Chapter 1247: Chapter 1247

"Telling Li Minglu would be as good as letting all my friends know I’m back." Sure enough, after resting for a couple of days, Li Mengyao and Xi Qianxue came knocking on my door.

"You really are taking it easy, hiding at home instead of going to school. The school can’t even find you when they’re looking for you."

Du You spread his hands: "What can I do at school? It’s almost time for the fourth year. Look, I’m not allowed to participate in any of the school’s various competitions, and there are no activities for me. What’s the point of me going there?"

"It’s because you’re too strong. If you were to participate in the competitions, what would happen to the others? As for those activities, they often don’t have fifth-tier worlds, so going there would suppress your strength – that’s not to your advantage. Our academy aims to cultivate masters, not to hold back the talents."

Du You laughed. Was Li Mengyao finding roundabout ways to praise me? Li Mengyao rolled her eyes, unamused.

"By the way, why is the school looking for me? Is there something they can’t handle without me? But that’s not right; the academy has many fifth-tier masters too, and if they can’t handle it, I wouldn’t be of any use going there."

Xi Qianxue, sitting beside him, said indifferently: "What else could it be for but to have you give talks and conduct lectures? After all, you’re a student who reached the level of a Destroyer while still at school; you wield a lot of influence. The academy wouldn’t forcefully demand it though, given your strength and your company."

Du You was taken aback. The academy didn’t even dare to make demands of its students anymore, nor would they send someone to inform me. It seems my status really was rising with my strength – I was experiencing this for the first time.

"By the way, do you know about the latest plan of the academy? We are planning to march into Jadeite Forest soon, to completely control that world and bring it under the academy’s system."

"Jadeite Forest? That’s the place covered with trees where Elves won’t let you damage nature, right? I thought that world only produced some medicinal herbs. Hasn’t our academy considered taking control of it before?"

"You know about it? Right, you have a Unicorn. Our school’s one of the origins of Unicorns is that place. I heard that’s where you originally found your Unicorn," Lin Mengyao suddenly remembered.

Du You nodded slightly, not denying it. Revealing this sort of thing had no negative effect on me.

"This matter was supposed to be a secret, but to us outstanding students, there’s nothing that can’t be discussed. Rumor has it that the academy discovered a special Secret Realm in the north – if you can break out of the Secret Realm, you can advance one of your skills. Although it’s only useful for those on the fourth tier and the advancement is just a common one, but..."

Du You continued: "But for most people who can’t even find advancement materials, it’s a very important opportunity. For the academy, controlling such a world would bring unparalleled benefits in recruiting."

Having said that, Du You spread his hands: "But what does that have to do with me? The Jadeite Forest is almost exclusively under our academy’s control already, and it would be easy to take it completely. No one else stands a chance – why should I meddle?"

Honestly, I really don’t want to go because there’s nothing in it for me. That world has too few fifth-tier masters – it can’t provide much Crystal Coins for me, and with a world ceiling of the fifth tier, I’ve maxed out already.

Li Mengyao suddenly pointed at Xi Qianxue and said: "This time you do have to go because Xi Qianxue previously exploded a domain mission scroll in there, which, upon activation, grants you a domain in that world."

"Congratulations, then. But owning a domain in that world means you’re going up against the academy, aren’t you?" Check latest chapters at 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡•𝔣𝔦𝔯𝔢•𝕟𝕖𝕥

"We’ve already discussed this with the academy. As long as the Northern Secret Realm belongs to us alone, everything else is fair game. After all, in that place, only the medicinal herbs and Unicorn are of some value."

Although Unicorns are valuable, it’s incredibly difficult to acquire a Unicorn pet. The most difficult part isn’t finding and defeating one, but figuring out how to make a Unicorn accept you. Thinking back to what I did back then made Du You nervously twitch. I had used a special item to transform into a female Elf to win the Unicorn’s approval.

As a result, Bubbles is still very bellicose to this day. It’s not just a matter of its nature; it might also be due to the way it was tamed back then. But since I have many Summoned Beasts, I’m not overly demanding.

"So you mean, you are not sure yourselves?" Du You asked, looking perplexed.

"Of course, we’re not sure. That’s an Elf-controlled forest world. The moment we do anything that harms the forest, those Elves might go crazy. We’re only fourth tier, not yet fifth."

After thinking for a moment, Du You said: "Alright, since I have nothing urgent and I’m in no rush to level up, I might as well treat it as a trip." For Du You, this mission was pretty much like taking a vacation.

"Great! In that case, let’s not delay any further and set out now," Li Mengyao said, rising to her feet.

Du You rolled his eyes – was there really a need to be so hasty? But then, considering the school had already started making moves in the Jadeite Forest, if we went too late, we really might miss out on the potential benefits. This was a domain that could be upgraded to the fifth tier; for Xi Qianxue, the advantages were enormous – a domain personally belonging to her.

As for helping a friend, Du You had never thought about wanting anything in return – after all, there was no danger this time, nor any waste of time. Recently, Du You and the two sisters had been consolidating their own power, not looking to advance levels.

"Forget it, let’s just use this instead. No need to go through the academy," Du You said, pulling out a world coordinate.

Oakwood Plaque: World Coordinate, can reach the eastern part of Jadeite Forest. (2/3)

"How do you have the coordinates to that world? Have you been planning to get involved in this all along?"

Facing the girls’ curious gazes, Du You rolled his eyes: "I traded for this coordinate with the academy when I went to get the Unicorn. After I used it, I didn’t throw it away, and now it comes in handy."

"There are only two uses left. We need three uses just for us; unless we party up."

"Let’s party up, then." Du You’s suggestion made them both elated and surprised. They knew Du You never partied up with anyone. Once in a party, in the same world, even if very far apart, the earnings could be affected.