Chapter 28

Chapter 28: The Joke Mindset Completely Collapses

There were no classes at the Demon-Hunting Academy today.

In fact, there would be no more classes for a while.

The school’s higher-ups had officially announced to everyone that the Spiritual Demon Prison had appeared in Hua Ming District. They also told everyone that they would have to organise a defensive line in Hua Ming District for the next few days.

Under these circumstances, classes could not continue. The school simply gave all the students a public holiday, allowing them to arrange their own time before heading to Hua Ming District.

Thanks to this, the school was especially noisy today. People came and went everywhere.

The students ran around, some confirming the latest news, some discussing things with each other, and some preparing their equipment and supplies for battle with nervous expressions on their faces. It was as if they were in a military base, tense yet bustling.

Even those top students and elite students who usually had high grades and were rarely seen in public couldn’t hold back. From that day on, they frequently appeared in the academy, running around everywhere and being surrounded by students.

This was a normal occurrence.

The academy had already issued a notice that the students needed to form teams and submit their team lists to the academy so that the academy could organise the work and positions for the defensive lines.

As such, the top-ranked and elite students naturally became the centre of attention and were pursued by the other students.

Since they were forming teams, it wasn’t strange for the students to want to be in a team with those who had outstanding grades.

Even the top-ranked students who had always been confident in their own abilities and had always completed missions alone let down their pride and began to carefully choose their teammates.

Even if they had outstanding grades and were dazzling in the academy, they were still just students.

In the professional world, they would be unable to compare to even a one-star professional.

However, this time, Longyao Base City had directly called upon all of its hunters and warlocks to prepare to fight against the invasion of spirit demons from the Spiritual Demon Prison.

There were definitely some high-starred professionals among the base city’s hunters and warlocks, and even the highest-ranked six-star professionals would have to go out on missions.

Compared to these professionals, they were merely students. No matter how good their grades were, no matter how outstanding they were, they were still just little kids who hadn’t even grown all their hair. They didn’t think they could stand out in this situation and survive under the threat of the invading spirit demon army.

Therefore, whether they were top students or elite students, at this time, they had no choice but to set aside their pride and self-restraint and start forming teams.

Su Ming also received a call from Xu Qianqian. She told him that she would be forming a team with some of the top students in the academy and heading to Hua Ming District.

This made Su Ming a bit confused.

“Are you not going to act together with your family?”

Su Ming asked Xu Qianqian.

All of the professionals in the base city would be mobilised. As one of the top hunting families in Longyao City, the Xu Family would definitely send out all of their forces.

As the young lady of the Xu Family, it would be normal for Xu Qianqian to act together with her family and be protected by them.

However, it seemed that Xu Qianqian had no such plans.

The reason was very simple.

“They have their own missions, and I’m not qualified to interfere. They would also oppose bringing me along because it’s too dangerous.”

Xu Qianqian’s succinct explanation made Su Ming understand her meaning.

In short, this young lady would be staying in the rear of the battle line as a student, just like him.

For the professionals, this position was undoubtedly the safest. They didn’t need to go to the front lines, so it was the most suitable place to settle the juniors of the clans.

“Then it looks like the new generation of the other hunter clans will also be staying in the rear of the battle line with us, carrying out inconsequential logistics tasks.”

Su Ming shrugged.

Xu Qianqian didn’t comment on this. After a moment of silence, she asked Su Ming, “If you want to join my team, I can help you arrange it.”

There was no doubt that Xu Qianqian was inviting Su Ming to join her team.

After all, even now, Xu Qianqian still didn’t know Su Ming’s true strength.

In this young lady’s eyes, Su Ming was undoubtedly a mysterious character. To pull such a character into her team would only be beneficial and not harmful.

But Su Ming refused without hesitation.

“No thanks. I don’t want to get myself into trouble.”

It was obvious that a team with Xu Qianqian would be filled with the jianghu.

It was impossible for a team with this goddess Senior Sister to not have a few fans and supporters.

If Su Ming joined this team, it would be extremely eye-catching to these fans and supporters.

On top of that, Xu Qianqian was being targeted by an assassin. The team she was in would definitely be extraordinary in strength and would be assigned some dangerous missions. All of these unstable factors told Su Ming that he should stay away from her.

Not to mention, Su Ming didn’t plan on revealing his strength yet.

If he didn’t reveal his strength and joined such a strong team, wouldn’t he just be a Minor character who would be looked down upon and ridiculed?

