is very sweet.

Chapter 103 is very sweet (6k words)

As dusk fell, the vibrant sunset clouds bathed Tu Shanlin in a rosy orange hue. On his pointed, snow-white fox ears, the fluffy, thick fur shone through in the light, making him look like a plush toy.

At this moment, the autumn wind blowing in the evening gently stirs the little fox's reserved and hesitant heart.

She seemed to have gradually developed a unique understanding with Qiao Yuan, and they could understand each other with just a glance or a small gesture, without needing to speak.

She had never thought about it before, nor had she ever dared to hope for it; she just wanted to be undisturbed by others.

But now—

Something feels different now.

She couldn't quite understand it at first, but she realized that it was a fortunate thing for her.

Today, Ye Yutang was dawdling about something, dragging her feet until she was the last one to leave the class. Before leaving, she gave Qiao Yuan a mischievous grin.

They probably wanted to eavesdrop.

Qiao Yuan didn't pay any attention to it. He was looking at Tu Shanlin and adopting a listening posture.

Tu Shanlin lowered his eyelids and his small mouth moved slightly, as if he was having some difficulty speaking.

"Go ahead and say it, it's alright."

"Okay," Tu Shanlin said slowly, encouraged by Qiao Yuan, "I—I don't want to be class monitor, there's so much to handle—"

"Oh no, that won't work at all. Could you—could you talk to the teacher for me and ask her—um, could you change it?"

Seeing the little fox's stammering appearance, Qiao Yuan couldn't help but chuckle and said, "Probably not."

"what?"

Tu Shanlin shook his ears with a hint of regret, then said shyly, "I—I think—"

"What?" Qiao Yuan asked with a smile.

"Hmm—that's right, I think Qiao Yuan, you're suitable to be the class monitor. You're so confident."

Qiao Yuan listened with a smile: "No, I didn't. Don't be fooled by my high ranking of 46th. My actual utilization rate has dropped to below 300th, it's far from good."

Tu Shanlin muttered again, "But~"

"Hmm, how about this?" Qiao Yuan pondered for a moment, then a brilliant idea struck him: "I'll help you with the things the class monitor needs to do from now on. Take your time."

"I can ask the teacher for you, but Ms. Daisy will definitely have to contact you first. It's not like I can just say whatever I want. What do you think, Lin?"

"Hmm—" Tu Shanlin was caught in a dilemma.

She understood Qiao Yuan's suggestion, but being a class monitor was still too much of a concern—

That's a bit too scary.

Qiao Yuan said softly, "Lin, good luck. From now on, I will help you with everything, but you have to stay by my side. You don't have to say anything, but you have to nod when necessary."

"To become the Fox King!"

Thump, thump, thump.

Tu Shanlin's heart suddenly raced. When she heard the words "become the Fox King," a bit of courage finally shone in her golden eyes.

"Okay!" She bit her lip slightly. "Thank you, Qiao Yuan. I know. If you need any help in the future, please let me know~"

Qiao Yuan also showed some relief: "Okay, I'm going to eat now. See you tomorrow."

Tu Shanlin wagged his big tail and finally followed Qiao Yuan out of the school, taking the elevator downstairs.

The elevator was quite deserted at this moment.

She remained silent, as always, appearing particularly relaxed and subtly warm in this special and tranquil atmosphere.

Qiao Yuan remained silent until he stepped out of the elevator and left the teaching building lobby.

He originally thought that the baby was already very sensitive, a habit formed over many years, but he didn't expect that the little fox was even more sensitive and more fragile.

Like a fragile glass bottle.

However, the other person has a good personality. I have seen similar withdrawn girls in high school before, who often develop depression and personality distortions.

On his way to the cafeteria, Qiao Yuan was still thinking about the rankings. Although he managed to get into the top 50 through sheer numbers, his utilization rate plummeted.

Both Charlie and Pei Yuze reached the passing grade that the baby mentioned, 95%!

The remaining individuals, including Jin Chongxi, Ye Yutang, and Meng Ziming, were also in the 92-94% range.

The top ten students in the class all made far more use of their time than him.

Geniuses have such high comprehension!

He can't compare in this aspect, but as long as he masters enough, he will eventually achieve great things.

Let's see how beneficial the Eternal Night spell is tomorrow.

If you lack talent, make up for it with hard work!

