Planning to Apply to Tsinghua and Peking Universities

Their attributes were low, no different from ordinary wild beasts. But what Su Mu valued was the trace of "spirituality" they possessed. The monkeys of Flower-Fruit Mountain in Journey to the West were not ordinary monkeys; they could cultivate, become spirits, and form armies. This trace of spirituality was the seed.

However, these monkeys were only present for less than a minute.

It quickly transformed into a blurry image.

Su Mu was not surprised.

Because embedding a creature card requires consuming Soul Power, my 15 Soul Power points are barely enough to embed one mountain and one monkey.

As for the other monkeys...

Alternatively, if you want to obtain it all at once, you can pay 10 Soul Power for a monkey and embed it.

However, this is not the only method.

This Spirit Monkey Mountain has a limit of 300 monkeys. Before reaching this limit, it will replenish one monkey every day. This is why the monkeys produced by this Spirit Mountain are worth this price even though they have no combat power.

Of course, Su Mu wasn't short of time to wait, since Sun Wukong hadn't appeared yet. He wasn't in a hurry to have a large number of monkeys, as his Soul Power wasn't sufficient at the moment.

However, because three hundred monkeys had appeared for a moment on the mountaintop of Flower-Fruit Mountain, the Stone Left Over from Mending Heaven changed again.

The colorful patterns on the stone surface suddenly lit up, and light overflowed from the cracks, bathing the entire Flower-Fruit Mountain in a warm glow. The stone expanded in size, and the patterns on its surface became clearer, like a complete star map.

Su Mu looked at the control panel.

[Name: Stone Left Over from Mending Heaven (Core Card)]

[Grade: A]

[Level: 1]

[Blood: 580000/580000]

[Defense: 5800]

[Attributes: Heavenly Spirit Stone / Remnants of Mending Heaven's Mending / Essence of Sun and Moon / Spiritual Nourishment]

[Note: A unique rock atop Flower-Fruit Mountain, existing since the beginning of time. Nourished by the essence of five hundred years of sun and moon, and nurtured by the spirit of three hundred clever monkeys, it contains a spiritual embryo, possessing boundless potential. However, the birth of the Lingming Stone Monkey is still some time away.]

[Combat Index: 75400]

Su Mu looked at the panel and silently did some calculations in his mind.

A combat index of 75,400 is quite considerable for an immovable stone.

It's a pity it can't move, otherwise, with that much health, it would be a decent tank.

But he is more optimistic about its future development.

When the Lingming Stone Monkey is born, this stone will transform into Sun Wukong.

Only then will the foundation of the entire instance be truly established.

After doing all this, Su Mu breathed a sigh of relief.

He can still improve before tomorrow's college entrance exam, which is tonight at midnight.

For example, the appearances of Benbo'erba and Babo'erben could be redesigned, since these two catfish spirits and black fish spirits are quite different from the original story.

Another thing is to further strengthen the Little Drill Wind, which means expanding the Lion Camel Ridge a bit more.

But those are things for tomorrow.

Su Mu withdrew his consciousness, stood up from the meditation room, and walked out of the professional services hall.

I came out around 2 PM.

Under the blazing sun, the stone slabs on the West Gate Square were bleached white by the heat, and steam rose from them.

There were many more people in the square than in the early hours of the morning, with shouts of groups and cries of vendors mingling together.

Su Mu crossed the square and headed towards the bus stop.

On his way home, he leaned against the bus window, watching the street scenes flash by. The bus took nearly forty minutes to travel from the West Gate to Peaceful Residence Garden. He kept thinking about his next plans.

Auntie should still be at work. Su Mu thought to himself that he now had over four million yuan, which he had earned just from selling materials and cards today. Auntie worked in the Alliance's logistics department, earning only a few thousand yuan a month. In the evenings, she would do odd jobs sewing and mending armor, and her hands were covered in calluses. Before, there was no other way, but now that he could earn money, it was time to let Auntie not have to work so hard.

But he knew that if he gave the money to his aunt now, he would only be refused. His aunt was a strong-willed person who never took advantage of others, not even her own nephew. She would say, "Keep it for yourself, dungeon runners need money for many things," and then put the card back.

Su Mu decided to wait until after the college entrance examination to figure out a solution.

When the results come out and I get the acceptance letter, I'll give my aunt some more money, and she won't have any reason to refuse.

He then took out his phone and called Li Ming.

Beep... beep... beep...

It rang seven or eight times, but no one answered.

Su Mu thought for a moment. Li Ming had been recommended for admission to military academy, and he should already be participating in pre-enrollment training these past few days. Military academy training is always closed off, so it's normal for him not to have his phone with him.

He hung up the phone and sent a message: "Congratulations on your admission. I'll treat you to dinner another day... Su Mu."

After sending the message, the bus arrived at the stop.

Su Mu got out of the car, walked into Peaceful Residence Garden, and took the elevator to the sixty-seventh floor. When he opened the door, the house was quiet, and his aunt was indeed not there.

He took off his coat, went into the bathroom, and took a long, refreshing shower. As the hot water poured over his head, he felt completely relaxed. These past few days in the wild, he had mainly relied on meditation to recover, or to doze off against tree trunks or rocks; backaches and sore waists were a common occurrence. Now, standing under the hot water, he felt all that fatigue being washed away little by little.

After taking a shower, he changed into clean clothes and lay down on the bed.

The blanket smelled of laundry detergent, soft and with a unique homey scent. The faint sounds of city traffic and children playing downstairs drifted in from outside the window. That sense of security was something the outdoors couldn't provide.

Su Mu closed his eyes and fell asleep almost as soon as his head hit the pillow.

When he regained consciousness, it was already evening outside.

He stepped out of his room; his aunt was already home. The sound of spatulas stirring came from the kitchen, and the dining table was laden with dishes: braised pork, steamed fish, stir-fried vegetables, and pork rib soup—even more sumptuous than the day he awakened.

His aunt peeked out from the kitchen, saw he was awake, and smiled, "Awake? Go wash your face, the last dish will be ready soon."

Su Mu responded, washed his face, and sat down at the dining table. His aunt brought out the last dish, sat down opposite him, and then looked him up and down several times.

"Are you hurt?" she asked.

"No."

"Let me see." Auntie was worried, so she stood up and looked him over from left to right. Only after confirming that there were no wounds or bruises on his body did she breathe a sigh of relief, sit back down, and start serving him food.

She didn't ask Su Mu what he had been doing in the wild these past few days, nor did she ask about his rank. Su Mu knew that his aunt was afraid of putting pressure on him.

He had originally planned to surprise his aunt after the college entrance exam results came out.

But thinking about it, in most novels, the "almost perfect" plot often goes wrong because the truth is kept secret. It's better to tell them in advance.

"Auntie," Su Mu put down his chopsticks, "I'm planning to apply to Tsinghua and Peking Universities."