N-A-A Chapter 15, Do you think I, the dignified commander of the First Army, would lie to you?
Chapter 15, Do you think I, the dignified commander of the First Army, would lie to you?
Seeing Xiao Yu's unyielding attitude, Jiang Shaoxu pinched his arm in exasperation: "Did the Eye of the Rock Demon scare you so much you lost your mind? Why not take the easy path to success instead of choosing the narrow bridge? Are you deliberately looking for trouble? Don't you know that cultivating magic requires a lot of resources?"
"Ouch~" Xiao Yu winced in pain and pushed Jiang Shaoxu's hand away: "The path you forge yourself is the only one that feels truly secure. What you rely on others for, you'll have to pay back sooner or later."
"Nonsense!" Jiang Shaoxu snorted, but didn't try to persuade her further. She simply hugged her knees and moved closer to the campfire. "Fine, fine, do whatever you want. But remember, if you regret it someday, or if anyone bullies you, come find me anytime. I'll protect you!"
Xiao Yu twitched the corner of his mouth but didn't reply.
Early the next morning, Jiang Shaoxu knocked on Xiao Yu's door.
"Up so early?"
"I'm leaving." Jiang Shaoxu pouted. "My dad called and gave me a really nasty scolding."
"Then you'd better hurry up and leave, or your dad will scold you again." Xiao Yu yawned, clearly still half asleep.
"Don't you have any sympathy at all!" Jiang Shaoxu stomped her small high heel on Xiao Yu's instep. "You actually wish I would leave?"
Xiao Yu's eyes, which had been drowsy, instantly cleared.
"Sigh, never mind." Jiang Shaoxu smacked her lips, then pulled a small gadget out of her pocket: "I don't know how long it will be before I can get out this time, so I'll give this to you as a souvenir."
"A token of love?" Xiao Yu was taken aback.
"Falling in love with you?!" Jiang Shaoxu jumped up and flicked Xiao Yu on the head. "This is a magical tool that can speed up your control. Who wants to fall in love with you? There are plenty of men chasing after me, and many of them are more handsome than you."
"Oh, thank you very much then." Xiao Yu rubbed his head and nodded hurriedly like a chick pecking at rice.
"No problem." Jiang Shaoxu smiled. "Then, see you in the battle of the world's top universities."
After saying that, he left without looking back.
Xiao Yu stood there, stunned.
The competition among the world's top universities?
Who told you I was going to participate in the competition for the world's best universities?
And besides, if you're going to let me come find you, at least leave me some contact information!
After breakfast, a military mage hurriedly found Xiao Yu, saying that Zhan Kong had something urgent to discuss with him.
"Instructor Zhan Kong, what's the matter?" Xiao Yu knocked on the door and entered Zhan Kong's office.
Zhan Kong sat cross-legged on a leather chair, playing with a ball of fire in his hand, a faint smile playing on his lips.
He pointed to the chair in front of his desk: "Sit."
Xiao Yu didn't stand on ceremony with Zhan Kong and sat down.
"You killed Bai Yang?"
Xiao Yu nodded. Back then, Bai Yang was directly sucked into Lao Hei's stomach and has probably been expelled as waste by now.
"How about joining my military? I'll treat you to the best of everything," Zhan Kong said.
"No, thank you." Xiao Yu gave a harmless smile.
"..." For some reason, Zhan Kong suddenly had an urge to punch him.
That expression is just so damn smug!
Zhan Kong sighed, then said to Xiao Yu, "I have a tricky matter I'd like to ask for your help with."
"What is it?"
"Now that Bai Yang is dead, there are no other summoning mages left at our Snow Peak Mountain Inn. Originally, after the start of the next semester, the Bo City military and the magic academy were organizing a training exercise, and Bai Yang's Ghost Wolf was an important test for the students... And you have two summoned beasts. Tang Yue said that you only revealed the white summoned beast before, so..."
Xiao Yu vaguely guessed Zhan Kong's intention.
