Reincarnated as a Mosquito, I Sucked the Reborn Empress to Tears

Chapter 298: Chapter 298: Credit Hall, Lord Mosquito Arrives

By the time Gu Yuexi and Chu Sheng arrived at the Credit Hall, Chu Sheng had already reverted to his harmless Primitive Form, quietly perched on Gu Yuexi’s cowlick.

However, despite their low-key entrance, their arrival was like a magnet dropped into a pile of iron filings, instantly drawing the eyes of everyone present.

The originally noisy chatter in the great hall involuntarily quieted down a few notches.

One gaze after another—a mixture of awe, curiosity, and reverence—sharply focused on them.

The crowd began to murmur amongst themselves:

“So that’s the real Future Empress who completely crushed Su Yingxue? Tsk tsk, that face, that aura… she’s absolutely stunning. Even more breathtaking than in the forum pictures!”

“It’s a shame I didn’t get to see that battle in person.”

“Damn, she has even more of that vibe in person than in the videos. You know, that… right, that unapproachable, looking-down-on-the-world empress vibe!”

“I heard her Contracted Beast is that shapeshifting mosquito. Where is it?”

“What mosquito? That’s Lord Mosquito! Lord Mosquito is perched right on Empress Gu’s head!”

“I see him… tsk, tsk… he looks so… ordinary…”

…

Gu Yuexi was long accustomed to the surrounding chatter and stares.

She paid them no mind and walked straight toward the mission board area.

Her purpose for coming here was clear: accept missions and earn credits.

Chu Sheng, still perched on Gu Yuexi’s head, glanced left and right before flying up.

“BUZZ BUZZ (I’m gonna go for a stroll.)”

Chu Sheng buzzed once, then began to move freely around the spacious Credit Hall, wandering about.

Before long, he had drifted over to the credit exchange counter on one side of the hall.

Here, massive light screens stood erect, with a dazzling array of exchangeable items scrolling across them.

Chu Sheng’s gaze quickly swept over the screens, and soon, his eyes lit up.

[Emperor-level Demon Beast Essence Blood (Nine Nether Earth Python)], Credits Required: 50,000.

[Emperor-level Demon Beast Essence Blood (Blazing Three-headed Lion)], Credits Required: 50,000.

’Holy crap! They actually have Emperor-level Essence Blood for exchange! And more than one kind!’

Chu Sheng was instantly thrilled.

’But that price… 50,000 credits?’

Chu Sheng had no concept of what 50,000 credits meant, but the number alone sounded like a lot.

Still, no matter how much it was, this was a benefit for the university’s own students!

Out in the world, strategic resources like Emperor-level Essence Blood were almost completely monopolized by top-tier families and the Military Department; you couldn’t buy it even if you had the money. Even if a drop occasionally surfaced on the black market, the price would be far more expensive than a mere sum of credits.

’At least Jing University seems way more generous than stingy old Du Nan First Middle School…’

Chu Sheng still remembered how Du Nan First Middle School’s point exchange counter had also displayed a set of King-level Essence Blood as its prized treasure. The price was casually set at tens of millions of points, an amount no student could possibly afford.

’Heh heh, though in the end, I still managed to get my hands on it!’

Chu Sheng continued to browse. There were many other good things on the light screens.

For example, there were all sorts of rare Eighth-Grade Spiritual Plants, Heavenly and Earthly Treasures that could significantly boost one’s Mental Power, and even several Celestial Tier Spiritual Artifacts!

Chu Sheng even saw an exchange option for a [Star Source Crystal Core], but it was marked with “Stock: 0.” It had clearly been redeemed by someone already.

Unlike at Du Nan First Middle School, these treasures at Jing University weren’t just for show!

As long as you had enough credits, you could really exchange for all of them! The university even encouraged students to actively redeem items and convert resources into personal strength.

A fire ignited in Chu Sheng’s heart as he watched. He wished he could turn into a robber right then and there, snatch everything on the screens, find a quiet spot, and absorb it all!

