Lu Yuan withdrew his gaze calmly from the gray-haired girl and looked at Tail beside him. His expression was composed as he gave a nod and replied in an indifferent tone, "Yeah. I came to pick out a compatible Magic Device."
The moment he finished speaking, Tail's urgent yet cautious Spiritual Power transmission suddenly rang out in his mind, his tone filled with envy and embarrassment. "Brother Lu Yuan, can you secretly tell me how many Credit Points the academy gave you? I saved up for ages and borrowed more than half from friends before I barely scraped together enough Credit Points to buy the lowest-grade S-rank Magic Device. It was so hard!"
Hearing this, Lu Yuan's originally calm expression tightened slightly, and a hint of gravity surfaced between his brows.
He and Tail had only met by chance during the entrance assessment. At most, they were ordinary classmates who had seen each other once; they could hardly be called close, let alone trusted.
What was more, he understood the principle of not flaunting wealth all too well. Credit Points were as good as hard currency inside the academy, and he absolutely could not reveal the truth lightly.
In the space of a thought, Lu Yuan's face remained steady, his eyes not rippling in the slightest. Without blushing or his heart skipping a beat, he directly halved his own ten thousand Credit Points and said in a flat tone, "Five thousand Credit Points."
The moment those words fell, Tail froze on the spot. His eyes shot wide and round, his mouth gaping so far a fist could have fit inside, his eyes filled with utter shock and disbelief. His whole body trembled faintly, and he nearly cried out on the spot.
He had witnessed Lu Yuan's strength during the entrance