Close to Level 6

After the last battle, Ye Han and the others added more combat training to their routine: One-on-One Combat and Team Battles. Their opponent was naturally Zhao Lei.

Even Honjou Kaede and Kurumi, who originally did not need to participate in one-on-one fights, joined in, and the results were quite good.

At first, Zhao Lei had been happy about it. After all, he could openly beat up these Little Monsters, especially Ye Han. Besides, if he did not beat them up now, he would not be able to defeat them once they had grown stronger.

But Zhao Lei had made things too simple in his mind, because the seven of them were fighting him more and more frequently.

During one-on-one fights, what had once ended in moments now took some time even when he fought Kurumi. Of course, that was with his strength suppressed to Soul Ancestor level.

Honjou Kaede was even more troublesome. A Soul King had already been unable to break through her defense, and the recent training had raised her reaction speed and agility by another level.

What drove Zhao Lei the most insane were the seven-person Team Battles. The seven of them were becoming harder and harder to handle, yet their training volume kept increasing. They used to fight once a day; now they fought once in the morning and once in the afternoon.

"Uncle Zhao, come out and get to work!" Ye Han and the others arrived at the Training Field but did not see Zhao Lei, so Ye Han shouted directly.

There were only a few people in the entire academy anyway. No one would complain no matter how loudly he shouted.

Hearing Ye Han's voice, Zhao Lei helplessly emerged from the shadows. "How about you go fight your teacher Yang Chenfu instead? I've developed an allergy to fighting lately!"

Ye Han was speechless. In fact, Zhao Lei had wanted to go on strike several days ago, but the academy's teachers had long since witnessed the madness of the seven Little Monsters.

They utterly disregarded their own injuries. Liu Feifei, the Head of Medical Office, would treat them anyway. Yang Chenfu had been quite glad that he had passed this task on to someone else.

So when Ye Han went to find Yang Chenfu, Yang Chenfu directly claimed that he was sick. Ye Han could only marvel at how well they echoed each other.

Helpless, Ye Han would not force anyone who refused. He went to the Dean and Vice Dean, but they refused on the grounds that they were too old to play with young people. Dean of Students Xie Yi and Head of Logistics Jiang Luotian could not even be found.

That left only the Food Department and the Support Department. Ye Han would not make them fight, so Zhao Lei, the strongest tool man, was the only one left.

"Oh, Teacher Yang? He said he was sick. Last time, I didn't believe you. I'm really sorry! Teacher Zhao, I can completely understand your painstaking intentions!" Ye Han said with a moved expression.

Zhao Lei was dumbfounded. He had only said it casually back then. How had Yang Chenfu actually gotten sick? "Then what about the Dean and Vice Dean? What about Xiao Jiang and Xiao Xie?"

Ye Han calmly replied, "They refused!"

Zhao Lei was completely confused. He said speechlessly, "I refused too!"

"No, you didn't! You agreed from the start. You said teachers were doing this out of painstaking care. Did you forget?" Seeing Ye Han's half-smiling expression, Zhao Lei understood. They were latching onto him.

With no other choice, another brutal battle began. Zhao Lei needed to vent the frustration in his heart, while Ye Han and the others needed this kind of exhilarating fight.

The days passed one by one, until Honjou Kaede knocked on Ye Han's door in the middle of the night.

Ye Han had already started getting up early, but the sky outside was still dark. He checked the time and was stunned. It was three in the morning.

No matter the reason, when a girl came looking for you at this hour, how could you turn her away? Otherwise, Ye Han would have to tell you a story about beasts and men worse than beasts.

The moment he opened the door, Ye Han got a fright. "Damn! What the hell? Xiao Feng, what have you been doing? Training has been tiring lately, but you can't cultivate like an immortal! Hurry up and sleep. Look at those dark circles under your eyes!"

Honjou Kaede paid no attention to that. She grabbed Ye Han and pointed at her Sub-profession Level Experience Bar. "If I make another five hundred or so Cultivation Potions, I'll reach Level 6!"

The moment Honjou Kaede said that, Ye Han's remaining drowsiness vanished. At most, five hundred bottles would take a week. Once she reached Level 6, she would have antidotes. Then, hehe...

Honjou Kaede shook Ye Han out of his fantasy. He wiped away nonexistent drool and said, "That's great! Xiao Feng, hurry up and get some sleep. Staying up late is bad for your health!"

"This is terrible. We're out of medicinal herbs, so I can't make potions! If I can't make potions, I can't level up! If I can't level up, I can't make antidotes! If I can't make antidotes, I can't get the Immortal Herb, and if I can't get..."

"Stop!" Listening to Honjou Kaede mutter on and on, Ye Han hurriedly interrupted her. "If there are no herbs, we can buy them! Tomorrow, Esdeath and I will go buy some!"

