Chapter 45 New Invitation
With nothing to do for the moment, Lin Guantang could only continue to focus his attention on the task leader in front of him, code-named [Y].
——Come to think of it, I seem to have seen the code name Y somewhere before.
Lin Guantang used the light to carefully look at the appearance of the person in front of him. After countless faces flashed through his memory, the last one that remained in his mind was a group photo.
After quietly taking out the photo from the terminal and comparing it, Lin Guantang finally remembered who he was.
The aloof senior in the group chat who never spoke again except for the initial speech - Yin Zhiyou.
Even the name "Yin Zhiyou" was told to him by Senior Sikong during a private chat. He also emphasized that it would be best not to chat with this senior named Yin Zhiyou unless necessary, because he was even more unbearable to talk to than Huo Shizhen.
——
But it's okay.
Lin Guantang recalled their brief conversation just now. Senior Yin had patiently explained many things to him, although his attitude was rather cold and casual. Even when he spoke with a smile, he seemed to be joking and indifferent.
But maybe people are just this kind of indifferent and casual character. We can't expect everyone to speak enthusiastically.
At least so far, Lin Guantang didn't feel that there was anything unbearable about him other than being too cold and difficult to approach, nor did he feel like Senior Huo, who would make sarcastic remarks from time to time.
Come to think of it, Senior Huo also has a cold and distant look. Thinking about it this way, the two of them have some similarities in their eyebrows and eyes - but it may also be because the deep and flying eyes and the well-defined facial contours are the standard features of a face that makes strangers stay away.
Moreover, they are very different when broken down into details. At least from the appearance, Yin Zhiyou's jet-black hair and brown-gray eyes belong to the common category that can be seen everywhere in the empire. Huo Shizhen's long silver hair and brown-red pupils that seem to cover him with a layer of devilish evil are too unusual. Unless he deliberately dyed his hair white, wore colored contact lenses, or simply customized a wig, after all, few real people can grow hair that long.
Wait a minute—she can’t really be wearing a wig and colored contact lenses.
That's too much performance art.
Lin Guantang thought about that scenario for a moment—
For example, when you're fighting, someone might grab your hair, thinking you're vulnerable, but it turns out your hair is actually a trap! Pulling your long hair back reveals only short, broken hair or a buzz cut.
Or the scene where you have to pick your eye sockets and put on colored contact lenses every day when you wake up...
Lin Guantang sighed in his heart and quickly shook his head, trying to get rid of this unbearable imagination from his mind.
Then proceed to differentiate between the two.
In fact, there is nothing much to say. The two people have completely different personalities. Yin Zhiyou should still like to laugh in front of acquaintances, just like now when he is talking to others, with a casual smile on the corner of his mouth, unlike Huo Shizhen who is expressionless. Even if he laughs, it is always with a sense of sarcasm and contempt.
So if it was the same first impression from a stranger, Yin Zhiyou probably felt that the "keep away from strangers" attitude also gave people a sense of security and trust, while Huo Shizhen... probably made people feel that they would be silenced if they looked at him for even one more moment.
But after actually getting to know him, I found that Huo Shizhen wasn't that scary after all. Although he always liked to say some harsh words and read messages without replying... he wouldn't block people out of impatience. Moreover, he would explain in detail any questions that needed to be answered or any places that required reminders.
In some ways, he is not the kind of cold and indifferent person who doesn't care about anything. Instead, he cares about every detail.
Perhaps this can also be considered a kind of tenderness of a tough guy?
Coming to this conclusion made Lin Guantang want to laugh, and he even wanted to see how Senior Huo would react after hearing such an evaluation... But in the end, he just thought about it in his mind. If he said it in front of Huo Shizhen, he would probably be criticized again.
Lin Guantang sighed, collected his wandering thoughts, and focused his gaze on the present. He discovered that Yin Zhiyou had finished talking to someone else and was looking at him thoughtfully.
Seeing him come back to his senses, he continued the previous topic:
"Have you thought about your answer and choice?"
