A Kiss on the Head

The next day was still a boring theoretical class. Fang Xuan came to the classroom early to snatch a front row, but he saw that someone had already arrived before him. It was Ning Lanqing, who was in the same team as him in the Misty Wood.

"Morning."

Fang Xuan gave a simple greeting and sat down in the back seat.

It was only 6:15 a.m., and in a daze, Fang Xuan heard Ning Lanqing asking him to accompany her back to the dormitory after class. Although the former didn't know what exactly was going on, he still agreed because of their relationship.

Unknowingly, the sun was already high in the sky. Fang Xuan felt that the teaching environment here seemed to be no different from the country on the Blue Planet.

It was just some fake big space theory that was created behind closed doors. What he had learned could only be used in a very small portion outside.

As he thought about it, he unknowingly followed Ning Lanqing to the entrance of the female dormitory.

Cloud Academy was very large, but the dormitory buildings were not far from each other. It was probably because there were not many students.

"I'm going up. Wait for me."

Fang Xuan was a little confused, but he still nodded subconsciously.

When Ning Lanqing returned, there was a Spatial Ring in her hand.

The Spatial Ring flashed and a silver-white bracelet appeared on her hand.

"This is an automatic defense device made from the Silver Yuan Skyshock Beast's tailbone. It will be automatically activated when it's about to be in fatal danger. It can withstand the full-strength attack of a Sixth Revolution Beast Tamer at most."

"The last time you saved me in the Misty Wood, I didn't get to thank you."

Only then did Fang Xuan understand that she was here to give him a gift.

"This is too precious, Miss Ning. I was just doing it in passing. Moreover, we were teammates at that time. Firstly, it was only right for me to protect my teammates. Secondly, I had no choice but to do it in order to clear the level."

"Besides, I've already accepted such an expensive Spatial Ring. I really don't have the face to reach out to Miss Ning again."

At the same time, the number of onlookers gradually increased.

As the daughter of General Manor, Ning Lanqing was naturally a household name. However, Fang Xuan was different.

The former did not have stage fright. She immediately pouted and was a little angry. "I had no choice at that time. I was afraid of leaving it there, so I gave it to you. Now that it has recognized its master, it naturally belongs to you."

"As for this bracelet… I think it's very suitable for you. A large part of it is because of my father. Could it be that our famous Fang Xuan doesn't even care about the general?"

Countless whispers immediately sounded beside him.

"F*ck, who is this person? He even dares to disrespect the Ning family?"

"I heard that his name is Fang Xuan. He's the Newcomer King who killed the Thousand-legged Worm King this time…"

Fang Xuan's scalp went numb from this scene. He made up his mind and took the bracelet.

"Then it would be disrespectful to refuse."

Who cares? It would be a waste not to take it. Even the awesome general had spoken. What else could he say?

"Hmph, Junior Sister Ning, don't be deceived by a pretty boy like him."

An extremely discordant voice sounded, instantly suppressing all the whispers. The entire black mass of people instantly fell silent.

Soon, the crowd gave way to a team. Shen Yuechao came to the two of them with a dark expression.

Fang Xuan's gaze also turned cold. It was obvious that this person was not liked by him no matter what his position was.

"This guy is just a poor kid from the countryside. He doesn't have any f*cking ability. His beast is even the trashiest F-rank ant."

"Killing the Thousand-legged Worm King in the Misty Forest was just luck. Junior Sister Ning, don't be deceived by this guy and let him live off the General's Estate. It's better for such trash to stay away."

The crowd immediately erupted into an even stronger discussion. Part of it was about the authenticity of Shen Yuechao's words, and the other part was about what grudges the two had.

Almost everyone knew that Shen Yuechao was related to the royal Shen family. The former's talent was even one in a hundred. If Fang Xuan was really a country bumpkin from the village like he said, why would he go against him?

Fang Xuan remained silent. He clenched his fists tightly, but he could not hide the anger in his heart.

He was thinking. He was calculating.

He calculated his chances of winning if he fought now.

Suddenly, a cold touch entered his palm.

He lowered his head, and a pair of jade-like hands took his clenched fists.

Just as Fang Xuan lowered his head, Ning Lanqing gently kissed his forehead.

"No matter what the outside world says, I believe in you."

With that, she skipped back to the dormitory.

When Shen Yuechao saw this scene, he snorted and walked away with a flick of his sleeves. The crowd gradually dispersed, leaving Fang Xuan alone in a daze.

After a long time, he touched his forehead.

"Young people nowadays are really precocious…"

Soon, it was evening. Fang Xuan raised his head and looked at the signboard of the Divine Palace before walking in.

In the past few days of class, he had learned that every Beast Tamer had to undergo an awakening every time they passed Level 50.

Without the Awakening Ceremony, no matter how hard they tried, they would not be able to break through the bottleneck of Level 50.

The Divine Palace and the guild were one. Awakening Levels ranged from 1 to 9. Only after Awakening Level 1 could one accept missions and level up through missions to earn remuneration.

Generally speaking, the rewards for difficult missions were extremely generous, so the threshold was higher. These employers were not short of money, so the safer they were, the better.

Those who did not undergo the level awakening ceremony could only level up in fixed environments, such as the Misty Forest of Thunderbolt Mountain. Only after they reached the level of awakening could they be assigned higher-level missions.

The awakening level was divided into nine levels from one to nine. His Eye of Reconnaissance could only detect the levels of people weaker than him. An existence like Leng Lingxiao was not someone he could scam.

However, there were also some young masters and princesses from big clans who used some high-level equipment to hide their auras, so there were some exceptions that were hard to say. However, even existences like Sun Ming and Lanqing had never been mentioned. He had only seen them in books.

Currently, he had only reached the level of Rank One Awakening. The bracelet that Ning Lanqing had given him could withstand the attacks of a Rank Six Beast Tamer, which was enough to show how precious it was.

Walking into the Divine Palace, there was a pitch-black wall in front of him. On both sides of the wall, there were two pitch-black aisles. At the entrance of one aisle, there was a set of tables and chairs. An old man with gray hair at the temples was lying on the table and snoring.

"Hello, I'm here for the first awakening ceremony."

The old man stood up in a daze and rubbed his eyes. He took out a pair of glasses that were as thick as bottle caps and put them on. He sized Fang Xuan up.

"Hmm… He's level 50. His bone age is around 15 years old. Young people these days can't be underestimated. What's your name?"

"Fang Xuan."

The old man raised his eyebrows.

"Fang Xuan, Fang Xuan… Oh, so it's the Newcomer King who killed the Thousand-legged Worm King this time. I've been negligent."