"You... you’re willing to help ??"
A flash of disbelief crossed Tydamir’s eyes.
He stared at Caelan, couldn’t hold back, and blurted out,
"Are you serious? Don’t tell you don’t like Alyssa??"
Caelan froze for a beat, then smiled and shook his head.
Yeah, right.
Sure, Alyssa was pretty—but the problem was, she looked way too much like his lazy cousin.
The reminds--of-trauma kind of cousin: sprawled on the couch binge-watching dramas, ordering him around like a servant. The mont that image popped into his mind, Caelan felt his goodwill toward that kind of face evaporate on the spot.
"I don’t like Alyssa. We’re just friends. That’s all."
Seeing Caelan didn’t seem to be lying, Tydamir’s eyes lit up instantly.
In that split second, it was like he’d gone from hell straight to heaven.
The next mont, without another word, he dropped to his knees with a loud thump.
"Caelan, please—help !"
Caelan jolted and quickly hauled him back up.
Being a simp to this extent... really wasn’t easy.
For a mont, Caelan even felt a little sympathy.
"Look," he said, "when you’re dealing with girls, sotis you need to be... more assertive."
Assertive...?
Tydamir blinked. He’d been a simp for so long he didn’t even know what "assertive" was supposed to look like.
Caelan didn’t bother explaining further. He simply turned his head toward Alyssa in the distance.
"Alyssa. Go buy a Coke."
Alyssa paused, clearly not expecting Caelan to suddenly call on her.
But the very next second, she smiled sweetly and nodded.
"Okay!"
After saying that, she turned and headed to the nearby drink shop.
anwhile, Tydamir—watching this—was completely stunned.
No way...??
Was this really the sa Alyssa he rembered—the domineering, punch-first-ask-later female tyrannosaur?
Why did she look like an entirely different person in front of Caelan?!
No. Sothing was definitely wrong here!
A few minutes later, Alyssa carefully handed an ice-cold Coke to Caelan.
"Thanks," Caelan said with a nod. He twisted the cap off and took a huge gulp, then narrowed his eyes in pure satisfaction.
"Burp~"
Ahhh... that familiar taste. Still intoxicating.
A mont later, he opened his eyes and looked at the slack-jawed Tydamir beside him.
"See that? That’s what a man looks like."
In that instant, it was like a brand-new world had opened up for Tydamir.
The way he looked at Caelan imdiately turned scorching—full of worship and reverence.
"Caelan—no, respected Caelan ntor! From this day on, you are my ntor!"
"Please, you must accept as your student!"
Caelan blinked, then waved it off casually.
"Alright, alright. It’s nothing. But—"
Before he could finish, Tydamir copied him perfectly, swinging his arm toward Alyssa with all the confidence in the world.
"Alyssa! Go buy a bottle of tequila!"
The next second—
BAM!
Alyssa’s furious fist slamd straight into Tydamir’s face.
"Buy your mom a bottle! Don’t you have legs?!"
After yelling, she suddenly realized Caelan was right there. Her whole deanor instantly shifted back into that shy, gentle act.
"Um... Caelan, I’m not usually like this. It’s just that this guy is so annoying. I couldn’t help it, and I just—"
Caelan’s mouth twitched.
"Got it. I got it."
On the other side, Tydamir staggered back to his feet, rubbing his cheek.
He was already used to Alyssa’s punches.
What he didn’t understand was why his ntor could make Alyssa buy an ice-cold Coke, but when he tried it, he got punched in the face.
Why???
Just then, Tydamir felt a strong, broad hand land firmly on his shoulder.
A mont later, Caelan’s earnest voice sounded by his ear.
"Tydamir, you can’t just throw ’assertive’ around anywhere."
"If you want Alyssa to truly look at you differently, the first thing you need is real strength—enough to genuinely make her submit."
Make the female tyrannosaur submit... with strength?
Tydamir went numb on the spot.
If he had that kind of strength, would he be getting beaten up every day?!
"Caelan ntor... I don’t think I can do that..."
Caelan didn’t mock him. He simply patted Tydamir’s shoulder again.
"Tydamir—n are not allowed to say they can’t."
"And I can tell... you seem to have so barbarian blood in you."
At the ntion of barbarian bloodline, a trace of awkwardness surfaced on Tydamir’s face.
"Caelan ntor... my bloodline is actually—"
This ti, Caelan’s expression turned much more serious. He rummaged around in his storage space, casually pulled out a bottle of tequila, and tossed it into Tydamir’s hands.
"Don’t doubt yourself. Work hard. Get stronger."
"Everything you’ve been given is the greatest gift the gods could have bestowed upon you. Understand?"
Those words hit like enlightennt.
In an instant, Tydamir’s eyes brightened.
He felt a fla—one he’d never had before—ignite inside his chest!
"Caelan ntor... thank you for your guidance. I honestly don’t even know how to repay you!"
Caelan smiled faintly, then calmly extended a hand.
"Don’t overthink it. Tuition’s 500,000 points."
"Huh???"
Tydamir froze like an idiot... but still, in a daze, he transferred the fee.
Caelan ntor’s request... seed reasonable enough.
Classes cost money, right? Tuition was normal!
But for so reason, Tydamir still felt like sothing was... off.
anwhile, after taking the 500,000, Caelan decided he would return the 8 million.
Sure, he needed points—but he wasn’t the type to just freeload.
Besides, this kid was honestly kind of tragic.
To simp to this degree... truly unprecedented.
But when Tydamir saw Caelan trying to return the points, he refused on the spot, righteous as ever.
"Caelan ntor, there’s no need to return the 8 million."
"Just consider it... prepaid tuition."
Seeing how firm he was, Caelan nodded and didn’t press further.
So... this is what a real rich person looks like?
Eight million points—just tossed out as "tuition"?!
In that mont, Caelan suddenly felt a fierce surge of anger toward his own family.
I’m obviously the top-tier second-generation rich kid here, okay?!?!
...
Right now, Caelan’s account already held 30 million points.
Still a long way from 1 billion, but at this rate, it didn’t seem impossible.
The main reason was that the effect of [Sacred Rings] was just absurdly overpowered.
The [Ender Dragon Bone Chain] increased base ntal recovery. But [Sacred Rings] increased the overall cap—comprehensively.
Still, accumulating points would take so ti.
For now, Caelan’s goal was to unlock [Wax Effigy Core (Sealed)] first!
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