As the voice rang out, the old housekeeper who had taken Zhao Yameng away the day before walked into the shop with a smile on his face. He nodded at Wang Baole and Zhuo Yifan with a smile.
Behind him were dozens of burly men. They spread out within the shop with solemn expressions and looked around vigilantly. Even the owner of the shop, who had a powerful background, paid attention to them.
Wang Baole and Zhuo Yifan didn't dare to slight him either. After all, he was a Foundation Establishment Cultivator and a member of Zhao Yameng's family. They immediately greeted him.
"There's no need to stand on ceremony," said the old man warmly. His gaze swept over the two of them. After weighing the pros and cons in his heart, he felt that his young mistress had always liked to be alone. There must be a reason for her to be with these two.
After another glance at Wang Baole, he focused his attention on Zhuo Yifan. The more he looked at him, the more he admired him. There was a faint sense of inspection in his gaze, which made Zhuo Yifan a little nervous.
He asked politely, "Senior, may I ask why you're looking for these two?"
As for Wang Baole, this was the first time he had been called a "hero." It made him feel a little strange. When he noticed the old man's gaze, he couldn't help but cough dryly.
"Senior, I don't really have any good points other than being handsome, having a high Cultivation base, good qualifications, and good morals. I don't deserve to be called a hero."
As soon as he spoke, the old man who was sizing up Zhuo Yifan looked at Wang Baole in surprise. His expression gradually changed. After a long while, he shook his head and smiled, then explained why he had come.
"Our young mistress has always been independent. She has an agreement with the master that when she goes out to study, she will rely on herself. The master also wants to send people to protect her in secret, but she has a natural spirit body. Unless it's a Core Formation Cultivator, she will be able to sense it …"
"The master already knows about what happened in Coulomb Basin. While he is furious, he is also very grateful to the two of you. This is just a small token of my appreciation. I hope you will accept it." After explaining the situation, the old man gave Wang Baole and Zhuo Yifan each a card carved from a Spirit Stone. There was a seal on the card, which was enough to prevent counterfeiting.
As soon as the card appeared, the eyes of many of the customers in the surrounding shops narrowed. They couldn't help but reveal looks of shock as they began to whisper to each other.
"This is … a Silver Spirit Card!"
"I've heard of this card before. There are only ten Gold Spirit Cards in the entire Federation. Only the owners of these ten cards have the right to give their guests this kind of Silver Spirit Card, which represents a VIP and has almost unlimited amounts!" Even the owner of the shop was moved when he saw this card.
"You can use this card to pay for all your expenses in the city!" When the old man heard the cries of surprise, he smiled faintly and nodded to Wang Baole. Then, he clasped hands and bowed, then politely left.
The burly men around them also left with the old man, and the shop slowly regained its previous liveliness. However, after this incident, the owner of the shop, who hadn't paid much attention to Wang Baole and Zhuo Yifan before, personally stepped out to receive them.
As for Wang Baole, he was holding the card and listening to the discussions around him. He noticed the envy and shock in their eyes, and his heart couldn't help but tremble. He looked at Zhuo Yifan and found that Zhuo Yifan was also stunned, so he sighed.
"Yifan, you probably won't feel any pressure, but I can't. Tell me … do you think I'm living off a woman? Sigh, I'm so conflicted. I never thought that there would be a day when I, Wang Baole, would live off a woman. "Wang Baole sighed deeply and shook his head.
Zhuo Yifan gave Wang Baole's round body a strange look and coughed, but didn't say anything.
"I, Wang Baole, have always been self-reliant. I've earned everything with my own hands. I've never relied on external help. This is my principle." Wang Baole said with a serious expression. After saying this, he turned around and looked at the owner of the shop, then threw the Silver Spirit Card in his hand to him.
"For the materials I chose before, unless you don't have them, I'll give you ten times the amount."
"Use this card to pay!"
Zhuo Yifan: "…"
The crowd: "…"
The owner of the shop: "…"
Half an hour later, Wang Baole filled his storage bag and storage bracelet to the brim. Then, he swaggered out of the shop in high spirits. Behind him, Zhuo Yifan's expression was unnatural. He didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but he still couldn't help but spend some money and use the Silver Spirit Card to buy the pills he needed.