What?
Lin Guantang blinked his eyes and thought for a while before he remembered the topic they had been interrupted about. It seemed that they were talking about whether or not to switch jobs from the light food store... No!
Lin Guantang eliminated the light food shop from his mind, and after thinking about the previous and subsequent conversations, he guessed that what Yin Zhiyou really wanted to say was whether he wanted to change from following Huo Shizhen on missions to following him on missions.
What Yin Zhiyou said next confirmed Lin Guantang's guess:
"The Discipline Department is not suitable for you, and the Execution Department's mission has nothing to do with him. So, what is your choice? I extend this invitation to you because..."
Yin Zhiyou paused for a moment. As the students from Group B, attracted by the explosion, arrived nearby, and the members of Group C, who were already nearby, were also drawn to their conversation, their gazes fixed on him.
Slowly said the second half of the sentence:
"Following Huo Shizhen will only let him play with your feelings. Following me at least I won't hide secrets from you."
Lin Guantang: ...!
Onlookers:!!!
Wait, wait, wait... Lin Guantang felt a little dizzy. Who was talking just now? Those terrible words shouldn't be the voice of the aloof senior in front of him.
Amidst the intermittent gasps and even the background sounds of people falling down in fear, although Lin Guantang felt that his brain had received an unprecedented shock, he still tried very hard to analyze what Yin Zhiyou was saying.
If he understood correctly, the complete meaning of this sentence should be——
(When Huo Shizhen assigns a task, he only informs you of the tasks related to the individual task, not the whole picture), (so) follow Huo Shizhen (to carry out various tasks. If you are simply doing the tasks, it's fine, but if you like to consider the overall situation and think too much, once a situation like today occurs, you will panic because you don't understand the whole picture of the task. But in fact, Huo Shizhen made arrangements in advance - it's just that he has the habit of not explaining to irrelevant personnel, so when you find out in the end that it was a false alarm, you will inevitably) only (feel as if) he is playing with your feelings (deliberately concealing the truth and wanting to make a fool of yourself). Follow me, at least I won't hide (task-related) secrets from you.
Don't ignore key information casually, and don't ignore so much!
Senior, didn’t you notice that the looks of people around you have become very strange because of your strange remarks?
Lin Guantang put his hand to his forehead. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw that some of the onlookers looked at him with expressions of "I'm confused and shocked. I didn't expect you guys to have such complicated emotional entanglements." Others looked at him with sympathy and said, "Boss, please let the newcomer go and stop making such explosive speeches."
In a trance, Lin Guantang gradually understood why Senior Sikong had specifically emphasized to him that it would be best not to go and chat with Yin Zhiyou unless necessary. Senior Yin's words were not harsh, but they were very strange and could easily lead to misunderstandings!
It was clearly just an ordinary question, but Lin Guantang felt a painful sense of being in a dilemma and having to make a difficult decision.
In this situation, it was difficult for Lin Guantang to say something like "agree" to add fuel to the fire and make the situation even weirder.
After all, he had said long ago that his coming here was related to Huo Shizhen, but in the evening he said that he wanted to change his flag and follow Yin Zhiyou. Not to mention that people would misunderstand him as fickle and overly fickle, it would also damage Huo Shizhen's reputation.
But if I refuse... in front of everyone, if the words of refusal are not perfect, wouldn't it embarrass Senior Yin?
Besides, what Yin Zhiyou said was right. As the name suggests, the Discipline Department is responsible for handling matters related to military academy discipline. It is not his turn as an outsider to get involved. It makes no sense for him to choose to hang out with Huo Shizhen.
Then again, is it necessary to choose a department?
Then I should talk to Senior Sikong first. After all, the first task Lin Guantang took over was the Intelligence Department.
Moreover, when Huo Shizhen asked him to choose one of the three tasks, he didn't seem to specifically emphasize that he should transfer departments or anything like that. So, by changing the way of expression, could it also mean that since he is not a student of the Central Military Academy, he can participate in the tasks of any department as long as there is a suitable opportunity?
