Chapter 026: Acclimatization

Finally I can go to the cafeteria~

The school's elevator distribution was a bit complicated, so Chen Xiao'er simply followed Lin Lang and finally saw the gold-plated sign of the cafeteria in Area D.

This canteen covers a large area.

Although only two stories high, the second level boasts an additional viewing platform. In the center of the platform, a two- to three-meter-wide parasol hangs. Beneath the umbrella, lush greenery dangles romantically, covered in light pink wisteria flowers, swaying in the breeze.

If only I could sit under this umbrella and eat...

Chen Xiao'er looked away enviously. As a freshman, she should at least be well-behaved in the first year and the first half of the semester.

Beep beep.

What sound?

She looked around and saw that everyone was touching their phones, so she took hers out of her pocket and opened it.

【Attention, students】

Some freshmen are causing a dispute in the cafeteria, disrupting dining order. This behavior constitutes a serious violation and will be handled by a specialist. Please remain calm and continue to abide by school rules and regulations. Thank you for your cooperation.

Wow, someone was given a warning and punished on the first day of reporting?

"Ah—isn't anyone doing anything about it? Tell him not to cut in line!!!"

Chen Xiao'er walked in holding her cell phone when she suddenly heard a sharp scream.

I saw a red-haired girl rushing into the team angrily and grabbing a boy's arm.

What’s going on? They are the only two being notified to the whole school?

She looked around and saw the ground was covered with overturned vegetable bowls and ketchup. The school workers and classmates were standing outside watching the show.

The female classmate standing behind the boy wiped her tears. She held her teeth with the back of her hand and waved her other hand between the two of them, looking like she wanted to stop the fight but didn't dare.

“…”

The man who cut in line had his arm grabbed, and his face darkened. He shook his shoulders but didn't break free, raising his other hand high.

The red-haired girl, tears welling in her eyes, screamed at the top of her lungs, "If you dare to hit me, I'll kill you right now!!"

No, if you continue beating me, it won’t just be a warning or punishment!

Chen Xiao'er rushed to the side of the team, grabbed the red-haired girl's arm, and dragged her behind her.

"My two classmates," she said, her voice trembling, "please don't cut in line or quarrel in the cafeteria."

As she spoke, she paid attention to the expressions of the two people. If anyone looked at her strangely or pulled out a knife, she would turn around and run away!

…

Zheng Xiuli raised her head and swallowed dryly: "Ha, ha... Chen, Chen Xiao'er?"

Her consciousness returned to her body with difficulty. Of course she knew Chen Xiao'er, the guy who had extremely special talents but called himself an "ordinary person".

"You know me? Oh~"

Chen Xiao'er was a little confused, but soon realized that it was the ID card and the introduction booklet, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief: That's great, we are all freshmen from the same class, this little dispute can be dealt with by just saying something.

She was thinking this and was about to say something when she saw a commotion in the team.

"Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle." The boy who cut in line suddenly blew air out of his mouth, and white foam flowed out from the corners of his mouth.

This was not the end. His hands and legs twitched up and down like a man with epilepsy. He collapsed to the ground with a gurgling sound and let out a dying cry of "Ah..."

“…”

There was silence all around, and everyone's eyes were silently focused on Chen Xiao'er.

No, no, this has nothing to do with me!

Could someone be dead? Xiao Ai's body froze, tears welling up in the corners of her eyes.

She weakly raised her arm and pointed at the boy on the ground. "Everyone, everyone saw it. I didn't touch him, I really didn't touch him! He fell on his own... How about calling 120? The infirmary?"

Wow.

In the quiet cafeteria, someone stood up from their stool and clapped their hands lightly.

Bang, bang, bang, bang!

At first, a few people came, then one by one, everyone breathed in and smiled. Some people, tears in their eyes, clapped their hands vigorously.

What is going on?

Chen Xiao'er was at a loss and didn't know where to run.

Lin Lang patted her shoulder from behind: "It's okay, the problem is solved, let's go eat first."

The boss is always out of the question, and Lin Lang is almost used to it.

She chased after the monster and it was killed before she could make a move. It's really a cause for celebration.

Chen Xiao'er was still in a daze, so Lin Lang simply led her to a seat and ran over to get the food.

Beep, beep.

The small light on the window turned from red to green, and the new janitor walked out of the hatch, skillfully picked up the spoon and continued to serve the food.

The tools in the cleaner's hands made a buzzing sound, and the debris and sticky substances on the tiles were quickly sucked into the pipes, leaving no drop behind.

"Thank you~"

"Thank you so much, without you, we really don't know what we would do."

"Thanks to you this time."

"Hehe, I just couldn't help but persuade him."

Chen Xiao'er sent away the last person who came to express her gratitude, breathed a sigh of relief, and sat down tiredly.

Were so many people involved in this quarrel? I sat here for a few minutes and more than a dozen people came over to thank me.

She turned the spoon in confusion, feeling that her classmates' reactions were very strange.

When watching others quarrel, they are so indifferent and stay away from each other, but they get very excited when someone steps in to solve the problem... Never mind, nothing serious happened in the end anyway. Maybe this is the custom here in United City.

Chen Xiao'er calmed her heartbeat, and suddenly a figure walked out from behind her and stopped in front of the table.

