25: Chapter 25 Source Energy Acquisition Methods

Lin Fan put the spirit crystal back into the box and nodded.

"Alright. Go back and feed it something easy to digest. Don't rush to feed it any evolution Materials; wait until it has fully recovered before doing anything else."

Lin Yuwei stared at the lively Lightfeather Sparrow for several seconds.

Then, she looked up at Lin Fan.

Her gaze held a kind of indescribable shock.

"Lin Fan, are you really only Rank 7?"

Lin Fan nodded: "That's right."

Lin Yuwei was silent for a few seconds.

Then she took out her phone and transferred fifty thousand yuan to Lin Fan.

"Transfer successful."

She put away her phone and looked at Lin Fan.

"If my Armor Spirit has problems in the future, can I still come to you?"

Lin Fan smiled.

"Yes, you are always welcome."

He paused for a moment, then suddenly changed the subject.

"However, the problem with your Lightfeather Sparrow hasn't actually been completely resolved."

Lin Yuwei was stunned for a moment.

"What do you mean? Isn't it better now?"

Lin Fan shook his head.

"It is better, but that only treats the symptoms. It's currently Rank 24 and is about to reach the Rank 25 evolution threshold. You fed it Light-Radiance Stones before precisely because you wanted its evolution to go more smoothly, didn't you?"

Lin Yuwei nodded.

"Yes, I want it to evolve into a Lightwing Sparrow, which is a mid-tier Earth Spirit."

Lin Fan looked at her and smiled.

"The Lightwing Sparrow is indeed the conventional route, a mid-tier Earth Spirit, standard and safe. But have you ever considered that it actually has another path?"

Lin Yuwei's eyes lit up.

"What path?"

Lin Fan pointed to the lively Lightfeather Sparrow on the counter.

"When I was clearing its Meridians just now, I discovered that it has a special reaction to moonlight."

"Ordinary avian-type Armor Spirits quiet down and rest at night, but it is different; the spiritual power within its body is actually more active at night."

He paused. "What does that indicate?"

Lin Yuwei asked subconsciously: "What does it indicate?"

Lin Fan smiled.

"It indicates that it has the potential for night combat. If it takes the conventional Lightwing Sparrow route, it will be very strong during the day but will weaken at night. But if it takes the other path..."

He deliberately drew out his voice.

Lin Yuwei became anxious: "Which path? Tell me quickly!"

Lin Fan took a piece of paper from under the counter, wrote a few words on it, and pushed it toward her.

"Moonlight Sparrow, high-tier Earth Spirit."

Lin Yuwei stared at those words, stunned.

"High-tier Earth Spirit? One Rank higher than the Lightwing Sparrow?"

Lin Fan nodded.

"Yes. The Moonlight Sparrow is a hidden evolution path for the Lightfeather Sparrow. It requires guidance at night and the consumption of Moon Dew and Starlight Stone fragments."

"After a successful evolution, it not only retains its light-element abilities but also gains an advantage in night combat."

He paused. "It can fight during the day and at night, and its potential is higher than the Lightwing Sparrow."

Lin Yuwei's eyes grew brighter and brighter.

"Then... then can you help me?"

Lin Fan smiled.

"I can. But there will be a fee."

Lin Yuwei had learned to be smart this time and asked directly.

"How much?"

Lin Fan thought for a moment.

"Evolution guidance is much more complex than clearing Meridians. It requires preparing Materials in advance, choosing a suitable night, monitoring the whole process, and ensuring the success rate."

He held up two fingers.

"Two hundred thousand. Materials not included."

Lin Yuwei blinked.

"Two hundred thousand? That's so cheap?"

Cheap?

Two hundred thousand is called cheap?

He looked at Lin Yuwei's expression, which clearly said, "This is such a bargain," and suddenly felt that he had quoted too low.

Seeing that he didn't speak, Lin Yuwei thought he felt it was too little.

"Is it too little? How about three hundred thousand? My family isn't short on money; the key is being able to evolve successfully."

Lin Fan took a deep breath and steadied his expression.

"No need, two hundred thousand is fine. It's our grand opening promotion, a discount for you."

He was still counting on this little rich girl, Lin Yuwei, to introduce him to other customers.

Lin Yuwei smiled.

"Okay! Then when?"

Lin Fan thought for a moment.

