Chapter 126 : Chapter 126
Chapter : 126
William didn't think for long before nodding in agreement, "Alright. I don't have any other candidates. If you think it's okay, then let's go with this Robin."
He said this to Yan Yunqing, his chin held high, perfectly fitting the persona of an arrogant little prince from an anime.
Coincidentally, this guy was also a little blondie, completely unable to escape the "blond tsundere" trope.
Yan Yunqing had already figured out this little prince's personality back in Bartovita, so he wasn't too surprised that William agreed to join the team so quickly.
"Then it's decided. Let's go ask Robin if he's willing to join the team first," Yan Yunqing made the final decision.
Demetrius, who hadn't spoken from beginning to end: ?
Hello, does anyone care about his opinion? Didn't they say they would only invite the fifth person after everyone agreed?
Demetrius felt like he was being ignored, but this also suited his persona. After a moment of struggle, he decided to resign himself to his fate.
Forget it. He had already been 'forced' to join his overly enthusiastic roommate's team. Since he couldn't back out anyway, his opinion didn't matter.
Demetrius continued to withdraw into himself.
It wasn't that Yan Yunqing had forgotten about Demetrius. It was mainly because this guy was a complete mute, even more so than Adrien, whom he had met in Bartovita.
Asking him for a long time wouldn't get a single peep... uh, he wouldn't be able to explain anything, so asking would be pointless.
So Yan Yunqing simply didn't ask. With the thought that if Demetrius had any objections, he would definitely raise them, he directly made the decision on the final team member.
"Should I go and ask Robin for his opinion directly, or should I send you Robin's account?"
Rowena thought for a moment and added, "I think it's better for you to ask. You're the captain, after all."
William remained silent, seemingly having already accepted this fact.
And Demetrius was even less likely to stand up and deny this.
"Give it to me." Yan Yunqing thought for a moment.
Since everyone had tacitly agreed that he was the captain, it was indeed better for him to do the asking.
Rowena operated her Te-xin a couple of times, and Yan Yunqing received a friend's name card. He tapped on it and was stunned.
Instead of a prompt to add a friend, it directly opened a chat window.
He actually had this person as a friend?
Looking at the name, Yan Yunqing paused.
[AAA Sells Potions, Weapons, Alchemy Materials, etc.]
Isn't this that otherworldly micro-merchant?
The hyperactive guy who, upon his arrival at the school, had clung to his thigh, calling him a big shot and asking to be friends?
That person was actually Robin?
Yan Yunqing felt he had to reconsider letting Robin join the team.
He held his forehead and thought for a while. Seeing him motionless for a long time, Rowena was about to ask if something was wrong when Yan Yunqing started sending a message to Robin.
[Ze]: Robin?
[AAA Sells Potions, Weapons, Alchemy Materials, etc.]: Good afternoon, dear! Is there anything you need? My little Peanut gave birth a few days ago, so everything in the store is 2% off! Great deals not to be missed!
[Ze]: Little Peanut is...?
[AAA Sells Potions, Weapons, Alchemy Materials, etc.]: My dear child!
[AAA Sells Potions, Weapons, Alchemy Materials, etc.]: Haha, just kidding. It's the Squeaking Mouse I'm raising in the potion lab. It just gave birth to a litter a few days ago, so I have a new batch of test subjects for my potions.
[Ze]: ...
[AAA Sells Potions, Weapons, Alchemy Materials, etc.]: Eh... this note? Ah ah! I remember now, it's the big shot with the dark gold badge I met in the small villa dorm area!
[AAA Sells Potions, Weapons, Alchemy Materials, etc.]: Is there anything you need, big shot? I can give a discount for large quantities!
Yan Yunqing's train of thought was slightly derailed by this sentence.
[Ze]: How much of a discount?
[AAA Sells Potions, Weapons, Alchemy Materials, etc.]: 3% off!
[Ze]: ...
[Ze]: You're really stingy.
Yan Yunqing regretted it a little. Was it really the right decision to agree to choose a real person for the team? He moved his fingers and changed Robin's long name to a note.
[Little Bird Robin]: A 3% discount is a lot, big shot! I'm basically selling these things at cost price. I'm not making any money at all. Any cheaper and I'll lose everything!
[Little Bird Robin]: How about it, big shot? See anything you like? Just ask, my stock is very plentiful! Good quality and low price, no deception of the old or young!
Yan Yunqing was almost led by Robin's words to open Robin's personal space and browse through the good quality and low-priced items he mentioned. He barely managed to remember that he wasn't here to buy things.
[Ze]: No, I'm not here to buy things.
[Ze]: About the upcoming first-year outdoor training, do you have a team yet?
[Little Bird Robin]: Outdoor training? No.
He replied blankly, then suddenly realized what Yan Yunqing meant and immediately followed up with a shocked tone.
[Little Bird Robin]: Wait wait wait! Big shot, you're asking me this... you want to invite me to your team?
[Little Bird Robin]: I'm not mistaken, am I???
[Ze]: Yes, someone recommended you to me, so I'm asking. Do you have a team? If not, would you consider joining my team?
