"All that fuss the whole night, and it was all for nothing, sigh..."

Yi Lunyou, just back from East Wilderness Ridge, dragged his weary body towards the nearest school cafeteria.

As a second-year student, he had a certain degree of freedom to come and go from the campus.

Actually, in the latter half of the second semester of the first year, everyone was already allowed to pass through the South Gate freely.

And according to the rules of previous years, they also obtained the qualification to pass through the East Gate at the beginning of the school year.

[Rabbit Roar!]

[Bear Chirp!]

Two summoned beasts followed behind him.

Sensing the summon master's low mood, both made noises to comfort him.

One was quite large, with the body of a bear and the head of a rabbit.

The other was quite small, with the head of a bear and the body of a rabbit.

"Sigh..."

Yi Lunyou looked at the two of them and sighed again, "If I had known this earlier, I might as well have not been reborn."

Rabbit-head Bear, 1 Rebirth LV6.

Bear-head Rabbit, 0 Rebirth LV5.

The combined battle strength of these two summoned beasts was currently not even equal to the Rabbit-head Bear at LV30 before rebirth.

However, what he lacked most right now was immediate combat power.

It all started with a notice the club received last week.

Xidu University is a prestigious institution for summoners and enjoys high popularity in several nearby provinces.

Yi Lunyou was from Dongdu City in the neighboring province, and the club he was in was basically an association of fellow townspeople, with 99% of the members coming from the same area.

Unlike sports clubs like the Football Club or Basketball Club, or summoning beast classification clubs like Plants Are the Best, I Am Crazy for Beast Fur, and Machine Girls Come First.

This association of fellow townspeople usually just organizes some social gatherings, sparring matches, or various mutual aid activities.

However, due to the large number of members, it was recognized by the school as a large club.

Last week, all large on-campus clubs received a notification, the "Notice on Nominating Participants for the 'Southwest Star Cup'."

The Southwest Star Cup is a major summoner tournament held jointly by several provinces in the southwest of China.

Held annually, summoners under the age of 30 with no more than 2 summoned beasts can participate, but each person can only participate once.

As a major event co-hosted by several provinces, Xidu University is naturally an indispensable invitee.

So each year, the school sends some students to participate.

However, these selection slots are usually assigned by teachers and school leaders.

For some reason this year, each major club was allocated some slots.

The association in which Yi Lunyou was a member received a total of 7 slots.

So far, 4 participants have been confirmed.

These 4 were neither appointed nor selected by vote.

But rather, they earned their spots by passing the test set by the president of the association.

With over 200 eligible members in the association, only 4 have passed the test so far; the difficulty is evident.

However, the president has stated that if no one could pass the test, the slots will remain empty and wasted, not given to anyone at all.

Because those who lack the strength, even if they reach the stage of the Southwest Star Cup, will only disgrace the association and Xidu University.

And this test project, although it sounds simple.

Is merely to go alone to the junction of the South Forest and East Wilderness Ridge and retrieve a local specialty, a piece of Immaculate Salt with a diameter of at least 5cm.

Immaculate Salt, as its name implies, is crystal clear without any impurities, but its composition is just ordinary salt.

The true difficulty of this test lies in the location.

It is well-known that the South Forest and East Wilderness Ridge are separated by a naturally formed thick stone wall.

The stone wall, though not very high, is rarely crossed by magical beasts from both the southeast.

Moreover, the magical beasts on both sides of the stone wall are notoriously difficult to deal with, making it hard for these students to step in without enough strength.

If it was the Rabbit-head Bear before rebirth at LV30, Yi Lunyou felt he would have had a tiny bit of confidence in trying.

But now after rebirth, it's just LV6, although stronger than at 0 Rebirth LV6, it's still far behind the previous LV30 state.

Even with the newly contracted Bear-head Rabbit, it's still far from enough.

Last night's failure was the best proof.

But time waits for no one, and Yi Lunyou knew he didn't have many chances left.

Because although the Southwest Star Cup is more than a month away, word is that those potential competitors in the association are also preparing to head to the stone wall to seek slots.

Once any of them succeed, the remaining 3 slots will decrease again.

The most critical aspect is that his high school classmate and arch-nemesis is among those who brought back the Immaculate Salt successfully.

If he fails to get a slot in the end, he'll inevitably be the target of cold jeers and mockery, and he wouldn't be able to hold his head high for quite some time.

However, just as Yi Lunyou dejectedly reached the cafeteria entrance, he overheard someone exclaiming.

"Gaining 3 levels in one night, it's unimaginable!"

This sentence undeniably sparked a glimmer of elusive hope in him.

...

"Gaining 3 levels in one night, is it really possible..."

Standing in front of a dorm room, Yi Lunyou couldn't believe it.

After gathering information from a few junior girls and inquiring further, he finally found Li Pu's dorm.

They say that if numerous conditions are met, a summoned beast can indeed level up quickly.

But leveling up 3 times in one night still seemed too exaggerated in Yi Lunyou's mind.

Moreover, to accomplish that, it was done by a freshman?

What about all the firsts, the school year just started.

They probably haven't even grasped the basics of nurturing; could they really train so efficiently?

"Forget it, since I'm here, overthinking doesn't help."

Muttering to himself, he convinced himself again.

He came with a mentality of trying a long shot, so continuously overthinking was meaningless.

Knock knock.

Yi Lunyou then raised his hand and knocked on the door with appropriate force.

Clack.

A few seconds later, the dormitory door opened.

[Sssu sssu?]

A grotesque but somewhat cute treant peeked at him and made a gesture for him to enter.

"Thank you."

Yi Lunyou nodded and walked into the dorm.

After a quick glance, he found no one inside.

(Is it Li Pu's summoned beast?)

So, he began to examine the little treant.

Just by looking, he couldn't see anything special.

Except maybe the brown bark face of the treant seemed... slightly blushy?

Unintentionally, he also caught sight of what was on the computer screen, a video on artificially pollinating trees.

[Sssu sssu sssu!]

Noticing his gaze, the small treant hurriedly blocked the screen with its body as if caught doing something wrong.

"This..."

Yi Lunyou didn't quite understand, so he stated his purpose.

[Sssu! Sssu sssu!]

After listening to his explanation, the treant made a "please sit" gesture.

Then it quickly scurried off to the balcony area.

"It seems that this Li Pu indeed knows how to train summoned beasts well."

"This little treant even knows how to be a good host."

Watching the treant's back, Yi Lunyou nodded to himself.

But when a can of homemade cola, freshly dug from a flower pot and covered in soil, was placed in front of him, he was stunned.

And that wasn't all.

The other item the treant brought out to entertain him was... a Xinhua dictionary?

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