Chapter 82

Xu Jingming, who hadn’t eaten for two days and two nights, woke up feeling he could devour an entire unicorn rhino.

So, after accepting Jiang Chu’s second ordinary autographed photo,

Xu Jingming went to the second-floor cafeteria of the supply base and ate his fill.

He consumed enough food for ten ordinary people before finally feeling full.

Across from him, Jiang Chu’s lips parted slightly in surprise as she watched.

Although adepts ate more than ordinary people, it was rare to see an adept consume ten portions.

But remembering Xu Jingming’s physical transformation during his special state, she understood.

Of course—without storing that much energy, he couldn’t have activated such a powerful form.

After the meal, Xu Jingming went to the sixth floor of the supply base and sold all his beast materials.

He had only spent a week in the wilderness, so the number of beasts he hunted wasn’t large.

But third-rank beast materials were far more valuable than second-rank ones.

As a result, the batch sold for eight million Daya currency.

In reality, the estimated value of the beast materials was only 7.67 million.

But the new supervisor on the sixth floor insisted on rounding down the amount.

So it became eight million...

Additionally, Xu Jingming had rare herbs and flowers he found in the burrow of the Earth-Dragons.

Besides giving half to Jiang Chu, he didn’t sell the other half either.

Metropolis Adept University had its own potion and pill department.

Just provide the raw materials and pay a small processing fee, and you’d receive a batch of refined pills.

Selling these rare herbs outright would be a waste.

After finishing everything, Xu Jingming went to find the chief supervisor, Wang Chuang, to say goodbye.

Upon learning Xu Jingming was returning to school, Chief Supervisor Wang Chuang looked regretful:

“The rat tide in Source Water Wilderness will fully recede within a week at the latest.

But it’ll take another two or three months before the number of beasts returns to normal levels.

When that happens, I hope you two, Xu and Jiang, will come back.”

“Definitely, definitely.”

After exchanging a few more pleasantries with Chief Supervisor Wang Chuang,

Xu Jingming and Jiang Chu stepped out of the supply base building and onto the square in front.

Due to the rat tide, many adept squads had left Source Water Wilderness for other wilderness zones.

Thus, compared to usual, the square felt unusually quiet.

“The earliest high-speed train to Metropolis is at six p.m. By the time we get to the station, we’ll have to wait some more.”

Xu Jingming said, checking his phone for the train ticket.

It was three p.m. now; it would take two hours just to reach Source Water City’s high-speed rail station.

“High-speed train? No need—I drove here.”

Beside him, Jiang Chu smiled, pulling a car key from her space ring and pressing it lightly.

Before long,

accompanied by a low engine roar, a sleek, ice-blue sports car with a streamlined body rolled up.

Amid the envious glances of the few adepts on the road.

It pulled over with hazard lights flashing, its scissor doors slowly opening.

“A Mercedes S-80, limited to one thousand units worldwide, officially priced at over ten million.

I never expected you, junior, would own one—and it even seems equipped with a high-level AI.”

Xu Jingming marveled.

With Blue Planet’s current tech level, achieving autonomous driving was simple.

Just install an AI.

“Just a Level 5 AI,” Jiang Chu said, sticking out her tongue, then ushering Xu Jingming into the car.

Jiang Chu stuck out her tongue, then got into the sports car with Xu Jingming.

The engine roared to life.

The ice-blue sports car sped off, vanishing quickly down the road...

The ice-blue sports car sped off, soon vanishing at the end of the road...

Metropolis, Jing’an District University Town.

As the semester start neared, Jing’an District University Town grew steadily livelier.

Especially near mealtime, roadside hotpot restaurants and eateries

were packed with dorm mates returning from summer break, eager to gather for meals.

Students walked in small groups along the streets, laughing and chatting, brimming with youthful energy.

More students kept streaming out of the campus gates.

Compared to the other four schools,

the number of students exiting through the main gate of Metropolis Adept University—located centrally and best-positioned—was far fewer.

Yet every student who emerged stood tall, eyes gleaming with quiet pride.

Meanwhile, students from other schools passing by the Metropolis Adept University gate

felt no resentment—only admiration.

Getting into Metropolis Adept University was truly something to be proud of!

Getting into Magic City Institute of Supernatural Abilities is definitely something to be proud of!

At that moment, accompanied by a low sonic wave,

an ice-blue sports car sped toward them, drawing the gaze of passersby.

To students like them, such a car was undeniably dazzling.

Some who understood cars recognized its value and stared in astonishment.

