My starting summon is a small skeleton-Chapter 177 - 175 Finals (Please Subscribe)

Lu Wu was making Little Skeleton Hotpot when he casually checked his internal network for updates on the cultivation plan he had submitted for the White Bone Wild Boar.

Several days had passed, and there was still no news from Jiangbei.

Regarding this, the big-hearted Lu Wu didn’t say anything, but instead took out his journal and wrote down a line.

"May 28.

On the cultivation methods for the White Bone Wild Boar, Jiangbei Cultivator Center still hasn’t responded to me; I, Lu Wu, will remember this vendetta!"

After writing, Lu Wu looked at his nearly full journal and frowned a bit.

"Writing a journal is fine, but it uses so much paper. Hmm, I guess I’ll take Little Skeleton’s phone and write on that!"

Using Little Skeleton’s phone to write his journal, Lu Wu thought this was a good idea.

Safe, and it saves paper!

The only worry was Little Skeleton peeking, but no worries!

Just don’t teach Little Skeleton how to read.

If it’s smart and learns how to read on its own, then that’s fine too; Lu Wu would write in Simplified, and if Little Skeleton could still understand that...

"Then I really can’t help it; I’ll just have to cook Little Skeleton and feed it to Tuantuan!"

Lu Wu’s words deeply resonated with Tuantuan.

Drooling as he looked at the Little Skeleton Hotpot, Tuantuan bobbed his head madly, vigorously showing his agreement.

Little Skeletons are really delicious when cooked; Tuantuan especially loved it.

It just took too long to cook.

Both man and pig watched over the hotpot for several hours before Little Skeleton finally managed to complete this round of broth-making, and then the soup base was taken out of the pot.

"Go ahead, you can eat now!"

As Little Skeleton came out, Lu Wu dismissed the pig and focused his eyes on Little Skeleton.

Upon looking, he felt somewhat disappointed.

Little Skeleton’s soak had some gains, but they weren’t that significant.

In terms of its attributes, only the quality had some changes.

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Quality: Bronze (upgraded) (Little Skeleton Hotpot) (thirty percent)

Description: There is a certain degree of improvement in quality, but it is still far from Silver Quality. If the plan isn’t optimized, it will need at least two more sessions to reach Silver Quality.

...

Clearly, this round of hotpot didn’t lead to a breakthrough increase in Little Skeleton’s power, but it wasn’t completely fruitless.

Little Skeleton’s phone had become somewhat enhanced; although the quality hadn’t improved, the skill "Big Move Phone It" had gotten some enhancement.

Originally, Little Skeleton could only summon 3 Summoned Beasts, but now it had increased by one and could summon another.

However, it could still only summon either a White Bone Wild Boar or another Little Skeleton.

Lu Wu didn’t hesitate and immediately had Little Skeleton summon the Skeleton Gunner that had evolved a few days earlier.

Little Skeleton seemed particularly unwilling to do this as if it didn’t want Lu Wu to have other Little Skeletons around him.

So, after recruiting the minion, it sneakily bullied it, telling it not to come near Lu Wu.

Lu Wu is Little Skeleton’s Lu Wu, and Little Skeleton is Lu Wu’s Little Skeleton.

It even forbade its minion from calling itself Little Skeleton and even gave this new minion a name, calling it Pei Qi No.1.

Meanwhile, at Lu Wu’s side.

Watching Little Skeleton bullying the newly summoned minion, Lu Wu couldn’t help but mutter, "Hmm, now Little Skeleton has four Summoned Beasts under its command, and Little Goldfish’s core minions number in the teens, with several hundred non-core ones.

On the other hand, as their master, I only have two Summoned Beasts; feels like I’m being outdone by my own minions."

Thinking this, Lu Wu felt a bit upset.

However, he quickly thought it over, a minion’s minion is also my minion.

By that calculation, it seems I have hundreds, maybe thousands of minions.

This thought comforted Lu Wu considerably.

He even pondered whether he should find some time to take his minions and their minions out for a stroll?

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Hmm, if so, that scene would definitely be quite impressive!

"This could work; I’ll arrange it later!"

Later, Lu Wu went back to the Cultivation Room to check on the pig.

This pig truly lived up to being a pig!

While he was busy with Little Skeleton gathering minions, this pig had drunk up an entire huge pot of soup, costing Lu Wu 4,000 points, which he had meticulously prepared.

Now, it was lying contentedly at the bottom of the pot, its belly as round as a watermelon.

"I really don’t know how you manage to stuff it all!"

Lu Wu checked its attributes, making sure there were no issues with the pig, then twisted it back to Dudu, and then went off to sleep.

After all, a tough battle awaited him tomorrow, and Lu Wu decided not to stress further.

The next day, bright and early.

The 042 squad arrived at the arena early.

Today was the last day of the high school league.

In previous years, today was always the quietest and least crowded at the arena.