When they arrived at the cafeteria, Hu Tu pointed to the food and said, "I didn't get you any soup because I was afraid it would get cold."

Qiao Yuan waved his hand: "It's nothing. By the way, did that medicine you used to boost mental strength work?"

Seeing this, Hu Tu couldn't help but smile bitterly. He spread his hands and said, "Useless, really useless. Sigh, although many people on the internet say it's useless, I still hold onto a sliver of hope."

"Thirty thousand yuan? That's outrageous!"

"Really? But I see your improvement is quite significant, from 7 to 26, almost a fourfold increase," Qiao Yuan said, taking a bite of pork rib. "If it's not from the effects of the medicine, then your talent is truly remarkable."

"There are 45 students in the class, and you are ranked sixteenth, which puts you ahead of a lot of second-tier students."

Hu Tu laughed as he listened: "Yeah, if you put it that way, I really do have a lot of talent in the new technique, haha. Come to think of it, I haven't even reached the first level of the Overlord realm yet, hahaha."

Qiao Yuan nodded: "That's even more impressive. You're a first-tier solo player and you've already surpassed so many second-tier players."

"And this is only the first day, there's still a long way to go. Keep it up, bro, I believe in you."

"Yes, yes, yes, hahaha," Hu Tu said with increasing enthusiasm, "Let's keep up the good work tomorrow."

Qiao Yuan continued eating and noticed that many students around him were discussing the recent rankings. Among them, Yan Baobao was the most popular. When his class left, two out of three people were discussing the utilization rate of Baobao's spirituality.

In addition, the popularity of Tu Shanlin, Bai Long, Elizabeth Lucy, Ren Qianqiu, Gu Qingshan and others is also very high, and they have spread throughout the freshman campus.

"I heard that Yan Baobao has a boyfriend."

Who is it?

"How come I heard it's a younger brother?"

"He must be very talented, right? Handsome, isn't he?"

"This Yan Baobao is terrifying. I heard that she was only at the second level ten days ago, and now she's already at the second level of dominance. Her speed is like a rocket."

"More than that? Bai Long and Lucy are both at the third stage of ascension, yet they're still inferior."

"Yes, this talent is terrifying."

"It's only the first day. I feel like they'll definitely catch up starting tomorrow. These guys are all extremely arrogant and unwilling to admit defeat to each other."

Similar discussions continued until Qiao Yuan finished his meal and left the east gate of the school.

On the way, he checked the news about the Federation boxing tournament tonight. It was a comprehensive Federation gold belt tournament, divided into twelve levels from flyweight to planetary weight, with many different categories. The match that was going to start was a middleweight match, a moderate to low intensity contest.

Nowadays, there are many who have transcended their limitations, and the weight classes in boxing have also increased countless times.

Whether it's the highest-level planetary class, or the next-lower-level supersonic class, Titan class, etc., they are all extremely sought after within the Federation.

Because those are truly earth-shattering battles, the stage is often set up on asteroids owned by some giant corporations, and all the guests on site travel there in special spaceships.

He didn't know much about it before, but he discovered that there was a strict requirement for athletes who wanted to participate in the Federation Gold Belt competition: they had to be in the martial arts sequence.

Besides the sequence as a restriction, among the nine types of sublimation, the three types of ascetic sublimation, blessed sublimation, and symbiotic sublimation are not allowed.

This reminded him of Lin Xuan, the symbiotic female doctor, when he first entered the main city.

The power of symbiosis and sublimation is indeed very strong, equivalent to 1+1=2.

He felt that this Federal Gold Belt tournament was worth looking forward to, and he hoped that a higher-level tournament would follow, with huge potential profits from betting.

Based on the Federal Gold Belt Planetary Finals that just concluded in January of this year, relevant news and information quickly popped up on my phone.

It is said that there are several lucky individuals who won billions, or even tens of billions, in the finals.

But after careful investigation, he discovered that these lucky individuals were all wealthy people, executives of large corporations, or nobles and celebrities.

He wasn't entirely sure if there were any insider dealings like money laundering, but the amount was still very attractive; it was just a shame it was too far away.

From now until January next year, a total of four or five months, if he keeps snowballing his wealth, let alone tens of billions, he could build his own business empire!

He had already thought about investing in and starting a company yesterday, but it was still too early.