She looked up and saw that it was the red-haired girl who had been arguing. She immediately looked a little embarrassed.

The girl's yelling voice sounded familiar, perhaps it was the "make friends" from the first night. Even if not, this girl seemed to have a very bad temper.

Xiao'ai was a little nervous, afraid that the other party was here to cause trouble, but she didn't expect that the tone of her voice this time was much gentler than she had imagined.

The red-haired girl leaned against the table and said calmly, "Hello, let's get to know each other again. My name is Zheng Xiuli, and I was the one who spoke to you last night."

"Hello, my name is Chen Xiao'er~"

After those two sentences, there was nothing more to say, and the two of them just stared at each other.

In the end, it was Zheng Xiuli who spoke first. She held out her right hand calmly. "There's a senior and three classmates in one dormitory. I think you're a nice person. Do you want to join us?"

"A combat team needs one senior and three newcomers. We all have great potential in our superpowers. Would you like to team up?"

Um……

"Sorry, actually, Lin Lang, another classmate and I have already made an appointment~"

Chen Xiao'er didn't hesitate for even a second and smiled, rejecting her. Just kidding, being classmates is one thing, but roommates should definitely be easygoing!

"I suppose so."

The strong always team up with the strong. I am still too weak now. Zheng Xiuli withdrew her hand and coughed lightly: "Student Chen, this time it is all thanks to you. I will reflect on my recklessness and make more preparations next time."

"Uh, okay, you're welcome?"

Chen Xiao'e watched her departing figure in disbelief, wondering what she meant by "be more prepared next time." Did she even want to bring some heavy weapons and fight the queue-jumpers?

Forget it. He was taken away by the school worker's ambulance. We don't know what will happen to him.

She thought of the scene where the boy fell to the ground with foam at the mouth, and her whole head ached.

This kind of thing cannot be explained by who started it first. If something happens to the person after he is sent to the hospital, Zheng Xiuli will probably have to drop out of school.

Luckily, there's surveillance. I hope the teachers won't pursue the matter because I didn't do anything.

"Thank you~"

Chen Xiao'er stood up and took the set meal from Lin Lang. Her mind was full of punishment, demerits, and Professor Milo's serious expression.

If I'm involved this time, will I have to go to the professor's office again? The professor directly accepted me during the interview, so this is how I repay her.

Xiao'ai absentmindedly picked up the spoon and scooped a spoonful of mushroom soup, her cheeks feeling slightly hot.

"Ouch."

Lin Lang: "What's wrong?"

"It's a bit bland." Xiao Ai stirred the plate and then noticed what kind of food Lin Lang had ordered.

The rice bowl is a rectangular metal box with four compartments divided by boards, one large and three small. At the edge is a small bowl for soup.

Today's dishes include bean sprouts, stir-fried pork with tofu and a piece of fried chicken breast.

The staple food is a mass of semi-solidified white liquid, which looks a bit like porridge, but tastes crumbly and has no flavor.

After all, it’s a free meal, so it’s definitely sufficient from a nutritional point of view.

Chen Xiao'er didn't complain much. She put the bean sprouts into her mouth with chopsticks and chewed them slowly.

The taste is okay, just the taste of pure bean sprouts with a little bit of salt.

As she was eating, she sighed. She didn't expect that she would miss home after just one day at school, especially the sumptuous meals at home.

My mother has high requirements for food, and our family is not short of money.

Although there is no intentional extravagance, if you want to eat any seasonal fruits or delicacies, you can just say a word and you can have them.

I wonder how much it would cost to order lobster and matsutake chicken soup at school... Even if I could order it, I still have to calculate living expenses and consider my roommates' mood, haha~

Because the breakfast sandwich was fed to Sister Lan, Xiao'er could only eat the bean sprouts in a sad mood, leaving not a single one.

…

There are many courses to choose from in the afternoon.

However, at Lin Lang's suggestion, Chen Xiao'er decided to go to physical education class first.

Physical education is a course with a huge difference in upper and lower limits, and the physical education class at Chixing has an extremely high upper limit.

Not to mention high schools and universities, even Changhe City Middle School offers courses in ancient martial arts, modern fighting, shooting, horse riding, swimming, skiing, etc.

Even courses like skydiving have attracted many people to sign up enthusiastically, saying that "you should learn more before you become an adult to prepare for the future."

Chen Xiao'er doesn't think she is too lazy, but she doesn't have the extraordinary enthusiasm for sports like her classmates.

In high school, apart from the required long-distance and short-distance running, she chose all elective courses that had nothing to do with sports, such as housework, cleaning and driving.

That’s right, students at Akahoshi High School can take a driver’s license test, and she herself has a large vehicle license.

This is not because Xiao'er is so ambitious, but because everyone on Chixing will try to master as many means of transportation as possible.

In Changhe City Primary School, the mastery rate of bicycles and scooters is 100%.

The physical education class on the first day of reporting will certainly not be too exaggerated. It will definitely let everyone understand which sports electives the school has and do something they are interested in.

Chen Xiao'er hummed a song in her heart and walked into the D District Gymnasium with Lin Lang.

Ding, verification successful.

The metal door burst open, revealing what was inside - a thirty-meter-high vertical climbing wall and a pile of targets in the distance that had been blown to pieces by grenades.

Splash! The student diving in the deep water popped his head out of the water and sank back down silently.