Chapter 74

Ge Bai was a bit surprised. She hadn't expected it to go so smoothly. Xiao Tao just thought about it and actually said directly that she could? The system showed Golden Powder Peach - Entry (0/100), which meant that Xiao Tao hadn't mastered this skill at all.

Back when she first contracted with Da Liu, it was also clearly known that there was a Willow Whip skill, but Ge Bai and Da Liu had also explored it together for a long time.

Now, how did Xiao Tao suddenly have an epiphany? Is it true that talented players cannot be inferred by common sense?

"Ah? What kind of fruit is that? Can Xiao Tao condense one so we can see it?"

At this moment, Ge Bai felt that the words she said were so sweet and greasy that they were cloying. It was estimated that if this continued, she could find time to get a preschool teacher qualification certificate.

"Uh uh, it's not a good fruit; Bai Bai can't eat it."

Xiao Tao tilted her head and looked up at Ge Bai.

Hmm? Not quite right. How could it not be a good fruit? The Golden Powder Peach is a divine product according to the introduction.

Hearing Xiao Tao say this, Ge Bai became even more curious.

"Okay, I'll just look, not eat."

Ge Bai promised very readily. As long as the fruit was condensed, it was equivalent to mastering the skill; she could just look at the system skill description.

"Mm!"

Xiao Tao put down the nutrient solution she was holding and jumped out of Ge Bai's arms.

Standing on the grass, she closed her eyes, focused her mind, and circulated her spirit power.

The process of condensing this fruit was not much different from the process of condensing the Spirit-Restoring Peach.

Before long, a fruit that was identical in appearance, smell, and even spirit power fluctuation to the Spirit-Restoring Peach grew from Xiao Tao's branches.

Xiao Tao extended the branch bearing the fruit to Ge Bai's side, and Ge Bai picked the fruit with some confusion.

She looked up at Xiao Tao. Even the spirit power consumption was about the same as the Spirit-Restoring Peach; was the one in her hand really not a Spirit-Restoring Peach?

Ge Bai carefully examined the fruit in her hand and opened the Spirit Plant Cultivation Manual with skepticism.

Hey, this really wasn't a Spirit-Restoring Peach.

【Species: Golden Powder Peach Demon Tree (Commander Bloodline)】

【Skill: Spirit-Stealing Peach - Entry (5/100); Skill Level: Advanced; Skill Description: The peach fruit grown, after consumption, causes the consumer to rapidly lose a certain amount of spirit power value, and this spirit power is obtained by the target designated by the Golden Powder Peach Demon Tree.】

Xiao Tao wasn't wrong; this fruit really couldn't be eaten.

Ge Bai pinched the fruit and asked Xiao Tao, "Do you know the effect of this fruit?"

"I know, it's for bad guys to eat. After eating it, the bad guy loses spirit power, and the good guy gains spirit power."

Although Xiao Tao's words were childish, the meaning was expressed very clearly.

This made Ge Bai have to ask a few more questions.

"Xiao Tao, this is the first time you've condensed this kind of Spirit-Stealing Peach, right? How did you know you could condense a fruit with this effect?"

Xiao Tao tilted her head and thought about it. This time, she thought for a long time, and her little face was all wrinkled together.

"Just."

It seemed that this matter was very difficult for her to express.

"It's just that one day I suddenly thought of it, and I knew I could condense it. Bai Bai, is this kind of fruit called a Spirit-Stealing Peach? It's so fitting."

This was indeed all Xiao Tao knew, but this answer—not just Ge Bai, anyone who heard it would be speechless, right?

Suddenly thinking of it, and then being able to do it? Just like that, she got a high-level skill? It turns out that learning skills can be so simple. Ge Bai suddenly felt that she didn't need to worry about Xiao Tao.

A "Heaven-Chosen Peach"; lying down and winning is fine as long as you rely on the heavens to reward you with food.

Putting away Xiao Tao's Spirit-Stealing Peach, Ge Bai touched Xiao Tao's head, "Go play. Tell me when you're tired, and I'll send you back to the Spirit Awareness Space to sleep."

"Tao."

Xiao Tao jumped and skipped to find Qian Dai. Recently, she had become familiar with Qian Dai and liked to pester Qian Dai to take her for Space Shifts the most.

Seeing Xiao Tao come over, Qian Dai, in the gaps of practicing the Qian Dai Sword, used a Space Shift on her directly. Xiao Tao, who appeared in mid-air, giggled.

"Qian Dai, Qian Dai, want to play more."

Qian Dai glanced at Da Liu, and seeing Da Liu's Willow Whip swinging vigorously, she didn't have the slightest intention of stopping her Qian Dai Sword practice to specifically accompany Xiao Tao to play; she just took the time to add a Space Shift for her, multitasking.

"Ge Bai, I heard you came back early today. We guessed you would be here."

Wu Dami's voice was very distinctive. He and Liu Hao were still climbing the mountain in the distance. Just seeing Ge Bai's shadow, he shouted loudly.