Because in this era, power is far more important than money, and those wealthy and powerful figures are already at a high level of social standing.

Moreover, they are almost all family businesses.

Just like his grandfather, the famous Qiao family in the main city.

Qiao Yuan investigated and discovered that the Qiao family was involved in a lot of real estate, and even the Bubble Plaza where he and Yan Baobao had previously visited had a share of the Qiao family's equity.

Furthermore, it involves arms dealing and has certain business dealings with Fajia Heavy Industries; quite impressive indeed.

He also discovered an interesting story from a hundred years ago: the Qiao family initially cooperated with [Supernova Armed Forces], but was later suppressed by the Legalist Heavy Industries and had no choice but to cooperate with the Legalist family in the end.

Heh heh, if this were before he awakened the Eternal Great Luo and was poor and destitute, he would really want to go back to his family and live the life of a rich person.

Even if you're under someone's roof and have no power or influence within the family, life outside the city is just too tough.

But none of that appeals to him now. His mother left so early, and his father severed ties with his grandfather. Going back would only bring him more suffering, it's pointless. And then there would be all sorts of messy family drama, it's disgusting just thinking about it.

He has now entered the Jiangnan Building. After buying some fruit and daily necessities at a convenience store, he began placing bets as he entered the elevator, trying to predict the outcome of tonight's match.

Soon after returning to reality, Qiao Yuan's eyes gleamed, and he bet three million without hesitation.

He plans to leave more capital after this snowballing process, so that the returns will increase as he continues to snowball.

I have no interest in starting a company; it's too much trouble. But becoming a shareholder in some companies as an angel investor is quite enjoyable.

You don't have to do anything, you can make money from dividends, and you can even attend a shareholders' meeting occasionally.

He felt it was feasible, but he needed to accumulate more funds first; if he was going to do it, he wanted to do something big.

Tonight's game started off quite normally, but he placed a lot of bets, so he still made a considerable amount of money.

Last time it was 1300 million, this time it's 1600 million. He plans to keep 600 million for the next snowball effect.

After returning home, Qiao Yuan skillfully took out a bottle of bone gene enhancement fluid from the bedroom cabinet, the 100,000-level one, but after thinking about it, he changed it to a bottle of mental gene enhancement fluid.

He just happened to be learning the Azure Nether Technique. Even if it's not useful for mastering spiritual atoms, it can still further enhance his energy, which is a good thing overall.

Caesar left behind a total of fifteen bottles of gene enhancement fluid, three each for skin, flesh, bones, spirit, and white blood cell regeneration, with each type available in 10, 20, and 30 levels.

The flesh-enhancing fluid has been used up.

Unlike the flesh and blood enhancement fluid, the mental enhancement fluid doesn't require a bath; you can drink it directly.

That's simple enough.

He unscrewed the bottle and gulped it down. It tasted a bit bitter and sweet, like medicine, but smelled quite fragrant. He finished the 500ml bottle in no time.

After drinking it, he went to take a shower. The instructions didn't say anything special, only that you should try not to drink it on an empty stomach. That was perfect, as he came back after dinner.

During his bath, Qiao Yuan gradually began to feel the benefits of the mental gene enhancement fluid.

He quietly sensed the changes in the water and the spiritual atoms in the air during his bath, which seemed to enhance his energy, making him feel even more energetic.

Unlike the previous flesh and blood enhancement liquid that improved his physique, this time his physique did not change, so the effect was less noticeable. He planned to try the results directly later.

After taking a shower, Qiao Yuan dried his hair and planned his next steps.

The Yin Spirit still needs to be trained; accumulating two levels is too little, since each level only lasts five minutes.

The Azure Sea Classic is already over seventy levels. I can work a little harder to reach the hundredth level soon and see if there are any new changes or advancements to a new stage.

But what he cares about most is his physical condition.

We are now only 5 levels away from level 20, and once we reach that level, we will have bulletproof features.

That's really strong.

Leaving aside the old Jin who was over level 30 earlier, even the sumo wrestler from the Black Crow Gang last night, with his level 20+ physique, managed to withstand many of his swords without being torn to pieces as expected, only leaving many bloodstains on his opponent.

If you keep hacking and slashing and spend a lot of time, killing it isn't a big problem, but it's very troublesome, and you basically can't achieve it in a single battle.