Senior Sikong never mentioned that he could only stay in the Intelligence Department.
The more Lin Guantang thought about it, the more he felt that he was right. He should be able to do any task.
So, in just a few minutes, Lin Guantang went through a lot of brainstorming and made countless hypotheses - how to answer, how to choose, and what to do next...
Finally, he came up with an answer that (should) not offend anyone.
"I thought—"
Lin Guantang looked up at Yin Zhiyou and said slowly:
“I won’t be confined to one place.”
Amidst the flames and debris in the distance, amidst the chirping of captured experimental animals on the ground, against the backdrop of the shadowy mountains, forests and vegetation nearby, and amidst the gazes of the various military cadets surrounding them—
The unknown freshman fearlessly looked directly into the eyes of the famous senior.
Even though he was of ordinary rank, ordinary origin, ordinary family background, and weak stature, he already had the courage to refuse to be inferior to others and the determination to challenge the traditional tradition of the military academy.
Against the backdrop of the endless night, only those bright blue eyes sparkled.
[Frontline breaking news: The academy's two most renowned S-rankers have unexpectedly both been defeated by freshmen. Now is the moment to witness history!]
[Rejecting the olive branches extended by the two department heads, declaring his intention to become a liberal, unconstrained by departmental constraints, the freshman issued a declaration of freedom. Could it be that his goal was not just the submission of these two departments, but the submission of all departments in the entire school...]
[Risking my life to take a photo - click to see the strongest freshman declare war on the two top S-rank ace seniors of the military academy!]
Will the mysterious freshman who made a stunning debut with the one-on-three mission succumb to the demon king who still secretly controls everything, or bow to the new emperor who has officially taken charge of the executive department? Or will he truly make history and become the first and most powerful freshman in history to conquer all departments of the military academy? The Intelligence Department will continue to provide you with follow-up intelligence reports...
[Isn't this a story about three people? Why are there only two people in the photo? I can't even see what the new student looks like; I can only make out that their eyes appear blue. It's too blurry. Was this photo taken with a door lock?]
[Hence the titles: "Mysterious Rebirth" and "The Demon King Who Secretly Controls Everything"]
[The reason why S-level people named H and Y are still single is because they are both A-sexual! ]
[Serious discussion: Starting with someone named H and someone named Y, are S-class more likely to develop homosexuality, developing a desire to conquer alphas and misinterpreting it as love...]
[I question traditions others dare not question, I choose choices others dare not make. Lingchen's counterattack career begins now. Click link 1 to invest and become an original shareholder of Lingchen Emperor. Click link 2 to bet on whether Lingchen can break the historical record in the final exam standings. Click link 3 to accept the reward with a minimum price of 100,000 star coins to find out which warrior Lingchen is in disguise. Click link 4 to add a friendly reward with no upper limit...]
[——Stay away from investment scams, see through gambling traps, and refuse the temptation of bounties. The above has been banned, blocked, and the link has been blocked. Please do not post similar negative comments again——]
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After this mission, rumors and legends about Ling Chen began to spread within the Central Military Academy. They told of Ling Chen, a mysterious freshman whose appearance, origin, and real name were concealed; a top-tier succubus with unclear romantic ties to two renowned apathetic S-class succubi; and a rebellious Long Aotian who vowed to overthrow the long-standing system of the Central Military Academy.
It was Lin Guantang who twisted his body in pain on the bed after the alarm clock rang on Monday, not wanting to open his eyes and get up.
My nerves are tense all day long, and I run everywhere, which consumes a lot of physical energy. Even my emotions fluctuate greatly. The result is that my whole body aches, and my limbs and body feel as if they are no longer my own and I have no feeling, but the slightest movement is extremely painful.
Lin Guantang almost sleepwalked through his daily morning run. When he entered the classroom, he kept his eyes closed and listened to Yuan Wenjun's voice in his ear:
"As of midnight last weekend, the number of members in our Haitang fan club has exceeded 900, and breaking 1,000 is just around the corner!"
