Don't mess with that necromancer; his summoned creatures level up on their own!

At the center is a whole charcoal-grilled Storm Rhinoceros rib, its surface charred and fragrant. When cut open, it reveals tender pink meat, and the aura of wind element condenses into a pale blue mist.

Next to it are stir-fried shiitake mushrooms, thickly sliced ​​blister beet tenderloin, and a bowl of clear shiitake sparrow soup in a white porcelain bowl.

The Spirit Wind Fruit, preserved in Spirit Honey, was arranged on a crystal plate, along with several other dishes that Lu Zhixing couldn't name. The rich aura of wind elements immediately told them they were expensive.

Butler Zhou stood to the side, beads of sweat glistening on his forehead: "Young Master, these are what Madam ordered prepared. And this dish—"

He silently added a zero to the value of maternal love in his heart.

"Come, come, Zhixing, sit here with Dad."

Lu Zaoxie was already seated in the main seat, and Lu Zhixing sat down to his right.

Before I could even settle into my seat, I heard a noise at my feet.

A small zombie emerged from the side, its nose twitching wildly, and a look of madness gradually appeared on its face.

[Little Zombie: Storm Dragon Liver! Fresh! Still steaming!]

The little zombie's gaze was fixed on the plate of sliced ​​dragon liver on the table. Its eyes shone brightly with green light, and saliva dripped from the corner of its mouth, leaving a thin, bluish-gray thread.

Lu Zhixing swiftly grabbed a tissue and intercepted the attack. "Wipe yourself. Mind your image."

[Little Zombie: I want dragon liver! Give it to me! Now! Immediately! Right now!]

Lu Zhixing ignored it, picked up his chopsticks and slowly reached for the dragon liver, pausing for a moment in front of the little zombie.

The little zombie's eyes moved in sync with the trajectory of the chopsticks.

Lu Zhixing brought the liver slice to his lips and blew on it to cool it down. It wasn't hot at all, but he still insisted on blowing on it.

[Little Zombie: You did this on purpose. You're toying with my feelings!]

Lu Zhixing put the liver slice into his mouth, chewed it a couple of times, and showed an expression of enjoyment.

"Mmm, delicious. Tender and melts in your mouth, it feels like the wind element explodes in your mouth—"

[Little Zombie: Aaaaaah! Give me a bite! Just a piece the size of a fingernail will do!]

Lu Zhixing picked up another slice and offered it to the little zombie. The little zombie opened its mouth wide. Lu Zhixing put his chopsticks away.

[Little Zombie: Do you believe I'll tear your house down right now?]

Lu Zhixing's lips twitched, and he finally handed over the liver slices.

The little zombie snatched it in its mouth, its eyes narrowed to slits, its lips curled up, and its cheeks bulged as it chewed.

The little zombie tasted high-purity wind elements.

[Mood: Extremely happy.]

Shen Jing turned to look at Ye Qinglan, who was standing in the corner of the restaurant, and a gentle smile appeared on her face.

"Qinglan, you've worked so hard today."

Ye Qinglan bowed slightly.

"I just checked Zhixing's level, and he's already reached Lv.5. He leveled up twice in one day, he must be exhausted."

Ye Qinglan opened her mouth as if to say something, but Shen Jing didn't give her a chance to interrupt.

Shen Jing put down her wine glass, took out a gold card from her bag, and pushed it towards Ye Qinglan.

"A VIP card for an equipment store under my name. You haven't changed your gear in a while, have you? Go check it out sometime when you have time. It's just a small token of my appreciation."

Ye Qinglan did not reach out. She stood there, her back ramrod straight.

"Madam, I'm comfortable with my current equipment. Protecting the young master is my duty, and it's also the commander's order. It's my responsibility, and I feel unworthy to accept it."

Lu Zaoxie put down his chopsticks and straightened his face. "Just take it! Enough with the nonsense! My wife's words are orders! If the Lu family's soldiers go out with shabby equipment, it's a disgrace to Lu Zaoxie!"

Ye Qinglan's lips moved slightly. She stepped forward, took the gold card with both hands, and solemnly put it into the inside pocket of her combat suit.

"Yes. Thank you, Madam, Commander."

After putting away the gold card, Ye Qinglan did not return it, but stood there and took a deep breath.

"Madam, you've misunderstood something. The reason the young master leveled up so quickly today is mainly because he's quite skilled."

"Without the young master's superb skills, even if I lured a lot of monsters, the efficiency wouldn't be this high."

The restaurant was silent for a few seconds.

Shen Jing blinked, looking at Ye Qinglan and then at Lu Zhixing, as if to confirm that she hadn't misheard.

Lu Zaoxie paused, holding his wine glass, and exchanged a glance with his wife.

How powerful can a necromancer be?

But he knew Ye Qinglan's personality very well: upright, straightforward, and never flattering.

The fact that she could describe it as miraculous meant that she had actually seen something.

Shen Jing's thoughts were much simpler. She instinctively felt that Ye Qinglan was flattering her son.

"Qinglan, I know you're a loyal child and want to make Zhixing proud. But let's just be honest with each other."

