Saying this, Han Ke gently touched Lu Fan's head and smiled warmly, "If it's useless, then it's useless. At worst, we just won't think about upgrading anymore."
"When you graduate from high school and can go to university, your aunt will continue to support you. If no university wants you, that's fine too. You can run this bun shop with me."
"With aunt's cooking skills, the two of us may not become rich, but at least we won't go hungry, right?"
Lu Fan nodded and grabbed Han Ke's hand, then forced a smile, "Aunt, you don't need to comfort me. I think the same way you do."
"This world is dominated by the strong, but as long as we can survive, it won't be the worst outcome."
"I'll work hard for the upcoming big exam. As long as I can get into university, I'll have the qualification to enter dungeons, and then I can still go dungeon crawling to make money."
"If no school accepts me, I'll come back and run the shop with you."
"Mm!" Han Ke smiled and withdrew her hand, "It's good that you're not disappointed."
"Actually, aunt thinks it's enough that you stay by my side. I believe the most important thing in this world is for you to be safe and sound."
"Alright, let's eat quickly, or the food will get cold."
"Mm." Lu Fan felt warmth in his heart and nodded.
...
After finishing the meal, Lu Fan lay back on his bed, his mind full of thoughts.
When he held Han Ke's hand earlier, he clearly felt some roughness on her usually soft skin.
Although aunt has always been lively and fresh, the long hours of labor had left traces of time on her.
Aunt is only twenty-six years old, in the prime of her life. Could it be that she will really live in poverty and darkness forever?
Lu Fan was unwilling to accept this. He wanted to live a better life and also wanted to give the aunt who had always cared for him a better life.
But his profession...
At that moment, a mechanical voice sounded again:
"Ding—System prompt: The Treasure Map System has been triggered. The host has been granted today's treasure map."
Lu Fan immediately sat up from his bed—right, he still had the system!
Previously, the system had shown up briefly to prove its existence and then disappeared, almost making Lu Fan forget about it.
At that time, Lu Fan was puzzled: Didn't the system say it would send him treasure maps? Why had there been no news?
Now he understood. The system distributes treasure maps at a fixed time every day, and today's treasure map was just arriving!
If he had the system, he might still have a chance to turn things around!
"Ding—Congratulations, host, you have obtained a Treasure Map (Intermediate)!"
"Ding—Because this is the host's first time obtaining a treasure map, the system rewards you by upgrading the Treasure Map (Intermediate) to Divine Treasure Map. Please check."
Lu Fan's heart was pounding; happiness came too suddenly, and he could hardly accept it.
When he first saw the treasure map was intermediate level, he was a bit disappointed.
However, in a twist, the system directly upgraded the intermediate treasure map to a Divine Treasure Map!
The system is amazing!
Of course, he couldn't celebrate too early.
If the coordinates on this treasure map were too far away and he couldn't reach them, it would all be for nothing.
Moreover, Divine Treasure Maps are the highest level and cannot be synthesized. If Lu Fan couldn't excavate it, the treasure map would just be kept in storage.
Lu Fan opened the system space and began to check the Divine Treasure Map.
Treasure Map (Divine): Coordinates—Rocky Plains (341681, 674331)
When checking the coordinates, Lu Fan could also see a rough map that showed the specific location of the treasure map.
Seeing the words "Rocky Plains" made Lu Fan extremely excited.
Rocky Plains was not unfamiliar to Lu Fan; it was about fifty miles from Jianghai City in the wilderness.
This was considered a beginner-level leveling area, not only close to Jianghai City but also without many powerful fierce beasts.
Previously, Lu Fan and other students went on practice missions with their teachers to Rocky Plains to hunt weak monsters.
Judging by the coordinates on the treasure map, Lu Fan knew this spot was in the middle area of Rocky Plains, much deeper than where the teacher had previously taken them.
The monsters here were mostly above level ten, which was quite dangerous for Lu Fan.
However, this Divine Treasure Map could very well be Lu Fan's last hope to turn things around.
If he gave up now, he might live in the lowest level of society for the rest of his life!
So, Lu Fan had no hesitation—he had to dig up this treasure map!
Deep at night, the world was utterly silent.
Han Ke had gone to bed early because she had to get up at four in the morning to make buns.
Lu Fan, however, quietly climbed out of bed, first took out a beginner's chopping knife hidden under his bed, then went to the kitchen to pack a bag of buns before leaving home and heading straight to the city gate.
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