"Are you happy? Our school has barely 10,000 students in total, which means one in ten students is now a fan of yours, Haitang!"
...What is a fan club?
Lin Guantang tried hard to raise his eyelids, thinking that he had opened his eyes wide, but in fact they were still half-closed. He was too tired to even think for a moment, and said weakly:
"It's not certain that half of the people are just there to watch the fun."
"The atmosphere group is cute, and being one of them is very likely to turn you into a fan. Why aren't you happy at all? Are you tired from delivering food over the weekend?"
Yuan Wenjun looked at Lin Guantang, who was practically slumped over in the chair. His usually sparkling eyes were half-closed, making one suspect he was about to fall asleep. Thinking about how Lin Guantang rushed to his part-time job every day, it was not difficult to imagine that the reason why Lin Guantang was so exhausted was definitely because he was being overly exploited by the store owner. So he immediately said indignantly:
"That shop seems to have a relaxed atmosphere, but I didn't expect them to be so harsh on their employees. Not to mention the usual after-school part-time job, they even have you delivering food all weekend long. It's too hard. They're exploiting your labor because they think you're good-tempered. And even though summer is almost over, the sun can still be very hot at one or two in the afternoon. They don't even let you come back to rest. It's really inhumane. I thought since you're working part-time at their shop, as a friend, I should be more considerate of you, but they treat you like this. I've decided not to eat there anymore."
Lin Guantang: ...
That's not so inhumane - no, it's just hard work in different places.
As the reminders of "Teacher is here" rang out repeatedly, Lin Guantang sat up straight, yawned, and drank a large gulp of ice water. After feeling much more awake, he smiled and comforted Yuan Wenjun, who was very angry about the plot he had imagined and even planned to go to the store owner to settle the score and seek justice for him:
"It's actually fine. I've only been there a short time and haven't adapted yet, so it feels tough. If I really feel I can't handle it, I'll actively refuse extra tasks—er, extra overtime requests. Please don't let my problems affect your mood."
Yuan Wenjun sighed heavily, probably because he felt that he was too easy to bully, but the class had already started - and the teacher was very strict, so he could only swallow his dissatisfaction, but that didn't mean he really planned to let it go.
Three days later, Yuan Wenjun solemnly told Lin Guantang:
"Take a leave this weekend. Instead of working in the store or delivering food, come with me to the tea party!"
Lin Guantang didn't know much about tea parties, but seeing that she looked very interested, he asked:
"What tea party?"
"It's a love story-themed tea party. We're just talking about what kind of love stories we like, what kind of partner we're looking for, and so on."
Speaking of this, the well-prepared Yuan Wenjun said with just the right amount of anticipation:
"When you go, you need to dress up a little. Wear clothes or accessories that are related to the story you want to tell. That way, you can give examples and elaborate on them at the tea party. If you can find someone who shares your interests, you can use these things to keep the conversation going. How about that? Isn't it interesting and interesting?"
It’s not that I had no interest at all, it’s just that... Lin Guantang didn’t have any memorable love stories at all.
To be precise, he would be moved by some love stories he had heard or seen, or have deep feelings about them, but he would only be a spectator, and it did not mean that he wanted similar love.
Moreover, one of the reasons why Lin Guantang is still single is that he has never had any romantic associations with anyone, and he doesn't even have a clear goal or direction for love itself.
So this kind of tea party doesn't seem suitable for him to attend.
But Lin Guantang finally chose to participate.
Because he learned something from Yuan Wenjun - that is, banquet participation is also one of the criteria for evaluating outstanding students at the end of the semester in O College.
There is even a special banquet page on the official teaching website, which clearly lists which banquets will be held in the near future, the size of the banquet, the theme of the banquet, the participation standards, and precautions.
Only by registering through the official website, arriving at the event with the invitation letter sent by the school, and staying at the banquet for more than 80% of the total budget of the banquet can one be considered to have participated in the banquet.