Yan Yunqing casually sent the simple information of the other four members of the team. Robin seemed to have been hit hard and didn't react for a while.
Yan Yunqing sent a question mark.
Silence.
"How is it?" Rowena asked.
Yan Yunqing shook his head, "He didn't reply. Maybe he's busy?"
Rowena was puzzled, "What could he be busy with at this time? It's not like he's in class..."
As soon as she finished speaking, her Te-xin rang, ding-ding-ding-ding, as if she was being bombarded with messages by someone.
Rowena took out her Te-xin and looked at it, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, "Oh, he sent me a message. Little captain, wait a moment. I'll have a few words with him."
Yan Yunqing: .
Little captain or something... cough.
It's a bit embarrassing.
After Rowena sent a few messages, she smiled at Yan Yunqing and said, "It's settled. This kid thought you were fooling him, so he came to ask me."
Sure enough, after Rowena finished speaking, Yan Yunqing's Te-xin received a message from Robin again.
[Little Bird Robin]: Big shot, big shot!!! I'm willing! I do!! Please let me join your team QAQ
[Little Bird Robin]: Not to mention reconnaissance and logistics, I'm even willing to serve tea, pour water, accompany you for meals and sleep, and warm your bed! Ov<!
Yan Yunqing did a tactical lean back.
He was regretting it again. What should he do?
[Ze]: ...Thank you, but warming the bed is not necessary.
[Ze]: When are you free? Our entire team can have a meal together and get to know each other. If there are any changes, it's still convenient before the personnel list is submitted.
[Little Bird Robin]: What? Does this mean I might still be kicked out QAQ?
[Little Bird Robin]: I'm free anytime, big shot!
[Ze]: ...Then come over now. 『Address: ...』 Here.
[Little Bird Robin]: Roger!
Not long after, a brown-haired teenager ran into the restaurant where they were, panting and looking around. When he saw Rowena, his eyes lit up, and he quickly ran in their direction.
Yan Yunqing recognized him at a glance as the guy who had slid on his knees and hugged his thigh on the first day he arrived.
He was about to greet him when the other party performed another practiced knee-slide and hugged his thigh.
Yan Yunqing: ...?
"Big shot!" Robin looked at Yan Yunqing with deep affection and called out to him in an aria-like tone, "We meet again. From the day we first met, I had a faint feeling: we must have a deep fate. Our meeting was destined by heaven, arranged by fate. We..."
"That's enough."
Yan Yunqing covered his mouth with one hand and lifted him up with the other, "Stop saying such terrifying things. I don't want to have any inextricable fate with a man, let alone one arranged by heaven."
In a corner that no one noticed, a dark light flashed in Demetrius's eyes.
Robin was obediently lifted up and winked at Yan Yunqing. When Yan Yunqing released his mouth, he spoke outrageously again, "It's okay, I'm willing to become a woman for you. I still have a batch of sex-change potions I haven't sold yet. One bottle can last for seven days!"
Yan Yunqing: ...
Yan Yunqing fell silent again. He found that he fell silent far too often when he was with Robin.
Then Robin rubbed his hands together, "But since it's for you, big shot, can you cover the cost of using the sex-change potion? It's not much, just..."
Rowena punched Robin on the shoulder, "That's enough. Stop talking nonsense. The little captain is willing to let you in because of your abilities. If you try to scam him again, I won't be polite to you."
Robin instantly looked aggrieved, his facial expression extremely rich, "Okay, big sister. I understand."
Rowena looked at Yan Yunqing apologetically, "Sorry, this guy just has this kind of personality. Don't mind him too much, little captain."
Yan Yunqing didn't mind, but he noticed that Rowena and Robin seemed to be very close, not like ordinary friends, "You two are...?"
Rowena smiled a little embarrassedly, "This guy is like my younger brother. We're from the same village, so we're barely relatives."
William complained, "No wonder you insisted on letting this guy in. It turns out he's your younger brother."
As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere on the scene immediately became much more awkward.
Yan Yunqing held his forehead in his heart. This kid really had no emotional intelligence. Could he just say something like that in front of people?
Robin looked at Rowena, then at William, with no anger on his face, still smiling cheekily, "Eh? Really? Big sister, you've been thinking about me so much! I'm so touched! Boohoo!"
He pretended to wipe away a tear, "How about this, I can sell you the sharpening potion you wanted last time a bit cheaper. Let me see... how about a 4% discount? How about it?"
Hearing this number, Yan Yunqing couldn't help but ask, "Didn't you say a 3% discount was already the cost price? Any lower and you'd lose everything?"
Robin winked at Yan Yunqing again, very coyly and pretentiously, "A 3% discount is indeed the cost price, but Rowena is my big sister, after all. Since she's thinking of me so much, I definitely have to think of her too. A little loss is a little loss!"
Yan Yunqing: "...Then you might as well give it to her for free."
Robin shook his head repeatedly, "How can I do that? Even blood siblings have to settle accounts clearly! Besides, we're just siblings from the same village. As a merchant, I can't do business at a loss!"