Zhan Kong continued, "I want your black summoned beast to replace the Ghost Wolf Beast in this trial? And you won't have to participate in the trial. I'll give you the highest score of SSS, after all, we've all witnessed your abilities."
Xiao Yu did not agree immediately, but stroked his chin with his fingers and pondered for a moment.
You think giving me a perfect score means I'll work for free?
Cut through the void, cut through the void! What a brilliant plan you've devised!
"Sure, but I have one condition."
"Go on," Zhan Kong raised an eyebrow, a bad feeling creeping over him.
"An Awakening Stone," Xiao Yu said.
Upon hearing this, Zhan Kong was stunned for a moment, his eyes almost popping out of their sockets: "You're a mid-level now?!"
"Not yet." Xiao Yu shook his head. "Big brother, I've only been awakened for a year."
"That scared the hell out of me." Zhan Kong breathed a sigh of relief.
I thought this kid would reach the intermediate level after a year of awakening.
"You're not even at the intermediate level, what do you need awakening stones for?"
"I'll keep it here for now. I'll come back to you for it after I reach the intermediate level. Is that okay?" Xiao Yu blinked and said.
Zhan Kong pondered for a few seconds, then nodded. "Alright, I promise you. As long as your summoned beast doesn't run into any trouble during the training, I'll personally deliver the Awakening Stone to you once you advance to the intermediate level."
"It's a deal." Xiao Yu extended his hand.
"It's a deal." Zhan Kong raised his hand and gave him a high five.
"Let's sign an IOU first."
"..." Zhan Kong was utterly speechless. "How could I, a dignified military commander, do something so inconsistent?"
Xiao Yu didn't speak, but just smiled and looked at Zhan Kong with a strange expression.
"I'm really scared of you."
With the matter settled, Xiao Yu got up to say goodbye and left.
Xiao Yu returned to his room and quickly packed his luggage.
Little White appeared out of nowhere, rubbed its big head against his arm, and made a low purring sound in its throat.
"Let's go, Little White." Xiao Yu patted its back. "Let's go back to Bo City."
What happened next was beyond his control.
Zhan Kong should be able to realize that Bo City will face a major crisis in the near future.
After a summer vacation, Xiao Yu's Summoning and Chaos skills have both reached the second level.
There's not much to say about the summoning system; it simply reduces the mana cost of summoned creatures staying in the magical plane.
The second-level initial chaotic system is Order Rift.
Compared to the Sequence/Changing Track skill, it can be considered an active defensive skill.
It can summon two chaotic rifts within a short distance; magic that enters one chaotic rift will exit directly from the other.
As for Lao Hei, he hasn't made any moves since returning to Bocheng from Xuefeng Mountain, and nobody knows what he's up to.
……
The new semester has begun, and Xiao Yu, Mo Fan, and Zhang Xiaohou have unsurprisingly entered the top class.
Xiao Yu had two beast pendants and didn't need the Stardust Magic Artifact, so he asked Xue Musheng to convert the resources that should have been given to him into money and add it to the scholarship.
Once you reach the intermediate level, you can awaken an elemental type. Save some money to buy spirit seeds.
Sigh, after all the calculations, including the assets left by my cheap parents, my little savings only amount to a few hundred thousand...
On the dormitory rooftop, Mo Fan was cultivating on one side, while Xiao Yu was practicing controlling Xiao Bai on the other side.
The control artifact that Jiang Shaoxu gave me is indeed very useful; the speed at which I can release basic magic is now significantly faster than before.
"Roar!" Old Black from the summoning plane sent an excited voice through telepathy.
"What's wrong?" Xiao Yu closed his eyes, his consciousness arriving at the plane where Lao Hei and the others were.
For some reason, Xiao Yu always felt that the plane that Lao Hei and Xiao Bai were in didn't seem like the summoning plane.
I can't say exactly where.
Old Black maintained his giant beast posture, looking quite imposing.
"Awooo!" Old Black roared, his large mouth under his neck slightly open, and his eyes gleaming with a dark light.
Immediately afterwards, the double-beast pendant hanging around Xiao Yu's neck also began to glow.