When Qian Yuelong returned to the dormitory with the packed dinner, Hu Liena had just woken up and was sitting on the edge of the bed, wearing a light-colored cotton nightgown and drying her wet hair with a towel.

Hearing the noise at the door, she stopped drying her hair. Her nose twitched, and an enticing aroma of food wafted into her nostrils. Her already hungry stomach immediately began to rumble loudly.

Hu Liena blushed slightly, but pretended to remain calm as she continued drying her hair, saying, "Yuelong, you're back."

"I just went to the cafeteria. I also sent two portions to your brother's place. These two portions are for us." Qian Yuelong picked up the slightly delicate lunchbox packaging in her hand and shook it lightly.

Hu Liena's gaze shifted to the lunchbox, and she keenly noticed something different: "Is this also a set meal from the first floor of the cafeteria? I don't think I saw this kind of packaging box when I ate lunch in the cafeteria at noon."

Although Hu Liena wasn't very familiar with the Spirit Hall Academy's dining hall, she could tell from the packaging that these two dinners were more expensive than the affordable set meals they had on the first floor at noon.

"Ugh, there weren't many dishes left at the place I went to, so I just packed up the food from the second floor. It's a bit more expensive on the second floor, but the variety of dishes is better, and they look pretty good, so the taste shouldn't be too bad." Qian Yuelong placed the lunchboxes on the rectangular wooden table against the wall, one on each side, and called to Hu Liena, "Nana, dry your hair before you eat. I'm going to take a shower first."

"Wait a minute, Yuelong, how many soul coins are the three set meals? I'll pay you. I can't let you treat me to something so expensive, I'd feel bad." Hu Liena called out to Qian Yuelong as she turned around.

Qian Yuelong thought for a moment and readily said, "Okay, then I'll round it down for you, 20 gold soul coins will do."

The price was cheaper than Hu Liena had expected, but she was still secretly surprised that a single set meal cost almost 10 gold soul coins.

Compared to the second floor, the first floor is practically a charity price.

Even though they have some savings, they still can't afford to spend every now and then.

After taking a shower, Qian Yuelong washed her school uniform, took out another school uniform of the same size, placed it on the bedside table, and then sat down to eat dinner.

The school uniforms distributed by the Spirit Hall Academy are two standard sets for each student. If one set is worn out, the other set can be worn as a spare.

The sweet sauce melts in your mouth, and the square-cut pork belly is fatty yet not greasy. It's cooked to perfection and justifies its high price.

You really do get what you pay for.

Hu Liena sighed inwardly, glancing at Qian Yuelong beside her, who was engrossed in eating. Qian Yuelong looked energetic and showed no signs of fatigue, making it hard to believe that they had been exhausted that afternoon.

"Yuelong, don't you feel tired?"

Hu Liena asked curiously.

Her rapid recovery was due to the fact that in the training camp in Death Canyon, after Qian Yuelong passed on the Body Tempering Method through Qian Daoliu, Bibi Dong also had all the children in the Elite Project cultivate blue or purple level Body Tempering Methods. In addition, Bibi Dong spared no resources in cultivating talents, and often gave them medicinal baths to subtly strengthen their physiques in conjunction with the Body Tempering Method. This is why Hu Liena was able to recover so quickly in about an hour after being extremely exhausted.

Qian Yuelong paused with her chopsticks and said, "It's alright. My teacher is a member of the Spirit Hall. As his disciple, he had me start practicing a body-tempering method early on. It is said to be a secret technique promoted within the Spirit Hall."

"Before I came here, my teacher said that people in the academy would also come into contact with this body-tempering method after they enrolled and then start practicing. I only started practicing this body-tempering method ahead of time because of my teacher."

"Practicing my cultivation technique after high-intensity physical training has a multiplier effect, and with the assistance of soul power, it greatly reduces my fatigue after training."

When in doubt, turn to the teacher.

Thank you so much, Mr. Bricklayer!

Hu Liena's eyes flashed with surprise as she looked at Qian Yuelong's unguarded appearance and couldn't help but say, "Yuelong, is it okay for you to tell me this?"

It is said that children from poor families mature early.

At the same age, Hu Liena, who had experienced the harsh realities of the world with her brother since childhood, was more perceptive and had developed a keen eye for all kinds of people.

Even though Qian Yuelong was very approachable, she could still tell that Qian Yuelong must have been a delicate flower raised in a greenhouse by her family before entering school. She was straightforward and honest, with little ulterior motives.

So unprepared

Despite being the same age, Hu Liena, who was several centimeters taller than Qian Yuelong, unconsciously put herself in her older sister's shoes and worried about Qian Yuelong, who trusted everyone so much and was completely unguarded.

886 had no idea that Hu Liena's bias was so strong; if they did, they'd probably think she should get her eyes checked.

Hearing Hu Liena's question, Qian Yuelong waved her hand and said, "It's alright. This body-strengthening method requires a good physique as a foundation. I think that Teacher Wei is training us like this to lay the groundwork for us to learn this body-strengthening method later. Even if I don't say it, you will find out from Teacher Wei in a few days."

"We're classmates, so we should help each other out. Besides, we're roommates. I'll have to trouble you if I need any help in the future."

A warm feeling welled up in my heart.

Hu Liena's gaze shifted slightly, and something new appeared in her eyes as she looked at Qian Yuelong.

Qian Yuelong, whose attention was entirely focused on the set meal, did not notice the emotions that surfaced in Hu Liena's eyes.

She parted her lips slightly and said "okay" in a very soft voice.

The two enjoyed a pleasant dinner together in a harmonious atmosphere, and then went back to their respective beds, some meditating and cultivating, others sleeping.

Of course, the latter is Qian Yuelong.

After breaking through to the first level of the Heavenly Evolution Technique, her body became like a walking magnet, constantly absorbing the spiritual energy contained in the air and automatically driving her soul power to circulate and cultivate.

Although the circulation speed of soul power is slower than that of spiritual power, it is also a fully automatic cultivation process.

The next morning, the students of Class 3, each in a different state of mind, stood in a square formation on the No. 2 playground, waiting for Wei Ming's arrival.

After yesterday afternoon's intense physical training, some of them were listless, some were indifferent, and some were full of energy.

Those who were listless were the new students who had just been admitted to the academy; those who were calm and ordinary were mostly familiar faces from the elite training camp, such as Hu Liena; and those who were full of energy were also from this group, but Qian Yuelong was also included.

When Wei Ming arrived in the morning light, this was the scene he saw.

He raised an eyebrow slightly, coughed lightly, and the students who had been drooping their heads or talking immediately straightened up and stood up straight, their eyes fixed intently on Wei Ming, who was walking to the front of the group.

—A side note—

Okay, I finally finished writing Sui Sui at 5 a.m. this morning. Now I'll focus on Yue Long.

Although I'm still feeling a little unwell today, I'm much better.

Then, the comment system had a bug these past two days. The backend could see new comments, but they weren't showing up in the comment section. I actually replied, but it didn't show up either, which was confusing.