Chapter 76
People mistakenly believed he had eaten it. Regardless of how disgusting the Giant Man-Eating Worm looked, he had to make an excuse that he tasted it when everyone ate it together, just in case someone asked about it later and he was exposed.
"!!!"
(Class 6 were initially surprised, but their astonishment quickly turned into joy.
They never expected that Qin Su would remember the casual remark they made when they were craving something sweet.
"They're here! They're here!"
"I'm coming right now."
"Class Monitor, don't move, let me handle this!"
After a few seconds of surprise, the Class 6 responded loudly one after another. Some people were too lazy to get on the Warship and started running on the fine sand. Others manipulated the Warship to fly quickly to Qin Su's side.
I won't say who's envious.
[Lemons on the lemon tree, me squatting under the lemon tree (smiling)]
How come they're even eating here? It's shameless of them to steal from the locals!
[It's hard to judge. Should they be working themselves to the bone and not even allowed to eat? If it weren't for their help cutting the meat, the locals wouldn't have been able to move these enormous pieces of meat at all.]
[Why don't you show us the footage of the senior students Purge the Giant Man-Eating Worms?]
It's hard not to love it.
[In the previous footage, without the help of the Military Academy students to cut it into small, portable pieces, it was impossible to move it cleanly in one go, and if it wasn't moved within a few hours, it would rot and stink.]
It's hard to end a relationship if you don't fall in love.
When Qin Su was selecting the meat skewers, he estimated based on the amount needed for 500 people in the class that probably no one would get a skewer, just enough to taste, without having to compete with the locals for food.
The Meat Mountain had already been cut up and wasn't very big; it couldn't accommodate 500 people cutting it all at once. Students without seats lined up at the back, piecing their Military Saber together into skewers.
Qin Su strung the cut meat onto a slender Military Saber that he had pieced together to form a length of about sixty centimeters, and handed it to his classmate behind him without turning his head. "Here you go."
To avoid misunderstanding from his classmates, Qin Su quickly added, "Give me your signature."
Ah... good!
The student behind paused for a second, then, before the other students could grab it, quickly said "Good!" three times and reached out to take it, handing over the assembled Military Saber skewer he had put together with his other hand. "Thank you, Class Monitor!"
Qin Su was startled by the sudden loud voice from his side and behind him, but he remained calm and said in a low voice, "You're welcome."
"Hey-hey."
The students who received the raw meat skewers personally cut by Qin Su couldn't stop smiling. They received envious and jealous looks from the students in other (Class 6. Holding the skewers, they started taking selfies with smooth, silky little combos from every angle.
Videos and photos, everything.
Qin Su said nothing more, quickly finished cutting a skewer of meat, and then raised his hand to make the same movement as before.
This time, he didn't need to say anything. The students who spontaneously moved some distance away from Qin Su immediately took over and handed over the strings of tokens they had pieced together, happily thanking him and accepting them.
Qin Su, who needed a lot of exercise, dared not stop to rest, and just kept cutting meat to help other classmates with the cutting.
Each time, Qin Su would add six pieces to the top equally, secretly hoping for a lucky draw.
[I carefully counted the number of meat pieces on the screen; there were six pieces in total. Brother Su is so fair.]
[Could this be a case of "Baby 1 compulsion"?]
[Judging others by my own standards, I suspect that the Boss 1 is practicing metaphysics, hoping for good luck in the number six. I even suspect that the first Boss 1 chose Class 6) as his transfer class because Class 6) has the auspicious number 6.]
[What I'm saying is, with the number one player already this strong, is it really necessary to be superstitious? Some people are going too far.]
"..." Qin Su, who was cosplaying as a meat-cutting machine, felt guilty.
As it turns out, reality is often far more absurd than it seems.
With everyone working together and moving quickly, they soon finished cutting up the pieces of meat in front of Qin Su.
Each of the makeshift barbecue skewers cobbled together by the students had some meat hanging from Military Saber.
The Combat Suit were uniformly issued, and the Military Saber they carried were naturally identical and interchangeable. In the end, Qin Su simply hung a piece of meat on his Dagger.
