Professor Ye's efficiency and decisiveness were truly breathtaking.

That afternoon, before the university's administration office closed, a single phone call had completed all the procedures. The so-called leaders who would have forced Ji Jue to make countless trips just to get a license for an electric scooter didn't dare to let out even a whimper now. Respectfully, they completed all the procedures and politely asked Ji Jue to come and sign the documents when he was free.

Although Ji Jue already clearly understood that Professor Ye's real position was definitely not as simple as that of an ordinary teacher, when he actually experienced it, he could not help but marvel at the convenience of power.

While sitting on the sofa and observing everything with a neutral gaze, Professor Ye just picked up his teacup and said indifferently, "The largest modern alchemy research institution, the craftsman's professional association—Taiyi Ring is a shareholder of Tianmen University.

"If you manage to obtain your craftsman's license before graduating, their smiles when they see you will be brighter than even when they see their own fathers."

"Really?"

Ji Jue was shocked.

It wasn't the massive influence of Taiyi Ring that shocked him, nor was it curiosity about how humble the school leaders would be when they faced him. Instead, he doubted the premise.

A craftsman's license before graduation?

Professor, are you serious?

Having started his junior year this year, with senior year next year, even if Professor Ye exempted him from all professional course issues with a wave of his hand, not eating, drinking, or sleeping, two years were still just two years!

Having gained a preliminary understanding of alchemy, Ji Jue was already intimidated by the complex classifications and the incredible skills involved. Not to mention whether he could one day reach the rank of Redification like Professor Ye and become a formidable figure welcomed everywhere he went, just the difficulty of starting was enough to give him a headache.

Good positions were like certain diseases, only achievable through bodily fluid exchange and inheritance. To some extent, Taiyi Ring's standard certification was even more exclusive and coveted than those top positions.

There were plenty of people who had been striving from the age of twelve to forty. It was not uncommon to see someone who had spent half their life as an apprentice. The reasons were manifold: good teachers were rare, but the standards, which were gruelingly stringent and tightening year by year, were also an abyss that swallowed countless crossers.

Reaching the standard rating of spiritual operation, understanding the Superior Emblem of the Twelve Superior, inscribing hundreds of basic runes, identifying thousands of spiritual circuits, and the independent creation of a complete Grade B alchemy item…

Just thinking about it made Ji Jue feel bald.

Especially among these, the runes and the Superior Emblem—runes as vessels and carriers for Superior Blessing required craftsmen to have a deep understanding of the blessing, and each experience was independent. Each Superior Emblem drawn by a craftsman more directly represented their understanding of the Path of Superior, which was true strength accumulated day by day and could not be faked at all.

"Me?"

Ji Jue pointed to himself, looking dazed.

He felt suddenly thrust to a crossroads.

On the left was a monkey leading a horse that was ridden by a bald man followed by a fat man and a bearded man. On the right sat a bizarre creature with four arms and twenty fingers atop a throne of bones...

"Don't worry, I have confidence in you."

Professor Ye covered his teacup and looked up with a face that seemed stern but also appeared to have a trace of a smile, "You won't disappoint me, right?"

Ji Jue nodded furiously.

Not daring to make a sound.

It wasn't until he was almost home that he couldn't bear the headache any longer and couldn't help but let out a long sigh. The excited and cheerful young girl in the backseat of the car contrasted sharply with him.

"Are you enjoying school?" Ji Jue asked curiously.

"Mm, the counselor and the teachers are easy to talk to, and many senior girls who heard I was good at sports in high school and won awards even fought to recruit me into their clubs."

Lu Ling's eyes sparkled with excitement, "Everyone is so rich, with jewelry and bags that are brands I don't even recognize, but they don't look down on me for being poor."

"Just stay cool, everyone has one nose and two eyes, nothing too big to deal with, just hang out with those you get along with. And if anyone bullies you, tell me, okay?"

Ji Jue wasn't worried about Lu Ling getting bullied; the girl had always been a clever one, loved to smile, and was sweet as honey, which gained their family's auto repair shop half of its good reviews… The other half stemmed from Ji Jue's own charm, which, if spoken about too much, only brought tears.

As for Lu Feng, that guy always lay on the mat with an attitude like 'fix it if you love to, don't bother if you don't.' It was infuriating just to look at him; he was nothing but a drag.

Ji Jue shook his head, sighed, and then he heard a voice from behind, "Brother, you seem really happy."

"Ah? Where? Did you see me laughing?" Ji Jue looked puzzled, leaning closer to the rearview mirror, moving his face, his lips which were tightly pressed twitched slightly, still showing no trace of a smile.

Where could she see that I was happy?

"It's different."

Lu Ling shook her head, her small chin resting on his shoulder, giggling, "Every time you take an exam or face some trouble, you look like this. You seem very serious and scary, but the corners of your eyes are upturned, and your eyes sparkle as if you're fearless."

"Really?"

Ji Jue leaned into the rearview mirror, observing from left to right, unable to see the curve his sister described. As for his eyes, they weren't light bulbs; how could they sparkle? They were just a bit dry from the wind, showing no sign of brightness.

But behind him, Lu Ling's eyes shone like crescent moons, her smile bright and clear.

"I've already asked today."

She said earnestly, "Some seniors, just four or five years after graduation, have paid off their loans, and my interest rate is even lower, so as long as I work hard, get more certifications while at school, it could ease mom and the others' burden a bit. In a few years, after I've gained some experience and passed the certified public accountant exam, I could find a job at a big company and support the family! By then, I can help with your loans, mom can retire, and our two other siblings could transfer to better schools, which might even improve their grades."

