"At worst, my Seed of Fire ranking drops by one. It doesn't provide resources either way."
Su Yunqing said indifferently.
The greatest benefit the Spark Project gave her was that she no longer had to worry about anyone doing something to her because of her uniqueness, so she did not need to hide her strength.
Other than that, the only benefit of being a Seed of Fire was being granted some authority to browse information she had previously lacked permission to access.
But she did not care about any of that. It could not be exchanged for Points.
"The major families of the Imperial Capital have invited you no fewer than three times already."
"If you agreed to any one of them, you would never have to worry about resources again."
"Even if you don't want to join a family, they are willing to invest in you, yet you still refused."
This was what her teacher found hardest to understand.
She could understand not wanting to join a family or faction, because once someone joined, no matter how talented they were, their freedom would inevitably be restricted. They might also be asked to do things they disliked.
But an investment simply meant that once Su Yunqing grew powerful in the future, should they encounter a crisis, they could request her help.
Moreover, unlike joining a family, which required a contract, an investment was purely a matter of trust and owing a favor.
If she was unwilling to help, they could only complain and could not actually do anything to her.
"Too troublesome."
Su Yunqing did not want to owe anyone favors.
It was fine in the Chat Group. Everyone there knew one another well, and being a little shameless or clinging to someone powerful was no big deal. But in