An Extraordinary Constitution

Watching Leona leave, Zhang Ye looked at the ring she had given him, lost in thought.

Maybe it was a bit of machismo, but Zhang Ye felt that he should avoid spending the money Leona gave him if he could help it.

If he was going to spend money, it should be money he earned himself.

So, he planned to use the money Oscar had given him.

Adding it all up, he had several thousand gold. It should be enough to buy some food and stay at a tavern for the night.

After wandering around Bailing City for a while, Zhang Ye found a food shop. He went in and spent three hundred gold on a large amount of food. To ensure he ate well, he also bought some seasonings and various juices.

This amount of food would last him more than ten days. Given his current physical state, he could go ten days without eating at all, but preparing food was simply to ensure he didn't have to suffer from hunger.

Having a full stomach was always better for one's strength than being hungry.

He then continued to browse, buying a few things that looked useful and storing them in his ring.

Finally, Zhang Ye set out to find a tavern to crash in for the night.

However, he found that three taverns in a row were completely packed, which gave him a bit of a headache.

There were too many people here for the enrollment. Was every tavern in the entire city full?

Fortunately, he eventually learned that there was a small, secluded tavern on the west side of the city called Green Grass that likely still had vacancies. Zhang Ye hurried over, fearing it might fill up before he arrived.

The tavern was modest in size, but as Zhang Ye walked in, he spotted a familiar figure.

It was Tracer... oh, wait, it was Lina.

“Boss, can you... make it a bit cheaper? Just a little bit...” Lina was at the counter negotiating with the owner, looking very cautious.

“Little girl, this is already the cheapest tavern in all of Bailing City... Fine, fine, just tell me how much you can pay,” the owner said, exasperated.

Zhang Ye was a bit surprised and glanced at the price list.

A standard room was three silver per night, which was indeed the cheapest he’d seen.

The taverns he had checked earlier charged several gold coins for a standard room.

The problem was... you’re a member of the Lionheart royal family, and you can’t even produce three silver coins?

“Um... two copper?” Lina tentatively held up two fingers and then immediately pulled her neck back as if bracing for a blow.

“Two copper?!” As expected, the owner couldn't take it anymore and roared, “You might as well just ask to stay for free!”

Lina’s eyes lit up. “Can I?”

Owner: “...”

Zhang Ye: “...”

The owner lost his patience. “Go, go, go! If you have no money, why are you at a tavern? Go find a spot under the bridge!”

“Don't be like that, let’s talk more. How about three copper?”

“Get out!” the owner cursed. “You’re dressed so high-class, yet you’re so poor. You could probably beg for more than three silver in a short while on the street, honestly...”

To be fair, he was right. On his way here, Zhang Ye had seen a few beggars with over a dozen copper coins and a silver coin or two in their bowls.

In other words, this girl was poorer than a beggar?!

Zhang Ye couldn't stand it anymore and walked over.

“Move aside, don’t block the customers.” Seeing someone enter, the owner waved Lina away and then gave Zhang Ye a bright smile. “Guest, are you here for a room or a meal?”

Lina was about to leave with a dejected expression, but she turned and saw Zhang Ye looking at her with a smile.

“Brother Ye?” Her face instantly brightened, though she quickly scratched her head awkwardly. “You saw all that...”

Zhang Ye smiled and said to the owner, “Two top-tier rooms and two Water-cut Chicken sets.” As he spoke, he handed over an Amethyst Coin.

Seeing this, the owner’s smile widened further. “Right away!”

Two top-tier rooms and two Water-cut Chicken sets only cost twenty gold. The owner skillfully handed eighty gold coins and two room plates back to Zhang Ye.

Zhang Ye took them and tossed one of the room plates to Lina.

After fumbling to catch it, Lina looked at him with immense gratitude.

“Thank you, Brother Ye! I’ll pay you back!”

Zhang Ye nodded with a smile and asked as they walked upstairs together, “Are you out here all by yourself?”

“Mm-hm.” Lina nodded.

Zhang Ye found it strange. The Lionheart royal family was comfortable letting this girl out alone?

And she seemed to have no money... Was she really from the Lionheart royal family?

Zhang Ye began to doubt his own judgment.

Perhaps noticing Zhang Ye’s confusion, Lina gave an embarrassed laugh. “Actually, I originally brought five hundred gold with me, but I saw a very pitiful old lady on the road, so... so...”