Lin Guantang was not completely ignorant of this. Before school started, he had heard that students of O College needed to participate in many banquets, but he had no interest in attending banquets. It was not mandatory to attend, so even if he saw relevant information on the official website, he ignored it and never clicked on it seriously.
I just thought it was something prepared for students in need——
Strictly speaking, there is no deceptive words or actions. The college does not force students to attend these banquets of various sizes. Even if one does not attend, it will not affect the credits required for normal graduation, but it is linked to scholarships!
The annual scholarship for outstanding students ranges from 10,000 to 50,000 star coins. It may be insignificant to others, but for Lin Guantang, it is a huge sum of money. Think about it, he did well in other subjects, but missed the annual evaluation because of such a poor performance in this assessment. He felt very unwilling and always had a feeling of losing a lot of money for no reason.
After taking the time to carefully browse through the banquet-related pages, Lin Guantang was amazed by the diverse banquet categories, but also felt a little annoyed.
Because when he was browsing the banquet directory related to the hometown banquet, he suddenly remembered that he had attended a banquet a few days ago. He went directly to the banquet venue without thinking about whether the school had any records. If it was also recorded, wouldn’t it be a waste?
Although the ratings for such small banquets are very low, a mosquito, no matter how small, is still meat!
Unfortunately, there is no medicine for regret in the world, and Lin Guantang could only regret for three minutes.
Then I started researching the tea party I was going to attend this weekend——
Of course, before the tea party time arrives, Lin Guantang still needs to take leave for weekend training.
Ding Ruize was quite easy to talk to, and even asked him considerately what kind of banquet he was going to attend and where it would be held, and wished him a good time.
Teacher Tang, who taught fighting, was a little difficult to deal with. He looked at him with disappointment, but finally agreed to his request, but on the condition that he could not refuse the special training next week.
Lin Guantang asked what the special training was, and Teacher Tang simply said: "Aren't you the blue star that illuminates the dark night of District 35? Then from now on, start moving towards becoming the blue star that illuminates the dark areas of the imperial capital."
Lin Guantang: ...
For a moment, Lin Guantang didn't know whether he should be ashamed of being called an exaggerated nickname to his face, or wonder what the real meaning of this sentence was.
Anyway, everything will be revealed next week.
In addition to these, I also need to inform all seniors that I am not available to accept tasks during this period - this is very convenient. You only need to put up the "on leave" or "on task" logo in the system to actively refuse tasks assigned by the system or task invitations sent by others.
Speaking of this, Lin Guantang thought that apart from a few people in the group chat, no one in the Central Military Academy should know him, but many people sent him friend requests and a lot of mission invitations.
Most of them were task-related and rejected by the system for different reasons. For the few that passed the screening, Lin Guantang had no time to accept the invitations. Daily training had already taken up most of his time, and he had to attend a tea party on the weekend, so he had no choice but to refuse. Besides, he was really tired last week and didn't want to continue to take on high-intensity tasks this week.
As for friends - if only one or two people wanted to add each other as friends, Lin Guantang might have approved it, but with so many people showing up all at once, Lin Guantang instinctively felt something was wrong. After thinking about it, he decided to pretend he didn't see it for the time being.
Because the system was passed on to Lin Guantang by Huo Shizhen, Lin Guantang went to Huo Shizhen to ask what the reason was. Was there really someone who wanted to make friends with him, or was there a bug in the system?
Then I got the reply, “If you want all your secrets to be made public, you can try agreeing to all of them.”
So, were all these people rushing to add him as a friend, wanting to share tasks with him, actually trying to get close to him and take advantage of the opportunity to uncover his secrets? Lin Guantang didn't think that all of them came for this purpose, but even if there were only a few with bad intentions hidden in such a large number of friend requests, Lin Guantang didn't have the confidence to identify them all in time.
So Lin Guantang finally chose to reject all of them, and by the way, he directly asked the system to turn off the two functions of friend requests and stranger task invitations.
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