Chapter 1770: Oriental Exchange Student at the Magic Academy 01

Ling Gun Gun thought this would be the same as before—upgrading the system plugin—but saw the boss hugging it and walking straight past the system upgrade spot, heading all the way to the deepest part of the Quick Transmigration Bureau's barrier.

"Aren't we supposed to upgrade, boss? We've already passed it." Ling Gun Gun's paw rested on Bai Ze's shoulder as it looked back; its white fur mixed with rainbow was much purer than before, not so Mary Sue-ish, and its wings still flickered.

"The system upgrade platform can't currently withstand your spiritual power."

Bai Ze squeezed its paw pads, ripples appearing in his clear eyes, "I've made a dedicated upgrade platform; from now on you must return to your true form to upgrade."

Ling Gun Gun froze for a moment, not expecting the boss to have kept its former true form, but soon forgot this seemingly strange matter and was eager to try.

"Wow! Am I temporarily returning to the Divine Martial Pixiu Lord?"

Ling Gun Gun was very excited; even though its true form lacked the current hair's dazzling dreaminess, it was still very handsome!

But it obviously overlooked one thing.

As the master of the spirit pet, Jin Chen had not yet recovered all his primal spiritual power; its true form had been severely damaged when it fell, requiring several hundred years of nurturing to barely repair, making it impossible to return to its peak appearance.

Thus, after Ling Gun Gun briefly lost consciousness upon entering the upgrade platform, and then dazedly woke briefly from its true form, it realized it seemed… apparently… to have become smaller! What's going on!

"Boss I…"

"I still can't see!"

"My eyes?" Ling Gun Gun was dazed, its soft, cute shota voice full of confusion, "How did I go blind?"

"Just sleep; you'll be fine after the upgrade."

Bai Ze's voice came from above Ling Gun Gun; it tilted its head, trying to climb onto his hand using its sense of direction, but its body wouldn't move at all!

Its true form still hasn't been repaired…

Ling Gun Gun paused, "Oh, right… how did I forget."

It's already hard for the boss to preserve its true form, and piecing it together bit by bit is also quite troublesome.

Bai Ze gently held its stiff paw, not daring to squeeze hard, "I didn't want to do this so soon, but the soul being separated too long needs regular maintenance, which also helps repair the true form."

"But… boss, why did you retrieve my true form?" Ling Gun Gun asked, puzzled, "My current system status should also be able to become a human body later, right."

"That's not the same." Bai Ze's tone was unusually stubborn, and he rubbed Ling Gun Gun's head, finally feeling the warmth of a living being.

"Alright, then I'll continue upgrading."

Ling Gun Gun, ever carefree, unable to move, simply fell asleep in that pose, the system's soul entering the upgrade platform.

After Jin Chen woke up in the office, he went next door to the Counterattack Department to talk with the current department head, Lu Jun, about memories—mainly Jin Chen asked, Lu Jun answered, and incidentally they had to taste some expired dog food during the recollection.

Jin Chen also lamented that the Earth God's spirit, now divided into three thousand realms, might be unable to gather and return the divine soul, expressing sorrow.

He almost got beaten by Lu Jun before learning that the Earth God was about to reincarnate; Lu Jun took over as Counterattack Department head upon learning this, wanting to quickly accumulate merit and points, planning to use the opportunity after the Earth God reincarnates as an adult to exchange for the divine soul…

"Huh?"

Jin Chen had been listening with interest, but suddenly sensed something off, leaning against the doorframe and asking, "Do points still have this use?"

He didn't know that.

Lu Jun nodded, "That counts as a hidden use." He then considered the special nature of Jin Chen's mission and added, "But you probably won't need it, unless you want to save someone besides the main god."

"Unfortunately, no." Jin Chen shrugged, hearing footsteps behind him, he turned slowly, looking up at Bai Ze and Ling Gun Gun, who seemed even stickier than before.

"You two are a bit weird." Well-rested and energetic, Jin Chen's blue eyes flashed with overly bright, dazzling light, eagerly asking, "Just went for an upgrade?"

Bai Ze was all too familiar with that gaze, skillfully ignoring Jin Chen's intended teasing, and handed the still-drowsy Ling Gun Gun over to him.

"The Soul Search plugin and the God Object Collection plugin work together; you still have many tasks to complete, so…"

Just as Jin Chen thought Bai Ze was about to say something important, the next sentence turned out to be: "Take good care of Gun Gun."

Jin Chen: "…"

He grabbed Ling Gun Gun by the scruff and walked away.

Lu Jun, who had just kicked over a few bowls of dog food, expressed delight at hearing that.

……

【Transferring to new world……Transfer successful!】

【God Object Collection and Synthesis Plugin loading……Loading complete! Five Elements God Object collection progress: 3%!】

【Wait a second! There are only five god objects total, yet finding the Divine Wood shows only 3% progress?】

【Ah~ this is how it is, host; the other four scattered in the small worlds are likely just one fragment each, the Divine Wood won't easily break but only transforms, so that's the whole!】

【……】

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"Stupid Eastern exchange student! Powerless pitiful snot worm! Do you just sit in the corner crying?"

"What the hell is that squealing and yelling?"

Just after Jin Chen woke up, his legs still a bit numb, before he could get up he heard a chaotic barrage of curses from outside.

As for why it was outside.

Jin Chen also didn't know why the original body had to squeeze into that tiny cave you could barely exit after entering.

He struggled to crawl out, brushed off the dirt all over his body, then heard that very noisy voice loudly mocking: "Look, the pitiful snot worm actually thinks its clothes are dirty."

"Don't say that, Di Fu; you know that outfit is really dirty—dirtier than the cauldron in potions class!"

Saying that, they still wanted to shove him, but Jin Chen dodged by stepping back half a step, and the person who tried to strike ended up nearly falling flat on his face in the mud.

Jin Chen looked up, matching those few voices to the multicolored-haired people before him.

The nonstop chatterer was a red-haired boy, the one echoing him a gray-haired delinquent youth; the other three didn't speak, but their laughter was no small matter.

【Don't worry, host, you can beat them! After beating them we'll find a place to transmit the plot.】 Smart Ling Gun Gun had already anticipated the host's problem.

Jin Chen nodded solemnly and threw a punch!

【Eh… you……】

You can use spiritual power!

Ling Gun Gun's advice was obviously not timely.

Jin Chen's fist swung over, and it almost got burned into flaming wood by the fire spat out by the red-haired boy!

It can spit fire, a monster!

Jin Chen, frightened, kept punching that person's forehead; the red-haired boy screamed loudly and flew out amidst his companions' stunned gazes.

Flew out!

"Di Fu!!"

Jin Chen took the chance while they went to pick up the person, turned around and ran.

I don't even know what place this is; there are many big and small caves. Jin Chen casually picked a secluded big cavern, drove away the giant rabbit gnawing carrots on the rock, and sat cross-legged.