61: Returning to the Academy, Rising to Fame

He opened his attribute panel and glanced at his brand-new level—Level 21.

A look of immense satisfaction appeared on his face.

Eleven levels gained in a single day!

This rocket-like leveling speed, if spoken aloud, would likely be disbelieved by everyone.

"It's time to go back."

Lin Feng did not linger too long in the teleportation plaza.

All he wanted now was to return to his comfortable little villa by the Lakeside of Moon God Lake, take a nice hot bath, and then have a wonderful night's sleep.

He hailed a "mana car" that operated specifically within the city and directly gave the address of Tianqi Academy... When Lin Feng returned to Tianqi Academy.

He immediately felt that the atmosphere in the academy seemed a bit different from when he left in the morning.

All the students he encountered along the way.

No matter what they were doing, whether walking or conversing.

When they saw Lin Feng's figure, they would, without prior agreement, stop their actions.

Then, they would cast a complex gaze at him, a mix of awe, curiosity, and a hint of admiration.

Some students even, after seeing him, would bow slightly from a distance, performing a standard academy禮.

It was as if he wasn't a student like them.

But rather a... big shot worthy of everyone's respect.

"What... is going on?"

Lin Feng looked at the strange reactions of the surrounding students, feeling somewhat bewildered.

Didn't he just go out and grind monsters for a day?

Why did it feel like he had suddenly become the academy's "superstar"?

Just as he was feeling puzzled.

God-level Hint: Due to your identity as the 'Chief Special Enrollment Student' being leaked by the staff at the freshman reception desk yesterday, your reputation as a 'once-in-a-century peerless genius' has completely spread throughout Tianqi Academy's internal forum.

God-level Hint: Now, almost all instructors and students are aware of your existence. Furthermore, they are all frantically speculating what kind of heaven-defying talent and profession you must have awakened to receive such high regard from the academy.

"So that's how it is."

Lin Feng was suddenly enlightened when he saw the hint.

He shook his head helplessly.

It seemed his wish to "keep a low profile" was completely, utterly dashed.

However, he didn't have too much aversion to it.

Since he couldn't keep a low profile anymore, he might as well accept it gracefully.

Anyway, with his current strength, he wasn't afraid of anyone coming to cause him trouble.

On the contrary, this feeling of being "looked up to" was actually... quite nice.

Lin Feng had a good mindset; he quickly adapted to his new identity as the "campus celebrity."

He walked with his head held high, a faint smile on his face, under the countless gazes filled with awe and admiration.

He strolled through the campus as if taking a leisurely walk, returning to his quiet little villa... After returning home.

Lin Feng's first act was to throw himself into the large, soft bathtub.

The warm water enveloped his body, making him feel every pore from head to toe relax.

The fatigue of the day seemed to be washed clean at this moment.

After his bath, he ordered the home service robot to prepare him a lavish dinner.

Top-grade monster steak, paired with century-old fruit wine, a specialty of the Elf Clan.

This luxurious enjoyment made Lin Feng feel as if he were a prince living in a castle.

After eating and drinking his fill, Lin Feng did not immediately rest.

He still had a very important task unfinished.

That was—organizing today's spoils!

He completely emptied his overflowing backpack onto the soft carpet in the living room.

Whoosh—

Instantly, a large pile of equipment, materials, and coins, shimmering with various lights, formed a small mountain.

These were all the abundant fruits of his hard work, "harvested" all day today in the Wailing Caverns!

Lin Feng looked at the "treasure mountain" before him, a satisfied, money-grubbing smile on his face.

He began to sort through them, one by one, like a diligent little bee.

First, were the most numerous common and bronze-grade junk equipment.

These things were useless to keep.

Lin Feng directly bundled them all up and sold them to the system store through the academy's internal "one-click sale" function.

Ding! You sold 'Crude Leather Armor' x1, gaining 10 copper coins.

Ding! You sold 'Rusty Iron Axe' x1, gaining 15 copper coins.

Ding! ...

A series of system prompts flashed by.

Several gold coins instantly appeared in his wallet.

Next, were the Black Iron-grade equipment.

These things still had some value.

Lin Feng sorted them by category and then listed them on the academy's "internal trading platform."

He set the price slightly lower than the market price.

He believed it wouldn't be long before they were snatched up by students in need.

Finally, what remained were the various monster materials.

For example, Troglodytes' fangs, venomous spiders' silk sacs... Lin Feng did not sell these things.

Because they were all... delicious "dog food" he had prepared for his several "big eater" companions!

He put away all these materials.

He planned to conduct another concentrated "feeding" tomorrow to enhance the basic attributes of his summons.

After all this was done, Lin Feng finally felt that his tasks for the day were completely taken care of.

He lay on the soft, large bed and quickly drifted off to sleep.

In his dream, he dreamt of riding a Chaos Dragon that blotted out the sky, with an invincible army composed of endless elemental spirits and undead monarchs following behind him.

Over the next few days, Lin Feng no longer frantically grinded dungeons to level up as before.

He chose to slightly slow down his pace.

Because he knew that his previous rate of strength improvement had been too fast and too fierce.

His level had soared like a rocket, from level 1 all the way to level 21.

His equipment had also changed from a full set of common gear to an epic-grade set.

The lineup of his summons was even luxurious to the point of extravagance.

This rocket-like improvement, while exhilarating.

Also meant he needed some time to properly settle down and familiarize himself with and adapt to his explosively increased power.