Xue Bufu didn’t want to speak anymore.

The kind and gentle smile that once adorned Lin Tian’s face had disappeared: “I have one question for you.”

Seeing his seriousness, Chen Xing became serious as well: “Please ask.”

“How do you plan to earn spirit points?”

“The higher the level of the Spirit System, the more spirit points are required for star upgrade.”

“And Zero… I’m afraid you also know that the number of spirit points needed for her to reach two stars is unknown!”

Zero caused quite a sensation when she was forced to cause a commotion in the Ultimate Court. So many people know what kind of situation she’s in.

“Well, yes.”

“How can you be sure that you can earn enough spirit points to upgrade her? Even the numerical values are unknown!”

“With your current identity as a B-rank Spirit Master?”

“Even if you reach A-rank through combat evaluation, do you know how many spirit points are given for A-level missions?”

“In the past week, the highest bounty on the A-level mission board was 4 million spirit points, with a required power value of over 800,000. Can you handle that?”

“If Zero doesn’t reach two stars, you won’t have attribute bonuses, right?”

“Correct.”

“And your power value can only be around a hundred thousand. What missions can you take with just a hundred thousand?”

“The highest bounty is 300,000 spirit points!”

“To put it bluntly, you may never see the day Zero upgrades in your entire life!”

“…”

Lin Tianyi’s words were spot on.

If Chen Xing didn’t have the Super System, he might never earn enough spirit points for Zero’s needs in his entire life. But he had the system!

However, he couldn’t say it. Some things are better kept hidden.

Naturally, Zero wouldn’t actively mention that Chen Xing had the Super System either. After all, it was their little secret. Only the two of them knew.

But she also worried about one thing. She didn’t know how many spirit points she needed to level up! She was afraid that she was truly a bottomless pit, an insatiable one. If that were the case, Chen Xing’s entire life would be ruined because of her. So she wanted Chen Xing to enter the academy, because the academy would allocate a large number of spirit points!

Earning spirit points from the system while also earning them from the academy.

Chen Xing knew how many spirit points Zero needed for her upgrade, but he intentionally didn’t tell her. He wanted to surprise her on the day of her upgrade!

Seeing Chen Xing’s silence, Lin Tianyi felt there was a chance: “And in our academy, according to rankings, spirit points are distributed every month.”

“The top-ranked Spirit Master is allocated 1 million spirit points per month.”

“You can study and earn money at the same time. What’s not to like?”

“And if you meet the requirements and get selected for the World Championship team, the country will pay you a salary, 10 million spirit points per month.”

“And if you can win a championship in any level at the World Championship, the country will award you a bonus! A-level champion for 100 million spirit points and S-level champion for 10 billion spirit points!”

The World Championship is a competition jointly organized by countries around the world, where advanced Spirit Masters under the age of 25 compete on the same stage. Under the age of 25, the highest level one can reach is S-level. So there are only A-level and S-level rankings.

When hearing about the monthly allocation of 1 million spirit points, and even 10 million spirit points, Chen Xing’s emotions remained unchanged.

But when he heard about 10 billion, he was moved!

What could he do with 10 billion? He could help Zero restore her system!

Honestly, even if he received spirit points every day from the love module, it would still be unknown when he could accumulate 10 billion! Those missions were all hidden missions with unknown triggering conditions. And the daily tasks provided very few spirit points.

So Chen Xing was deeply troubled by that 10 billion.

And the world championship was an annual event usually held at the end of the year. There was still half a year until the end of the year. Chen Xing felt that he had a real chance to give it a try!

He turned his head to look at Zero beside him. She had her beautiful eyes open, and when she saw Chen Xing looking at her, her eyes couldn’t help but tremble slightly. Her watery big eyes seemed to ripple like autumn water.

In an instant, Chen Xing made up his mind. He must quickly restore Zero’s system to normal!

“Zero?”

“Yes?”

“Shall we go to school first?”

“Okay.” Zero’s face showed a hint of joy as Chen Xing finally agreed.

Lin Tianyi’s face finally regained its gentle smile as well. “Then I’ll go back and help you with the enrollment procedures. Once it’s done, I’ll inform you, and you can come directly to report.”

Afterward, Chen Xing, Xue Bufu, and Lin Tianyi exchanged contact information through the Spirit System. Then they left.

After the two of them had left for a while, Zero’s face still wore a happy smile.

“Are you hungry?”

“Yes!”

“What do you want to eat?”

