Chapter 80

The identity device's light flickered.

Jiang Jian remained expressionless as he dialed a communication, reporting directly to the Mechanical Management Office.

A few minutes later.

A knocking sound rang out.

Jiang Jian glanced at the monitor, swiped his identity device, and opened the main door.

Two staff members stood at the entrance, and one of them asked, "May we come in?"

"Come in."

Jiang Jian nodded.

The staff members walked over to the robot, frowning: "This state indicates that the consciousness erasure command has been triggered."

Jiang Jian tapped his identity device to replay the recent surveillance footage.

After watching the footage.

The two staff members exchanged a glance, both revealing surprise.

That person looked at Jiang Jian and said sincerely, "Apologies, this is indeed an abnormal situation."

Jiang Jian said, "This robot damaged my property and then said some inexplicable things; it was nonsensical and left me speechless."

He pointed at the broken box, "I demand compensation at the original price."

The staff members looked troubled: "We are only from the Mechanical Management Office; compensation matters need to be coordinated with the Academic Affairs Office."

While speaking.

The other staff member seemed to have discovered something, their expression changing suddenly: "Wait! Look at this robot's code!"

"Isn't this the robot that went missing for no reason shortly after Director Li built it?"

"How could it appear in a student's residence as a robotic butler?"

Both of them looked panicked, studying the robot while dialing a communication.

Jiang Jian stood to the side and said, "These messy affairs have nothing to do with me."

"First, compensate me for my property."

"Second, drag it away and replace it with a new robotic butler."

Hearing Jiang Jian's words.

One staff member was sweating profusely and looked up, saying, "Compensation! We are willing to compensate!"

He didn't say the second half of the sentence, swallowing it back into his stomach.

Anyway, Director Li was the one paying, so it had nothing to do with him.

The other staff member raised their identity device and brought it to Jiang Jian's side.

"Student, Director Li wants to speak with you."

The real-time communication was switched to speaker mode.

Director Li's deep voice came through: "Which grade is this student in?"

Jiang Jian was silent for a moment and said, "Tier Jiangcheng, first-grade campus."

"So it's a new student at the academy."

Director Li's tone was complex, "Can you tell me in detail, in daily life, what other abnormalities did this robot have?"

Jiang Jian said softly, "Intuitively, it was a bit strange in many places, but I haven't been in contact with other robotic butlers, so I can't make a clear comparison."

"I've caused you trouble."

Director Li sighed, "This robot is very special; it wasn't built to be used as a robotic butler."

"It must have been the people in the laboratory who mixed it up with the robotic butlers during shipping, so it was sent to the first-grade campus. Regarding this matter, I feel very..."

Hearing him rambling on.

Jiang Jian interrupted directly, having no interest in listening to his long-winded speech, his tone neither humble nor arrogant: "Director Li, I hope you can compensate for my losses."

"Ah?"

Director Li stopped his train of thought and paused, "How much did you lose?"

Jiang Jian estimated briefly and said, "I spent Alliance coins at the pet market to purchase a total of 94 ghosts."

On the other side of the communication, there was a silence.

A few seconds later.

After Director Li finished watching the video Jiang Jian uploaded and confirmed that the robot had caused the loss of the ghosts, he said, "An ordinary ghost has a market price of 3,000 Alliance coins."

"How about this, I'll round it up for you and compensate you with 300,000 in shopping credit; do you think that's acceptable?"

Hearing this.

Jiang Jian's expression was strange.

Clearly, Director Li did not know.

The ghosts he had purchased were all cheap, wholesale, defective products.

Seeing Jiang Jian silent, a voice came through the communication: "Student, are you not satisfied?"

Jiang Jian hadn't had time to speak yet.

"400,000 in shopping credit!"

Director Li spoke again, his tone heavier, "I hope this compensation can satisfy you."

Shopping credit was drawn from the academy's finances; as long as the laboratory's official seal was stamped, it could be disbursed directly.

So, Director Li here was gritting his teeth on the surface, but in reality, he didn't feel any heartache at all.

"Thank you, Director Li; you are very responsible."

Jiang Jian's gaze became even stranger as he spoke his thanks.

The next second.

"Then that's all for now."

Director Li hung up the communication.

The two staff members from the Mechanical Management Office also moved the robot away and left the room.

"You have received shopping credit: 400,000."

"Your remaining shopping credit: 700,000."

Jiang Jian swiped away the message, and a knocking sound rang out again.

A few seconds later.

"Hello student, I am a member of the Security Department."

The uniformed security guard stood at the door, carrying a cage, with a silly smile on his face.

"When I was patrolling, I sensed quite a few ghost auras, so I caught them."

"I checked the surveillance; they all ran out from your room."

He handed the cage to Jiang Jian, "These things, returning them to you."

