The portable grandfathers that appear are all problematic.

Soon, the group arrived at her room and saw the little flower fairy in the flowerpot.

Xue Law: "..."

He forgot, or rather, never imagined, that even in human form, the child still preferred to be rooted in the earth.

Judging from the water available, she would probably water herself before planting it.

After she was dug out, the child seemed to have just woken up. She retracted the roots from her hands and feet, transforming back into her original petal-like body. Rolling around in Xue Dinglu's hands, getting her hands splattered with mud, she finally said, "Good morning, Daddy..."

Xue Law: "..."

His hands were covered in dirt, and now the unfortunate child was also covered in mud. Xue Daolu even had the idea of ​​throwing her into the washing machine.

I looked at the hole, and then at the child who seemed to only sleep soundly in the hole in the flowerpot.

Well, he'll be another problem child from now on.

Xue Dinglu felt that his home would probably become even more chaotic in the future.

……

I spent the whole morning bathing the little flower fairy.

Today is also the day Fafnir takes her adult exam.

It's the weekend today. Normally, Xue Lude in this world would either be out having fun in other worlds, or he would be lazing in bed or continuing to train his Imperial Swordsmanship.

However, due to the rescheduling of classes, he has to go to school today as well. Not only today, but he also has to attend classes next weekend to make up for the missed lessons during the seven-day holiday. In addition, for the past few weeks, they have had eight classes a day from Monday to Friday, with no classes left over.

Xue Dinglu had checked the calendar beforehand and realized that he had actually rescheduled his classes for a few days before the long holiday, but he had skipped them all.

With the current class rescheduling, Xue calculated that, wow, it's like only three days of the seven-day holiday were actually taken, and the total class time hasn't decreased at all.

For those students who were diligently attending class, Xue's Law can only offer his condolences.

"Teacher, I'm ready." Fafnir picked up the small crossbody bag that Xue Dinglu used to carry in high school, which contained her admission ticket, stationery, and a writing pad.

The professional level of the part-time exam is definitely much lower than that of the national college entrance examination, but Fafnir still took the attitude and preparation of the college entrance examination to meet this first challenge since she came into this world.

Xue Dinglu nodded. He had originally wanted to remind Fafnir whether she had brought these tools, but seeing that she had brought all the stationery so professionally, including the special pencil for the answer sheet, he nodded.

"When the time comes, answer the questions according to the teacher's requirements. Also, the part-time exam is not like the regular college entrance exam. There will definitely be many people who like to peek or cheat. You must not let them affect you." Xue Dinglu began to remind them.

Fafnir nodded.

"By the way, I'll take you to school today, but you'll have to go by yourself afterwards. Don't go to the wrong exam room."

"Yes, yes, teacher..."

The two rode shared bicycles to school, and Xue Dinglu escorted Fafnir to the part-time exam room.

Generally speaking, social examinations are still nationally unified examinations, but many schools will set up their own dedicated examination rooms.

That's the case with USTC.

There were many candidates at the West Campus this time, but most of them looked quite old, at least 25 years old or older, and there were also many elderly men reciting ancient poems here.

Among this group of people, Fafnir, a petite girl standing at 1.4 meters tall, stood out from the crowd.

The reason she was "standing" here is because she was so short, and her foreign appearance and chubby, youthful face made her look like a middle school student.

The others immediately wondered why this kid wasn't taking the formal college entrance exam process, but instead opting for a part-time exam.

The part-time college entrance examination is often designed for those who dropped out of junior high or high school, vocational school, or those who have been working in society for many years and still want to improve their education.

Furthermore, part-time degrees have very low value; most reputable companies don't recognize them. Part-time postgraduate degrees might be acceptable, but for companies, part-time undergraduate degrees are practically no different from associate degrees.

Why doesn't this child take the college entrance exam given his age and circumstances?

Feeling the strange looks from those around him, Xue Dinglu shrugged and reassured Fafnir not to be nervous.

The main reason is that Fafnir doesn't want to wait until next spring's college entrance exam, and she feels that she is not good enough to get into USTC through the college entrance exam, so she might as well sneak into USTC by taking the part-time exam.

That way I can go to school with my teacher every day!

She also secretly collected Xue Daolu's physical parameters and planned to buy him a human-carrying electric bicycle as a gift, so that he could go to school with the teacher every day and sit at the back desk to openly hug the teacher.

"Keep it up, I believe in you," Xue Dinglu said.

He had also witnessed Fafnir's hard work these past few days. Even in the most difficult subject, math, she managed to get a passing score of 90, thanks to her photographic memory and the fact that she chose subjects like politics, history, and biology, all of which required memorization.

Even in biology, the most difficult experiments were Mendel's pea experiments and other experimental questions, which were not very challenging for her.

Meanwhile, there are two other children in the family who are also studying biology, so they won't fall behind in this area.

I've reviewed Xue's Law from the mock exams a few days ago. Fafnir is currently scoring around 540 on the National College Entrance Examination (NCEE) Paper III. At that level, she has a very good chance of getting into USTC through the part-time college entrance examination.

