Due to feeling that Eleven, Buggy, and Ginseng Baby would affect his ability to establish authority in front of the Little Sword Spirit, Shi Yu directly called them back.

These three guys were too outrageous.

Weren't their names nice?

How infuriating.

They were clearly very fitting.

After summoning them back, Shi Yu looked at the Little Sword Spirit again.

At this time, the Little Sword Spirit was a little nervous, afraid that Shi Yu would give it names like Little Red or Little Meow.

Shi Yu: "..."

"Forget it, you should adapt to the outside world first." Shi Yu rubbed his forehead.

"Mew~~" The Little Sword Spirit happily turned around, its gaze... no, its sword light pointed directly at the refrigerator.

At the same time.

"It's already awake?"

A voice suddenly came from outside the door.

Shi Yu heard the familiar voice and immediately looked over.

"Senior Lu?"

The person who came was wearing a black T-shirt and brown shorts, with a white research coat draped over her shoulders. Her slender legs were wrapped in black stockings. It was Lu Qingyi.

"Why are you here?"

Shi Yu was quite surprised and immediately got out of bed to greet her.

"You caused such a big incident; how could the bureau not send someone?" Lu Qingyi said helplessly.

She looked at the red Little Sword Spirit that had just burrowed into the refrigerator. After a moment of silence, she asked:

"Is that the heroic spirit formed from General Mu Huiyin's power?"

"After receiving the news that the heroic spirit of General Mu Huiyin was summoned by you, I came directly from Icefield City."

"Uh." Shi Yu nodded: "Wait, how long have I been asleep?"

Shi Yu glanced at the electronic clock.

Then, his face darkened.

Damn it, another day?

Although he didn't have any injuries and his physical strength had gradually returned to its peak, Shi Yu still slept for a long time afterward...

"Never mind then." Shi Yu scratched his cheek. He wasn't this sleepy in his previous life.

"Senior, are you here because...?"

"It's nothing particularly important. It's just that your obtaining Mu Huiyin's heroic spirit is a major matter, so I came to take a look," Lu Qingyi said.

"I didn't expect that what the Ice Dragon said was actually true. General Mu Huiyin really existed. This can be considered a very lucky coincidence." Lu Qingyi sighed.

Shi Yu and Mu Huiyin were both from Icefield City, and Shi Yu had deciphered many Icefield relics. Now that he had summoned General Mu Huiyin's heroic spirit, it wasn't something difficult to accept.

"Yeah, I didn't expect it either."

"By the way, how is the Ice River Totem matter being handled?" Shi Yu asked.

"It's alright."

"The Ice Dragon already intends to cooperate with humans to completely eliminate the Ice River Totem. If it learns that you have gained the recognition of General Mu Huiyin's heroic spirit, our relationship should be able to go a step further."

"However, initiating forbidden weapons is a major matter. Even the Eleventh Bureau doesn't have the direct authority to decide. It may take some time for a decision to be made," Lu Qingyi said.

"Is that so..."

"You just said that General Mu Huiyin's heroic spirit is a major matter?" Shi Yu asked.

"Is there anything you need me to cooperate with?"

"Just cooperate with blocking the news. The news that you have gained the recognition of General Mu Huiyin's heroic spirit has already been blocked. All the Beast Tamers present at the time have signed confidentiality agreements. You should also temporarily treat it as an ordinary Sword Spirit to avoid unnecessary trouble."

Lu Qingyi looked at the Little Sword Spirit that shyly flew out of the refrigerator, sparkling and seeming very excited.

It was hard to imagine that this was the heroic spirit of General Mu Huiyin, who had repelled countless totems. It had regressed to being too cute...

"Ah, is it that serious?"

Shi Yu reached out his hand, and the Little Sword Spirit landed on him.

Shi Yu even wanted to announce the deeds of General Mu Huiyin.

This was, after all, a remarkable archaeological discovery. Discovering a secret and not announcing it, not being able to share the satisfaction of his curiosity, meant that the archaeology was for nothing.

"Of course. Although the country is relatively safe, you probably don't want to be targeted by those alien races who have a deep blood feud with General Mu Huiyin, right?" Lu Qingyi smiled.

"At that time, the Dong Huang Ancient Kingdom only successfully killed a small number of totems. Most of the hostile totem forces are still active..."

"They are still eyeing the human domain. If they know that you possess the heroic spirit of a great general, you won't have it easy. Or do you want to lose your freedom and live under the surveillance of bodyguards 24 hours a day?"

Shi Yu was speechless. Lu Qingyi continued, "However, I still found a bodyguard for you."

"Who?"

"You should know her. You are now a student of the Ancient Capital University, and you will live there for the next four years. Your best bodyguard is naturally Teacher Ying," Lu Qingyi said with a smile.

"Rich woman cat?" Shi Yu was stunned.

Lu Qingyi looked at Shi Yu strangely. What was that nickname?

"Cough, cough, cough, Gem Cat." Shi Yu was embarrassed. He was too excited...

"Right." Lu Qingyi didn't think too much and nodded.

"Don't worry. In the Ancient Capital City, with her protecting you, there won't be any problems."

Shi Yu didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Even without this, that Gem Cat seemed to have said that it would protect him in the future.

After all, Shi Yu seemed to be the Gem Cat's biggest snack supplier at the moment.

"Are you very familiar with her, Senior?"

"Of course. I gave her an eighth-level gem discovered from a relic for her birthday," Lu Qingyi said. "Then, Teacher Ying took me through several relics. We used to be partners for a while. We are comrades!"