"What about Lu Feng?" Ji Jue was curious.

So, Lu Ling rolled her eyes, "Leave the eldest brother to run a car repair shop!"

"Haha, sure," Ji Jue couldn't help but laugh out loud, "By then I'll buy a genuine Mustang, have him fix it for me. If he doesn't do a good job, I'll give a bad review, even if there's no under-the-table deals, still a bad review!"

"Okay, let's do it together!"

Amid their cheering, the little motorbike's throttle twisted, chugging forward, carrying them away, vanishing into a sunset that seemed even more beautiful than usual.

Amidst the trailing laughter, the streets were still bustling with traffic, Cliff City as lively as ever.

Click!

In the crisp sound of the shutter, everything seemed to freeze at that moment.

.

Late at night, in the shabby living room, the half-eaten TV still maintained its sorry state.

The muddy 'culprit' was now lying on the living room floor, rolling and swinging its two wheels, continuously twisting its body.

At the front, the plastic casing between the two turn signals opened, revealing an indescribable big mouth with a plastic tongue, dripping with saliva.

"Sit still, sit!"

Ji Jue repeatedly scolded and commanded, so the little sheep stood up and 'sat' on the floor in front of Ji Jue, its wheels obediently spinning, panting with its mouth open.

It completely resembled a dog, which made no sense at all.

"Alright, open your mouth, eat slowly, I'm not competing with you!"

Ji Jue picked up a fresh chicken leg he had packed from Lu Ma's house, tossed it into the little sheep's mouth, and even got licked by its tongue, smearing his hand with machine oil.

Watching the chicken leg snatched from the youngest mouth being swallowed whole by the little sheep, not even spitting out the bones, crunching deliciously.

Ji Jue couldn't help but sigh.

For this family, the youngest had sacrificed too much.

...Perfect for he had not been doing well in math recently, let him sacrifice a bit more. Even at this young age, he must understand that kids who don't study well must suffer!

At the very least, there are no chicken legs to eat!

However...

Right now, he held his chin, scrutinizing the little sheep that spun around excitedly after finishing the chicken leg, still perplexed, "What exactly are you?"

The little sheep flashed its dim headlights a couple of times, clueless about his meaning.

Logically, this thing should be a product of Ji Jue's ability, but once Ji Jue's ability had ended, all the other items had turned to scrap metal; only this dog-like little sheep, due to Dragon Blood, bizarrely became alive.

Communicating to it with HAFUHAFU yielded no reaction, it didn't seem real, but it was truly dog-like!

Especially after discovering Lu Ma was actually the Greek goddess in charge of sliced chicken, even if it was sitting right under Ji Jue's butt, it couldn't help but nearly shake off the sparks from its mudguard.

Good thing Lu Ma didn't notice!

It should have been shown to the professor, but this thing also involved Dragon Blood… He had promised Wen Wen to keep her dragon transformation a secret. Although he still didn't quite understand what exactly a dragon was, since he had promised, it was best not to associate her with anything dragon-related.

For now, it seemed there weren't any big problems.

Just keep it, then.

After all, who wouldn't want to own a little sheep that can run up to over 300 kilometers per hour on the highway without needing fuel or charging?

"Who's the world's best-behaved little sheep~ Of course, it's our little sheep, right?"

Ji Jue patted its 'dog head' and praised, "Good kids need to have names, should our little sheep have a name too?"

Immediately, the little sheep grew more excited, its 'dog head' nodding wildly.

"Um, let me think…"

Ji Jue pinched his chin, pondered for a moment, and eventually glanced at the battered logo on its casing, barely making out the gilded letters below—"Cattle and Horse Motors, Your Choice."

Ji Jue suddenly brightened, "How about calling it 'Little Cattle Horse'?"

[???]

A moment of rigidity passed, and it seemed like a hundred thousand question marks, all turned upside down, transmitted from his ability's perception!

Hearing that it was to be called Little Cattle Horse, the little sheep seemed abruptly uncooperative, violently twisting its body, the handlebar swinging up, and the headlights glaring straight at Ji Jue's eyeballs, begging him to change it!

Unwilling.

What should it be called then?

Surely not Paru?

"What's wrong with Little Cattle Horse? Where is it bad?!"

Ji Jue felt his groundbreaking wisdom was insulted and spoke earnestly, "A little sheep need not be a real sheep, but a 'Little Cattle Horse' must undoubtedly be a real cattle horse.

See, cows and horses, aren't they both stronger and bigger than sheep? Yet you still don't like it?"

"Beep beep beep!"

The recently dubbed Little Cattle Horse, formerly little sheep, frantically honked in resistance, but alas, resistance was futile.

That was the decision.

At least Ji Jue unilaterally decided that.

"Alright, stop fussing, make sure to work hard tomorrow, there'll be a chicken leg as a reward in the evening."

Ji Jue waved his hand and went upstairs; after washing up, he lay in bed, following the routine check of his watch he had taken off his wrist.

The watch, Brother Steady, was consistent as always, without any trouble except when necessary to carry the whole field, and it didn't even need to eat sliced chicken!

By far the most trouble-free "employee" in the family.

Unfortunately, the dial remained inert.

After he became the Chosen One, the golden 0 finally filled up, and a promising start with 1 was made, but other than the beginning, it resembled a book that had been stalled for over a year and hardly wrote anything, with almost nothing left now.

The entire half a month, no matter how Ji Jue used his ability, how he accumulated spiritual essence, how he researched back and forth, that slightly opened [1] remained completely motionless from beginning to end!

Making 0 was hard, making 1 was even harder.

To this day, Ji Jue's ability had shown no growth at all.

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