Amid glances of envy and heat, the ice-blue sports car halted at the gate of Metropolis Adept University.

Then, a girl and a young man stepped out.

The girl had a slender figure and breathtakingly cold beauty.

But what drew the most attention was her long, waist-length silver-white hair.

The young man beside her was tall and broad, his face resolute and calm, radiating an aura of lethal intensity.

“Whoa! So hot. Is he also a student at Metropolis Adept University?”

“That tall, imposing frame, that faintly dangerous aura—I’m totally into it.”

“Too bad he’s got a girlfriend—and such a gorgeous one.”

“Too bad, he seems to have a girlfriend—and she’s that beautiful.”

Many young girls stared at the young man with burning eyes.

But upon seeing the stunning girl beside him, they all instinctively felt inferior.

In contrast, some male students, after glancing at the girl’s curvaceous figure,

turned their gazes toward the young man with envy.

“I’m back...”

Looking at the broad gate of Metropolis Adept University, Xu Jingming’s expression softened with emotion.

A month and a half ago, he had left here as a Rank One Upper adept.

Now, returning after a month and a half, his strength had undergone a complete transformation!

Jiang Chu’s expression was equally reflective.

If luck had been just a little worse, and she hadn’t met Senior Xu,

she would have perished in the wilderness and never returned.

“Senior, let’s go.”

Jiang Chu pressed her key; the ice-blue sports car automatically drove toward the university garage.

Xu Jingming and Jiang Chu walked into the campus.

“Senior, which dorm zone are you in?”

“Senior, which dorm zone are you in?”

“Zone 3 is deeper inside, right? I’m in Zone 2, closer to the edge.”

“Zone 2 is nearer—I’ll drop you off first.”

“Zone 2 is closer, so I’ll drop you off at your dorm first.”

Xu Jingming and Jiang Chu walked through campus.

Not long after, they arrived at Villa 103 in Zone 2, Jiang Chu’s dorm.

“Senior, we’ll part here.

If you ever need anything from me, just say so.”

At the villa’s entrance, Jiang Chu said, reluctant to leave.

At the villa gate, Jiang Chu glanced back with a hint of reluctance.

Although they had only known each other for a few days, Xu Jingming had saved her life three times in succession.

Yet he had left an indelible impression in her heart.

“Alright, I’ll hold you to it if the chance arises,” Xu Jingming said with a smile.

“It’s a deal,” Jiang Chu said, nodding.

But the next moment,

she suddenly drew close, rising slightly on her toes, pressing her lovely face toward his.

Accompanied by the faint, pure scent of a maiden’s fragrance filling his nostrils.

Xu Jingming felt a soft, warm touch against his left cheek.

Before he could react, Jiang Chu was already standing shyly before him.

“This is just a small token of my gratitude for saving my life.”

Against the backdrop of her silver-white hair, Jiang Chu’s face bloomed like a rose.

“Senior, then we’ll meet again next time.”

Without waiting for Xu Jingming’s reply, she sprinted toward the villa, her long, shapely legs moving swiftly.

Did I just get kissed against my will?

Watching the slender figure vanish quickly into the villa, Xu Jingming paused for a moment, then shook his head and turned away.

At least, the experience wasn’t bad...

“Xuanxuan, you’re back?”

“Mm, I’m going to my room first.”

On the other side, Jiang Chu, having fled into the villa, paid no heed to her roommate’s call.

She dashed straight up to the second-floor bedroom and buried herself under the covers.

After a long while, her racing heartbeat finally began to slow.

“By the way, I said I’d look up Senior’s records at school—now I can.”

Jiang Chu sat down at the computer.

First, she entered the school’s official forum and typed Xu Jingming’s name into the search bar.

“Someone with such immense strength wouldn’t be unknown.”

Sure enough, a series of posts about Xu Jingming appeared on the projection screen.

But the content was vastly different from what she had imagined.

All of them were things like “Newcomer Breaks Record,” “Strongest in First Stage,” and similar.

“Strange, why are all of these tied to newcomers?”

Jiang Chu furrowed her delicate brows and patiently clicked into each post one by one.

After scrolling through dozens of posts for over ten minutes, she was stunned to discover:

Xu Jingming was a brand-new freshman who had just passed the Wu Ke college entrance exam this year!

“Senior… he’s a freshman?”

Jiang Chu’s expression was utterly bewildered; then she muttered in strange awe:

“But a first-stage upper-level freshman? That’s just insane...”