Wu Guinan watched from the side, amused.

Even the top ten were so shocked, the students in the surrounding tents were even more so.

"Oh my, am I witnessing the birth of a new record?"

"This time, the first place should be settled already..."

"I really want to know how he managed to clear it, it's just too fast!"

"I remember this person, he defeated the second-year top ten during the exchange student assessment test!"

"So strong? If that's the case, it's no wonder he's taken first place in the monthly exam."

"I feel like we're going to be dominated this semester."

"Imperial University's first-year top rank is an exchange student from another school..."

"I don't think I've heard of such a precedent before."

"Oh no, I feel like we'll get a serious scolding from the class teacher when we go back."

As they spoke, someone began to worry.

Will we be taken by the teachers for extra practice when we go back?

In the modular classroom, the two teachers were also quite surprised by this score.

"28:12? How did he do it?"

As someone who personally experienced this monthly exam instance, Xiao Hua was truly puzzled.

They had been following this candidate's progress throughout.

That means this individual went through the maze in the 5th round, a full 10 minutes faster than him.

He thought he was already fast in finding a way out of the maze.

He didn't expect someone to be even faster, and by such a wide margin!

It feels like even if you flattened the whole maze and walked unobstructed, it wouldn't be this fast!

"Hehe, Xiao, look."

"Isn't our goal of motivating everyone achieved now? An exchange student is also a student after all."

The middle-aged teacher had a much higher level of acceptance and a good mindset.

"Just delete that score of yours now."

"And explain it to the students as well."

Since there's a new real record, there's no need to keep the fake one.

...

"Huh?"

Just as he returned to the tent, Li Pu heard Xiao Hua's explanation.

Then he watched with wide eyes as Xiao Hua's 28:47 record was erased.

"What the hell, so that record was the teacher's?!"

"So actually, the only one who broke under 30 minutes was that exchange student from Xidu?!"

"He was even faster than the teacher!"

"Though the teacher probably wasn't serious, this score is still too exaggerated!"

"Standing alone, standing alone, looking at it this way, those behind don't need to hold any hope, he's definitely the first in this monthly exam."

"Isn't that obvious, that record could compete with the teacher's!"

"It's just a complete crush on us..."

"Do you think he might actually be a junior teacher from Xidu University?"

"What do you mean? Did Xidu send him here just to mess with our mindset?"

"If you put it that way, it doesn't sound completely unreasonable... wait, this is pure nonsense."

"Total nonsense, if you said he was a beast wearing human skin, I'd find it more believable."

"Or maybe he has some kind of beast bloodline."

"Enough with that, just because someone else did well, doesn't mean you have to guess wildly, don't spout nonsense."

"In conclusion, just remember, this person is a monster."

The topic among the students started to drift away.

"Wow, I've been worried for nothing."

Li Pu let out a sigh of relief.

To be honest, he was quite nervous in the instance just now.

He kept thinking about the time, afraid he wouldn't complete it within 28:47.

Especially at the last moment in the maze, he almost thought he was going to exceed the time limit.

In the end, he had no choice but to use [Possession] to take the lead and finally succeed at the last moment.

Luckily, there was no recording or video function in the instance, otherwise, if someone saw the footage, it wouldn't be very pleasant.

"Now that I know this, I should have taken it easy."

"I just needed to be a few minutes faster than you to be sure."

He looked toward Gu Zhe.

"..."

Gu Zhe looked dejected and didn't respond.

But actually, he wanted to say, big brother, I fought tooth and nail to bring back that 51 minutes.

How can it be something you could do leisurely?

"Alright, I'm heading back then."

At this moment, Li Pu got up and prepared to leave.

Anyway, his score was already confirmed, staying there wouldn't impact whether he could become the first in the monthly exam.

The monthly exam matter was settled, and now his mind was fully focused on the reincarnation plans for BoBo and Little Ugly Wolf.

This past month, he hadn't just been raiding instances with Qian Shanshan and them.

The reincarnation plans for the two summoned beasts were already in hand.

He was just waiting to implement it when he got back, though unfortunately, his current funds were insufficient, and BoBo's reincarnation plan cost more, so he could only temporarily reincarnate Little Ugly Wolf first.

After bidding farewell to everyone, he quickened his pace and left.

"..."

Watching Li Pu leave, Deze was lost in thought.

She didn't really know him, so she didn't have much to say when everyone was chatting earlier.

"Shanshan, I heard that you guys… have been accompanying him to raid instances recently?"

She seemed a little curious at this time.

No one could see the situation inside the monthly exam instance, so she was quite eager to see for herself what tactics this exchange student from Xidu had.

"Yes, are you interested too?"

Qian Shanshan didn't expect her to fall right into her trap.

Her plan was originally to pull all the top ten into the team, then go to conquer the second-year instance.

After many setbacks, she had become very open-minded.

The only thing to keep in mind was to be mentally prepared in advance.

Then, while others are shocked, she would remain calm, and must express that kind of "huh, I knew it, you didn't expect it, look at you inexperienced people, I spit on you" attitude.

Once such a mindset was established, Li Pu's brilliance equaled her own showing off.

It would be very satisfying.

Qian Shanshan believed that their group of fellow sufferers would definitely grow and become stronger.

With that mindset, she enthusiastically informed Deze of some details.

"So, as long as you clear the Gagga Desert Shore and obtain the second-year instance permission, you can enter the instance with you guys?"

Deze understood roughly what Qian Shanshan meant after listening.

"If that's the case, I should soon qualify to join."

"My team is planning to tackle that instance after the monthly exam anyway, and also get that 1 point."

"Great, I've always wanted to check out the second-year instance, count me in then."

Gu Zhe, who had been listening on the side, also took the bait.

"Sure, no problem."

Qian Shanshan grinned widely, achieving two goals with one action.

She exchanged a glance with Wu Guinan, both understanding each other's inner "hehehe."

Is it just about seeing the second-year instance?

At that time, who knows what might happen.

...

Li Pu's first stop upon returning to school was the trading station.

He already had the main material for Little Ugly Wolf's reincarnation, which was Long Zuo's scale.

Next, he needed to buy some auxiliary materials.

Currently, he had 750,000 crystal coins in his pocket, part of which had been accumulated by raiding instances with the others this month.

Adding the market price of about 200,000 for Long Zuo's scale, the cost for Little Ugly Wolf's third reincarnation was roughly 800,000.

And BoBo's was even more expensive.

After finishing his shopping, Li Pu kind of understood why summoned beasts were so difficult to cultivate.

If you want a better reincarnation for your summoned beast, you'd need to spend a lot of money.

If not for his hard work and some ways to earn money, a normal summoner might have to save for a long time before they can gather enough funds.

Of course, if he lowered his standards a bit, it would be a lot cheaper.

"Oh dear, I seem to have left the plan in the dormitory."

Just as he was about to head to the training ground, Li Pu remembered that Long Ren's note wasn't placed in the storage space.

He had casually left it on the table last time after reading it, so he had to go back and get it.

When he returned to the dormitory, he found the door open.

Inside sat someone puffing away, Li Fan.

...

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