Chapter 123 : Chapter 123
Chapter : 123
"Yo, seeing your attitude, you're planning to make a stunning debut in this outdoor training?" Barnet was intrigued.
Yan Yunqing was startled by this remark, and it took him a moment to realize that the 'stunning debut' mentioned was not his quest.
"To be honest with you, I've had a 'top complex' since I was young." Yan Yunqing said with a straight face, "I just don't feel right if I don't get first place?"
"Hmm? Top... top complex?" It took Barnet a moment to figure out what 'top complex' meant, and he didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Then you'll have to work harder. As far as I know, many powerful individuals are already gearing up for the outdoor training. Your level is definitely sufficient, but your practical combat skills are truly no match for theirs."
Yan Yunqing thought to himself: Of course, because my major is magic!
Barnet took out his Te-xin, "Here, add me as a friend. I'll send you the two candidates I just mentioned. You guys can chat amongst yourselves. Both of them are quite strong, just a bit special, but I think you should be able to get along well."
Yan Yunqing deftly took out his Te-xin as well: "Special? Special is good. If they're not special, I don't want them!"
Demetrius was already special enough. Yan Yunqing didn't think there would be anyone more special than Demetrius. When the time comes, he'd pull Demetrius along, and they could form a group of weirdos.
Barnet was surprised by Yan Yunqing's decisiveness. He hesitated for a moment and added, "If you feel they're not a good fit, you can tell them directly. You don't have to consider me. I'm just giving you a recommendation."
"Got it, got it." Yan Yunqing nodded repeatedly.
Barnet: ...Strange, why do I have a feeling that I've boarded a pirate ship?
Yan Yunqing received two shared name cards from Barnet and decisively added them, noting in the remarks that he was recommended by Teacher Barnet to discuss the outdoor training next month.
One of them quickly accepted the friend request and sent a question mark. The other one didn't respond for a long time. Yan Yunqing guessed that the other person might not have seen it yet.
If both of these swordsmen agreed, their team would still be short one swordsman. Yan Yunqing looked at Barnet, like a farmer guarding his little cabbage patch, "Teacher, do you have any other promising talents to recommend?"
Barnet thought Yan Yunqing wanted to find a few more candidates to pick the best of the best for his team. After all, Yan Yunqing himself was a swordsman, and a team could have at most three swordsmen. To ask for more after already having two candidates, didn't that mean he wanted to pick and choose?
He tapped Yan Yunqing's forehead, "That's enough, you. Which of those who can get into Sigret isn't a genius? Straighten up your attitude. Don't go offending all the other students before you've even met your teammates."
Yan Yunqing covered his head innocently. He couldn't just say outright: He was a mage, and he needed three swordsman teammates, could he?
Although this lie might be exposed soon, Yan Yunqing wanted to lay low for a bit longer. What if he succeeded?
It seemed he couldn't get a third reserve teammate from Barnet. Yan Yunqing regretfully parted ways with Barnet and continued to audit classes.
When the afternoon classes were over, Yan Yunqing, still wanting more, returned to his dormitory and saw Demetrius coming out of the kitchen. Only then did he remember that he had added two people in the afternoon.
While taking out his Te-xin, Yan Yunqing struck up a conversation with Demetrius: "Eating?"
Demetrius looked at the simple fried rice he had just made in his hand, steam still rising from it, and looked at Yan Yunqing in confusion, his eyes full of: What else?
Could it be that he was cooking to waste food?
But such words would never come out of Demetrius's mouth, so he lowered his head and answered with an almost inaudible 'mm'.
Yan Yunqing almost didn't hear it. He looked up at Demetrius and confirmed that he had indeed answered him, albeit with a perfunctory 'mm'.
But Yan Yunqing didn't mind. He sent a message to the [Sun-Eating Raven] who had sent him a question mark and then gone silent, while saying to Demetrius: "How are you thinking about the outdoor training team? Do you have any potential teammates in mind?"
[Ze]: How are you thinking about the outdoor training team? Do you have any potential teammates in mind?
His Te-xin ID was a simple 'Ze'. He didn't use 'Ri'an' purely because this identity was called Xavier, and the word 'Ri'an' had nothing to do with Xavier. He was worried someone might ask why he used this ID and it would be hard to explain.
The two people he had asked at the same time both fell silent.
Demetrius: "."
[Sun-Eating Raven]: ?
Demetrius: "No... waiting for matched teammates."
[Sun-Eating Raven]: ...You want to invite me to team up? Besides being introduced by Teacher Barnet, we don't know each other, do we?
Yan Yunqing: "I happen to not have any teammates either. Why don't we team up? Look how fated we are, we were even assigned to the same dormitory." (Although the fate lies in this renovated dormitory)
[Ze]: Can't I invite you just because we don't know each other? I trust Teacher Barnet's judgment. The students he's optimistic about can't be bad. (Isn't he the student Teacher Barnet is optimistic about? He's so capable himself!)
Demetrius: "." Fated? Where is the fate?
[Sun-Eating Raven]: ...
