Bai Zhou directly gave Lin Wei five hundred Experience Points.
It was only right for Bai Zhou to have Lin Wei thank him.
If it had not been for Bai Zhou, Lin Wei would have had to go through grueling battles to level up.
Of course, Lin Wei did not know that she had already leveled up.
She merely felt an extra surge of energy inside her body.
Not only had the exhaustion from using her skills during her battle with Chu Yun and Shen Qin completely vanished,
she even felt the power in her body become a little more solid.
Her second skill, which she had originally been able to use at most three times, now felt like something she could use five times in a single battle if she pushed herself!
That was an enormous improvement!
Why was this happening?
Lin Wei did not know.
Just like how, after forming a contract with Bai Zhou, her Talent Level had suddenly stopped being E-Class.
Lin Wei did not know the reason.
But she knew that all of this had to be because of Bai Zhou.
At that moment, she turned to look at Bai Zhou, who seemed to be resting with his eyes closed.
A hint of relief unexpectedly appeared in her shifting gaze.
It was as though she was glad that she had stepped forward when Chu Yun had been humiliated.
That Bai Zhou, the Eldest Young Master, had noticed her.
Not only had he given trash like her, who had only E-Class talent, a chance, but he had also found the best doctor for her father!
A faint mist even welled up in her eyes.
Ding! Detected that the host has cut off part of the Protagonist's fortune. Destined Villain Value +100. Villain Roulette requires 2,900 more to unlock!
Bai Zhou, who had his eyes closed as he sensed the power within his body, heard the system notification again.
Amid his delight, he did not forget to complain:
"How much damn fortune does Chu Yun even have?! How many parts have I already cut off? Why does he still have more?"
The system did not answer.
But Bai Zhou understood.
The powerful Protagonist Halo was a sun that he could not even look directly at yet!
Bai Zhou had not opened his eyes because another system notification still echoed in his mind:
Congratulations, host, on reaching Level 3. All attributes increased by 20%. Divine Weapon Maiden Control increased by 2%!
Five hundred Experience Points had made Bai Zhou a Level 3 Spirit Master.
Bai Zhou was not particularly surprised by that. After all, one only truly entered the ranks of Spirit Masters after Level 10.
It was normal for leveling up to be easier before then.
As for the twenty percent increase to all attributes, Bai Zhou understood that as well.
In the original novel's setting, every time a Spirit Master or Divine Weapon Maiden leveled up, their attributes increased by ten percent.
Both he and Lin Wei had risen from Level 1 to Level 3, exactly two levels.
Naturally, their attributes had increased by twenty percent.
What Bai Zhou was more curious about was this:
"What does Divine Weapon Maiden Control mean?"
"Replying to the host!"
This time, the system chose to answer:
Divine Weapon Maiden Control is related to the degree of intimacy between a Divine Weapon Maiden and a Spirit Master. The higher the Control, the more effortlessly the Spirit Master can command the Divine Weapon Maiden in battle.
The Divine Weapon Maiden's strength will also increase accordingly.
If Divine Weapon Maiden Control reaches its maximum level, the Divine Weapon Maiden's combat power in everyday battles will permanently increase by one hundred percent!
"What?!"
Upon hearing the system's words, Bai Zhou nearly failed to hold back and let out a roar.
Fortunately, he swallowed that cracked-voice shout back down.
Right, given what the system had just told him,
how could Bai Zhou not be stunned?
Combat power permanently increased by one hundred percent!
That meant if he raised Lin Wei's Divine Weapon Maiden Control to one hundred percent,
then when he wielded Lin Wei's Dragon Gallant Silver Spear in battle, it would be equivalent to holding two Super SSS-Class divine artifacts, right?
How terrifying would the combat power it could unleash be?
"Then how do I raise Divine Weapon Maiden Control?"
Who would not want a Dragon Gallant Silver Spear with one hundred percent more combat power?
Bai Zhou immediately asked the crucial question.
Ding! There are two ways to increase Divine Weapon Maiden Control.
First, when the Spirit Master and Divine Weapon Maiden both level up at the same time, Control increases by 1% for every level gained!