Ye Qinglan took a deep breath and said seriously, "Commander, Madam, I am not exaggerating. Young Master is the most talented summoner I have ever seen or heard of among his peers."

Lu Zhixing was putting a piece of beef into his mouth when he heard this, he shrank back and his cheeks flushed slightly.

But is cheating considered talent?

Lu Zaoxie put down his chopsticks, his smile vanished, replaced by the serious expression he wore during city defense military operations meetings.

"Qinglan, please tell me your story."

Ye Qinglan took her phone out of her pocket.

"Words are no proof, Commander, Madam. This is a video I recorded this afternoon in the dark forest. You'll see for yourselves after watching it."

She opened the video and turned the screen towards Lu Zao Xie and his wife.

The video is only a dozen seconds long.

In the center of the image is a large, crooked tree. Under the tree sits a boy, leaning against the trunk with his legs outstretched and holding a phone in his hands. The blue light from the screen illuminates his face.

"I have a big one! I have a big one! Why are you running away?"

The restaurant was deathly silent.

The video continues playing.

In the upper right corner of the screen, a dark shadow flew in from the sky. The boy didn't even look up, frantically tapping his fingers on the phone screen.

Then, the little zombie flew in from off-screen and precisely collided with the Shadow Wolf in mid-air.

The Shadow Wolf was blown to pieces. The boy still didn't look up.

The video ends.

Lu Zhixing's chopsticks stopped in mid-air.

He glanced at his parents' expressions out of the corner of his eye. Lu Zaoxie's eyes were wide open like saucers; Shen Jing covered her mouth with her hand, her eyes reddening.

Lu Zhixing frantically dug his toes into the floor inside his shoes.

The line "Watch me sit on him and kill him" was played in public, right in front of Ye Qinglan. A public execution.

Lu Zaoxie coughed lightly, picked up his wine glass, took a big gulp, and then put it down.

"Was that... multitasking? Playing a game?"

Lu Zhixing did not answer.

He can't exactly say, "The little zombie moved on its own, it has nothing to do with me."

Lu Zaoxie's mind was in turmoil.

As an A-class Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex, he knew all too well what this meant.

Ordinary summoners need to be fully focused to control their summoned creatures.

Meanwhile, his son was playing the game while simultaneously controlling summoned creatures to make precise kills.

This level of micro-management, this efficiency in allocating mental energy, this ability to complete ballistic calculations without visual feedback.

I doubt you could find many people of that age in the entire Dragon Kingdom.

My son is no ordinary man. My son has the bearing of an emperor.

"Not relying on summoned creatures... relying entirely on skill... what terrifying talent must that be..."

She remembered that she had discussed with Lu Zaoxie this morning about having their son pretend to be sick during the big exam.

In retrospect, all those worries were unnecessary.

Having such micro-management skills and then staying at home doing nothing is a true waste of talent.

Shen Jing wiped away her tears with a tissue, took a few deep breaths, and suppressed her surging emotions.

So what if Su Youran, the daughter of the Su family, is an S-level Phoenix?

In tests like the Big Exam, which mainly feature low-level monsters, everyone uses basic skills, and the difference in level and damage is not significant. What truly determines victory or defeat is skill.

Shen Jing composed herself.

"Alright, let's get down to business. The big exams are coming up soon. To get into a top university, we need to reach at least Lv.10 and have a second summon to be on the safe side."

She turned to Ye Qinglan and said solemnly, "Qinglan, for the next two days, you will lead Zhixing to level up with all your might. Make sure he reaches Lv.10 before the big exam."

Ye Qinglan stood at attention, her right fist pressed against her chest: "Yes, Madam!"

Lu Zhixing nodded. "Okay, I understand. I will try my best."

He didn't refuse, not even hesitated. It wasn't because he had great ambitions for the big exam, but because he had figured it out: what difference did it make where he lay down?

Although the bed at home is comfortable, I feel a little uncomfortable under my parents' watchful eyes.

When I got to university, I heard that the dormitories at top universities were comparable to those of a five-star hotel, and nobody cared what time you got up.

Most importantly, his parents in this life were truly wonderful to him.

To give them some face, so they can hold their heads high and say, "My son got Xth place in the big exam," is also a way of fulfilling filial piety.

Seeing her son agree so readily, Shen Jing's smile deepened.

"You should start thinking about your second skill too. We have basic skill books for all sorts of elements."

She counted on her fingers:

[Summon Skeleton Warriors], a basic melee unit, numerous but weak individually.

【Ghost Summoning】Can pass through walls and become invisible, suitable for reconnaissance, but has extremely low defense.

[Vampire Summon] has the highest defense among basic undead creatures and can heal itself by sucking blood.

There are also basic versions of [Summoning Corpses] and [Summoning Lich]—”

"That's enough, Mom, stop reading, it's giving me a headache."

Lu Zhixing suddenly remembered something and asked, "I remember reading a sentence once."

"Oh? What did you say?"

"Time reigns supreme, space is king, cause and effect are inescapable, destiny reigns supreme! Are there any summoner spellbooks with these attributes? Wouldn't it be awesome to summon a time-based creature?"

