On how PhDs become human evil

"Yes, as you requested, we replaced all the magic stones and low-level materials with Valis, and the final result was 180,000 Valis."

"180,000? I'm not quite sure what that number means. Is it a lot?"

"It's more than just a lot. This is the kind of money that many adventurers would spend more than ten days to earn. You earned this much in just one night. You must be a high-level adventurer."

Shaking his head, Bai Jie pointed to Lappland, who was fast asleep beside him: "She did most of the work. I was just dealing with the monsters she missed. By the way, send these 180,000 Valis directly to the Loki Familia. I'll go back with her now."

After saying that, Bai Jie picked up Lappland and left the guild, while Eina stood there stunned.

"Loki's Familia... So he's an adventurer from one of Orario's strongest Familias? But judging from his appearance, he's probably just a rookie adventurer."

At that moment, Eina felt that Loki's Familia might be about to produce another powerful warrior.

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As soon as Bai Jie entered the hall of the Loki Familia, he was surrounded by a large group of family members.

"You little brat! You actually spent the whole night in the dungeon?"

"Waaaaah! My money!"

"Not bad, kid! I didn't expect you to be so capable on your first try!"

Looking at the group of family members, some happy and some crying, Bai Jie couldn't help but look puzzled. Just then, a red-haired man suddenly appeared in the crowd.

Clutching a large bag of Valis, Loki, beaming, patted Bai Jie on the shoulder and laughed loudly, "Hey! Kid, you're back! As expected of someone I personally recruited into the Familia, you have potential! Keep up the good work!"

Loki's actions puzzled Bai Jie even more, and he turned to look at a green-haired elf woman beside him.

Her name is Riveria, the vice-captain of the Loki Familia, and also a renowned magic book throughout Orario, also known as the "Nine Demon Princesses".

"Senior Riveria, what's going on with them?"

With a wry smile, Riveria said, "Because you didn't come back yesterday, some people who had nothing better to do started a betting game, betting on whether you died in the dungeon or lived. And as you can see, those who bet on you coming back alive all made a fortune, while those who bet on you losing had long faces."

Upon hearing this, Bai Jie's gaze towards the members of the clan changed, becoming as if he were looking at a bunch of idiots.

How idle must they be to come up with a betting scheme like this?

"By the way, it was Loki who ran the betting."

"So it was you, you useless god!"

Bai Jie rushed up to Loki and grabbed Loki's head.

"I toiled all night in the dungeon, earning my clan 180,000 Valis, and you're just gambling at home on whether I'll live or die? Where's your conscience?!"

"Eighteen thousand?!"

Upon hearing the word that came out of Bai Jie's mouth, everyone was stunned. Even Finn, Gareth, and Bert, who were sitting on the side watching the commotion, were drawn over.

"Bai Jie, did you really earn 180,000 Wallis in one night?" Finn asked with a serious expression.

"I earned it! Doctor was just helping me out!" Lappland popped out from behind Bai Jie and shouted, "By the way, where's Texas? I'm looking for her!"

Upon seeing Lappland, before Finn could even ask a question, the werewolf Bert rushed up to Bai Jie, grabbed him by the collar, and demanded, "Hey! What's wrong with you, you little punk! Where did you find this woman?!"

"boom--!"

Bert had barely finished speaking when a sword pierced through from the side. Bert instinctively raised his arm, which was covered in gauntlets, to block it, but he was still sent flying.

Approaching Bai Jie, Lappland said with a tyrannical smile, "Want to mess with the Doctor in front of me? Did you even ask me, Lappland, first!"

Although there was an element of surprise involved in Lappland's attack, the Loki Familia's high-ranking members still recognized her strength by striking Bert away with a single sword strike.

This is a woman who is no weaker than a level 5 adventurer!

"Snapped!"

A sudden chop to the head struck Lappland, instantly dissipating her violent aura. Clutching her head, she turned and cried out, "Doctor, why did you hit me?"

"Behave yourself, you stupid dog, and don't cause me any trouble."

"Don't call me a stupid dog! I'm not a dog!"

"Okay, silly dog, no problem, silly dog."

"Waaaaaaah! Doctor, you did this on purpose!"

Ignoring Lappland's frantic state, Bai Jie explained to Finn and the others, "Senior Finn, Lappland is my companion, just like Exusiai, Texas, and Cliffheart. I encountered her by chance on the fourth floor while adventuring in the dungeon yesterday, so I brought her back with me."

"I see. So, like Miss Exusiai, she's one of your companions?" Finn nodded after hearing this. "In that case, she should be trustworthy. I'll have someone arrange her room right away."

Upon hearing this, Bai Jie hurriedly reached out to stop him: "Ah, no need, Captain, just let Lappland and Texas stay together."

"Huh? But doesn't Miss Texas live with Miss Exusiai?"

"It's okay, the three of us can sleep together." When Bai Jie said this, he didn't even realize how strange his expression was.

Seeing Bai Jie's expression that clearly said "I want to cause trouble," Finn could only shrug and nod to indicate that he understood.

Texas, Exusiai, Lappland.

