Fang Shan was already accustomed to the awkward atmosphere and was prepared to make the most of it in extreme silence.
Liu Yue, a difficult person to get along with, looked cold and was about to speak when a voice interrupted him, "This girl is innocent and naive. Brother Liu, why bother with her?"
Naive? Wei Sushen raised his eyebrows.
Romantic? Liu Yue's eyes twitched.
Fang Shan said shyly, "Thank you, senior, for helping me out."
The call of "senior" is so sweet that you can squeeze out honey.
Liu Yue felt that he didn't want to have excessive contact with these people, for fear of falling into an unbearable vortex.
After Zhao Tianchen finished speaking for Fang Shan, he walked out with a smile on his face, looking very dashing.
"Although the credits for this task are low, Brother Liu will not suffer any loss if he takes it." Zhao Tianchen seemed very confident in convincing him.
The mission is to hunt the Fire Spirit Beast, a rather ruthless beast that often attacks humans. While not particularly powerful, it's incredibly cunning, making it difficult to truly hunt.
"I just happen to have a friend who needs Fire Ganoderma." Zhao Tianchen smiled and said, "If you're lucky, you can find it around the Fire Beast's lair."
"What does it have to do with me?"
Zhao Tianchen: "What if this person is Li Yue?"
Liu Yue's steps forward suddenly stopped.
Zhao Tianchen: "Li Yue's nightmare is a fire rat. Fire Ganoderma will be of great benefit to her."
From Liu Yue's hesitation, it is not difficult to see that he may be interested in Li Yue.
Fang Shan whispered to Wei Sushen, "What's so good about being the campus beauty? Haven't you seen that those who liked her all died in missions? It's better to like me and be safe."
Wei Sushen looked at him seriously, his eyes very complicated.
When Fang Shan was about to praise him profusely, Liu Yue suddenly asked, "When do we leave?"
Zhao Tianchen first asked Fang Shan, "How about we meet at West Mountain in half an hour?"
Fang Shan: "I'm fine."
"Don't worry too much," Zhao Tianchen said. "With Brother Liu here, I'm sure you'll complete your tasks before the division begins."
Fang Shan smiled and nodded.
Through a brief contact, one can roughly judge the temperament of these two people.
Liu Yue is a man of few words and action, while Zhao Tianchen is tactful in his dealings. Take the previous incident as an example, he not only won his favor but also praised Liu Yue's strength subtly.
Fang Shan gave a shy giggle: "Okay."
Wei Sushen suddenly began to miss the old witch-like giggle of the previous system.
…
Only by truly being above the clouds could one truly appreciate the grandeur of the Imperial Academy. Mountains, rivers, and lakes abounded in every direction, each to the east, west, south, and north. These magnificent wonders, completely beyond scientific explanation, blossomed in every inconspicuous corner of the academy.
When Wei Sushen and Fang Shan arrived, the others had not yet arrived.
Fang Shan exclaimed in an exaggerated tone: "Look at those mountains and waters!"
Wei Sushen had a blank expression on his face: "Not as beautiful as you."
This sentence blocked Fang Shan's infinite emotion that he wanted to express.
After admiring himself, Fang Shan began to fall into melancholy again. It seemed that the host had already mastered 80% of the methods to deal with him. It was not a good thing to continue being conquered like this.
After Wei Sushen confirmed that the system would not brag any more, he slowly said, "Li Yue did not participate, but it was good luck that the remaining two were able to be pulled into the same mission at the same time."
As he was speaking, a noise came from behind, mixed with a lot of complaints.
The fat man came trotting over with a basket on his back, which contained food and some daily necessities.
Fang Shan joked: "Are you going on a trip?"
The fat man turned his face away and said nothing.
Showing weakness at the beginning would easily make people look down on him. If one of Liu Yue or Zhao Tianchen really had a problem, he would have kept a trick up his sleeve.
Soon, Zhao Tianchen and Liu Yue arrived one after the other. Zhao Tianchen was very attentive to Fang Shan and specifically told him what he needed to pay attention to after entering the mountain.
Fang Shan responded with a smile, and at the same time, he found an opportunity to say to Wei Sushen, "There's nothing wrong with judging people by appearance in this world, but this is the first time I've met someone who only judges by appearance."
As a system, he is very self-aware and knows what kind of person he is, especially his current character, which is so delicate and artificial that even Fang Shan himself can't stand it sometimes.
However, under this setting, Zhao Tianchen actually had a good impression of him, and it had to be said—
Love makes people blind!
The two sides had a disagreement in their evaluation of Zhao Tianchen: Fang Shan thought that he was smooth in his dealings, while Wei Sushen summed him up with the four words "sweet words but a sharp knife in the heart".
Fang Shan: "Jealousy has also blinded the host's eyes."
Wei Sushen didn't argue. Zhao Tianchen, who was very experienced, took out a map and said, "West Mountain is relatively less dangerous, but we can't be careless."
He circled a few places on the map and said, "These are areas suitable for Fire Spirit Beasts to live in."
Wei Sushen: "Search separately, or form a team?"
Without waiting for Zhao Tianchen to give an answer, the fat man said anxiously: "Stay together and live, stay alone and die!"
At the crossroads of life, he took his fear of death to the extreme.
Liu Yue actually preferred to act alone, but he did not express it directly. After all, they were all part of the academy, and he had little experience in the remaining two tasks, so it would be unreasonable to completely ignore them.
