Chapter 247

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    Chapter 247

    Su Hao already knew how to send a Secondary Star Beast back.

    The principle was almost identical to Summoning, requiring only one additional step.

    After confirming the details with Fu Leyi once more, he immediately began the experiment.

    He first extended his spiritual power and once again wrapped it around the Lazy Bear's weak spiritual consciousness.

    Then he closed his eyes.

    Entering meditation, countless spiritual tendrils extended outward, piercing through the spatial barrier and reaching the Secondary Star.

    The next step was simple.

    Find another white point as an anchor...

    Then use it as leverage to pull the Lazy Bear back in the opposite direction.

    His spiritual tendrils quickly drifted toward a nearby white point before instantly binding it.

    The moment it was touched, the white point fled like a startled wild horse.

    At the same time, Su Hao accelerated the spatial rhythm, opening the passage once again. Borrowing the force generated by the fleeing creature, he reversed the direction of the channel and sent the Lazy Bear back.

    The Lazy Bear's body distorted within the spatial ripples.

    Then...

    It vanished.

    Everything returned to silence.

    Su Hao slowly opened his eyes.

    His expression was filled with excitement.

    It worked.

    He had successfully completed a full round trip across space.

    At the same time, he finally understood the basic operating principle behind a Summoner's contract with a Summoned Beast.

    Fu Leyi watched the young boy with an unusually complicated expression.

    It felt as though she were witnessing the birth of a future World-Class Summoner.

    After a long silence, she finally spoke.

    "Little Zhong."

    "For the next month..."

    "Summon as many times as you can."

    "I'll accompany you every day until you obtain a Summoned Beast you're satisfied with."

    "After that..."

    "There won't be anything left for me to teach you."

    "If you're willing..."

    "I can even help you graduate from the elementary division early and enter the middle school division."

    Su Hao bowed slightly.

    "Thank you, Teacher Fu."

    Then he looked at her curiously.

    "Teacher Fu..."

    "Why can't I graduate directly from middle school as well?"

    Fu Leyi fell silent.


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    During the following month, Su Hao performed two Summonings every day.

    He repeatedly summoned various Secondary Star Beasts...

    Then immediately sent every one of them back.

    Over and over again.

    His control over Summoning became increasingly refined.

    The only disappointment was...

    After sixty consecutive Summonings, every beast he encountered was D-rank or lower.

    Not a single C-rank appeared.

    Fortunately...

    Su Hao didn't particularly care.

    No matter how powerful a Summoned Beast might be...

    None of them could surpass him.

    Even if dozens of S-rank Summoned Beasts attacked together...

    They still wouldn't pose much of a threat.

    Besides...

    Even an ordinary D-rank creature could be transformed through his genetic technology into something comparable to an Exotic Beast.

    Its combat power would hardly be inferior to an S-rank Summoned Beast.

    In the end...

    Su Hao chose a D-rank Sawtooth Guinea Pig as his first contracted Summoned Beast.

    The reason was very simple.

    It looked pleasing to the eye.

    More importantly...

    It was extremely convenient for experiments.

    After implanting his spiritual imprint into the guinea pig's consciousness and completely establishing control...

    Su Hao officially became an Apprentice Summoner.

    Following the standard examination, the Summoner Association confirmed that he had successfully established complete control over his first Summoned Beast.

    He was then issued an Apprentice Summoner Certificate.

    Along with it...

    He also received his elementary school graduation certificate.


    ---

    Unfortunately...

    The middle school graduation certificate remained out of reach.

    The academy only recognized his age...

    Not the mature soul hidden beneath his youthful appearance.

    It was rather regrettable.

    Fortunately...

    Su Hao didn't mind.

    To him...

    Anywhere that contained knowledge was worth studying.

    Whether elementary school or middle school...

    He intended to spend most of his time in the library anyway.


    ---

    Over the past two years...

    The greatest change hadn't occurred within the Morning Sun Courtyard itself.

    It was Sister Bai and Xiaotian.

    The courtyard remained largely unchanged.

    Children still came.

    Children still grew up.

    Everyone continued living carefree lives without worrying about food or shelter.

    Only Su Hao and Yashan enjoyed noticeably better meals.

    Their portions contained far more meat than everyone else's.

    Naturally...

    Some children had complained.

    After Yashan beat them up a few times...

    Nobody complained openly anymore.