Her voice grew quieter and quieter.

Zhang Ye couldn't help but chuckle. “So you gave her all your money?”

Lina shook her head. “No, I gave her a hundred gold coins. Then she invited me to dinner. After going back with her, I found out she was actually the director of an orphanage. She usually made a living selling vegetables to support twelve children.”

“But that day, her vegetables were crushed by a carriage. She had no money, and the children could only eat rotten vegetables. I saw how pitiful they were, so I spent money to buy them enough food to last several months...”

“And then you spent all your money?” Zhang Ye blinked.

Lina still shook her head. “Not yet. I had two hundred gold left, but I didn’t expect a single teleportation to cost two hundred gold. And then I was out of money...”

Zhang Ye couldn't help but burst into laughter, finding this girl quite amusing.

She spent three hundred gold to help others and the remaining two hundred on teleportation, leaving her with only a few copper coins in her pocket.

But that raised a question.

“Your family only gave you five hundred gold?” Zhang Ye asked.

There was no reason for the Lionheart royal family to be so poor.

Oscar spent money like water; he’d spent three thousand gold just for a bottle of Cloud Wine.

Lina shook her head. “My family didn’t give me any money. I ran away on my own. Those five hundred gold coins were my own savings.”

Zhang Ye nodded.

So she was a runaway.

It made sense. Members of the Lionheart royal family should be attending Lionheart Academy, not All Souls Academy.

However, there was still one more issue. Even if the royal family hadn't given her money, as a member of the Lionheart royalty, her pocket money shouldn't be limited to just five hundred gold.

Back then, when Zhang Ye said he “picked up” an Amethyst Coin worth three thousand gold, Leona had assumed it was pocket money for some royal young master. The actual pocket money for royalty should be much more than that.

Yet this girl had only saved up five hundred gold... it didn't add up.

Zhang Ye figured that either her status in the royal family was low, or she wasn't part of the Lionheart royal family at all and the surname was just a coincidence.

Zhang Ye leaned toward the former. After all, sharing a surname with the royal family shouldn't be possible in this place; it would be considered a desecration of the crown.

What Zhang Ye didn't know was that Lina had actually prepared fifty thousand Amethyst Coins in a ring, which she had put in the pocket of her magic jacket. However... after finally managing to escape, she realized she hadn't worn the jacket.

As for why she didn't wear the ring on her finger?

At the time, the girl thought she needed to hide her identity. Wearing a space ring on her finger would not only expose her but also make her a target for thieves, so she chose to hide it in a pocket.

This little princess, who had never interacted with the outside world, was incredibly curious about everything yet also very cautious. She had made all sorts of preparations.

Who would have thought she’d stumble on the very first step?

Fortunately, she had more than one ring, but those rings contained equipment; the only cash she had was a mere five hundred gold.

She had originally intended to painfully sell a treasure for cash, but then Zhang Ye “saved” her.

Because of this, her favorability toward Zhang Ye skyrocketed in an instant.

After going upstairs, Lina didn't rush back to her room. Instead, she came to Zhang Ye’s room to chat while eating the Water-cut Chicken.

“Brother Ye, I heard there are many powerful people participating in the enrollment this time.”

“Like Samanra Galli of the Wind Spirit family, Renomon Salomon of the Flame Lion family, Nan Long of the Thunderclap family, Paige Bech of the Rhyme family... They all broke through to Tier Nine Newly Advanced a long time ago. They’re probably all at the Tier Nine early stage by now!” Lina seemed to know a lot; clearly, she had done her homework before coming.

Zhang Ye listened with interest and then asked, “Should we look for them to team up?”

“I’d rather not. Most of them have their own teams, and I don’t trust them,” Lina said, shaking her head.

Zhang Ye blinked. “You don’t trust them, but you trust me?”

Upon hearing this, Lina gave a proud smile and pointed to her eyes. “I believe in my eyes. I can see who is truly a good person. Only good people can earn my trust.”

“And as it turns out, I was right.” A brilliant smile spread across her face.

Zhang Ye was surprised. “You have that kind of ability?”

“You bet!”

Zhang Ye suddenly remembered that the analysis had mentioned this girl had an extraordinary constitution. Was it because of that?

Being able to see good people... Was he just given a “good person card”?

Zhang Ye couldn't help but chuckle.

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