Ge Bai walked over and gave them a pull when they stepped onto a large step.

"Why did you come over? You must be very busy lately, right?"

Since leaving school, Ge Bai had been leaving early and returning late every day, and hadn't seen these two childhood playmates for a long time.

"I can't see your shadow every day. Isn't it because I heard from Teacher Xiaolu that you came back today that I came specifically to find you?"

Wu Dami was still the same slacker chatterbox, "Ge Bai, you're really amazing now! We've seen you and the Weeping Willow on the hot search twice."

"In the Spirit Plant Master Forum, as long as it's a topic related to you, it's absolutely highlighted, pinned, and exploding!"

"Can I take a photo with Da Liu and the Qian Dai Chun Jian Lan in a while? And an autograph too. You sign a stack for me first, and I'll go sell them on the forum."

Wu Dami looked at Da Liu and Qian Dai not far away, his eyeballs rolling around.

Hearing him get more and more outrageous, Liu Hao couldn't help but push him, complaining: "Can you do something reliable?"

Wu Dami staggered from the push, and after standing steady, he scratched his head with some embarrassment.

Seeing that these two playmates were still the same as before, Ge Bai burst into laughter and joined in the fun.

"Sign, sign, sign. You say how many to sign, and I'll sign that many. When they're sold, the three of us will split the money."

Liu Hao shook his head helplessly with a smile: "You two just mess around."

"By the way, how are you two doing lately? Is the recruitment season going smoothly?" Ge Bai cared about her friends' recent situation.

"I found a job at a commercial spirit plant fruit cultivation base, specifically taking care of the Black Card orchard, and can also cultivate my Black Card fruit by the way," Wu Dami snatched the words, "Look at my Xiaoheizi, it's also growing quite well."

Saying this, Wu Dami summoned his spirit plant, and a tiny Black Card fruit tree seedling appeared in front of everyone.

As soon as Xiaoheizi's figure solidified, it felt the complex spirit power fluctuations around it and subconsciously hid behind Wu Dami.

"Black Card."

The Black Card fruit tree seedling, which poked out half a branch, called out softly.

Ge Bai understood. Xiaoheizi was protesting, saying that Da Liu and Qian Dai were too fierce and it wanted to go back to the Spirit Awareness Space.

Wu Dami, the thick-nerved one, didn't listen carefully to what Xiaoheizi was saying at all and was still standing there laughing foolishly. "Alright, alright, hurry up and take your Xiaoheizi back to the Spirit Awareness Space; look, it's still a bit shy."

Ge Bai hurriedly spoke up; she hated seeing spirit plants uncomfortable the most, regardless of whether they were her contracted spirit plants or not.

Hearing Ge Bai say this, Wu Dami carefully examined his Xiaoheizi. Seeing it was wilted, he followed Ge Bai's suggestion very readily.

While taking back the Black Card fruit tree, his mouth didn't stop either.

"Haozi just got hired as a salesperson at the Lianwan Company."

Ge Bai was a bit puzzled and looked at Liu Hao. Even if it was a job, he had many choices, right?

Meeting Ge Bai's gaze, Liu Hao smiled frankly, "It's pretty good. Flexible working hours, not low commission, more work, more pay."

Liu Hao didn't say much, but it was all to the point. Ge Bai knew that he hadn't given up on the path of a professional beast master and was preparing to cultivate his pet beast while working. Then this job was really the most suitable for him at this stage.

"Haozi, don't worry, take your time. When your Thread-Bound Silk Monkey is about to advance, tell me, and I'll find you some good advancement routes."

Ge Bai said it very sincerely.

She didn't need to worry about Wu Dami. Since he was at the commercial spirit plant fruit cultivation base and responsible for the care of Black Card fruit, it wouldn't be difficult to get the optimal advancement route for Black Card fruit.

Actually, cultivating pet beasts is really not a simple matter. It not only requires spending time and throwing resources, but every time a pet beast advances, there are multiple advancement routes to choose from.

Even for the most ordinary advancement route of a general pet beast, if you want to master the advancement points in detail, you need to pay a fee to the Alliance Beast Master Center or the Alliance Spirit Plant Center.

If the advancement fails, it is a big blow to the pet beast, so if there is a mature advancement route, few beast masters are willing to be "gamblers."

The price to pay for getting an advancement route with stronger potential is even greater.

And some martial arts halls with a long heritage hold unique advancement routes for certain pet beasts, which might not be bought even with money.

Like the martial arts hall of Ran Caijiao and her family, they have an advancement route for the Yinkai Jingang, and the combat power after advancement is quite impressive. This is also one of the main reasons why their martial arts hall has remained prosperous.

As the highest-level talent at the Jinggang Spirit Plant Research Institute, Ge Bai can query all detailed advancement paths for spirit plants and brief advancement paths for spirit beasts mastered by the Alliance in the database at any time.

Hearing Lu Nan say that once she becomes an official member of the Y Bureau, detailed advancement paths for spirit beasts will also be opened to her.

