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"Alright, Sister, stop teasing me already. Hurry up and tell me—what profession did you awaken? No matter what it is, I can take you leveling up!"
"Little Mo, you're so sweet, already thinking about leveling up with your sister. But I still want to know what kind of profession you hope I'd awaken. If you don't tell me, I won't tell you either."
Hearing his sister's tone, which sounded like a little girl playfully whining, Su Mo genuinely had no way to deal with her.
After all, he'd grown up under her care since he was little.
Back when their parents were still around, Su Mo was small. At that time, Su Yu—always relying on her height advantage—would bully him, snatching his toys and pocket money.
By the time he reached middle school, when he felt he'd completely surpassed his sister in height, stamina, and every other aspect, Su Yu started acting frail and delicate.
This left Su Mo, who'd been itching to get revenge, with no chance to strike back.
Then, their parents went out and never returned. Following that came the news of Su Yu's college entrance exam and her failure to awaken—everything hit one after another. It was then that Su Yu shouldered the responsibility of holding the family together.
Come to think of it, it had been years since he last saw his sister talk to him like this.
"Little Mo, hurry up and tell me—what ability do you hope I awaken?"
Su Yu's words snapped Su Mo back to reality. He shook his head lightly and said, "I'd still like you to awaken a lifestyle profession. If it's a support type, that'd be even better."
Hearing Su Mo's response, Su Yu's expression remained unchanged. Her gaze gently swept over the four options in front of her.
They were a longsword, a staff, a pill, and a halo.
Su Yu raised her hand as if to twist Su Mo's ear, but her fingers brushed against the halo.
Then, the corner of her mouth curled up slightly as she said, "Fine, I won't tease you anymore. I awakened a support profession—Halo Master."
"Huh? What's a Halo Master?"
Su Yu's expression froze for a moment. The hand she'd been about to lower immediately twisted Su Mo's ear. "I told you to read more, but you never listen. You're the College Entrance Exam Champion, yet you don't even know about such an amazing support profession. I have no idea what you were doing in class."
Su Yu gave his ear a light twist before a white halo the size of a basketball appeared at her fingertip and enveloped Su Mo.
In that instant, Su Mo felt a slight boost to his strength attribute.
He quickly checked it—his original strength attribute of 1066 now showed a 1% boost. And astonishingly, it stacked with the 2% boost from his College Entrance Exam Champion title.
Su Yu withdrew her hand, placed it on her hip, and struck a commanding big-sister pose. "Now you get it, right? The coolest thing about a Halo Master is that I can create attribute-boosting halos. Not just strength, speed, or constitution—even something as intangible as luck can be boosted. And for every level I gain, the boost increases by one point. So, how's that? Isn't your sister awesome?"
Su Mo immediately gave her a thumbs-up and praised, "Awesome, awesome! As expected of you, Sister! Since you've awakened now, let me take you leveling up next!"
At that, Su Yu blinked in surprise. "Huh? Aren't we eating first?"
"Eating's not as important as leveling up. Besides, I've already planned it out. For the next three days, I'll get you to level 10. Then, after I finish the dungeon mission my master gave me, we'll go study at Qingbei University together."
With that, he grabbed Su Yu's hand and started dragging her toward the door, ignoring her protests.
"Hey, hey, wait, wait, wait! You said I'm going to Qingbei University with you? I graduated years ago—can I still go to school? And this is Qingbei University we're talking about!"
"It's fine. I already talked to my master about it. He's the vice-principal of Qingbei University. Just mention his name when the time comes. Let's go—we'll head to the Great Xia Trading House first to buy some stuff, then start sweeping through dungeons."
"Wait a sec, hold on! The gas at home is still on—I need to—"
"It's fine. It's just the gas being left on. What's the big deal? Worst case, the house burns down. We're moving to the capital anyway."
"I'm serious…"
But Su Mo completely ignored Su Yu's resistance, dragging her straight to the Great Xia Trading House to kick off his shopping spree.
Back in the day, due to a lack of money and limited system space, there were so many things he could only look at but not buy.
But now, things were different.
Food? Essence of dungeon monster flesh, various pastries and snacks—buy!
Shelter? Tents, water bottles, daily necessities—buy!
Wilderness insect repellent and antidote—buy!
Bugs and poison were no issue for Su Mo with his Absolute Defense, so the last item was specifically for Su Yu.
After finishing the purchase of daily essentials, Su Mo asked the shop assistant for something he'd once seen—a mount catalog.
He'd had his eye on this thing for ages, and now he could finally afford it.
Opening to the first page, it was still the same Golden-Winged Sky-Devouring Tiger he'd seen before. He immediately said, "I'll take one of these. When can I pick it up?"
Su Yu glanced down and was instantly shocked by the 98 million price tag. She tugged lightly at Su Mo's clothes and whispered, "Little Mo, isn't this a bit too expensive? How about we pick something else? Besides, mounts aren't that important—they're just a means of transportation. Our little electric scooter at home isn't so bad…"
Su Mo shook his head, ignoring Su Yu's words, and turned to the shop assistant again. "Do you have it in stock?"
Like Su Yu, the shop assistant had been momentarily stunned by Su Mo's boldness. After all, anyone would be shocked by a young guy walking into the store and casually asking for a 98-million-yuan mount.
It wasn't until Su Mo repeated his question that she snapped out of it and hurriedly replied, "Yes, sir. Would you like to see it?"
"No need. Just get me one. I'll take it with me later!"
Su Mo's words made it sound like he wasn't buying a 98-million-yuan mount but a 9.80-yuan pack of rations—so extravagantly casual.
"Uh, sir, let me confirm one more time. Are you sure you want to buy it?"
"I'm sure, and I want it now. Just scan my face!"
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"I'm sorry, sir, we only accept card or cash payments here. This 'face scan' thing…"
She didn't finish her sentence, but the implication was clear.
Su Mo shook his head and pulled out his student ID. "I said scan my face!"
The shop assistant took Su Mo's student ID with a puzzled look.
After all, while student IDs were valuable, every student had one. She couldn't figure out why Su Mo was handing it over.
Was he planning to use it as collateral?
But when she saw the name on the ID, she nearly let out a gasp. She quickly covered her mouth, and the way she looked at Su Mo instantly changed.
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