Ye Qingxue's Phone Call

Aunt's chopsticks stopped in mid-air.

"Tsinghua and Peking Universities?" she repeated, a hint of uncertainty in her voice, "The Tsinghua and Peking Universities in the capital?"

Su Mu nodded.

My aunt paused for a few seconds, then smiled, "Okay. Go for it, I support you. Your cousin is in the capital too, so if you take the exam there, you'll have someone to look after you."

She paused, then added, "But don't put too much pressure on yourself. It's okay if you don't get in; the universities in Rongcheng are pretty good too."

Su Mu felt a warmth in his heart seeing his aunt's feigned ease. After thinking for a moment, he added, "Auntie, my current level is seventeen."

Aunt's hand paused.

She opened her mouth as if to say something, but then swallowed her words back.

When my cousin took the college entrance exam last year, she specifically researched the dungeon raider ranking system.

In the first week of awakening, reaching level 10 is already considered excellent, level 14 is top-tier, and level 15 and above is the mark of a genius among geniuses.

Su Mu, on the seventh day of awakening, reached level seventeen.

She looked at Su Mu, her eyes suddenly reddening.

"Okay." Her voice was a little hoarse. "Okay. Auntie knew it; you've always been someone who's made my life easy since you were little."

She lowered her head, quickly shoveled down a couple of mouthfuls of rice to suppress her emotions, and then started putting food on Su Mu's plate. "Eat more. Tomorrow is the college entrance exam, so get some rest and don't put pressure on yourself. Your aunt will be happy no matter how you do."

Su Mu nodded.

Just as I was about to continue eating, my phone rang.

He glanced at the screen... Ye Qingxue.

Su Mu frowned, wondering what the other person wanted to call at this time. He answered the phone and put it to his ear.

"Hello?"

"I'm back." Ye Qingxue's voice came through the receiver, still cool and aloof, but with a hint of weariness that was barely perceptible.

"I understand. It's good that you're back safe and sound," Su Mu said. "Is there anything else you need to call at this hour?"

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone, then Ye Qingxue spoke, "As I said before, I don't like owing people. Please add me as a friend, and I'll transfer the money to you."

Su Mu understood.

"Okay." He hung up the phone, opened his messaging app, and accepted Ye Qingxue's friend request.

The aunt, who was standing nearby, heard the woman's voice on the phone and, seeing Su Mu's expression, gave a meaningful smile.

"No need to explain," Auntie waved her hand. "You're getting older now, having a female friend is a good thing."

Su Mu opened his mouth, thought about it, and then decided against it.

The more I explain, the more confused I get.

Eat quickly

"I've finished eating." He stood up. "I'm going to rest now."

His aunt nodded, telling him not to wash the dishes, and tidied the table herself.

Su Mu returned to his room and saw a message from Ye Qingxue.

"I don't have that much cash on hand right now. Is there anything you specifically need? I can arrange a transaction for you."

Not enough cash?

Su Mu stared at the message, momentarily stunned.

How is that possible?

But then he looked at the next sentence.

But she's willing to use cards or other resources to offset it.

Su Mu suddenly realized.

Because he had communicated with the two of them while they were fighting monsters.

As mentioned before, many cards in the mall now require special privileges to purchase. While this has prevented some foreign forces and unscrupulous merchants from interfering, it is very unfriendly to ordinary students.

He was just an ordinary student who didn't have purchasing privileges in the shop; he could only upgrade them later at the academy.

After figuring this out, Su Mu felt somewhat emotional.

Ye Qingxue is not only a girl who is cold on the outside but warm on the inside, but also an extremely meticulous person.

Of course, Su Mu did not refuse the other party's kindness.

He wasn't the kind of chauvinist. In his mind, only by becoming stronger could he repay those who had been good to him.

Instead of refusing help from others out of a strange sense of pride or emotional impulse.

He thought for a moment and replied, "One random soul skill book."

