Xi Xiu returned to her usual routine, but she worked ten times harder than before.
She could now control her Mental Power freely, releasing and withdrawing it at will. All the innocence on her face had faded away. Now, she looked like an uncut jade stone—gentle and reserved.
After her conversation with Vivian, she decided to put away all her disguises and be her truest self.
Xue Fanhui was the same. After experiencing that funeral, she had grown up as well.
The children at the Orphanage had all been affected to varying degrees. They became more diligent and more resilient.
Xi Xiu entered the virtual Battle Room. Her opponent had never returned after leaving last time.
The system matched her with another opponent. Xi Xiu could win eight out of every ten matches. Wanting a greater challenge, she went to the higher-level area, planning to start by getting beaten badly and slowly grow stronger. By the time she turned sixteen, her record should be quite impressive.
The days passed quickly. In the blink of an eye, a Ningkui Star year had passed since that war.
Over the past year, Xi Xiu had saved up a considerable amount of Star Coins. Added to the Star Coins she had earned finding Shulai Stones in the previous years, based on the prices from her past life, she was already considered middle class. She could have bought a nice duplex apartment outright.
But in the Alliance, buying a high-end robot body would send her straight back to square one. The thought made her feel bitter.
Xi Xiu often complained to Xue Fanhui about the prices. Xue Fanhui's mechanical designs also burned through money, so the two of them deeply understood each other's pain.
However, Xue Fanhui could already go to the Arena, where she