7: The proud Bai Xiaoxiao and her dog-licking guardian

A white light flashed, and Ye Xiao returned to the Professionals Hall.

At this moment, the surroundings were already crowded with all sorts of people.

As soon as they saw Ye Xiao appear, many people surged towards him.

“Hello, student, are you Night Shadow?”

“Student, I am the person in charge of Yunhai Town, Yunlin Legion. Are you interested in a chat?”

“Handsome…”

…The sudden chaos startled Ye Xiao.

He was found so quickly?

But in a flash, he reacted.

He had just killed the Novice Realm’s boss, accomplishing a feat no one had managed in a hundred years.

It went without saying what a sensation this would cause in the outside world.

But these people couldn't possibly recognize him.

They were just casting a wide net, hoping for a lucky guess.

What if they really found him?

And just as Ye Xiao thought, another figure appeared beside him at that moment.

Immediately, another large group of people surrounded them.

The poor guy had obviously never seen such a large-scale situation and was completely stunned.

Ye Xiao knew what was going on, so he casually brushed them off with a few words and left in a hurry.

Coincidentally, as Ye Xiao reached the main entrance,

a group of people also came down the stairs beside him.

Leading them was a White-Clothed Woman.

Ye Xiao and she met eyes.

The White-Clothed Woman’s eyebrows furrowed slightly the moment she saw Ye Xiao appear.

“Are you inquiring about my whereabouts?”

Ye Xiao couldn't help but find it a bit amusing.

But the White-Clothed Woman didn't give Ye Xiao a chance to explain, saying almost coldly, “Ye Xiao, I am very grateful that you saved me back then, but since you are inquiring about me, you should probably know.”

“Just now, I achieved an SS-rank rating in the Novice Realm. The gap between us is like a chasm.”

“However, I am not an ungrateful person. Uncle Hou, give him 20,000 eternal coins.”

After speaking, the White-Clothed Woman ignored Ye Xiao.

She turned and left, escorted by a group of people.

Hou Tong, with an expressionless face, took out a money bag and stuffed it into Ye Xiao’s hand.

He turned and left.

“A chasm?”

Behind him, Ye Xiao understood Bai Xiaoxiao’s meaning and also realized that she had misunderstood why he was there.

For a moment, his expression was indescribably strange.

If calculated by scores, she only achieved an SS-rank rating.

While he had a perfect SSS-rank rating.

There was indeed a huge chasm between the two of them.

He shook his head.

He wasn't so bored as to go chase after her and explain anything.

He looked down at the money bag in his hand.

Ye Xiao put it away.

Since the other party misunderstood and wanted to give him free money, why refuse?

He just happened to be short on money.

However, just then, a harsh voice came from behind him.

“Are you that Ye Xiao who awakened an F-rank Talent?”

Ye Xiao turned around and saw a young man in white striding towards him.

In a flash, he arrived in front of Ye Xiao.

Although he was shorter than Ye Xiao, the young man still tried his best to appear condescending.

“Xiao Xiao told me everything about you. Xiao Xiao is going to lead my entire Bai family to glory in the future, and I won’t allow anyone to hinder her progress.”

“Do you understand?”

Ye Xiao was full of questions.

“You are?”

“Xie Baofan, a B-rank Awakener from the Xie family.” The young man proudly raised his head, his voice tinged with disdain, “And also, Xiao Xiao’s guardian.”

Understood, so he's a simp.

Ye Xiao’s expression was strange.

Seeing this, the young man angrily said, “What’s with that expression? Are you looking down on me? I’m telling you, I can crush you with money, do you believe me?”

Ye Xiao shook his head and said, “I don’t believe it.”

“Hmph!”

Xie Baofan curled his lip in disdain, pulled out a money bag from his backpack, and threw it over.

“As long as you don’t bother Xiao Xiao anymore, these 30,000 eternal coins are yours.”

He paused, then added,

“If it weren’t for not wanting to damage Xiao Xiao’s reputation, with trash like you, I could crush you with one finger. I advise you to be sensible.”

