Chapter 122 : Chapter 122
Chapter : 122
Hearing Reid's words, the classroom erupted into an uproar.
All sorts of gazes fell upon Yan Yunqing, carrying emotions of curiosity, scrutiny, surprise... and so on.
At the same time, the completion rate of Yan Yunqing's [Sigret: Make a Stunning Debut (1)] quest was rapidly increasing. In no time, the remaining half of the astonishment value was also filled.
The "Make a Stunning Debut" quest was complete!
Yan Yunqing hadn't expected this quest to be completed in such a way.
Meeting Teacher Reid's strange gaze, Yan Yunqing gave an awkward smile.
Something's not right? Did I write something on the paper? How did it get taken away by Teacher Theresa?
Wait a minute... uh... hmm...
Hiss!
It seemed he did get carried away writing at the end, and accidentally wrote a little too much detail.
A drop of sweat slowly trickled down Yan Yunqing's temple. He suddenly understood how Demetrius must have felt just now.
Fortunately, the surrounding gazes didn't last long. Their class advisor, Teacher Diure, appeared in the classroom again.
Diure scanned the students present, confirming the numbers were correct. He announced expressionlessly, "The date for the outdoor training for all first-year students this semester has been set. This time, the Magic Academy will go to the Norman Forest together with the Swordsman Academy. The time is set for one month from now."
Outdoor training?
Yan Yunqing was stunned. Wait, in what forest?!
Diure continued, "The results of this training are very important and will be a crucial assessment material for your promotion to the second year. I hope you will treat it with caution."
"You will be grouped with students from the Swordsman Academy. Each group will consist of two mages and three swordsmen. If you have someone you want to partner with, you can submit a team application. The deadline is in ten days. Please consider carefully who you team up with!"
"The group score is closely related to your individual score. You'd better form a group with people of similar strength. Of course, for those who do not submit a team application, the academy will randomly assign you teammates after ten days."
Diure's gaze swept over the crowd, lingering for a moment on Yan Yunqing before quickly moving away. If Yan Yunqing hadn't been highly sensitive to gazes, he might not have noticed Diure's subtle pause.
"I will emphasize one last time, choose your teammates carefully."
[Sigret: Make a Stunning Debut (2)]
Description: Sigret's annual outdoor training is about to begin. As a future legendary student of Sigret, how can you back down from such a challenge?
『The reward for this quest is phased. The higher the final score, the richer the rewards.』
Again?
...
The scores were in, and Teacher Diure had finished speaking. There were no more classes, so the students of Class A could leave.
However, no one chose to leave immediately. This was the first time most of the Class A students were experiencing the outdoor training, and they were all excitedly gathered together, chatting about the upcoming training in a month.
Yan Yunqing was pondering whether there were other forests on the Ailman Continent called Norman Forest... probably not, right?
Norman Forest, wasn't that the outer area of the forest where the elven territory was located?
Did that mean he was going to Lilian's old haunt this time?
Yan Yunqing stroked his chin, denying this thought in his mind. Just going to Norman Forest didn't count as Lilian's old haunt.
After all, the Norman Forest was still some distance from the elven territory.
After some thought, Yan Yunqing sent Lilian a message.
[Ri'an (Private)]: Lilian?
Considering that Lilian might still be sleeping at this time—elves in their growth period did tend to be quite sleepy—Yan Yunqing didn't send a long message, just her name, so as not to disturb her.
After waiting for a few minutes, Yan Yunqing didn't receive a reply from Lilian.
It seemed she was indeed sleeping. Yan Yunqing regretfully closed the chat system. Beside him, Quinn called out, "Xavier, have you thought about who you want to team up with? If not, do you want to join me?"
Quinn's Magic History score was terrible, but his actual strength was quite good. Perhaps because his father was a teacher of "Advanced Magic Languages and Runes", Quinn was the fourth to complete the assessment in the practical magic class two days ago, with very good results.
His offer to team up with Yan Yunqing was a simple desire to carry him, probably considering that Yan Yunqing was new and didn't have any close friends to form a group with.
Hearing Quinn's words, Terence sensed the key element and looked at Quinn sharply, his eyes accusing: You're not thinking of abandoning your brother to team up with someone else, are you?
Quinn felt a bit unnatural under Terence's gaze, "What are you looking at me for? I was just asking! Just asking!"
Quinn thought Terence still believed he liked Yan Yunqing, and he was desperate to prove his innocence:
He really just thought this new student was particularly good-looking, and being with him was particularly comfortable! Nothing else, absolutely not!
Terence: ...Who wants to talk to you about this?
A look of helplessness and weariness appeared in Terence's eyes.
He glared at Quinn, thinking: We've been brothers for over a decade, and I haven't seen you turn around and ask me if I want to team up!
Yan Yunqing took in the reactions of the two and shook his head, "No need, you two should team up. A group can only have two mages. If I team up with you, what about Terence?"
