Thanks to I Am a Big Period's ten thousand reward.
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In the beautiful Snow Mountain Region, beneath the towering snow mountains, amidst the undulating deep green sea of grassland, two figures, one large and one small, were dashing forward at high speed.
They had been running at this pace for a long time. Jiang Xiao was constantly and cautiously watching Er Wei's back, looking as if he had something to say but was holding back.
As for Er Wei...
Her expression was quite captivating, a mix of confusion, contemplation, doubt, and surprise. Her expressions changed constantly as she pondered, and Jiang Xiao could be considered successful for managing to turn a stone-faced person into such a state.
In the end, Jiang Xiao broke the oppressive atmosphere.
He looked at the large figure ahead and shouted loudly, "Thank you for keeping our promise and keeping the secret of my multi-skill-per-star slot."
Er Wei didn't turn her head, but her low, hoarse voice could be heard, "Your Star Chart is unique, with extremely few star slots. Having multiple skills per star is a good thing for you; consider it compensation."
Jiang Xiao said, "Every single one is multi-skill-per-star, which is indeed shocking. I don't want to attract too much attention, so thank you for your understanding."
Hearing this, Er Wei gradually slowed down and said, "You think your real problem is having multi-skill-per-star slots?"
Jiang Xiao scratched his head helplessly and said, "Let's try to put it lightly."
Er Wei suddenly stopped. Jiang Xiao ran a couple of steps past her and then quickly stopped as well.
Jiang Xiao turned around and saw Er Wei's serious expression, "Your abilities are shocking and might even cause a worldwide sensation."
Jiang Xiao spread out his hands and said, "Heaven gave me a difficult problem; what can I do? It gave me such a special Star Chart, and then you happened to meet me.
Even if you happened to meet me, you're so persistent about me. Tell me the truth, can you give up on me?"
Er Wei glanced at Jiang Xiao coldly, without any response.
Jiang Xiao's expression was quite carefree, as if he was giving up all hope. "You know better than anyone that you can't give up on me. I can see the extent of your desire for me. If this continues, something will happen sooner or later. I can't hide it from you, so I might as well be honest with you. You're like a ticking time bomb; once you explode, it's easy to get hurt."
Er Wei just looked at Jiang Xiao expressionlessly, without saying a word.
Jiang Xiao continued, "For those I meet once or opponents I fight occasionally, I can still hide some things, but you're different. I'm going to be stuck with you all the time in the future.
I... let me be clear. During the National Competition, my Blessing was still Bronze quality. The world also knows that my Blessing was upgraded in quality. Opponents wouldn't have too strong of a reaction after being Blessed.
But just a few days after the College Entrance Exam, my Blessing upgraded to Gold quality. Anyone who gets hit by it will be dumbfounded.
The effects of Bronze and Gold quality are worlds apart. You saw what kind of bear that Bai Shan Xue Yu (White Mountain Snow Feather) turned into after I healed it. This time, it might be a matter of life and death, and you don't have time to care about those things, but what about next time? The time after that? You'll suspect something sooner or later."
Er Wei took a deep breath, seemingly troubled, and slowly closed her eyes.
Jiang Xiao continued, "In the snowy plains, you saw that every star slot of mine had the problem of multi-skill-per-star because I had to fight desperately; I had to survive, so I couldn't hide my strength. Now, you've forcibly dragged me to this kind of place, and I have to do my best even more.
I'm a support player. Sooner or later, I'll have to use Blessing. Sooner or later, I'll have to use Bell, give you a Yearning Aura, and connect you to the Light of Reversal. You'll eventually discover that all my star techniques are different from what you imagine."
Jiang Xiao suddenly revealed his Star Chart, and Er Wei opened her eyes at that instant.
The Big Dipper Star Chart,
Was a brilliant display of Gold and Platinum!
Five star slots, four Gold, and one Platinum!
Eleven star techniques, eight Gold quality, and three Platinum quality!
Even though Er Wei was a terrifying powerhouse at the Star Sea stage, her heart was filled with shock at this moment.
What kind of immortal apprentice is this?
Jiang Xiao continued, "Based on our relationship, I think you can accommodate me."
It wasn't just that they had a life-or-death friendship and had gone through thick and thin together; it wasn't just the relationship between a teacher and a comrade-in-arms; more importantly, Jiang Xiao believed in Er Wei's character.
Jiang Xiao believed that Er Wei would give absolute loyalty to true comrades, which was exactly what she had been craving from Jiang Xiao all along.
Jiang Xiao: "I didn't have a choice before; now I want to tell you everything."
Er Wei: "You didn't dare to say it before; now you know you can't hide it."
Jiang Xiao: "......"
Friend,
That hurts!
If you say that again, I'm going to heal you!
Don't I have any face?
"Cough, cough." Jiang Xiao coughed lightly. With things having developed to this point, Er Wei was indeed his most ideal backer. Being in the Light Chasing Squad and hidden under Er Wei's wings, Jiang Xiao believed that there wouldn't be any accidents.
Jiang Xiao weakly said, "Teacher..."
Er Wei's expression stiffened, and she suddenly felt the veins on her forehead throbbing. This was the first time she had heard her apprentice respectfully call her "Teacher," and it was at a time like this.
