101: New goals
After taking care of the urgent matters, Li Wen could once again immerse himself in the relaxed and pleasant atmosphere of casual conversation.
At this moment, Lu Chen quickly typed a line of text in the chat box, tagging East Street Thief and Yun. He asked curiously,
“Speaking of which, which universities are you all planning to apply to?”
Lu Chen and Li Wen were both favored students of Teacher Lin Yan, and the other two naturally knew this, so there was no need for them to elaborate.
Soon, Yun. replied,
“As for me, I plan to go to Imperial Capital University with my sister. We’ll be leaving soon to report to the school early.”
She then added, “My sister was able to get into Imperial Capital University early thanks to the strong recommendation of the Ice Seal faction.”
“As for myself, I benefited from my father’s generosity. He previously donated an entire training room to Imperial Capital University, so I was fortunate enough to receive a valuable recommendation for admission.”
Hearing this, East Street Thief couldn't help but let out a wail, “How despicable! These abominable rich people, I’m practically dying of envy!”
After a brief pause, he continued, “But I can only choose to go to Tiannan University with my good buddies.” As he spoke, he specifically tagged.
The Invincible Super Handsome Young Master of the Universe
At this moment, Li Wen, who had been silently observing the group chat, finally couldn't hold back and spoke up. He politely declined,
“Sorry, brother, I’ll have to pass. After I finish all the remaining tasks at hand, I also need to go report to school early.”
Then Li Wen asked,
“Lu Chen, have you received a message from the teacher?”
Lu Chen: “I received it. He told me to go somewhere cool and just focus on my experiments. He will personally guide me after his Senior Brother finishes the National Pet-Taming High School Tournament.”
The National Pet-Taming High School Tournament, a highly anticipated event, was held around the same time as the annual College Entrance Examination, but there was a clear difference between the two—the length of the competition.
When the intense College Entrance Examination concluded, the National Pet-Taming High School Tournament had only just finished its elimination rounds.
Among the many participating high schools, Tiannan University was undoubtedly one of the highly anticipated focuses.
However, their opponent in the elimination round was not one of the well-known, powerful traditional teams, but an obscure Pet-Taming University, whose name seemed to be Evergreen University.
Facing such a seemingly ordinary opponent, his Senior Brother displayed astonishing strength.
His Senior Brother single-handedly sent out his newly contracted powerful pet—[Tyrant Bear Lord].
This fearsome pet was a brand new third-tier branch evolution type, meticulously researched and cultivated by his Senior Brother, possessing a terrifying overlord racial gene.
Although the [Tyrant Bear Lord] was only at the peak of the Commander growth level at this time, with its exceptional talent and abilities, it could still easily defeat the opponent's entire seven-person team.
As for the other team encountered in the elimination round, since the teacher did not pay much attention to it, Li Wen, as a student, naturally had no way of knowing the specific situation.
Nevertheless, as of now, Tiannan University had successfully advanced to the top thirty-two.
One important reason why the teacher could confidently let the students handle the competition was an unwritten rule that all participants were aware of.
During the elimination rounds, the six renowned academies would not meet each other too early.
It was based on this unwritten rule that the teachers could relatively calmly arrange tactics and cultivate players to meet the more intense and brutal challenges of subsequent competitions.
It was precisely because Lin Bufan and Li Wen performed too well that the teacher was unusually displeased with Lu Chen.
He had been most optimistic about him when he was young, but his current performance was somewhat disappointing.
East Street Thief: “Alright, since you all have things to do, I’ll go develop my own underground kingdom.”
“But before you all set off, shouldn’t we have a good get-together?”
The Invincible Super Handsome Young Master of the Universe: “Agreed.”
Lu Chen: “Agreed.”
Yun.: “Agreed.”
Yun.: “Then, I’ll decide on the restaurant. You all set a time, within these two weeks only.”
Lu Chen: “I’m always in the lab anyway, so any time works for me.”
East Street Thief: “+1”
The Invincible Super Handsome Young Master of the Universe: “I have a very important matter to complete first, so would next Monday be okay?”
“No problem.”
“+1”
“+1”
With the tone set here, Li Wen also quietly went offline.
He then opened his panel, looking at Qing Yan's information.
[Contracted Pet: Qing Yan]
[attribute: Insect]
[Species: Agile High-Tier]
[growth level: Entry High-Tier]
[Energy Value: 4963]
...[Evolution Plan]
[Prerequisites]
[Evolution Ritual] [8 / 8]
[Evolution Conditions]:
1. Basic attribute Skills:
[Fire attribute: Completed]
[Water attribute: Completed]
[Illusion attribute: Completed]
[Insect attribute: Completed]
[Light attribute: Completed]
[Dark attribute: Completed]
[Thunder attribute: Completed]
...2. Eight attribute Elemental Hearts
[Fire attribute: Completed]
...[Evolution Materials]
Required Materials: ① silkworm stone ② Any high-quality material ③ Any high-quality material
Optional Materials: Any material
[Venue Requirements]: None
[Description]: Little Green Worm possesses unparalleled adaptability and can adapt to the changes brought by all materials. There are no venue requirements for its evolution.
Li Wen let out a long sigh, secretly marveling in his heart.
“I finally made it to this day!”
He stared eagerly at Qing Yan, his eyes full of anticipation and joy, because Qing Yan could finally evolve!
Initially, Li Wen had thought that Qing Yan, being an insect, would be the first of the three pets to evolve, but this was not the case.
Since the mysterious door to multi-attribute evolution was opened, it was as if a Pandora’s box of endless resource demands had been unsealed, and Qing Yan’s demand for various resources increased day by day.
After a long period of diligent accumulation, the time had finally come to reap the rewards.
Li Wen had carefully prepared two high-quality key materials—the lush green, life-force-rich leaf of the Tree Emperor and the Insect Silk spun by Mind Emperor. However, he was still missing some non-essential materials.
Fortunately, Li Wen suddenly remembered that his generous “father-in-law” still had two valuable slots for obtaining special materials.
Although these non-essential materials would not directly affect the success or failure of Qing Yan’s evolution, Li Wen knew that at this crucial juncture, any minor detail could determine the final outcome.
Since he had persevered this far, how could he be stingy with just two materials at the last moment?
Therefore, Li Wen decisively decided to fully utilize his free time on Sunday tomorrow to personally visit his “father-in-law” and carefully select, hoping to find those rare treasures that could help Qing Yan evolve perfectly.