Ye Qingxue quickly replied, "No problem. Let's keep it at 400,000."

Su Mu replied with a "Thanks".

A little while later, Ye Qingxue sent another message: "Are there any other types of cards?"

Su Mu thought for a moment, then continued typing, "Also, do you have the authority to purchase monster cards of rank B or higher? I checked a few rank cards in the shop today, but I don't have enough authority to buy them. If you have the authority, I'd like to buy a few. The money will be deducted from my account."

Su Mu wants to buy a few A-level cards that he has determined will be useful to him today, which are the equivalent of B-level cards.

Su Mu did the math.

She earned 4.37 million from selling materials, and after spending some, she now has about 2.76 million. Ye Qingxue still owes more than 800,000, which should be enough to buy a B-grade Demon King card.

This is the biggest improvement to date.

There was a pause on the other end. Half a minute later, Ye Qingxue replied, "Send me the card. I'll get back to you later."

Su Mu replied with "Okay".

Then send the information for those B-grade cards.

He wasn't in a hurry. He figured Ye Qingxue probably needed to check this kind of access, or maybe she didn't have it herself and would need to use her family's connections. After all, a B-level card wasn't something just anyone could buy.

The exchange is complete.

Su Mu turned off his phone and placed it beside the bed.

Then close your eyes.

He began to revisit "Journey to the West" in his mind.

From Flower-Fruit Mountain to Mount Lingtai Fangcun, from the East Sea Dragon Palace to Havoc in Heaven, from Five Elements Mountain to the Journey to the West.

Nine Times Nine, Eighty-One Tribulations, each of which is a story, and each story contains characters and scenes that can be transformed into combat power in dungeons.

He now has Little Drill Wind, White Bone Spirit Demon, Benbo'erba, Babo'erben. These four cards cover three dimensions: melee, area-of-effect attacks, and water combat. But it's still not enough.

Which demon king should we prioritize developing next?

Su Mu quickly reviewed the list in his mind.

The three demons of Lion Camel Ridge are the Green Lion, the White Elephant, and the Golden-Winged Great Peng. This is one of the most ferocious demon combinations on the journey to the Journey to the West.

The Green Lion can devour the sky, the White Elephant can sweep across the earth, Golden-Winged Great Peng can spread its wings for ninety thousand miles. If all three of them could be created, Lion Camel Ridge would be truly complete. However, the White Elephant Demon is found in the Tsinghua and Peking Universities Academy's dungeon plaza, which requires admission before entry. The Green Lion and Golden-Winged Great Peng cards are even more expensive, so we can forget about them for now.

The White Bone Spirit has been fully formed, reaching SSS rank, and is currently the strongest combat force in the dungeon.

Further down, Great King Yellow Wind of Yellow Wind Ridge, who can unleash the Samadhi Divine Wind, which counters all fire and dark attacks. However, the Great King Yellow Wind's card materials are predominantly wind-attribute, making them quite expensive on the market, and their compatibility with existing decks is only average.

The Golden Horn King and the Silver Horn King, the attendants of Taishang Laojun's Golden Furnace and Silver Furnace, wield top-tier magical treasures: the Purple-Gold Red Gourd, the Mutton-Fat Jade Purification Bottle, the Golden Rope, the Seven-Star Sword Banana Leaf Fan. If these could be crafted, the dungeon would gain five more rule-level items. However, their original cards are of the "Attendant" type, belonging to humanoid creature cards, making them even rarer than monster cards on the market.

Red Boy, the son of the Bull Demon King and Princess Iron Fan, is the master of the Samadhi True Fire. He possesses fire-attribute area-of-effect attacks, which complement the gray-white flames of the White Bone Spirit Demon. Moreover, Red Boy's true form is the "Great King Holy Infant," a ruthless character in the original story who caused Sun Wukong a great deal of trouble.

If it were made, it would at least be an SSS-level card. However, Red Boy's cards are also rare, and fire-attribute cards are highly overpriced during the Awakening Season.