Chapter 7: The Price of Power

Su Yan had barely settled into life at Silent Moon Academy when the system decided to make things even harder for him.

Lying in bed in his small dorm room—one hastily arranged by Zhen under the guise of an "exchange student program"—he had been trying to process everything that had happened. Training was brutal. The instructors were merciless. The other students? Suspicious. And Zhen? Well… she was still Zhen.

Just as he was about to doze off, the system’s cheerful yet sinister voice rang in his head.

[Ding! System Upgrade Available!]

Su Yan sat up immediately. "Wait, an upgrade?"

[Yes! The Money-Making System has detected that you are in a highly competitive and dangerous environment. To better assist you in your survival and debt repayment, an upgrade is available! However, upgrades come with a price.]

Su Yan groaned, already knowing where this was going. "What’s the catch?"

[To unlock the upgrade, you must complete a special mission.]

Su Yan sighed, rubbing his temples. "Alright, lay it on me. What do I have to do?"

The system paused for a moment before delivering the mission in an overly dramatic fashion.

[New Mission: Steal the Assassin Queen’s Mask!

Difficulty: SSS+ (Highly Lethal)

Reward: System Upgrade + ¥50,000

Penalty for Failure: Expulsion from the Academy + ¥20,000 added to debt]**

Su Yan’s jaw hit the floor. "WHAT?!"

The Assassin Queen’s Mask wasn’t just any ordinary item—it was the most guarded relic in the entire academy. It belonged to the headmistress, a legendary assassin known as the "Phantom Queen," who was rumored to have killed an emperor with a single flick of her wrist.

"Are you insane?!" Su Yan whisper-shouted at the system. "You’re asking me to rob the strongest assassin in the entire school?!"

[Correct! But don’t worry, you have three days to prepare.]

"Three days?! That’s not preparation time! That’s a death sentence!"

But the system wasn’t listening. The mission was already locked in. Su Yan flopped back onto his bed, staring at the ceiling, his life flashing before his eyes.

He was so, so dead.

And worse? If Zhen ever found out about this, she'd probably kill him before the headmistress did.

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