WTYTIAAN Chapter 123

Chapter 123

“Yo, judging by your attitude, are you aiming to make a name for yourself on this upcoming field training?” Barnett asked with interest.

Yan Yunqing was taken aback by the question, barely managing to realize that the “making a name for yourself” wasn’t referring to his mission.

“To be honest, I’ve always had ‘top-itis’ since I was a kid,” Yan Yunqing said seriously. “I just don’t feel comfortable if I don’t get first place.”

“Huh? Top… ‘top-itis’?” Barnett paused for a moment, then understood what “top-itis” meant, and chuckled, “Then you’ll have to work hard. As far as I know, there are already quite a few strong guys eager to go out for field training. Your level is definitely high enough, but your practical skills aren’t as good as theirs.”

Yan Yunqing thought to himself: That’s normal, because I major in magic!

Barnett took out his special communicator, “Here, let’s add each other as friends. I’ll recommend those two candidates I just mentioned to you, and you can chat with them yourselves. Both of them are quite strong, but they’re a bit… unique. But I think you guys should get along well.”

Yan Yunqing also promptly took out his special communicator: “Unique? Unique is good! I wouldn’t want them if they weren’t unique!”

Demetrius was already unique enough. Yan Yunqing didn’t think there could be anyone more unique than Demetrius. When the time comes, he’ll bring Demetrius along, and they can form a little group of weirdos.

Barnett was surprised by Yan Yunqing’s decisiveness. He hesitated, then added, “If you don’t think they’re suitable, 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.

Barnett: …Strange, why does he have the feeling that he’s gotten on a pirate ship?

Yan Yunqing received the two shared contact cards from Barnett, decisively added them, and wrote in the notes that he was recommended by Teacher Barnett to discuss the field training matters for next month.

One of them quickly accepted the friend request and sent a question mark. The other didn’t respond for a long time, and Yan Yunqing guessed that the other party might not have seen it yet.

If these two swordsmen agree, then their team will still be short of one swordsman. Yan Yunqing looked at Barnett, like a farmer looking at his cabbage patch, “Teacher, do you have any other good seedlings to recommend?”

Barnett thought that Yan Yunqing wanted to find a few more to choose the best of the best, after all, Yan Yunqing himself was a swordsman. A team could have at most three swordsmen. Having two candidates and still wanting more, didn’t that mean he wanted to pick and choose?

He tapped Yan Yunqing’s forehead, “Alright, you. Everyone who can get into Sigrid is a genius. Straighten up your attitude. Don’t offend the other students before you even get to know your teammates.”

Yan Yunqing innocently covered his head. He couldn’t directly say: I’m a mage, I need three swordsman teammates, right?

Although this lie might be exposed soon, Yan Yunqing still wanted to hold on a little longer. What if he succeeded?

It seemed he couldn’t get a third teammate reserve from Barnett. Yan Yunqing regretfully parted ways with Barnett and continued to attend classes.

After the afternoon classes ended, Yan Yunqing returned to his dormitory with lingering interest. He only remembered that he had added two people this afternoon when he saw Demetrius coming out of the kitchen.

While taking out his special communicator, Yan Yunqing struck up a conversation with Demetrius, “Eating?”

Demetrius looked at the simple fried rice he had just made, still steaming, and looked at Yan Yunqing in confusion, his eyes filled with: What else would I be doing?

Did he make food to waste it?

But those words could never be said by Demetrius, so he lowered his head and answered with a barely audible “Mmm.”

Yan Yunqing almost didn’t hear him. He looked up at Demetrius, confirmed that he had really answered him, but it was just a perfunctory “mmm.”

But Yan Yunqing didn’t care about that. While sending a message to [Sun-Eating Raven], who had sent him a question mark and then fallen silent, he said to Demetrius, “How have you been considering the team formation for the field training? Do you have any teammates you want to team up with?”

[Raven] How have you been considering the team formation for the field training? Do you have any teammates you want to team up with?

His special communicator ID was a simple and unadorned “Raven.” He didn’t use “Hello,” purely because his name was Xavier. The word “Hello” had nothing to do with Xavier, and he was worried that someone would ask him why he used that ID and he wouldn’t be able to explain it well.

Both of them, who were being asked at the same time, fell silent.

Demetrius: “.”

[Sun-Eating Raven]: ?

Demetrius: “No… waiting to match with teammates.”

[Raven]: …Do you want to invite me to team up? Besides being introduced by Teacher Barnett, we don’t know each other, right?

Yan Yunqing: “I don’t have any teammates either, so why don’t we team up? Look how much we have in common, we’re assigned to the same dorm.” (Although the fate lies in this renovated dormitory)

[Raven]: Can’t I invite you if we don’t know each other? I believe in Teacher Barnett’s judgment. The students he’s optimistic about are never bad. (Isn’t he the student that Teacher Barnett is optimistic about? He’s so powerful himself!)

Demetrius: “.” Fated? Where are we fated?