Who wasn’t a Minor character with a glass heart?

Thus, Su Ming solemnly refused.

“Okay.” Xu Qianqian’s somewhat helpless voice came from the other end of the line. “I knew you’d refuse.”

It seemed that this young lady had prepared herself for rejection.

“I’ll team up with my roommates and do some support work. As long as I can keep my little life, it’s enough,” Su Ming said.

“Why can you say such a shameful thing in such a happy and carefree tone?” Xu Qianqian was speechless.

“Please don’t talk about me anymore. You just take care of yourself.” Su Ming reminded her, “Don’t forget that based on your team’s positioning, you’ll definitely have to deal with some troublesome missions later on. And you’re being watched by some rats. If you are not careful, you’ll be in big trouble.”

“I know what I’m doing,” Xu Qianqian said coolly. “I’ll be fully prepared. If they dare to come, then let them come.”

“Then what about our mission?” Su Ming asked. “In the current situation, there’s no way to continue the investigation into that suspicious group, right?”

“Let’s suspend that mission for now,” Xu Qianqian said without hesitation. “I’ve already asked permission from the higher-ups, and they allowed me to delay it.”

“That makes sense.” Su Ming wasn’t surprised. “Compared to fighting against Hua Ming District, investigating the private army of the base city’s upper class is nothing. Even if there really are younglings of the spirit demon, it doesn’t matter.”

Regardless of anything else, this was a major situation that concerned the safety of the entire base city. Even the leaders of the base city should understand that now was not the time for infighting.

The politicians couldn’t possibly not understand the principle of “all for one and one for all.”

Of course…

“During this time when all the professionals of the base city are going to Hua Ming District, that suspicious group may lose many of their concerns and become more bold in their actions,” Xu Qianqian said. “If you discover them, you can also take this chance to investigate. You shouldn’t have any troublesome tasks at your position anyway.”

“Okay.” Su Ming didn’t refuse this time and nodded. “Before that, can I make a transaction with you first?”

“Transaction?” Xu Qianqian was initially stunned, but she quickly realised what he was talking about. “You’re talking about helping you sell your supernatural items, right?”

“That’s right.” Su Ming explained his main purpose for contacting Xu Qianqian this time. “I originally planned to find you after I finished this investigation mission, but I didn’t expect such a thing to suddenly happen. I’ll have to make some preparations.”

Preparations? Of course it was to open his package!

Even though Su Ming’s position in this battle was such that he shouldn’t encounter any danger, it was better to be safe than sorry.

Who knew if some unexpected situation would arise?

Who knew if the front lines set up by the Base City would collapse?

If the front lines couldn’t hold out and the spirit demon army charged over, even the logistics positions in the back would be under serious threat.

Considering this, Su Ming felt that he should take the chance to open his bag and improve his strength first.

As long as he could open the bag, he could at least get some useful items, right?

If he could get something that could change his fate, then Su Ming would have made a huge profit.

“Okay.” Xu Qianqian thought for a while, then finally agreed. “I’ll go and find you after I’m done with my work.”

After a few more words, Su Ming hung up the phone.

But as soon as he hung up, another call came in.

“Little Zhen?”

Su Ming didn’t think much about it and picked up the call.

“Big Brother Su Ming!”

In the next second, An Zijin’s happy and joyful voice entered Su Ming’s ears.

Su Ming’s heart couldn’t help but melt.

It had to be said that An Zijin’s voice was very pleasant. Although it wasn’t as crisp and clear as Xu Qianqian’s, it was soft and gentle, like the sound of wind chimes, and it made people feel happy.

“What is it? Xiao Zijin?” Su Ming asked in a relaxed tone. “It’s so late at night. Did you have a nightmare?”

“Of course not!” An Zijin said angrily. “Big Brother Su Ming, don’t always treat me like a little kid.”

“Then do you have something else to say?” Su Ming said happily. “You’re not properly preparing your team or strategizing, instead you’re coming to chat with me in the middle of the night. This isn’t something that should be encouraged, you know?”

Su Ming was only joking around and teasing the little girl.

Who would have thought that An Zijin’s next words would make Su Ming’s joke fall apart?

“I wanted to talk about this with Big Brother Su Ming!”

An Zijin said happily from the other side of the phone.

“I want to bring my roommate into Big Brother Su Ming’s team. Is that okay?”

As soon as these words came out, Su Ming’s expression froze.

Ah…

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