’If I could drain all these treasures dry, I’d level up on the spot! I could probably manage at least two more complete evolutions, right? Tsk tsk!’

’Too bad I don’t have enough credits.’

’Oh, no, to be precise, as a Contracted Beast, I don’t even have a credit account.’

After browsing and feasting his eyes, Chu Sheng was about to fly back to Gu Yuexi’s side when he happened to glance at a corner of the hall. A simple-looking, earnest-faced young man was whispering to the air.

“Lord Mosquito, my bad. Yesterday on the forums, I was blind and failed to recognize your greatness. I said a few things doubting you, and I sincerely apologize.”

“Lord Mosquito, you’re so damn cool! You’re basically my dream beast—handsome, strong, invincible!”

“Lord Mosquito, how about you transform again and let your little brother here broaden his horizons?”

Chu Sheng took a closer look. ’Wait, this guy isn’t talking to the air.’

On the wall in front of the guy, there just so happened to be a White-striped Aedes Mosquito, identical in appearance to Chu Sheng’s own Primitive Form.

’This guy… did he mistake that ordinary mosquito for me?’

’Er… what a character.’

The young man continued talking:

“Lord Mosquito, since fate brought us together, let’s take a picture!”

As he spoke, he excitedly pulled out his phone, ready to take a selfie with “Lord Mosquito” on the wall.

But, perhaps because he was too excited, his elbow accidentally slammed against the wall.

SPLAT.

The innocent White-striped Aedes Mosquito was instantly crushed into a small, bloody smear.

The smile on the young man’s face instantly froze. He stared at the mosquito’s corpse on the wall and the blood on his elbow, completely stunned.

“HOLY SHIT! I… I crushed Lord Mosquito to death?!”

Watching this baffling spectacle, Chu Sheng rolled his eyes, speechless.

’Looks like my fame at Jing University is even greater than I imagined.’

He ignored the clown who was still having a meltdown and, with a flap of his wings, flew back to Gu Yuexi’s side.

At that moment, Gu Yuexi was in the mission area, apparently looking over the credit missions on the board.

Chu Sheng eagerly landed on her shoulder and buzzed:

“Quick, tell me, how many credits do you have right now?”

“Do you have like, eighty or a hundred thousand?!”

Hearing this, Gu Yuexi took out her student card, swiped it on a nearby terminal, and logged into the university’s credit system.

She glanced at the number displayed on the light screen and said flatly:

“I currently have… ten credits.”

’Ten credits?’

Chu Sheng rolled his eyes internally. Although he’d just been spouting nonsense about eighty or a hundred thousand, he hadn’t expected the number to be this low.

’At this rate, how long will it take to save up 50,000?’

Gu Yuexi opened her credit details. There was only one entry: the ten credits she’d received from the previous in-class Secret Realm drill, where everyone else had only gotten one.

Besides these class drills, the end-of-semester combat exams also awarded credits, but only a few dozen or so.

There were also credits for class attendance and so on…

Relying on these sources, it might be possible to scrape by with the minimum passing credits.

But it was nowhere near enough to exchange for resources.

You couldn’t even enter Secret Realms 1 through 10.

So, there was only one way: accept missions!

With that in mind, Gu Yuexi’s gaze returned to the mission light screen.

Chu Sheng looked over as well…

Suddenly, an official university mission appeared in Chu Sheng’s line of sight!

’What are the mission details? Who cares!’

His eyes were filled with only one thing: the credit reward for completing this mission… a whopping twenty thousand!

’I’ll be damned! I’m taking this one!’

Just then, however, a voice also rang out in the hall:

“Senior Qin, this mission is worth twenty thousand credits! When we complete it, you can take the lion’s share. We’ll be happy with a thousand each.”

’Uh-huh?’

’Twenty thousand?’

’Someone’s trying to snatch the mission?!’

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