When system cheat becomes rampant!

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The next day, Xiang Beifei had just finished his class on "Introduction to Defense of Jiuzhou" when he ran into An Xiyu in the hallway.

"Can you come with me alone for a moment?"

An Xiyu looked very tired, as if she hadn't slept all night.

"What's wrong now?" Xiang Beifei wondered if she had gone fishing last night.

An Xiyu gestured for him to follow, and only stopped when there was no one around.

She looked at Xiang Beifei, took a deep breath, and said, "I want to apologize to you."

"Oh, okay."

After listening, Xiang Beifei nodded slightly, then turned to leave.

He was in a hurry to find Elder Luo.

An Xiyu paused, grabbed Xiang Beifei's arm, and said seriously, "I'm serious!"

"I accepted it," Xiang Beifei said, puzzled, "Is there anything else?"

An Xiyu: "..."

Are you really just brushing this off!

It took a lot of courage for me to come and apologize to you!

An Xiyu asked, "I spoke to you with so much prejudice yesterday, and you don't mind?"

"There are so many people who are prejudiced against me, one more doesn't matter; I don't care." Xiang Beifei was used to it; he also didn't bother about others' opinions.

After all, anyone who annoyed him would just get fleeced, plain and simple.

An Xiyu clenched her teeth and said, "I'm not like them; my prejudice against you wasn't because of your N-tier system talent!"

"Oh."

Xiang Beifei still didn't care; he was too lazy to worry about the reasons behind An Xiyu's prejudices against him.

Yet An Xiyu still solemnly said, "I thought about it all night, and I realized I shouldn't have regarded you as someone like Wu Shixuan. You were right last night; I shouldn't have treated you as a hypothetical enemy."

"Fine," Xiang Beifei said.

An Xiyu's eyelid twitched—why was this guy's reaction so infuriating.

But she suddenly realized that her attitude towards Xiang Beifei yesterday might have been similarly annoying.

It seemed she could somewhat empathize now.

Thinking this, An Xiyu felt increasingly upset.

"I know my attitude was too much yesterday, and you probably dislike me, but no matter what, I apologize. I only hope you can agree to that one thing," An Xiyu said.

"That thing?"

"I know you want to follow your own path, not be bound by the responsibilities of the previous generation, and I won't moral kidnap you anymore. But I only have this one request, no matter what profession you pursue in the future, whether or not you work for the Jiuzhou Alliance, please do not harm Professor Guo and Professor Luo. Especially Professor Guo, he is a very important person to me."

An Xiyu's voice was very solemn.

She could see that Xiang Beifei had great potential, and if he worked for the Jiuzhou Alliance, with his abilities, he could certainly climb to a high position, just like the N-tier Shang Tianxiong.

"You still think I would harm them?" Xiang Beifei asked.

An Xiyu hung her head. She wanted to trust Xiang Beifei unilaterally, but having experienced what happened with Wu Shixuan, she couldn't trust someone so one-sidedly anymore.

"I think you wouldn't, but I can't be sure, I don't even understand you; I just... I just..."

She didn't know how to explain, she wanted to convince herself, but a trace of worry still lingered, making her feel uneasy.

"You seem to lack a sense of security?" Xiang Beifei asked.

"I..."

An Xiyu gritted her teeth.

It was as if Xiang Beifei had touched a sore spot, her eyes seemingly showing a hint of desolation.

A girl who had lost her father wandered alone in a foreign land, striving to follow her father's path.

But no matter how strong she was, she ultimately remained a helpless girl here, like a duckweed swaying in the storms at the border.

If she didn't lack a sense of security inside, then why would she protect herself with a cold exterior?

"I won't." Xiang Beifei said.

An Xiyu looked relieved. Although Xiang Beifei's words held no binding force, they seemed like a small assurance to her.

"Thank you," she said.

"No need."

Xiang Beifei turned to leave, but after two steps, he stopped and asked, "I don't quite understand. If you don't like how people like Professor Guo are suppressed by people like Wu Shixuan, then why don't you join the Jiuzhou alliance?"

