69: Chapter 69 The Volcanic Dragon with Fully Stacked Buffs

Zhou Ya had been clapping, but upon hearing Supervisor Song's words clearly, a look of astonishment appeared on her indifferent face.

"Did he say it wrong?"

Mistaking an Intern for a Senior Cultivator? After all, Li Yu had been an Intern working under her just before; she knew that better than anyone.

Although the others hadn't interacted much with Li Yu, they had seen him a few times and knew he was an Intern.

"Old Song, you must have misspoke."

"Mistaking an Intern for a Senior Cultivator? Your professional competence is really lacking."

"Instead of wasting time trying to amuse us, why don't you go to the Security Bureau and ask if our Senior Cultivator is actually coming back?"

"..."

Facing everyone's skepticism, Supervisor Song chuckled, wearing an expression of petty triumph.

"Everyone! You heard me right, and I didn't misspeak. Our Li Yu, Master Li, participated in the Advanced Cultivation assessment yesterday and passed! He cultivated an S+ rank new Lord-grade species and achieved an excellent score!"

After finishing, Supervisor Song, fearing that no one would believe him, asked Li Yu to take out his certificate.

The man with dark circles under his eyes was the fastest; he rushed over, saw the certificate, and was completely dumbfounded. The second and third people followed suit.

Even Zhou Ya couldn't suppress her curiosity; after everyone else had seen it, she walked over as well.

"Written exam 0 points, practical S+, what a strange score." She muttered, then lowered her head and returned to her seat.

Confirming that the information wasn't fake, everyone looked at Li Yu as if he were a monster.

Such a young Senior Cultivator!

More importantly, just a few days ago, this Senior Cultivator only held an apprentice qualification.

Supervisor Song was very satisfied with everyone's reaction. He puffed out his chest and said, "You guys are really something, not a single one of you can keep your cool. I told you he was a Senior Cultivator, and you didn't believe me? Do you really think I'd lie to you?"

Everyone glared at Supervisor Song with resentment.

Most of them had been sweet-talked by Supervisor Song into signing "indentured contracts" while they were confused.

After some banter, Supervisor Song selected a colleague to be Li Yu's assistant, then bade Li Yu farewell and hurried away.

Li Yu's records hadn't been transferred yet, and the corresponding Guardian, another assistant, and the elemental spirit crystals promised to him by the president hadn't been sorted out either.

Supervisor Song wouldn't be able to rest easy for a single second until these matters were settled.

...

In Hall No. 5, inside the independent office exclusive to Senior Cultivators.

Li Yu and Zhou Ya stared at each other in front of the computer, the scene somewhat awkward for a moment.

Zhou Ya.

She was the assistant Supervisor Song had chosen for Li Yu, regardless of whether the two of them agreed.

In his words:

"You're both mentor and apprentice, it's just reversing the order."

It was quiet for a few seconds.

Li Yu rubbed his nose and said, "How about you teach me how to use the company's system?"

After several days of contact, he knew Zhou Ya wasn't truly an indifferent person; she was just a bit too socially anxious, so she chose to act cold. At the very least, they had gotten along quite harmoniously during the previous few days.

The sound of his voice broke the silence. Zhou Ya felt relieved, hurriedly let out an "Mm," and immediately picked up the mouse to operate the computer.

She tried her best to appear calm, and her expression returned to indifference, but the slight tremor in her voice betrayed her inner turmoil.

"The company only uses one piece of software, called 'Mingyue Tong.' It's mainly for personal information and the order system. Important company notices are also sent to everyone through this software..."

Generally speaking, it was similar to other office software. If a Breeder wanted to accept an order, they would operate it through the software, and they would also submit results on the software upon completion. The software was connected to the nationwide Beast Tamer database and the cultivation network.

Important notices, personnel transfers, Beast Tamer inquiries, and so on...

It had all sorts of features.

"Then, if I want to accept an order now, how do I do it?" Li Yu asked.

His cultivation value was down to only 125 points.

