For his performance in the rescue mission, the academy awarded Qin Ming a generous bonus of extra points.

Now, with this huge sum of money in his hands, Qin Ming is carefully planning how to allocate the resources.

"First, recharge Keda's 'Challenge Tower' training time. He just broke through and needs to consolidate his progress and practice."

Qin Ming skillfully drew out a portion of the points.

"Secondly, Little Fatty's 'All-Category Buffet Meal Card' has been upgraded to the highest tier." Another large amount of points has been deducted.

"As for Cangxuan..." Qin Ming pondered for a moment.

Although there has been no clear news from Mu Chunlinglu yet, he believes in his judgment of beasts and his intuition—there is a high probability that the items on that list will come true!

Therefore, Cangxuan's resources can wait; there's no need to rush.

After arranging the main force, Qin Ming turned his attention to the special members of the team.

He gently patted his pocket: "Xiao Bao, come out and take a look. Is there anything in the academy's treasure pavilion that you particularly want, or that you feel might be useful to you?"

"Eek~"

With a light, cheerful response, a snow-white treasure-hunting mouse, its fur tinged with golden light, darted out of his pocket and gracefully hopped onto his shoulder.

Compared to when the contract was first signed, Xiao Bao has clearly grown a lot.

The moment he successfully sensed the Pure Lotus and helped Qin Ming obtain it, he seemed to receive a special energy feedback from the unseen world, his level instantly increased to level 12, and his hair began to glow with golden light.

Although Qin Ming doesn't need Xiao Bao to fight head-on, improving and advancing is the instinctive pursuit of all spirit beasts. Perhaps after Xiao Bao's overall qualities improve to a certain stage, what new changes will occur?

With this thought in mind, Qin Ming arrived at the academy's treasure pavilion; otherwise, he could have simply ordered online for delivery.

He has come here in person to try his luck and see if he can replicate the treasure hunt process of that day, thus opening up a unique shortcut for the treasure-hunting rat to advance.

Knowing the inside story, Xiao Bao stood on Qin Ming's shoulder, his small, black bean-like eyes shining with focused attention.

He examined the information in the treasure pavilion's catalog one by one, his little nose twitching incessantly as he tried his best to catch any trace of treasure in the air...

Perhaps it was this trip to Qinglan River that broadened my horizons and broadened my perspective, causing the Treasure-Hunting Mouse to have different standards than before.

After a long time, there was no violent reaction, which gave Qin Ming a general idea of ​​what was going on.

As expected, Xiao Bao rubbed Qin Ming's cheek with some disappointment: "Sob... There's nothing that really tempts me, something I absolutely have to have."

Either the Treasure Pavilion has a powerful array that isolates the true aura of the treasures inside, or Xiao Bao's "heaven-defying loophole that allows him to directly improve his abilities through successful treasure hunting" is not so easy to exploit.

When Xiao Bao first obtained the Pure Lotus, he didn't actually use any substantial resources; the whole process was essentially a "free" huge boost.

If this kind of sure-fire business can be replicated at will, then the Treasure-Hunting Mouse's abilities are simply too overpowered.

Thinking about this, Qin Ming felt relieved.

While the Pure Lotus is indeed precious, he simply does not believe that the prestigious Treasure Pavilion of Shanghai University, with its profound heritage, lacks any treasures that surpass or at least match the Pure Lotus.

He tends to believe that the treasures that can directly help Xiaobao improve may need to meet certain special conditions: such as being unclaimed, needing to be found at a bargain, or being newly created and having an unstable energy.

Countless guesses flashed through Qin Ming's mind, but there was too little information to analyze, so he could not draw any conclusions and could only note down these possibilities for the time being.

"Alright, Xiao Bao, it seems you're not destined for this today." Qin Ming smiled and rubbed his little head, then waved his hand dismissively.

"Keda, Fatty, Cangxuan, everyone come out and see! Is there anything you want?"

A flash of light, and several spirit beasts were summoned.

Little Fatty glanced at the list casually, raised his chin, and said disdainfully, "Hmm, it's not as good as the allowance Grandpa Kong gives me, I don't want it."

