Since getting promoted to Second Rank, things really had changed.
He’d been hovering around the four hundreds at first, but after advancing to the next stage and a few encounters with enemies, he’d shot up to the top hundred.
Xu Shu calculated a bit; if he rembered correctly, the top hundred contributors in the Azure Cloud rankings got like 60 Contribution Points a week.
To his current self, it might not be a huge amount of money, but this free weekly inco was still a considerable fortune. In terms of Erosion Crystals, he could buy two or three Second Rank crystals, which was quite nice.
"Life is getting more and more hopeful~"
Xu Shu was feeling quite pleased with himself when he felt the Promotion Drive vibrate a few more tis.
He had a hunch and, upon checking, discovered a new "email."
Within the Promotion Network, only Lie Zhenzi himself and organizations with second-level privileges like the "Astronomy Association" could send such "emails."
Could it be that the money had arrived already?
Xu Shu’s eyes lit up as he opened the ssage and couldn’t help but smile.
Speak of the devil, and he shall appear. There were two emails: one ca with a "Demon Chosen kill reward" of 100 Contribution Points, and the other was the weekly basic guarantee of 20 points from the Azure Cloud rankings.
The sender was indeed lanie, tagged with "Authorized to send on behalf of Lie Zhenzi."
She had already deleted Xu Shu’s "Gu Pan" from her account’s friends list, but she could still send emails directly, which really gave her so privilege.
As the current president of the Astronomy Association, it was apparent lanie was a busy woman, spending her days awarding prizes or on her way to do just that.
With these emails, Xu Shu’s previously deflated wallet quickly regained so health, bouncing back to a healthy balance of 201 points.
"But why only 20 points, shouldn’t it be 60? I’m clearly in the top hundred..."
Xu Shu wasn’t quite satisfied, feeling like his weekly pay had been surreptitiously docked.
But upon further consideration, he realized that this weekly salary was for the "past week," and he had mostly been in the four hundreds until a rapid climb in the rankings in the last couple of days, which seed reasonable.
Well, since I don’t have her as a friend anymore, there’s no need to fret over whether to ask about it.
"Hmm, I still have two chances left today, so why not go hunting and get so more Erosion Crystals?"
Xu Shu stroked his chin, making plans, when he heard a series of knocks at the door.
"Who is it?" Xu Shu asked warily as he walked over, his gaze fixed on the Tai Chu Scroll’s Journey Mode, ready to enter in case of an ergency.
After a few seconds of silence from outside the door, a slightly hoarse voice ca through.
"It’s , open up."
Xu Shu recognized the voice—it was Gu Pan.
He opened the door and saw Gu Pan dressed in a plain robe. He couldn’t help but ask, "You’re up? What’s with your voice, caught a cold?"
"Mhm..."
Gu Pan nodded, her expression slightly strange as she glanced at Xu Shu, thinking to herself that he truly must be oblivious to his own good deeds.
Her voice was hoarse, thanks to that "High Pitch Mastery" skill!
The addition of an Epic attribute might be good, but the side effects were terrible; she just couldn’t stop last night. If she did, the itch for singing would be unbearable. After singing the whole night, she had finally adapted, and now, her voice was hoarse.
"About yesterday, cough cough, thank you for the Mystical Chapter you practiced... it’s been a great help," Gu Pan managed to say after composing her thoughts.
Hearing her words, Xu Shu suddenly realized.
She must have discovered the "Bloodline Resonance" Mystical Chapter he provided, which added a layer to her existing Curse Seal, and she had co specifically to thank him.
Ah, teacher, hasn’t anyone told you that saying thank you is most sincere when accompanied by a distinctive at sandwich?
Extrely respectful thoughts flitted through Xu Shu’s mind.
But knowing that Gu Pan was a woman entirely devoted to her path, he didn’t tease her and said very seriously, "It’s just a trivial matter, not worth ntioning. We have a life-and-death friendship, who with whom? When I needed help, didn’t you imdiately help with my needs?"
Gu Pan’s expression stiffened.
She knew Xu Shu was probably referring to the ti she gave him a blue talisman and access to the Small Sword Tomb.
But for so reason, she couldn’t shake the feeling that his words sounded off.
What does ’helping with needs’ sound like...?
It seed like what she had co over to discuss!
Damn it!
Her mind flashed to the scene she had witnessed and thought about Xu Shu using even that humanoid-snake monster for his carnal urges, creating quite the awkward turmoil within her.
Just now, as she browsed the Promotion Network, she had seen the server-wide announcent of his rank increase.
Unlike others, Gu Pan didn’t need anyone’s reminder to imagine what might have happened.
She assud that Xu Shu must have encountered a "Demon God Chosen," which surely was a female with a younger brother, and he must have brutally forced himself upon the female Demon Chosen.
That must be the source of that "Impending Doom" evaluation.
The reason for such behavior, which the old Gu Pan would have found difficult to guess, beca clear to her after last night’s events. She believed her student had fallen into the pitfall of a special secret manual, which necessitated frequent sexual interactions with monsters.
Because she had been affected by the odd skill "Female High Pitch Mastery," she occasionally felt the urge to belt out a tune.
With such an experience, Gu Pan naturally empathized, assuming there might be sothing like "Reproductive Mastery" among Xu Shu’s Curse Seal attributes.
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