"So, this is what Fifth Brother meant by hush money."

The girls later arrived at the third-floor activity room and discovered it was quite spacious, roughly the size of two basketball courts. Unfortunately, it lacked some furniture. Currently, it only had a large table and a few chairs, making it seem a bit empty. They needed to find the rest themselves. Ye Ling's fifth brother donated some wood for them to use in the furniture.

The next morning, which happened to be a day off, Nan Ke and several friends brought Loran Hill, Ye Ling and others to a warehouse. They pushed open the heavy iron door of the warehouse and saw a lot of brown wood piled inside. Most of the wood was still in its original cylindrical shape and had not been processed, but placed on shelves.

"These are the spoils we won from the Oak Spears last year. They're based at Walled City Academy and are skilled in carpentry, spears, and shields. They made a bet with me over the Student Union's activity budget, and naturally, we won. So, they renovated our bar and arena, and we still had a lot of lumber left over."

"I won all of them with my own ability, and I will definitely not return them. They take up space, so I'll give them to you." Nan Ke patted the wood on the shelf and said generously.

The dark brown bark was very rough, with a lot of black sawdust on it. The dense growth rings on the logs showed that the tree was quite old. Most of these logs were pine, with a diameter of about half a meter. The thickest one was over a meter in diameter.

"Fifth brother is just lazy..." He wanted to say a few more words to ask this cheap cousin to beat the trees into furniture, but was stopped by Loran Hill behind him.

"Thank you, Senior Nan Ke, for your sponsorship." Luo Lan first bowed and expressed his gratitude. No matter what, if someone sends you something you need, you should still express your gratitude.

Looking at the gentle, polite, dark-haired girl before him, Nan Ke rubbed his head a bit sheepishly, as if to say it was nothing. His mind was racing, wondering what prominent family this beautiful girl came from. Why didn't he have any impression of her? He should have met every new Plantagenet-era student who came to Emenas, so how could he have missed one? Oh, was he too obsessed with hanging out with his male friends?

After giving the key to the warehouse to Luo Lan and the others, Nan Ke left. Today was a day off, and a group of people from their club had agreed to go to the "Iron Chain Fist" club of Qiaodun College in the south to challenge them. They were determined to defeat them in order to compete for the honor of the first boxing club. Only in this way could they make a name for themselves among this class of freshmen and recruit a large number of new members.

The Emenas Student Club's operating expenses are funded in small part by club members, with the majority coming from student union grants. Of course, the amount of funding allocated depends on the club's specific circumstances, with key factors such as the number of core members, achievements in on-campus activities, year-end evaluations, and special contributions all being important considerations.

'Fire Fist and Wine' achieved high ratings thanks to its nearly 150 core members. In addition, it also achieved good results in some group activities, such as the runner-up in last year's 'Armorless Fighting Tournament' and the fifth place in the 'Dragon Hunting Tournament'.

Each club has a different style and aims at different goals. For example, the 'Golden Mane Griffin' where Jellann belongs often takes the top places in group battles and achieves remarkable results.

The "Time Gear" where Lan Lier is located is a club that mainly studies alchemical creation. It publishes some excellent technical papers every year. Not only does the student union provide funding for it, but there are also many people from the outside world who sponsor it.

There are also clubs dedicated to culinary research, such as "Conch and Fish," which primarily operates at Qiaodun College. Their daily activities include fishing in the Lanjian River and then studying various ways to cook fish and seafood. Their club is like a semi-restaurant, where other students can also buy grilled fish, scallops, and other dishes. This not only satisfies their culinary interests, but also allows them to earn a small fortune.

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After Nan Ke left, several girls were in the warehouse.

"Loran, should we find someone who knows carpentry to help us?" Bumansha looked at the wood, then turned her head and asked curiously.

"It will probably take quite a while," Kafla said. When she was a child, she had seen carpenters in the town working. First, they had to cut the wood into planks, then saw them into various shapes, splice them together, rivet them, and so on.

"Well, there's no need to be so troublesome."

Loran Hill looked at the pile of wood. During her time in Carites, she had seen many experienced craftsmen work, and she was very familiar with it. Although she was the eldest daughter of the Chamber of Commerce and had never done it herself, her natural perception could clearly see the overall process and details. In some details, she even understood them more deeply than those experienced craftsmen.

"Everyone, please keep today's events a secret~"

The girl made a gesture, and before the others could react, her long black hair and pupils gradually became lighter, and finally turned into a light emerald green.

"This?" Bumansha and the others looked at Roland in surprise, and then saw a breeze starting to surround the girl and the tall warehouse.

The wood in the room was slowly lifted up by the air currents and flew into the air. The swirling air currents turned into thin silver threads, spirally wrapping around the logs and continuously cutting them. The bark fragments fell off, revealing the yellowed wood inside.

"How amazing~" Ye Ling clapped her hands in surprise, while Kafla was stunned with her mouth wide open.

Although Bumansha knew that Luo Lan was extremely powerful in the Demon Sequence, but when did she switch to the Nature Sequence? The emerald green and friendly natural magic, commanded by her like an arm and fingers, was precise and free, and it was obvious that she had been immersed in it for many years.

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