Lin Bei thought to himself, clicked trade directly, and placed a Super Rare character summoning card on it.
Aleria saw this and wore a puzzled expression.
"What are you giving me this for?"
She then immediately cancelled the trade.
"Alright, you remember the Legendary Level Summoning Card thing. I need to deal with these world origin fragments now and also arrange the follow‑up matters."
"Let me finish handling things here, then I'll contact you!"
She said that and, without waiting for Lin Bei to speak, hung up the communication.
"..."
Lin Bei was silent for a while, then helplessly said, "Okay, okay, you hung up on me, huh?"
"Just wait for me. Next time we meet… I'll deal with you."
Lin Bei returned to the manor and saw Bei Bei Nan Gua and the others having a meal together.
The two sides hit it off instantly and chatted for a long time.
Finally, when Lin Bei saw the thousands of inheritance wristbands Bei Bei Nan Gua produced, his face lit up with excitement.
"Well… most of these came from members of the Expeditionary Force back then, and some… from pirates we met on the road."
Bei Bei Nan Gua's face turned slightly pink as she lowered her head and said, "I don't have anything else, these… are gifts prepared for you."
"Thank you."
"You're welcome! If it weren't for your help at the start, I… I definitely wouldn't have survived!"
"What's your Combat Power now?"
"I… I only have 3,000 Combat Power right now."
Bei Bei Nan Gua lowered her head even more; she had seen messages in the public chat channel showing many people already exceeding 10,000 Combat Power.
She felt her low Combat Power was dragging Lin Bei down.
"3,000 Combat Power is already pretty high."
Lin Bei saw through her thoughts at a glance and comforted, "Those Survivors with over ten‑thousand power are different; they boost their strength not by personal effort but because they joined a faction that provides behind‑the‑scenes power and resources, forcibly raising their Combat Power."
"But don't worry, now that you've come to my island, I'll help you quickly raise your strength."
"Qingqing will design a training plan based on your physical condition, and our island never lacks high‑quality food, so combined, your Combat Power will rise fast."
Lin Bei signaled Bei Bei Nan Gua not to worry, then gave her the two cultivation manuals he had obtained earlier.
One manual for cultivating blood‑energy, the other for strengthening Spirit—dual‑track, extremely effective.
"Thank you, Beiming Big Brother."
"No problem, we've been best friends from the start; helping each other is only natural."
Lin Bei said with a smile.
His rapid early development was largely thanks to Bei Bei Nan Gua's help.
He initially had the Critical Hit System, but without the "Synthesis Scroll" Bei Bei Nan Gua gave him, he could never have become so strong in such a short time.
Lin Bei didn't rush to use the "Bond Talent" to instantly boost Bei Bei Nan Gua's power.
He had asked her about this before.
Bei Bei Nan Gua explained that she was currently in a state about to "awaken"; after her Combat Power broke 1,000, the ancient martial technique she mastered seemed to mutate, and now she needed to carefully feel the changes within her body.
If Lin Bei forced a large boost now, she wouldn't be able to clearly sense the internal changes caused by the technique's mutation, which would be detrimental to her long‑term growth.
Lin Bei expressed his understanding.
He could see Bei Bei Nan Gua's stubborn personality; she wanted to rely on her own effort to keep getting stronger.
"Um… Beiming Big Brother, I… I like you."
"Uh…"
Lin Bei was taken aback by her words.
Suddenly, he felt a chill on his cheek, and when he came to his senses, all that remained in his sight was Bei Bei Nan Gua's fleeing silhouette.
"Hehe, Beiming brother, you've been confessed to! We all saw it!"
"Exactly, and the confessor is a total beauty! Though… compared to me and Nilu, she's still a bit lacking."
Nilu and Anya, two little girls, smiled brightly and kept making funny faces at Lin Bei.
Lin Bei glared at the two and said irritably, "Go train! Otherwise… tomorrow the food rations will be halved!"
"Huh? Beiming brother, how can you be like this!"
"Damn it, I'll tell my sister, tell him you're abusing me!"
The two girls were instantly displeased.
"If you don't leave now, there'll be nothing to eat tomorrow!"
Lin Bei swept his gaze over them, a smile curling his lips as he threatened.
"Hmph!"
The two girls huffed angrily and left, dust on their faces.
"Master, according to AI calculations, you could have easily dodged Bei Bei Nan Gua's ambush just now. Did you do it on purpose…?"
"Ahem, Qingqing, are you bored? Do you believe I'll punish you right now?"
"Really? Master… I'm looking forward to it."
...In the blink of an eye, three hours passed.
Qingqing left the room feeling completely satisfied.
Lin Bei went to the training hall, saw Nilu, Anya and Bei Bei Nan Gua training hard, nodded in approval, and left the manor castle.
He opened his friends list and his eyes landed on the Oil King's name.
Then he began contacting the Oil King to trade character summoning cards.
"Boss, are you saying that after using a character summoning card, you can summon a real person directly?"
The Oil King's eyes lit up after hearing Lin Bei's explanation of the card.
"Yes, that's right."
"Can you summon a woman?"
"Of course you can."
"Haha! Boss, I really love you!"
"Ahem, fine, I'll start trading the character summoning card to you now, just confirm the trade directly."
"Got it, got it!"
The Oil King rubbed his hands together, his face full of excitement.
He was bored of dolls; with real people, his sea area seemed out of place, and his location couldn't be found on the map, so other Survivors couldn't come to his island.
Therefore, the appearance of the character summoning card filled him with anticipation.
"Finally we can have real‑person PK? Hahaha, this is so exciting!"
The Oil King's face shone with excitement.
Soon, he obtained two Perfect‑Level character summoning cards.
Without hesitation, he chose to use them immediately.
[Prompt: You used two Perfect‑Level character summoning cards!]
[Prompt: Summon successful! You obtained a new partner — Qingguo!]
[Prompt: Summon successful! You obtained a new partner — Qingcheng!]
"Hahaha! Listen to those names! Qingguo and Qingcheng! Definitely stunning beauties!"
The Oil King's smile blossomed like a chrysanthemum, his eyes narrowing into thin slits.
"My good days have finally arrived!"