The Cockroach-like Girl Is My Beast

"Wait, you're not suggesting I go study, are you?"

The silver-haired girl's gaze wandered, looking at the three who seemed ready to attend school tomorrow. Her amber cross-starry pupils were shaking fiercely, her pretty face full of surprise.

The three remained silent, simply watching her.

Under their gaze, she, who usually feared nothing, seemed noticeably flustered.

"Hey, wait a minute, why do I have to attend classes?!"

"Isn't fighting enough? I've already learned over two thousand characters!"

Her words carried a tone of strong resistance, as she grabbed Lin Guang's hand and started shaking it.

Lin Guang thought for a moment, then spoke: "You can learn what interests you."

She gritted her teeth, saying, "I'm not interested in any of it!"

"Look at this Martial Arts Department mentor True Master Su's [Ether Ballistics] course, I feel it's quite suitable for you."

"What kind of mess is this? What does martial arts have to do with ballistics apart from having a similar word?"

"Hey, you can't just dismiss it like that."

Lin Guang raised an eyebrow: "Isn't ballistics the modern martial art? Don't you need to calculate angles to shoot the Explosive Dawn? In the future, if we want to purchase a high-power long-range shooting explosive spiritual artifact set, or a Divine Object, it'd definitely be entrusted to you, so learning it wouldn't be wrong."

In an instant, the silver-haired girl's expression visibly wavered.

The things Lin Guang promised to buy for her certainly weren't just empty promises; he did buy them in the end.

If it's for this purpose...

Lin Guang pressed on: "And this [Weakness Structure Study], this should be suitable for you as well,"

...

In short, it wasn't long before Vishdair was convinced, dizzyingly signed up for a few courses.

Lin Guang didn't impose too much of a burden on her, mainly aimed to spark her interest and promised to allow her to redeem those items she saw earlier during classes, only then did she relent.

Next, Lin Guang explained some of the school's basic rules and procedures to the three girls, detailing things from course selection to reserving training grounds to applying for research projects. Finally, they spared Vishdair, who seemed ready to yawn, and began prepping for dinner.

Longteng University has a public cafeteria of the highest standard, extremely luxurious, where you can enjoy top-notch dishes made by Gourmet Miracle Masters using high-tier spiritual materials, just by paying nearly the cost in academic credits.

Lin Guang doesn't mind eating in the cafeteria to save time as he, too, needs to study, cultivate, and research.

But for him, completely giving up cooking himself isn't possible either.

After all, Lin Guang knows he absolutely counts as a Gourmet Miracle Master, and if tested would certainly rank at least Five-Star, as a chef he's no lesser than anyone.

Moreover, enhancing further on his Gourmet God Talent might even allow him to compete with those legendary True Masters who have condensed the True Intent of culinary arts.

What's more important, cooking for them every day earns him Star Shards.

Slow and steady definitely doesn't go wrong.

So, ensuring at least one meal a day is cooked by him is necessary.

The group of them gathered beside the villa's lake, admiring the evening sunset scenery while using stored high-tier ingredients for an outdoor BBQ.

The ingredients were pre-processed in the kitchen, just grilled outside, Lin Guang also casually made a few dishes, bringing them out to eat together.

The afterglow of the sunset and the blazing Samadhi True Fire dyed the whole sky a warm orange-red, with golden rays shining on the mirror-like lake surface, shimmering.

The distant waterfall seemed draped in a golden veil, with the Water Mist refracting a dreamlike rainbow in the light.

The four sat around the table and grill, chatting leisurely, and soon finished the meal.

Then...

Their own rooms for rest.

Today, they journeyed far and also unfolded their domains, having practically fought a serious battle. Facing over eighty Same Tier opponents, it couldn't be stress-free.

A Du Qing accumulated to the limit would leave Yin Long injured, today there were nearly ten prodigies comparable to Du Qing, even stronger ones; if these people unleashed their big moves, even a True Master could be beaten to death.

They all felt a bit tired.

So, tonight it's likely there won't be any steamy threesomes.

...

Lin Guang walked out of the bathroom.

With his upper body bare, droplets and steam still lingered on him, he went to his desk, gazing outside.

Faintly visible in this valley are traces of glowing Spirit Beasts and spirit insects, like dots of fluorescence in the darkness, imbuing the peacefulness with a layer of vitality.

And the night sky of the Vast Sea Secret Realm is beautiful too.

There are stars here, seeming like a direct projection of Blue Star's night sky.

The time zone in Great Xia is the same.

It's very counterintuitive, but it's true.

The world's rules are magical.

Even spanning such vastness, comparable to countless former Earth's and even farther than the former Sun as a star.

Entire Great Xia's sunrise and sunset remain unchanged, without time zone differences.

The people of Great Xia see the same night sky, the same sunrise.

So at this moment, in Fenghai Province, in Zhen Sheng City, how are those familiar people faring?

Though only a dozen or so hours have passed since the farewell message was sent.

But...it seems a lot has happened.

The upcoming days will likely be spent in such an atmosphere.

And at this moment, for some reason, two faces suddenly flashed before Lin Guang's eyes.