The Interstellar People included Giant Man-Eating Worm in their diet, and Raymond had eaten them as well, so it shouldn't be a problem for the students to eat them.
But it was his first time eating it, and he was afraid that his Earthling body wouldn't be able to adapt.
Let's go.
Qin Su stepped onto the Warship.
The others boarded their assigned Warships and followed.
First, the air-conditioned room that had been set up earlier to provide everyone with a place to rest during lunch was turned on again. Qin Su took off his helmet and removed the unused Military Saber from his Combat Suit.
Qin Su gestured to He Muzhi arrived later, and brandished his Military Saber: "Take them all down."
Seeing the small, twenty-centimeter-long Military Saber twirling nimbly in Qin Su's hand, He Muzhi nodded. "Hmm."
The only thing that can withstand high temperatures is Military Saber. Military Saber that can be freely combined can easily be assembled into a simple barbecue grill. He Muzhi could easily understand this principle.
Other students from Class 6 who arrived later saw Qin Su and He Muzhi working together to build a barbecue grill and followed suit.
Those who didn't quite understand were either handing over knives or holding fresh meat skewers and waiting.
Before long, the makeshift barbecue grill was set up, and everyone put the meat skewers, still dripping with blood, into the cylindrical, upward-pointing grill.
"Why did the Class Monitor only eat one piece?" Raymond looked at the six pieces of meat that Qin Su had personally skewered on his knife. "How can this be allowed?"
How can they eat so much of this delicious food while the hardest-working Class Monitor gets so little?
With that, Raymond walked towards Qin Su.
Raymond had barely taken a step when He Muzhi swiftly grabbed him.
"What?" Raymond looked at He Muzhi was grabbing his arm, in confusion.
He Muzhi explained in a low voice, "The Class Monitor has eaten before, so it's not like he'll miss out on this."
"I've had it before," Raymond said, puzzled. "Why are you giving me so much too?"
"Because when you describe it to the other classmates, they can all tell you're craving it." He Muzhi's forehead creased with annoyance. "But the Class Monitor isn't craving it, understand?"
I'm impressed by Raymond; I thought the Class Monitor was just as greedy as him.
"... I get it!" Raymond whispered with delight. "The fact that he could remember this separately proves that the Class Monitor cares about me!"
He Muzhi: "?"
I don't think he said that.
"Whee."
Raymond was thrilled.
Once everything was in place, Qin Su activated the bottom Particle Pulse Cannon.
Boom--
Under the intense heat, the evenly arranged pieces of bright red meat sizzled.
The aroma of roasted meat filled the air as people removed their helmets, and many swallowed hard.
"Raymond wasn't lying, this smells really good."
"I've ordered it. As long as you don't think about what the Giant Man-Eating Worm looks like while eating, just looking at the meat and smelling the aroma, who wouldn't want to try it?"
"I never knew Particle Pulse Cannon and Military Saber could be used like this. Our Class Monitor is truly brilliant."
"I wonder what the school would think if they knew we were using Particle Pulse Cannons for this."
"Want to know? Just share this and you'll know the answer!" The student who spoke opened his Optical Brain and took a picture of the grill with the Military Sabers assembled in the middle.
You're a genius!
While waiting, the students from Class 6) took photos silently.
During this time, a group of Sand Weasels emerged from the sand and sneaked into the air-conditioned room, tilting their heads curiously to look at the humans and the roasted meat emitting a delicious aroma.
Sand Weasel don't eat cooked food. The students from Class 6 dragged in several Giant Man-Eating Worm with fangs and mandibles. The Sand Weasel swarmed in, enjoying the cool air while gnawing on the meat with their front teeth, which made the students from Class 6 take pictures.
The Giant Man-Eating Worms have fangs, and the flesh and skin of their mouthparts, which are disgusting to look at, are all cleaned off by them in groups.
"They're as black as a fuzzy ball of yarn. These things are really cute, and incredibly clever too. They don't come out when we're fighting, but once the fight's over, they know to peek out and come into this cool spot."
"However, their wariness of humans is far too low, which is not a good thing. It's fortunate that they ran into us; otherwise, they would have been trampled to death without even realizing it."
"Hiss... you mean that GIF from the Forum? It really is creepy. I wonder who did it. They're crazy."