According to Lu Nan, although they spirit plant masters don't need detailed advancement paths for spirit beasts, knowing yourself and the enemy ensures victory in every battle. Moreover, geniuses like them will always contract some new spirit plants and need to explore advancement paths themselves. Looking at more advancement paths for other spirit plants and spirit beasts is also good for geniuses.

All of the above is Lu Nan's statement.

Ge Bai recognized the matter of exploring advancement paths, but she really didn't have the face to call herself a genius without changing her expression like Lu Nan.

By the time the Chuan Jin Si Hou is about to advance, she should be able to get the qualification of an official member of the Y Bureau, right? It's not a big problem.

Ge Bai had already calculated it in her heart. This was not a very difficult thing for her, but Liu Hao was moved to tears when he heard it.

This could be considered to have greatly reassured him. Cultivating pet beasts is already expensive. Every time he thought about having to spend a large sum of money to find the advancement route for Jinrui, he got a headache.

Ge Bai really solved his big trouble.

Looking at Ge Bai deeply, Liu Hao didn't want to say thank you. He always felt that the weight of these two words was too light, and Ge Bai probably wouldn't want to hear these two words either.

"Okay, then I'll leave it to you."

Liu Hao suppressed the emotions in his heart, kept this friendship in his heart, and gave Ge Bai a big smile.

Ge Bai was actually very afraid of Liu Hao being polite to her. Seeing him accept it frankly, she let out a long sigh of relief.

Suddenly, Ge Bai remembered something.

"Hey, Haozi, that's perfect." Ge Bai slapped her thigh, "I'm planning to rent a house. You help me find it. I'll be at ease and save trouble, and it can also count as your performance. How good is that."

Liu Hao readily took on this matter, "No problem, what are the requirements? I'll find you the most suitable one and won't earn your agency fee."

Ge Bai waved her hands hurriedly.

"No, no, no, I got the Jinggang Spirit Plant Research Institute's, uh."

Pausing, Ge Bai swallowed the word "bonus" that had already reached her lips.

"The Jinggang Spirit Plant Research Institute's support, right, support."

"They reimburse the cost of renting the house. You earn what you should earn. Don't think about saving me money. As for the price, just follow the market price."

Ge Bai knew that if she told Liu Hao directly that the Jinggang Research Institute had already transferred the special funds to her, even if she told Liu Hao she had 10 million, according to his personality, he would tell her to save it well and then not take a single cent of the agency fee.

This is also a stubborn person; only by saying it this way can he listen well.

Sure enough, hearing Ge Bai explain it this way, Liu Hao nodded skeptically.

"Housing requirements, actually there are quite a lot."

When it came to business, Ge Bai was not ambiguous at all.

"First is the location. It must not be far from Jinggang No. 1 Middle School. It's very important to be convenient for school in the next few years. And I estimate that I will often go to the martial arts hall district, arena tournament venues, and such places."

Ge Bai felt that it wouldn't be a big problem for her to handle the special recruitment issue of Jinggang No. 1 Middle School. Even if, in the worst-case scenario, something went wrong, she wouldn't be unable to afford the tuition for No. 1 Middle School now.

Liu Hao listened, didn't speak, and nodded seriously.

At the same time, he took out his mobile terminal, clicked on the map directly, marked a few points, and drew a circle.

"And then there's the requirement for the house. I don't have any requirements for the accommodation environment; a quieter place is better. The decoration doesn't need to be particularly luxurious."

"But there is one point: the place must be large. It's best to have a professional training ground that is already decorated, preferably a multi-functional training ground. It would be even better if there are multiple training grounds on the ground and underground."

Ge Bai going out to rent a house was originally for the convenience of Da Liu, Qian Dai, and the others to train.

"There is. Near Jinggang No. 1 Middle School, there are several high-end residential clusters built specifically for the professional beast master group. Generally, the detached villas in such residential clusters can meet your needs."

As soon as Liu Hao heard Ge Bai's requirements, he knew what she meant. Although he hadn't been in the job for long, he had mastered the business quite well.

"Wait for me to go back and check the situation of vacant rooms there. I'll strive to give you a definite answer tomorrow, or the day after at the latest."

When it came to doing things, Liu Hao was still quite reliable.

Ge Bai nodded gratefully. Leaving this matter to Liu Hao could be considered saving her a lot of worry.

"Ah, Ge Bai, you're already preparing to live in a detached villa! I'm envious!" Wu Dami rarely closed his mouth and listened honestly on the side.

Seeing that the two had finished talking about business, he immediately interjected.

Ge Bai, who had finished a big matter, was in a good mood, "Come on, let's live together. I have no opinion."

Wu Dami thought about it and shook his head.

"No, the commute is too far, it's not convenient. I live in the cultivation base dormitory, which is quite good, and Xiaoheizi also likes it there."

The environment of the employee dormitory at the commercial spirit plant fruit cultivation base is actually just average, but it can't be helped that the specially arranged environment has a high attraction to some specific fruit tree-type spirit plants.

Don't look at Wu Dami as being careless; he is also very good to Xiaoheizi.