Who says I can't become a Grand Master?

Chapter 67 Helping my apprentice catch a [Magic Pet]

"Skeleton Wolf!" Shakivi answered.

But there was no nervousness in her tone; instead, there was a hint of eagerness.

"Ordinary wolves mutate into this form after being infected by the dragon scourge. We're really lucky today, we actually encountered a whole pack... It seems the mission will be completed soon."

She shielded Zhang Qingzhe behind her, pinching the fireball card between two fingers.

Facing the barrage of bone spears raining down from the wolf pack, she began to unleash a furious barrage of fire.

The enormous fireballs, with power comparable to cannonballs, were now being sprayed by her like machine gun bullets.

The entire hillside was engulfed in smoke and dust, with tree debris flying everywhere.

In just one encounter, the wolf pack realized they had bitten off more than they could chew.

They turned to run away, but were met with even fiercer bombardment.

Xia Qiwei only stopped when the last wolf fell and wisps of smoke rose from the hillside.

Xia Qiwei let out a soft breath, a few strands of hair on her forehead stuck to her cheeks with sweat.

"I'm really lucky today." She let out a sigh of relief and turned to Zhang Qingzhe. "Help me dissect them."

Zhang Qingzhe was stunned for a moment, then he understood.

"Professor, you brought me here... so you want me to work?"

"Otherwise, how could it be called an apprenticeship?" Xia Qiwei winked smugly.

"Didn't you say you were different and didn't treat your apprentices like cattle?" Zhang Qingzhe asked.

When asked this question to her face, she suddenly felt embarrassed and turned her pretty face away, muttering softly, "You heartless bastard... I even gave you such an expensive cardholder."

"That's a different matter," Zhang Qingzhe insisted. "This time, we need to calculate wages!"

"Alright, alright, I know." Xia Qiwei pouted. "Why am I so unlucky to be manipulated by my apprentice..."

Zhang Qingzhe didn't bring his dissection tools today.

But after a moment's thought, he placed his hand on the [card pack].

After magic essence was injected through the [card pack], a throwing knife appeared in mid-air.

This is the [Flying Knife Card] that Zhang Qingzhe put in the [World Card] after defeating Qi.

However, if you don't throw it and just hold it in your hand, it's just an ordinary short knife.

Zhang Qingzhe bypassed the hard exoskeleton and precisely cut the blade into the joint of the bone pieces.

After successfully avoiding the main bleeding points, he deftly cut open the tissue membrane and removed the crystal nucleus from the heart area.

The crystal nucleus shimmered with iridescent light under the sunlight and was much larger than the one extracted from the crow's body.

Judging by its appearance alone, this thing is so beautiful it's almost unreal; it could practically be made into jewelry.

Xia Qiwei stood aside and watched, a hint of surprise flashing in her eyes.

"Why do you know so much about biological structures?"

Xia Qiwei tilted her head slightly, her beautiful brows furrowing. "...And your technique is far too skillful."

Zhang Qingzhe paused:

"As I've mentioned before, I want to switch to the [Life Theory], so I often read related books."

He thought he could get away with it this way.

But Xia Qiwei's confusion deepened.

"But the healers of the [Life School] use [medical cards], so they don't need to dissect others."

Xia Qiwei took two steps closer, her gaze falling on Zhang Qingzhe's hands. "Your technique... seems to be from the Necromancer School."

"The Necromancer School?!"

Zhang Qingzhe felt a headache coming on.

Although I've been brushing up on a lot of common sense lately, I still slip up in some places.

Because this world is too strange, and it is far different from the common sense he had in his previous life.

"Professor, I..."

Just as Zhang Qingzhe was at a loss, Xia Qiwei suddenly took over the conversation herself:

"The Necromancy School and the Life School can indeed be considered sister schools. One studies death, and the other studies life, both of which are inevitable processes in life. It's not surprising that you're interested in both."

"Yes, that's what I think too." Zhang Qingzhe readily agreed.

Xia Qiwei nodded, then asked:

"So what exactly did you want to do by asking me about the [Necromancer] card?"

"I'm just a little curious."

"Really?" Xia Qiwei's gaze sharpened slightly. "But your tone at the time sounded quite urgent."

Zhang Qingzhe suddenly realized that this "big witch" with low emotional intelligence was frighteningly perceptive in some ways.

He could only reveal a little bit: "Actually, my sister likes blind boxes, and I wanted to learn about the high-value cards."

"Hey! Stop playing those games. Blind boxes are all scams; they can't possibly contain high-value cards," Xia Qiwei advised.

It seems she and Shen Nanzhi are on the same side.

Zhang Qingzhe pondered for a moment, then pulled out a card from his card wallet:

"Professor, do you recognize this card?"

The card shimmered with golden light in the sunlight, and the words "Magic Pet Crafting" stood out prominently.

Xia Qiwei's attention was indeed drawn.

"A level 5 summoning card!" Her eyes widened slightly, her purple pupils shimmering. "Where did you get this?"

"My sister got this from a blind box yesterday."

Zhang Qingzhe continued to use the same old tactics.

Anything he couldn't explain himself, he would blame on his younger sister.

"Your sister is so lucky," Xia Qiwei couldn't help but exclaim. "Next year, I must let her apply to the [Energy Shaping School]."

I'll try my best to persuade her.

Xia Qiwei took the card and examined it carefully.

The card surface ripples with delicate magical energy under the sunlight in the forest.

"This card is worth at least 200,000," Xia Qiwei exclaimed. "I never thought I'd actually find something like this in a blind box."

My sister wants me to keep it.

Xia Qiwei slightly twitched her eyebrows, revealing a meaningful smile.

"Your sister really cares about you."

Zhang Qingzhe didn't answer directly, but instead asked, "Professor, how do I use this card?"

"Oh dear, if only you had taken it out sooner!" Xia Qiwei puffed out her cheeks in annoyance. "Then I could have kept a live skeleton wolf."

"So, how do I do it?"

"If you destroy the skeleton wolf completely while keeping it intact, then seal it into this card, and you will get a [Fellowship]."

"So that's how it's made." Zhang Qingzhe nodded.

He suddenly thought of the craftsmanship of divination cards and felt that the two had many similarities.

After understanding the principle, Zhang Qingzhe continued to work with his head down.

He deftly dissected the skeletal wolf one by one, eventually extracting fifteen crystal cores.

Throughout this process, Xia Qiwei stood by her side.

She gently pursed her warm, red lips and unconsciously put her index finger between them.

The little girl tilted her head so cutely, as if lost in thought.

His appearance had lost its usual maturity, and he even showed a touch of childlike cuteness.

"Professor, how many crystal cores do you need to pay the 'Witch Tax'?" Zhang Qingzhe asked.

"Ten yuan is enough." Xia Qiwei came back to her senses.

"Then there are five extra pieces here."

Xia Qiwei removed her fingers from her lips, her knuckles glistening with water droplets.

"Then consider it your salary! You can sell it to get some money."

"oh!"

Zhang Qingzhe nodded, feeling pretty good.

Although Xia Qiwei may seem like a "little devil," she is much better than those professors who don't treat their students like human beings.

"Professor, can we go back now? I need to go home and cook for my sister."

"No rush."

Xia Qiwei blinked her purple eyes, her previous absent-minded expression turning into one of eager anticipation.

"After seeing that card, I felt a little itchy," Xia Qiwei said with a mischievous smile. "I'll catch a [Dragon-type creature] and make it into a [Fellow Monster] for you."