Ma Feifei, "Destined to Grow Old Alone"

It wasn't until Mew devoured all the Spirit Crystal in front of Ma Feifei that Mew aura reached its peak. Then, the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy in the sky began to surge wildly into its body, and the purple Energy Ball gradually appeared and swirled around it.

This process lasted less than a minute before the aura around Mew returned to calm.

Ma Feifei carefully observed Mew, but found nothing different about it compared to before. Even its aura had disappeared, and everything seemed to have returned to the state before it died at the initial stage of the first tier.

Ma Feifei couldn't resist checking the system panel to see the attributes of the Mew.

Mew

Quality: Divine Beast (can evolve into Super Divine Beast)

Rank: Second Tier (Advancement Method: Consuming Spirit Crystal)

Skills: Possesses the ability to learn all Pokémon skills and change the appearance of all Pokémon.

Food: Spirit Crystal (Note: Mew will rebel and return to the Pokémon world when it is extremely hungry.)

The attributes are largely the same, only the rank has changed from rank one to rank two, which means that the Mew has indeed been upgraded.

"But I haven't noticed any change in how it's gotten stronger." Ma Feifei grabbed Mew and ran his hands over it, asking in confusion.

"Meowth ~" Mew seemed to enjoy Ma Feifei's petting, lying softly in Ma Feifei's arms and humming softly.

Normally, the attribute panel for a pet-like creature like a Pokémon should display stats such as Strength, Agility, and Intelligence, giving players a more intuitive understanding of its combat capabilities. The current system simply tells you what it can do and what it eats, which is far too simplistic.

"Sigh! What's the use of thinking about these things? Do you even have money?" Ma Feifei sighed and lamented.

It cost over a million to upgrade from the first to the second tier, and who knows how many Spirit Crystal it will take to upgrade from the second to the third tier; right now, the Bookstore only has the 100 million Spirit Crystal reserved for copying books, so it's best not to use that; besides that, Ma Feifei is penniless, which means he has no more Spirit Crystal to feed Mew and upgrade it.

"What should I do?" Ma Feifei looked up at the blue sky and white clouds, lost in thought.

While Ma Feifei was pondering how to earn a large amount of Spirit Crystal, a different kind of topic began to circulate in Dubian Town.

That's the answer to question 25 on yesterday's test: about the owner of the Mysterious Bookstore.

What surprised everyone even more was that this topic didn't make it onto the latest Dubian Town trending topics list!

The two incidents combined have made this topic the most discussed topic in Dubian Town right now, bar none.

Inside a small tavern, the place was filled with practitioners.

"Hey... look, there really is something fishy going on. A topic that was trending so much last night isn't even on the list today!" A young man patted the newspaper in his hand and shook his head as he spoke at a table in the corner.

Sitting opposite the young man was a middle-aged man who smiled and said, "Of course. The mastermind behind this list is Wantong Trading Market, and the two leaders of Wantong Trading Market have an inextricable relationship with the owner of Mysterious Bookstore, so naturally they wouldn't bring this topic up."

Upon hearing the middle-aged man's words, the young man couldn't help but smile and said, "Speaking of those two, I actually chose one of them for question twenty-five on yesterday's exam. What a pity."

The middle-aged man smiled and said, "What a coincidence, I also chose one of them, but unfortunately we were both wrong."

The young man asked curiously, "Who did you choose?"

The middle-aged man replied, "I chose President Gongsun mainly because, as far as I know, Wantong Trading Market and Mysterious Bookstore have always had a cooperative relationship, and I've never heard of anyone being able to break it up. Furthermore, the bookstore owner frequents Wantong Trading Market, and given his distinguished status, only President Gongsun seems worthy of him."

In fact, many people share the same thoughts as the middle-aged man. According to private statistics compiled by some people, 25% of the 100,000 respondents chose Gongsun Qiong, which is a very large number.

The young man shook his head after hearing the middle-aged man's words and said, "I don't really agree with the so-called concept of status. If it were really about matching based on status, then perhaps only Goddess Yin Yue would be worthy of a magical person like the shop owner. On the contrary, I think the shop owner is someone who doesn't care much about social standing, which is why I chose Zhao Xiaodao yesterday."

The young man then offered an explanation.

"The main reason I chose Zhao Xiaodao is because she was the first customer of the Mysterious Bookstore, and as far as I know, she was also the first woman the owner met; as the saying goes, men always have a so-called 'first' complex, and I believe Zhao Xiaodao holds a very important place in the owner's heart."

The middle-aged man shrugged and chuckled, "No matter how reasonable our Analytic is, unfortunately, we're all wrong."

The young man gave a wry smile and said, "Yes, nobody expected this answer; if I remember correctly, out of 100,000 people, only one person got this question right, right?"

The middle-aged man nodded and said, "I heard that's how it is. That girl named Azi... I don't know what she was thinking, that she was able to answer such an unsolvable question correctly."

"I heard that Miss Azi once tried to complete the Tomb of the Tomb of the Hegemon, but failed. During the final Punishment, her favorite seventh-tier spirit robe was taken away, which made her cry on the spot. Maybe the answer to this question was her Curse on the shopkeeper. Who knew she would accidentally get it right?" the young man joked.

Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man couldn't help but point at the young man and say, "How can you accuse someone without any real evidence? If the shop owner finds out, she'll be in big trouble; after all, she's the owner of the Mysterious Bookstore. What kind of person would be Curse to die alone?"

The young man repeatedly clasped his hands in apology, laughing, "It Buzhou my Buzhou; but do you really think the shop owner will end up alone, just like the test paper says?"

This is a question that not only the two of them want to know, but also that everyone in Dubian Town discussing this issue wants to know.

This includes several people who knew Ma Feifei, such as Gongsun Qiong, Zhao Xiaodao, Zhou Zhuling, etc.

If there's anyone in the entire Dubian Town who's indifferent to this matter, it's only Yun Qingyang.

Standing in front of the Bookstore, sword in her arms, eyes gazing blankly at the sky, she ignored the discussions of passersby about the problem.

When will I be able to go to heaven?!