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"Meow~"

"Okay, okay, I'll get you something to eat right away."

Bai Shuodong took out a bag of jerky from his storage space, tore the jerky strips into small pieces, and threw them into the cat bowl he had given him earlier.

This guy is something else. He's so strong that he doesn't need to be fed at all, but he still likes to sneak over and freeload. It's like he's just doing it for fun, and it has nothing to do with whether the food is good or not.

After all, he didn't have anything good to offer.

Soon, Bai Shuodong felt a burning gaze on him. He sighed, looked up, and asked Xia Yanxin, "Do you want some too?"

"eat."

"..."

Bai Shuodong picked up a piece of meat, looked at Xia Yanxin who was full of expectation, suddenly smiled, and then suddenly threw the jerky over to her.

"Awoo!"

Xia Yanxin jumped up and swallowed the jerky in one gulp. Compared to grabbing it with her hands, swallowing it whole was more to her liking.

Hey!

Don't say it!

It seems like it's quite fun!

Bai Shuodong suddenly became interested, tearing pieces of meat apart and throwing them towards Xia Yanxin. The red magic orb in its spirit pearl form also cooperated, catching the meat bite by bite.

Black Hakimi quietly walked over and leaned against him, slowly eating beef jerky while watching Xia Yanxin catch the meat.

'What is this strange feeling?'

Theoretically speaking, shouldn't I be the one responsible for catching and eating the meat? What is she doing?

'Forget it, let's not worry about that.'

...

"Boom boom boom!"

After a while, a knock sounded at the door. Xia Yanxin, who had eaten a lot of meat, had her mouth bulging like a hamster. She looked at the door and was suddenly startled. Then her bulging mouth started moving rapidly.

Bai Shuodong went to open the door, and she immediately ran to the other side, facing away from the door, sat down, and began to chew furiously, determined to finish all the meat in her mouth as quickly as possible.

"Crack!"

The door opened.

Behind the door stood a tall young man, easily 1.85 meters tall, with slightly messy short black hair, bright brown eyes, and a calm confidence deep within them.

"Wow! You've grown taller after the job change!"

Bai Shuodong laughed, patted Jiang Lin on the shoulder and said, "You're pretty good, kid. You actually got a legendary class. You've really taken off!"

"That is."

Jiang Lin walked into the house with a smile, and his whole aura changed. He became more confident and composed. If he was a boy who needed "home" to give him stability before, he was now a man who could stand on his own.

This is the change brought about by strength, and the confidence brought by professional level. Even if his talent is poor, a legendary professional level can still cover him.

not to mention...

To some extent, Jiang Lin's talent [Slow Start] is actually not weak. As long as he maintains a combat state, he can exert considerable combat power in the Spirit Realm.

But the questions are: which teams can fight continuously within the Spirit Realm? What happens after the battle ends? What preparations are needed during the initial exploration? And what if an encounter occurs?

When faced with complex situations, the negative effects of the [Slow Start] talent become quite awkward, so he faces a lot of pressure when forming teams and taking out loans, which is why he took the initiative to ask Bai Shuodong for money.

He is truly poor right now and genuinely needs start-up capital to strengthen his own capabilities.

"Go inside quickly."

Bai Shuodong walked directly to the rest area. Xia Yanxin, with her back to the door, was still chewing vigorously, swallowing things with a "glug-glug" sound. But as she swallowed, she suddenly stopped.

not good!

He choked because he ate too much!

She arched her back, covered her face with her hands, and then swallowed hard, not wanting anyone to see her like this.

Dead throat!

Give me some force!

Ahhh! I'm going to die from this!

"Huh? There's someone else in your training room. Who's this? Do you have a girlfriend?" Jiang Lin asked curiously, looking at Xia Yanxin's back.

"She is my brother."

Bai Shuodong stepped forward, patted Xia Yanxin on the back, and asked, "Huh? What's wrong?"

"..."

Xia Yanxin slowly raised her head, her face slightly flushed, but her eyes were firm as if she wanted to join the team, and she answered:

"Nothing... happened."

"Oh."

"Holy crap! Isn't that Xia Yanxin?"

Jiang Lin was startled for a moment, then put his arm around Bai Shuodong's shoulder and said, "Why is he in your private training room? Isn't she also a legendary-level psychic? Is she here because she has something to do?"

“We’re teammates, and we sometimes spar together,” Bai Shuodong replied.

"Then why is her face a little red?"

"..."

Bai Shuodong turned to look at her.

"Your Qi and blood are flowing in reverse, causing a problem in your cultivation. Just take a break," Xia Yanxin said without changing her expression.

Shenta* reverses the flow of Qi and blood!

Do I look like an idiot to you?

Jiang Lin inwardly scoffed, but outwardly he smiled and said, "Oh, oh, I see! I heard about her a while ago, a legendary psionicist, her profession is Wild Hunter, she's very strong! Your profession doesn't seem as strong as hers!"

As he spoke, he nudged Bai Shuodong's arm with his elbow.

How long have you been offline?

Bai Shuodong suddenly asked.

"Not long ago? I went into seclusion for half a month to prepare for the battle in the Spirit Realm, and I just came out now. Could it be that I missed something?" Jiang Lin asked, scratching his head.

"Not long ago, I successfully defeated a level 3 mage with my elbow. Not bad, right?" Bai Shuodong said with an extremely proud smile.

"what?"

Jiang Lin's expression suddenly changed drastically.

Elbow defeats a level 3 mage? What's going on? A level 2 warrior can elbow a level 3 mage? Did I hear that right? How is that possible?

Unlike warriors, mages require significantly more resources to develop, and warriors of the same level are much weaker than mages, let alone those who can use elbow strikes against higher-level opponents, making it impossible for them to win.

unless...

"Did you use something forbidden?"

Jiang Lin asked curiously.

"I guess so."

Bai Shuodong shrugged slightly. He did use the power of the Laughter Factor, which is also a forbidden factor, so it can be considered as using forbidden power.

"No wonder."

Jiang Lin breathed a sigh of relief. The thought that it was forbidden power made him feel much more at ease. After all, forbidden walkers play with forbidden things, and it's not impossible for them to defeat a mage who is of a higher level.

See, this is what word-of-mouth is all about!

Could you do that in another profession?

"Brother, tell me the truth, how much have you gained from the forbidden power?" Jiang Lin asked with utmost seriousness.

Xia Yanxin also quietly leaned over to listen.

"It's only about 30 in basic attributes."

Bai Shuodong replied with a smile.

"30?!"

Jiang Lin was instantly startled. The amount of attribute points a Forbidden Walker can gain depends almost entirely on the Forbidden Passage they come into contact with; the higher the value, the stronger the Forbidden Passage.

A forbidden ability that adds 30 to an attribute... that seems extremely dangerous!

"hiss..."

Xia Yanxin gasped instantly. She had no idea why she couldn't beat this guy; it turned out he had gained 30 points from his core passive ability.

What does a value of 30 mean?

The basic attribute potential increase of the Forbidden Walker at level 1 is only 16, while the Wild Hunt's 22 seems to be superior. At level 2, it can be 12 higher than the Forbidden Walker, but the Forbidden Power can directly add 30, directly overtaking her 18 attribute value.