Chapter 57

Chapter 20: Flipping the Table

　　”If you love showing off so much, then go ahead and show off.”

　　Bai Ling tossed the ball forward, Mu Ron Han instinctively reached out to catch it, utterly confused.

　　What does this mean? Did she give up?

　　He looked around but noticed his teammates weren’t surprised at all. Instead, they stood firmly in their positions, ready for action.

　　What’s going on? Isn’t the ball on our side? We should attack…

　　”We can see Bai Ling passing the ball to the opposing team’s power forward,” the commentator suddenly became teary-eyed, “Friendship first, competition second. Such a touching moment happening in this small gym, she is destined to be recorded in Tianhai University history… Class 5 gets 4 points, leading 7-4!”

　　What?

　　Mu Ron Han couldn’t believe his ears, but the scoreboard clearly showed 7-4, with Class 5 in the lead.

　　He glanced at the other side and saw Bai Ling with a calm expression, not even looking at him.

　　Forget it! Just dunk it!

　　Mu Ron Han held the ball with both hands, his towering body charging forward like a beast, no one dared to block him as the floor creaked under his weight, watching him leap into the air.

　　Free throw line takeoff, windmill dunk!

　　BOOM—!

　　”What?!” The commentator exclaimed in shock, “My goodness! How could student Mu Ron Han from Class 7 do such a thing!”

　　Mu Ron Han had just landed when he heard this, completely stunned.

　　”Violence, too violent, violence isn’t allowed, also damaging public property,” the commentator gritted his teeth on stage, harshly condemning Mu Ron Han, “We must resist this behavior, deduct 3 points from him!”

　　Then Class 7 was left with only 1 point.

　　Worse still, the teammates of Class 7 came over to criticize him.

　　Small Forward: “What’s wrong today, Mr. Han? You’re not playing normally.”

　　Center: “How could you do that? We can’t lose both the game and our dignity.”

　　Shooting Guard: “Maybe we should call a timeout and substitute you out. Take a break and come back in the second half.”

　　Point Guard: “Adjust quickly and come back soon, we’re waiting for you.”

　　Why is this happening?

　　In an instant, Mu Ron Han barely recognized his classmates he spent days with. He stood in the frontcourt zone, holding the basketball, unsure what to do.

　　”We can see here, the power forward of Class 7 has the ball, doing nothing, just standing there daydreaming, how infuriating,” the commentator couldn’t help himself, “You’re wasting a minute of everyone’s time in this gym, that’s thousands of minutes wasted!”

　　”Boo!”

　　As the first person booed him, all the spectators stood up, flipping them off.

　　”Boo!”

　　”Boo!”

　　”Boo!”

　　How does it feel when the whole world rejects you?

　　Mu Ron Han suddenly felt a chill down his spine, cold sweat soaking through his clothes. He looked at Bai Ling with a calm face, like staring at a demon.

　　In the deafening boos of the entire gym, the soft voice of the white-haired maiden Bai Ling clearly reached his ears—

　　”I’ve said it, winning this game doesn’t require telekinesis.”

　　”You… you…”

　　Mu Ron Han suddenly remembered that among the rumors, the Inner Stone of the Mind had a very rare ability called mental invasion, which only appeared at high tiers with great purity.

　　And the range, the scale of people involved, and this level of precision…

　　”Boo! Boo! Oh, the power forward of Class 7 ran away!” the commentator noticed his actions, “He ran so pitifully, shoes fell off, wanting to turn back to pick them up? No, he hesitated and didn’t stop, didn’t stop, he ran out of the gym!!”

　　The thunderous cheers behind him made Mu Ron Han dare not look back. He continued running with only one shoe on, like losing his soul.

　　Bai Ling stood there, closing her eyes silently.

　　Actually, it wasn’t complicated. First, interfere with the cognition of these ordinary people in the gym, making Mu Ron Han’s actions seem rebellious and unforgivable. Then influence their emotions, making them easily agitated and full of responsibility.

　　Even Yi Jie could do the latter, just with less range and fewer targets.

　　But regardless of how simple the principle was, this time it was too flashy.

　　The white-haired girl rubbed her temples.

　　Lost control, she would never have done something like this before. It provided no real benefit other than a temporary thrill. Earlier, seeing someone surnamed Mu trying to compete with her for Yuan Xiaoling, she somehow lost her cool.

　　Tsk.

　　”Bai Ling, Bai Ling~”

　　Taking advantage of the cheering crowd around her, Yuan Xiaoling cautiously approached, “What happened? Why are you so mad?”

　　She thought Bai Ling would at most score some long-range three-pointers from the backcourt to show off, but didn’t expect her to flip the table entirely.

　　Bai Ling glared at her, “Isn’t it because of you?”

　　”Because of me?” Yuan Xiaoling was taken aback.

　　Bai Ling didn’t bother explaining, or rather, didn’t know how to explain. Should she say it’s your fault for being so pretty, having such big boobs, walking around school every day flaunting them to ‘Dabeitù’, luring others’ attention?

　　”Let’s go back, rest,” she said, “I’ll visit your dorm tonight.”

　　Words aren’t enough to explain, let the Blonde-haired Maiden remember with her body.

　　”Wow, so you want to… uh wait,” Yuan Xiaoling hurriedly caught up, “What about here?”

　　”I’ll remove my abilities once I leave.” Bai Ling said calmly.

　　Yuan Xiaoling looked around at the crazy and bizarre scene, shrinking her neck, “But… won’t they notice problems when they wake up?”

　　”I temporarily altered their cognition, making them think their actions were logical. When I remove my abilities, this logic will momentarily fragment. But human brains, based on the principle of ‘consistency between cognition and behavior,’ will automatically adjust memory details to make them logical.”

　　Bai Ling continued as she walked, “Some smarter individuals will complete this step first. The adjusted memories will become memes, and within the relatively closed space of ‘watching this basketball game in the gym,’ the memes will spread rapidly.”

　　This wasn’t her first time using this “combo move.” It worked well on ordinary people within a certain range, and practice makes perfect.

　　Yuan Xiaoling nodded repeatedly while listening, and after Bai Ling finished speaking, she quietly said, “I didn’t understand any of that. Can you simplify it?”

　　Bai Ling’s lips twitched, “When they wake up, they’ll be dazed for a bit, then their brains will generate a reasonable logic.”

　　”Oh… that’s amazing.”

　　After the white-haired cold girl and the blonde busty girl left the gym, the cheers gradually subsided. People sat back down, their eyes starting to look dazed.

　　What happened…?

　　It seemed like something occurred on the court, then everyone got angry, the entire audience stood up and condemned…

　　”Hmph, I told you, someone surnamed Mu isn’t trustworthy, right?” someone nearby suddenly said.

　　”What happened? What just happened?”

　　”Did you forget? The game was going fine, then this guy suddenly tripped someone. Look, two people got injured!”

　　The earliest logical memory appeared, and the meme quickly spread throughout every corner of the gym.

　　”So despicable, doing such dangerous things to fellow students from the same school.”

　　”If something serious happens, I don’t even want to imagine the consequences.”

　　”I told you, Mu Ron Han doesn’t look like a good person.”

　　”Wearing a Bucks jersey is bad luck.”

　　Inside the gym, the classmate from Class 5 whose foot was supposedly hurt earlier suddenly sat down, holding his foot and shouting, “Ouch, hurry, take me to the infirmary, I’m in so much pain.”

　　A few people immediately surrounded him to help.