This Summoner Is Too Powerful

Chapter 488 392: Three Bachelors_2

"…"

Guan Heshi didn't answer.

He was just puzzled why this straw man was here.

Yeah, he'd already recognized it—this was exactly Li Pu's straw man.

"Teacher, Brother Pang, long time no see."

Just then, Li Pu walked out wearing an apron.

That's right, he was back.

Call it running away from home or being homeless, anyway, he'd decided to stay here and work the whole winter break.

"What do you mean long time no see, you only left a few days ago…"

Guan Heshi remembered very clearly; he'd even sent a Guan-Guan Bird to see him off.

"Little Brother Li…"

Boss Pang looked at Li Pu with the feeling of "fellow sufferers at the end of the world."

Anyone who showed up at the farm at this time of year must be in a similar situation to his.

"So, you're a single dog too?"

He felt like he'd found a kindred spirit.

"Yeah."

Li Pu nodded.

He figured that for the short term, his grandpa would probably sever ties with him.

"Dropping in all of a sudden feels a bit rude, so I just went ahead and cooked a few dishes."

"You guys came at the perfect time, they just got done."

Li Pu took off his apron and kicked the straw man, indicating it should go bring out the dishes.

[Grass!]

So the straw man kicked its underlings, telling them to go bring out the dishes instead.

"Didn't expect you to know how to cook."

Guan Heshi looked at the steaming dishes; they actually looked pretty decent.

"Yup, you two are blessed today."

"I rarely cook."

"But every time I do, No.1 always says it tastes good."

Li Pu smiled.

Who No.1 was, Guan Heshi and Boss Pang had no idea.

All they knew was that after each of them picked up a bite, this New Year's Eve dinner instantly became the most unforgettable New Year's Eve dinner of their lives so far.

It tasted fucking awful.

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In the blink of an eye, the winter break was over.

Li Pu worked diligently on the farm for almost 30 days.

Maybe because it was holiday overtime, Boss Pang had again given him a 200k red envelope this time.

Plus a month's wages, he'd earned another 700k Crystal Coins here.

Counting what he had left over from the institute, he now had 900k in his pocket—enough to do a lot of things.

It was just a pity that the environment here wasn't as good as around Xidu University; there weren't many magic beasts nearby, so he hadn't managed to collect much related material.

During this period he learned through Guan Heshi's phone that Li Fan and Xiu Zangjia would also be going to Imperial University as exchange students; they'd applied on their own.

Xiu Zangjia was a bit over the top—she was clearly the exchange instructor from Magic City, but went from Xidu to Imperial as an exchange again.

However, the administration over at Magic City seemed very indulgent with her, with a bit of a fawning attitude.

Seeing that the date he'd agreed on to meet Li Fan and the others was almost here, Li Pu and Guan Heshi said goodbye to Boss Pang and set off for the imperial capital.

Because they had the Guan-Guan Bird, the trip was very convenient; they didn't even need to take a plane.

As a 5-turn magic beast, the Guan-Guan Bird was basically free to soar anywhere within the Federation.

If it really went all out, its speed could even surpass a passenger jet.

So it didn't even take them many hours before the two of them arrived at Imperial University.

There was still one day before check-in, so Li Pu rested in the dorm provided by the school.

This winter break he'd worked pretty hard on the farm, basically never getting a good long sleep.

To make money—no helping it.

The next day, Guan Heshi knocked on his door and took him to register.

"Teacher, are there really this few students at Imperial University?"

Walking on the wide road, Li Pu noticed there were very few people around.

"Exchange students check in three days earlier than the regular students."

"Mainly because you all still need to complete a test."

Guan Heshi explained.

"A test?"

Li Pu was slightly taken aback.

Long Ren had never mentioned that you had to take a test when you came to Xidu as an exchange student.

"Our school has our school's rules, Imperial University has Imperial University's rules."

"When you come to someone else's place, you follow their rules."

Guan Heshi knew what he was thinking.

"We often talk about the top ten Summoner academies, but you can't deny that Imperial University is absolutely the number-one university in the Hua region rankings."

