Last Totem Novel - Chapter 124

Chapter 124 Dining Together
After thinking for a while, Huang Yu clapped his hands and said, “Alright! Aren’t you from the War Bear Temple? Do the academy missions to earn money?” Tie Zha shook his head, expressing his confusion. Although the information he consulted last night showed that the academy would issue missions in the War God’s Hall on a regular basis, there was no detailed description of the specific mission contents.

“Your combat strength evaluation” Huang Yu choked halfway through his words. He suddenly remembered that it was very impolite to test other people’s combat strength assessment. This was deep personal privacy. He patted his head and apologized to Tie Zha, saying that he didn’t ask this on purpose.

“I am a traditional evolutionary, a Silver Intermediate warrior.” Tie Zha replied straightforwardly. In his opinion, this wasn’t privacy at all. Any physique scanner could analyze his combat strength. Ever since he absorbed the life of the worm, his insect transformation ability had all gone dormant. This caused his combat strength assessment to plummet from the Golden Beginner Stage to the Silver Intermediate Stage.

However, this combat strength assessment was not accurate. The Physique Scanner could only analyze combat strength by collecting data on muscle strength and psionic energy concentration. It could not touch the level of combat skills. Since Tie Zha had cultivated the Ancient Era’s Combat Technique, his actual combat strength was much higher than the estimated value, so it didn’t matter that others knew of his superficial strength.

After receiving his answer, Huang Yu took a deep breath and expressed his gratitude for his trust. Then, he analyzed the mission of the academy in detail.

Tasks are roughly divided into four categories: life, research, investigation and exploration.

There were all sorts of tasks in life, including homicide on campus, handling disputes, assisting the court in examining evidence, purchasing supplies, delivering letters, and so on. Even an old professor who lost his pet could become one of the tasks of the academy.

Research tasks are generally experimental projects, requiring high academic standards for students. Huang Yu said that he didn’t understand this kind of task, so he had to ask his teacher about it. Iron slag asked Huang Yu what subject he was majoring in. Huang Yu said his goal was to obtain a Mech and Vehicle Driver Qualification Certificate, major in Mech Operation Intermediate, Vehicle Driving Advanced, Mechanical Maintenance Beginner and Electronic System Maintenance Beginner. Huang Yu thought that he and Tie Zha were both prepared to be soldiers, so these research missions weren’t their cup of tea, so he skipped them and continued to analyze them.

A scouting mission involves a battle, which can be dangerous. The four academies in Silver City One had the obligation to monitor and control mutated creatures. As a result, the Academy regularly issues missions to collect biological data and samples from the Central Continent, the Southern Continent and the oceans. These missions may encounter unknown battles. Most of the participants are in teams, and a small number of them operate alone with outstanding capabilities.

Huang Yu said that Iron Slag possessed Silver rank combat strength, so he could consider joining the mission team to earn credits. Of course, Iron Slag could also form his own team, but only if he had sufficient funds and connections.

As for the last mission, the exploration mission, not only could the iron slag not be considered at this stage, but it might not even be considered in the future.

Because, the exploration class task is mainly aimed at exploring unknown planes. It was extremely dangerous and required a large amount of money and connections to form an expedition team. Fighters, researchers, healthcare workers, logistical personnel, mecha-powered vehicles, and aircraft vehicles were all indispensable.

“Why would such a mission appear in the academy? Isn’t this what Silver City officials should do?” Tie Zha couldn’t help but ask. Even if he didn’t understand the rules of Silver City, he knew that this kind of mission wasn’t something a student soldier could do.

“Good question!” Huang Yu gave a thumbs up and praised, then explained to Tie Zha.

Exploratory missions are the product of collaboration between the Alliance of Colleges and the World Parliament. It was precisely because of the heavy casualties of exploring the alien plane, as well as the self-respect of the Silver City military, that they were unwilling to send their own elites to their deaths, that the exploratory missions were born.

The reason was very simple. Most of the students and soldiers in the school did not have a faction. If they died, they would die. No one felt heartache. However, in order to ensure that the students didn’t die in vain, they had to first pass the academy’s assessment if they wanted to undertake exploration-type missions. If you don’t meet the standards, you won’t be able to receive the mission.

Even so, there were still many students who were like crossbows. After all, as many risks as possible brought rewards. The rewards for exploration missions are unimaginably generous. Those who want to make a fortune overnight naturally won’t miss out …

Unknowingly, the two of them chatted until six o’clock in the afternoon. Looking at the time, Huang Yu was already late! He hurriedly urged Tie Zha to keep the appointment.

A few minutes later, the two arrived at the canteen on Bamboo Cage Street. Seeing Qin Ke’er standing at the entrance of the dining hall with her mouth curled up, Tie Zha frowned and just wanted to turn around and leave.

“You’re late.” Qin Ke’er pouted.

“I’m sorry, I’m sorry. It was my fault for dawdling.” As soon as Huang Yu got up, he took over everything, and Tie Zha’s gloomy mood was immediately relieved.

“Humph!” Qin Ke’er stuck out her tongue at Tie Zha and turned around to enter the dining hall.

“She has a good impression of you.” Huang Yu whispered. Tie Zha tilted his head to look at him and whispered, “Impossible.”

“I’ll explain it to you when I get back.” Seeing Qin Ke’er walk into the dining hall, Huang Yu hurriedly pulled Tie Zha along.

There were three girls sitting at a long table not far away. Qin Ke’er walked over to them and sat down. Then, she used her gaze to signal Tie Zha to come over.

“Hi ~ Hello.” The three girls waved at the two of them in unison.

