Kill one monster, stack one poison, and I alone will poison my way across the world!

[Hint: Defeat the Venomous Spider Queen (Black-bodied BOSS) to gain 220000 experience points!]

[Hint: Successfully cleared [Dark Forest (Normal)], earning 150 credits!]

The portal at the dungeon exit rippled like water as Su Chen stepped out leisurely.

He casually patted off non-existent dust from his robes.

The academic affairs office's mechanism is so stupidly designed.

If you can time it precisely, it's practically the perfect ATM for racking up points.

Su Chen muttered to himself, calculating the record-breaking 100,000 credit reward from the Academic Affairs Office.

He looked up, about to walk toward the service window, but suddenly stopped in his tracks.

Outside the dungeon lobby, a large group of students had gathered, all looking at him with the eyes of someone who looked at a pervert.

At the very front of the crowd stood two middle-aged men.

One of them was someone Su Chen knew, Zhao Hongtao, the director of the Academic Affairs Office.

At this moment, Zhao Hongtao's face was as black as the bottom of a pot, and the corners of his mouth were twitching uncontrollably.

The other person was dressed in an elegant gilded robe and was holding a thermos. Su Chen did not recognize him.

"Director Zhao?"

Su Chen blinked, revealing an extremely innocent and pure expression.

"What brings you here? Isn't the academic affairs office busy today?"

The students around gasped in shock upon hearing this.

"Holy crap, he's still playing dumb! He's ripped the entire academic affairs office off of their pay!"

"Ten minutes at a time, each time one second faster, that's 600,000 credits! I couldn't earn that much in four years of college!"

"Is this something a carbon-based life form could do? How did he time it so precisely? Did he have a stopwatch?!"

"How dare they ask Director Zhao if he's busy? They have no shame!"

"..."

As Zhao Hongtao listened to the discussions among the students around him, he felt his blood pressure soaring.

He pointed at Su Chen, his finger trembling slightly: "What...what are you doing, kid?"

"I'm grinding a game."

Su Chen answered confidently, even with a hint of grievance.

"As a freshman at Sky Dome Academy, I always keep the school motto in mind, work hard, and constantly challenge myself. Just now, I broke another record and was about to go collect my reward."

"You call this normal dungeon crawling?!"

Zhao Hongtao finally couldn't hold back and roared out.

"You're only one second faster each time! Do you think the registrar's office has unlimited funds for rewards? You're maliciously racking up credits!"

Upon hearing this...

Su Chen showed no remorse whatsoever; instead, his innocent expression deepened.

He sighed, his tone sincere.

"Director Zhao, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want."

"Which rule in the academy states that a record can't be broken by just one second?"

"My abilities are limited; I can only improve by one second each time, and that's only because I've given it my all. Doesn't the academy encourage students to push their limits?"

"..."

The students around them stared wide-eyed.

I have never seen such a shameless person!

Su Chen didn't care about their gazes at all, and spoke with a straight face, completely like a victim.

"Director Zhao, Sky Dome Academy is such a large school, it is the number one academy in Great Xia."

He drawled, "The school's rules aren't going to be changed overnight or disregarded, right? If word gets out, who'll be motivated to run dungeons anymore?"

"you--"

Zhao Hongtao was so choked up that he couldn't say a word, his chest heaving violently.

He certainly couldn't deny it; the rules were indeed set by the school.

Who would have thought that such a freak as Su Chen would appear, able to precisely control the completion time down to the second to fleece the enemy?

An eerie silence fell over the scene.

Just when Zhao Hongtao was in a dilemma, Chu Tianxing, who was holding a thermos cup, suddenly laughed.

"Heh, what a feat to improve by just one second after giving it your all."

Chu Tianxing unscrewed the thermos and slowly took a sip.

"Director Zhao, this kid is right. School rules can't be broken. Not a single credit should be missed."

Zhao Hongtao stared wide-eyed at Chu Tianxing: "Old Chu, you..."

Chu Tianxing waved his hand, interrupting Zhao Hongtao.

"If all else fails, these credits will be deducted from the mage academy's budget."

"All right."

Zhao Hongtao's expression softened somewhat.

The academic affairs office is short of credits; if Su Chen keeps squandering them like this, it will go bankrupt.

Chu Tianxing looked at Su Chen with a mixture of scrutiny and appreciation in his eyes.

"Su Chen, right? I am Chu Tianxing, the dean of the Mage Academy."

Su Chen's expression shifted slightly; it turned out to be the leader of the Mage Academy.

"Hello, Dean Chu."

He quickly asked, looking very obedient.

He had read Chu Tianxing's resume; he was a ruthless level 160 expert who was skilled in spatial magic.

This is a top-tier big shot.

Chu Tianxing nodded: "Being able to break records repeatedly shows that your efficiency in clearing dungeons is indeed amazing. However, there's no point in just taking advantage of the Academic Affairs Office all the time. This [Dark Forest] is probably not even a warm-up for you."

"I happen to have an urgent mission on my hands."

Chu Tianxing spoke calmly, but the bait he offered was extremely tempting.

"The incident happened suddenly, and I haven't found a suitable candidate yet. But with your precise ability to control the damage and timing, you're just the right person."

"Why don't you just take on this mission? If you can complete it, the reward... will definitely be much more generous than trying to break the record here second by second."

Su Chen's eyes lit up slightly when he heard the words "emergency mission".

He immediately dropped his innocent expression and his tone became serious.

"Dean Chu, what kind of mission is it?"

Chu Tianxing put the lid on the thermos and glanced at the students around him who were listening intently.

"This is not the place to talk."

He looked at Su Chen and said, "This is related to the selection competition a few days ago. Come to my office."

"That's enough, everyone can go home. Use this time to run a few more dungeons!"

Zhao Hongtao shouted, and the students who were watching scattered like birds.

He patted Su Chen on the shoulder: "Su Chen, learn more from Dean Chu."

Since Chu Tianxing was willing to take on this task, he was happy to have some free time.

"Understood, Director Zhao."

Su Chen followed Chu Tianxing toward the Mage Academy, his gaze fixed on the figure carrying a thermos cup in front of him.

Half an hour later.

The moment Chu Tianxing pushed open the office door, Su Chen keenly sensed a slight distortion in the surrounding air.

[Hint: A high-order spatial folding matrix has been detected; the current coordinates have shifted.]

Su Chen stepped into the room.

This is no ordinary office; the interior space is ridiculously large.

Instead of lights, several magical crystals emitting a soft glow floated on the ceiling, illuminating the ancient books and magic scrolls covering an entire wall.

Goodness, is this the master of the space system?

He created his own independent dimension in the prime real estate of the academy, making real estate developers drool with envy!