“Complete the Feiyun Bungee Jump at Baiyun Mountain in Luocheng within half a month, and you will receive a reward upon completion.”

　　Damn, Henry Carter was instantly dumbfounded: “Wasn’t it supposed to be that there would only be tasks when the story ends? This is blatant deception!”

　　Although he had already started to enjoy that thrill of risking his life when he leaped over the school building today, he still wanted to take a break. This second task came way too fast. He had previously asked the Heavenly Punishment System how it would handle long-running serials, and the other party had personally said that tasks would be issued starting from the day the story ends. So why did a task get released as soon as he got his manuscript fee? Doesn’t that mean as long as the story is ongoing, there will be a task every month?

　　Why the hell didn’t they say so earlier?!

　　The Heavenly Punishment System calmly said in his mind: “All rights of interpretation belong to the Heavenly Punishment System.”

　　So shameless… Henry Carter instantly felt a headache. That phrase “all rights of interpretation belong to the Heavenly Punishment System” was just too rogue. In other words, they can do whatever they want.

　　Looks like from now on, every time he gains any benefit from his past life’s experience, there will probably be a punishment task… Since the manuscript fee is settled monthly, that means there will be a Heavenly Punishment task every month!

　　But bungee jumping is still manageable. It looks scary, but it’s actually relatively less dangerous—at least less so than leaping over a school building with no safety measures.

　　Of course, bungee jumping isn’t completely risk-free either. In his previous life, Henry Carter had heard plenty of news about bungee cords snapping and people falling. However, Henry Carter didn’t take it to heart—after all, those are rare incidents. And now, with this 2,700 yuan manuscript fee, he could go out and have some fun.

　　He called Nora Grant: “Hey, fatty, let’s go to Baiyun Mountain during National Day. My treat, let’s go bungee jumping.”

　　On the other end, there was two seconds of silence: “Our class activity has already changed from going to Chongdugou to Baiyun Mountain…”

　　Henry Carter was stunned: “What? Why did it change to Baiyun Mountain?”

　　“A lot of people said they already went to Chongdugou to escape the summer heat, and now this season is better for watching the sunrise at Baiyun Mountain…”

　　“Fine, let’s not worry about them,” Henry Carter coaxed, “Let’s just go ourselves. I’ll cover cigarettes, drinks, food, tickets, and accommodation.”

　　Nora Grant exclaimed on the phone: “You really struck it rich?!”

　　“Of course. So, are you in or not?” Henry Carter didn’t want to join that group of classmates—no freedom. The chubby guy had treated him so many times, now that he had money, it was only right to return the favor.

　　“Deal. When are we leaving?”

　　“Next week, October 1st!”

　　During his night run, Logan Bennett took the initiative to ask Henry Carter: “Did you hear about the new girl who transferred to our class?”

　　“Yeah, I’m not blind,” Henry Carter replied.

　　“I invited her to join our class’s National Day activity. The location has been changed to Baiyun Mountain,” Logan Bennett said. “She’s actually pretty nice, not pretentious, very straightforward.”

　　Huh, Emily Young is going to Baiyun Mountain too? Henry Carter started to wonder if he’d run into her. Should he and the chubby guy just join the big group after all?

　　Forget it, there’s plenty of time in the future. This trip to Baiyun Mountain is mainly to complete the task.

　　Right now, he wasn’t even sure how he felt about that girl. He just couldn’t forget that moment when they locked eyes in midair.

　　That’s why he had asked for her name in front of so many teachers at the academic office. It’s just that the classmates didn’t know about it—if they did, it would definitely be big news the next day.

Chapter 13: The Feeling of Dreams Coming True

　　Henry Carter was already a celebrity at school now, though not exactly in a good way.

　　Nicknames like “the bottom of the class with poor grades” and “the bottom of the class who wants to switch to being a sports student halfway through” were all referring to him. Especially that jump from the school building—absolutely shocking!

　　What normal student would do something like that? When everyone went home and told their parents about what Henry Carter did today, the parents all said to stay far away from this problematic student. Who knows when a student like that might go crazy?

　　And in the teachers’ eyes, Henry Carter, who used to be so low-key he was almost invisible, suddenly became the epitome of rebellion, nonconformity, and troublemaking.

　　But the fact that Henry Carter broke the rules without getting any punishment, and that heartfelt moment from Director Clark, made them subconsciously think that maybe Henry Carter wasn’t so simple. Some teachers had already decided to just turn a blind eye—if even Director Clark didn’t say anything, why bother sticking your nose in?

　　Logan Bennett glanced at him: “Why did you jump off the building today?”

　　Henry Carter was too lazy to explain the difference between jumping off a building and a running long jump. To others, it really did look like jumping off a building…

　　“Don’t you think life gets a bit boring when it’s too peaceful?” Henry Carter shot back.

　　“But everyone lives like this—study hard, take exams, graduate and find a good job, then have a stable family. There’s happiness in peace, too. And peace doesn’t mean mediocrity, right? Many kinds of greatness are born from peace. Life doesn’t have to be intense to be considered living,” Logan Bennett stopped and said seriously.

　　“No wonder they say girls mature early, you really think far ahead…” Henry Carter muttered under his breath.

　　“Huh?”