Chapter 43: You Have to Take Responsibility for Me! (Part 2)

With Mu Lei's help, Song Jie quickly added Mu Nu Jiao's chat ID.

The response was almost instantaneous.

Song Jie stared at the chat window, hesitated for a moment, and just as he was about to break the ice, a message from her popped up.

[Mu Nu Jiao]: Thank you for saving me again. If you have time, let me treat you to a meal.

Twice now, Mu Nu Jiao had been rescued by Song Jie. She was deeply grateful, as her recent training had nearly cost her life.

Fortunately, Song Jie was always there to save her at critical moments.

[Song Jie]: If a beauty invites me to a meal, I'll definitely go.

Mu Nu Jiao smiled at Song Jie's response. Who doesn't like being complimented on their looks?

[Mu Nu Jiao]: By the way, due to the changes in Little Kunshan, the price of plant stamens has increased. It's now 100,000 per plant.

Song Jie was shocked by the news.

This meant that the value of the plant stamens he obtained had doubled, from over a million to more than two million!

For the average person, this was no small sum.

But he wouldn't sell them; they were snacks for Little Green.

[Mu Nu Jiao]: I tried to find more plant stamens for you before, but I couldn't find any.

Song Jie wasn't surprised. Plant stamens were rare, and he had risked his life to snatch these from demons.

However, the fact that Mu Nu Jiao had tried to find them for him was unexpected.

He could guess that she was probably trying to repay his life-saving kindness.

After chatting with Mu Nu Jiao for a while, they both got busy with their own tasks.

Soon after, Mu Lei sent him a message.

[Mu Lei]: How's it going? How's it going?

[Song Jie]: What do you mean, how's it going? /confused

[Mu Lei]: Song Jie, you're not being fair. I set up Jiao Jiao for you, and you're keeping it from me.

[Song Jie]: /eyeroll

Mu Lei smiled at his phone screen. He preferred that Mu Nu Jiao find someone she liked over a family-arranged marriage.

Ultimately, whether they ended up together depended on Song Jie.

[Mu Lei]: By the way, there's something you need to know. You'll likely face big trouble when school starts.

[Song Jie]: What do you mean?

[Mu Lei]: Each year, Mingzhu Academy holds a beast fighting competition at the freshman welcome ceremony. All students and teachers from the Qing campus will be there.

[Mu Lei]: Summoners always have their beasts fight the students at these ceremonies…

Song Jie read Mu Lei's message, aware of the beast fighting competition.

After all, Mo Fan had used this competition to defeat 200 people and become the big boss of Mingzhu Academy!

[Mu Lei]: However, you seem to be the only freshman in the summoning department this year, so I said you'd have big trouble.

Song Jie wasn't concerned. Given his current strength, taking on 200 people shouldn't be a problem.

Plus, with the help of plant stamens, Little Green could potentially advance before the competition.

Maybe not to warrior level, but at least to an advanced slave stage summoning beast!

The difference between the advanced slave stage and an ordinary slave level is significant, as the advanced stage is already transitioning to the warrior level.

Thus, this stage can be considered semi-warrior level.

[Mu Lei]: But the school should also take care of you. Facing all the students in the Qing campus alone wouldn't be fair.

[Mu Lei]: By the way, have you completed the dimensional summoning? If not, I can help.

[Song Jie]: Completed it.

[Mu Lei]: If you need any help, just let me know.

Song Jie had saved Mu Nu Jiao twice, so as her brother, Mu Lei felt obliged to show his gratitude.

[Song Jie]: Not right now.

[Mu Lei]: If you ever need anything, just tell me. I'll help if I can.

They chatted for a bit more before ending the conversation.

Song Jie went out to eat and then returned to his apartment to continue mastering his light element stars.

His life consisted of commuting between the dining place and his rental house.

…

Time flew by.

The summer quietly passed, but the scorching heat outside remained unchanged.

Song Jie sat on the couch, suddenly opening his eyes with a smile on his lips.

«It's done!»

He exclaimed, feeling excited.

After so much training, he could finally control these 49 stars! With this, he could now cast intermediate light magic! Song Jie stood up, eager to try drawing a star map!

He closed his eyes, and in his mental world, the 49 stars spread across the nebula.

«Start!»

Song Jie mentally commanded, connecting the stars into star tracks.

After a while, he had nearly completed seven star tracks, and all that was left was to form them into a star map! Song Jie drew slowly, careful not to make any mistakes! At the last moment, he pushed through and completed the star map!

Next moment! A golden hexagram appeared under his feet, shining brilliantly!

«Light Blessing!»

«Holy Shield!»

A sacred golden light shield quickly formed around Song Jie, protecting him.

He had used the Star Map Book to cast it once before, but this time felt different because he did it on his own.

Soon, the golden light gradually faded away.

Then, Song Jie summoned Little Green to see how it was doing.

«Jingle, jingle!» Little Green flew out of the dimensional space, happily darting around the house.

«Come to daddy.»

Song Jie sat on the couch, beckoning to it.

Little Green jingled in response, quickly flying into Song Jie's arms.

«Has your strength improved?» Song Jie gently patted its green leaf head.

«Jingle, jingle!»

«Almost there?»

«Jingle, jingle!» Little Green nodded like a pecking chicken.

«I still have a few plant stamens. If it's not enough, I'll buy more.» Song Jie stroked its green leaves.

He had been doing bounty missions, earning quite a bit of money.

Moreover, Little Green could find plant stamens in the forest, which would be very useful in the future! Spend a little to earn a lot; this investment was definitely worth it! Just then, Song Jie's phone lit up with a message.

He looked down to see a message from Mu Nu Jiao.

[Mu Nu Jiao]: I'm really sorry. After that training, I went into seclusion for cultivation and didn't have a chance to tell you.

After that training, Mu Nu Jiao had many insights, so she went into seclusion immediately after leaving the hospital.

But Mu Lei had told him, so Song Jie knew about her seclusion.

However, Song Jie decided to tease Mu Nu Jiao to see her reaction.

[Song Jie]: You promised to treat me to a meal. I waited for a month and didn't get it. I'm starving here. You have to take responsibility for me! /crying

On the other end, Mu Nu Jiao felt very apologetic, flustered by Song Jie's message, and didn't know how to respond.

…

(Chapter End)