The Fake Heiress Turns Out to Be a True Tycoon! novel Chapter 320

Chapter 320: Chapter 320: Two Prominent Figures among the Newcomers

"Pfft!"

In the classroom, someone couldn’t resist laughing out loud.

Immediately following were sporadic chuckles, occasionally mixed with a few sneers.

Indeed, most of those recruited as freshmen into the Taoism Academy already had early exposure or affiliations with other sects.

Among them were individuals like Scarlett Jennings who already possessed certain skills.

At the Taoism Academy, it was not uncommon to find people knowledgeable in various Mystical Sect techniques.

But to possess Mystical Techniques and still be deceived by ordinary people, even to the point of not being able to free oneself, this was a first.

"I was wondering who it was, it’s that fool."

"Pssh, making the head of Newlife Court travel all the way to Myan North to fetch someone, I’d be too embarrassed to even show up at the academy."

The voice was quiet, but those who wanted to hear could clearly hear it.

Initially, students who were merely amused also felt somewhat awkward and held their laughter upon hearing this.

However, a couple of more principled students frowned, preparing to confront the ridiculing students.

But faster than them was Ashton Todd’s voice.

"Haha, that’s right, I’m Ashton Todd, thanks for the laugh, guys. I didn’t expect today’s scammers to have deeper tricks than me, hahaha."

His attitude was relaxed and candid; he didn’t feel disgraced or humiliated by being deceived, and even joined his classmates in self-mocking.

This demeanor, in fact, made the previously scoffing students feel bored and simply shut up.

Meanwhile, the classmates who were originally embarrassed laughed again, with some straightforward ones joining in the mockery,

"Tsk! You still have the nerve to laugh, you’ve already become infamous among this year’s freshmen."

Another curious individual added, "It’s been said all over the internet that that area is rife with scams, how could you willingly go there?"

Upon hearing this, Scarlett Jennings looked towards Ashton Todd, vaguely guessing why he might have been swindled.

As expected, Ashton Todd sighed helplessly,

"No choice... they offered too much."

Scarlett Jennings: Heh.

She just knew it.

Having only met twice, she already roughly understood his traits.

In a word, he was money-loving.

And even more so than her.

But in her case, it was to earn money to support herself, while Ashton Todd, it seemed, was too?

Judging by his appearance, he appeared to be an orphan.

In the Taoist Sect, the Sycamore Sect often associates with the ’Five Deficiencies and Three Lacks’: the Five Deficiencies being widowhood, orphanhood, solitude, singleness, and disability; the Three Lacks referring to "wealth, life, power."

Just from this outlook, this student, Ashton Todd, not only met the orphan deficiency but also lacked wealth.

In layman’s terms, that means he can’t keep money.

It’s no wonder he’s so fond of money.

Scarlett Jennings kept these judgments to herself, but then she saw Ashton Todd joking with a nearby student, suddenly turning his head, staring straight at her.

"Miss Jennings, by exposing my secrets in public and having me ridiculed, I’m quite hurt."

Scarlett Jennings raised an eyebrow, and then?

Suddenly, Ashton Todd pulled out his phone, adeptly opened his payment code,

"Go ahead, transfer the money. Just fifty for my emotional damages."

Scarlett Jennings: ...

So the "discount" fifty from yesterday was actually waiting here for her today?

...

Fortunately, the arrival of the head teacher interrupted his "debt collection".

Mr. Sun, responsible for the unified teaching of the two freshman classes in the Taoism Academy, acted as the equivalent of a grade advisor in the school.

It was also he who personally went to Myan North to retrieve Ashton Todd.

Scarlett Jennings’ performance at that time...truly left the multitude of new students at a loss for words.

If it were just a win, it wouldn’t be much.

But later, when they saw the live broadcast replay online, they found out that her Rainmaking was actually learned on the spot!

This was really overpowering.

Had any new students previously wanted to secretly compete, thinking they too could manage to get such a rain after learning,

Then after knowing this "truth," everyone truly admitted to her superiority.

Mystical Sect has always followed the strong, and when Scarlett Jennings with her own abilities won against Gregory Xander, she became the "strong" in the eyes of these new students.

It’s normal for the strong to be targeted.

Although Scarlett Jennings was somewhat surprised by the professor’s actions, it was only for a moment.

Unlike the rest of the students, she didn’t feel targeted.

Because when the professor turned back to look at her after placing the Talisman on the panel, she did not see any sentiment of targeting or dissatisfaction in his eyes.

His actions, as he said, were solely to see if she truly could learn swiftly as cited online.

Understanding the professor’s attitude, Scarlett Jennings did not resist and met his gaze, promptly standing up.

Step by step, she walked onto the platform.

Professor Sun looked at the girl’s somewhat youthful face, youthful yet her eyes carried a calmness not typical of her age.

Subtle, yet seemingly seeing through everything.

Even if being deliberately targeted by him, she showed no sign of cowering.

Professor Sun narrowed his eyes.

Today’s Talisman test was not a whim.

Since he saw her featured in an online clip, he became curious about the young lady before him, especially since she was a person closely noticed by the dean.

In the Mystical Sect, prodigies are not uncommon, but simply having a photographic memory was not enough to draw his or even the dean’s attention.

Today’s occasion was more about that Rainmaking.

That occasion, summoning the Dragon God’s Power with the rain.