If I don't have money to go to college, I can only go to slay the dragon.

The basketball hit the gym floor with a crisp 'bang' sound.

The boy holding a basketball and wearing a basketball uniform walked into the gymnasium of Carmel University talking and laughing, slapping the basketball in his hand and spinning it around his fingers.

At this time, a sudden burst of boos interrupted their chat and laughter. When the boys turned around in surprise, they found that the basketball court was filled with all kinds of people, wearing long guns, short cannons and suits. People dressed in hats gathered around and turned to look at them angrily.

It looks like the stadium is booked today and they can't play.

In the center of the basketball court, the clicking sound of cameras was heard endlessly. The spotlights flashed brightly, casting the two figures sitting firmly in front of the chessboard on the ground. The stopwatch on the right side of the chess clock clicked.

The middle-aged man in a black suit stared silently at the intricate black and white chess game on the chessboard in front of him. He covered his mouth with his hands and said nothing. The reporters holding cameras beside him either knelt or lay on the ground and faithfully looked at his face. Every wrinkle of thinking and pondering in the eyes is recorded.

The situation of this game is very clear. Black has been forced into a desperate situation. The emperor is isolated and helpless, and the army is pressing down on the situation. The queen of white chess moves forward gracefully in the middle of the field, steps into the penalty area, and kills the enemy. However, the longest time on the chess clock beside the chess board has not passed thirty minutes!

This is obviously a game of unequal chess skills, and the actual age and appearance of the two parties are also very different. The person sitting opposite the middle-aged man is not a certain national chess champion, but a girl who is too young. He was about eighteen or nineteen years old, with blond hair that was turned platinum by the spotlight. He lay naturally and gracefully on the chair with his legs folded, his hands on his knees and he looked down at the chessboard quietly.

"Continue to make room for the emperor? Or continue selling to delay time? You have very few soldiers left." While the middle-aged man was still pondering, Mandy suddenly said this.

The moment she spoke, all the reporters looked up, as if they had caught some hot news, and immediately focused their cameras on the girl and started taking pictures.

"I don't want to be rude, it would be rude to talk trash when the opponent is thinking, but I don't think it's a competition now. The real competition is in the first five moves when you make a mistake. It's over. After that, you spend all the time to delay the tactics and wait for me to make a mistake." Mandy said softly, "But you should also see that I will not make a mistake, because I think His time is always shorter than yours, and your time will run out first.”

The middle-aged man raised his eyes and glanced at the blond girl on the opposite side of the chess game, then turned to look at the chess clock whose pointer was about to reach the little red flag. There was not much fluctuation in his expression, but the frequency of shaking his legs revealed that he was The uncontrollable anxiety in my heart.

"Or are you just planning to delay time? Wait until the time is up to automatically award a loss, so that the reporter's report will be much better to write. The former international runner-up accidentally lost over time, and unfortunately lost to the talented girl from the small town?" Mandy said He laughed as he spoke, "Genius girl. That's how they reported me, right? After all, when I entered Carmel University, I was specially invited to enroll because of three consecutive league championships."

“Sometimes, it’s time to admit defeat,” Mandy said.

The middle-aged man put down the hand covering his mouth and let out a long sigh of relief. He ruffled his meticulous hair. It seemed that his little thoughts were read by a girl who was old enough to be his daughter. He couldn't help but feel embarrassed. After laughing, he knocked down his emperor and reached out to Mandy, "I_resign_(I admit defeat)."

The spotlights flashed to the most intensive level, and Mandy and the middle-aged man stood up at the same time, holding the chessboard in their hands.

Applause broke out from the surrounding crowd of spectators. The person who led the applause was the president of Carmel University. He was an old man with silver hair. He looked particularly knowledgeable and a gentleman. He wore a gold watch on his chest. He applauded and looked at him lovingly. Mandy in front of the chessboard, "It's wonderful, it's wonderful!"

Mandy nodded politely and returned the greeting to the others. To her, this was just a fast chess game for about half an hour, but to other reporters, school directors and principals, it was a victory won by the chief chess master of Carmel University. Big deal for the former World Chess Championship runner-up.

This invitational tournament was organized by the chess club instructor of Carmel University. The school also fully supports this kind of event that can increase the school's exposure. The original preparation was that the talented female chess player on their side who was used as a gimmick could be in the hands of the runner-up. After an hour, the report afterwards was quite sensational, but I didn't expect that Mandy went too far and killed the former runner-up in half an hour, which completely made a big news.

Reporters swarmed onto the highway to conduct interviews. The principal and tutors stood around with smiles. They waited until it was almost done and then squeezed in to save Mandy from the crowd. He held her shoulders and took a photo. It was assumed that the contestants were a little nervous after the competition. Tired, I took the initiative to take the interview position and started to talk rhetorically.

Mandy didn't mind being robbed of the limelight. For her, just defeating the runner-up in an international competition was not a major event that could be recorded as a milestone in her life. She walked through the crowd of reporters and walked to the stadium with her mentor's package. After opening the door, I discovered that the real highlight is outside.

