy them.

She was only responsible for carrying them; there was no need to thank her.

“Qingyin, you’re so nice.”

Although it had been less than two days, Li Qingyin’s ears were already growing calluses from hearing that phrase.

She gave a noncommittal hum in response.

Meanwhile, Lin Qiu tapped on the table. “Come here. Eat.”

Chu Zhao squeezed the snack bag and rummaged through it, finding it quite novel.

There were actually snacks here? Were these meant for human consumption?

“Where did you buy these?”

Lin Qiu’s impatient voice rang out. “You can’t go there. Hurry up and eat.”

Chu Zhao: “?”

Isn’t this my food?

Li Qingyin stood up. “Come over here.”

A moment later, Chu Zhao was forced to eat another piece of meat before her roommates finally let her go.

She drank water for a long time to wash down that strange taste before opening the snacks to eat.

She checked the group chat and saw that 611 had sent a message.

611: [I’ve written the group number out, but I can’t guarantee they’ll realize what it is.]

611: [My roommates are very smart. They’ve been watching me constantly.] And they had even wiped away her group number several times.

Chu Zhao pondered for a moment and sent a screenshot to her.

[Zhou XX has applied to join the group. Approve?]

[Wang Zhuo has applied to join the group. Approve?]

[Zheng XX has applied to join the group. Approve?]

611: […]

Her roommates were… something else.

611: [Don’t let them in. They’re all my roommates.]

Chu Zhao raised an eyebrow. [Alright, Wang Zhuo.]

611: […I’m Wang Tun. I don’t know who this Wang Zhuo is.]

Hearing this, Chu Zhao immediately changed her group nickname to ‘Lin Jiu’.

She had originally planned to use the alias Lin Xia, but on second thought, Lin Xia was a bit too specific. Lin Jiu was just right.

611: [Have you changed classes yet?]

Chu Zhao: [I have. What about you?]

611: [Apprentice Lawbringer. My skill is ‘Edict’.]

Chu Zhao thought for a moment. [Scholar.]

Since Yun Shuang had immediately pointed out that she carried the aura of Truth, this profession would likely be difficult to hide.

Speaking of which, how many professions were there under ‘Truth’? It couldn’t just be Scholar, right?

611: [Did you not go downstairs today either?]

Chu Zhao: [How did you complete your task?]

611: [I went downstairs to get food for another roommate. That’s how I finished it.]

In truth, she had completed the task by a stroke of luck. Who knew that buying a meal would involve so many twists and turns? Moreover, her roommate had specific requirements for the food. If another roommate hadn’t helped her, she would have definitely been doomed.

However, there was no need to tell Room 612 about that.

Chu Zhao: [I went to see a teacher.]

611: [Details.]

Chu Zhao: [Come to our dorm and we’ll talk in person.]

611: [Never mind then.]

Ha, coward.

611: [You come to our dorm and we’ll talk in person.]

Chu Zhao: [I’ll ask my roommates.]
611: […] She suddenly remembered that it was Chu Zhao’s roommate who had brought her into Room 611 to commit the robbery.

Their roommates seemed to be quite different…

Thinking of this, Ming Ying couldn’t help but glance at her own roommate.

The woman in the brand-new shirt immediately turned her head and snapped at her, “What are you looking at? Stop looking!”

Ming Ying withdrew her gaze. [Never mind, never mind. We’ll talk about it during class tomorrow.]

She was terrified that Chu Zhao would bring people to smash down her door again like last time.

Her roommate had been scared out of her wits and was even sleepwalking at night.

Chu Zhao replied with great regret: [That really is a pity.]

611: […]

Ming Ying rubbed her nose, feeling that the person on the other side was a bit too cunning.

If she were communicating with a different player, perhaps it would be better…

Ming Ying said, “Zhuozhuo, can we go visit other dorms?”

Wang Zhuo’s hair practically stood on end. “You go! I’m not going!”

Ming Ying: “…I meant Room 610.”

Only then did Wang Zhuo breathe a sigh of relief, then said, “No.”

Ming Ying: “…”

Look at other people’s roommates, then look at you!

Saturday passed quickly. Aside from having to eat a piece of meat at every meal, Chu Zhao lived quite comfortably.

She had a good night’s sleep, and in the blink of an eye, it was Sunday, August 14th.

Today was cloudy turning to clear, 46 degrees Celsius, and there was class in the afternoon.

And… her roommate had promised to take her for a picnic at the cafeteria.

They went downstairs at ten-thirty. It was the same location, but the scenery was completely different from the rainy day.

Edict Academy was very large. The dormitory area was located in the northeast of the entire academy, with a total of twenty-four buildings.

The cafeteria was located in the southeast of the academy, which wasn’t close. On the way, they had to pass several small badminton courts and several laboratory buildings.

Looking from the outside, everything was quiet and beautiful, except… there weren’t many people.

Under the blue sky and bright sun, there were only a few passersby besides her and her roommate. Their faces were pale, and they were in a great hurry.

So even in such bright weather, it couldn’t help but feel somewhat desolate.

Chu Zhao’s gaze swept around, but she didn’t gain any information for the time being.

However… she suddenly thought of her professional skill.

Since Reading could be used on her roommate, could it be used on the academy?

With that thought, Chu Zhao gave it a try.

In the next second, she was shocked by the large characters before her eyes.

Qin* (S): [The academy fell into the Abyssal Depths due to ‘Destruction,’ struggling for survival in the gap between nothingness and annihilation. The interior is filled with the Lost.

Although I did not succeed in leading it out of the Abyssal Depths, I did achieve some results.

If any latecomer is willing to take the trouble, go beneath the podium in the Grand Auditorium. I have left something there.]

Yi* (S): [Tsk, to think I’d run into an academy lost in Time. I’ll just leave a ‘was here’ note.

The person above is truly so~ noble~ and~ selfless~. Edict doesn’t even look for its own academy, so why are you bothering?

However, I’ve also left a little Easter egg on the fiercest and easiest-to-find Aberrant. Even a low-level Scholar can Read it~]

Owen Garcia (A): [Thank heavens, I almost couldn’t get out. Fortunately, I had the little tips from the two Divine Chosen Excellencies.

I do not have the abilities of my predecessors, but I have also left a little something. If any latecomer wishes, they can take a trip to the library.]

Mo** (S): [The Rainbow Scholar was here.]

De**** (A): [Divine Chosen Excellencies? How come I’ve never heard of my Lord having these two Divine Chosen Excellencies?]

Kang* (S): [Because no matter the time or place, the writings of the Divine Chosen Excellencies will be pinned to the top, regardless of whose Divine Chosen They are now.

Furthermore, this is a Land of the Lost; your era might be much earlier than that of the Divine Chosen.

I didn’t expect to encounter Excellency Rainbow here again. Thank the Lord for His grace.]

Ba* (A): [As everyone knows, my Lord’s Divine Chosen is easily soluble in water.]

There were seven entries in total, and Chu Zhao studied them for a long while.

…Do you Scholars all love writing ‘was here’ so much?

Chu Zhao’s finger moved as she slowly wrote down a message.

Chu* (F): [Lin Jiu was here~]