"But we're out of money. If we have no money, we can't buy medicinal herbs. Without medicinal herbs, I can't make potions! If I can't make potions, I can't level up! If I can't level..."

"Stop again! No recursive nesting!" Ye Han quickly said. "Find Uncle Zhao. Doesn't he have a million? It's not like he has anywhere else to spend it!"

"I asked him! He said he spent it all long ago!" Hearing Honjou Kaede's words, Ye Han had a bad feeling. Sure enough, she started muttering again.

Ye Han could tell that Honjou Kaede had become obsessed. If he did not come up with a solution for her now, he would not get any proper sleep.

But thinking about it, that made sense. If it was the final day of a Gacha Pool, and one Ten Consecutive Draws cost 1,600 while he only had 1,599, he would definitely go crazy trying to make up the difference too.

Besides, Ye Han was very dissatisfied with Zhao Lei. Most of his eight million had been spent on legitimate things, but Zhao Lei definitely would not have spent his money on such things.

"I've got it! Xiao Feng, go back and sleep first. First thing tomorrow morning, I'll have Uncle Zhao get some money and bring back medicinal herbs!" Ye Han vowed confidently.

Honjou Kaede's eyes lit up. She asked pitifully, "Really? You're not lying to me?"

Ye Han's mouth twitched slightly. He immediately replied, "Of course! Just wait and see tomorrow!"

After receiving a satisfactory answer, Honjou Kaede finally left. Ye Han also let out a sigh of relief and flopped onto his bed. What the hell kind of solution do I have? I'll deal with it tomorrow!

The moment Ye Han closed his eyes, he saw Honjou Kaede's accusations tomorrow. He could not fall asleep at all. By morning, Ye Han was sporting a pair of dark circles as he exclaimed excitedly, "I've got a solution!"

He hurriedly got up, washed up, and headed out. After greeting everyone doing Morning Practice, he went straight to Zhao Lei's residence.

"Uncle Zhao, wake up!"

Zhao Lei, who had been sleeping soundly, was startled awake. He got up, looked left and right, then checked the time. Still groggy, he said, "So early? Isn't the morning fight at ten? Let me sleep a little longer!"

Bang!

Ye Han slapped the table and said righteously, "Did Xiao Feng come looking for you yesterday?"

The groggy Zhao Lei was instantly alarmed. Yesterday's Honjou Kaede was terrifying. If I hadn't tricked her into going to Ye Han, I would definitely have been in trouble. Could Ye Han be here to demand an explanation?

"I know what happened yesterday was my fault! But..."

Although Ye Han had no idea why Zhao Lei was admitting fault, he did not care. He hurriedly said, "It's good that you know! I'm truly speechless with you. How could you spend that million so quickly? I have a task for you. If you do it well, Xiao Feng will be fine!"

Although something felt off, Zhao Lei was still too sleepy to think clearly. He nodded vaguely. "Alright, leave it to me. This was my fault. As long as Xiao Feng doesn't get like that again, I'll do anything!"

Ye Han was surprised by how smoothly it had gone. But he did not care. He immediately pulled out a sheet of paper, which clearly read: This time Zhao Lei personally admits his mistake and will help Honjou Kaede with one matter without accepting any compensation.

"Sign it!"

Zhao Lei did not even look at it and signed directly. Ye Han did not disturb Zhao Lei's sleep any further and left. "Uncle Zhao, you don't have to spar at ten today. You have something else to do!"

Those words made Zhao Lei sleep even more soundly, while Ye Han cheerfully carried the written guarantee in his hand to the Training Field.

"Han Gege! What about the solution you mentioned yesterday?" Honjou Kaede looked anxiously at Ye Han.

Ye Han smugly held up the paper in his hand and said with a smile, "We'll sell some potions that speed up cultivation. We don't need to sell many; after all, scarcity makes things valuable. We'll only sell ten bottles, split into two batches! And we've got one free laborer!"

Ye Han had suddenly thought of this last night. They used this stuff every day, so they had grown accustomed to it. But upon careful thought, it was truly good stuff.

Although it was only useful for those below Soul Ancestor, it doubled Soul Power cultivation speed without side effects. One bottle could support cultivation for three days. Major powers would definitely want it.

After all, what family did not have younger descendants?

"Xiao Han, won't this bring trouble upon us?" Esdeath was the first to think of the problem Ye Han was worried about.

That was why Ye Han planned to bring no one else this time. Only he and Zhao Lei would go. The potion's effect was too great for the younger generation. If people discovered that Honjou Kaede made it, the major powers would definitely not let her go.

Ye Han also knew that they could not oppose major powers right now, which was why they needed to disguise themselves. Once they got the money, they would leave.

"Don't worry, I already have a plan! This time, we'll test the waters first and see if we can establish a partnership while we're at it!" Ye Han said with a smile.

Seeing Ye Han's confidence, the others said nothing more. At a time like this, all they needed to do was trust him.