Because in past years, during the semifinals, teams from Jiangnan were generally eliminated.

The finals were watched by outsiders competing for the championship, with Jiangnan teams at most securing third place.

Therefore, past finals generally did not attract many spectators.

But this year was different, with Team 042 participating, which made this year’s finals exceptionally lively. Tickets sold out early, the stadium was packed without an empty seat, and quite a few people even had to stand.

Various supportive props were also arranged.

Even Jiang Yuexing and Zhang Wentao, among other big shots from Jiangnan, personally attended.

However, these big shots feared affecting Lu Wu and his teammates’ performance, so although they were present, they did not reveal themselves or interact with Lu Wu.

They were afraid of adding unnecessary pressure and impacting their performance in the competition.

Despite these precautions, the higher-ups, including Zhao Kai Ming, were still not optimistic about whether Lu Wu and his team could clinch the championship.

"Old Zhang, do you think Xiao Lu and his team can defeat Team 044?"

"Team 044 is too strong. Even if placed in Beijing, this team would rank in the top ten. It’s going to be very difficult for Xiao Lu and his team to beat Team 044!

But even if they can’t defeat Team 044, Xiao Lu and his teammates have already done very well.

Besides, Xiao Lu’s strengths lie elsewhere. What we originally expected from him wasn’t this; it’s just a pleasant surprise."

Zhang Wentao clearly didn’t view the match between 042 and 044 favorably.

Because he knew the strength of both sides, he could even say that Team 044’s power in this competition was unparalleled.

Each member’s skills were incredibly formidable.

In contrast, although Lu Wu’s side was also good, they still fell short.

Moreover, Little Skeleton and Tuantuan, their two Summoned Beasts, were only Elite 2 Stars, which made the disparity between the teams too great.

It was already impressive they had defeated Team 002.

Zhao Kai Ming knew this too, but what he worried about now was not this.

"My current concern is about Xiao Lu’s reaction if he loses.

Look at this scene, look at how these people have put Xiao Lu on a pedestal, considering Xiao Lu is a young man, he might be affected. If he loses, the fall from such a high place—I’m afraid Xiao Lu might not be able to handle it."

On this matter, Zhang Wentao shook his head, expressing a different opinion.

"This is actually what I’m looking forward to. Xiao Lu has had it too easy up until now, encountering hardly any setbacks. If he loses this time, it could even be a good thing for him.

Some falls are better taken sooner rather than later. How can a young person mature without experiencing the ups and downs of life?"

Zhang Wentao’s statements carried depth, and Zhao Kai Ming agreed.

"Yes, some falls should come even sooner, ideally during the qualifiers.

A loss of a few thousand points definitely hurts more than this.

It’s better than reminiscing about the scars but forgetting the pain!"

This indirect rebuke made Zhang Wentao flush with embarrassment, forcing him to awkwardly change the subject: "Speaking of which, did Jiangbei bring over those 50,000?"

"Not yet, why? Are you so desperate that you’re eyeing Xiao Lu’s assets?" Zhao Kai Ming was still full of fire.

"Not at all, I’m just concerned, worried about them defaulting.

As for Xiao Lu’s money?

Don’t worry, I’ve got no intention of touching it.

Although Jiangnan is poor, it’s not so poor as to rely on students for a bailout!"

Zhang Wentao almost raised his hand to swear, saying he’d rather starve than borrow money from Lu Wu.

Zhao Kai Ming, for his part, couldn’t be bothered with him anymore and continued to ponder how he would console Lu Wu and help him rebound, should he lose.

…

Soon after, today’s competition began.

Though it was the finals, the first match was not between 042 and 044 but between Teams 003 and 002.

These two teams were competing for third place.

Lu Wu was also paying attention to this match.

However, his focus wasn’t on Team 002 but on Team 003.

Team 003 had used a substance in their last match against Team 066 and had bullied Old Lin yesterday, which made Lu Wu more attentive towards this team, especially towards the one who had bullied Old Lin.

And perhaps it was psychological.

The more he paid attention, the more Lu Wu felt something off about Team 003.

But when he delved deeper, everything seemed logical, seemingly faultless, which made Lu Wu even more suspicious that there might be something wrong with this team.

As Lu Wu watched, the match between 003 and 002 quickly concluded.

Team 003’s Iron Blade Mantis had its Big Move cooldown complete today, so it started with the Big Move straightaway.

The mantis once again performed a one-on-three staggering move, piercing through Team 002.

Of course, Team 003 should thank Lu Wu, because without Lu Wu severely injuring the Little Griffin, it wouldn’t have been so easy for Team 003 to achieve a one-on-three.

With Team 003 defeating Team 002 to clinch third place,

Lu Wu’s match also commenced.

A bull and a pig took to the field!

This marked the commencement of Lu Wu’s toughest battle in the high school league to date.