"Would they be afraid? Take Da Han for example, he's a heartless idiot," Tian Ma Xingke said nonchalantly.
"Don't say that. They are just a part of your life, but you are everything to them. Don't leave without saying goodbye again."
Seeing him reminded Qiu Shui of oranges and pomelos.
Tian Ma Xingke was silent for a few seconds, then smiled again. "You are truly my friends, you really are worried about me. But don't worry, I won't leave you without a reason, and even if I do leave, I won't leave without saying goodbye."
He said in a low voice.
"Actually, I encountered some problems before, but they have been resolved now."
Seeing the disappointment in his eyes, Qiu Shui sensed that this was a very profound topic, but she was not good at conversation and did not know how to comfort him.
So she looked pleadingly at the snow-covered mountains, thinking that he was good at communication and would surely know how to comfort the traveler.
Qianshan Muxue caught her gaze, pondered for a moment, and asked, "Yiren, are you only attending the press conference for one day?"
Qiu Shui shook her head. "The president has arranged for us to stay for two days and play for three days. The hotel and guesthouse have already been booked."
"Your guild leader is paying out of his own pocket?" Tian Ma Xingke asked lazily.
“Yes,” Qiu Shui replied.
Tian Ma Xingke glanced at her president a few times and muttered, "That's not good of him. Actually, you can stay at my house too. I invited Mu Xue before, but he refused."
Qianshan Muxue smiled and said, "I've already arranged accommodations, so you won't need to trouble yourself."
Tianma Xingke grunted a few times.
After the video ended, Qiu Shui said goodbye to the two of them, and they returned to their respective dormitories. Each dormitories had their own offline interactions.
"Let's go eat," Black Pearl suggested.
"No rush, let's go draw the shikigami dolls first, okay?" Qiushui said excitedly.
"Let's go to the second floor first."
The president has spoken.
Upon reaching the second floor, one finds it filled with players buying figurines and related merchandise, and the claw machine area is also quite crowded.
"Qiushui, go ahead and smoke. Let's go over there and take a picture with the Great Tengu. We'll come back to find you after we're done."
"Um."
She bought game tokens and inserted them into the game machine, easily pulling up a giant tengu.
"Yay!"
"That's amazing!"
Huang Mi helped her hold the doll.
She inserted another coin and this time aimed at a Blue Lantern plush toy. According to her estimation, there was only one Blue Lantern plush toy in the entire claw machine.
Adjust distance...probability...
A downward hook!
A cute blue lantern doll fell into the cage. Qiu Shui took it out, and this time Huang Mi's eyes were no longer filled with shock.
"You...can try again," Huang Mi said, pointing to a Guhuoniao (a type of bird).
Let's choose her sword this time.
Qiu Shui aimed at her sword and drew it, and the aunt entered Huang Mi's hand.
"..."
Huang Mi looked at her carefully and cautiously asked, "Qiu Shui, who are you?"
"What's the meaning?"
She always felt that those words were unpleasant to hear.
Are you a student?
Huang Mi added.
"yes."
"College student?"
"right."
Qiu Shui took out a light green electronic chip, and Huang Mi saw a conspicuous logo on it.
“Ailu Academy?” she asked, frowning.
Are you in there too?
Qiu Shui was surprised that she could recognize it as a student chip from Ailu Academy at a glance, and countless guesses flashed through her mind.
"Not here."
Huang Mi shook her head.
"I'm at White Deer Academy. There's a club at White Deer Academy where everyone is a dark sorcerer. I heard they come and go from Ailu Academy every month."
this……
What are you talking about?
Huang Mu walked over and asked.
Huang Mi turned to him, and Huang Mu immediately noticed the many plush toys in her arms. He stammered, "Little sister, did you secretly smash the claw machine? You have to pay for it!"
Huang Mi rolled her eyes at him.
"What are you smashing?"
Black Pearl came over and asked.
You misheard me.
Huang Mi said calmly, she put the doll in her arms into a plastic bag and handed it to Qiu Shui, except for the Guhuo bird.
"You guys drew so many?!"
Black Pearl was extremely shocked.
"It's afternoon now. Most people haven't had lunch yet. Let's go eat now." The president walked over with a cup of coffee.
Everyone agreed.
"What are we going to eat?" Huang Mu asked.
"There are snail rice noodles, cold noodles, and a shop selling pot-boiled chicken nearby."
Black Pearl checked the surrounding situation.
"These are all recommended dishes, right?"
Qiu Shui understood.
"What do you want to eat?" Black Pearl asked.
"I've heard of snail rice noodles, but what's in them?" a newbie asked.
"The main ingredients of Luosifen are snails and rice noodles, and the side dishes include green vegetables, peanuts and pickles. It tastes very fresh," the chairman explained to him.
What is a snail?
Qiu Shui and Meng Xin asked the question in unison.
"You haven't eaten this before?"
The chairman asked in surprise, and the Huang siblings next to him also looked shocked.
"I live inland, and the seafood I eat most is fish, shrimp, and crab. There are always witches appearing on the road from the inland to the sea, so I can't go even if I want to," the newbie said helplessly.
"It really takes courage to eat something you don't know. How about we go to a shop and have some congee? Their plain congee is pretty good."
The president recommended it.
"Is the president a local?"
How does he know this place so well?
"I just did a little more preparation than you guys," the president said.
He was the one leading them, after all. How could he bring more than a dozen people to this unstable place without being prepared?
"What's so good about plain porridge?" Huang Mu asked.
"The congee contains chicken, crisp onions, and stir-fried meat sauce, which makes your stomach feel very comfortable after eating it."
"Then let's eat this."
Everyone agreed.
When they arrived at the congee shop, which was a local fast food restaurant, in addition to ordering their specialty congee, they also ordered chicken nuggets with bursting filling, beef patty-flavored burgers, and fish fillets.
Halfway through the meal, the president went out to pay for the set meal, which was a considerable expense.
When Qiu Shui saw him leave, Huang Mu and the others also left one after another, so she secretly followed behind them.
Upon arriving at the counter, the chairman paid the bill, and Huang Mu and the others offered to pay for their accommodations, but the chairman refused.
"I promised to organize it, how could I go back on my word? I've already saved up the money, so don't be polite with me."
Upon hearing this, Qiu Shui quietly retreated and, in the restroom, asked the housekeeper to inquire about the chairman's financial situation, which hotel she had booked, and how much it cost.
Not long after, the president's identity information appeared before her eyes.
It turns out that the president was a student, probably around the same age as her, and a member of the student council at Bailu Academy.
The money for this fundraising event and accommodation was all saved up by the chairman through hard work.
Upon learning of this, Qiu Shui suddenly felt embarrassed to stay at the hotel he had booked.
"Although it's only a few hundred, it's still a huge expense for the president."
"Butler, find out which hotels nearby have reasonable prices and are safe to stay in," Qiu Shui instructed the butler.
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