It had been 90 points in the morning. Over the course of the day, beasts like the Starlight Wolf King and the Blazing Fire Crow had been in a good mood, contributing another 35 points.

But it still wasn't enough.

Becoming a Senior Cultivator meant that Li Yu would encounter more challenging cultivation tasks; the few evolution cards he had in hand were far from enough.

Zhou Ya clicked open the software and quickly navigated to the order acceptance page.

It was similar to the page Supervisor Song had shown Li Yu when selecting orders previously. It was filled with a dazzling array of various cultivation tasks—healing, evolution—ranging in difficulty levels.

"See which order you want." Zhou Ya said in a low voice, keeping her head down.

Li Yu nodded, took the mouse, and was scrolling through the page when suddenly, a message popped up on the screen.

【You have a new special order, please process it in a timely manner.】

Seeing this, a flash of surprise crossed Zhou Ya's eyes.

"I didn't expect you to get an order right after becoming a full-time employee. Many people, after becoming full-time, don't have enough reputation, and others aren't willing to give them orders, so they have to go to the order hall to snatch them."

"But you have to be careful, 'special orders' are not that easy to complete."

Zhou Ya added.

Li Yu smiled, indicating he understood.

Supervisor Song had previously told him about the different order classifications. Special orders were generally "difficult and miscellaneous illnesses"; they looked ordinary but were actually very tricky to handle, carrying high risks and high rewards.

"Let's see what the order is."

As Li Yu spoke, he clicked on the message. Zhou Ya also leaned in; the two were very close, huddled in front of the computer.

【Special Order】

Evolution - Volcano Dragon: Lord (A-), Gold Level 9. The Rongrong Battle Group leader's beast, "Volcano Dragon," is at a level bottleneck and requires evolution to further improve.

Cultivation Difficulty: Five Stars.

Reward: 2 million.

Remarks: This order was initiated by Rongrong Battle Group member "Doll Girl," specifying Breeder Li Yu to complete it.

"It's actually the Volcano Dragon from the Rongrong Battle Group!"

Zhou Ya looked surprised.

"Is there a problem?" Li Yu asked.

Zhou Ya nodded and habitually explained to Li Yu: "The Volcano Dragon is considered quite powerful among Fire-type beasts, but unfortunately, its subsequent evolution paths are poor. One is the C-rank Volcano Armored Dragon, and the other is the E-rank Fire-Winged Flying Dragon."

"But a beast's quality must be at least B-rank for the spiritual feedback to support the Beast Tamer and the beast in continuing their journey. The leader of the Rongrong Group isn't willing to give up and wants to explore a new, high-quality evolution path."

"So, starting last year, this leader has been searching everywhere for Breeders skilled in Fire-type beast evolution. I heard they even found four Senior Cultivators, but after spending a ton of money, the evolution ended in failure."

At this point, Zhou Ya frowned, saying with concern: "I also heard that because of the previous failed evolution attempts, the Volcano Dragon has developed serious pathologies, its combat power has dropped, and it seems... it won't live much longer."

She didn't notice that with every piece of information she shared, Li Yu's eyes grew brighter.

"So I think it would be better if you didn't take this order. Anything that becomes a special order is very difficult to handle. The Volcano Dragon has failed many times, and the residual chaotic energy in its body will cause the success rate of evolution to drop to the freez..."

Before she finished speaking, she saw the mouse cursor move horizontally and hover over the word "Accept."

Click!

Accepted.

Zhou Ya stared blankly at Li Yu.

Seriously, is he that brave?

Or did he hear it wrong and not understand what she was saying?

Li Yu didn't know what Zhou Ya was thinking. At this moment, his eyes were shining, and his whole head was filled with three words — "That's the one!"

Reached a bottleneck, multiple failed evolutions, serious pathologies, seems like it won't live much longer...

Ahem!

Be confident.

Remove the words "seems like," and it's just "won't live much longer."

With the difficulty buffs maxed out, if this cultivation doesn't increase my cultivation value by 1000 points, it wouldn't even do justice to the Volcano Dragon's previous failures.