Furthermore, Xue Dinglu was relieved to learn that the questions for part-time students might actually be easier than those for the National College Entrance Examination (NCEE) Paper III.

"Okay!" Fafnir waved to Xue Dinglu and, led by the proctor, prepared to enter the examination room.

Xue Dinglu actually checked and found that he was in the East Campus, while Valrhona was in the West Campus.

At HKUST, the East Campus mainly focuses on science and engineering subjects, while the West Campus includes humanities, arts, and physical education subjects. The two campuses are about five or six kilometers apart.

Xue Daolu shrugged, but ultimately it depends on what subject the child chooses.

Xue's rule of thumb was to recommend that she choose biology, at least to learn something about it, which might be helpful to her.

After sending Fafnir to the examination hall, Xue Dinglu also arrived at the East Campus. He submitted another leave request, preparing to take another 5 days off to visit the Ninth Apostle's home planet.

Meanwhile, he had also made preparations on his own side. At the very least, he had prepared the Dimensional Blade, the Blood of Curse, the Golden Grail, and the Devouring Tree within his body. These were Xue's trump cards.

Especially the Insect-Eating Tree. Ever since the youngest daughter left, this tree seems to have lost its spirit. Now, Xue Luding can use the power of the Insect-Eating Tree at will.

In a deserted restroom, Xue Dinglu drew his dimensional sword, slicing a portal horizontally and vertically, and walked straight into it.

……

For the first time, Xue felt like he was being blocked by the world.

This feeling was strange, as if I had encountered highway construction halfway through the teleportation process and was stuck in traffic.

The reason is that the world forbids him from entering.

Xue Law: "..."

This was the first time he had encountered such a situation. He stood before this world for half a day, but still couldn't find a way to get in.

Damn it, what kind of spell is this? It can actually prevent others from traveling through time. It seems that there are no time travelers in this world, and no one can even come here by teleportation.

However, if we try to fly there by force, we can't guarantee how many light-years away it is. Even if we flew there forever, we wouldn't be able to reach it.

However, this also aroused Xue Lude's curiosity. He wished he could learn this kind of spell. Then he could cast a super-large spell to prohibit entry to Earth. Combined with Earth's absolute magic ban, he would be able to ensure that no strange things could come to Earth without permission.

As for why Earth doesn't have this forbidden technique, Mom isn't omniscient or omnipotent. If she were truly omniscient and omnipotent, even Xue's Law would be rendered useless. Furthermore, this technique, which is prevalent throughout the world, is extremely complex. Even if Xue's Law were to copy it back, it would take him a long time to study it.

After wandering around the edge of the world for a long time, Xue Law suddenly felt a strong attraction.

This attracted Xue Lude, who was very familiar with it, just like when he once went to Fafnir's homeland, that sacred magical continent. It seemed as if he was being called there.

However, this summoning was also limited in scope, and Xue Dinglu felt extremely suppressed. It seemed that his main body was not allowed to enter the world, but he could enter by downgrading himself.

Similar to Xue's Law, now that Wang Chao is overweight (over 100 tons), he must unload all his cargo before he can get on the highway.

Thus, the insect-eating tree had to make do. Sure enough, after sealing the insect-eating tree, the rejection was greatly reduced, and Xue's Law successfully entered the world.

……

"Success!" The unexpected voice rang in Xue Dinglu's ears.

Xue Luding opened his eyes and found that the energy in his body was also suppressed. Originally at level 4, he was suppressed to near level 4, but this did not have much impact on Xue Luding.

After all, his own strength is not worth mentioning. He is just a guy who plays with Noble Phantasms and rituals. The difference between near-4th rank and 4th rank has little impact on his strength at the moment.

After all, the difference between a near-4th tier and a 4th tier is only the maximum amount of mana. When you don't have the ability to convert the maximum mana into combat power, this extra mana won't have much of an impact on your combat power.

He immediately looked around and found that he was in a sewer. The person next to him looked like a little beggar. He was young, short, dirty, and smelled of something rancid.

And this time, even before the language module left by the great sage could analyze the local language, Xue Law felt a surge of knowledge enter his body and be instantly analyzed by himself.

This knowledge is precisely the local language.

"Great! I did it! I successfully summoned the Heroic Spirit!" The little beggar laughed, grinning to reveal a mouthful of badly worn teeth.

Xue Lude didn't know if it was a translation issue or something else, but he always felt that the heroic spirits the child was talking about were different from the heroic spirits he understood.

As for this world...

Xue Dinglu peered through the crack into the world outside the sewer. The dim yellow gas lamp cast flickering shadows on the damp brick wall. The murky sewage was mixed with oil and industrial waste.

In the distance, steam hissed and seeped from cracks in rusty pipes, mingling with the cold, damp air from the ground to form a white mist.

Rats scurried about in the shadows, making rustling noises at my feet, occasionally startled by the distant roar of machinery and scattered in all directions; fog seemed to have enveloped the entire city.