An Xiyu murmured in a low voice, "Because my father is in eternal sleep here, I have to walk his path."

"That shouldn't be your reason," Xiang Beifei said earnestly, "You said you disliked how people who rely solely on the SSR system like Wu Shixuan rise to the top, suppressing someone with real talent like Professor Guo. Then why don't you change all this?"

An Xiyu was startled, stammering, "I don't know if I have the capability."

"You are an SR-level Awakener. The Jiuzhou alliance values both SR and SSR-level individuals greatly, they need people like you to bolster their ranks! So if you worked at the alliance, you'd start at a much higher position than many students. With your talent and strength, you could certainly do better than others. I don't think you'd be inferior to Wu Shixuan at all," Xiang Beifei said.

"But..."

"You know Mr. Ye, why he left the school to work as a consultant at the alliance for a whole year last year?" Xiang Beifei asked.

An Xiyu hesitated, then shook her head slightly.

She had just enrolled last year and by that time, Ye Changfeng was no longer at the school and she hadn't learned the details.

"Because he's a disciple of Professor Luo! He's also my senior brother. There was great contention regarding Professor Luo at the Jiuzhou alliance. So Mr. Ye knew well that he had to work there, to secure a certain degree of influence in his own way. Only then, when the alliance makes any decisions that could harm Professor Luo, he could step in and influence the high-ranking officials," Xiang Beifei said.

Xiang Beifei was actually quite aware of this.

When he first met Ye Changfeng, he had mentioned that he disliked the alliance's talent selection system, saying that adding extra points for S-level students was unfair to others.

At that time, Xiang Beifei had countered, asking why Ye Changfeng didn't change it if he disliked it.

Ye Changfeng had only given a bitter smile then and said that the group was too obstinate, without giving a detailed answer.

But Xiang Beifei later heard about Elder Luo's situation, and he began to dimly understand that Ye Changfeng's year as a consultant at the alliance was his way of trying to change things.

Now, Ye Changfeng was somewhat recognized at the alliance, certainly as an unflappable SR-level Sword Cultivator with sufficient capability and power to intimidate many.

So, after Ye Changfeng returned to the school, Xiang Beifei had been relentlessly trying to help him earn society points, secure the position of assistant professor, to obtain greater influence within the school's authority.

To change the status quo, one must possess the status needed for change.

An Xiyu was somewhat surprised: "So that's it."

"You want to be a protector, and that is fine. But if you dislike how Professor Guo is being suppressed by Wu Shixuan, then you should suppress Wu Shixuan! Professor Guo wants to teach students, so he does not want to work at the alliance, but you are different."

"If you really want to protect Professor Guo, you should consider a role in the Jiuzhou alliance's defense department. With the credits, you have earned in a year, you absolutely can make it there. Once you become Professor Guo's superior, you can use your authority to protect him. He will not suffer unnecessary grievances. He can continue teaching students while working on the frontlines, doing what he wants the most. And you can make the profession of border guards better, right?" Xiang Beifei said calmly.

An Xiyu's eyes gradually brightened.

She had never even considered this point before!

"You are right," An Xiyu murmured to herself.

At her actual age, she was only a sophomore, but due to diligence, she had completed four years' worth of courses in one year and had high cultivation.

But she was still just a freshman for one year, and had never seriously considered these matters for the future.

"Then I also ask you for one thing. I hope that when you strive to become Professor Guo's superior, you do not get lost in the power. Do not whimsically use Professor Guo. Please do not forget what your original intention was," Xiang Beifei said.

Power often breeds arrogance, and those in high positions, without a heart of reverence, can easily lose themselves and unknowingly become the very type of person they hate the most.

"I won't!"

An Xiyu felt like she was being insulted, her voice raised in annoyance, "You have no idea what Professor Guo means to both my father and me! You don't understand—how dare you say such things to me..."

"It's best if you don't," Xiang Beifei looked at An Xiyu calmly, "or I won't let you off either!"

An Xiyu's expression stalled, suddenly startled by Xiang Beifei's tone!