The Golden Bull couldn't help but imagine, if he had faced the threat from the Poison Thorn Squad back then and stood firm, giving up the profits from that mission at the Bone Mountain Range Border Land, would it have scored him more points with the Elder Gangxin?

Then he could latch onto Elder Gangxin's coattails later!

The levels and templates of the Awakened signify a gap in power. The power of Hidden Snake, a Level 6 Hero, could intimidate a Level 3 Enhanced Elite like Owl into silence.

Not everyone can be like Bai Pu, relying on the three great talents of the Heart of Evolution and extraordinary wisdom and courage to surpass the boundaries of levels and templates!

Ordinary Awakened usually can't take on S-level missions, so the experience points they can earn are naturally very few.

Even the fastest to level up, Blood Spider, spent a full two years, entering the Spirit Realm over fifty times, to reach Level 6.

After reaching the intermediate level, the need for experience points increases significantly; typically, leveling up once a year is considered a normal pace.

If someone surpasses this pace, they're either diligently visiting the Spirit Realm at least twice a month, like Blood Spider, or they're doing high-difficulty tasks like Bai Pu and earning several times to dozens of times more experience points.

So now, facing Bai Pu, the Golden Bull can only look up to him, with no trace of jealousy.

Jealousy generally exists among those with similar strengths. For example, in the Common Era, if a neighbor wins 5 million, ordinary people will be red-eyed with jealousy, but someone like Little Ma who earns billions daily wouldn't be jealous; they'd just want to latch onto the neighbor's success.

"Gangxin, how about we celebrate your successful transition to Enhanced Hero by having a meal together?" Black Tiger said with a cheerful smile to Bai Pu.

Bai Pu glanced at the Golden Bull behind him and said indifferently, "Another day, I don't like crowded places. I'll invite you in a couple of days."

Black Tiger and Qilin understood, had a hearty laugh, and took their leave.

As they left, they knowingly didn't call out to the Golden Bull.

The Golden Bull hesitated between leaving and staying, feeling a sad barrier between himself and Bai Pu's group. In the end, he managed a few awkward laughs and silently walked away.

Li Ling stretched lazily, the knotted shirt hem rising to reveal a stretch of tan skin at her waist, slender and firm, reminiscent of a yawning female leopard for some inexplicable reason.

However, that tan had something strange about it, with two shallow white bands near the hip bone, likely her natural fair skin.

"You've been gone for twenty days, acting like an absent supervisor, and I'm swamped here." Li Ling said angrily, as she lifted her personal info terminal watch, "Can you guess how many friends I've added?"

Bai Pu shook his head.

"Over a hundred!" Li Ling was a bit overwhelmed, "Ninety percent of them are asking how to sell 'Youth Cream', some even want to invest and co-found a brand! You know, among these hundred plus new friends, at least half are influential female Awakened in the community, I'm even afraid to block them!"

"No need to worry. Even if you block them, what can they do to you as a military Captain?" Bai Pu said nonchalantly, "However, this group is indeed a rare potential network worth exploiting."

Clearly, Li Ling wasn't afraid to block them; she was reluctant to.

Normally, even if she asked to befriend them, they might not care, deciding to let assistants handle such requests.

"You seem not to like socializing, but you're the hardest to fool." Li Ling sighed, "You always get straight to the point with just a few words; no wonder I'm working for you." She admitted defeat.

Su Xiaoxiao said with a pleasant smile, "Little Bai Pu managed to rise from an ordinary person to a Level 5 Enhanced Hero within half a year, surely he must have remarkable intelligence and emotional quotient."

"High IQ doesn't necessarily mean high EQ..." Li Ling complained, "I want to network, but I need assets, right? The dozen Youth Cream bottles you left me; I sold ten in the first five days and held onto the last few tightly."

Li Ling looked terrified even as she completed a trade giving Bai Pu 10,000 Spiritual Points.

As a young beauty, she underestimated the destruction Youth Cream wreaks on those middle-aged female Awakened.

Selling at 1000 Spiritual Points per bottle was Bai Pu's decision. The price wasn't high, hence it could be used as a way to network.

If based on supply and demand and prices soared, it would be purely commercial, not tied to relationships at all.

Maintaining the current fair price; deciding whom to sell to becomes a favor.

Moreover, Youth Cream ingredients are inexpensive, entirely relying on Bai Pu's Daoist Alchemy to transform decay into miracles.

If the price were to rise too much, it wouldn't be suitable; it would rival some special beauty tools produced by the Spirit Realm. Female Awakened have their own calculations and wouldn't pay more than Spirit Realm products for Youth Cream.

"Okay, I will prepare another batch soon." Bai Pu said.

"Will you be resting for a while now? A few days ago, the school reached out for you to deliver the freshman welcome speech; I declined on your behalf." Li Ling stated.

"Yes, my level is rising fast now, but there are many aspects lacking. I won't enter the Spirit Realm in the short term." Bai Pu said.

Consolidating the foundation is Bai Pu's goal recently.

The foundation here refers to Combat Specialization and Combat Skills.

"I remember the university competition is held in the first semester of freshman year?" Bai Pu asked.

"It's called 'University Competition'!" Su Xiaoxiao clearly enjoys watching Awakened compete in matches, "To be precise, it's held in the second month after school starts, which is more than a month away."

Li Ling said, "University Competition usually involves contests among Hero Professions below Level 6. Although you're not Level 6 yet, your template is the Enhanced Hero Level, which offsets a level difference. If half of what Qilin boasts about you is true, you should be among the top combat powers in the University Competition."

"What does Xicheng University of Technology say?" Bai Pu asked.

"Well, the school hasn't officially invited you yet." Su Xiaoxiao raised her hand and hurriedly explained, "This is normal; you advanced to Level 3 during the college entrance exam, so the school probably didn't expect you to reach Level 5 after just one summer vacation."

Li Ling interjected, "Teacher Cai Cai from the Xili Institute of Technology did inquire about you just after you entered the Flesh and Blood Plague: Aberration world. She knew about the stir you caused at Demon Abyss Border Land, and was aware you transitioned in the Spirit Realm, instructing me to notify her as soon as you returned."

Su Xiaoxiao said with a cheerful grin, "Xili Institute probably thought they wouldn't use you much this year, aiming to keep you as a substitute."

Originally, Xicheng University of Technology offered generous conditions to enroll Bai Pu, planning for Bai Pu to become the core of the school team once he reached Level 5 or even Level 6 by his second or third year, equipped with a Hero template.

Clearly, Su Xiaoxiao harbors an amusing anticipation of Teacher Cai Cai's reaction upon seeing Bai Pu's current strength; a ghost-like expression.

"Firstly, notify Xili Institute to enroll me in the school team. But, I won't have time for team training."

"What? Not joining the training... How will you coordinate with the team? You're the Tank, the strategy builds around you!" Su Xiaoxiao seemed to have delved deeply into this subject.

"I just don't want to peck with those rookies."

Once Bai Pu had an understanding of the University Competition's strength level, knowing that an Awakened like Hidden Snake counts as top-tier in the University Competition, he became confident.

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