On the first day of school, Lu Wu took Dudu to school, sporting panda-like eyes.
Speaking of those panda eyes, he did not sleep a wink after waking up last night.
He went crazy searching for information online.
He searched for things like "summoned beast murder case,"
"My summoned beast is a bit strange," and "Do summoned beasts really never betray their masters?"
The first few searches were normal, but the last one strangely brought up answers involving "How to make your summoned beast do naughty things" and "My story with a human-shaped summoned beast" among other bizarre topics.
These bizarre things greatly interfered with Lu Wu's efficiency, wasting his time, and his panda eyes were largely due to these distractions.
However, he did find some comforting information after a whole night's search.
He learned that summoned beasts generally would not harm their masters.
Although there were incidents of summoned beasts hurting people online, there were almost no cases of them bullying their masters. On the contrary, there were many tales of despicable summoners bullying their summoned beasts.
Confirming this, Lu Wu finally felt a bit at ease.
Moreover, after a lot of gesturing by Little Skeleton, Lu Wu roughly understood what the little guy wanted to do with a rope in the middle of the night.
Left helpless and amused, Lu Wu scolded Little Skeleton, strictly ordering it not to move around at night from now on.
But to comfort and also encourage the little guy, Lu Wu still patted its head in appreciation.
After all, even though the incident scared him, thinking about it carefully, it was actually a good thing.
It meant that Little Skeleton had become a bit smarter and more attached to him.
So, such things were worth encouraging.
Lu Wu had to admit that he felt more patient with Little Skeleton than he did with Dudu.
Yes, in this regard, Dudu had a lot to say, but she didn't dare to speak out.
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After arriving at school, Lu Wu discovered that his panda eyes were not unique, especially after he got to his class and saw many others like him.
This was because many people hadn't slept well the night before, just like Lu Wu.
The difference was Lu Wu's sleeplessness was due to Little Skeleton, while theirs was due to nervousness.
For first and second-year high school students, the first day of school basically meant nothing.
But for Lu Wu and his fellow seniors, the first day of school was almost the most important day of the semester.
After all, the class placements for seniors were happening today.
Whether they could get into the advanced class or be admitted to Summoner University would basically be determined today. For students aspiring to attend Summoner University, nervousness and sleeplessness were quite normal.
So, Li Chun was not surprised to see this. However, his gaze lingered a bit longer on Lu Wu after entering.
Li Chun paid quite a bit of attention to Lu Wu and knew about his summer situation.
After all, Lu Wu had been introduced to Li Kai by him, and he often checked in with Li Kai about Lu Wu. Although Li Kai didn't outright say he had helped Lu Wu a lot, he revealed enough for Li Chun to know about Lu Wu's situation.
Li Chun knew that his uncle seemed to value Lu Wu and was seriously training him. Under his uncle's guidance, it seemed that the quality of Lu Wu's Little Skeleton had improved and his power had progressed.
This should have been good news, something Li Chun should have been happy about. But when he saw Lu Wu's panda eyes, Li Chun couldn't help but feel a bit uneasy.
"He's finally valued by my uncle and getting trained. I hope he can catch the eye of that one and get into the advanced class!"
After silently wishing Lu Wu luck, Li Chun spoke out.
"Classmates, quiet down. I have something to say about the advanced class placement test."
"This year's advanced class placement test will be different from previous years. There will be no academic test, only a test of summoned beasts' power.
Those of you who wish to enter the advanced class and have summoned beasts of Black Iron level quality or have mastered three skills, can go to Field 3 immediately to take the test."
Li Chun's words caused an uproar in the entire class.
No one had expected such a change in this year's advanced class test, not only canceling the academic test but also setting such a high bar for the summoned beast power test.
Black Iron quality or mastery of three skills?
This standard immediately eliminated those who had barely met last year's criteria, and these students were the most heartbroken and hardest to accept.
Lu Wu, on the other hand, wasn't eliminated; he was just a little surprised by the major change in this year's placement test.
But surprise aside, the test still had to be taken.
Right from the start, Lu Wu had already decided to mingle in the advanced class first, staying if he was happy, leaving if not, as he had no need to force himself given his special abilities.
So, after asking Li Chun for permission, Lu Wu headed to Field 3 with Dudu under Li Chun's complicated gaze.
When Lu Wu and the others arrived at Field 3, there were already dozens of students there.
Seeing so many students, or rather, so many of Black Iron level or with three-skill mastery summoned beasts, Lu Wu's eyes suddenly lit up, and he couldn't control his eager hands.
Then Lu Wu left Dudu and began his usual antics.
This time, he didn't just pat the girls' summoned beasts. Whoever was a classmate, he chatted with, and whoever's summoned beast he patted.
After a round, Lu Wu collected data on dozens of summoned beasts and, while doing so, he roughly understood the reason behind the changes in this year's advanced class test.
It was said that the school had apparently hired a teacher who graduated from a prestigious Summoner University as the advanced class homeroom teacher, and this placement test was her doing!
Moreover, it was rumored that this teacher was a very young and very beautiful young woman.
When Lu Wu heard this news, he felt the plot was somewhat familiar, with a strong sense of déjà vu, making him slightly agitated.
He felt that this teacher might, perhaps, be attracted by his talent, then immerse herself in his plain looks.
What can he say, being plain-looking is annoying.
Just as Lu Wu was feeling agitated, a cold and arrogant voice accompanied by the sound of high heels rang out, "That one touching the bird, the classmate with the Little Skeleton summoned beast, you can leave now!"