"Quick, quick, quick! Send it over!" Xia Yao urged.
Jiang Nan couldn't resist her, so he sent it over.
On the way to take Jiang Nan home, Xia Yao said seriously, "I'm serious, Jiang Nan! Think about joining our team!"
"Spirit Warriors exploring the Spirit Ruins can only stay safe by working in a team!"
"We'll kick out that Luo Tianxiang and Han Cheng, who's just as bad as he is!"
"Once your Space ability develops, your combat power will be off the charts. You'll be unbeatable at controlling the battlefield!"
"You joining would make your sister happy, too!"
Jiang Nan scratched his head. "I'd like to, but I'm already in my senior year. I can't exactly transfer schools, can I?"
Xia Yao said as if it were obvious, "Why not? I'll take care of it!"
Jiang Nan knew Xia Yao was planning to use her money to make it happen!
"But transferring in out of the blue wouldn't be good for your reputation, either. Songjiang Spiritual Martial Arts is highly competitive, and they really value strength!"
"If you really want to come, then fight your way in yourself!"
Jiang Nan blinked. "Fight my way in? How?"
"Jiangcheng No. 1 High School gets three exchange student spots every semester! The top three students in your year at the end of the term get sent to our school for special training!"
"Just place in the top three in your year on the end-of-term assessment!"
Jiang Nan's eyes lit up. That was a good idea!
The only problem was, he'd never taken their end-of-term exams before!
As a top student, he could probably put in some effort and try for first place in the academic subjects.
His English was only a tiny bit bad!
The real problem was that the Spirit Warrior class's end-of-term exam included a practical test!
Of course, it wouldn't be a fight between classmates.
They'd have to enter the Spirit Ruins and hunt spirit beasts!
The problem was that Jiang Nan hadn't entered the Spirit Ruins even once in his three years of high school!
The nearest Spirit Ruins to Jiangcheng were in Changbai Mountain!
The rules said only those below the fifth Black Iron rank could enter...
He didn't even know what spirit beasts looked like.
"There's only a month left until the end-of-term exam! Xiao Nan, you need to work hard!"
As she spoke, Xia Yao leaned close to Jiang Nan's ear and gently breathed against it. "If you come first in your year, I'll give you a huge reward!"
A fragrance unique to a young woman drifted into Jiang Nan's nostrils.
He shivered violently.
Jiang Nan said, "Uh... watch the road!"
Xia Yao was speechless.
[Resentment Points from Xia Yao +333!]
"I'll think about it..."
Xia Yao said, "If you can't, just move in with us! Xue and I rent a villa outside the city! You're only a little Black Iron Seven... Seven... Hm?"
"Since when are you Black Iron Ten-Star?"
Her voice suddenly rose three whole notes.
Jiang Nan rubbed his nose. "Well, what can I say? I put in a little effort!"
"I didn't want to work hard, but you wouldn't have me!"
Xia Yao shot Jiang Nan an annoyed look.
She was still utterly shocked!
The last time they'd eaten together, he'd been Black Iron Seven-Star!
How had he reached Black Iron Ten-Star in just a few days?
Was his talent really E-class?
"You've got so many secrets. Just how much are you hiding?"
"Here, take these. See if they can help you break through to Bronze. They'll give you a better shot at the end-of-term exam, too!"
As she spoke, Jiang Nan watched in astonishment.
She put her hand inside her shirt, pulled out two spirit pearls, and pressed them into Jiang Nan's hand.
Feeling the lingering warmth of the spirit pearls, Jiang Nan swallowed.
"I've learned something new! I've only ever seen that in cartoons!"
So this was what they meant by...
"Hidden treasures in her bosom?"
"Having a deep cleavage?"
Xia Yao's pretty face flushed. "What kind of weird cartoons do you watch all day?"
"These spirit pearls are expensive, okay? You have to keep them safe!"