Black smoke rolled in the cage, and venomous hisses came from it from time to time.

Looking at the recovered ghosts.

For a moment, Jiang Jian fell silent.

Suddenly, a furry gray claw reached out and took the cage.

A young girl's voice came from the side: "Thank you, you can go now."

The security guard's fingers trembled, startled, and he hurriedly turned and left.

The room door closed.

The gray fox switched to holding the cage in its mouth, using all four limbs to toss the cage beside the sofa.

It waved its claw gently, very nimbly pulling over a Spirit-Restricting Ring and locking it onto the cage.

"Done."

The gray fox turned around and looked at Jiang Jian.

Its voice was like that of a young girl.

But it could not stand upright.

Although spiritual energy flowed around its body, its posture remained walking on four limbs.

"You work very nimbly."

Jiang Jian raised an eyebrow, his eyes showing appreciation, "Much better than the robotic butler."

The gray fox lay on the carpet, turning on the automatic vacuuming tool: "Because I am more valuable than it."

Jiang Jian looked at it, feeling slightly satisfied.

With the gray fox here, he could focus on cultivation without wasting time on trivial matters.

Rare pets are worth a fortune; placed outside the academy, you couldn't buy them even if you wanted to.

After specialized cultivation by the academy and special permission from the government's laws.

These rare spirit monsters only have one way of survival.

That is to be gifted by the Academic Affairs Office to students with excellent grades, living attached to their household registration.

If they leave their master, they don't even have an identity device and are no longer protected by any law.

At any time and any place, they could be slaughtered at will by anyone.

"You need to use your identity device to help me register my household."

The gray fox used all four limbs, stopping in front of Jiang Jian, and extended its claw.

On its claw, it was also wearing a bracelet.

It's just that this bracelet was still in its initial state and had no permissions whatsoever.

It requires the master's authorization to be activated.

"Okay."

Jiang Jian opened his identity device, found the citizen information and household registration interface, and chose to add a pet.

With the government's regulations and the academy's privileges, the cumbersome review steps were directly waived.

The household registration information was bound instantly.

"Binding successful!"

Below Jiang Jian's citizen information, a line of small text appeared.

"Household registration appendix, gray fox."

"According to special regulations, it possesses partial permissions of the master's identity device."

A few seconds later.

The gray fox's identity device emitted a faint light.

"So many unread communications!"

It extended its other claw, opened the holographic screen, its tone surprised.

Jiang Jian nodded and said, "Browse through all communications, including the junk folder, help me find useful information, and categorize them."

"Okay."

The gray fox responded and raised its furry head, "You have to give me a name."

Jiang Jian pondered for a moment and said, "Xiao Hui."

The gray fox was somewhat speechless.

After a few seconds of silence, it finally spoke: "That's too casual."

Jiang Jian acted as if he hadn't heard and said, "I'll give you shopping permissions; immediately purchase 10 large boxes of cultivation spirit medicine and have them delivered to the campus cultivation room."

"Okay."

The gray fox tapped the holographic screen, its face looking pitiful, "Can you change the name?"

Jiang Jian took the Han Guang and packed his school bag: "There are also 2 large boxes at home; move them to the flying shuttle, let's go now."

The gray fox closed its mouth.

With a wave of its claw, it tossed the box in the corner onto its back, its movements nimble.

A few minutes later.

In the flying shuttle cabin.

The gray fox lay in front of the porthole, looking at the residential buildings passing by outside.

Deep down, it had already given up on the idea of changing its name.

As a non-human spirit monster.

It was essentially no different from the unofficial citizens outside.

It just lacked its own identity device and had less freedom, only able to survive by attaching itself to a master.

"Let's call you Jixue."

Jiang Jian said.

Hearing him speak.

The gray fox turned its head from the window, its eyes showing surprise.

Jiang Jian's expression was calm, cultivating on his own without explaining.

In his Shenque, the demon power light cluster, under the scorching of the True Fire, was emitting a massive amount of spiritual energy every moment.

During this period.

Although Jiang Jian had not entered a cultivation state.

His spiritual energy foundation had been constantly improving.

"The demon power light cluster is equivalent to more than half of a cultivation specialty department, plus the campus cultivation room."

"Plus the cultivation spirit medicine, the Qi-gathering bracelet, and the Prayer Jade."

"My spiritual essence increase should be no worse than a level 4 talent."

Jiang Jian's thoughts surged, and he felt a faint sense of anticipation for his cultivation speed in the coming period.

A craftsman must sharpen his tools if he wants to do his work well.

He must first sharpen his tools.

Jiang Jian knew clearly that whether it was going out to do study tasks, participating in ladder ranking matches, or exchanging for rare pets.

They were all just his "tools."

All of these were preparations made to focus on cultivation.

Now, for a short time, cultivation resources were sufficient.

