Maybe... As long as you are a student of the Experimental School, signing up for the joint exam with purple difficulty, you might be assigned to Purple A1.

That's what Lin Guang was thinking.

As long as you bribe the management backstage, it's easy to achieve this.

Lin Guang was not sure who it was, but he thought it was most likely the young master of the Huai Family who he had conflicts with before.

However, he didn't need any evidence. Even without mentioning the previous incident of covering up for the Divine Heart Association, he was naturally at odds with aristocratic families. Plus, the confrontational nature of this exam was maxed out. As long as he encountered the person, he would just take them down.

Lv Rui: [Lin Guang, um...]

Just seeing the ellipsis, Lin Guang could sense her awkwardness. It took a while before she continued to send the message.

Lv Rui: [If we enter the Secret Realm and happen to meet, can we team up? Whether it's hunting Magical Beasts or guarding against other students.]

According to convention, the entrance to the Joint Exam's Secret Realm would be set up with corresponding teleportation arrays. Everyone who enters would be transported to different locations within the corresponding area. Whether or not they could team up would depend on a bit of fate.

Lin Guang: [...]

As if sensing Lin Guang's hesitation, Lv Rui promptly added a supplement.

Lv Rui: [Of course, you are the strongest. At that time, you would definitely have the final say in the distribution of points.]

Lin Guang: [I don't mean that. Do you remember what happened in the Flame Turtle Secret Realm? I'm afraid teaming up might drag you down.]

Wang Dawei: [What's going on, this atmosphere of me being the only one clueless...]

Lin Guang: [Signed a confidentiality agreement, can't say much. Just know that teaming up with me would be dangerous.]

Wang Dawei: [Oh, then I get it. It must be that group of wildly arrogant aristocratic families having conflicts with you, right!]

Lin Guang sent a smiley face without a word.

Lv Rui: [I trust in your strength.]

Perhaps having witnessed Lin Guang thrashing the sophomore school team in the Secret Realm, Lv Rui answered almost without hesitation.

Lv Rui: [If that group really wants to cause you trouble, I will stand with you to face them.]

Wang Dawei: [Count me in!]

Wang Dawei: [What kind of damn aristocratic families, even more arrogant than me. I've disliked them for a long time. It's rare to have a legal opportunity to beat them up. I'm more than happy to seize it!]

Seeing both of them eager to try, Lin Guang could only reply: [I don't really care, there's strength in numbers. But with the exam venue being so big, it's still uncertain if we can meet up.]

Lv Rui: [That's not difficult. The exam lasts for seven days. We can leave codes in some conspicuous places. I'll have someone do it to ensure others can't figure out what they mean. Even if we can't meet up briefly, we can still exchange intel. I estimate those others wanting to team up will also have the same idea.]

Wang Dawei: [?]

Wang Dawei: [I'm impressed, why make it so complicated, can't you trust the power of Spirit Rune Technology?]

Wang Dawei: [Lv Rui, can't you just buy a better-quality tracking Spiritual Artifact, store mine and Lin Guang's Spiritual Power traits, and when we're close enough, just rely on the artifact for direction?]

Wang Dawei: [After all, at our level, we can only carry Tier One Spiritual Artifacts. The amplification isn't significant, so we might as well focus on functionality.]

Lv Rui: [...]

Lv Rui: [Alright.]

Through the phone, Lin Guang seemed to see Wang Dawei lift his head, looking prideful, shaking his head but saying nothing more.

The matter of teaming up was thus settled.

...

There was finally no more information. Lin Guang put down his phone, got up from the chair, stretched, and then walked out of the living room.

You could see, in a corner of the living room by the balcony, there was a small study desk with numerous books on it. The girl was sitting at the desk studying, her large fox ears twitching from time to time, her gaze focused and immersed.

Over the past month, if Lin Guang's effort level was 100, then Lisa's was at least 80.

Besides training, Lisa has been diligently studying other knowledge, such as the text of Great Xia, knowledge related to Spirit Beasts, the histories of various countries, etc. Her learning speed compared to Vishdair, can't be said to be slightly better, it's a world of difference.

Now, Lisa has memorized 3,000 common characters of the Great Xia language and has basically grasped grammar; though other subjects are too complex, she can understand most of the history teacher's lectures, which are the easiest.

