For professionals, contribution points are the most commonly used currency, but for the vast majority of ordinary people in human society, they still mainly use Dragon Summer currency.
The official exchange rule is that 1 contribution point can be exchanged for 10,000 Dragon Summer currency, but there's no way to exchange Dragon Summer currency for contribution points.
Generally speaking, no one would want to exchange precious contribution points for Dragon Summer currency.
However, with a slight excess of contribution points now, Fang Zhou is very happy to take some out to improve the lives of Grandma Yun and the kids at the welfare home.
After some thought, Fang Zhou took out 5 contribution points and exchanged them for some nutritional supplements from the Mythical World.
Grandma Yun is getting old, and taking care of the children is tough, so she needs extra care.
Early the next morning, Fang Zhou left Sea City Military Academy, taking a bus from the south of the city to the north.
Cloud Welfare Institute is a small courtyard where Fang Zhou has lived for 18 years.
The majority of resources in human society are allocated to professionals to resist the invasion of abyssal demons.
Therefore, the lives of ordinary people are naturally a bit tight.
Fortunately, the Longxia Federation places great importance on nurturing war orphans and has special funding subsidies for welfare homes and similar institutions, allowing Grandma Yun to support this small Cloud Welfare Institute alone.
Looking at the main gate of the welfare home, Fang Zhou carried a big bag of supplements in his hand, showing a kind smile on his face.
Just as he was about to go in, he suddenly heard an intense argument coming from the yard.
Fang Zhou frowned; Sea City is very safe, and the welfare home is a public institution, so generally, nobody comes here to cause trouble.
A bit worried, he quickly walked into the courtyard, only to see a tall, bespectacled young woman with a quiet demeanor conversing with a uniformed community committee aunt.
Recognizing the two people, Fang Zhou felt relieved and stepped forward to ask, "Sister Rourou, Aunt Wang, what's going on?"
The young woman's name is Wen Rou, and she looked anxious, but upon seeing Fang Zhou, her face lit up with surprise.
"Zhou, why are you back?"
The community committee aunt was also surprised: "Oh, our high-achieving military school student is back."
Fang Zhou nodded towards Granny Wang and greeted her.
Granny Wang explained, "Zhou, it's not that I'm making things difficult for Wen Rou.
She wants to buy a batch of the latest training equipment for the kids at your welfare home.
But without a professional to vouch for it and without a stable source of funds,
according to policy, our community committee can't approve it."
Wen Rou bit her lip, worried, saying, "But Nuannuan and Xingxing are at the optimal age to use training instruments, and we can't delay.
If the money is short, I can find a way to make it up..."
Wen Nuan and Wen Xing are a pair of 7-year-old twin little girls, beloved treasures of the Cloud Welfare Institute.
Fang Zhou roughly understood what was going on, looked at Wen Rou, and helplessly said, "Sister Rourou, why didn't you tell me about this?"
Then he looked at Granny Wang, took out his officer's ID, and said, "Aunt Wang, I have successfully awakened and been awarded the rank of Junior Sergeant by the military school.
How much funding is needed for the training equipment? I can also provide it.
Does this comply with the procedures?"
Granny Wang flipped through Fang Zhou's officer's ID, exclaiming, "Amazing, Zhou.
Since you're willing to help, the procedures naturally won't be a problem.
Wen Rou, fill out the application form and have Fang Zhou sign it, and the process will be done quickly."
Wen Rou looked a bit embarrassed, saying to Fang Zhou, "Zhou, you're still in school yourself, how can we let you take on this burden?"
Fang Zhou smiled slightly, handing a bank card and the supplement package to Wen Rou, saying, "Sister Rourou, making money is easy after becoming a professional.
Besides, the Cloud Welfare Institute is my home, and Nuannuan and Xingxing are like my sisters, so don't be so polite with me."
Wen Rou nodded and went to hand things over to Granny Wang.
Fang Zhou then walked into the yard, calling out, "I'm back!"
Thud, thud.
Amidst the chaos, a pair of rosy little girls rushed out from the house, hugging Fang Zhou's legs from both sides.
The one with a round face and a bold personality was the older sister Wen Nuan, while the one with a delicate chin and a soft voice was her younger sister Wen Xing.
"Brother Zhou is back!"
"Did you bring us anything to eat?"
Fang Zhou laughed heartily, picked them up, and spun them around.
"You little gluttons! The food is in Sister Rourou's hands. Where's Grandma Yun?"
Tap, tap, tap.
Behind Fang Zhou, an elderly lady with white hair and kind eyes, leaning on a cane, walked out.
"Zhou is back."
Fang Zhou put down the little girls, stepped forward a few steps to support the elderly lady, and said warmly, "Grandma Yun."
Meanwhile, Wen Rou had also seen off Granny Wang and told Grandma Yun about Fang Zhou coming forward to buy training equipment.
Since they were all children she raised by hand, Grandma Yun didn't stand on ceremony with Fang Zhou.
She held Fang Zhou's hand, sighing, "Zhou has become a professional, and he will achieve great things in the future.
But it's a pity that your sister Wen Jiu didn't stay at Sea City Military Academy after graduating.
Otherwise, if she were here to guide you, I'd feel more at ease."
Wen Jiu, at the thought of her, Fang Zhou's mind conjured up an image of a fiery, beautifully impressive woman.
Wen Jiu and Wen Rou both grew up in the welfare home, a few years older than Fang Zhou.
The difference is that Wen Jiu had the qualifications of a professional, was admitted to Sea City Military Academy, and recently went to serve in the military after graduating.
Wen Rou, on the other hand, is an ordinary person, went to a regular university, and after graduating, returned to help at the Cloud Welfare Institute.
At this time, the little girls, with their mouths full, pounced into Fang Zhou's arms, mumbling, "Brother, tell us about some stories from the military school."
Wen Rou pulled over a few chairs and made a pot of tea.
The family sat down in the yard, listening to Fang Zhou recount his experiences over the past two weeks.
"Wow! An Undead Mage! So scary!"
"So exciting! I also want to summon a little skeleton!"
Afterward, the two little girls clamored for Fang Zhou to demonstrate some of his professional skills.
Skeletons, as undead creatures, might be a bit too scary for the little girls, not so suitable for display.
Fang Zhou thought for a moment, then released the Skeleton Flying Spear, Skeleton Shield, and Skeleton Shackles skills, amazing the little girls.
Grandma Yun sat on the rattan chair, watching this scene, smiling happily.
Suddenly, she remembered something and said to Fang Zhou, "By the way, Zhou, shortly after you started school, an instructor with the surname Lu from Sea City Military Academy came to the welfare home, retrieved your file, and inquired about your parents.
He said he seemed to be a good friend of your parents."
When Fang Zhou heard this, he immediately understood that the instructor must be Lu Hu.
It turns out Instructor Lu was a friend of his parents all along, which explains why he took such good care of him.