[What GIF?]
[This (idiot. jpg)]
[Is this guy crazy? A bunch of furry creatures were curiously watching him, tilting their heads to look at him, and he just stepped on them and killed them?]
As everyone chatted idly, the raw meat was grilled until cooked, releasing an enticing aroma.
The Particle Pulse Cannon stopped, Qin Su said calmly, "That's enough."
Everyone else remained still, their eyes fixed on Qin Su.
Although it smelled delicious, Qin Su had been cutting and roasting it, so he should be the first to taste it. How could they possibly preempt him?
Having a rough idea of what his classmates were thinking, Qin Su said nothing, but instead deftly drew Dagger with only a small piece of meat hanging from its center, and spoke again, "Eat up."
"Good!"
Only then did everyone gradually begin to work, but they merely held the skewers made from their Military Saber in their hands, suppressing the urge to swallow and watching Qin Su with longing eyes.
The biggest contributor, the Class Monitor, must eat first!
"..."
Under the watchful eyes of so many people, and based on the data and Raymond's description, it was known that the Giant Man-Eating Worm had a firm texture, and that biting it off with one's teeth might not be very aesthetically pleasing. Qin Su calmly used his Dagger to cut a small piece off the skewer in his left hand.
He opened his mouth and gracefully placed the piece of meat stuck in the tip of the Dagger into his mouth, chewing slowly and deliberately.
There are plenty of foods that smell good but taste bad, or vice versa, Raymond wasn't lying: ignoring appearances, the Giant Man-Eating Worm does indeed taste quite good.
The pieces of meat were small, and he finished chewing them quickly. Qin Su looked at his classmates and said in a flat but sincere tone, "The taste is very good."
After eating it, did you feel any adverse reactions in your stomach? Qin Su's heart, which had been pounding, eased a little.
Elegance is timeless
[Don't believe him! Qin Su has eaten all sorts of delicious food. He just gave a good review because he didn't want to spoil everyone's fun.]
[He ordered it, but ate it indifferently, as if it were nothing special, and only took a small piece. These details all indicate that Qin Su didn't find the Giant Man-Eating Worm's meat delicious.]
[On another note, it seems like I haven't seen Brother Su have anything he particularly likes or dislikes. No matter what it is, he exudes a calm and collected demeanor as if he has seen it all.]
[To be honest, the scene of a group of black, furry people with Class 6 was actually quite heartwarming.]
[Precious footage of humans and animals living in harmony]
Qin Su: "..."
How bad could a well-behaved child, 'forged' through countless trials, possibly taste?
Qin Su ate first, and then the others began to eat.
The meat is firm and chewy, with a unique aroma from high-temperature roasting. Just as Qin Su said, it tastes really good.
"I regret eating so late."
"I don't understand what I was being so high and mighty about before?"
"Putting aside the Giant Man-Eating Worm's disgusting appearance, the meat inside is indeed of high quality."
"But when I think about what the Giant Man-Eating Worm looks like, I'll just skip it."
"Hehe, you keep saying you're 'yue,' but you haven't missed a single bite."
"Wait until I finish eating before you eat."
"At a time like this, a little wine would be perfect."
"Wake up! We're on a mission, how can we drink alcohol? I think juice would be more appropriate."
"There's no juice, but we do have various flavored nutrient solutions." After finishing his meal, He Muzhi scoured different Warships for a bunch of different flavored nutrient solutions and tossed them to his classmates.
As everyone ate and chatted, their attention was diverted considerably from Qin Su, who felt relieved. He seemingly cut his food into small pieces and ate slowly, but in reality, he was cautiously testing his stomach's reaction step by step.
A whole piece of meat disappeared amidst the subtle, cautious pulling and probing of Qin Su and Earth's stomach.
Before the others had finished eating, Qin Su began to dismantle the grill made of Military Saber.
Later, students who had finished eating joined in intermittently.
In less than half an hour, the Military Saber were all concealed back into their Combat Suit. Qin Su put on his helmet and said to his classmates, "Today's mission is over. Take these apart, and then we'll go back."
"Good!"
