After hearing Fu Ye's explanation, Mu Nujiao could only feel that her best friend had been set up by "capital."
"Hehe, I made so much pocket money in just over two months. Little cakes, milk tea, spicy crayfish—Ai Tutu is coming!"
Ai Tutu was as lively and impulsive as ever. Her original identity had already been enough to intimidate all major factions, and now she had somehow formed this connection with Fu Ye.
It could be said that even if Ai Tutu's grandfather, Ai Tianba, wanted to scold his own granddaughter now, he would have to carefully weigh the matter in his heart first.
"Pearl Academy's main campus assessment this year is very different from before. Only mages whose cultivation has reached the Intermediate Tier are qualified to participate."
Upon hearing Fu Ye's words, Ai Tutu quieted down.
"Intermediate Mage? Hehe, I'm already Intermediate Tier 2 in both Elements. Easy peasy!"
However, before Ai Tutu could stay excited for long, Mu Nujiao added,
"Don't celebrate too soon. This assessment method is extremely unusual. We need to capture alive a Shadow Demon Beast that escaped from the military."
"As long as we successfully capture it, we'll earn a chance to enter the Three-Step Tower."
"But there are only five spots, so we have to capture the Shadow Demon Beast before anyone else does."
Hearing Mu Nujiao's words, Ai Tutu's little face instantly fell.
Although her real combat experience had improved immensely under Fu Ye's training during this period, she had never faced demon beasts head-on.
"Uh... Sister Mu, how about we find three more teammates? More people means more combat power."
Seeing Ai Tutu acting like such a timid little coward, Mu Nujiao gave her a speechless glance.
"Don't worry. My Wind Element magic has already reached Intermediate Tier 3, while