"So coming here as an exchange student isn't as loose as over on our side; there might be a few more rules."

"The school needs to run a simple placement test on all exchange students."

Even though it was his first time serving as exchange class advisor, Guan Heshi had still done his homework.

"Oh, then I'll just wing it."

Li Pu didn't really care.

"Of course, to encourage the exchange students to really show what they've got, the school also prepared a small reward."

Guan Heshi gave Li Pu a sidelong look.

"Whoever performs best in the placement test can get a reward of 10 Points."

"Teacher, I will definitely bring glory to our alma mater."

"The main contents of the test are divided into combat and written parts."

"Teacher, I will definitely bring half the glory to our alma mater."

The moment a written test was mentioned, Li Pu still had some self-awareness.

As a student who'd only passed the finals through make-up exams, he had no ambition of getting a good score on the written side.

But Points, he really needed.

Xidu and Imperial used the same Points system; after the last practical activity he'd already accumulated 100 Points.

If he wanted to exchange for a level-5 summoning talisman, he was still more than 30 short.

If he could get 10 here, or even 5, that would be a solid step forward.

After bringing Li Pu to the designated registration venue, Guan Heshi left him be.

It had been many years since he'd last come to the imperial capital; now that he'd handed over the student, he was already itching to revisit his old haunts.

Following the rules and putting his summons away first, Li Pu signed in at the door and walked in. It was a venue no smaller in scale than their own school's main hall.

At the moment he could see many arenas set up in the center of the hall.

Around them stood some students in Imperial University uniforms, who looked like they were from the student council.

There were also some scattered students looking around—that should be exchange students from various schools.

Very quickly, Li Pu spotted Wu Guinan in the crowd, whom he hadn't seen all winter break.

Besides Wu Guinan, there was also Long Ren, who had come specially to watch the show for the two of them.

The three of them traded stories about their winter break experiences.

Li Pu had thrown himself completely into making money, so his summons hadn't improved much.

Wu Guinan and Long Ren, on the other hand, had been quite diligent and had made progress in training and nurturing.

Both of Wu Guinan's turtles had already reached max level at 1st turn, and the third contract wasn't far off.

He just needed to find a suitable reincarnation plan and he could proceed.

This actually surprised Li Pu a bit—he didn't know if it was thanks to the principal's help or some personal opportunity, but he hadn't expected Wu Guinan to have so much in reserve.

As for Long Ren, he was even more impressive—both his half-dragon form and his Fire-Tongs Scorpion had finished 2nd turn.

He himself had already met the conditions for a third contract, but like Li Pu, he was still short one high-quality summoning talisman.

Li Pu didn't have the heart to hit them with the truth.

Once Bubu and Ugly Little Wolf hit max level and the straw man reincarnated another two or three times, he'd be able to go for a fourth contract.

Just as the three of them were standing around waiting for the test to start, Li Pu casually glanced at the entrance and saw someone walk in.

"Why is he here…"

Wu Guinan had spotted the person too.

"That shouldn't be right."

Long Ren also looked surprised.

Because they'd seen someone who didn't seem like he belonged here.

That was Chang Shoushang.

You had to know that becoming an exchange student wasn't something you could do just because your homeroom teacher was willing to apply for you.

You yourself needed solid skills and had to pass multiple rounds of screening by your home university before you could qualify.

Because once you went out, you represented your home school.

Chang Shoushang's level, to be honest, was actually pretty good among the second-years.

But not to the point of standing out enough to be an exchange student.

"Uh… how should I explain this to you guys."

Facing their questioning looks, Chang Shoushang scratched his cheek.

"Have you ever heard of… being recommended due to injury?"

"Anyway, it's pretty much that kind of thing."

"I spent the whole winter break in a rehab center."

He didn't say more. Let's just say he was very grateful to the grade director… and his family's 3-turn dog.

"Don't, tell us your story!"

Wu Guinan really wanted to hear the whole absurd thing from beginning to end.

But there was no time now for Chang Shoushang to narrate, because the placement test was about to begin.

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