"Speaking of which, things have gotten a lot livelier around our villa lately."
Ye Lan rose and came up behind Xu Jingming, resting her slender hands on his shoulders and gently massaging them.
"Hmm? What happened?" Xu Jingming asked in puzzlement.
"Ever since you made it into the top ten in your division,
Star Tier experts, and even Cosmic Level Experts, have been 'passing by' our villa almost every day."
Ye Lan explained with a smile, "Some even linger nearby on purpose, pretending to admire the scenery.
They're actually waiting to see when you'll leave the Virtual Universe so they can come up and talk to you."
That was the allure of a place in the division's top ten.
"Cosmic Level?" Xu Jingming raised an eyebrow. "They certainly have plenty of time on their hands."
"It's not just that."
Su Qingli chuckled and handed him a cup of Spirit Tea, a specialty of Blue Star:
"Property prices across the entire Cloudsea Residential District have risen dozens of times over.
Even the villa next door, which used to stand empty, was bought by a Star Peak expert for an astronomical price.
Presumably, all they wanted was a chance to get close to you."
"To think just taking first place in my division would bring about so many changes."
Xu Jingming marveled as he accepted the tea and took a small sip, its fragrance refreshing his senses.
"And that's not all."
Ling Shuang's red lips curved slightly as she said excitedly, "We're all Level 1 Geniuses of the Noah Sacred Land now!"
"Level 1 Geniuses? You passed the Noah Sacred Land's assessment?" Xu Jingming was somewhat surprised.
Although Ling Shuang and the others were talented, they still fell some way short of the Noah Sacred Land's requirements.
By his estimate, they should