Then, changing the subject, she looked at Qin Ming expectantly and tugged at his trouser leg with her paw.

"Hey boss, when are we going to eat fish? The turtles in the space are being raised so well! They're all plump and delicious!"

Qin Ming was taken aback, then chuckled: "Glassy Spirit Carp?"

"Mmm!!" The chubby boy nodded heavily, his eyes sparkling, and he was practically drooling.

"Slurp~" He wasn't the only one; Keda next to him also subconsciously swallowed.

Even the usually aloof Cang Xuan seemed to have a suspicious glint of moisture at the edge of his wolf kiss.

Reminded by Little Fatty, all the spirit beasts' thoughts instantly drifted away, and they all recalled the unforgettable delicacy—

The meat is tender, exceptionally delicious, and packed with energy, making it highly beneficial for health!

Aside from the exorbitant price and limited quantity, there's nothing wrong with it!

Thinking of this, Qin Ming felt a little hungry. He looked at the group of spirit beasts staring at him expectantly and couldn't help but smile.

"OK!"

As expected, Qin Ming made a bold decision that won the hearts of the people: "Let's go to the cafeteria! Little Fatty's treating today, let's have a good meal!"

"Gah~"

"Hmm?"

"Awoo~"

"Eek!"

Everyone crowded around Qin Ming, heading excitedly towards the cafeteria.

Qin Ming didn't forget to exchange for a bottle of Frost Crystal Salt—a top-grade seasoning.

Since we're already here, it's only right to give a gift to the chef who we've never formally met but has caused us a lot of trouble, and who we'd like to continue to trouble in the future.

…………

The kitchen on the second floor is where all three meals are served.

It's a brand new January, and as usual, Master Liu received a special ingredient delivered by the college's logistics department—two exceptionally high-quality crystal crucian carp.

They swam gracefully in the basin, their scales refracting dreamlike, fragmented colors in the sunlight, so beautiful they looked more like works of art than food.

Master Liu wiped his hands on his apron, looked at the two fish, and a long-lost smile of satisfaction appeared on his face.

That big hungry turtle hasn't come for a long time; it's probably out on a mission, or it's out of money and can't afford to spend it.

But whatever the reason, it's highly likely that he'll get both fish this month!

With bright hopes for the future in mind, Mr. Liu glanced out the window and saw a familiar creature, so familiar that he could recognize its silhouette... Mr. Liu's smile froze on his face.

That terrifying guy was leading the way, striding with an air of utter disregard for family, dragging his whole family along as he headed towards the cafeteria!

The target was clear: his kitchen!

Master Liu felt a headache, stomachache, hand pain, and body pain. Looking at the spirit fish that had just been delivered and had nowhere to hide, he was in a dilemma!

A few minutes later, Qin Ming stood at the kitchen door, with a perfectly appropriate apology and a polite smile on his face.

"Master Liu, I've troubled you many times before. This time, I've prepared a small gift. Please accept this jar of Frost Crystal Salt; I've heard it's incredibly effective at enhancing flavor and removing fishy odors. Also…"

He stepped aside, making way for the eager little chubby boy behind him: "Don't worry, we'll bring our own ingredients this time!"

"Little Fatty!"

"Hmm!" Little Fatty obeyed and dashed to the basin containing the fish delivered by the academy.

It glanced disdainfully at the two elegantly swimming crystal crucian carp inside, then stretched out its claws and summoned them into the void!

A flash of light, followed by a "plop" sound!

A "plus-sized" Crystal Spirit Carp, with a round head, a plump body, and still shiny scales, but much larger than the two next to it, suddenly crashed into the basin of water, splashing up a huge spray!

This fish is not only fat, but also exceptionally vigorous and powerful!

After landing in the basin, it showed no fear, nimbly flicking its tail and turning around, splashing a huge spray of water all over Mr. Liu, as if to strongly prove with its actions that this was not just chubby, but strong!

Qin Ming swallowed hard. ?

Master Liu wiped the water that had splashed all over him. ??

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