"Hehe." Jiang Xiao chuckled and said, "Put yourself in my shoes. You wouldn't have confessed everything when we first met in the snowy plains either. I've confessed to you as early as possible."
Er Wei waved her hand, "Mm."
Jiang Xiao was overjoyed and said, "Then can you continue to abide by our agreement and not tell anyone? In return, I'll join Team Wei Yu (Tail Feather) and do a good job of providing logistical support for you."
Er Wei pondered for a long time and slowly started walking, "Since you have your own concerns, I'll respect your choice and won't mention it to anyone."
"Alright." Jiang Xiao felt relieved. Finally, he didn't have to be so cautious anymore. In this extremely dangerous other-dimensional space, Jiang Xiao would eventually run into trouble if he continued to hide and endure.
At the same time, Jiang Xiao once again revealed his little plan, "After my Light of Reversal upgrades, it can artificially create high-level star beasts."
Er Wei stopped again and turned to look at Jiang Xiao.
Jiang Xiao scratched his head and said, "Didn't I just say that I need a lot of training and a lot of similar star beads to upgrade the quality of my star techniques?"
Er Wei gave a faint "Mm" in a calm tone, hiding the slightly shocked state of her heart.
Jiang Xiao: "My Light of Reversal has been upgraded in quality. There are more lines, and the flow rate is also faster. It can achieve the effect of transferring a large amount of star power in a short period of time, allowing star beasts to forcibly advance in rank."
Er Wei: ???
Jiang Xiao: "The experiment has been successful. Xia Yan and I used this method in the snowy plains to create a lot of high-level creatures, and then we slaughtered them. The star beads we obtained were the star beads of advanced star beasts. Copper White Ghost star beads turned into Silver White Ghost star beads."
Er Wei took a deep breath and calmed her emotions, "So."
"So..." Jiang Xiao thought for a while and continued, "So I was thinking, could you use the identity of the Light Chasing Squad to take me to the armory to check and guide the Night Watchers' work and, by the way, infuse some high-level Savage Witch star beads..."
Jiang Xiao weakly said, "Xia Yan is at the peak of the Nebula stage, and her total star power is only enough to upgrade those Copper creatures. The Savage Witches are at the Silver stage, so it's difficult to infuse and upgrade them. Han Jiangxue's total star power is enough, but she's already at the Star River stage and can't enter the armory. After thinking about it, only you can swagger in with me..."
Yearning and Dawn are just the beginning!
Jiang Xiao was coming for Er Wei as a person!
She's a Star Sea-stage Light Chaser! What other-dimensional space couldn't he go to with her? What kind of high-quality star beads couldn't he infuse!?
Er Wei's heart stirred, "How many people know about the special attributes of your Star Chart?"
Jiang Xiao quickly replied, "Only Xia Yan and Han Jiangxue. Before that, I always used the high-quality star beads left by my parents as an excuse to cover up the fact that some of my star techniques were upgraded in quality.
I also have to thank Hai Tianqing. At that time, my Azure Glow had just been upgraded to Gold quality, and I didn't know how to explain it. When Hai Tianqing contacted me privately, he imagined that my parents had brought back high-quality star beads from the upper dimensions of the snowy plains."
Er Wei frowned slightly, and then sighed softly.
Er Wei didn't think that Hai Tianqing's imagination was too wild. The reason why Hai Tianqing went to the upper dimensions first was because someone next to him had really done this to pursue something.
The disintegration of Team Wei Yu (Tail Feather) was also caused by that person's departure.
A sentence evoked a trace of Er Wei's memory. Jiang Xiao looked at her lost expression and didn't disturb her.
Jiang Xiao was also carefully pondering his words with suspicion. Which sentence made Er Wei fall into deep thought?
Was it Hai Tianqing's imagination?
Could there be a reason for all of this?
Er Wei gradually came back to her senses and asked, "Can my Perception be upgraded to Gold quality? I can go to Da Meng Province to catch Ghost Tigers in the Star Lower Space."
"Uh..." Jiang Xiao scratched his head embarrassedly and said, "This trick only works for me. Xia Yan said that the star beasts that we forcibly infuse and upgrade have their own strength increased, but the star techniques contained in their star beads don't increase in quality."
Er Wei looked down at Jiang Xiao with a hint of disappointment, and Jiang Xiao's heart was also a little uneasy.
The two figures, one large and one small, stared at each other silently. After a long time, Jiang Xiao said softly, "This is the highest level of trust I can give you. We'll inevitably have other teammates here in the future, such as that cold weapon master named Wendy.
In such a dangerous other-dimensional space, I'll inevitably have times when I'll do my best. If there are times when I slip up, please help me cover it up."
Er Wei was silent for a long time, and then slowly opened her mouth, "Which Tail designation do you like?"
Jiang Xiao's heart was greatly relieved. Her question was equivalent to adding Jiang Xiao to the Light Chasing Squad * Tail Feather Team.
Jiang Xiao patted his chest with a confident look, "First Tail! The Big Brother position! It suits me! I'm very strong!"
Er Wei: "......"