"They cost over two hundred thousand each, and the Spirit Warrior Association strictly regulates them! Even if you want to buy or sell one, it's hard to find a way!"
Jiang Nan nodded earnestly. "That's Sister Xia Yao for you. Other people couldn't hide spirit pearls like that, even if they wanted to..."
Xia Yao was speechless.
Jiang Nan even held them up in front of her and sniffed them!
Hmm...
They smelled pretty good!
"Ah!"
[Resentment Points from Xia Yao +333!]
She already regretted giving Jiang Nan the spirit pearls...
He could at least have waited until they were alone!
Xia Yao kicked Jiang Nan out of the car and snapped, "If you don't come first, just see what I do to you!"
At the mouth of the alley, Jiang Nan watched the Blue Phantom drive away and shook his head with a laugh!
The spirit pearls in his hand glowed with a steady red light!
They were Fire Attribute spirit pearls, and they were Bronze level!
Spirit pearls came from spirit beasts. Attribute spirit beasts were powerful and extremely difficult to obtain!
Naturally, that drove up their value!
Spirit Warriors awakened to one of the five elemental abilities could benefit greatly from absorbing a spirit pearl of the corresponding attribute!
For special abilities like Jiang Nan's, it made no difference whether the spirit pearl had an attribute or not!
Space Attribute spirit pearls did exist!
They were simply extremely rare, and difficult for Jiang Nan to get his hands on right now!
"These Fire Attribute spirit pearls must be what Xia Yao prepared to give Sister Xue..."
"Bronze, huh? Let's give it a try!"
For once, Jiang Nan didn't go to the night market. Instead, he went home to absorb the spirit pearls!
By the time he'd absorbed both, it was already past seven in the evening.
His cultivation was still at Black Iron Ten-Star!
Jiang Nan rubbed his head. It looked like breaking through a bottleneck wasn't easy.
Suddenly remembering something, Jiang Nan grinned.
He took a bundle of Spiritual Energy Leeks out of the System Inventory and fiddled with them for a while...
Then he went into the neighboring yard!
He crouched down and called, "Wangcai! Come here!"
A Shiba Inu leaped out of the doghouse in the corner and came over with its tongue hanging out, nuzzling him affectionately!
"Woof, woof! U-wu!"
Jiang Nan pulled a sausage out of his pocket and held it out.
He patted the dog on the head!
With a heartfelt sigh, he said, "Just look at how rough you've got it! I've lived here for three years, and I've never seen you find yourself a wife!"
"You're a confirmed bachelor!"
"Passing on the family line is important! I can't just sit by and watch, so I'm going to help you out!"
"Don't mention it!"
Wangcai was happily gobbling down the sausage, its little tail wagging like crazy.
It didn't notice the leek tucked inside the sausage...
From next door, Grandpa Wang called out, "Xiao Nan, you haven't eaten yet, have you? Come over and have something!"
Jiang Nan coughed twice and hurriedly said, "Um... no, no need!"
He ran off guiltily, returned to his own yard, and leaned over the wall to watch Wangcai's reaction!
Wangcai went back to its doghouse and lay there for a while. Before long, it was raring to go!
"Woof, woof! Awooo!!!"
It bolted out of the doghouse, kicking up a cloud of dust as it raced down the alley!
It charged into Aunt Zhou's yard, its bright, beady eyes locking onto Guoguo, who was lying beneath a tree!
A snow-white pug!
Without a care for whether Guoguo wanted it or not, it pounced like a vicious dog!
Guoguo: "???"
Wangcai: "Woof, woof, awooo!!!"
Guoguo: "Woof... whimper..."
Zhou Yuqing, who was picking vegetables in the yard, stared at the two dogs for a full ten seconds...
Then her face turned red all the way to her ears!
Zhou Yuqing said, "Mom! Our Guoguo... Guoguo's being..."
Jiang Nan went back inside, deeply satisfied.
"Wangcai! You can do it!"
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