[Lu Chen: Grand Steward Li Feng and Grandmaster Ma Xiunuo at Nuoding City's Spirit Hall were so enthusiastic!]
After a busy day, the group members were in their respective rooms when they suddenly saw the Notebook update. Whatever they were doing, they instantly perked up.
An unfamiliar opening!
[Little Princess: @Little Fox @Angel @Back to That Day, who are Grand Steward Li Feng and Grandmaster Ma Xiunuo?]
[Yanzi: It looks like Lu Chen gets along really well with them~]
[Little Fox: Nuoding City's Spirit Hall is one of our lowest-ranking Spirit Hall branches. The person in charge is usually a Yellow-robed Senior Steward at the Soul Ancestor realm.
Judging by how Lu Chen addressed him, the one named Li Feng should be the head of the Nuoding City Spirit Hall Branch. As for Ma Xiunuo, he's probably a Soul Grandmaster in charge of important affairs.]
[Angel: Why don't you ask the people involved?]
[Netherworld: @Xiao Wu @Ah Yin]
[Spirit Cat: @Xiao Wu @Ah Yin]
[Liu Erlong: @Xiao Wu @Ah Yin]
[Ah Yin: Ah Yin doesn't know. My current condition makes it inconvenient to show myself, so I've been staying inside Lu Chen's Soul Tool (actually the system space) all along. I don't know what's happened outside. You should ask Xiao Wu instead~]
[Xiao Wu: ?]
Xiao Wu sat by the bed, holding a lollipop, her lower legs dangling outside the window and swinging back and forth. She had been eagerly preparing to follow Lu Chen's updates, only to suddenly be tagged by everyone.
How did this end up involving me?
And Auntie Ah Yin, you're an old scallion even older than me. Why are you playing young here?
[Xiao Wu: It's just like Little Fox said. Grandpa Li Feng is the head of the Nuoding City Spirit Hall Branch, a level 49 Soul Ancestor.
Grandpa Ma Xiunuo is the administrative officer who handles day-to-day affairs. They're both Grandpa Lu Yun's good friends, two very approachable old men~
And today, both grandpas invited Lu Chen to join Spirit Hall and said they wanted to recommend him as the Spirit Hall Saint Son~]
[Back to That Day: Did Lu Chen agree?]
"Lu Yun's good friends?" Inside the Pope's Hall, Bibi Dong read Xiao Wu's message, joy and gratification appearing on her face.
Li Feng, Ma Xiunuo, well done. Very well done!
[Xiao Wu: Emmm... he sort of agreed halfway.]
[Angel: ?]
[Xiao Wu: Lu Chen said he particularly liked the Angel God and would be very happy to join Spirit Hall.]
[Angel: He has taste. Our Spirit Hall's faith in the Angel God has endured for ten thousand years. We need talented Soul Masters with firm faith like him as fresh blood!]
[Little Fox: So Lu Chen is coming to Spirit City to study with me... with me ଘ(੭ˊ꒳ˋ)੭✧?]
[Back to That Day: Actually, the current pope, Bibi Dong, is the most suitable person to become his teacher.]
[Little Fox: That makes sense!]
[Angel: Only the Angel God is salvation!]
The barrage of messages left Xiao Wu a little numb. Seeing that the Spirit Hall trio seemed ready to start fighting among themselves, she hurriedly interrupted them.
[Xiao Wu: Oh, look at you, getting ahead of yourselves again!
But Lu Chen said he wanted to experience the school life of ordinary Soul Masters and integrate into their community. That way, when he becomes powerful in the future, he'll have a clear understanding of things and be able to contribute more to the Douluo Continent.
So Grandpa Ma Xiunuo helped make two sets of identity documents for both him and me. On the surface, we're both affiliated with the Heaven Dou Empire and receive a monthly allowance issued by the empire, but we're actually already registered Soul Masters of Spirit Hall.]
After carefully reading Xiao Wu's messages, all the group members fell silent.
Lu Chen was happy to watch his groupmates' reactions too, so he kept waiting for them to finish discussing the topic.
