Chapter 31

Chapter 31: I don’t want to work hard anymore

After that, Su Ming and his group of six briefly explained their own situations to each other to deepen their understanding of one another.

To put it simply, since they were about to become teammates, they needed to get to know each other’s strengths and specialties.

Su Ming, Lei Hao, and Ye Bai introduced themselves to the three younger girls, explaining their positions and specialties.

For example, as a hunter, Lei Hao was good at close-range combat. His weapon of choice was a greatsword, and he considered himself a tank. In his own words, he could handle the charge into battle without any problems.

For example, Ye Bai wasn’t good at offensive spiritual techniques but had a bit of knowledge in the areas of binding and some auxiliary techniques. He considered himself a defensive mid-range player but lacked effective killing methods.

As for Su Ming, he considered himself a backline damage dealer. He was good with many offensive spiritual techniques but not so much with the others.

Of course, if Xu Qianqian were here, she would definitely be secretly mocking this wolf in sheep’s clothing.

Of course, An Zijin and her two friends didn’t know about this. But after Su Ming and his friends introduced themselves, the three new students also shared their own situations.

Aside from An Zijin, who was a warlock, the other two were hunters.

Jiang Wanyu told everyone that she was confident in her speed. She used a short dagger with relatively low lethality as her weapon, and her position was that of a guerilla-type vanguard. While she might not be able to charge into the fray, she could disrupt the enemy’s formation, attract their attention, and even do some reconnaissance work.

In other words, Jiang Wanyu was an assassin-type hunter.

An Zijin naturally needed no introduction. She was the top student of the Warlock Division. Although she had only just enrolled, she had already learned several spiritual techniques and was said to be highly valued by the teachers of the Warlock Division.

The two new students’ strengths were worth looking forward to. Based on their innate talent and potential alone, they were already recognized as being stronger than Su Ming and his friends, who were considered to be average among the students of the academy. Therefore, even though they had only just enrolled, Su Ming and his friends did not underestimate them.

On the other hand, Yao Beibei, the quiet and reserved little sister, was also a hunter. This was quite a surprise to Su Ming and the others.

What was even more surprising was that this seemingly gentle and refined junior sister used an explosive weapon: a pair of hammers.

That’s right, hammers.

And they were huge, heavy hammers that looked like meteor hammers.

Yao Beibei’s position in the team was also a frontliner, but she was a power-type frontliner.

According to An Zijin and Jiang Wanyu, it was best not to anger Yao Beibei, or else everyone would die if she swung her hammer.

Su Ming and the others watched this somewhat bashful little schoolmate with twitching lips, feeling as if their worldview had collapsed.

Regardless, forming a team here was a done deal.

Next, the group of six filled out their information on the team application form and handed it to the staff at the Missions Office to officially become partners.

It was worth noting that during this time, some of the other students in the Missions Office had also gathered around them. They shamelessly invited An Zijin, Yao Beibei, and Jiang Wanyu to join their group, saying things like, “Instead of joining an insignificant team like that, why don’t you join us? We have…”

But An Zijin rejected them without hesitation.

More precisely, it should be said that An Zijin rejected them without hesitation, and then Yao Beibei and Jiang Wanyu followed suit without hesitation.

These two fierce and long-haired juniors seemed to have firmly decided to follow Xiao Jin from the Su Ming family everywhere, protecting her and ensuring her safety. They were only a few words away from calling themselves the “An Zijin Protection Squad.”

An Zijin, on the other hand, had firmly decided to follow Su Ming everywhere. She was also only a few words away from calling herself Big Brother Su Ming’s “Little Cotton Pajamas.”

Thus, these three overly pretty juniors got into Su Ming’s car, and Lei Hao and Ye Bai got a free ride. The two of them were overjoyed.

As for Su Ming, he could only receive another wave of hate and be secretly called out for a beatdown by An Zijin’s fans (simps).

Mm, clearly aggrieved, but clearly unable to speak up.

Clearly only capable of secretly holding grudges, waiting until later to let these people know why the flower was so red.

“So you and your little neighbour became teammates?”

That night, when Su Ming and Xu Qianqian were on the phone and accidentally mentioned this matter, Xu Qianqian was unexpectedly concerned.