That explained why the system had just informed him that Divine Weapon Maiden Control had increased by 2%.
But if that were the only method, the Spirit Master and Divine Weapon Maiden would both have to reach Level 100 and become gods before their Control could reach one hundred percent.
That was a little too difficult!
So the system immediately offered another option!
Second, changes in the relationship between the Spirit Master and Divine Weapon Maiden will grant a corresponding increase in Divine Weapon Maiden Control.
Note: This method is relatively difficult and not recommended.
Well, well!
You said the second method was relatively difficult and not recommended?!
But why did this young master feel like the second method was much easier than the first?!
With that thought in mind,
Bai Zhou opened his eyes, and a glint of ill intent seemed to appear in them.
He turned his head slightly and looked at Lin Wei.
Lin Wei was also looking at Bai Zhou.
When she suddenly met Bai Zhou's gaze, Lin Wei was startled.
Her cheeks flushed slightly, and she quickly turned her head away.
Yet the way her little hands twisted tightly together fully revealed the turmoil in her heart!
It seemed that
the second method really would be much easier for Bai Zhou!
But Bai Zhou also knew
that this sort of thing could not possibly be accomplished overnight.
After all, building a relationship
was certainly a long process.
At that moment, the head bodyguard driving the car spoke at just the right time:
"Young Master, we have arrived at the place you mentioned."
Hearing that, Bai Zhou turned to look out the window.
In the distance was a crooked little alley.
Low, single-story houses lined both sides.
Yet this little alley was packed to the brim.
It was crowded with people.
There were even neatly arranged street stalls along the walls.
Bai Zhou spoke up:
"This is the West City Black Market I told you about?"
"Yes." The head bodyguard nodded.
That was right. The moment he left the hospital, Bai Zhou had ordered his men to drive him to a place like this black market.
Because he had previously received a rather rare Divine Weapon Maiden item from the system's roulette reward.
And the goods in a black market specifically for Spirit Masters were naturally all items used by Spirit Masters and Divine Weapon Maidens!
Of course, Spirit Master items were the main focus, while Divine Weapon Maiden items were secondary. One might not even find a single Divine Weapon Maiden item among ten stalls, and it might even be fake.
As for why Bai Zhou had specifically named the "West City Black Market,"
it was because the original novel stated that after the Protagonist Chu Yun left the hospital with Lin Wei, he had immediately come to a place called the West City Black Market.
There, he had obtained an extremely important Spirit Master item for his early growth!
Naturally, Bai Zhou had come to steal the Protagonist's opportunity!
Chu Yun was currently lying in the hospital, so Bai Zhou obviously would not give him any chance.
Thus, he directly told his subordinate:
"Go down there and tell every street vendor inside that the Bai Family wants all the goods they have on them!"
"Huh?" The subordinate was clearly stunned upon hearing this. "All... all of it?"
"That's right!" Bai Zhou nodded firmly.
Of course. Chu Yun had come here to pick up overlooked treasures. There was an old man in his head who could tell at a glance whether something was real and what quality it was.
There was no such old man in Bai Zhou's head.
But he had money!
With money, he could do whatever he wanted! If he bought everything, there was no way Chu Yun's overlooked treasure could escape his grasp!
Naturally, the head bodyguard had no idea what Bai Zhou was thinking.
He thought Bai Zhou had been lectured by the old man at home, was unhappy about it, and had come out to splurge.
But he did not dare say that. He could only ask:
"Young Master, just the street stalls? What about the shops along the road?"
"No!"
Bai Zhou was extremely certain, which only made his subordinate even more confused:
"Young Master, the goods in those shops are clearly more authentic and better. Why are we only taking the street stalls?"
"What the hell do you know?" Bai Zhou rolled his eyes. "Just do as I say. Why are you asking so many damn questions?"
"Uh... yes, yes, yes!" The head bodyguard did not dare delay and hurriedly got out of the car!
Bai Zhou, however, smiled.
What the hell did the head bodyguard know?
This was a world from a novel.
And the most classic rule in a novel world was:
"Divine artifacts come from scrap metal!"
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