All of France: Summoners of the Rift, establish the Glory Hunters' Guild

After that incident, Chen Qing became somewhat famous at school.

After all, they had just caused trouble in the morning, and one of them was taken away by the court in the afternoon.

If this didn't have some kind of judicial backing, no one would believe it.

In the Great Xia Dynasty, no power would dare to provoke the Inquisition unless they were tired of living.

As a result, the scions of some prominent families in the school would almost always avoid Chen Qing when they saw him.

After all, no one's hands are completely clean, and they can't withstand scrutiny.

Only Zhao Manyan, that silly guy, doesn't care about family affairs at all and is inseparable from Chen Qing all day long.

The number of bounty missions at the Glory Hunters Agency increased significantly after the Bo City incident, but then returned to normal after a period of time.

However, Chen Qing would receive a lot of spirit essence every time he had a holiday, and the number of points he had was also gradually increasing.

……

In the pursuit of spiritual cultivation, time stands still. Apart from necessary lessons, Chen Qing devoted almost all his other time to cultivation.

Through continuous efforts, Chen Qing's ice-type cultivation successfully reached the third level of the initial stage.

Such a level of cultivation is not considered outstanding in the affiliated high school of Shanghai. After all, there are already several scions of aristocratic families with abundant cultivation resources, such as Mu Nujiao and Zhao Manyan, who have broken through to the middle stage.

Chen Qing wasn't in a hurry, after all, he possessed two magic systems, so it was reasonable for his cultivation speed to be slower.

His summoning skills have now reached the initial stage of perfection, and he is preparing to break through to the next level.

In the underground training room of the Glory Hunter's Den, Chen Qing sat cross-legged on a futon. The ground around him was filled with summoning crystals, filling the small training room with summoning energy fluctuations.

Chen Qing held a spirit-grade soul-cultivating artifact in his hand, and with each breath, a moon-white light flowed around him, as if he were inhaling and exhaling the essence of the moon.

In his spiritual world, the stardust within the moon-white stardust was exceptionally active, like a group of innocent and lively children.

With his spirits high and his mana abundant, Chen Qing launched an attack directly at the mid-level barrier of the summoning system.

The seven stars, like wild horses, charged wildly toward the barrier that restricted them, as if trying to break through the fence and head toward a wider grassland.

Bang bang bang—!!

A series of dull thuds echoed in Chen Qing's mind, each impact like a giant hammer pounding down, causing him unbearable pain in his soul.

But that's how breakthroughs work; otherwise, so many people wouldn't spend their entire lives stuck at the beginner level.

As time ticked by, Chen Qing's mind became somewhat hazy due to the mental pain.

But his will was still holding on, and he only had one thought left: to break through the barrier that was preventing him from reaching the intermediate level.

Bang bang bang—!!

The seven stars seemed to sense his determination, and their impact became even more rapid.

Snap! Snap!

Finally, after a very crisp sound, the barrier that was preventing him from stepping into the intermediate stage cracked open with countless tiny cracks.

With a whoosh, it was as if countless fragments had returned to nothingness, and what reappeared was a nebula with 49 stars constantly twinkling and moving.

Mid-tier Summoner, done!

Chen Qing suddenly opened his eyes, his pupils shining brightly with moon-white light. Behind him, a moon-white star map flashed by in an instant; that was a mid-level summoning spell, Contract Summoning.

Click—

Chen Qing pushed open the door to the training room and returned to the main hall of the Glory Hunter's Hall.

To Chen Qing's surprise, besides Hua Mulan, there was also Xiao Lingling in the hall.

Seeing Chen Qing emerge from the underground passage and sensing the aura of a mid-level mage emanating from him, Hua Mulan smiled slightly and spoke:

"Congratulations, Xiaoqing."

"Luckily." Ever since that kiss, Chen Qing and Hua Mulan's relationship was just one step away from going all the way, but since he was still underage, he didn't cross that final step.

When Xiao Lingling saw Chen Qing, she first gave a soft hum, then reached out and handed him a document.

Chen Qing picked her up from her seat and gave her a quick kiss on her rosy cheek, making a crisp "pop" sound.

Little Lingling's pretty face instantly turned red, her eyes filled with shame and indignation, and she raised her little fist to hit Chen Qing.

"You perverted jerk, you little siscon, you deserve to eat purple eggs!" Mulan watched this scene with a smile, her gaze as if she were watching her younger siblings playfully fighting.

After a while of fooling around, Chen Qing picked up the document and started reading.

"There's a bounty that I need you to do with me," Xiao Lingling said, her pretty face instantly turning serious.

"Where is Mo Fan?" Chen Qing asked.

"It's almost Chinese New Year, and that kid has gone home."

Chen Qing nodded, his gaze sweeping over the contents of the document, and asked, "This bounty mission isn't too difficult. When are we going?"

"Let's do it today," Xiao Lingling suggested.

"Okay, that kid didn't take advantage of you, did he?" Chen Qing suddenly asked a seemingly unrelated question.

Xiao Lingling glanced at him sideways, her face full of disdain: "You think everyone's like you, a perverted lolicon!"

Chen Qing: ...

After packing up, Chen Qing looked at Hua Mulan and said gently, "Mulan, let's go."

Mulan gazed into his eyes, and upon seeing that tenderness, her eyes crinkled into a smile. "Go, and come back soon."

……

Chen Qing took Xiao Lingling into a taxi and drove straight into the outskirts of Shanghai.

The social interactions in Shanghai are not within the scope of the Anjie (a fictional world), and it is also a place where demons and monsters often operate.

Today's bounty is to help a large metal factory get rid of a golden leopard demon. The bounty is a full 50, which is considered a high amount among similar tasks.

The taxi stopped outside a large industrial park, and the gleaming signboard at the entrance indicated that the company was not small.

However, due to the large area occupied, the owner could not afford the expensive rent in the city, so he built the factory in the suburbs outside the city limits.

As soon as the taxi stopped, a portly man hurriedly walked over.

The fat boss was wearing an expensive suit and had a golden shield necklace around his neck. The magical energy emanating from it indicated that it was a defensive magical artifact.

He was slightly stunned when he saw the two of them get out of the car, because Chen Qing and Xiao Lingling were really too young.

One looks like a high school student, while the other may not have even graduated from elementary school.

But he didn't dare to be negligent, after all, he had spent money to send a mage to his door through the Qingtian Hunting Agency, and he couldn't just withdraw the bounty because the mage was young.

"You two must be the mages from the Azure Sky Hunters. We've been waiting for you for so long!"

The boss looked exhausted; the dark circles under his eyes showed he hadn't had a good night's sleep for days.

"Yes, what exactly happened with that golden leopard demon?" Xiao Lingling asked, then picked up her laptop and started working on it.

Soon after, the surveillance footage of the metal factory appeared on the computer screen, leaving the boss completely dumbfounded.