The mission was successfully completed. After eating and drinking to their hearts' content, the students of Class 6) were in high spirits and dispersed. Some of them worked with Qin Su to dismantle the air conditioning room, some picked up the empty nutrient solution bottles and put them back into the Warship to be taken back to the Jump Point Platform for unified processing, and some drove the Warships that were far away back.
The air-conditioned chamber was dismantled, and the Sand Weasels left in groups, either burrowing into the sand one after another or darting to the nearby local residents, continuing to tilt their heads and observe the humans.
Some people ignore them, while others kick them away because they are in their way. The kicked-away Sand Weasels run away, and new Sand Weasels take their place.
(Class 6 members were busy with their own tasks, they saw the cut pieces of meat on the sand being swept away. In the distance, high mounds of meat were piled up on the sand trucks, and truck after truck was being pulled back. The excited and enthusiastic voices of the local residents kept reaching their ears.
Hearing the commotion in the distance, He Muzhi, having finished his work, looked dazed.
From beginning to end, whether they helped them cut up pieces of meat or grilled food hundreds of meters away from the battlefield, the locals didn't even glance at them and were completely indifferent to their actions.
For the first time, he experienced a 'numbness' he had never felt before.
He didn't mean to blame the local residents; he was just feeling uncomfortable and frustrated, unable to imagine what kind of terrible environment had created everything he was in.
He lamented their fate, yet was powerless to do anything to change it.
He Muzhi couldn't help but wonder how many times Qin Su had experienced this situation before he became so used to it?
On one hand, there are people struggling to make ends meet with outdated and obsolete equipment; on the other hand, there are Military Academy students using all sorts of cutting-edge technology. This contrast is heartbreaking to witness.
[The Sentimental Shepherd is Online]
[Sigh, that's just how the world is. Let's all just do our own thing and be at peace.]
[Hug Mu Bao. Don't feel pain. Their suffering wasn't caused by you. Your efforts to Purge the insects removed a potential danger to them, which is already wonderful.]
[I hope the baby Sand Weasel stops being so curious. It's so silly and never learns its lesson; it's driving me crazy.]
"He Muzhi, what are you standing there for?" Sophia's voice rang out from behind. "Everything's packed, we should head back."
He Muzhi regained his composure, turned around, and replied, "Coming."
(Class 6 Warships started up one after another, getting further and further away from the local residents until they disappeared.
The battlefield, riddled with ravines and round holes, was soon reduced to a patchwork of red, mottled patches of yellow sand.
Before long, these colors will be slowly covered by the fine sand swept up by the wind.
Scattered among the debris were the severed mouthparts of the Giant Man-Eating Worms, and various kinds of small insects emerged from the fine sand, rustling and gnawing at the remaining bits of flesh where humans could not see.
At 8 p. m., Class 6) returned to Jump Point 1698.
Everyone quickly placed the Warships on the bottom of the Spaceship to replenish their energy, and then gradually gathered in front of Qin Su.
"Meet here at noon tomorrow."
Qin Su gave instructions regarding tomorrow's arrangements.
Having successfully obtained the 'Gland' of the Red-Winged Pheasant Crows and the 'Glandular' of the Giant Man-Eating Worm, as well as the bone fragments of Abia Firefly, he will return to the battlefield to scavenge one more time before midnight tonight. It's time for him to go back.
While we're at it, let's do another check to see if the amount of exercise we've done is up to standard.
"..."
Not going out this morning?
Upon hearing this, the students in Class 6) felt that they were living too comfortably. Who else could handle the Purge as easily as they did? If word got out, people wouldn't just be envious and jealous, but they would hate them.
(Class 6 had a lot of thoughts running through their minds, but they always obeyed Qin Su's orders verbally.
After a series of "Received" replies, Qin Su in a low voice, "Dismissed."
Qin Su had no intention of lingering outside and returned to his Rest Pod without stopping.
[I remember what everyone said not long ago, that we should savor the delicious food during the intense battle. Now that the battle is over, you coldly turn around and leave, not wanting to play with us at all. Your temper is so unpredictable, switching from cold to warm all at once.]
[+1, I completely don't understand Qin Su's thoughts. Even with his warmth, there's an invisible barrier between us, making him feel strangely distant.]