Shi Yu: "..."

That was indeed quite familiar.

If someone gave him a gem worth billions, he would immediately become sworn brothers with them.

The topic turned back and forth and returned to General Mu Huiyin again.

"Speaking of which..." Lu Qingyi asked, "I heard that the Ice Dragon General is a hybrid?"

"Yes, I feel like it's related to the Phoenix Clan," Shi Yu said.

Lu Qingyi was stunned and said, "Wouldn't that be the same as the Empress?"

Shi Yu nodded and said, "Yes."

Legend had it that the Empress had Phoenix blood, and all nine of the pets she contracted were members of the Phoenix Clan.

Nine phoenixes of the Fire Phoenix, Ice Phoenix, etc., spanned nine attributes, and their strength all reached the totem level, which pushed the Empress to the position of a quasi-mythical Beast Tamer.

When the Empress ascended the throne, there was even a dance of phoenixes.

Later, some archaeologists believed that the Empress might be a human emperor supported by the Phoenix Clan and that her position was illegitimate.

However, it could not be denied that the Dong Huang Dynasty was the most stable and prosperous during the Empress's reign. At that time, the strength of the Dong Huang Dynasty was so strong that no totem alien race dared to invade.

Under the peace and prosperity of the people, no one cared about the Empress's origins, who had ended the totem wars.

Moreover, the Phoenix Clan had always been close to humans since the totem era. They were benevolent totems that often brought auspiciousness to humans. In comparison, humans accepted the Phoenix Clan.

However, whether the Empress led the Phoenix Clan or the Phoenix Clan supported the Empress had always been a controversial topic of the ages.

"Senior, I remember you explored relics related to the Phoenix Clan, right?" Shi Yu asked.

"Do you have any thoughts on this?"

Lu Qingyi shook her head: "I'm not sure, but there is indeed a saying that the Phoenix Clan deliberately cultivated the human race and supported mixed-race symbiosis."

The Dragon Clan and the Phoenix Clan could be traced back to the mythological era. Their ancestors were the most powerful mythical creatures. Unfortunately, with the end of the mythological era, the descendants of the Phoenix Clan did not fare as well as the Dragon Clan.

Compared to branching out and spreading their leaves, with Dragon bloodlines found throughout various species, the Dragon Clan relied on strengthening through mixed-race evolution, while the Phoenix Clan always pursued pure bloodlines. However, this led to the clan becoming smaller and smaller. Returning to their ancestors was not as fast as mixed-race evolution.

Eventually, the Phoenix Clan also began to learn from the Dragon Clan and branch out and spread their leaves. Therefore, some archaeologists speculated that the human race was a target of the Phoenix Clan.

It seemed that various signs indicated that the Phoenix Clan's plan reached its peak during the Empress's reign.

Unfortunately, there was no evidence.

In addition, with the collapse of the dynasty established by the Empress due to the internal strife of the Phoenix Clan, the Phoenix Clan disappeared from human sight again, which made the mystery even greater.

The reason for the internal strife of the Phoenix Clan during the Empress's dynasty was also one of the top ten unsolved mysteries in Dong Huang archaeology.

"If you are interested, you can investigate it yourself in the future," Lu Qingyi said. "Actually, some time ago, when you mentioned plant pets to me, I was investigating this matter."

Shi Yu raised his head: "The undead battlefield outside the Ancient Capital?"

"I remember... is it because of the Phoenix Clan?"

"Yes." Lu Qingyi nodded.

"A totem-level Undead Underworld Phoenix, suspected of being an experiencer of the Phoenix Clan's internal strife, is sealed below. However, unfortunately, apart from that seal, we humans currently have no effective way to defeat it, so we can only continue to let it be sealed like this."

It wasn't that the Ancient Capital didn't want to make its surroundings more normal.

Unfortunately, because of the existence of the Undead Underworld Phoenix, it couldn't be done at all.

It was full of plagues and curses and was a paradise for the undead. Without resolving the key factor of the Undead Underworld Phoenix, they could only leave it alone.

It was because of the existence of that Undead Underworld Phoenix that the Ancient Capital evolved into the current city of the dead, which was rich in undead-type pets.

"Let's wait until I reach the legendary level before talking about it," Shi Yu said with a wry smile.

This was not comparable to the Ice Dragon or even the Ice River Totem.

Ice-type Ice River Totems were ultra-beings with strong power but relatively conventional abilities. Humans could eliminate them with fire-type forbidden weapons.

However, if it was a top totem-level creature of the undead and dark dual type like the Undead Underworld Phoenix, and also had Phoenix Clan blood, no one was sure that they could completely eliminate it.

"But the undead battlefield is a good place..." Shi Yu looked at the Little Sword Spirit and said, "There are more undead there, which may be very suitable for its growth. It needs to burn other souls to unlock other forms."

Shi Yu was a little curious about what the Little Sword Spirit's other forms looked like.

In fact, it was more because he heard that there were many ancient ruins there...

"Shouldn't it be dangerous there?"

"How could it not be dangerous?" Lu Qingyi said speechlessly. "It's even more dangerous than the Ice Dragon Snow Mountain, but if you go there with Teacher Ying, there's nothing dangerous."

"Understood, understood." Shi Yu nodded. Hugging thighs, he was good at it.

Unfortunately, the rich woman cat's thighs weren't big enough. Otherwise, if he directly let the Little Sword Spirit kill the Undead Underworld Phoenix, its Spirit Release proficiency could directly reach the perfect level or higher...