His goal was only one, and it was very clear.

That is to cultivate diligently and improve his Shenque spiritual essence.

Before his incomplete soul completely collapsed, he would cultivate to the "Spirit Platform Realm."

"Spirit Platform Realm..."

Jiang Jian closed his eyes gently, sensing the despairingly difficult cultivation.

Spirit Platform.

That is a high and unreachable realm.

It feels as if just by taking a look, one would lose all courage.

But here, in the depths of Jiang Jian's pupils, a madness was faintly revealed.

Deep in his heart.

A fierce and incredible, terrifying belief was erupting!

"That feeling of losing consciousness, losing oneself..."

"I have tasted enough of it."

Jiang Jian opened his eyes, a vortex rotating in his pupils, his gaze coldly terrifying.

"I don't want to die."

"And I will not die."

"Ever."

At the source of his spirit and soul.

Jiang Jian's soul was partially incomplete.

Countless terrifying cracks, like spider webs, were splitting at the defect, spreading in all directions.

These cracks were surrounded by a beautiful icy blue faint light.

They were struggling to maintain the soul so it wouldn't collapse and shatter.

Similarly, there was an invisible belief and powerful willpower, silently suppressing these cracks.

These unimaginable, terrifying beliefs were intangible and formless.

Yet they always supported Jiang Jian, keeping his mind clear and his soul from shattering.

Deeper in his spirit and soul.

An icy blue flame was burning quietly.

The azure faint light from just now was exactly the reflection of this icy blue flame.

It's just that.

It was here, ignored by everyone.

It could only passively emit a faint light.

Its effect was minimal.

As time flowed.

The cracks on the incomplete soul still showed an unstoppable momentum, spreading slowly.

"We're here."

The gray fox carried 2 large boxes of cultivation spirit medicine, using all four limbs, and jumped off the flying shuttle.

Jiang Jian came back to his senses, walked down the gangway, and called softly: "Jixue."

The gray fox was stunned.

A few seconds later, it reacted and said in a low voice: "Are you calling me?"

Jiang Jian found it interesting, chuckled, walked past it, and got directly into the elevator.

The gray fox hurriedly followed, its thoughts surging.

"Jixue, it's very ordinary."

"But regardless, it's much better than Xiao Hui."

"According to identity device data, the kin who grew up with me, after being sent out by the Academic Affairs Office, eight out of ten were called Xiao Hui."

It followed and jumped into the elevator, licked its paw, its eyes showing relief.

In the cultivation room.

Jiang Jian sat on the ground, swallowed the cultivation spirit medicine, and said: "The remaining 30 hours, activate it all at once."

"How much!?"

Jixue's pupils contracted, revealing disbelief, "30 hours of cultivation room time! You want to use it all up!?"

Jiang Jian frowned slightly.

Jixue didn't dare to ask again, swiped its claw on the screen, and directly opened the cultivation room.

The next second.

Abundant spiritual energy surged out endlessly.

Spiritual energy was boiling.

Jixue retreated to the corner, its gray fur moving without wind, and subconsciously began to cultivate.

"This is too refreshing."

It lay in the corner, staring at Jiang Jian, its light gray pupils glowing, "I heard that the masters of other kin don't come to the cultivation room for a long time, and even if they want to mooch, they can't."

"Now I can actually cultivate for 30 hours in this environment!"

Around Jixue, the power of the spirit monster surged and fluctuated, completely intoxicated by the cultivation.

The cultivation room was for the use of only one student.

But Jixue, as a pet with registered household status, attached to Jiang Jian, had the qualification to mooch off the master's cultivation room.

Jiang Jian on the side didn't pay any attention to it at all.

Instead, his mind moved, driving the Pure Spirit True Fire to scorch the demon power water cluster in his Shenque.

The next second.

The water cluster shrank by a visible amount, and an indescribable, massive amount of spiritual energy roared out!

At the same time.

The Qi-gathering bracelet, the Prayer Jade, and the cultivation spirit medicine overlapped with each other.

Jiang Jian's entire body, inside and out, his limbs and bones, were all in a terrifying spiritual energy environment.

His Shenque spiritual essence.

Was improving every minute and every second at a speed unimaginable to ordinary people!

"This overlap has already exceeded the cultivation specialty department by at least half!"

A thought flashed by.

Jiang Jian immersed his whole heart and soul into cultivation.

At this time.

In the cultivation building, the main monitoring room.

"What is going on!"

"There's a room where the array formation is about to fail!"

The staff member stared at the holographic screen, their expression changing drastically, "Wasn't it just reinforced!?"

"Go and invite the engineer quickly!"

"Reinforce it!"

Among hundreds of screens, one screen was glowing red and trembling crazily!

This represented that the array formation in the room had been driven to its limit.

At any time, it could collapse!

(End of this chapter)