The villain, caught in a chaotic situation, only wants to boost his popularity.

This [Holy Flame] alone cost him 38000 popularity points—the price of four [Divergence] swords!

Some might complain: "Has the popularity stat system crashed? Are the Stigmata too expensive?"

No explanation needed, this is the "nobility" of the exorcism force!

After reading through the accumulated comments and understanding the upcoming plot, he knew he had to grit his teeth and take down the [Holy Flame].

He scraped together the money to buy this sword—luckily, the broken D-grade Crimson Flame Longsword from yesterday had the same attributes, which offset 1000 points.

I gritted my teeth and took out a loan of 3200 points to barely manage to secure it.

If I had given that broken sword to Qiongren with a moment of weakness back then, I probably wouldn't even have been able to take down [Holy Flame] today.

The system panel at this moment:

Current popularity: 0

[Loans Already Taken: 3200 Points (Doubling in Seven Days)]

No matter how much the audience hyped it up, Mu Jing knew very well that [Divergence] was indeed very strong.

However, it cannot compete with the ability of stigmata + artifacts that have no side effects and can simultaneously take into account "defense", "offense", "flight", "healing" and "support".

Just landing from a great height requires you to quickly estimate the landing distance and the timing of the landing; one wrong move and you'll be smashed to pieces.

Next comes separating the demon. First, the demon must be an aggregate, and you must understand its nature—

For example, who can instantly learn about the life, hobbies, skills, weapons, and family background of each individual boss in the Tower of Echoes?

Moreover, it has negative effects; once used, it must be discontinued.

If you encounter a desolate wilderness and use up your [Divergence] skill, you will be unable to move because you need to pay the price, and you can only wait to starve to death, let alone when you encounter an enemy.

This is one of the reasons why he held Xue Li's hand throughout the entire [Tower of Echoes], and even during the final boss battle, he carried Xue Li on his back.

Due to system/world limitations, a person can only possess one psionic ability, one holy mark, and one magic contract.

Otherwise, he would definitely choose the least costly psionic powers, or frantically search for demonic contracts.

"Then let's go have breakfast now," Mu Jing said considerately.

"Mmm!" Xuehua nodded, her eyes sparkling.

"However..." she suddenly stood on tiptoe and lightly tapped his chest with her fingertips, "Let me help you change your school uniform first."

"what?"

"Kagami-kun, you're not thinking of skipping class today, are you? Skipping class isn't allowed!"

"Xiaoxue, the school was built so quickly?" Mu Jing asked in surprise.

"Of course! It's not the weekend, we have to go to school today!" she said matter-of-factly.

Mu Jing saw the same shout from the [Real-world comment section] as his:

"No, they're already superhumans, why do they still have to go to school?"

"Is that the point? They built the school in just one day so people could go to school!!!"

"Dude, the boss wrecked a building yesterday, and you still have to go to school?"

"Don't concern yourself with anime/manga stuff. Even the strongest 'protagonist' in our world is still a student in the last row by the window. If you need to fight monsters, remember to ask for leave!"

"About the fact that I was still in school the day before I saved the world!"

"Regarding the fact that the protagonist and the antagonist attend the same school, yet no conflict has broken out!"

Mu Jing had been here for a week before he realized that this school was nothing short of a "mystery tale"!

Regardless of whether superhumans go to school or not.

After all, they are still of school age, which is quite normal.

But such a dangerous demon invasion just happened yesterday, and you still have to go to school.

"Jing-kun, raise your arm a little." Her voice was as soft as cotton.

In a daze, he was being manipulated by Xuehua like a puppet as he changed into his school uniform.

"Thank you, Xiaoxue!"

"No, you can't."

She suddenly pressed her index and middle fingers gently against his lips.

"Don't say thank you." Her eyes sparkled, her smile gentle. "The one who should be saying thank you... is me."

"So—from now on, let me help you change your clothes every morning!"

Sunlight streamed through the window and fell into her eyes, shattering into shimmering waves.

Seeing that look in her eyes, Mu Jing nodded subconsciously.

"Let's go eat!" She turned around excitedly, her white hair flying in the wind.

Looking at the "melting" snow flowers, Mu Jing's heart stirred slightly.

Throughout countless playthroughs, Xuehua was always trapped by those words, and rarely smiled like this.

He asked himself if he was a good person or a bad person.

He doesn't mind "tasting" some seasonings before he achieves success.

She wasn't someone who stood in his way to success, but rather a sharp sword.

If properly stored and used, it can pave the way to his success.

The sixth Holy Spirit Bureau, the dining level.

"How is it? How is it?" Xuehua squatted by the table, staring at him like a cat, her eyelashes fluttering, sparkling like shimmering light.

With a "testing the waters" mentality, Mu Jing picked up the oiliest bite of stir-fried shredded potatoes and meat—

But to my surprise, the oil was just the right amount of flavor, bringing out the natural taste of the meat and potatoes without being greasy at all.

"The shredded potatoes were stir-fried to perfection, with a wonderful wok hei (wok aroma). Although there was a bit too much oil, it brought out the flavors of both the meat and the potatoes perfectly—I don't usually like greasy food, but I actually finished the whole plate today!"

"What about the others?"

Xuehua smiled, her golden eyes twinkling like little stars.

"Xiaoxue's cooking is so good! This braised pork is fatty but not greasy! This salad is also very well made! The avocado is perfectly ripe, the shrimp are bouncy, and even the dressing must be homemade, right?"

It's so delicious I wish I could eat it every day.

"Is it okay?" she suddenly asked.

"what?"

"From now on, I'll take care of all of Jing-kun's breakfasts!!!" She smiled, her eyes crinkling into crescents, her pupils brimming with starlight.

Mu Jing looked at the joy and anticipation in her eyes and felt utterly helpless.

Isn't this something to be happy about? Xuehua clearly made breakfast for him, but it feels like Xuehua is begging him.

And... this personality is so different from the original work, isn't it?

Mu Jing nodded.

The stars in her eyes instantly transformed into the blazing sun, dazzlingly bright.

"Now that you've finished eating, it's time to go to school!" Xuehua said, taking a walkie-talkie out of her pocket—the same kind of special walkie-talkie that Suijiu had used yesterday.

Upon closer inspection, Mu Jing realized that it was actually a touchscreen phone with several uniquely shaped buttons on the side and bottom.

"This is Jing-kun's custom-made walkie-talkie! The director told me to give it to you." Xuehua said as she turned it on and pressed the buttons on it.

"Let me help Jing-kun enter everyone's contact information!" Xuehua muttered under her breath, "Jing-kun's 'first time' has to be with me!!!"

Suddenly, her fingers stopped, and then began to tremble.

His face was covered in a thick layer of black mist, and he said through gritted teeth, "Why...?"

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