Half a month of secluded training passed, and Pearl Academy began its new term. Shortly afterward, Su Miu was summoned to Dean Xiao's office.
"Dean Xiao, what did you need me for?"
Seeing Dean Xiao, Su Miu smiled and greeted him. Dean Xiao went straight to the point.
"Every year, Pearl Academy selects some outstanding students newly admitted to the Main Campus for an exchange with other academies. You've been selected as one of them."
"An exchange student, huh? Dean Xiao, my appearance fee isn't cheap."
Hearing that he would be going to the Imperial Capital as an exchange student reminded Su Miu of the demon element. That could be a trump card for a desperate situation.
Besides, he had plenty of Essence Remnants, so he wouldn't have to worry about backlash. He considered keeping the demon element hidden as a trump card.
"An appearance fee? Three days of training in the Three-Step Tower once you return."
"Deal!"
Dean Xiao wasn't surprised by his profiteering expression. After all, this brat had snatched the resources allocated to every department's freshmen, and hadn't even spared the following year's intake. Of course he would demand something.
Dean Xiao offered three days of training in the Three-Step Tower, and Su Miu accepted without complaint.
On the eve of their departure for the Imperial Capital, Su Miu visited the Azure Sky Hunter Agency. The reward for capturing the Blue-Robed Deacon during the Main Campus assessment had just been approved: an ice soul seed with a 5.5-fold amplification and its own domain.
He gave the soul seed to the Ice Empress, raising her age to five hundred thousand years. She gained control over the mystic ice soul seed, whose Mystic Ice Domain enhanced the infiltration and penetration of ice magic.
Among his current summoned companions, Di