When Lu Wu handed over the notebook, Li Kai was stunned for a moment. After hesitating for a bit, he still took it and began to read.
As soon as he saw it, Li Kai's eyes narrowed instantly, and he stood up straight.
It was clear that he took it seriously, putting all his heart and soul into the notebook Lu Wu handed over.
Meanwhile, Lu Wu looked at Li Kai, who had quickly become engrossed. On his face was a mix of three parts boredom, three parts loneliness, and ninety-four parts helplessness.
To be honest, when Lu Wu first saw Li Kai, he was truly amazed.
He thought he had encountered a hidden master, which made Lu Wu eager to showcase his talent to attract the master's attention.
But as he continued to show off, Lu Wu realized something was off.
This master didn't seem as formidable as he had imagined, especially in the field of Summoned Beast cultivation, where they seemed to be on par.
When he first realized this, Lu Wu genuinely thought he had become overconfident, daring to compare himself to a master.
What rank could a master be? How could someone as ordinary as him surpass them just by reading a few books?
So Lu Wu buckled down and worked hard again. After this phase of effort, he looked at the master again and clearly understood he was wrong. Their levels were not comparable at all. He was far superior.
At least in the advanced plan for the Rope Firefly Grass, Lu Wu was leaps and bounds ahead!
At that moment, Lu Wu recalled that despite being ordinary, he indeed had a Golden Finger.
With his photographic memory and Golden Finger, he could create "Little Skeleton's Training Manual 2.0" in less than a week of effort.
Not to mention that he had been working hard for over a month now, madly solving problems during the day and reading books at night.
Currently, Lu Wu not only had a solid knowledge base, but with the Golden Finger, he could confidently say that he had surpassed Li Kai in Summoned Beast cultivation.
This was awkward!
He had initially thought of earning Li Kai's recognition through hard work and becoming his disciple.
Then he turned around and realized he could already teach Li Kai. This made Lu Wu feel particularly helpless.
Lu Wu had to change his original goal.
From striving to become Li Kai's disciple to trying to make Li Kai his willing victim.
There was no choice; the daily life of an ordinary person with cheats was just that dull and uninteresting.
Li Kai, on the other hand, had no idea what path Lu Wu had traveled in the past month or what changes had occurred in his heart.
At this moment, he was completely immersed in the notebook Lu Wu handed over.
The notebook Lu Wu handed over was actually a hypothesis focused on his experiment.
Starting with the material list, Lu Wu used the material residue from the cleaning process and changes in the Rope Firefly Grass's attribute as entry points, gradually deducing Li Kai's method from the results.
This was something extremely inconceivable, almost impossible, but Lu Wu did it.
Moreover, his deductions were well-founded, and his various whimsical ideas left Li Kai astonished, often making him exclaim, "This works, too?"
After thoroughly reading Lu Wu's notebook, the way Li Kai looked at Lu Wu changed again.
Previously, he dared to think of Lu Wu as a young man who admired him. Now, he no longer dared to hold such a conceited thought.
Just from this notebook, Li Kai could see that Lu Wu's level in Summoned Beast cultivation was far above his own.
Realizing this, Li Kai's gaze became complicated.
Especially when he saw Lu Wu's plain face, Li Kai couldn't help but feel four parts jealousy, four parts sorrow, and ninety-two parts envy.
At the same time, he confirmed even more that the profession of Summon Beast Cultivator indeed depended on talent.
People like him, who lacked much talent, couldn't match up to the effort of a few months from a genius like Lu Wu, even after years and years of hard work.
Fortunately, Li Kai had encountered such talents before, and quite a few.
After being hit many times, Li Kai's heart had become stronger.
Quickly, Li Kai dispelled the negative emotions, gripped the notebook tightly, and looked at Lu Wu with intense, eager eyes, asking the question he most anticipated: "Can you help me solve the advanced problem of the Rope Firefly Grass?"
Hearing this question from Li Kai, Lu Wu's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, completely relaxed, and he nodded heavily.
With Lu Wu's nod, Li Kai formally underwent an identity transformation.
From the master Lu Wu first thought he was, from the boss who paid Lu Wu, he transformed into Lu Wu's willing victim.
And Li Kai knew it, too.
Although Li Kai had little talent on the road of a Summon Beast Cultivator, with over a decade of effort still not making him a Professional Summoner Cultivator, and although his character was somewhat reclusive, it didn't mean he was oblivious to human nature.
Understanding this made the following matter simple, nothing more than the mutually beneficial PY deal.
"What do you want?"
"I want to learn about the Summon Beast Cultivator's circle, borrow your books to read, and use your workshop and some materials."
Both of them were straightforward.
They quickly discussed the price and came to an agreement in one go!
Lu Wu handed over a list.
On this list were records of more than a dozen materials.
Li Kai glanced at it, roughly estimated its value, thought for a bit, and then agreed.
His straightforwardness was almost excessive, catching Lu Wu off guard.
Lu Wu hadn't expected Li Kai to agree so readily. He had thought Li Kai would hesitate, and he even prepared additional bargaining chips, but they weren't needed.
With Li Kai's nod, Lu Wu and his willing victim—oh no, his boss's deal officially began.
Lu Wu then brought out the advanced plan for the Rope Firefly Grass, which he had prepared long ago.
Yes, it was another notebook. Li Kai eagerly took it and started reading.
As soon as he looked, he became absorbed in it again.
What Lu Wu gave him wasn't just a record of the advanced plan.
The notebook followed on from the previous one he had given Li Kai, documenting Lu Wu's full reasoning process after deducing Li Kai's method and main materials.
It detailed why the plan failed, how to modify it, and finally how Lu Wu derived a new advanced plan for the Rope Firefly Grass from it.
In essence, Lu Wu not only provided the method to Li Kai but also openly displayed the thought process behind it.
Reading through this notebook made Li Kai's outlook on Lu Wu change once more, and Lu Wu immediately understood the look in his eyes—this guy was now coveting his skills, just as Lu Wu had wanted to with Li Kai at first sight…