“Noodles~”

….

Considering that Zero might attract unnecessary trouble at the Weapon Spirit Association, Chen Xing took her to a decent-looking noodle shop on the roadside. The people at the Association cafeteria managed to avoid a calamity.

Chen Xing led Zero into the noodle shop. As soon as the door opened, a waitress inside cheerfully exclaimed, “Welcome!”

Xue Bufu, who was eating noodles in the shop, glanced over and almost choked on his noodles. He sat there coughing incessantly.

Chen Xing looked in the direction of the voice and smiled. “Teacher Xue, what a coincidence!”

Zero also greeted politely, “Hello, Teacher Xue.”

“Cough… What a coincidence.” Xue Bufu was conflicted at this moment. He was already afraid of encountering these two in the cafeteria and couldn’t eat there so he had come out to eat outside instead.

And yet! He still bumped into them!

What should I do? Should I leave? He glanced at the bowl of noodles, which still had quite a bit left. Having been born in the countryside and grown up helping his father with farming, he knew that wasting food was shameful.

After sighing softly, he began to eat the noodles voraciously. In his mind, he had made up his decision: Don’t listen, don’t look, don’t mind!

“Boss, one bowl of beef noodles, small size.” Chen Xing then added, “And another bowl, large size.”

“Okay, please wait. Sit anywhere you like.”

Don’t come over… Don’t come over… Don’t come over… Xue Bufu kept his head down, although he didn’t look at the two, his heart was constantly praying.

“Teacher Xue.”

“…”

Chen Xing sat across from him, holding Zero’s little hand. “Where is your Spirit User? Don’t you usually go together?” Chen Xing was curious about what Xue Bufu’s Spirit User looked like.

“Him? He usually works, and when he’s not busy, he’s hitting on girls.”

“Oh! It’s a guy, rare indeed.” Chen Xing subconsciously thought that most people would choose opposite genders.

Seeing that Chen Xing didn’t understand, Xue Bufu explained, “In this world, 34% are male-male pairs, 35% are male-female pairs, and 31% are female-female pairs. It’s about the same.”

“Oh…” Then followed an awkward silence.

But no one felt embarrased. Chen Xing was looking at Zero, while Zero was picking at Chen Xing’s hand. Xue Bufu would rather be awkward than eat dog food.

Seeing that they hadn’t pubicly displayed their affection for a long time, Xue Bufu couldn’t help but relax his guard. He thought that they wouldn’t behave like that while eating, so he slowed down his eating speed.

Soon, the noodles were served.

Zero picked up her chopsticks, picked up a strand of noodle, and put it into her mouth. Then she sucked on it, and the noodle continuously rose from the bowl and into her mouth. As long as the noodle didn’t break, she kept sucking on it. She kept sucking, and soon a long strand of noodle filled her small mouth. She liked eating noodles like this, finding it very amusing.

Chen Xing smiled at the sight and extended his chopsticks.

Snap.

He directly broke the noodle for her.

“Awooo!” (What are you doing!)

Zero furrowed her cute eyebrows in anger and tapped his chopsticks with her own chopsticks as a protest! The collision of the two pairs of stainless steel chopsticks made a crisp sound.

Xue Bufu’s HP-1.

Then she moved his bowl closer to herself, using her hand as a shield to prevent Chen Xing from breaking the noodles again!

Chen Xing looked at Zero, her mouth filled with noodles and unable to speak, and couldn’t help but burst into laughter. It was the first time he had seen someone eat noodles like this, it was too adorable.

After chewing for a while with an inflated expression, Zero swallowed and angrily said, “No more breaking my noodles!”

“Hahaha… okay.” Chen Xing nodded and laughed.

“Hmph…” Zero pretended to be angry, then took another strand of noodle and started sucking on it.

Chen Xing watched her and found her more and more adorable, with his smile stretching from ear to ear. He forgot to eat his own meal. “You really like eating noodles, huh?”

Zero nodded gently, reluctant to bite off the noodle in her mouth. “Mhm!”

Chen Xing said, “Then after we finish eating, let’s go buy a house.”

“We’ll buy one with a kitchen, and I’ll cook noodles for you every day.”

“Hmm, hm!” (Okay!)

Snap…

Xue Bufu’s chopsticks suddenly snapped and fell on the table. Those were stainless steel chopsticks!

Chen Xing and Zero looked at him in surprise.

“Teacher Xue….do you eat with such intensity all the time?”

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