After returning to his residence in the Dao Academy, Wang Baole immediately plucked the black shard from the palm tree. He examined it excitedly for a long time. After some consideration, he didn't immediately fuse it with the black mask. He thought that perhaps this item could tempt the young lady in the mask …
However, since he was in the Federation capital, Wang Baole didn't try it out of caution. He planned to try it after returning to the Dao Academy.
In the time that followed, Wang Baole waited for the elites and geniuses from all over the Federation to gather in the capital city for the selection process. He didn't slack off either. He began to refine and upgrade his spirit treasures.
The amount of materials required was enormous. Thus, Wang Baole frequented the various material shops in the capital city. His name even began to spread in these shops.
"I, Wang Baole, have always relied on myself to tread this rugged path of cultivation!" Every time he looked at the Numinous Treasures that he had refined, Wang Baole would feel a sense of pride. Filled with satisfaction and confidence, Wang Baole's upgrade of the Numinous Treasures was gradually completed.
He'd refined nearly a thousand self-exploding pearls in one go. He'd also refined several hundred puppets of various types. Among them, the old puppets from the previous batches, such as Zhu Gangqiang, had all been upgraded from Dharma treasures to perfect third-grade spirit treasures.
Wang Baole didn't give up on the strange Dharma treasures that had been modified by the Armament Sand. These things had played a certain role in the battle with the Big Tree, so Wang Baole felt that they could still be used. Thus, he upgraded the horsetail whisk, umbrella, seal, flying sword that didn't distinguish friend from foe, and even the rope to perfect third-grade spirit treasures.
Finally, there was the scabbard. With sufficient resources, the scabbard had also been successfully modified to a perfect third-grade spirit treasure. Although there were still nine mosquitoes, they were noticeably larger and more ferocious than before.
In order to increase its power, Wang Baole had even embedded the bead he'd transformed from the spear he'd obtained in Spirit Breath Village into the scabbard.
At the moment of embedding, the tenth mosquito finally appeared in the scabbard. This mosquito was gray and different from the rest. It seemed to contain some strange power that Wang Baole didn't understand. Unfortunately, he couldn't test it out here, so he kept it in mind and planned to find an opportunity to test it out in the future.
In addition, Wang Baole had also refined the boxing gloves that had been with him for a long time to perfect third-grade spirit treasures. Even the storage bag had been successfully modified by Wang Baole with sufficient resources.
It could be said that almost all of his Dharmic treasures were third-grade, and he had a large stockpile of materials in his pocket. The sense of satisfaction, as well as the improvement in his artifact refinement skills, made Wang Baole feel like he couldn't stop every time.
"I really like the feeling of relying on my own hard work to complete everything step by step!"
While feeling proud, Wang Baole didn't forget about snacks. Almost everything was for sale in the capital city of the Federation, and snacks were no exception. During this time, even if Wang Baole ate as much as he could, he only ate a portion of the different types of food …
To him, the capital city of the Federation was simply too good. Just as his heart was rippling with happiness, the elites and geniuses from all over the world finally arrived.
Therefore, the Federation's Seedling Initiative auditions were officially held that day. Unlike the other contestants, who were nervous, Wang Baole didn't pay much attention to the auditions. He didn't even pay attention to the specific details.
That was especially so after he confirmed with General Zhou Dexi, who told him that the internal selection had been confirmed. That made him even more relaxed. He only registered on the first day, then returned to the winery to continue eating, drinking, and refining spirit treasures …
Just like that, the days passed as the auditions went on. Every day, there was a large amount of news that spread throughout the entire Federation, promoting the auditions. Gradually, one name after another became celebrities, and everyone in the Federation paid attention to them.
Sometimes, Wang Baole felt his heart itch after seeing the news. However, when he thought about the internal selection, he felt even more proud.
In the midst of his elation, when the auditions were halfway through, Wang Baole received a notification from the Dao College. "No matter how good they are, they're not as good as me. I've already been internally selected!"
The Big Tree … had been found and killed!
At the same time, the Ethereal Dao College had officially notified the entire Federation about the mutated trees. All the factions were to pay close attention to see if there were any similar mutated trees in their area.
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