"Yeah, and that's on top of the Contribution Points, of course. Actually, my first 30-day delve will be happening as soon as my current term ends. And of course, I cultivate normally when things aren't busy, which is a lot of the time."
"Sounds like you've got yourself a course charted, glad to hear you're doing well. So," I put down my cup, "you've seen Jue Zhu, have you?"
"Yeah. He came here about a month ago…and somehow, he was already Spirit Rank. I dunno what they've been feeding him at the Abbey. He had a pacted Sacred Beast, too…and no offense, little guy, he seemed a lot stronger than you."
"If I remember from what Z's told me about his time at the Academy, they would have been an Iron Ox. If that's the case, it's only natural for them to be stronger than me. It's said that for sheer power, only the Great Aura Tiger and Rainbow-Scale Dragon can match up to or surpass the Iron Ox race. I make up for it in other ways, though."
