Chapter 225: The Necrotic Dragon Tooth
Chapter 225: The Necrotic Dragon Tooth
Jiangnan University, within the Treasury.
Lu Wu stood there, dumbfounded.
Zhao Kaiming had painted a vivid picture of the university's poverty and misery to Lu Wu.
Initially, Lu Wu didn't feel a deep connection to the university.
After all, he had just enrolled, and it was natural not to feel a strong sense of belonging to Jiangnan University yet.
However, upon entering the Treasury, Lu Wu suddenly realized that people's emotions could be universally understood.
Seeing the vast space of over a hundred square meters, yet mostly empty, Lu Wu now fully empathized with the university's poverty.
"Is this all there is?" he wondered.
What surprised Lu Wu even more was that, upon scanning the items in the Treasury, nine out of ten were of the lowest quality, made from black iron.
Most of them seemed to have no apparent use, appearing to be worthless fillers.
Witnessing this, Lu Wu was speechless.
"You call these treasures? You call this a Treasury?" he thought. "Isn't this just a dumping ground for junk?"
Zhao Kaiming, standing beside him, quickly tried to shift the blame.
"Don't look at me. It's Old Zhang's fault. Most of the items here were sold by him. He's ruthless, selling off the Treasury that our predecessors built. To save face, he even placed these useless things here to deceive people. He doesn't consider that only our people usually come here. Who is he fooling with these fake items?"
Lu Wu could guess what was happening, and he wasn't interested in this situation.
"Are these all the items in the Treasury?" he asked.
"Well, there are still some good things. What type are you looking for? I can help you find it."
In this regard, Lu Wu had a clear goal.
"Materials, mainly. I want to upgrade the smartphone for our Little Skeleton. Right now, it can only hold four subordinates, which is too few."
Zhao Kaiming's mouth twitched uncontrollably.
"Four subordinates in one phone, and he's still not satisfied? Of course, it's not enough. Lu Wu has been studying Little Skeleton's evolution recently."
Lu Wu felt that the awakening talent of Little Skeleton should be a breakthrough, but currently, its talent only activated during the fusion evolution with Pecky 1, and even then, it only activated by 10%.
Therefore, Lu Wu believed that he should at least expand Little Skeleton's capacity to ten subordinates, and it would be even better if he could manage more.
Everything was for the sake of Little Skeleton.
However, as Lu Wu spoke, his words changed.
"If I can find suitable items in the Treasury to upgrade Little Skeleton's smartphone, allowing it to have a hundred or eighty more subordinates, we can just lie back and win the University League."
As soon as Lu Wu mentioned this, Zhao Kaiming's eyes lit up.
He had forgotten about Zhang Wentao's request to bring a Silver-grade item to impress Lu Wu as they left.
"Come, come, come! I know Old Zhang has a stash of good items he's reluctant to sell or use. I'll show you!"
Zhao Kaiming led Lu Wu deeper into the Treasury and stopped in front of a wall.
"I remember it's here. I saw Old Zhang messing around here before. Wait for me!"
"There must be a mechanism here!" Zhao Kaiming said as he started examining the wall.
"Got it! Here!"
Zhao Kaiming pressed a spot on the wall, and a piercing alarm sounded.
The situation was quite awkward for a moment.
Fortunately, the alarm was short-lived and quickly stopped.
Within minutes, the alarm ceased, and a door in front of Lu Wu and Zhao Kaiming opened.
"Hey, it's open! I knew it would open!" Zhao Kaiming boasted, while Lu Wu shook his head.
It was obvious that Zhang Wentao had opened the door for them, and Lu Wu could already predict Zhao Kaiming's fate when he returned to face Zhang Wentao. His dark circles under his eyes will probably get worse."
Thinking of this, Lu Wu felt a bit embarrassed.
However, this did not stop Lu Wu from entering the doorway. After all, improving Little Skeleton's strength was the top priority!
Beyond the Treasury door, Lu Wu found himself in a small chamber, less than twenty square meters in size.
Inside, a simple shelf held five items, and as Lu Wu's eyes scanned them, their attributes appeared before him.
...
Name: ???
Grade: ???
Function: ???
Description: ??? Hmm, that's not right. There shouldn't be question marks here...
But with so many question marks already, what more explanation do you want from me?
...
All five items were marked with question marks, indicating their unknown nature.
It was apparent that these were the last remaining items of Jiangnan University.
Lu Wu was certain that Zhang Wentao was watching him with bloodshot eyes, anxiously waiting to see his choice.
Speaking of conscience, imagining an old man pitifully watching from the surveillance, Lu Wu felt a twinge of guilt.
So, he decided not to think about Zhang Wentao.
Not thinking about it would prevent any awkwardness!
There was no other choice; improving Little Skeleton was the priority.
As for Old Zhang, let him bleed; entering the Treasury was his decision.