The sound of chains scraping came from afar, like some huge machine in operation; with each impact, my heart pounded violently in my chest.

It looks like a city from the era of the First Industrial Revolution?

Xue Luding asked, looking at the little beggar who had summoned him. At this moment, the little beggar was extremely excited, as if he had gone mad. The ground was covered with strange runes drawn in blood. Xue Luding took the opportunity to record these runes.

After a while, the little beggar finally recovered. He looked at Xue Dinglu, revealing a row of broken yellow teeth, and said, "It seems I'm really lucky. It turns out I'll become a great hero one day. Come with me. With you, I can become a nobleman!"

He spoke with great excitement, but Xue Dinglu was not satisfied with his attitude.

There's a certain air about this little beggar that he seems to see himself as a commodity.

It was merely a commodity that allowed him to rise to the rank of nobleman.

Xue Dinglu squinted and carefully examined the man. He noticed that the man's left sleeve was empty, and although he was not very old, he had missing teeth, as if he could only survive by eating very coarse food.

Similarly, there was his twisted and deformed skeleton, which looked like the deformed body that could only be formed from someone who had endured excessive labor since childhood.

Just as Xue Luding was about to use the cursed blood to examine the beggar's body and help him absorb the root of his illness, the little beggar seemed dissatisfied with Xue Luding's attitude and said fiercely, "Hurry up! I am a hero one in a million. Take me away from this godforsaken place. I can't wait to reclaim my ancestors' glory and become a nobleman again!"

His fierce tone was bark but hideous, seemingly a protective mechanism he had learned to avoid being bullied in this world, much like a cat hissing and bristling.

But Xue Dinglu immediately withdrew his hand and squinted at the beggar.

He also possesses the "Blessing of Humanity," which increases the basic favorability of any human who sees him for the first time by 50%. And even with this increased favorability, the little beggar remains incredibly impolite.

His understanding was worthy of his suffering.

Xue Dinglu withdrew the cursed blood and silently lowered his head. When he looked up, he was wearing black-rimmed glasses. He squinted and smiled, saying, "Excuse me, where is this place?"

The black-rimmed glasses reflected light in the dim sewer.

"This is Cromwell, the capital of mankind. Forget it, why am I discussing this with a dead man? You should come with me to meet the nobles. I can't wait to be summoned by the Queen and participate in the Great Expedition as a human hero." The little beggar said very rudely, cursing under his breath.

However, these curses were not translated, and Xue could only guess that he was being foul-mouthed.

Xue Dinglu's eyes narrowed even more behind his black-rimmed glasses as he smiled, "It seems that having me will make you an aristocrat?"

"Heh, you don't know, do you? Only the greatest heroes in human history can be summoned to participate in the Great Expedition. The person who successfully summons the greatest hero will be summoned by the Queen and granted a title. In the future, I will be able to reclaim the glory of my ancestors and restore my noble title. Now, please call me Baron!" the little beggar said arrogantly.

Xue Dinglu continued to squint and smile: "Yes, no one starts out standing in the sky, not even nobles."

He smiled, and the little beggar quickly climbed out of the sewer. He took a long detour, seemingly with difficulty, leading Xue Dinglu to a mansion.

"Who goes there!" The guard drew his sword the moment he saw the little beggar.

"Open your dog eyes and look carefully! I am the hero of the future Great Expedition, the genius who successfully summoned the heroic spirit, and now I wish to meet Your Excellency the Earl. Is this how you speak to the future Baron?" the little beggar said.

The guard was also taken aback for a moment.

Soon, a man dressed as a butler bowed respectfully to the little beggar and said, "This way, future Baron. The Earl has prepared a banquet for you. Is the person behind you the summoned heroic spirit?"

"Heh, you're smart to know what's good for you." The little beggar was quite satisfied with the steward's attitude.

“In that case, I will take Lord Heroic Spirit away, and the guards will escort you to meet the Earl,” the butler said with a smile.

“That’s more like it.” The little beggar glared arrogantly at the gatekeeper.

Xue Dalu did not stop him. He has now learned how to let go of his desire to help others and respect their fate. Once is enough, twice is enough, but not three times. This is the third time he has acted recklessly in a short period of time. Xue Dalu is prepared to respect the fate of others.

The moment the butler led him away, he felt the connection between himself and the little beggar severed.

"You've made your move?" Xue Dinglu squinted at the butler.

The butler bowed respectfully at a 90-degree angle and said, “Unknown Heroic Spirit, this lowly and arrogant beggar is unworthy to be your master. I apologize to you. If you are not satisfied with my presumptuous actions, you may kill this old man on the spot to vent your anger.”

Xue Dinglu's black-rimmed glasses reflected the light of the kerosene lamp as he sized up the butler and said, "Lead the way."

"Very well, Your Excellency, the Earl's banquets are always open to you."

Chapter 327 Summoning Heroic Spirits: What is the Descent of Zeus?