"Hey, freshman!"

Cai Yan saw Li Pu and immediately stood up with a beaming smile.

Being so happy, there was naturally a reason for it.

A few days ago, Cai Yan from the Life Department participated in the Combat Department's monthly exam across departments.

As a result, he achieved an excellent ranking of 20th in the arena.

This placed him in the top 3.5%, higher than the expected 5%.

The main credit for this achievement was due to Li Pu helping him train his Bee Girl and Honey Flower.

Relying on a level advantage that was obviously superior to most Combat Department students, he achieved such results.

The monthly exam significantly boosted his reputation among second-year students.

These days, wherever he went, people pointed him out, and it was immensely satisfying.

Of course, some people would privately ask how he trained his summoned beasts to such a high level.

Regarding the secret of his strength, Cai Yan certainly wouldn't publicize it, otherwise, what advantage would he have?

He only told a few close friends and advised them not to spread the word.

After stating his purpose, the two sides reached another agreement.

Cai Yan still commissioned Li Pu for training at double the market price.

That's 200 Crystal Coins per level from LV1 to 10,

300 Crystal Coins from LV10 to 20,

and 600 Crystal Coins from LV20 to 30.

His Bee Girl was 1st evolution LV16, and Honey Flower was 0 evolution LV14, so the LV1 to 10 range wasn't involved.

"Freshman, I'm counting on you again this time."

Out of trust, Cai Yan directly handed over 3000 Crystal Coins to Li Pu in advance.

Plus the cost of cultivation materials, he was practically emptied out.

After the training, he'd need to make some money with the leveled-up summoned beasts.

It's undeniable that excellent cultivators make money.

The agreement with Li Pu reminded Cai Yan of those popular senior students in the Cultivation Department from the third and fourth years.

They also earned full pockets by helping others train their summoned beasts.

It was said that some of them, like Li Pu, could quickly level up summoned beasts in a short time.

However, because of their reputation, their prices were high, and bookings were full.

Some took a bulk approach; their training speed wasn't significantly faster than ordinary Cultivation Department students, but they could train many summoned beasts at once.

Now with Li Pu's pricing, Cai Yan thought this freshman would soon join those seniors.

"Well then, senior, see you tonight."

Right now, Straw Man was not around, and Li Pu, having hunted all night, also wanted to rest.

So they set their meeting time for this evening.

After sending Cai Yan off, Li Pu started freshening up.

At this moment, the dorm was empty, with only himself around.

Wu Guinan had to go for morning runs every day due to not completing his tasks during the monthly exams, as per Li Fan's arrangement.

He happened to bump into Cai Yan when he was leaving, opened the door for him, and then hurried off.

As for the Little Tree Man, no one knew where it had run off to dine in the wind and sleep in the dew.

After washing up, he felt refreshed, and much of his fatigue was gone.

Li Pu recalled that he hadn't used today's [Card Making] opportunity, so he decided to sort out some cards before resting.

But before he could start, someone knocked on the door.

When he opened it, he was stunned.

There stood several seniors, with faces full of excitement.

"Li Pu, finally found you!"

"Li Pu, do you have some time now?"

"I'll be straight with you, I want to ask for your help training my summoned beast!"

"Me too!"

"Count me in!"

The group bombarded Li Pu with requests, leaving him completely bewildered.

After inviting them in, he listened for a while before fully understanding.

Turned out, due to Cai Yan's excellent performance in the exam, they somehow caught wind of this.

Like they'd planned it, they all arrived at Li Pu's dorm almost simultaneously.

The development that followed was a bit beyond Li Pu's expectations.

These seniors seemed to be fairly wealthy, as they began bidding up the price among themselves.

2.1 times the market price, 2.2, 2.3, 2.5, 3 times.

Eventually, someone raised the training fee to 3 times the market rate.

LV1 to 10, 300 Crystal Coins per level.

LV10 to 20, 450 Crystal Coins.

LV20 to 30, 900 Crystal Coins.

Li Pu calculated that if he were to meet all their training requests and leave some free time for himself, his schedule would be full for about half a month.

Most importantly, the training fees totaled up to 23,000 Crystal Coins!

That old saying proved true once again: Student money is easy to earn!

With a sense of curiosity, Li Pu made a request to the seniors, asking if they could pay in full upfront.

If he got that money, along with his current 33,000, he'd have the confidence to do many things.

Such as gathering Climbing Wall Vine leaves to conduct a card BUG upgrade experiment.

Or collecting a large number of related items to quickly boost the levels of Straw Man and Bubu.

Surprisingly, the seniors responded cooperatively.

After all, they were classmates.

Plus, with Cai Yan as a live advertisement, they already had great trust in Li Pu.

The most crucial thing in such matters is that once someone sets a precedent.

If you prepay in full and I don't, then my priority will undoubtedly be lower.

So when it came to payment, they were eager to be first.

However, among the seniors, there was one who remained sullen,

and that was Yi Lunyou.

Lately, he had worked like crazy to earn money day and night, finally clearing his debts and saving a small amount.

He thought he'd come to Li Pu to level up his Rabbit Head Bear and Bear Head Rabbit by three levels each.

But now, thanks to the price hike by these lunatics, his Crystal Coins, which could have been used for three levels, were only enough for one.

A mere one level, he could train it himself; he felt too embarrassed to even ask.

Frustration, pure frustration.

All he could think was to just treat it as a casual visit to the freshman's dorm.

Fortunately, Li Pu noticed this senior's predicament.

After sending the others off, he inquired about the reason.

Then he promised to train the summoned beasts at the market price for him.

After all, if it weren't for Yi Lunyou's introduction, Cai Yan would not have found him.

Without Cai Yan, there wouldn't be these big orders today.

So Li Pu was actually quite thankful to him.

Naturally, Yi Lunyou was delighted.

Every bit of strength he gained now would give him a better chance at the Southwest Star Cup.

His goal wasn't high; it was simply to avoid a one-round elimination and save face.

So Li Pu's favor was something he noted down, promising to repay it properly when the chance arose.

As for repayment, Li Pu didn't really care.

After seeing Yi Lunyou off, he felt exceptionally good.

The windfall had rejuvenated him.

So, wearing the Cube Card mechanical gloves, he prepared to organize his cards.

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