Demetrius turned his face away, not looking at Yan Yunqing's sparkling red eyes. He stiffened for a moment before hesitantly nodding: "Okay."
Got one!
Yan Yunqing clenched his fist. Although he and Demetrius had only known each other for a short time, as the top student of the first year, his strength was definitely beyond question.
He and Demetrius were a powerful combination. Plus three swordsmen... hmm, he himself also counted as a swordsman, so their group would be four swordsmen and two mages!
They would already outnumber other groups by one person!
There was no new message from the Sun-Eating Raven yet, not straightforward at all.
On the other hand, the other swordsman recommended by Teacher Barnet had already accepted his friend request.
[Tianchu Crow]: Hello.
Yan Yunqing paused, hesitantly exited, and compared the two new friends. Eh, did these two know each other? Why were they both 'crows'? One raven and one crow.
Are crows very popular now?
[Ze]: Hello, hello. I added you on Teacher Barnet's recommendation. May I be so bold as to ask, have you chosen your teammates for the outdoor training in a month?
The other side seemed very busy and didn't reply for a long time. Yan Yunqing received a reply from the other crow first.
[Sun-Eating Raven]: Okay, but I need to meet you and your decided teammates first. If I'm not satisfied with you or the teammates you've chosen, I won't join the team.
[Sun-Eating Raven]: Of course, if you're not satisfied with me, you can also say so directly. Let's part on good terms.
[Ze]: No problem. Then wait for my notification. I'm still persuading the other two teammates.
[Sun-Eating Raven]: Mm.
Yan Yunqing was very satisfied with the Sun-Eating Raven's perceptiveness. His words clearly acknowledged Yan Yunqing's role as the team captain, as finding suitable teammates was the captain's job.
Next, he just needed to bring the rest of the teammates to this raven, let him take a look, and Yan Yunqing would also take a look at this raven. If his strength was too poor, he could also be rejected.
One official member, one temporary member, plus himself, okay, three members. The team formation task was perfectly halfway done.
Now he had to wait for the crow's reply and search for the fifth teammate.
Demetrius had already started enjoying the fried rice he made. His eating movements were very small, and he made no sound while eating, except for the occasional clinking of the spoon against the plate.
The rest was silence.
Yan Yunqing was a little bored waiting for the crow's reply, so he simply sat down opposite Demetrius, propping up his face and watching him eat slowly, chewing carefully.
Eh, this little mushroom seems to be eating slowly, but his speed is not slow at all! The fried rice on the plate was decreasing at a visible rate.
The little mushroom is really suitable for being a mukbanger.
Although he doesn't eat with much gusto, he could try the big-eater challenge, or the challenge of finishing a whole basin of rice in one go.
As Demetrius ate, his speed involuntarily slowed down, and he looked hesitantly in Yan Yunqing's direction.
"...You want some too?"
Yan Yunqing was stunned, "Ah?"
Demetrius's presence weakened a few notches more, and after a long while, he slowly uttered four words: "There's still some in the kitchen."
Yan Yunqing: "Hmm?"
He connected the context and had a sudden realization: The little mushroom thinks he wants to eat too!
Yan Yunqing was amused and waved his hand, "I'm not eating. I just finished eating before I came back. I'm just a little bored."
And observe his roommate while he's at it. To be honest, although they lived together, he had rarely interacted with Demetrius.
This little mushroom had really been avoiding him these past two days!
Demetrius hesitated for a moment, then picked up his unfinished plate and walked into the kitchen.
Yan Yunqing: "Hmm? Are you not eating anymore? Don't, I won't watch. You can continue eating."
Demetrius didn't respond, but after a while, he came out with a plate again.
This time, he was holding two plates, and each plate was piled high with fried rice.
Demetrius silently placed one of the plates in front of Yan Yunqing, sat down again, and buried his head to continue eating.
Yan Yunqing looked at the fried rice in front of him, then at Demetrius, and thought hesitantly: …
So Demetrius thought he was too embarrassed to say he wanted to eat, so he went straight into the kitchen and got him a portion?
Not knowing what Demetrius was thinking, Yan Yunqing mulled it over for a while, then also got a spoon, scooped up a spoonful of fried rice, and put it in his mouth.
It was savory and fragrant, not oily or greasy. The rich meaty aroma filled his mouth, but he didn't actually taste any minced meat.
It was as if the taste of the meat had been locked into the rice, and only when his teeth came together and he chewed, did the meaty fragrance burst forth on his tongue, along with a sweet and sour taste.
—It was surprisingly delicious?
Yan Yunqing stared at the unremarkable fried rice. Although it wasn't glowing, he felt like he was eating golden egg fried rice...
Yan Yunqing looked at Demetrius with admiration and said sincerely, "I never would have thought, are you actually a culinary star? Perhaps you have a nickname like 'Little Master Chef of Sigret'?"
Demetrius: ?
What was all this about? What culinary star? What Little Master Chef of Sigret?
So annoying. The new roommate always likes to stare at him and say strange things.
Who was the one with the strange personality, really?