Free Web NovelZhao Chen ignoring them earlier had already irked Zhang Haoran, so he simply took the opportunity to pick a fight, even bringing up his relationship with Jiang Shasha.
Jiang Shasha, standing nearby, frowned slightly. She had only agreed to spend some time with Zhang Haoran, and for him to directly say they were dating made her feel a little displeased.
It was then that Zhao Chen finally looked up, glancing indifferently at Zhang Haoran, and uttered a single word: "Oh."
Zhang Haoran's mouth twitched. What was wrong with this guy? Wasn't it rumored that he was very fond of Jiang Shasha? How could he be so indifferent now, despite such provocation?
Jiang Shasha also looked at Zhao Chen in surprise. She, too, felt that Zhao Chen seemed different from before.
"Hehehe, as expected, a useless baron, a piece of trash who has accomplished nothing," Zhang Haoran attacked again.
Li Wei could no longer tolerate it and pointed directly at Zhang Haoran: "Zhang Haoran, don't push your luck."
"What are you? If I am a useless baron, then you are not even useless. If I recall correctly, you failed your final exams for three consecutive years. If it weren't for your father pulling strings, you would have been expelled long ago," Zhao Chen glanced at Zhang Haoran, speaking the most damaging words in the calmest tone.
"You..." Zhang Haoran was enraged and humiliated. This was his sore spot, what he disliked most for others to bring up in front of him.
"So what if I have connections! My father has even arranged a T2 Starship for me for the next semester!
I bet you'll only be able to bring out a T1 Starship then. I remember there will be live combat drills, and your T1 Starship will probably become a target, hahahaha..." Zhang Haoran laughed heartily.
【Triggered 'Random Quest': Challenge Zhang Haoran to a Starship Duel and defeat him in the duel.】
【Would you like to accept?】 freewёbnoνel.com
Zhao Chen's expression changed. He hadn't expected a 'Random Quest' to be triggered at this moment.
Defeating Zhang Haoran... that's a bit difficult.
But compared to the previous seasonal quest, it was much simpler.
The most important point was that completing the quest, besides the currently uncertain quest reward, would also grant a quest point.
Although Zhao Chen currently had system points, items in the system store could not be exchanged freely; exchanging an item required corresponding quest points.
For example, T1 tier items required one quest point and corresponding system points.
And quest points were precisely what Zhao Chen desperately lacked at the moment. ƒrēewebnovel.com
"Don't blame me for being blunt, facts are facts. I advise you, instead of wasting your time here and humiliating yourself; you might as well roll back to your remote interstellar territory early," Zhang Haoran saw Zhao Chen stunned by his words.
He thought his words had hit Zhao Chen's weak spot.
Jiang Shasha, on the side, watched all of this indifferently. Zhang Haoran might be a bit excessive, but if this could make Zhao Chen realize the gap between them and retreat gracefully; then it wouldn't be bad.
At this moment, Zhao Chen's lips curved upwards.
"Who's humiliating themselves is still uncertain," Zhao Chen looked up, making direct eye contact with Zhang Haoran for the first time, his gaze filled with provocation and amusement.
At the same time, Zhao Chen's mind stirred.
'Confirm Quest Acceptance'
【Random Quest accepted.】
【Quest Content: Challenge Zhang Haoran to a Starship Duel and defeat him in the duel.
Quest Difficulty: D-rank
Quest Reward: One quest point and 300 points
Failure Penalty: Deduct 300 points】
So there was a failure penalty, a direct deduction of 300 points.
One must know that Zhao Chen currently only had 100 points in his account. If the quest failed, wouldn't it become a negative number?
"You, a guy who can't even secure a Starship, what right do you have to speak here! If I were you, I'd pack my bags and scram already. You don't even have the right to stay in North Star!" Zhang Haoran angrily pointed directly at Zhao Chen's nose.
A fallen noble should just quietly accept humiliation. Why did this guy repeatedly refuse to play by the rules?
"Since you're so confident, how about we have a Starship Duel?" Zhao Chen took out a card from the collar of his academy uniform.
It was the academy's student ID card, which could be used for studying, living, and various other activities within the academy.
This also included Starship duels.
"Starship Duel? You and me?" Zhang Haoran was first stunned, then burst into laughter. He stood up and walked directly to Zhao Chen's table: "You, a guy who doesn't even have a Starship, what will you fight me with?
Are you worthy?"
"The time is certainly not now. There is still a month until the end of this semester. Let's set it before the end of June, and I will tell you the duel time then.
If I lose, I will automatically withdraw from the academy next ❀ Nоvеlігht ❀ (Don’t copy, read here) semester. If you lose..." Zhao Chen narrowed his eyes, staring at the other party.
"I'll withdraw!" Zhang Haoran said in response.
At this moment, the turn of events had exceeded the expectations of Jiang Shasha and Li Wei.
Li Wei stood up, pushed Zhang Haoran away, and stood in front of Zhao Chen: "Zhang Haoran, if you have the guts, duel me with a Starship!"
Zhang Haoran glanced at Li Wei, spread his hands, and chuckled: "Everyone saw it, this Starship Duel was proposed by Zhao Chen."
Li Wei's father had considerable influence, and Zhang Haoran was unwilling to stir up unnecessary trouble.
"Li Wei, let me handle this myself," Zhao Chen placed his hand on Li Wei's shoulder.
"But..."
"If you still consider me a friend, then trust me," Zhao Chen said seriously.
Li Wei gritted his teeth, only able to glare indignantly at Zhang Haoran.
And at this moment, a holographic projection box appeared between Zhao Chen and Zhang Haoran.
【Third-year student Zhao Chen has issued a Starship Duel request to third-year student Zhang Haoran, time tentatively within one month. Please confirm.】
By now, the commotion had attracted quite a few people.
One must know that Starship Duels were very rare, as they belonged to the category of actual combat, and Starship Duels inevitably led to hull damage, and even casualties; so North Star Starship Military Academy only had about four or five such Starship duels a month.
"Although I don't know where you get your confidence, I will make you regret your decision today," Zhang Haoran disdainfully took out his ID card and accepted Zhao Chen's Starship challenge.
At this point, the duel information between the two had been entered into the academy's database, awaiting only the final time confirmation.
"Li Wei, are you done eating? If so, let's go," Zhao Chen wiped his mouth, his calm expression as if nothing had happened.
"Huh?... Oh, I'm done eating..." Li Wei had no appetite now and left the cafeteria with Zhao Chen.
Zhang Haoran looked at Zhao Chen's retreating back, a sneer on his face.
A guy who didn't even have a Starship dared to duel him?
He would be the one to lose face then.
"Shasha, don't worry. As long as I defeat him and make him get out of the academy, he won't have a chance to bother you anymore!" Zhang Haoran looked at Jiang Shasha, already in the posture of a victor.
"Mm..." Jiang Shasha was also watching Zhao Chen's departing figure, wondering why she felt that Zhao Chen had changed so much.
Most importantly, she just realized that, up until now, Zhao Chen had never truly looked at her directly.
Had he truly forgotten her?
Or was he deliberately pretending?
For some reason, Jiang Shasha felt a touch of resentment.