Quinn looked at Terence, "He has plenty of friends! Where would I even get a turn?"
Terence: ...Rebelling against the heavens?
Terence wiped his face and finally admitted according to his brother's words: "Yes, I have many friends. You don't have to consider me specifically. I still have many people I can team up with."
Quinn had a look of 'See, what did I tell you?' on his face.
Terence gritted his teeth.
Yan Yunqing still shook his head: "No need, I can team up with my roommate. He probably doesn't have anyone to team up with either. We can form a group together."
"Hmm? Your roommate?" Quinn was stunned, "Who is it?"
Terence looked at Yan Yunqing, he was also very curious. Speaking of which, he really hadn't seen this newcomer get close to anyone.
He thought Yan Yunqing's roommate wasn't in Class A. After all, this newcomer also had a dark gold badge, so he should be living in a small villa like the top students of each grade... Hmm?
Top student?
Terence subconsciously glanced towards the corner of the classroom.
The person who had been sitting there quietly had long since disappeared, probably leaving right after Teacher Diure finished speaking.
Speaking of which, Demetrius was also a top student. It's just that he was usually too low-key. Unlike the other top students who were either flamboyant or gentle, he had almost no presence.
If it weren't for the fact that this gloomy guy always managed to get first place in every test and assessment, thus gaining plenty of presence, the people in Class A would probably have completely forgotten about Demetrius not long after the school year started.
"It's Demetrius." Yan Yunqing confirmed Terence's guess.
Quinn's mouth opened in surprise, but he didn't know what to say.
Terence was also surprised for a moment, then he understood: "So it's him.
Hmm, Demetrius's strength is indeed very good. He's also the top student of the first year. Your grades should be good if you become his teammate."
Quinn: ? Is my good brother here to sabotage me?
Terence glanced at him: Didn't you say you don't like him? Why do you insist on teaming up with him?
However, Terence still gave a fair evaluation: "Teaming up with Demetrius will be a bit more tiring. You should be able to feel it too, Demetrius's personality is a bit... hmm, strange?"
"On this point, I think you'll have an easier time teaming up with Quinn."
Brother, this is as far as I can help you.
Yan Yunqing blinked his eyes, sidestepping the main point, "Not at all, Demetrius is actually quite cute."
Quinn: ?
Terence: ?
Terence: Hmm, it's not that your brother won't help you, it's that your brother is really out of options! Quinn, you brat, you can't even compare to Demetrius, tsk tsk.
Yan Yunqing glanced at the time and said to the two, "Sorry, I have something to do this afternoon, so I'll be leaving now."
Nodding, Yan Yunqing took his things and left, not giving Quinn another chance to speak.
Terence looked at Quinn sympathetically, "Did you hear anything?"
Quinn came back to his senses: "What sound?"
He cocked his ear and listened intently, puzzled: "Is there a sound? Why didn't I hear anything?"
Terence said mysteriously: "The sound of an innocent budding heart shattering."
Quinn: "What?"
Terence patted Quinn's dog head: "Forget it, you wouldn't understand even if I told you. Go and play."
Quinn: ???
***
Yan Yunqing detoured from the Magic Academy to the Swordsman Academy, preparing to continue auditing classes. He was intercepted halfway by Teacher Barnet.
Teacher Barnet, the teacher who had caught him when he was half a class late for the practical swordsmanship class two days ago.
"Teacher Barnet." Yan Yunqing called out politely.
Barnet looked at Yan Yunqing's student robe. Sigret Academy provided students with two sets of clothes.
One was a short robe, exquisitely tailored, which looked more grand and formal when worn.
The other set was short clothes. Compared to the skirt-and-trousers attire of the student robe, this set was more convenient for large, sweeping movements, suitable for swordsmen carrying swords and hacking around.
Therefore, students of the Magic Academy generally wore student robes, while swordsmen wore short clothes.
Although there was no specific dress code distinction, this seemed to have become a consensus among all students at Sigret.
And Yan Yunqing had just come from the Magic Academy, his student robe not yet changed, making him look out of place in the Swordsman Academy.
Compared to a swordsman, this kid looked more like a mage?
This thought flashed through Barnet's mind and was then tossed to the back of it. How could a mage swing a greatsword as easily as waving a magic staff?
Those delicate and weak mages, let alone being able to lift a greatsword made of Sinking Ironwood, couldn't even use a magic staff made of Sinking Ironwood for a long time with their constitution.
So this kid could not possibly be a mage!
He was born to be a swordsman!
Barnet asked with a smile, "Did your teacher tell you about the outdoor training? How is it, have you decided who to team up with? Do you want me to recommend a few teammates for you?"
Yan Yunqing's eyes lit up, "Please do tell?"
He happened to be short three swordsman teammates and was worried about whether to wait for automatic matching or to go and get to know some swordsman friends.
With the "Make a Stunning Debut" quest hanging in front of him, Yan Yunqing felt that random matching was still not very reliable. What if he was matched with three deadweights?