    Of course...

    They still muttered about unfairness behind Sister Bai's back.

    Would Sister Bai care?

    Of course not.

    Fairness was never determined simply by appearances.


    ---

    As for the Morning Sun Beauty Salon...

    Only four people knew the entire truth.

    Su Hao.

    Yashan.

    Sister Bai.

    Xiaotian.

    Even Husheng remained unaware.

    Although Sister Bai quietly increased Husheng's salary, allowing him to live much more comfortably.

    As for money...

    Sister Bai had simply continued saving it.

    By now...

    Their emergency fund had quietly grown to several tens of millions.

    Su Hao never bothered calculating the exact amount.

    For him...

    Money merely ensured stable logistics.

    For Sister Bai and Xiaotian...

    It represented security.

    Of course...

    During these two years...

    Yashan had also quietly dealt with quite a few troublesome people.

    Among them were even two particularly influential clients.

    Those incidents were hardly worth mentioning.


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    The changes in Sister Bai and Xiaotian went far beyond appearance.

    Their expressions had changed.

    Their eyes had changed.

    Every day they carried an unmistakable glow.

    It was the radiance of people filled with hope.

    Like fresh green shoots breaking through the earth.

    Filled with limitless possibilities.

    Confidence alone couldn't fully explain that transformation.

    The only thing that had never changed...

    Was their sense of responsibility toward the Morning Sun Courtyard.

    Watching these changes...

    Su Hao gained a new understanding of human nature.

    People often said...

    "Appearance reflects the heart."

    But perhaps...

    That statement was only half true.

    The opposite was equally valid.

    The heart could also reshape one's appearance.

    The two continuously influenced one another.

    From this perspective...

    Many philosophical sayings were merely incomplete truths.

    Sometimes they existed only to persuade oneself.

    Or persuade others.

    Much like how Su Hao had once desperately searched for proof that his own existence possessed meaning.


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    While meditating, Su Hao quietly analyzed the changes within himself.

    To him...

    The soul was self-awareness.

    Willpower was the manifestation of logical thinking.

    As his logical thinking became increasingly refined...

    His willpower naturally grew stronger.

    Greater willpower, in turn, reinforced his sense of self.

    That was the continual strengthening of his soul.

    This growth had nothing to do with Blood Qi.

    Nor with runes.

    Nor with overwhelming strength.

    Power remained merely power.

    Su Hao remained Su Hao.

    The two should never be confused.


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    A moment later...

    His spiritual tendrils once again extended beyond his body into the mysterious spatial void.

    This time...

    He did not immediately search for the rhythm leading toward the Secondary Star.

    Instead...

    He quietly observed the space itself.

    Several questions gradually surfaced in his mind.

    Why did following these spatial traces always lead to the Secondary Star instead of somewhere else?

    If Secondary Star Beasts could be summoned...

    Why couldn't ordinary wild beasts from this world be summoned?

    How did the Summoned Beast Custody Bureau manage so many Summoned Beasts?

    What exactly was the relationship between spiritual power and space?

    Why could spiritual power interfere with spatial rhythms?

    Since Summoned Beasts could be summoned and returned...

    Had anyone ever attempted to travel through the spatial passage personally and reach the Secondary Star?

    If living creatures could be summoned...

    Why had nobody ever summoned a rock?

    Or a tree?

    ...

    Even after officially becoming an Apprentice Summoner...

    His questions had only increased.

    He had already finished every relevant book in the academy's library.

    None of them contained satisfactory answers.

    When he asked Fu Leyi...

    She had simply widened her beautiful eyes in confusion.

    "There are... that many questions?"

    "I've never thought about any of those before."

    "I don't know either."

    That conversation made Su Hao realize something.

    Perhaps someone had already researched these mysteries.

    Perhaps they had failed.

    Or perhaps...

    They had succeeded...

    And the answers had been classified.

    Regardless of which possibility was true...

    He currently had no means of accessing that knowledge.

    Which meant...

    He would simply have to discover the answers himself.

    As his status rose in the future...

    Perhaps more doors would gradually open.

    For now...

    His highest priority remained unchanged.

    He needed to compare the structure of this world's space with that of the Secondary Star.

    Not merely their differences...

    But more importantly...

    Their similarities.

    Because those similarities...

    Were very likely the key to uncovering the true secret connecting the two worlds.

    (End of Chapter 247)


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