“Yeah.” Su Ming was on the balcony of the dormitory, looking at the night view while speaking casually. “Although her joining has made me the centre of attention in various ways, in the end, our team’s strength is still not outstanding, so it’s not a big problem.”

This was Su Ming’s thought.

Su Ming, Lei Hao, and Ye Bai were out of the question. The Minor character trio’s persona had already been established for a whole year and could not be broken.

An Zijin, Yao Beibei, and Jiang Wanyu were also very popular in various ways. An Zijin was both the new school beauty and the new class leader, so she would undoubtedly attract a large number of eyes. But they were all new students who had just enrolled.

Even the most outstanding of the newly enrolled students had not yet received much training or education. In the grand scheme of the entire academy, their strength was practically insignificant.

Take An Zijin, for example. As the top student of the Warlock Division, she had only mastered a few low-level spiritual techniques. In the entire Demon-Hunting Academy, her strength was likely at the bottom of the pack.

Therefore, Su Ming believed that even if his team was eye-catching, they would not be assigned any particularly difficult missions due to their lack of strength.

Yet unexpectedly, Xu Qianqian said this after hearing Su Ming’s words.

“Looks like you don’t know much about your fiancé.”

Su Ming was stunned by Xu Qianqian’s words.

I don’t know much about my fiancé? How is that possible? Is there someone who knows my future wife better than me?

Su Ming was enraged at this thought.

But then he was stunned again.

Wait, I don’t have a wife!

What the hell is an “unmarried girlfriend”?!

While Su Ming was frozen like a wooden chicken, Xu Qianqian suddenly changed the topic as if she hadn’t said anything.

“My business is almost done. If you need to trade, we can do it now.”

Su Ming’s eyes lit up at this, and he quickly tossed the non-existent fiancée out of his mind.

“Are you sure?” Su Ming asked. “I have quite a lot of stuff here.”

“Don’t worry.” Xu Qianqian replied. “The Xu Family also sells supernatural items. Whether you want to sell them for money or exchange them for other materials and goods, the Xu Family should be able to meet your needs.”

This calm and collected tone revealed her confidence.

Su Ming would never admit that he had fallen for Xu Qianqian’s act.

But he needed this kind of confident poser right now, which made him very conflicted.

Forget it. For the sake of this rich girl helping him accomplish something important, he would let it go this time!

“Where do we deliver the goods?” Su Ming lowered his voice, as if he was about to commit a crime.

“Just come find me”

After Xu Qianqian hung up, Su Ming was left in a daze.

A moment later, he received a text message with an address.

Longyao Base City, Jinghu District.

This was the residential district within Longyao City, and it was also considered a wealthy area.

Su Ming arrived at the location based on the address he had just received.

Currently, Su Ming was standing in front of a luxurious mansion’s gate. He stared blankly at the mansion from across the spacious courtyard.

The gate opened, and a luxurious maid team and an old man dressed as a butler walked out.

“Welcome.”

The old butler bowed to Su Ming in greeting.

“““““Welcome!”””””

The maids also bowed in greeting, and their clear and melodious voices rang out in unison.

Su Ming still looked blank as he was greeted by this grand reception team. He blankly followed the butler inside, blankly got onto the sightseeing car, and blankly travelled down the path in the courtyard to the luxurious mansion. Finally, he blankly entered the mansion and arrived at a reception room.

Xu Qianqian had been waiting for a long time. She sat at a small white table, drinking black tea and reading a book.

Unlike the Xu Family’s young lady who always wore her school uniform, she was wearing a dress that clearly cost a lot of money.

Her ponytail from before had also been let down, transforming into a long, beautiful, and straight hair that fell to her waist.

The Xu Qianqian right now wasn’t as cold and aloof as she was in the academy. Instead, she was elegant and soft like a noble.

This Xu Qianqian was just like her usual self. It made it clear that she really was a young lady of a rich family.

“Pah!”

Xu Qianqian closed the book in her hand and looked at Su Ming.

But what she saw was Su Ming’s blank face.

“What’s wrong?”

Xu Qianqian was slightly stunned, and her confusion grew.

Su Ming finally came back to his senses. He stared at Xu Qianqian and said with his heart, “I… I don’t want to work hard anymore.”

His words were clear.

Xu Qianqian was speechless.

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