After all, the better the impression Bibi Dong, Liu Erlong, and even the other group members had of him, the greater the impact of the spoilers he would reveal shortly.
After a long while, Bibi Dong was the first to speak.
[Angel: He's right.]
Qian Renxue's affection: 35 (newly acquainted) → 60 (friendly)
[Little Fox: I support him becoming the Spirit Hall Saint Son with both hands!]
Hu Liena's affection: 60 (friendly) → 70 (yearning)
[Hu Liena's affection: 70 (yearning)] [Congratulations to the host on obtaining 1,000 Fortune Points.] [Host's current Fortune Points: 5,800] [Host's cumulative Fortune Points: 7,800]
Lu Chen stared blankly at his Fortune Points panel, which had suddenly risen by a thousand points, while Bibi Dong gazed absently at the light screen before her, finally letting out a quiet sigh.
Bibi Dong's affection: 29 (newly acquainted) → 49 (familiar)
The other group members' affection also rose to varying degrees, though clearly not as much as the Spirit Hall trio's. Among them, the change in Hu Liena's affection made even Lu Chen want to type a question mark.
Wait... is this affection level of yours even legal?
Sure, the increase in Fortune Points is pretty sweet, but how did you charge straight into the romance route without us ever meeting?
I, Lu Chen, am willing to crown you the Douluo Continent's number one online dater!
After a round of inward snarking, Lu Chen composed himself and continued updating the Notebook.
[Lu Chen: Overall, Spirit Hall really is good.
After all, while Spirit Hall was still around, you'd never heard of having to pay to awaken a Martial Soul.
Or admission to the best Soul Master school prioritizing a city lord's recommendation letter over talent.
Or the Holy Spirit Cult, an Evil Soul Master faction that grew into an enormous organization.]
[Lu Chen: Tang San, Yu Xiaogang... and that lunatic and ungrateful wretch Bibi Dong. You all really deserve to die...]
[Angel: Well said!]
Liu Erlong's affection: 40 (familiar) → 9 (disgusted)
Qian Renxue's affection: 60 (friendly) → 69 (friendly)
Bibi Dong's affection: 49 (familiar) → 39 (newly acquainted)
Hu Liena's affection: 70 (yearning) → 69 (friendly) → 70 (yearning)...
[Congratulations to group member Little Fox on completing her exclusive mission and obtaining exclusive rewards. Display them?] [Displaying them will grant double Fortune Points.]
[Little Fox (Demon Fox): Display.]
[Congratulations to Little Fox on obtaining the rewards: Pure Enhancement Title-Heavenly Fox · Bronze Rank (reduces the consumption of all Soul Skills by 10%, shortens Soul Skill activation time by 10%, and increases Soul Skill effects by 10%. Can be upgraded by completing title missions.) Nine-Tailed Demon Fox External Soul Bone (1/9): an External Soul Bone set from the ancient exotic beast, the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox. With all nine tails gathered, its might can overturn the heavens. Martial Soul Bloodline Origin Upgrade (one time only) 500 Fortune Points × 2] [Group member Hu Liena has obtained 1,000 Fortune Points, synchronized to the host's balance.] [Host's current Fortune Points: 6,800] [Host's cumulative Fortune Points: 8,800] [The host may also select one of Hu Liena's exclusive rewards other than the title (・ω・)つ.] [The host has selected Martial Soul Bloodline Origin Upgrade (one time only).]
Lu Chen had long anticipated Qian Renxue's affection rising and Bibi Dong's and Liu Erlong's falling.
In fact, Bibi Dong's affection not plummeting straight into the disgusted range like Liu Erlong's had somewhat exceeded his expectations.
But no matter how far things exceeded his expectations, Lu Chen had never imagined an oddity like Hu Liena.
Curious, Lu Chen glanced at Hu Liena's exclusive mission-carry out a magnificent betrayal of her teacher, Bibi Dong.
Lu Chen: ???
In a certain sense, it really was a betrayal of Bibi Dong...
"But System Sis, are you sure this is a magnificent betrayal and not a ridiculous betrayal?"
[Of course I'm sure!] [Host, please remember: love is the greatest power on the Douluo Continent!]
Fine, then...
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