Lu Zaoxie smiled slightly: "These four attributes are the rarest and cannot produce skill books."

"Huh? How do professionals who have awakened these attributes learn skills? Purely through comprehension?"

Lu Zaoxie said thoughtfully, "I'm not quite sure either, but history records a very powerful space-type professional."

"Oh?"

"That professional was very legendary; we called him 'The Demon Lord of the Heavenly Thief'."

It is said that he has countless appearances and countless names. No one knows his real name, no one knows his level—perhaps level 100, perhaps level 200. All we know is… he is a demon from beyond the heavens!

"An extraterrestrial demon? What does that mean?"

"He is someone who does not belong to this world. He is someone who has traveled from another world. Before he died, he left behind a thousand ordinary inheritances and eight major inheritances."

"Many of the common lineages were found, and one of the eight main lineages was also discovered in the United Kingdom."

"The Eagle Nation? What are its main cultural traditions?"

"have no idea."

"Don't know? That makes sense, how could such a thing possibly get out?"

"No! Although these inheritances have been found, he sealed them in a space using spatial skills, but no one has been able to break through and obtain them yet."

"It is said that the person once said that there was only one condition for obtaining his legacy."

Lu Zaoxie took a deep breath.

"The condition is that you must be like him, a 'Demon from Beyond the Heavens!'"

Are they both demons from beyond the heavens?

Logically speaking... since I am also a demon from beyond the heavens, so... I also have a chance to obtain those things?

Just as Lu Zhixing was in a daze, Lu Zaoxie patted him on the shoulder.

"Hey, Zhixing, we're not some kind of extraterrestrial demon. Just listen to these kinds of things and move on. Let's focus on the present."

Lu Zao cleared his throat and said, "Zhixing, Dad has a suggestion for you. Summoners are fragile and most afraid of being attacked by assassins at close range or focused down from a distance."

Dad suggested the Bloodline-based [Vampire Summoning]. It has the highest defense among basic undead creatures, which can save your life in crucial moments. Remember, as long as you're alive, you can deal damage.

Shen Jing nodded in agreement: "Your dad is right this time. Safety first."

Lu Zhixing stroked his chin. Survival was indeed paramount. The vampire summon should be able to absorb a significant amount of damage for him.

But what he really wanted to know was whether the new summons could also be anthropomorphized like the little zombies.

Will they have their own thoughts and their own personality?

Hopefully, he won't be a grumpy guy like the little zombie.

One is enough.

[The little zombie burped: Burp~ So satisfying! This Storm Dragon liver tastes really good... I feel full of power! Slaughter! I'm going to slaughter! Who did you just call a grumpy old man? That was domineering aura! Not grumpy!]

Lu Zhixing ignored it, looked up at his parents and grinned: "Okay, then let's listen to Dad. Let's choose a vampire as the second summon."

"An extra layer of shell gives me a greater sense of security. Survival is the priority; I want to live a few more years so I can rely on my parents."

Lu Zaoxie laughed and didn't take his son's unambitious declaration to heart.

"Alright, you can make the decision yourself. However, controlling a vampire summon is much more difficult than controlling a zombie, so you need to be prepared."

Lu Zhixing blinked. Difficulty of control? Not at all.

Lu Zaoxie put down his wine glass and flipped his wrist.

A scroll appeared in his hand.

Lu Zaoxie placed the scroll on the table and pushed it in front of Lu Zhixing.

"【Hard difficulty - Undead Castle】Dungeon Scroll".

Lu Zhixing raised his eyebrows.

"I was planning to give it to you in a few days, but you level up so fast and have such a talent for micro-management, you can use it tonight."

"This dungeon has a level restriction of Lv.3 to Lv.5. Qinglan can't enter; the dungeon's level restriction mechanism will exclude those above Lv.5. So, you'll have to rely on yourself."

Lu Zhixing paused for a moment on the scroll.

"But the good news is," Lu Zaoxie's voice softened,

"A team has been found for you."

Lu Zhixing looked up at him: "The team?"

Lu Zaoxie picked up his wine glass, a slight smile playing on his lips. "Let's eat first. After dinner, rest for a while, and I'll introduce you to them tomorrow."

He put down his wine glass and earnestly advised, "Zhixing, Dad knows you have a great talent for micro-management, but don't be arrogant because of it."

The monsters in the difficult-level dungeons are far more formidable than the ordinary mobs in the Dark Forest. Life is only once. I don't want to see any accidents, not even the slightest scratch.

Lu Zhixing nodded earnestly: "Dad, I understand. Better safe than sorry, I know that principle."

He doesn't object to his dad finding him a team.

Although the little zombie is very powerful, he himself has never been into a dungeon and knows nothing about the mechanics, monster distribution, or unexpected situations.

It's always good to be careful when entering a dungeon for the first time.

Lu Zaoxie looked into his son's clear, untroubled eyes and nodded with satisfaction.

Lu Zhixing picked up his chopsticks to continue eating when he suddenly caught a glimpse of something moving at the bottom of the stairs.

He turned his head.

At the corner of the stairs, a girl peeked half her head out, secretly looking into the restaurant.