Although it was also related to the weak power of his first-tier relic, if it were a powerful weapon, it would have been easier to kill or sever his hands and feet. He couldn't help but think of Baby's silver sword.

Carrying a sword around is too troublesome; I should focus on improving my physical condition first.

He usually drinks the gene enhancement liquid every two or three days, but now, Qiao Yuan pondered for a moment, then opened his phone to check, and gradually a smile appeared on his face.

That's pretty much what he guessed.

If it is the same type of gene enhancement solution, it is best to wait a few days before using it.

However, if it's a different type of gene enhancement fluid, then it doesn't matter, it won't have any effect.

It's all set, hehe.

Bring another bottle of bone strengthening fluid later!

Qiao Yuan excitedly rubbed his hands together, and after drying his hair, he took out a bottle. Like the mental enhancement liquid, it was taken orally, which was very convenient.

After drinking the bone-strengthening liquid, he began to master spiritual atoms again.

Half an hour later, Qiao Yuan felt a thoroughly enjoyable sensation as his bones swelled and ache.

My physical condition improved by 1.5 levels.

He could feel his bones and muscles becoming stronger, his strength increasing accordingly, and his resistance to blows also improving, which was quite beneficial.

"My physique is already at level 16.8, getting closer and closer to level 20," Qiao Yuan murmured wistfully.

Furthermore, practice has shown that the speed at which one masters spiritual atoms has also increased! By approximately 10%.

Considering the fact that Hu Tu's 3 yuan medicine was useless this afternoon, it is very likely related to the Eternal Grand Luo position, just like the flesh and blood gene enhancement liquid back then.

He's in a great mood right now.

The increase may seem small, but this is only for the 10-level Spirit Gene Enhancement Liquid. There are also 20 and 30-level ones at home.

He's rich now, and if necessary, he can buy another bottle of million-dollar liquor.

Even if the subsequent increases are repeatedly halved, the cumulative increase will still be considerable.

There's not much that can be done about utilization rate due to talent limitations, but quantity can be explored in a different way.

Most importantly, he hasn't practiced the Eternal Night Technique again yet. If both are beneficial, wow, the combined effect of the two would be explosive!

Qiao Yuan suddenly felt a little itchy.

Besides a slight improvement in speed, energy levels also increased by 20%, which is quite remarkable.

The benefits of the attribute panel are clearly demonstrated here. Not only are the increases in various aspects readily apparent, but even the amount of spiritual atoms he controls is displayed in specific numbers, just like in school.

However, I've already used up two timelines today, so I'll go to the wreckage area tomorrow.

Now you can do it five times a day, which means you can do five breakthroughs, making it faster to advance to the next tier and break through limits.

Once the limit is broken, you can immediately advance to the second tier, increasing the number of attempts per day again, and this time you can also increase the time within the timeline.

Half an hour has always been enough, but many times it's never enough, or it's always rushed.

He suddenly realized that it wasn't just his wealth that was snowballing; his power was also growing.

He accumulated another layer of Yin spirit that night, just like he did last night, but he hadn't used it yet.

[Proficiency: Beginner (10.2%)]

The increase is actually not slow, but this thing can only absorb yin energy at night, and it only lasts for a few hours each day, so let's take it slow.

He drank some tonic and continued practicing the Canghai Force; his performance in last night's battle was quite good.

When the baby got home, it was already past midnight. Just like yesterday, he didn't bring the silver sword back. It seemed like he left it at the station, but in the past, he clearly brought it home.

With his Canghai Jin skill upgraded to level seventy-seven and his physique further enhanced to 16.82, Qiao Yuan glanced at it and then stood up to ask Yan Baobao, "Hey, where's the sword?"

Today, Bao Bao was carrying a new hard-shell clothing bag and unpacking her mecha suit. She shook her head: "I only use it occasionally. I left it at the station. I still don't feel comfortable using it. I haven't found a sword I like yet."

"Where are your gauntlets? I've noticed you've been using them ever since you entered the Embers."

"Yes, but gauntlets are just a transitional option," Yan Baobao said, taking off her mecha suit and tossing her hair. "Actually, I still prefer swords. They fit the characteristics of the King Sequence better, especially the abilities of the next three tiers."

Qiao Yuan smiled and said, "The aura of a king, is that it? What kind of sword do you like? I'll buy it for you."

