The welfare at Xidu University is excellent, providing each student club with an appropriate space based on their approximate number of members.

Like Yi Lunyou's hometown association, which has an entire floor for its activities.

If there's nothing special going on, he usually doesn't come here, especially in recent times.

It's not that he doesn't want to be close to his fellow countrymen, but because there are often people he doesn't like around here.

Ding!

The elevator chime sounded, indicating that it had reached the hometown association's floor.

"Sigh..."

As he walked out of the elevator, he couldn't help but sigh.

He's burdened with worries, that's his current state.

For convenience in activities, this floor has been renovated.

Aside from various partitioned activity rooms, there's just a spacious hall left.

Quite spacious, taking up half the entire floor.

There are many tables and chairs here, making it convenient for the locals to sit down and chat anytime to strengthen their bond.

As soon as you step out of the elevator, you arrive directly in the hall.

Which means that as soon as he appears, he can't escape the notice of everyone in the hall.

The reason the president originally designed it this way was to reflect impartiality, allowing newcomers to easily get everyone's attention.

However, sometimes well-intentioned arrangements don't always bring good results.

"Yo, isn't this our one-round wonder?"

Sure enough, as soon as Yi Lunyou arrived, someone immediately noticed him.

A tall and thin guy walked up to him and crossed his arms.

It was Yi Lunyou's high school classmate, Cai Yan.

"I heard you recently went to the Great Stone Wall to try to collect the Pure Salt, but you failed."

Cai Yan's expression was full of smugness.

Back in high school, he and Yi Lunyou were fierce rivals in academics, constantly taking turns holding the school's first and second positions.

But in terms of the number of times and ratios at first place, he wasn't as good as Yi Lunyou.

So this time, when he got the Southwest Star spot and the other didn't, it finally gave him a moment to shine.

"..."

Yi Lunyou glanced at the other person but didn't reply.

"I think you should just give up, Pure Salt isn't that easy to obtain."

"Even a club elite like me had to muster a Herculean effort to get it."

Cai Yan wasn't lying.

His setup was also a 1st-tier summoning beast and a 0-tier summoning beast, but due to having completed the reincarnation process earlier, he had more time to nurture them, which gave him a higher level.

One was LV12, the other was LV10, and with their unique characteristics or racial advantages, they barely managed to get the Pure Salt from the Great Stone Wall.

Although his words made the listening locals a bit uncomfortable, they couldn't help but start discussing it.

"Indeed, there are just too many aphids on the Great Stone Wall."

"I took two summoning beasts, and couldn't even climb the wall."

"Same here, always getting chased away by those aphids."

"You think that's bad? Look at me, okay? Both my summoning beasts are plant-types. Because of this spot issue, I've used up four resurrection charms; my heart aches for them."

"But it's strange, I've heard from senior students that no plants grow on the Great Stone Wall and they've never seen those aphids leave the rocky area to forage in the forest, so what do they eat anyway?"

The topic began to drift as everyone spoke.

Clearly, there weren't just one or two club members eyeing the Southwest Star spot.

In fact, anyone who thought they had a shot wanted to try.

But like Yi Lunyou, most people ended up defeated by the aphids guarding the entrance.

For this reason, when Cai Yan declared himself a club elite, no one stepped up to refute or mock him.

Because he truly could be called an elite among the second-year locals, and even beyond that.

In the Gathering specialization of his life department, he was also among the top students.

Yes, Cai Yan was just a life department student.

Even Cai Yan managed to get a spot, while combat department Yi Lunyou couldn't, which was why he had been so frustrated and anxious before.

"Actually, even if you don't give up, it's already hopeless."

At this point, Cai Yan leaned closer to Yi Lunyou.

"I heard that of the last 3 spots, 2 have already been taken just now."

"Sigh..."

After saying this, he even sighed himself.

Though they were rivals, they did come from the same high school.

And truth be told, he really hoped to compete with Yi Lunyou again at the Southwest Star Cup.

If it weren't for the need to be fair to other hometown association members, Cai Yan had even thought of helping Yi Lunyou by bringing back some Pure Salt.

"Hearing you say that, I'm actually relieved."

To Cai Yan's surprise, Yi Lunyou suddenly relaxed.

Cai Yan, his old classmate, someone he knew all too well—tough on the outside, soft on the inside.

"Come over here..."

So he pulled Cai Yan to the corner of the hall and then opened his storage space and took something out.

It was the Pure Salt, about the size of a fist.

"Ah?!"

When Cai Yan saw it, he was completely stunned.

"You, you, you..."

For a moment, he didn't know what to say.

Among the emotions was naturally happiness for his old classmate.

But also confusion, how did this guy succeed so quickly after supposedly failing a few days ago at the Great Stone Wall?

Did he have a power boost in just a few days?

Is that even possible??

But most importantly, he just got totally slapped in the face!

He had just said those words, and it turned out Yi Lunyou had already completed the spot test!

"Cai, aren't we classmates from the same high school?"

However, Yi Lunyou's expression wasn't as happy as one might expect.

The reason was actually very simple.

After Li Pu's special training, his originally LV6 Bunny-Bear and Bear-Bunny both leveled up to LV12.

When the two summoning beasts dejectedly returned to him initially, Yi Lunyou was both shocked and overjoyed.

Once he calmed down, he immediately put aside everything he was doing.

He returned to the Great Stone Wall again, and with the greatly enhanced summoning beasts, successfully acquired the Pure Salt.

But on the way back, he remembered something rather unsettling.

This time's training results far exceeded his expectations.

So did the cost!

According to his previous promise to pay 1.5 times the market price, Yi Lunyou now had to pay Li Pu a total of 2100 Crystal Coins!

But the reality was, he only had just over 1000 to his name.

"As classmates, could you lend me 1000 Crystal Coins?"

Under Cai Yan's bewildered gaze, Yi Lunyou, with a crestfallen face, made his request.

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