Just as Li Fan finished speaking, they saw Wu Guinan suddenly pick up his pace.

The whole person shot forward.

Whoosh!

But it only lasted for 1 second before he fell to the ground.

Thud!

However, his feet continued to move, causing his face to rub against the ground while his entire body kept moving forward.

"Finally."

Li Fan quickly appeared beside Wu Guinan and swiftly helped remove his foot armor.

At this point, Wu Guinan was already limp and powerless, dragged back like a dead dog.

"Learned [Sprint] in less than two days?"

Jiang Guiju looked at this scene and couldn't help but admire this teaching method.

Even though it requires spending money and is quite risky, it's incredibly efficient.

Thinking about her own two-week effort, she looked at Li Pu, who learned it in just a few hours, even faster than Wu Guinan.

She couldn't help but sigh again.

"Huh?"

However, while looking at Li Pu squatting on the ground feeding the spiky mouse biscuits, she suddenly remembered something.

"Junior, do you have classes today?"

This question made Li Pu remember that, at this very moment, he was supposed to be in the combat faculty's lecture hall, preparing for the [Combat Basics] class.

"No classes today."

So he shook his head.

"That's great!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Guiju's eyes lit up: "Could you keep my spiky mouse company for training today?"

Ostensibly, it was called keeping company, but in reality, it was supervising.

Recently, she's been supplying the spiky mouse with rather expensive high-efficiency nurturing materials, which require daily intensive training to absorb the nutrients, or else they'd go to waste.

But this morning, she suddenly received a notice from the class advisor that they would be entering East Wilderness Ridge for a surprise test.

The timing wouldn't allow her to accompany the spiky mouse for training, so she wanted to find someone to help.

Under normal circumstances, summoned beasts can train by themselves.

But the intensity and fatigue of this training were too much for the naturally lazy spiky mouse.

If Jiang Guiju left it to train alone, it would definitely slack off.

Now seeing that Li Pu seemed quite familiar with the spiky mouse, she felt he was a suitable candidate.

"Training?"

Li Pu heard this and was slightly stunned, instinctively looking at the straw man.

He really didn't know much about this kind of thing, as his own straw man hadn't gone through any serious training.

"Just right, aren't you from the nurturing department?"

At this moment, Li Fan, who was just returning, chimed in.

"Assisting other Summoners in training their summoned beasts is also one of the duties of the nurturing department."

"This is a great practice opportunity for you."

So under their combined persuasion, Li Pu, somewhat confused, agreed.

Jiang Guiju was efficient too, immediately opening a small training ground next door and bringing Li Pu in.

[Squeak Squeak!]

As soon as they entered the new training ground, the spiky mouse climbed onto Li Pu's shoulder, gripping tightly onto his collar.

It was obvious; it had already anticipated what would happen next.

"Time is limited, let me give you a quick demonstration."

Jiang Guiju ignored the spiky mouse's emotions and directly grabbed it.

[Squeak no!]

The spiky mouse waved its short limbs, expressing resistance.

"First, you need to apply this to it."

Jiang Guiju opened her storage space and took out a… gleaming bar of soap.

Li Pu: "???"

This starting method was quite unexpected.

Could it be that it requires giving the spiky mouse a bath before training?

[Straw!]

Straw Man: Summoner, this soap has a feeling Ben Cao doesn't like!

As it spoke, it stepped back a few paces.

"Golden Scale Soap, a type of C-grade material."

"It's refined from the grease under the scales of certain large herbivorous magical beasts."

"For metal attribute creatures, especially metal attribute summoned beasts like the spiky mouse, it's very nutritious."

"However, the method of use differs from usual."

"The intake paths for nurturing materials aren't limited to just ingestion."

Jiang Guiju explained while rubbing the soap on the back of the spiky mouse.

Although the spiky mouse was very unwilling, it wouldn't harm its Summoner, so it could only let the golden soap be brushed over its back repeatedly.

Crackle! Crackle! Crackle!

The golden soap seemed quite hard, and Jiang Guiju applied so much force that it even sparked faintly.

"Alright, just brush back and forth about 10 times like this."

"The soap powder has now fallen into the roots of its spines, adhering to the skin and hair follicles."

"At this point, you need to wait 5 more minutes to allow the soap powder to be fully absorbed."

Jiang Guiju checked her watch and waited for 5 minutes.

At this point, Li Pu moved closer to the spiky mouse and noticed that the flesh-colored skin between the spines had completely turned golden, as if plated with metal.

[Squeak Cry!]

The spiky mouse looked dejected and uncomfortable.

It felt like its entire back was plastered, with all pores sealed and its body feeling very heavy.

"Okay, that's about enough."

"Spiky mouse, start shooting spines now."

After Li Pu observed, Jiang Guiju pointed at an empty spot.

Though unwilling, the spiky mouse complied.

[Squeak…!]

The spines it usually shot easily now required tremendous effort to release.

Whoosh! xN

One by one, the spines continued to shoot out; it took several minutes to finally shoot all the spines from its back.

[Squeak Tired!]

The spiky mouse, now a bald hedgehog, lay exhausted on the ground.

And the still golden back left many empty spine holes, with new spines slowly emerging.

Judging by the growth rate, it would probably take at least ten minutes to recover.

The coating formed by the golden scale soap hindered both spine shooting and spine growth and replenishment.

The entire process was exhausting for the mouse, which is why it was so resistant.

"Alright, that's about it."

"The processes of shooting and growing spines are how it digests the soap powder."

"After about three times of shooting until empty, the soap powder's color on its back will completely disappear."

"At that time, brush it again."

"Repeat the process like this for about 6 hours."

With this, Jiang Guiju finally finished explaining the procedure.

"I'll leave the rest to you, junior."

"I'll thank you another day."

In a hurry, she handed the heavy golden soap to Li Pu and quickly left.

Li Pu, holding the soap, looked at the spiky mouse and then at the straw man.

Then he complained.

"...Such a bother."

[Straw!]

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