At seven in the evening, Die Xiaodie returned to the villa with Big Fat Bear.
Compared to its usual 867 work hours, today had been delayed by a full hour!
One hour!!
Normally, making money made it happy.
How long would it take to earn a hundred thousand by writing books?
But...
The money was transferred to the wrong place, guruno~!
It wasn’t until Lei Yunshi’s spirit envoy transferred the money and it didn’t receive a text message that Die Xiaodie realized something was wrong.
It had given the wrong card!
That card was Su Hao’s student card, but it had been using it these past few days, swiping it out of habit.
It thought it was its own card and accidentally handed it over.
By the time it noticed, it was too late.
Die Xiaodie sat atop the Electric Bear’s head, sighing.
As a second-generation Electric Bear from Bear King Mountain, it couldn’t understand Big Sister’s obsession with making money.
A hundred thousand is nothing, ao~
Right, a hundred thousand!
“Guruno~!”
Die Xiaodie’s fighting spirit reignited.
It had already found a new business opportunity; a temporary setback meant nothing!
Die Xiaodie, keep it up, olly olly oxen free!
It cheered itself on.
Its mount, the Electric Bear, pushed open the door and entered the villa. Su Hao inside was staring at his phone, not sure what he was doing.
Then, Die Xiaodie heard...
“Strange, it’s not a scam text, so how did an extra hundred thousand suddenly appear?”
Die Xiaodie: “...”
...
January 20th, clear weather.
Su Hao was tormenting Liu Ren for the 99th time.
“Electric Bear, Thunder Whip!”
The big fat bear, standing upright, had lightning coiled around its right paw. Countless bolts of thunder wove into a long whip, which shot out, continuously weaving and spreading through the air. Before long, it caught up with the Flame Bat, which was flapping its wings desperately.
It wrapped around it.
The Flame Bat turned into an electric bat.
The Thunder Whip pulled back.
The Flame Bat, numbed and tingling from the electricity, let out a shriek and was yanked downward.
A bear paw, covered in countless strands of lightning, grew larger and larger in its eyes.
The next moment,
The bear paw slammed straight into it.
Flame Bat, dead.
Liu Ren, who had bet it could last ten seconds, failed once again as expected.
Just then,
Su Hao’s phone rang. He picked it up and swiped his finger.
“Hello...”
“Yeah, yeah, okay, I’ll be there tomorrow.”
Su Hao hung up and saw Liu Ren leaning in to ask:
“What, a girl?”
“No girl, but there’s a lab.”
Su Hao said, “I’ll leave the Electric Bear here. If you’ve got nothing to do, you can use it for sparring. I’m heading out.”
He waved his hand, leaving behind a Liu Ren who had been struck again, his silhouette stretching long as he walked away.
...
Su Hao set off from Jinggang Town, took a special plane to the airport of Tiannan Province’s capital, then caught a high-speed train back to the familiar Ancheng.
He didn’t bring any other spirits, just Die Xiaodie, planning to visit home before handling work matters.
“Ding-dong~!”
“Ding-dong~!”
At the door of the apartment in the Spirit Envoy District, Su Hao rang the doorbell.
Before long, the door opened.
To Su Hao’s surprise, the house wasn’t just home to his dad and mom, but also relatives from his mother’s side.
“Uncle, Aunt... Cousin.”
The two families hadn’t interacted much before. Su Hao only knew that his uncle’s family ran some kind of business.
He didn’t know the specifics.
Seeing the top student return, his uncle and aunt immediately started chatting about his identity as a Jingdao University student and his spirits.
They praised him endlessly.
But since neither his uncle nor aunt were spirit envoys, their knowledge of spirits was very limited, and they didn’t hit the mark at all.
Su Hao’s mouth twitched.
Die Xiaodie felt uncomfortable from the awkward praise. It acted cute, then fluttered its wings and flew into a room.
Hiding in a corner.
Pulling out its phone.
Leaving Su Hao to take the heat.
Su Hao: “...”
As the center of attention, he had no choice but to accept it and keep sitting there.
Chatting about some of his experiences at Jingdao University.
“I heard that graduates from top schools, if they take a position in a small city like ours, can become the vice president of the Spirit Envoy Guild?”
Su Hao thought for a moment, “In terms of strength, that’s about right, but you’d also need management skills.”
Graduates from Jingdao University typically have at least one spirit trained to the elite level limit.
They possess two to three elite-level spirits.
Their team battle system is basically formed.
For a vice president position in Ancheng, their strength is more than enough.
But most people wouldn’t choose that.
The vice president of a city-level guild is basically a retirement role, often taken by those tired of conflict or those who feel they have no room for growth, opting to work in the Spirit Envoy Guild.
Top school graduates have boundless prospects; those with drive usually choose jobs related to the new world.
Either becoming instructors at some spirit universities.
Su Hao didn’t need to say all that.
“Wu Fan, haven’t you always wanted to see your cousin? Now you have, ask him anything you don’t understand.”
The aunt nudged a boy wearing glasses.
Wu Fan, a sophomore in high school.
By summer, he planned to contract a spirit and apply for the Spirit Studies program.
“Hao, Brother Hao, what kind of spirit do you think I should contract?”
“First, we need to look at your budget.”
Su Hao said.
His uncle waved his hand grandly, “No matter what, we can’t skimp on education. I’m planning to spend a million to buy him a spirit. If he gets a strong one, that’ll definitely give him an edge in the college entrance exam, right?
“If our Wu Fan can get into a top school like you, then spending another million is worth it!”
Su Hao: “...”
If two million could get you into a top school, Liu Ren would be crying.
Even for him,
With talent and hard work, the money spent on several spirits before the college entrance exam was over twenty million.
Not counting attribute cores, it was still several million!
He coughed, “Little Stone Elephant, Little Conch, Green Water Frog, Vine Snake... these are all spirits with good potential.
“But whether they’re strong depends on Wu Fan and the spirit’s effort...”
“After he contracts a spirit, if he has any questions, he can come ask me.”
“Recently? Recently I’m a bit busy. I have to go to Yunhua City tomorrow... Wait a moment, I have my high school study materials in my computer.”
Su Hao took out a USB drive, plugged it into his laptop, and copied 10 GB of study materials onto it.
Then he patted his cousin Wu Fan on the shoulder, “You only have half a year until you contract a spirit. It’s best to finish these materials within six months; they’ll help you plan your spirit’s development path...”
Cousin Wu Fan looked completely bewildered.
...
The next day, Su Hao and Die Xiaodie finished the breakfast Su’s mom had specially made, then took a ride-hailing car to Huayang County, where the lab was located.
Seeing the estimated fare of over a hundred yuan on the app, Su Hao felt no emotion and even thought it was too cheap.
The life of the rich was so dull.
“Destination reached. What’s this place? The building’s pretty impressive.”
The driver muttered a couple of things, then, seeing some spirits that looked quite strong around there, he averted his gaze.
These days, you couldn’t be too curious, especially in their line of work.
Su Hao got out of the car and walked forward.
The lab’s location was far from residential, commercial, and industrial areas... in other words, it was built in a remote spot.
The land was cheap.
And the lab didn’t need to be in a bustling area.
Quiet and safety were what mattered most.
Su Hao arrived at the main gate and was stopped by the spirit envoy on guard.
“Who are you looking for?”