"You should prepare the Materials first, and it's still a little bit away from reaching Rank 25. Let's do it next Saturday; bring it over then."

As he spoke, he wrote down the required Materials on a piece of paper and handed it to Lin Yuwei.

After Lin Yuwei took it, she looked it over.

"Okay! I'll come next Saturday!"

She withdrew the Lightfeather Sparrow into her armor aperture, put on her backpack, and walked to the door.

Suddenly, she turned back and glanced at Lin Fan.

"Lin Fan, you're really... very impressive."

After saying that, she pushed the door open and left.

Lin Fan stood where he was, watching the closed door, his mouth slowly curling upward.

Xu Ziyan leaned over with a dazed expression.

"Lin Fan, how much did you just say?"

Lin Fan glanced at him: "Two hundred thousand."

Xu Ziyan opened his mouth wide.

"Two... two hundred thousand? Just like that?"

Lin Fan nodded: "Uh-huh."

Xu Ziyan was stunned for several seconds, then suddenly jumped up.

"Holy crap! Lin Fan, you're too awesome! Two hundred thousand! On the first day of our shop opening, we've earned fifty thousand plus two hundred thousand! Two hundred and fifty thousand!"

Lin Fan waved his hand.

"Don't get excited; that two hundred thousand is for next Saturday, it's not in our hands yet."

Xu Ziyan couldn't stop at all.

"That's soon enough! Twenty thousand in a week! Eight hundred thousand in a month! In a year that's..."

Lin Fan pressed down on his shoulder.

"Alright, stop calculating. Hurry up and tidy up the shop, close the door, and let's go home."

Xu Ziyan nodded vigorously, but the excitement on his face couldn't be hidden.

...

Over the next few days, Lin Fan's life entered a peculiar rhythm.

He attended classes during the day, went to Mo Fan Pavilion to watch the shop after school, and returned home at night to meditate and Cultivate.

Except for the weekends, Xu Ziyan only came over after school to help clean up.

Lin Fan watched the shop alone, which was quite peaceful.

During this time, although there weren't any big orders, people came one after another to have their Armor Spirits treated for minor ailments.

It could be considered a relatively stable income.

Lin Fan looked at the earnings on his phone, feeling much more at ease.

Although they were all small orders, they added up to nearly ten thousand.

Adding the fifty thousand from Lin Yuwei, he now had over sixty thousand yuan on hand.

According to the profit-sharing, he could take nearly forty thousand.

With money in his hands, he didn't mistreat himself and successively bought three more bottles of primary meditation potion.

One bottle cost ten thousand, so three bottles cost thirty thousand.

But thinking about his Cultivation speed, he still gritted his teeth and paid.

Fortunately, his efforts were rewarded.

After this week of Cultivation.

He successfully reached Rank 9, and Xiao Zhuang also rose to Rank 11.

Such a Cultivation speed was truly not slow.

People like Su Xiaoxiao in his class, who also had five armor apertures, were currently only hovering around Rank 5 or 6.

What gave him the biggest headache now was Source Energy points.

From the last time he opened his third armor aperture until now, his Source Energy points had remained at 0.

Lin Fan frowned.

He looked down at the back of his hand, a thought stirring in his mind.

【Methods of acquisition: Contract Armor Spirit, Armor Spirit evolution, victory in battle, completion of specific tasks.】

There were quite a few ways to obtain Source Energy, but unfortunately, none of them were useful.

Contract Armor Spirit. He didn't even need to think about that until he reached the level of Armor Master.

Armor Spirit evolution; he didn't know if this referred only to the evolution of his own Armor Spirit or if helping others evolve their Armor Spirits counted as well.

He would know about this tomorrow after helping Lin Yuwei's Lightfeather Sparrow evolve.

Victory in battle; he didn't know how that was judged either.

He had clearly fought Su Xiaoxiao and won.

But he hadn't received any Source Energy points.

Could it be that it had to be a life-and-death duel?

There was also another path, which was completing specific tasks.

Damn it, this System hadn't issued any tasks at all.

Lin Fan stared at that line of text for a long time, still unable to figure it out.

"This crappy System doesn't even give a hint."

He muttered to himself, then withdrew his gaze, no longer dwelling on it.

Forget it, when it's meant to come, it will come.

The most important thing right now is tomorrow's main business.

The two-hundred-thousand big order must not be messed up.