Seeing that he had no intention of expressing his thoughts, Zhao Tianchen smiled and said, "Then let's act together."
Before actually entering Xishan, Fang Shan tugged at Zhao Tianchen's sleeve and said, "You must protect me when the time comes."
Zhao Tianchen said righteously: "Protect the goddess!"
Fang Shan had a smile on his face as he walked behind him, but he communicated with Wei Sushen with his eyes... This guy's preferences were a bit scary.
Wei Sushen glanced at Zhao Tianchen who was leading the way in front, then looked at Liu Yue who was overly silent, narrowed his eyes slightly, and wondered what he was thinking.
In essence, Wei Sushen and Liu Yue are both not very talkative. If they were to complete the mission alone, they would probably only engage in conversation in two situations:
First, cry for help.
Second, when a teammate gets into trouble, say goodbye.
Although the fat man was afraid of death, he played a very good role in regulating the atmosphere at this time. With him chattering non-stop, the atmosphere was always in a relatively lively state.
There are many dead branches and leaves on the ground, which make a crunching sound when stepped on. It is very interesting, but in the vast forest, it is definitely not a good thing. The sudden noise can easily lead to potential danger.
Liu Yue suddenly stopped and looked around with a vigilant look: "It's too quiet."
After walking such a long distance, I didn't even encounter a poisonous snake, which was very unusual.
The fat man couldn't help but summon the nightmare to guard him, and the other two did the same.
However, Fang Shan simply disappeared, leaving only his voice echoing in the air: "Let me hide."
Liu Yue couldn't help but say, "If the nightmare isn't used for fighting, then there's no point in its existence."
Wei Sushen said calmly: "He does."
At the moment when Liu Yue frowned, Wei Sushen said calmly: "It's enough for him to be responsible for beauty."
“…”
After walking a little further, the situation remained calm. Fang Shan, a restless man, reappeared soon after, dressed in even more luxurious clothes.
It is difficult for ordinary people to walk in such a court-style dress, and it is hard to imagine what the scene would be like in a battle.
Zhao Tianchen asked about Fang Shan's well-being from time to time, and the fat man whispered to Fang Shan: Zhao Tianchen is a well-known playboy.
They were now heading north. Wei Sushen winked at Fang Shan and looked to the west. The latter understood and suddenly jumped up and caught a coiled small snake from the tree.
The little snake's turbid yellow eyes revealed a hint of confusion... It had no intention of attacking at all, so why was it being treated unfairly?
"Hiss." The sound did not come from the snake's mouth, but was squeezed out from Fang Shan's throat.
The little snake stuck out its tongue and hissed twice.
Fang Shan uttered a series of hissing syllables, and the little snake's tail curled around his fingers.
The fat man was shocked: "Is this a conversation with a snake?"
Wei Sushen made a quiet gesture: "Communicating with animals is one of his special abilities."
Now even Liu Yue was surprised. It turned out that this nightmare demon was not as useless as he had imagined.
Fang Shan threw the snake back onto the tree, his eyes becoming serious. "It said it was dangerous to go any further and advised us to head east."
The fat man recalled and said in time: "There are also several fire beast nests there on the map. Why not change the route?"
He was a person who valued his life, and he didn't want an accident to happen just after he succeeded in summoning.
Zhao Tianchen disagreed: "The venomous snake is cunning, and it might be lying."
Fang Shan said at the right moment: "The north is uncertain, and the east might be a trap, so let's go to the west."
This proposal seems to be the safest at the moment, and no one objects.
Fang Shan and Wei Sushen deliberately slowed down their pace and walked at the end of the team.
"What's in the west?" Fang Shan said with a half-smile, causing him to make up such an absurd lie.
Wei Sushen: "Zhao Tianchen seems to be intentionally leading us to one place."
According to the map, there are several turbulent rivers in the north and a canyon in the middle. It is not a good choice for first-time visitors.
Regardless of whether it was a coincidence or not, Liu Yue was also very strange. He exuded a hint of hostility from beginning to end.
Wei Sushen was just testing the waters. At the moment, it seemed that Zhao Tianchen didn't show much fluctuation when he suddenly changed direction.
The fat man was very perceptive and noticed that the atmosphere was a little different, so he spoke much less frequently than before.
In the woods, any movement is worth paying attention to.
The fat man's pupils dilated slightly: "There's..."
Before he could finish his words, Liu Yue's ears twitched. He pulled out the dagger from his waist and stabbed it into the bushes with lightning speed. A wild boar's roar was heard. Unsure of what to do, Liu Yue pulled out the blade that was about to penetrate the boar, sparing it the life. He led it back and came to Fang Shan's side: "Let's see if we can get any useful information out of it."
Fang Shan's heart trembled. Talking to animals was just a skill he made up to help Wei Sushen achieve his goal. This weirdo actually took it to heart.
However, his face was very calm. He squatted in front of the hideous wild boar with a fake look and grunted twice imitating the pig's cry.
The wild boar howled.
Fang Shan continued to grunt.
After a long time, Liu Yue couldn't help but interrupt their conversation: "What did it say?"
Fang Shan: "It said to me, 'You are so beautiful.'"
Liu Yue's expression froze: "Be serious."
Fang Shan stood up and spread his hands helplessly: "I'm telling the truth."
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