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In the restaurant, Shen Xiao and Lu Zihao were each eating a cup of instant noodles. After hearing about Shen Xiao's extravagant spending spree the previous night, Lu Zihao exclaimed from the bottom of his heart:
"Boss, you really dare to spend money! Compared to you, I'm nothing but a spendthrift young master."
Ding!
[Gained favorability with Lu Zihao, lottery ticket +1!]
Shen Xiao replied nonchalantly: "What's the big deal? As long as it makes my beloved smile, I'm willing to spend any amount of money. Besides, how much is it? Yesterday I prepared 300 million for Lu Qingyue's expenses, and she only spent 8 million, which is already very frugal. So frugal, and you actually call her a spendthrift, that's really funny."
Eight million? He didn't care at all. A large part of the reason Lu Qingyue spent so much was because he had tricked her. Otherwise, yesterday she probably would have just bought some groceries at the market, taken a walk in the park, and had some snacks before coming back.
Spending a little money is nothing, spending money is great. Lu Qingyue's happiness means I get more lottery tickets—a win-win situation!
Losing money? 8 million in coins yielded over 2,000 lottery tickets. Where else can you find such a good deal?
Lottery Tickets: 9802.57 | Lottery Wheel: Purple Quality
If he didn't feel sorry for Lu Qingyue, seeing her so sleepy and unable to stay awake, he could have saved up 10,000 lottery tickets yesterday. It doesn't matter, he already earned more than expected yesterday. This amount will be enough today. He can earn some lottery tickets during the day and do the lottery at night.
The timing is perfect. If he could, he'd play like this every day—it's all for getting stronger, isn't it?
Of course, every day is out of the question. Just thinking about all the snacks he ate yesterday makes him feel a bit overwhelmed, he's too full. Most importantly, he can't let Lu Qingyue drink alcohol anymore, her drinking manners are terrible.
"Boss, you're so sweet. If I were a woman, I'd pursue you too. How about this: I go to Thailand for surgery, and you marry me too, even if you keep me as a mistress."
Upon hearing this, Shen Xiao felt the instant noodles in his mouth taste like cardboard:
"Get away! I'm eating, don't disgust me!"
Lu Zihao's skin was incredibly thick, showing no sign of giving up:
"Boss, if you don't want me, do you have any sisters? Cousins or cousins are fine. I'd even marry into your family, you just have to support me. If not people, I'll marry animals! By the way, Lao Jiang, marry me, and let Shen Xiao support both of us."
"I won't marry you. I'm now my master's private property, I have no right to decide these things, meow."
"Get out of my way! You even dare to lay a finger on my cat, do you want to die? Shut up! Eat quickly, and we'll leave!"
Western part of the Xingtai Mountains. This area has been placed under lockdown due to a spatial rift.
Driving there alone would be difficult, the checkpoints alone could hold you up for a long time. Upon arriving nearby, Shen Xiao and his group could only take a special bus, which only required one registration to reach their destination.
Besides the four of them, there were more than twenty other young people on the bus, apparently from other supernatural academies on missions or heading to another world for training. Their strength varied, but the strongest was only at the third rank. Everyone was chatting amongst themselves.
As the bus slowly moved forward, the scenery gradually changed—from the high-rise buildings at the beginning to low-rise houses, fields, and finally an endless forest. This place is a continuous mountain range, remote and harsh in environment. Coupled with the lack of developable resources, it's relatively desolate, with only a few scattered villages.
After another stretch of winding mountain road, the bus slowly came to a stop. A man in camouflage stepped forward, checked the driver's pass, and then let them pass.
From here, spatial rifts were visible. A thick fog, like a giant pillar, shot straight into the sky, completely enveloping a mountain. Although its exact width couldn't be seen from a distance, this cloud pillar was at least five kilometers wide.
This cloud pillar was the spatial rift, entering it would lead to another world. Shen Xiao first instructed:
"We are now within the range of the spatial rift. Don't worry, it's just the outer edge. Here, let alone high-level beasts, the probability of encountering even mid-level beasts is lower than winning the lottery. After we stop, we'll need to proceed on foot. Today, we'll explore the mountains and familiarize ourselves with the environment."
"I hope we can get back alive."
Upon arriving at their destination, although she knew it was just dealing with ordinary beasts, Su Qiao was still somewhat afraid. The main targets were the alien beasts, her first encounter with them, she'd only seen them in videos before.
"What are you afraid of? I've told you countless times, the mid- and high-level alien beasts have long been wiped out, or at least trapped around the spatial rifts. The remaining ones are easy to deal with. Those big shots are only leaving them for you newbies to practice on, that's why they're not bothering with them. If they were a real threat, they would have been eliminated long ago."
"Us? Lu Zihao, aren't you a newbie too?"
"The boss and I have faced fourth-tier alien beasts head-on. See the bandages on my body? I was injured because of a fourth-tier alien beast. Besides, my strength is almost at the second rank. Which eye of yours saw that I'm a newbie? You're a newbie who hasn't even reached the first rank yet."
"With the boss and me here, you won't die."
"Besides, look, that spatial rift is still several mountains away from us."
Lu Qingyue looked at the clouds piercing the sky with curiosity: "Is this a spatial rift?"
Su Qiao asked, seeing Lu Qingyue's confusion: "Don't you know? Our instructor mentioned it in class before?"
Lu Qingyue shook her head: "I took leave as soon as school started, and I haven't caught up on those lessons yet."
Su Qiao nodded: "I'd forgotten if you hadn't mentioned it. Let me explain briefly: A spatial rift means that a crack has appeared in space."
Lu Zihao laughed heartily: "Hahaha, you really did give a simple explanation! Could you elaborate, sister?"
Seeing Lu Zihao's expression, Su Qiao, unable to contain her anger, stepped forward and put her hands on her hips:
"You have the nerve to say that? Back then, wasn't it because I met you that I was doing this?! You were always taking me out to play and eat. If it weren't for you, how could I have fallen behind in my studies?!!"
Listening to the bickering between the two in the back seat, Lu Qingyue had no interest in paying attention. Now, her mind was completely occupied with how to start a conversation with Shen Xiao. She was truly hopeless when it came to conversation, she felt she needed to ask Su Qiao for advice.
Su Qiao could always talk for ages about any topic, going on and on. However, with her clumsy tongue, it was impossible to subtly find out Shen Xiao's feelings about yesterday. It was better to be direct and apologize to Shen Xiao directly.
There are too many people now, it's better to clarify things when we get off the bus later. I need to find a chance to apologize to Shen Xiao, regardless of whether he forgives me or not, I must apologize first.
...
Their antics attracted the attention of the other passengers, and Shen Xiao was a little uncomfortable, as this was a public place and he needed to maintain a good image.
"Alright, you two, watch your manners."
Scolding them, the two turned away, ignoring each other as if ready to break off all ties. Shen Xiao didn't care. These two were always bickering and making up, they felt itchy if they didn't argue and fool around for a day. After half a month, he was already used to it.
"Since this is a good opportunity, I'll give you a little crash course. Get a general understanding so you don't accidentally wander in without knowing what's going on."
"Thank you, Shen Xiao."
Ding!
[Gained favorability with Lu Zihao, lottery ticket +0.1!]
Ding!
[Gained favorability with Su Qiao, lottery ticket +0.01!]
Strange. Lu Qingyue was the one who said thank you, so why didn't she give one?
She seems a little downcast. Is she unhappy? This is a crisis! If you're unhappy, when will I ever finish collecting these 200 raffle tickets?!