Baiyu never expected that the Third Prince was actually someone who played in a band.
When she pulled her original team off the starship and set up a stage at the Linjiang Shelter, Baiyu finally realized what she meant by a concert.
The scene was exceptionally lively.
The Third Prince’s popularity was unbelievably high.
And his singing skills were really impressive.
At least this method of singing infused with Blood Qi was a completely new experience for Baiyu.
"This Third Prince seems to be quite the oddball. Touring charity concerts, such a brilliant idea," Baiyu murmured to herself as she began to carefully read the manual the Third Prince gave her about activating the shelter.
It contained a lot of knowledge.
All acquired from Eternal Sleep City.
Because Eternal Sleep City never married outsiders, royal family members simply couldn’t activate the shelter. Of course, they always believed it was the "bloodline" that allowed the people from Eternal Sleep City to activate the shelter.
"It shouldn’t be a bloodline issue, if I have time, I must check out that place called Eternal Sleep City."
Baiyu guessed that activating the shelter might be related to those mystical things like soul and Divine Sense.
It wasn’t something that could be simply resolved through marriage alliances.
Baiyu read through the shelter knowledge recorded above several times before she completely digested it.
The shelter had special places like a weapons manufacturing room and a spiritual planting room, but they all required resources and energy obtained from the Spirit Realm tides to be manufactured and nurtured.
And the so-called Spirit Realm tides.
Were the thrice-yearly Spiritual Qi surges that swept across the world, during which the shelter could absorb the rapidly increasing Spiritual Qi in the air, open passages, and enter some mysterious places in the Spirit Realm.
The full extent of the Spirit Realm was unclear.
Even the number of species, forces, and creatures were unknown.
Because ordinary Martial Artists could not explore far in the Spirit Realm, the dangers were too many, and survival rate too low, all these were problems.
The Bounty Hunter Association has had a longstanding S Level task to explore the Spirit Realm.
Anyone who could bring back information on new species or new terrains from the Spirit Realm would receive a handsome reward.
The pace of the East Prosperity Imperial’s exploration of the Spirit Realm was extremely slow.
After understanding these, Baiyu called Yao Ji over to ask about the whole situation of the shelter, only then did he realize the severity of the problem.
The various other facilities in the shelter were not activated, the weapons research and manufacturing room, spiritual plant cultivation room, etc., all were in a closed state. Baiyu’s activation merely released Yao Ji’s ability to absorb Spiritual Qi during the thrice-yearly Spiritual Qi tides.
Baiyu now had the qualification to participate in the thrice-yearly "treasure hunt."
"Keep everything as it is, and you still need to cooperate with the government and other parties to manage the shelter, other things can wait until I enter the Spirit Realm again."
On the return journey, Baiyu carefully instructed Yao Ji on matters.
Yao Ji nodded, her eyes filled with reluctance: "Remember, you must not miss the thrice-yearly Spiritual Qi tides."
The return teleportation wasn’t through the plaza.
But directly through the teleportation channel within the government.
The Four Divine Beasts Plaza was the entrance only for first-time arrivals to the shelter.
A slight dizziness came.
Baiyu and Qin Shou resurfaced, walking out of the Anomaly Bureau’s underground, the long-lost sunlight shone on them, giving the two a feeling of having experienced another world.
"Brother Bai, today the high school exam results should be out, right?"
Qin Shou glanced at the phone’s date, it was indeed the time for exam results, both preparing to return home to check their scores on the computer.
But halfway, they were stopped by Qiong Jiu in a car.
Qiong Jiu gave Qin Shou a sidelong glance, and he felt a chill in his heart, not knowing how he had offended this ice-cold beauty.
"There’s good news and bad news, which do you want to hear first, Baiyu?"
Qiong Jiu played with her hair, her gaze shifting before finally landing on her student.
"Of course, let’s hear the good news first."
Baiyu familiar as ever, sat in the front passenger seat.
"The good news is, your exam result is the first in the entire county, a precedent-breaking achievement, the best score in Linjiang City’s history. Linjiang will give you a one million bonus unilaterally, while Linjiang First Middle School also decided to give you one million, adding up to two million." Qiong Jiu’s lively eyes settled on Baiyu, with a slight but perceptible smile.
"Homeroom teacher, the way you’re looking at me makes me nervous, isn’t it just a meal, I’ll treat, I’ll treat." Baiyu understood instantly.
"Then let’s continue to the second thing, Allen is still alive, this matter has already been confirmed. You killed him once directly, he’s sure to seek revenge. Moreover, Kaz has escaped."
"The Grand High Priest of the Abyssal Ascetic Association’s Blood Lord faction, killing Tier Eight and Tier Nine Martial Artists as if slaughtering chickens," Qiong Jiu said calmly.
Baiyu couldn’t sit still.
Unbeknownst to him, he had already built an unbreakable tie with the Abyssal Ascetic Association, the kind where it’s kill or be killed and only one of them could survive.
Now that this Kaz had escaped, how could he be at ease?
Seeing Baiyu’s fly-eating expression, Qiong Jiu’s beautiful face showed even more apparent amusement:
"Don’t be afraid yet, that Kaz only escaped with a consciousness, his body is still in Hades Prison. That’s an impassable fortress, they can’t stir up any trouble, but to ensure your safety, you now have two options.
One, come home with me.
Two, find an Elite Level Martial Artist to protect you, and they have to be among the Peak Elites.
Kaz will be captured in at most a month, you just need to hang in there for a month."
Baiyu fully understood what it felt like to have no home to go back to.
Qiong Jiu’s intention was nothing short of asking him to come home with her.
"Can’t I board Erza?" Baiyu asked.
Qiong Jiu shook her head: "Recently, Qiong Yue’s condition isn’t good; you’re not suitable to board, many staff members have already been sent down."
Senior Qiong Yue’s mental state had always been on the edge of danger, now it seems she really couldn’t hold it anymore, at any moment she might collapse.
"Qin Shou, your Linjiang Second Middle School has also arranged teachers to protect you, they’re waiting at your uncle’s Iron Stone Martial Arts Dojo, I’ll send you there first."
Qiong Jiu first sent Qin Shou to the Iron Stone Martial Arts Dojo.
Then she drove through the main road, took a big loop, and arrived at a lakeside villa in South District.
"Rich, huh, being a homeroom teacher all these years hasn’t been without its perks, has it?"
Seeing the tasteful and spacious lake-view villa, Baiyu estimated it wouldn’t come cheap at six or seven million.
"Pfft, your homeroom teacher is a Tier Four Martial Artist, just one step away from Grandmaster Level, can’t even afford a few million house, then why even bother," Qiong Jiu scoffed at Baiyu, opening the door.
He discovered that this ice-cold homeroom teacher actually had a haughty side...