If these three get together, Bai Jie is sure that Loki's Familia won't have a single good day. As for the follow-up problems, let Loki worry about them; after all, she's the one who started the betting.

PS: Update

P.S.: My rank dropped to Platinum III, it's really frustrating. Even when my teammates don't coordinate with me, my godlike 1v4 performance with Gao Jianli is useless.

Section 8.8. Can the doctor's actions be called "substitute playing"?

A day in the life of the Loki Familia begins with a commotion, though this is not the usual routine, but rather a recent occurrence.

Not long ago, after the Loki Familia's new recruit, Bai Jie, brought back a girl named Lappland, the mornings at the Loki Familia have been anything but peaceful.

The noise first came from Texas's room, which originally only housed Texas and Exusiai. However, Bai Jie insisted on including Lappland in the room as well. Although Lappland said she didn't want to, she would eagerly run into the room every night, half-forcefully pushing Exusiai out so that she could sleep with Texas.

Then, early the next morning, I was kicked out of bed amidst a chorus of "You stupid dog!" from Texas.

After being kicked off the bed, Lappland will encounter Bert, who has been waiting outside the door since early morning. After being slapped away by Lappland at their first meeting, this werewolf seems to be completely infatuated with her, even going so far as to ask Whitey what Lappland likes.

Lappland is, in a sense, quite guilty for causing this werewolf, whom Ais had always been devoted to, to fall in love with someone else. Of course, Bert has absolutely no chance of winning Lappland's heart. If you want to know why—

Lappland is completely devoted to Texas!

Bai Jie estimated that Lappland still hadn't memorized Bert's face; nothing else mattered to her except Texas.

"boom--!"

With a muffled thud, Bertie was kicked away countless times by Lappland's beautiful legs, and the members of the Familia were used to this scene. Now their attention was all on the other side - the central courtyard.

In the courtyard, two figures were rapidly passing each other.

Wielding a spear longer than himself, Finn launched a relentless, raging onslaught. The gleaming silver spear moved like a dragon, sometimes thrusting, sometimes slashing, sometimes spinning. Wherever the spear's shadow passed, the sound of wind breaking filled the air, and each sweep of the sharp spear wind left a crack in the courtyard's floor tiles.

Finn is a level 6, the leader of the Loki Familia, also known as the "Hero". He is arguably the strongest spearman in all of Orario, and no one in Orario could defeat him with a single hand.

As Finn's opponent, Bai Jie could only be forced to retreat step by step under Finn's fierce and overwhelming attack.

"Oh dear, just like today."

"It's the regimental commander training the new recruits again."

"It's called training, but it looks more like torture."

"The battle situation is completely one-sided."

As the members of the clan said, in front of Finn, Whitebeard had no power to fight back at all, and could only run away and avoid him.

Let alone attacking, judging from the current situation, even just escaping has already exhausted Bai Jie's strength.

"Clang!"

The steel rubbed together violently, and Finn's swing of his spear suddenly froze, a smile finally appearing on his serious face.

Opposite him, Bai Jie was panting heavily, his gauntlet-clad hands gripping the handle of his spear tightly.

"To actually find a breakthrough in my offensive and use that breakthrough to interrupt my attack... your insight has grown," Finn exclaimed.

Gasping for breath, Bai Jie laughed and said, "Don't let my appearance fool you, I'm quite confident in my eyesight."

"Heh, you little rascal... Alright, that's enough for today. Thanks for your hard work."

As Finn withdrew his spear, Bai Jie immediately plopped down on the ground, shouting, "I'm exhausted! I'm exhausted! Commander, you really don't hold back!"

"Hold back? I've already gone easy on you. At most, I've only used around level 3 strength." Finn said these astonishing words with a calm expression.

That overwhelming attack was only at level 3? What if Finn really unleashed his full power...?

"Haha... As expected of the leader, I'm impressed." Bai Jie shrugged with a wry smile. "Speaking of which, leader, I heard many members say yesterday that something big is going to happen today. What is it?"

"Oh, you don't know yet, do you? Today is the day when the clan's ability values ​​are updated every six months."

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"Alright! Next one in!"

Loki's voice came from the room, and then a member of the Familia went in, while another member of the Familia came out carrying parchment.

"Ah, as expected, the ability stats didn't increase much."

"I've been a bit lax lately, staying on the 20th floor without making much progress."

"How about we team up and go to the 25th floor next time?"

"Okay."

"Going to the middle floor? Then count me in."

The members of the clan then began to talk to each other while holding the parchment.

This is common practice among various clans, especially large ones. Because there are too many members, it's impossible for each member to update their stats every day. Therefore, the clan's chief deity will update the group's stats periodically. After each update, the clan members will gather to discuss how to improve themselves in the future.

However, I heard that it is very difficult to improve ability values. Some members can only increase by 20 or 30 points each time they update. This is not the value of a single attribute, but the total increase of all five attributes.

(I don't know how much I improved, but it should be around forty points.)

With Bai Jie thinking this way, the line kept getting shorter, and finally, everyone in front of Bai Jie finished dealing with their tasks.

"Next one in!"

Upon seeing Bai Jie enter the room, Loki's impatience vanished considerably, replaced by blatant curiosity.