My stats are higher than yours!

"Yes, a guy with a spatial ability built a spatial array over there that leads directly to the Tower of Trials. You can just go there, but it will cost a bit more money. I went there yesterday."

"..."

Bai Shuodong remained silent.

The extra money Xia Yanxin mentioned was definitely not just a little bit; it was probably a lot of money, even for a psionicist, requiring a considerable amount of psionic points, which Xia Yanxin likely couldn't afford.

He was silent for a moment, then smiled and said, "Then, can you lend me some money?"

"what?"

...

School gate

Bai Shuodong walked out with a leave slip in his hand. He looked at the black card in his hand, his heart racing.

This is Xia Yanxin's black card.

The black card, exclusive to the Psionic Merchant Guild, doesn't contain money, but rather priceless Psionic Points. Although she didn't specify how much money it contained, judging from her smiling face, it likely held a large amount of Psionic Points.

"Ten thousand psionic points."

Bai Shuodong whispered, feeling a stabbing pain in his heart.

This is the price for using the teleportation array. The ticket for one teleportation costs 10,000 spirit points, which translates to one million. If he relied on part-time work to earn that much money, Bai Shuodong couldn't even imagine how many jobs he would have to do.

Being a psionicist is truly an expensive profession!

Why become a psychic if you don't have money?

However, once you become a psionicist, the warrior class can enter the spirit world independently. If you work steadily, you can earn a thousand psionic points every month. Those with good talent and strong strength can earn even more.

Before and after completing the Spirit Realm Trial, it was two completely different worlds.

'The pressure is immense!'

Bai Shuodong hailed a taxi, gave the exact location of the Little Spirit Realm, held Xia Yanxin's black card in his hand, and had a black cat on his head.

The little black cat was carefree and seemed not to care about the spiritual points at all. It wasn't money it owed anyway. It could get food just by meowing and acting cute. It didn't need to think about anything else.

"Oh, a psionicist?"

The driver glanced at Bai Shuodong's black card and subconsciously asked with a smile.

"Not yet, I'd like to try my luck over there," Bai Shuodong replied.

"Haha, it makes no difference to me anyway. You psionicists are really rich. Everything you have is ridiculously expensive. I've thought about finding a chance for my child, but... there's nothing I can do," the driver sighed.

"Your child is currently...?"

"He's in junior high now, just starting his first year. I've been thinking about training him to be a psionicist, but those medicines that improve basic attributes are quite expensive, costing several thousand yuan for just one. And the interest classes for combat skills are ridiculously expensive; a ticket to audit one costs 38,000 yuan."

The driver instinctively took out a cigarette from his pocket, but stopped halfway through, then put it back in with a sigh.

'You're living too easily, how pretentious.'

Bai Shuodong lowered his head and muttered to himself.

His starting point was much lower than this older brother's child, but now he's still in the Psychic Academy, isn't he? The medicine this older brother is taking is probably the better kind, easy to take, which is why it's so expensive.

The same goes for extracurricular classes; classes where an auditing ticket costs 38,000 yuan are likely to be very popular.

'He just wanted to give too much, exceeding his capabilities. If he planned within his limits, getting into a psionic academy would still be possible.'

Bai Shuodong came to this conclusion in his mind, and couldn't help but feel a little sour.

After all, he had no one to rely on and could only earn money to support himself. The money to go to the Psionic Academy was earned by showing off. In order to pass the skills assessment, he went to work as an apprentice in a slaughterhouse for two months. Although it was not his major, it was enough for him to learn his special skill.

Ugh...

People who are willing to take extracurricular classes are actually much happier than him.

Bai Shuodong looked at the black card in his hand. He hadn't become a psionicist yet, but he had already become a "millionaire in debt." He hoped to get a good reward in the Tower of Trials.

Even without significant gains, it's best to solidify your foundation.

The car is still moving.

The driver was still chatting, talking about his hardships. The more he talked, the more distressed and annoyed he seemed to be, as if he had witnessed the vicissitudes of life.

"arrive."

The car stopped.

Bai Shuodong stepped out of the car, but ultimately turned back and looked deeply at the driver, saying, "Your circumstances are already very good. I'm an orphan with no inheritance. But I still got into the Psionic Academy. Do you know what all those hardships you told me about look like to me?"

"It's like being pretentious."

Chapter Thirty-Four: Adaptive Evolution

Yanxiaoshan

The mountains rise one after another, and the clouds and mist stretch for thousands of miles.

This is the location of the small spirit realm that Xia Yanxin mentioned before. It is said that the clouds and mist in the mountains are not actually clouds and mist, but rather a form of cloud and mist formed by the convergence of high concentrations of spiritual energy factors.

Moreover, the outer side of Yanxiao Mountain is covered with an invisible and formless spiritual energy array. Although it looks high-end, it was actually hastily made and was specifically designed to isolate the small spiritual realm from reality, serving the same purpose as the boundary barrier of the past.

The concentration of psionic energy in the mortal realm is low, while the concentration of psionic energy in the minor spirit realm is high. Once the barrier between the realms is torn apart, the psionic energy from the minor spirit realm will naturally flow into the mortal realm.

This situation has little impact on psionicists in the real world, but it is a disaster for ordinary people, a devastating blow.

Ordinary people's bodies cannot adapt to such a high concentration of psionic energy, and they may experience psionic allergic reactions, or even severe psionic poisoning, so death is not impossible.

Therefore, it is necessary to use an array to isolate them.

Bai Shuodong walked along the mountain road.

As we moved forward, we could vaguely feel the discomfort caused by the difference in psionic energy concentration.

This discomfort is caused by the overflowing spiritual energy factors within the formation. The concentration of spiritual energy factors inside the formation is many times higher than it is now, and it is hard to imagine what would happen if one entered it.

We really have to use a spatial array!

It can't be sealed off without a spatial array!

"Meow~"

The little black cat jumped down from his head and stood not far away watching him, its tail swaying naturally.

"You don't want to go in?"

"Meow meow meow!"

"Then stay here. Don't move around. I'll be back in a while."

"Meow~"

"Can you make me wait a moment?"

"Meow meow~"

"OK then."

Bai Shuodong sat on a roadside rock, watching the black cat dart into the dense forest and disappear in a short time. He was a little curious about what the little guy was up to.

Soon, the black cat returned, carrying a leaf with mysterious golden innate patterns engraved on it in its mouth, which looked quite extraordinary.

Bai Shuodong took the leaf.

[Note: Information cannot be retrieved due to access restrictions]

Exceeded the limit?

Bai Shuodong was immediately startled, realizing in an instant that this leaf was a valuable treasure.

He hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Is this a gift for me, or is it for me to use temporarily?"

Meow~?

The black cat tilted its head slightly, looking puzzled, as if it couldn't understand what he was saying or what the leaves had to do with it.

"I understand."

Bai Shuodong continued up the mountain with the leaves.

A dozen minutes later

A wisp of white light quietly emanated from Bai Shuodong's hand, which was tucked in his pocket. It was a light unique to his decomposition ability, capable of leaving a decomposition mark on selected items.

[Note: The mark has been applied. You can check the temporary skill effect at any time.]

[Imprint Limit: 2/3]

"Check!"

Adaptive evolution (passive)

Skill Rank: None

Skill quality: None

Skill Level: None

Origin of the skill: Unknown