If the teacher, who wasn't good at making lessons interesting, could see her earnestly listening in the Spirit Beast Space, he might call out joyfully that he had finally found a kindred spirit.

Indeed, the rapid progress in learning is partly because she possesses a Spiritual Attribute similar to a Spirit Master, enhancing her memory and learning ability.

But ultimately, it's the girl who is diligent and hardworking enough.

If it were Vishdair's attitude, no matter how suitable the attribute for learning might be, he would still be a willing barbarian only interested in fighting.

Relying on the skills gained from leveling up in [meditation], she imitated Lin Guang, recovering energy each day with the shortest and highest quality sleep possible, immersing in training and studying when full of energy, like a young beast craving nourishment, greedily absorbing everything within reach.

As Lin Guang approached behind Lisa, the Swaying Lily on the desk was waving its withered and thin leaves, apparently greeting him.

[Status: Critically Ill (Negative), Death to Life (Positive), Evolving (87%)]

The feedback from the Eye of Omniscience and Omnipotence made Lin Guang nod slightly. The Swaying Lily was making good progress and would probably complete its evolution within a week or two.

Thinking about it, Lin Guang decided to find a reason to return the Swaying Lily to Miaomiao. Although with her nature, she wouldn't ask too many questions, it would ultimately lessen one trouble.

Once the Swaying Lily evolves, with Miaomiao's ability, she could soon complete the city education bureau's commission to crack the Protective Umbrella Company's Meditation Potion formula.

Money is secondary; mainly, Lin Guang held a grudge against the Protective Umbrella Company for the assassination attempt, so naturally, he found them extremely displeasing.

Disrupting their plan to monopolize the market with Meditation Potion No. 13 was a way to collect "interest" for himself and Lisa before formal revenge.

With these thoughts, Lin Guang reached out to pat Lisa's little head: "It's massage time, Lisa."

The girl put down her pen, snuggling her head against his hand like a small animal, so he could scratch her ears more conveniently—this was one of the few animal habits she would reveal in human form—as she said affectionately: "Mm!"

"Today..."

He paused, then said, "Don't turn into a fox."

"Eh?"

Lisa was slightly stunned, turning back to look at Lin Guang behind her.

Lin Guang softly said, "If your body size is a bit larger, it's slightly more strenuous, and the massage will be more effective in relieving fatigue."

This was one reason, but Lin Guang's real purpose was to relieve Lisa's Ore Disease.

He hadn't mentioned Lisa's Ore Disease, and Lisa herself seemed unaware, never saying a word. Perhaps due to different time frames, her body didn't show the Source Stones visible to the naked eye as in the game.

Lin Guang had thought this through and decided to handle it the same way as with Vishdair—by not pursuing it deeper and not bringing it up actively.

In Terra People's understanding, and within the background of Future Ark, Ore Disease was an incurable disease with no room for debate.

Though he didn't mind letting Vishdair and Lisa know about his treatment methods, the Celestial Doctor skills in the system were unknown in this world. Who would believe that such an unserious massage could resist Ore Disease?

Moreover, Lisa had always been protected by her family; her information might be closed off, and she might not know about Ore Disease. There was no need to unnecessarily put more pressure on her.

The fox form is too small, and there might be unchecked spots. The human form is larger, making it easier to probe, and the information displayed would be more comprehensive.

With Vishdair being the "big body teacher" she often practiced on, he was more skilled and could apply more pressure in treating human forms.

He had not brought this up earlier, worried Lisa wouldn't bear the intense feeling of a strenuous massage. Now that she had leveled up, her physique improved, and she should be able to handle it.

After all, even Doctor Kaiwen held no optimistic view on her Ore Disease, so it was better to start treatment early.

Lisa nodded: "... Mm."

However, under Lin Guang's gaze, the girl's face suddenly flushed red, showing a somewhat shy expression.

She fidgeted for a moment, looking like she was too shy to speak but eventually said, "Brother Lin Guang, during the massage... is it best to take off the clothes?"

?

Lin Guang was slightly stunned.

Thinking for a moment, he realized why Lisa would ask this.

Because she had seen him massage Vishdair, given that she was just a little fox at the time, no one paid attention to her gaze, so she naturally knew that Vishdair was basically naked during the massage.

"Brother Lin Guang's expression is very serious during the massage, so it must be to achieve better effects without obstruction, right?"

"That… indeed."

Regular massages wouldn't require taking off clothes, would they?

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