Xiu Lijia got greedy a few times for output and got ambushed by hidden chaotic sharks.

Li Pu, who was always on guard, saved her every time.

This etched into Xiu Lijia's mind, foreshadowing Li Pu's fourth contract.

With Li Pu's full firepower, the rest of the dungeon trip went smoothly.

Ultimately, they found their target—an odd floating island in the air.

The core of this dungeon, Li Pu didn't dare to touch recklessly.

In case he accidentally destroyed Imperial University's dungeon, he wasn't sure how he'd compensate.

Everyone took a group photo in front of the island before leaving the dungeon.

"I never thought the dungeon that stumped us for a whole semester would be conquered so easily."

Tian Tian was still somewhat bewildered back in the dungeon hall.

"Feels a bit underwhelming…"

Qian Shanshan felt the same.

Rushing through was exhilarating but lacked a sense of achievement.

Originally, she had planned during winter break to gather her original team and casually add a top-ten member, spend a couple of days, and maybe find the dungeon core to take a photo.

Yet now, glancing at her watch, only two hours had passed.

The beast tribes meant to be battled or avoided in the plan were steamrolled by someone.

The most crucial part was, he did it without summoning beasts!

That's what's truly insane.

"Heard the Cube Card specialization is quite idle now."

Consequently, Qian Shanshan had a thought.

Everyone in the top ten shouldn't be the only ones feeling defeated; she planned to invite the rest of them to join.

Indeed, just one dungeon trip and she caught the same bug as Long Ren.

"What are your plans for the coming days?"

Thus she asked Li Pu.

"I think Imperial University truly deserves its reputation as the top academy in the Chinese region."

"This trip to the Great Shark Goblin Dungeon makes you marvel."

"I'm really eager to see the other first-year dungeons."

Li Pu solemnly expressed.

Everyone: "…"

If you want to collect cards, just say you want to collect cards, no need to dress it up so much.

"About the cards... I can assist you."

"Not saying I can guarantee a full set, but I can get you at least 98% of the first-year dungeon cards."

She believed given her reputation among the first years, gathering a card set wasn't difficult.

The worst case, use Crystal Coins or materials to trade; anyways, everything can be obtained by consistently doing dungeons.

"Ah this..."

Ah Yajun, listening nearby, couldn't help but feel envious.

What kind of treatment is this? Even as the first-year card king, no one offered to gather a card set for him.

The Great Chaotic Shark card group he just begged for suddenly didn't seem appealing.

"What's the matter, this way you can be at ease."

Qian Shanshan confidently looked at Li Pu.

Her agenda was grand, not just using Li Pu to impact other top ten individuals.

She aimed to strike in the second-year dungeons.

Because today she realized, the first-year dungeons couldn't stop this crippled individual at all.

Only in the second-year dungeons could he demonstrate a more astonishing level.

When the time comes, she aims to terrify those guys!

Thinking of this, Qian Shanshan and Long Ren exchanged glances.

Then their gaze struck a mental chord, seemingly having come to a consensus.

Fellow patients indeed.

Being stunned by a freak, the two embarked on a path of freakiness.

"No, things like cards must be collected personally to have a sense of achievement."

However, Li Pu solemnly refused.

"Look! Just look!"

This statement made Ah Yajun's eyes burn brightly, his voice and tone both rose.

"What truly defines a true card player! This is what a true card player is!"

"I've been deeply touched by your words!"

He felt it was too virtuous and grand.

At the same time, Ah Yajun felt deeply ashamed that his summoner skills had stagnated due to Cube Cards, with his progress mostly stagnant for the semester.

"So can you take me with you when the time comes?"

He passionately grasped Li Pu's hand.

"Get lost."

Li Pu swiftly shook him off.

Actually, that's what he said earlier, but his true objective was related materials.

BoBo and the Ugly Wolf's levels needed to be boosted; anyway, he had money now.

Other summoners aiming for new contracts: Second contract → about 1 transformation per summoned beast; third contract → about 2 transformations per beast; fourth contract → about 3 transformations per beast.

Around that time frame, Spiritual Power would meet targets.

The difficulty soared geometrically.

Due to a scarecrow that could never transform, and its inherent ability ["Gratitude"], Li Pu's situation was different.

It's crucial to know that Ugly Wolf's contract was achieved merely when BoBo was at 1 transformation.

In other words, repeatedly leveling the scarecrow granted Li Pu substantial feedback on attributes.

This is evident from his exceedingly unconventional physical condition and similarly in terms of Spiritual Power.

Before the semester began, he went for testing.

Given the current situation, just leveling BoBo + Ugly Wolf to 2 transformations max, then further leveling the scarecrow a few times, should meet the standards for the fourth contract, not necessarily requiring BoBo and Ugly Wolf to reach 3 transformations.

Overall, Li Pu's current goal was leveling up and gaining points.

He aimed to boost the summoned beasts' levels and gather points to exchange for level 5 summon tokens.

"Well... alright."

Qian Shanshan saw Li Pu's resolve and had to compromise.

"I'll go coordinate with other team captains and see if we can cut in line."

She added.

Every dungeon entry consumes energy and dungeon durability.

Hence, they couldn't enter indefinitely; teams typically queued.

Qian Shanshan understood, even if Li Pu agreed now, they wouldn't necessarily proceed immediately.

Only the teams that completed the Great Shark Goblin are eligible for second-year dungeons.

Other top ten teams weren't as strong as their coalition, likely needing a month or two before getting qualified for second-year dungeons.

This one-to-two-month period was perfect for accompanying Li Pu on card hunts.

So, both sides happily decided.

Over the next month, Li Pu resumed his beloved hunting lifestyle.

Gathering materials, acquiring related items, collecting cards.

Notable is, entering dungeons with Qian Shanshan's team, his habit of rummaging around monster corpses attracted attention.

Especially when collecting sensitive, unspeakable, or grotesque items.

To explain reasonably, Li Pu had to use Guan Heshi as a shield again.

Thus, without even realizing it, his homeroom teacher unknowingly became depicted as a vile, oh wait, an adventurous gourmet consuming any part of magical beasts.

Poor Guan Heshi, returning to Imperial University after years to start anew, unbeknownst to him, an extraordinary, respected legend about himself was slowly spreading.

With three days left until the first monthly exam, Li Pu had toured half of all the first-year dungeons with Qian Shanshan.

The remaining three days weren't due to Li Pu's unwillingness to continue, but Qian Shanshan's team's inability to keep pace.

After all, a dungeon portal is a unique transitional path to other realms, causing some negative effects on the body.

Experts ('?') recommend spacing dungeon entries 1-2 days apart to allow bodily rest and buffer.

Frequent dungeon entries can cause portal fatigue.

25 consecutive days through the portal, everyone but Li Pu felt exhausted.

This cripple had too much stamina, exhausting them endlessly.

So for three days, Qian Shanshan and the others needed a good rest.

Another reason was Xiu Cangjia, through Xiu Lijia, requested Li Pu hold the month's last three days free for them.

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