44: Chapter 44 I'm reporting this: The spiritual energy is too dense and it's affecting my sleep.
"What's going on! Where is the backup power? Why didn't it start!"
In the dark corridor, the furious roar of Young Master Zhao Tianfeng echoed.
He was still wrapped in a bath towel, water droplets sliding down his muscles, looking utterly disheveled under the dim emergency lights.
A logistics officer came scrambling over, his voice filled with a whimpering tone.
"Chairman! The backup power has also... also failed!"
"I don't know why, but all the energy nodes in the entire building have been drained; there isn't a single energy reading!"
"Bullshit!"
Young Master Zhao Tianfeng kicked him.
"Drained? Who could drain the energy of an entire building in an instant? Do you think this is an all-you-can-eat buffet!"
"Go to the main control room immediately! Check it for me! Even if you have to dig up the underground lines inch by inch, you must find the cause for me!"
"Yes! Yes!"
The officer scrambled away in a panic.
Young Master Zhao Tianfeng stood there, his chest heaving with anger.
He had just been naked and covered in soap, when the faucet spat out a mouthful of cold water and then went on strike.
That feeling was even more unbearable than being slapped in the face.
Immediately after, there was a total power outage, and the spiritual energy dropped to zero.
A piece of precision equipment in his office, worth over ten million and currently performing data deduction, had its core directly burned out due to the sudden power outage.
This loss made even the Zhao family feel a pang of pain.
More importantly, this incident happened too strangely.
A second ago, they were still mocking Lu Chen for being trapped in a dark villa.
The next second, retribution fell upon their own heads.
Coincidence?
Young Master Zhao Tianfeng absolutely did not believe this was a coincidence!
"Lu Chen..."
He gritted his teeth as he spat out this name in the darkness.
However, he couldn't figure it out.
A freshman who had been cut off from all external contact and trapped in a villa, what heaven-defying ability could he possibly have to turn around and paralyze the entire Student Union's energy system?
This is Magic City Martial Arts University! The energy pipeline network here has a defense level that can be called military-grade!
Could he possibly be casting spells from a distance?
"Chairman! It's bad!"
Another officer rushed over.
"It's not just here; all the dormitory areas for Student Union officials have lost water and power, and the spiritual energy is gone too!"
"The forum is already blowing up! Everyone is asking if our Student Union embezzled the school's funds and can't even afford to pay the electricity bill!"
"What?!"
Young Master Zhao Tianfeng felt the world go black before his eyes.
Now, he had embarrassed himself in front of the whole school.
Their Student Union usually acted high and mighty, considering themselves the managers.
Now, it was great; in the entire campus area, only their section had lost energy.
And the culprit was currently relaxing in a bath in the villa on the mountaintop.
In the huge bathtub in the master bedroom of Baiyan Villa.
Lu Chen leaned back comfortably as the warm water massaged his body.
The air was filled with rich spiritual energy, which automatically flowed into his body, nourishing his limbs and bones.
Beside the bathtub, a clone was holding a tablet computer, reporting the situation to him.
"Boss, according to the footage sent back by the surveillance clone, the target (Young Master Zhao Tianfeng) lost water while taking a bath and is currently in a state of rage."
"The Student Union building is in chaos, with initial estimates of economic losses exceeding thirty million."
"The campus forum is exploding with public opinion, and the entry 'Student Union can't afford electricity bills' has reached number one on the hot search list."
Lu Chen listened to the report and nodded with satisfaction.
"Well done."
The effect of the "Siphon Bridge" was even better than he had imagined.
Not only did it steal the energy from the Student Union's side, but it also caused overload and short circuits in their lines, which wouldn't be easy to repair.
"Let them continue the 'theft', and you can increase the intensity a bit more."
"I feel like the spiritual energy in my villa still isn't quite enough," Lu Chen said shamelessly.
"Understood."
The clone recorded the instruction.
"By the way, have them check if there is any place in Magic City Martial Arts University suitable for building a large-scale underground factory."
"The requirements are: hidden, large space, and convenient for transportation."
Lu Chen had already started laying out plans for his "industrial empire".
"The task has been issued to the intelligence analysis team."
"Hmm, go ahead."
Lu Chen waved his hand, and the clone quietly retreated.
He closed his eyes, enjoying this rare tranquility.
He liked this feeling.
Playing with the enemy in the palm of his hand, while the other party couldn't even see his face.
The next morning.
After tossing and turning all night, Young Master Zhao Tianfeng had two dark circles under his eyes and his face was livid.
The technical personnel sent out had inspected for the entire night, turning the main control room upside down, and the final conclusion reached was:
"The system is completely normal; no signs of intrusion or damage were found."
"The lines are intact; there are no faults."
"Preliminary judgment, it might be... a paranormal event?"
Hearing this report, Young Master Zhao Tianfeng almost couldn't help but kill someone on the spot.
A paranormal event?
Are you f*cking talking to me about the metaphysics at the end of science here?
But unfortunately, they couldn't find any evidence.
The energy just disappeared into thin air, and then, at daybreak, it inexplicably returned to normal supply.
Everything last night felt like a nightmare.
But that burned-out instrument and the overwhelming mockery on the forum were all reminding him that all of this was real.
He had suffered a huge, silent loss.
"Lu Chen!"
Young Master Zhao Tianfeng stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window of his office, looking at the white villa on the mountaintop in the distance, bathed in the morning light, the venom in his eyes almost bursting out.
Although there was no evidence, he was certain that this matter definitely had something to do with Lu Chen!
"Good, very good."
"Since you like playing dirty, then I will play with you to the end!"
He picked up his private terminal and dialed a number.
"Hello, it's me."
"Go arrange it; in the freshman ranking tournament in three days, I want to see Lu Chen carried out."
"Find a few sophomores who are reliable, and make the hits heavy."
"Money is not an issue; if anything happens, my Zhao family will take responsibility!"
Hanging up the phone, Young Master Zhao Tianfeng laughed grimly.
If he couldn't play dirty, then he would play fair.
In the face of an absolute difference in strength, he didn't believe Lu Chen could cause any more trouble!
Just then, his assistant knocked on the door and came in.
"Chairman, something happened at the freshman registration office."
"Lu Chen... he went to register."
Young Master Zhao Tianfeng was stunned, then sneered.
"What, couldn't take it anymore? Went to beg for mercy?"
The assistant's expression was a bit strange.
"No... it's not that."
"He... he went to file a complaint."
"A complaint?"
"Yes, he complained to the school, saying that the energy supply in our Baiyan Villa area is 'too abundant', causing him to be too hot to sleep last night, and the spiritual energy being too dense also affected his rest."
"He suggested... suggested that the school distribute some of the excess energy to us at the Student Union."
"Pfft—"
Young Master Zhao Tianfeng felt sweetness in his throat, couldn't catch his breath, and gold stars danced before his eyes.