“Hi ~ Good evening, beauties.” Huang Yu responded enthusiastically.

Tie Zha nodded and sat down. The three girls in front of them were all very average-one was fat, one was thin, and one had a freckled face. When the four of them sat together, Qin Ke’er was as beautiful and moving as a Celestial Immortal.

Then, Qin Ke’er introduced the three of them one by one. The fat one was called Li Sha, the thin one was called Sophie, and the freckled one was called Oumi. (Here, I would like to extend my greetings to my good friends, Fat Cat and Jiandong.)

During this time, Tie Zha only nodded and did not say anything. He just sat there, feeling a little cold. Fortunately, Huang Yu was enthusiastic and unrestrained, not letting the scene cool down.

“Beauties, what do you want to eat?” Huang Yu asked.

“I want tomatoes and scrambled eggs.” “I want steak.” “I want to eat baked macaroni with meat sauce.” “I want to eat cake.” “I also want to eat chicken steak.” “Remember to bring a vegetable salad.” As the girls were discussing, Huang Yu quickly took out his communicator and recorded the dishes they ordered.

Looking at the scene in front of him, Tie Zha couldn’t help but wonder, didn’t Qin Ke’er say that she wanted to treat him to dinner? Why did it become his treat …

After a while, Huang Yu remembered the dishes and took Tie Zha to the meal window to serve them. When it was time to pay the bill, Huang Yu took out his magnetic card and wanted to swipe it. Tie Zha immediately stopped him, saying that Qin Ke’er was called by him and that he should pay the bill. Huang Yu, on the other hand, said that Qin Ke’er brought him to know girls, so he should pay the bill. The two of them argued for a while, but Huang Yu finally suggested half of them. Otherwise, he would lose face, so Tie Zha could only agree.

The reason why Tie Zha didn’t want others to pay for him was because Old Man Tie had taught him since he was young, “You can eat people with short mouths and be soft-hearted with people.” With the benefits of others, it would not be good to lose face if there was a conflict of interest in the future. You can’t be passive in the future for petty profit. In the Northern Wilderness Continent, they were often friends today. Perhaps tomorrow, they would stab people behind their backs for their own benefit. Such people were everywhere.

Of course, there were also some people who would not show mercy even if they received the benefits of others, and would take action when it was time to do so. However, Old Man Tie despised this kind of person the most in his life. Losing others was for survival, but being ungrateful was not human. Therefore, Tie Zha would not easily accept the kindness of others. This was the survival law of Northern Wilderness. It was both cruel and realistic. At the same time, this style also led to his few friends. For a long time, he only had Old Niu as his friend.

However, although there were few friends, they could treat each other with all their might. At the critical moment, a true brother would definitely be more effective than a hundred fake brothers.

The girls asked for a lot of dishes. Tie Zha and Huang Yu ran back and forth for a few times before bringing everything together.

During dinner, Tie Zha was still silent and silent as he ate silently. It wasn’t that he hated other girls for not being pretty, but that he wasn’t used to this kind of occasion and felt that it was a bit strange. Huang Yu, on the other hand, was a familiar person, his mouth chattering incessantly, causing the three girls to laugh out loud.

Perhaps due to the influence of the iron slag, Qin Ke’er was absent-mindedly eating. Occasionally, when her roommate laughed, she would laugh along, but her smile was somewhat forced.

“Hey, handsome guy, why are you only focused on eating and not talking?” The skinnier girl chuckled.

“That’s right, why aren’t you speaking?” “Did Ke’er bully you? We’ll help you deal with her.” The other two girls chuckled and said.

“I just got here, and I’m not used to it.” Tie Zha said sincerely.

‘”Oh, I just got here ~” “Nothing, I’m fine. I’ll teach you ~” “Where do you want to play, I’ll take you ~”

“This …”

Tie Zha looked a little embarrassed. Seeing this, Qin Ke’er hurriedly pushed the girl beside her and said angrily, “Go, don’t tease him!”

‘”Oh, Ke Er is angry ~” “Oh, oh, he’s protecting his boyfriend ~” “Look, his elbows are turning out ~” The three girls burst into laughter.

In an instant, the red tide surged up Qin Ke’er’s neck, instantly turning her ears red. She lowered her head and didn’t even dare to answer …

Half an hour later …

The bitter dinner was finally over. Tie Zha and Huang Yu tidied up the tableware together. Just as they were about to leave, they were stopped by a few girls and said that they would go for a walk by the lake. Tie Zha didn’t really want to go, but he couldn’t resist Huang Yu’s pleading gaze, so he finally agreed.

Not long after, two men and four women strolled by the Egret Lake. At this moment, the sky gradually darkened, and the ground lights in the bushes lit up one after another. The dim light penetrated through the grass leaves and emitted traces of green light, making the scenery by the lake quiet and pleasant.

As they walked, the iron slag naturally landed behind them and followed the crowd.

Huang Yu and the three girls walked in front of him, chatting fiercely.

Unknowingly, Qin Ke’er also landed behind and walked side by side with Tie Zha.

“You haven’t spoken all day long. What are you thinking about?” Qin Ke’er asked softly.

“I want to ask you a question.” Iron slag said.

“Please speak ~”

“What do you mean by’shriveled ‘in the noble language?” Tie Zha asked seriously.

“Ke’er feels very honored to receive your advice.” Qin Ke’er stared at Tie Zha, her two bright eyes sparkling under the moonlight.

“Huh?”

“You just deserve to be shriveled.” Looking at the young man’s sincere expression, she couldn’t help but pucker her lips into a smile.