Part 12 - Su Fan: A Low-Key Tycoon

Not long after defeating the fat guy, Dai Mubai and Tang San arrive to rescue him.

"Fatty!"

Dai Mubai runs over to check on him. Although the fat guy is still conscious, the attack he received looks severe. His face is swollen, especially on his cheeks.

"Su Fan, aren't you being too harsh on your classmate?!"

Hearing this, Su Fan smiles.

"He's a classmate? Why didn't you say so yesterday? If I had known, I would have beaten him even harder."

Dai Mubai, Tang San, and the fat guy are shocked by Su Fan's response. The girls look at Su Fan with admiration, their eyes sparkling like stars. When Dai Mubai sees Zhu Zhuqing smiling at Su Fan, his emotions instantly flare up.

"You!"

The fat guy misunderstanding the situation feels touched when Dai Mubai stands up against Su Fan for him.

'Brother Dai, you're the best!'

The events of yesterday are still fresh in his mind. Meanwhile, Su Fan notices Dai Mubai's sharp gaze and finds it odd.

'What's up with this loser? Why is he suddenly so brave?'

"What's with that look, loser?"

Dai Mubai, still haunted by yesterday's defeat, prepares to attack. Learning from his previous loss, he plans to use all his strength from the start to take down Su Fan in one blow. Even if he can't defeat him, he wants Su Fan to lose face in front of everyone. Without hesitation, Dai Mubai summons his martial spirit.

"Second Ring Ability: Blazing White Tiger Light!"

"Su Fan! / Brother Fan! / Watch out!"

Seeing Dai Mubai attack so suddenly, the girls scream in concern. Dai Mubai releases a powerful energy blast that destroys everything in its path. The corner of Su Fan's mouth lifts slightly at the sudden attack.

'A pointless effort.'

Su Fan raises one hand to form a seal. He gathers his spirit power in his stomach and then releases it through his mouth.

"Fire Style: Fireball Technique!"

A massive fireball, five meters in diameter, erupts from Su Fan's mouth and collides with Dai Mubai's second ring ability.

"What?!"

Moments later, the fireball engulfs Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun who is standing behind him while Tang San swiftly dodges the attack.

"AHH!"

The two of them are screaming inside the flame and caught in Su Fan's technique for a few seconds before the flames die down, revealing them covered in black smoke. Luckily, their spirit power protects them from direct burns, but Dai Mubai still feels the intense heat. The fat guy, however, remains unharmed from direct burns due to his fire-related martial spirit.

Seeing Dai Mubai and the fat guy's defeat, Xiao Wu approaches Su Fan and clings to his arm.

"Haha! Fatty looks like a roasted pig!"

Su Fan chuckles at her comment, while Zhu Zhuqing also lets out a small laugh. Seeing Zhu Zhuqing mimic Su Fan, Xiao Wu pouts.

"Black cat! Don't think that copying Brother Fan will make him notice you!"

Zhu Zhuqing just rolls her eyes at Xiao Wu's remark. Xiao Wu, feeling even more annoyed, glares at her. Meanwhile, Su Fan turns to Tang San and says,

"Take these losers back to their dorms."

"Me?"

"Aren't they your friends?"

Xiao Wu then glances at Tang San with a look of disgust. Tang San immediately realizes how Xiao Wu is looking at him.

'Sorry, Boss Dai, but this is for Xiao Wu.'

"No. I was just following them because I didn't know where the cafeteria was."

"Is that so? Alright then."

Su Fan then walks toward the cafeteria, not bothering with Dai Mubai and the fat guy. Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing follow closely beside him. Tang San sighs and glances at Dai Mubai and the fat guy before trailing after Su Fan.

Before long, they arrive at the cafeteria, where a teacher named Shao Xin is in charge. Seeing the four students, Shao Xin quickly prepares breakfast for them. When the meal is ready, they see that it is just plain porridge, the kind of food common people eat every day.

Tang San and Zhu Zhuqing seem fine with the meal, but Xiao Wu's eyes twitch in displeasure. Having lived with Su Fan for years, this is the first time she is about to eat ordinary food, making her feel resistant. Su Fan stares at the food for a moment before looking at Shao Xin. Understanding the meaning behind Su Fan's gaze, Shao Xin explains,

"The academy is very poor and can't afford better food for the students."

"But food is important for the students' growth, right? Every student here is 12 years old and still in their development phase."

"Yes, I know. I've brought this up before, but the headmaster said the funds aren't enough to accommodate the students properly."

Su Fan certainly not surprised by Flender idiotic behavior for not caring about this kind of things. After all, the reason Yu Xiaogang important to the trio triangle is because he have the most understanding about common sense. While the others like Flender for examples is emotional but idiotic kind of guy.

When he looks at Xiao Wu who stares at him with a sad expression Su Fan just sigh and decided to eat outside.

"Let's eat outside instead. I'll pay for everything."

"Yay! Long live Brother Fan!"

Su Fan then walk toward outside cafeteria followed by Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Tang San. Shao Xin certainly don't really mind at their behavior for not eating the food he made. After all, he hope those children can eat more nutrienous food rather than this commoners food.

Meanwhile when they're walking yo the city Zhu Zhuqing looks at Su Fan with concern and asks,

"Su Fan, is this okay? I mean, you'll have to spend a lot of money, right?"

"Black cat, do you even know? Brother Fan is super rich! He has more than one million gold coins on his hand."

"What? A million gold coins?! Where did he even get that much money?!"

Even for Zhu Zhuqing, who is a noble, having one million gold coins is unheard of. For comparison, a local noble family like Xiao Chenyu's has a total wealth of only 50,000 gold coins. The annual allowance for the Crown Prince of the Xingluo Empire is 200,000 gold coins a year, while Dai Mubai, as a runaway prince living in Shrek, only receives about 10,000 per year.

"Brother Fan works as a famous spirit beast hunter in Soto City. Just last year, he made 500,000 gold coins. "

Three years ago, after reaching level 30 and obtaining his first black spirit ring in the Stardou Forest, Su Fan moved from Nodding City to Soto City to work as a spirit beast hunter near the forest's borders. Since then, he and Xiao Wu have only met once a month because of his job. This was one of the reasons Tang San felt confident approaching Xiao Wu at the time.

Zhu Zhuqing and Tang San stunned when they hear Su Fan fortune. Xiao Wu give them a smug face and happily hugging Su Fan hands and pulling him.

"Brother Fan, let's go!"

"Xiao Wu, slow down. I can walk on my own."

Realizing that Su Fan and Xiao Wu are about to leave her behind, Zhu Zhuqing quickly follows them. Tang San, who just realized how poor he looks compared to Su Fan, clenches his fists.

'That's right! Su Fan isn't just strong—he's rich enough to give Xiao Wu a comfortable life. If I want to win her over, I need to be wealthy too! If I sell some hidden weapons, I should be able to surpass Su Fan's wealth!'

To Be Continued...