My starting summon is a small skeleton

Jiangbei.

With the "White Bone Wild Boar Soup" incident gradually drawing to a close,

Jiangbei began to churn internally.

For, not long after the conclusion of the incident, Zhou Kai stepped down, and the man most eligible to take the highest positions of both Jiangbei University and Jiangbei Cultivation Center left them vacant, stirring up ambition among those below.

One by one, they rubbed their hands in anticipation, ready to vie for these two spots.

However, before their competition had even begun, it suddenly came to an abrupt end.

The Education Bureau directly parachuted a new President for Jiangbei University.

As for the Professional Training Center, the Beijing Headquarters also recommended someone to take the lead.

With both giant mountains of the Alliance having spoken, the situation in Jiangbei seemed to be stabilized all at once.

On the very next day after the decree was issued,

Two spirited middle-aged men stepped into Jiangbei.

They were on a mission from their organization.

They swore to change the landscape of Jiangbei, to break down the small kingdom of a certain individual,

To return Jiangbei fully and completely into the embrace of the Alliance.

"Those old fools are at it again. I just conceded slightly to that stupid woman and they think they have a chance?

A bunch of old things with good memories for food but not for beatings.

Forget it, let them come. Think of it as boring entertainment," said a certain "big sister," while looking through several documents in her hand.

She pondered which card to play, which person to use for the best effect.

"Let's go with this one. She's been out having fun for so long, it's about time she came back. If she doesn't, she might forget she even has a mother!"

Saying this, the big sister tapped her slender finger on the photo of a girl.

......

Jiangnan.

On Lu Wu's side,

The evolutionary path of the White Bone Wild Boar, until the "Iron Armor Wild Boar" appeared, had always been just the single "Iron Bone Wild Boar."

Without a second evolution scheme, the pinnacle of White Bone Wild Boar would only be Boss 1 Star Level.

Such is the disadvantage of low-quality Summoned Beasts.

The ceiling is low.

The limits others easily reach at birth require tremendous effort and countless resources for them to achieve.

And every step upward is exponentially harder for them than for higher-quality Summoned Beasts.

And naturally, all this difficulty ultimately falls on the shoulders of the Summoner.

Nevertheless, Lu Wu was quite willing to tackle such difficulties.

On the one hand, as a Cultivation Master, Lu Wu was very interested in resolving this kind of issue,

On the other hand, by solving the "Iron Bone Wild Boar" problem, not only could Lu Wu enhance his own power, but he could also make a profit.

White Bone Wild Boars are not unpopular. There are countless who are stuck at the Boss level and cannot advance further, so if Lu Wu could break the limit, making a fortune was definitely out of the question.

Regarding the evolutionary scheme of the "Iron Bone Wild Boar,"

Lu Wu currently had two plans in mind.

One was to alter the evolutionary route entirely, abandoning the Iron Bone path for the Iron Armor path.

Upgrading to the Iron Armor Bull, evolving it into either the Iron Armor Black Bull or the Bronze Bull, using their milk as the core material.

With the 5,000 Iron Armor Bulls that Lu Wu held in his hands, the benefits of success with this plan were self-evident.

The other plan was the Fusion scheme Lu Wu initially intended to pursue.

Fusing the Iron Bone Wild Boar and the Skeleton Warrior to follow the Skeleton Knight route.

Although this path wouldn't make money, Lu Wu was still very interested and had researched it for a long time.

One made money, while the other did not.

Between the two options, Lu Wu hesitated for just a second before ultimately making a decision.

Hmm, as a mature and handsome adult, Lu Wu chose both!

He wanted to make money and have the Skeleton Knight, too.

This really increased Lu Wu's workload a lot.

But this wasn't a big deal for him, either. Ever since his transmigration and acquisition of the Golden Finger, being busy had become his norm.

Being engaged in studying and working for over ten hours a day was typical for him.

Now, spending over ten hours a day in the lab didn't bother Lu Wu at all.

He thought it was quite nice; he was well-suited to it.

Dudu on the other hand was also getting used to it. When Lu Wu worked, she would just hold Tuantuan and watch by his side.

Over the past year, Dudu had gotten the hang of it.

Even if Lu Wu was completely focused on his work and had no time to pay attention to her, it was no problem.

She was content just watching him from the side.

Of course, if Lu Wu needed her to serve tea, fetch water, do laundry, or cook while he was working, and she could be of some help to him, Dudu was even happier.

It felt like being a child bride, doing nothing all day but revolving around Lu Wu.

Dudu acting this way was something Lu Wu felt quite comfortable with.

With this chubby girl by his side, Lu Wu felt very assured.

But someone thought this wasn't okay. One day, Lin Jianying stopped Dudu while she was cooking.

"You know this isn't good, right?"

"Huh?" Dudu was completely puzzled.

"I know you're happy this way, and I know you feel blessed, but you can't go on like this forever."

Lin Jianying's mood seemed off; he normally wouldn't say such things.

He knew it was probably pointless.

Dudu wouldn't change her ways, but he still wanted to speak up. He was afraid that if he didn't say it now, he might not get another chance.

"Don't you see that Lu Wu is striving for greater things?

Even someone as strong and talented as him is always working hard. You can't relax, okay?

Lu Wu will continue to get stronger, and you need to keep getting stronger, too!

Only then can you keep up with him."

Lin Jianying spoke very earnestly and sincerely; he was truly speaking from the heart, but Dudu still completely failed to understand.

"Old Lin, can we talk about this another time? I'm in a hurry."

"You still don't get it!

It seems necessary to let you face some realities!"

Old Lin spoke to himself, which made Dudu a bit unhappy.

"Move aside, I need to make food for Lu Wu!"

Lin Jianying didn't step back, his aura slowly building up.

He wanted Dudu to understand a simple truth.

To stand by someone like Lu Wu required an understanding of the commitment involved.

"Wait a second, this won't take much time. I need to show you how much you've fallen behind because you've wasted..."

"Slap!"

Dudu, in her rush to cook for Lu Wu, didn't let Lin Jianying finish his life lesson. She smacked him, sending both him and the goblin flying.

"I told you I'm in a hurry, hmph. I'm not making your portion for lunch."

Having said that, Dudu holding Tuantuan quickly scurried off to cook.

This was Dudu's first time hitting someone.

It showed just how dangerous it was to hinder Dudu from cooking for Lu Wu.

On the other hand, Lin Jianying, having been sent flying by a slap, took a while to regain his senses.

He looked up at the receding Dudu, recalling that terrifying slap, and smiled.

It seemed she didn't need his concern after all.

"Pretty good, this is fine, too!"

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I woke up late in the morning, so the first update is a bit short.

Well, it's been so long, it's time for you to experience my short updates for a change.