[Big shots are unpredictable, their actions are entirely based on their mood, so it's normal that people don't dare to approach them easily.]
Qin Su: "..."
What alienation? It's all fake, all fake. He's just afraid of dying and thinks he still has the energy to exercise a bit more in the Rest Pod.
As Qin Su's figure disappeared from sight, it was still early and the evening glow filled the sky. The students of Class 6) recalled what had happened during the day and had many feelings. They gathered together to watch the sunset and chatted casually, looking very content.
When people have free time, they tend to play with their Optical Brain. As the sun sets and darkness descends, the students in Class 6, though still sitting together in small groups, are all playing with their personal Optical Brain on various social media platforms with different expressions.
#A Tutorial on the Use of Cold Weapons (Ps: Qin Su Version)#
Qin Su (No Rebuttal Accepted, Pictures and Proof Included)#
#No Giant Man-Eating Worm can't be solved with a barbecue#
#You wouldn't believe it, Military Saber and Particle Pulse Cannon can be used like this!#
#Who understands the value of following Qin Su better than us (Class 6)?#
#At such a young age, I rode on the back of Giant Man-Eating Worm, eating its flesh, Giant Man-Eating Worm was utterly powerless to resist. To achieve this, I relied not on family, not on friends, not on deception, but entirely on Boss 1 (doge emoji).#
#Guess what our (Class 6 will do tomorrow under the leadership of Class Monitor Qin Su #
While netizens on StarNet were verbally criticizing the boastful people in Class 6), their actions betrayed their true feelings, as they consistently clicked on topics related to Qin Su.
[I've developed a habit of mindlessly clicking on anything related to 'Qin Su' to see what's going on. What medicine should I take?]
Stop eating it, it's hopeless.
[I've finished watching (hehe) Now I'm really going to fight you guys (hehe)]
[Does anyone remember that Class 6 the Class of 26 cohort was tasked with hunting Abia Firefly?]
If everyone did what you did, how could we possibly live like this?
I hate it.
[Are you crazy for showing off like that?!]
[How can life be the same no matter who you live with? --by from Class 7):)]
I can't live like this anymore.
I've been diagnosed with a condition that causes my eyes to turn red, commonly known as pink eye.
[Qin Su will publicly abandon everyone in Class 6 tomorrow and announce that he will join our Class 7. ]
[Suspected hallucination caused by excessive consumption of nutrient solution by Class 7]
[What nonsense are you talking about? You clearly want to join our (92) class.]
[Haha, so free, aren't you afraid of having the lowest kill count? (eye roll)]
[The curse (Class 6 except Qin Su to have the worst grades (method)]
Seeing the curses on the hot post, the students of Class 6) scoffed at these remarks and showed off screenshots of their kills.
Their performance is unparalleled, far surpassing the other 117 classes. What do they have to worry about?
(Class 6 once again caused a sensation on the StarNet.
Rest Pod, Qin Su, taking advantage of the fact that the others couldn't detect the commotion inside his personal Rest Pod, moved around while searching for the reason for the 'increased Life Points '.
"Using Military Saber right off the bat? I advise you to abandon this dangerous idea." At nine o'clock that evening, He Muzhi returned to the Spaceship from the platform and saw Raymond brandishing Military Saber. He sincerely offered his advice, "I'm afraid you haven't even mastered a tenth of Qin Su's skill before you've cut off all your fingers. If you really want to learn, practice with something else first."
"... Then forget it." Thinking of the dangerous scene of the Military Saber spinning back, Raymond stopped moving.
Even if he practiced, he wasn't confident enough to use a real knife. He was afraid that if he missed the middle of the swing, he would either slice off a finger or his head.
The claim that the Military Saber can cut through iron like mud, as advertised, is no joke.
At 9:10 p. m., normally the students would have returned to their respective planetary Jump Point Platform by then, but Class 7) was still battling the insects.
He Wenyuan's burning gaze was hidden beneath his Visual Helmet as he whispered urgingly to Qiu Yongyan, "Qiu Yongyan, why don't you go up? What are you hesitating for? As the true commander of this operation, how can you leave the danger to everyone else?"