He weighed the money bag in his hand.

In less than two minutes, he had gained 50,000 eternal coins.

Ye Xiao was overjoyed.

What a good person.

Knowing he was short on money, he kept sending him money.

“I can tell at a glance that you are a dragon among men. Keep up the good work; Bai Xiaoxiao will eventually be moved by your sincerity. I have high hopes for you.”

“Oh? You think so too? It seems you’re not as annoying as I thought.”

Xie Baofan was a little smug.

Ye Xiao secretly mourned for the other party for three seconds, then turned and left.

Arriving at a bench in the town square, Ye Xiao sat down to rest.

The young man named Xie Baofan was just an interlude for him.

Given his understanding of Bai Xiaoxiao over the years,

that woman naturally wouldn't care about a mere B-rank Awakener.

Why should Ye Xiao compete with a pathetic simp?

What’s more, the other party even gave him 30,000 eternal coins.

He could only wish him… well, all the best.

Currently, after the Novice Realm trial, his level had reached 20.

It wasn’t too far from the level 30 requirement for the first advancement.

For ordinary people, going from level 0 to level 30

would take about ten days.

Those with some resources could cut that time in half.

And for a favored daughter of heaven like Bai Xiaoxiao, the Bai family would surely invest more resources, and her speed could no longer be measured by common sense.

Although Ye Xiao’s experience bonus was not just for show,

other people wouldn't waste their precious skill slots on this.

This was his advantage.

However, one thing that gave Ye Xiao a headache was that while there were many monsters in the wild,

most of them were very scattered.

If he were to go out to grind monsters in the wild, most of his time would be wasted on finding them.

At the same time, he would also have to face competition from others.

This would greatly slow down Ye Xiao’s leveling speed.

More importantly, each professional advancement would have corresponding advancement quests.

And the first advancement quests often involved wild bosses that spawned on the world map.

If his leveling speed couldn't outpace others,

he might face a situation where everyone would scramble for the boss.

With a bit of bad luck, this first advancement would waste a lot of Ye Xiao’s time.

After all, with the experience from the Novice Realm,

Ye Xiao’s gaze was no longer fixed on his peers like Bai Xiaoxiao.

His ambition had long been set on the earlier batch of people who had entered.

However, although there were many Secret Realms in the Eternal World,

they were all controlled by different forces.

To enter them, one had to pay an expensive admission fee.

Although he had just made a windfall, it was only 50,000.

This was clearly not enough.

Thinking of this, Ye Xiao felt a bit helpless.

He suddenly had an urge to join a powerful legion.

With the strength he had shown, he believed he could definitely receiveKey cultivation。

But as soon as this thought arose, he immediately rejected it.

While being a VIP had many benefits, it also meant losing freedom.

This was something Ye Xiao did not want to see.

Some people might say that once they grow up, they can completely break away from these legion forces.

If you can think of it, others naturally can too.

In the Eternal World, there is a skill called Contract Creation.

The price of going back on one's word was something no one could bear.

He let out a soft breath.

Ye Xiao simply stopped thinking about it.

He glanced at the 50,000 eternal coins on him and decisively opened the exchange.

However, this time,

he no longer blindly scoured for Skill Stone.

Instead, he carefully browsed through them.

During this time, he found another 14 Fireball Skill Stone.

Without a word, he bought them directly.

With this, his Fireball skill reached 25 stacks.

The damage had significantly increased.

However, with just one Fireball, if he encountered a monster with extremely high fire resistance, he would be very passive.

Thinking this, he began to search for other elemental mage skills.

However, just as he was about to search,

a skill name appeared in his vision.

【Plague Toxin Resistance (Normal): Poison resistance increased by 20 points. Price: 130 eternal coins】

The moment he saw the skill name, a flash of inspiration involuntarily crossed Ye Xiao’s mind.

“That’s right! How could I have forgotten that Unowned Secret Realm?”