Chapter 74. Zhao Manyan's Shock at Pre-ordering the Star River Pulse
The capital's academic institutions.
In the stillness of the night, the entire campus seemed to be immersed in a peaceful dream.
The roads on campus meander and stretch out, lined with ancient trees, each one tall and straight, like silent guardians.
Although the night was as dark as ink, the clear moonlight, like water, poured down through the gaps between the branches and leaves of the ancient trees, as if laying a layer of silver gauze on the ground, making the road, which should have been pitch black, not appear pitch black at all.
Along the long campus road, Mo Fan walked slowly with his hands in his pockets.
Beside her, Mu Ningxue was like a snow lotus blooming in the night. Her long, snow-white hair was casually draped over her shoulders, and her delicate face looked even more aloof under the moonlight.
The reason the two were strolling on the quiet campus road late at night was that it was Mu Ningxue who called Mo Fan out.
Time slipped by unnoticed, and several years passed in a flash. It was thought that they would never cross paths again. Even when Mu Zhuoyun arranged an engagement for Mu Ningxue, she didn't care much.
However, during the ten-odd days after their escape, Mu Ningxue was surprised to find that the strange feeling of being fooled by Mo Fan had returned, like a vine, subtly entwining herself in her heart.
Although she tried her best to suppress the inexplicable emotions in her heart, she couldn't help but come to find Mo Fan in the end. This was also her way of comforting herself, and she wanted to express her deep gratitude to Mo Fan for not abandoning her during these ten days.
"You're going back to Mingzhu Academy tomorrow, right?" Mu Ningxue tilted her head slightly, gazing into the distance through the moonlight filtering through the branches, and asked softly.
"Hmm." Mo Fan nodded gently, but his gaze lingered on Mu Ningxue's exquisite yet cold face, which was as delicate as an ice sculpture. He was full of doubts and couldn't understand what she wanted to do by calling him out so late at night.
After another somewhat oppressive silence, Mu Ningxue bit her lip slightly and slowly said, "Thank you for everything during this time..."
"That's it?" Mo Fan's nonchalant reaction left Mu Ningxue stunned.
What do you mean by "that's all"?
A surge of anger welled up inside her. Did he really think her gratitude was so insignificant?
What else does he want?
Furthermore, during this time, he kept hugging and touching me.
A mischievous smile appeared on Mo Fan's unruly face as he teased, "I thought you were here to pledge your life to me again."
Mu Ningxue's snow-white face flushed slightly, but her tone remained icy: "We are no longer children. Don't make such pointless jokes."
"Oh, bye then." Mo Fan shrugged and prepared to leave.
If it's the middle of the night, why would I come out with you if I didn't want to talk about love?
You're insane!
Watching Mo Fan turn and leave without hesitation, Mu Ningxue's beautiful eyebrows furrowed slightly, forming a shallow crease on her delicate face.
A strange anger welled up inside her at Mo Fan's attitude of leaving so easily.
Her lips moved slightly, as if she wanted to call out to Mo Fan, but in the end, she didn't make a sound.
That kind of attempt to persuade her to stay was ultimately not something Mu Ningxue would do.
She was always so proud and aloof, like a snow lotus on a snow-capped mountain, solitary and stubborn.
Mo Fan's figure gradually faded into the distance under the moonlight, slowly becoming blurry.
Just then, as if talking to herself, Mu Ningxue softly uttered a sentence: "Actually, I wanted to tell you that I rejected the marriage proposal..."
Her voice was very soft, as if she were afraid of being overheard, or as if she were talking to her own heart. In the quiet night, her words were gently carried away by the breeze.
Although she was unable to convey that important message to him, Mu Ningxue secretly thought that this result was actually quite good.
The road ahead is like a mysterious path shrouded in mist, and no one can clearly see where it leads.
In the long journey of life, what does this little regret matter?
She gently shook her head, her cascading white hair swaying slightly in the moonlight.
After that, Mu Ningxue did not stay in that place any longer.
She began to walk lightly, slowly retracing her steps, her figure gradually merging into the hazy moonlight, as if she had become one with the silent night.
Back at Pearl Academy, their training wasn't entirely successful, but this was partly due to the Hunter Alliance's incorrect information and the academy's failure to conduct prior investigation.
Therefore, all their resources were distributed.
After receiving the rewards from the main campus, Mo Fan first went to the Summoning Department to register.
He had no intention of changing his major, because there was simply no need for it.
The resources of the academy are no longer that important to him. Compared to the fierce competition among fire-based departments, he prefers the more hands-off approach of the summoning department.
In this way, he can earn points by hunting monsters in the wild.
There's not much difference between the summoning system in the Qing campus and the main campus; the number of summoners in the main campus isn't very high either.
But now that he's arrived at the main campus, Mo Fan naturally can't just sit idly by and do nothing. The fact that he has dual natural abilities has been exposed, so the Great Demon King Mingzhu certainly won't keep a low profile.
However, there are no challenge weeks for the summoning system; the rankings are determined entirely by the strength of the contracted beasts.
Mo Fan doesn't have a contracted beast. Although his summoned beasts are also very strong, the academy doesn't recommend using resources to train them.
To put it bluntly, the relationship between a summoned beast and its summoner is ultimately just an employment relationship.
Mo Fan felt helpless, but he knew without even thinking that there was little chance of competing for the rankings at the moment.
He simply exchanged the training resources for money and then found Zhao Manyan.
"Mo Fan, I heard that your main campus of the Summoning Department needs contracted beasts. So, do you have any contracted beasts you want to train?" Zhao Manyan asked.
"Not yet." Mo Fan shook his head, then said, "Don't worry about that for now. I have a pseudo-Dread Demon seed here. Help me sell it. Also, help me acquire a Star River Vein with abundant energy."
"A fake demon seed, you even found this!?!"
Zhao Manyan was somewhat surprised, but then she froze, looking at him incredulously and saying, "You just said you wanted me to help you acquire something."
"The Pulse of the Galaxy".
"Damn it!!"
Upon hearing Mo Fan repeat himself and confirming that he hadn't misheard, Zhao Manyan's expression was incredibly exaggerated.
"Star River Vein, you're not already trying to break through to the high-level threshold, are you?" Zhao Manyan asked.
"I'm not stupid. Of course, not now, but there will be a time when it comes in handy," Mo Fan said.
His cultivation level is not yet perfect, and he lacks practical experience, so he won't foolishly try to break through. Unlike Zhao Manyan, he doesn't have the wealthy Zhao clan backing him up.
This galactic vein should naturally be used only after the nebula has expanded to its limit and become completely stable.
"You're truly a prodigy!"
"Selling pseudo-Dread Demon Seeds is no problem, and we can also obtain Star River Veins, but a Star River Vein with abundant energy requires a small goal," Zhao Manyan said.
Mo Fan took out a card and handed it to Zhao Manyan: "Here, there are over 90 million here. Add this pseudo-Dread Demon Seed, is that alright?"
"The Star River Vein will be delivered to you in three days at most."