The students from the university who came after hearing the news were already crowding on the road outside the stadium. When they saw Mandy coming out first, they all let out loud screams and cheers, as if they were winning a chess game. It's not Mandy but they are the same.

Minerva and Garcia were also in the crowd. They took the initiative to get in and put a garland on Mandy. They were so excited that they almost hugged her. Lily and Amara were also the first to rush over and hug her. Mandy’s arm, Mandy didn’t refuse.

"The runner-up! The runner-up in the World Championship! Mandy, if you beat the runner-up, you are basically the second in the world!" Lily excitedly stamped her feet beside Mandy, turning her head from time to time to look at the reporters who were stopped at the entrance of the gymnasium.

"It's just a friendly match, and as you know, it's just the runner-up." Mandy said with a smile, "Let's celebrate if we have the chance to win the championship."

"Your name is being discussed in the school now. Although you are already famous, you are almost famous to the sky this time! Many senior boys who didn't know you originally are asking your name, brother. People over there even asked me to invite you to their party tonight!" Amara said excitedly, looking at the cheering and applauding students on both sides.

"Hey, don't be so excited. I may not go if they invite me." Mandy smiled and shook her head, "I have a lot to do. Didn't the history class just assign a paper this morning? Everyone has to give a public speech. , if I fail, I won’t be able to get an ‘A’ at the end of the semester, and I have to go back and prepare thesis materials.”

"Don't mention such disappointing things." Amara pursed her lips, "You can do your paper anytime, but if you go to the party tonight, it will be really exciting! Everyone will discuss your competition today! "

"Let's see." Mandy said with a smile.

"Amara, even if we can't call her, there are still people who can call her." Lily, who was on Mandy's left, came out and said with a smile, while raising her head to signal to the front of the crowd.

Mandy looked over and found a familiar figure standing at the end of the crowd. She couldn't help but be familiar with it. The person's blond hair was really eye-catching. He was over 1.8 meters tall and had a body that was so toned for a student that it was pleasing to the eye. Even if he doesn't say anything, he can still attract everyone's attention.

Caesar Gattuso?

The other person seemed to be called by this name. He was a child of a wealthy Italian businessman family. It only took less than half a day for this guy to transfer to another school and let all the freshmen girls know about him. He obviously didn't do anything deliberately, but his personality attracted bees and butterflies. The aura spread like a plague in a short time.

As a result, in each of their classes today, girls from different departments came over to join the class. If there were no seats, they would not hesitate to stand in the back and gather together to have sex. It was already an incredible phenomenon at Carmel University.

"Do you have time tonight?" Caesar looked at Mandy who was walked to the roadside holding arms by Lily and Amara and struck up a conversation with a gentle smile on her face.

"It's not what a gentleman should do to ask a girl if she has time tonight." Mandy gently pulled out her arm and looked at the large golden retriever standing on the road with an interesting smile in her eyes. She didn't understand why the other party came to her now. Is this a sudden inspiration or was it planned?

Furthermore, she found it quite strange that Caesar Gattuso would transfer to Carmel University. She couldn't figure out what he and his family were thinking. He couldn't just be a city man going to the countryside to show sympathy for the people, right?

"I heard that there will be a party in the suburbs tonight. I think you seem to be a person who really likes parties. Someone asked me to invite you to that party. They" Caesar pulled his collar and shook his head with a smile, "Maybe. Do you think I am a transfer student and have effects similar to the freshman buff?"

"But I have to prepare a paper assignment tonight, and if I remember correctly, you should be in the same history class as us this morning, right? You also have a share in that paper. I have to remind you, our history teacher He is not an easy person to talk to. Even if you are a transfer student and you are not prepared, he will get angry and deal with it seriously." Mandy was not affected by the other party's warm breath like the summer ocean of Tolfino at all, and still maintained a normal chat. Rhythm, talking and laughing.

"History teacher? Does the teacher in the black windbreaker who called the roll call this morning look like he is going to be beheaded?" Caesar thought for a while and asked.

"Yes, that's him. Do you have any impression?" Mandy looked at Caesar, "Although you seem to be capable of fighting with your figure, I still think you can't defeat our history teacher in our school. He has taken care of all the idle people in the nearby society with his own hands, and many physical education teachers in the school are very impressed by him!"

"If it's him, I think you don't need to worry about this problem. You probably have to postpone the preparation of your history paper." Caesar turned to look at the school gate in the distance, and the smile on his face gradually disappeared. Some.

"What do you mean?" Mandy paused and followed his gaze. She actually saw three or four police cars parked at the school gate, with their red and blue warning lights on, and several police officers standing there. He seemed to be talking to the guard at the door.

"On the surface," Caesar pressed his temples slightly and squinted his eyes. "It seems that our history teacher was unlucky. He was killed and seriously injured and went to the hospital."