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The baby came over leading a hard-shell bag: "The good sword I'm referring to isn't the expensive one. Don't waste your money. Come and see this abyss."

She took out the turtleneck sweater, which was wrapped in a transparent bag, from the paper bag: "Try it quickly, this time it's genuine pure wool, it won't pill anymore."

Qiao Yuan's eyes lit up: "Thank you, baby! How much is it? I can still wear it. I only wore it for one day. Although I bought the wrong thing."

"Perfect timing! You can wash it tonight and wear something new tomorrow, the one I bought for you," the baby said, squinting her eyes proudly. "I bought it on the way here this evening, it cost over 1500 yuan. Hurry up, put it on and let me see."

"Okay," Qiao Yuan nodded with a smile.

He took off his turtleneck sweater and touched the new clothes; the feel was indeed very different, proving that you get what you pay for.

Sigh, he's still too clueless when it comes to buying clothes; he can't compare to the baby at all.

After changing into the new sweater, Qiao Yuan went to the sink and looked it over. It was a coffee-colored sweater, and it was the plaid style that he liked very much.

It has to be the baby, they'll always be on the same wavelength.

His first impression was that it was warmer, even though the house was kept at a constant temperature and not cold at all.

The baby smiled knowingly as she looked at him: "He and Yuan are such a good match, he's handsome in every way."

Qiao Yuan's gaze softened, and he grinned broadly: "Baby is the best. You can wear this every day from now on."

He couldn't help but recall his elementary and middle school years when Bao Bao always bought him clothes, showing a strong sense of responsibility as an older sister.

Even in high school, it wasn't until the beginning of this year that he started buying his own clothes and stopped bothering his baby so much. As he's grown up, looking back now, it feels sweeter and sweeter, like a sweet everyday life.

No matter what happened in Huanxi Prefecture, he and his baby had never argued or had any conflicts. From childhood to adulthood, they had always been extremely compatible, understanding and supportive of each other.

It seems no different from childhood sweethearts.

At this moment, Qiao Yuan came to his senses and smiled at Bao Bao, "Your ranking today is amazing! You're number one in the entire grade in terms of utilization rate. You've become a legendary figure in the school."

"It's alright, I feel there's still room for improvement, Yuan, keep it up!" Baby cheered.

"OK." Qiao Yuan smiled brightly.

The next day at school, Qiao Yuan was still mastering the spiritual atom and was not in a hurry to practice the Azure Nether Technique.

With a slight advantage of 10%, it easily surpassed one million, and by noon it had reached 200 million, which can finally be considered a start in terms of scale.

Tu Shanlin started practicing the Azure Nether Technique in the morning, and his utilization rate was exceptionally high. He immediately jumped into the top five of the entire grade, reaching the top 97%!

Apart from the baby, he is already at the same level as Bai Long, Elizabeth Daisy, and Ren Qianqiu.

The class was unusually lively today, with many students enthusiastically calling Tu Shanlin "class monitor," making the little fox's face flush with embarrassment and leaving him at a loss for words.

Qiao Yuan understood that this meant the Yao Guang Class had officially accepted Tu Shanlin and that they all approved of him.

But he also became increasingly curious. Through their interactions over the past few days, it was clear that the little fox had extremely high talent, but what was unusual was that its ascension level was only the second-tier domineering level, on par with Yan Baobao.

Given their status and talent, they could easily reach the third or even fourth tier.

Let's ask them later.

He was just so curious.

Although it's possible to look at it through the timeline, he doesn't want to, so it's pointless.

At noon, Qiao Yuan still went to the cafeteria to eat with Bao Bao, but this time, he told Xiao Hu Li in advance and emphasized that Hu Tu should bring the food to the other party.

"Okay," Tu Shanlin replied, showing great understanding. Although it was a bit of a pity that they could no longer eat together, he was also beginning to look forward to something new.

Looking forward to Qiao Yuan coming back after dinner~

On the way to the cafeteria with my baby, an encrypted text message suddenly popped up on my phone.

Qiao Yuan glanced at him out of the corner of his eye and frowned slightly.

It's from Veronica!

Huh? What's going on?

The old woman was so enraged by him the night before last that she broke down and told him to get lost in a fit of impotent fury.

So they took the initiative to contact you?

Tsk, that's really cheap, but the other party seems to be cheap to begin with.