Therefore, Lu Wu didn't hesitate about taking the items. His dilemma was choosing which one to take, as they were all marked with question marks.
Which item in the library is useful for the Little Skeleton's smartphone?
This is a question, but one that's not difficult to solve.
The item has a cheat function.
He directly used the Item Function Verification feature, verifying each item one by one, and asked which one could help upgrade the quality of Little Skeleton's smartphone.
After a round of inquiries, out of five items, only one had an effect on improving the quality of Little Skeleton's phone.
It was a particularly large tooth-like item.
"What is this?"
Lu Wu curiously picked up the item.
It was the print version of a book titled "Necrotic Dragon Tooth"!
"Is this it?" Zhao Kaiming came over and carefully examined it. "This should be a Dragon Tooth, right?"
"Dragon Tooth?"
"Yep!" Zhao Kaiming nodded. "Isn't there a Mystic Realm of Dragon Island at Jiangnan University? This was probably obtained when exploring the Dragon Island Mystic Realm. The Dragon Tooth here should be above Lairlord grade, and its quality should be around Silver to Royal Grade."
At this point, Zhao Kaiming paused and looked around to ensure no one was monitoring them before continuing.
"The materials from the Western Dragons in the Dragon Nest are quite valuable. They're great for cultivation or crafting equipment and tools, and they sell well. This one has probably stayed here because it has some issues, which is why Old Zhang hasn't sold it yet."
"Why don't you find something else? The one in the middle seems quite valuable. Take it back and see if it's usable. If not, sell it and exchange it for usable materials. Anyway, if you don't sell it, Old Zhang will eventually sell it."
As Zhao Kaiming spoke, Zhang Wentao was grinding his teeth in the office.
Of course, neither Lu Wu nor Zhao Kaiming were aware of this. Lu Wu's attention was solely on the Dragon Tooth.
After Zhao Kaiming's explanation, the attributes of the Dragon Tooth in Lu Wu's hand had already changed.
...
Name: Necrotic Dragon Tooth
Quality: Royal Grade (Tentative)
Function: Has a certain effect on upgrading Little Skeleton's smartphone.
Description: This item seems to have a minor issue, as it carries a heavy necrotic aura, but the impact on Little Skeleton is not significant.
...
Upon seeing this, Lu Wu didn't hesitate.
"This one! It's good and suitable for me."
As he spoke, Lu Wu prepared to carry the Dragon Tooth, which was as big as his arm, but found it too heavy to lift.
"This thing is quite heavy."
With no other choice, Little Skeleton had to carry it himself.
With the Dragon Tooth in hand, Lu Wu's trip to the Treasury came to an end.
Watching Lu Wu carry away the Dragon Tooth, Zhang Wentao breathed a sigh of relief and repeatedly praised him as a good child.
At the same time, Zhang Wentao took out the research materials about the Dragon Tooth and sent them to Lu Wu.
On Lu Wu's side, after obtaining the Dragon Tooth, he asked Zhao Kaiming to take him to the library.
"Are you going to the library to read?"
Lu Wu shook his head. "No, I'm going to move the library."
Initially, Zhao Kaiming didn't understand what Lu Wu meant and thought he was joking. But when they arrived at the library, he realized Lu Wu wasn't kidding; he was indeed there to move the library's books.
Of course, Lu Wu wouldn't do something as foolish as moving physical books.
Times have changed. While the library does have print books, it also has digital versions.
Lu Wu, intending to move the library, naturally wouldn't bother with the physical books.
He contacted the library staff, took out Little Skeleton's smartphone, and asked them to copy all the electronic books from the library into Little Skeleton's phone.
The staff was stunned. Jiangnan University's digital library is extensive, containing not only text but also various images and videos. Could such a small smartphone really hold all of it? Would it break?
As it turned out, Little Skeleton's smartphone could indeed accommodate the entire digital library of Jiangnan University.
After all, this smartphone is a Silver-grade equipment, capable of holding even pigs and skeletons, let alone a digital library.
It just took a long time, four hours to be precise, to transfer the entire digital library into Little Skeleton's phone.
Naturally, Lu Wu didn't notice the slight slowdown in the phone's performance, but Little Skeleton could.
The little guy truly felt his phone slowing down, which saddened him.
The little skeleton tightly hugged the phone that had been used by others for four hours.
(Lu Wu is indeed going to misuse Little Skeleton's phone again.)
Indeed, Little Skeleton hadn't yet realized the severity of the issue.
Lu Wu had filled Little Skeleton's phone with the Jiangnan University library and all the materials he had purchased from the Intranet during this time.
What does this mean?
It means Lu Wu has set his sights on Little Skeleton's phone.
From now on, Little Skeleton's phone will become Lu Wu's data and library device, and given Lu Wu's dedication to studying, the time Little Skeleton can play with his phone will likely be limited to the hours when Lu Wu is asleep.
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Chapter 1: 3000, 3000 more to go
(End of Chapter)
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