[Sun-Eating Raven]: …

Demetrius turned his face away, not looking at Yan Yunqing’s bright red eyes. He stiffened for a moment before hesitantly nodding, “Okay.”

Got one!

Yan Yunqing clenched his fist. Although he had only known Demetrius for a short time, as the top of the first year, his strength was definitely unquestionable.

He and Demetrius could be described as a strong alliance. Add three swordsmen… Well, he himself also counts as a swordsman, so their team would have four swordsmen and two mages! They would exceed the other teams by one person in terms of numbers alone!

Sun-Eating Raven hadn’t sent any new messages yet, not refreshing at all. On the other hand, the other swordsman recommended by Teacher Barnett had accepted his friend request.

[Sky Crow]: Hello.

Yan Yunqing paused, hesitantly exited, and compared the two newly added friends. Huh, do these two know each other? They’re both Crows? One a Raven, one a Crow.

Are Crows very popular now?

[Raven]: Hello, hello. I added you on Teacher Barnett’s recommendation. May I ask, have you chosen your teammates for the field training in a month?

The other side seemed very busy and didn’t reply for a long time. Yan Yunqing first waited for a reply from the other Crow.

[Sun-Eating Raven]: Okay, but I need to meet you and the teammate you’ve decided on 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 say it directly. Easy come, easy go.

[Raven]: No problem, then wait for my notification. I’m still persuading the other two teammates.

[Sun-Eating Raven]: Mmm.

Yan Yunqing was very satisfied with Sun-Eating Raven’s understanding. His words clearly acknowledged Yan Yunqing’s position as leader. After all, finding suitable teammates was something the leader needed to do.

Next, he just needed to bring the other teammates in front of this Raven to let him take a look. By the way, Yan Yunqing would also take a look at this Raven. If his strength was too poor, he could be rejected.

One official member, one temporary member, plus himself, okay, three members. The team formation mission was perfectly half completed.

Now he had to wait for the Crow’s reply and search for the tracks of the fifth teammate.

Demetrius had already begun to enjoy the fried rice he had made. His movements were small and there was no sound when he ate. There was only the occasional sound of a spoon colliding with a plate.

The rest was silence.

Yan Yunqing was a little bored waiting for the Crow’s reply, so he simply sat across from Demetrius, propping his face up with his hands and watching him eat slowly and deliberately.

Hey, Little Mushroom looks like he’s eating slowly, but his speed isn’t slow at all! The fried rice in the plate is decreasing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Little Mushroom is really suitable to be a food streamer. Although he doesn’t eat very deliciously, he can try the large-stomach challenge, or the challenge of finishing a bowl of rice in one go.

As Demetrius ate, his speed involuntarily slowed down. He hesitantly looked towards Yan Yunqing.

“…Do you want some too?”

Yan Yunqing was stunned, “Huh?”

Demetrius’s momentum weakened again, and after a long time, he slowly uttered four words: “There’s more in the kitchen.”

Yan Yunqing: “Huh?”

He connected the context and suddenly realized: Little Mushroom thought he wanted to eat some too!

Yan Yunqing was amused and waved his hand, “I’m not eating. I just came back after eating. I’m just a little bored.”

He was also observing his roommate. To be honest, although they lived together, he really rarely interacted with Demetrius. These past two days, this Little Mushroom was really avoiding him!

Demetrius hesitated, picked up the plate that he hadn’t finished eating, and walked into the kitchen.

Yan Yunqing: “Huh? Aren’t you eating anymore? Don’t, I won’t watch, you can keep eating.”

Demetrius didn’t respond, but after a while, he came out with a plate again. This time, he was holding two plates, each piled high with fried rice.

Demetrius silently placed one of the plates in front of Yan Yunqing, then sat down again and buried his head to continue eating.

Yan Yunqing looked at the fried rice in front of him, then looked at Demetrius, and hesitated to think: …So Demetrius thought he was too embarrassed to say he wanted to eat, so he directly went into the kitchen to get him a serving?

Not knowing what Demetrius was thinking, Yan Yunqing pondered for a while, then also went to get a spoon and shoveled a spoonful of fried rice into his mouth.

It was savory and fragrant, not greasy, and the rich meat fragrance permeated his mouth, but he didn’t really taste the meat. It seemed that the taste of the meat had been locked in the rice, and only when his teeth came together and he chewed would the meat fragrance burst out on the tip of his tongue, along with a sweet and sour taste.

–It was unexpectedly delicious?

Yan Yunqing stared at the unremarkable fried rice. Although it didn’t glow, he tasted the feeling of golden egg fried rice…

Yan Yunqing looked at Demetrius with admiration and sincerely said, “I never thought you were Demeter? Maybe you have a nickname called Sigrid’s Little Chef?”

Demetrius: ?

What’s this about? What Demeter? What Sigrid’s Little Chef?

So annoying, the new roommate always likes to stare at him and say some strange things.

Who is the one with the weird personality?