The Day Dusk Fell in 168 (3)

To be honest, she had only graduated a little over a year ago... Before starting work, she enjoyed a peaceful campus life in the university town, playing around with her best friends, and had high hopes for the future. She believed that her professional knowledge could help her start a business and get rich, and that she could soon reach the pinnacle of life and even change the world.

She graduated from Gemini Star University, the highest institution of learning in the Frostplate Republic, where she studied Water Quality Engineering.

After graduation, due to her father's imprisonment, she applied for a contract civil service job and entered the Law Enforcement Division Four Agency, where she spent her days arresting people, interrogating them, and checking household registrations. Then she went to the battlefield to invade other people's territories.

Now, standing on the land of Magic Civilization planet, she has become a small-time rich woman thanks to her tailoring skills.

She was carrying a magically insulated lunchbox, her gaze unfocused.

Life is unpredictable...

Looking at those carefree college students entering and leaving the campus, they probably never imagined that they would one day be doing jobs completely unrelated to their chosen majors. Ya Wen gently shook her head. Their fates were much better than hers, so she shouldn't overthink it.

"Go see Dia Lan first, and then deliver the food to Mr. Li Aoz."

It's quite a coincidence that these two people attended the same school.

Ya Wen carried the food into the campus. Like all universities, it was easy to enter and leave White Candle Star Interstellar University, but the students were often too busy with their studies and research to leave the campus.

Being unfamiliar with the area, Ya Wen stopped a seemingly honest and simple-minded Catfish People and asked, "Excuse me, do you know where Dia Lan is?"

"Dia Lan? Wait a minute," the Catfish People glanced at the Information Rune: "Just now, my friend sent me a message— Dia Lan is currently in Arena 12. Just walk straight along the road, through the swamp and the Central Lake, to the left of the Lotus Pond, the teaching building, the second row, the middle one with a particularly eye-catching white arena, that's it."

"Thank you very much." Ya Wen smiled slightly. "How should I address you? I came in a hurry and didn't bring any gifts. I'll bring you some later."

"Hehe, just call me Lucite." Lucite waved his hand. "Forget about the gift, I have to go to the library, goodbye."

[The student is really naive. But since he helped me with such an important matter, I'll give him a nice outfit later.] Ya Wen nodded, thanked him, and turned to walk towards the arena.

Lucite didn't take this little incident to heart; he'd been having a bad day with the president of the Alchemy Club lately.

The club president, who had a penchant for beautiful women, somehow learned that Lioz had given him the invitation card, and he was quite unhappy about it. Every time he returned to the club activity room, he would mutter to himself.

Comments like "Am I really that unattractive?", "How could you throw a catfish in here?", and "In the eyes of a beauty like him, am I not even as good as a fish? Or even a cleaner!" made Lucite, an honest and well-behaved student, feel extremely embarrassed.

Fortunately, he was indeed talented, and the president couldn't find an excuse to make things difficult for him or ridicule him. However, she was still bothered by the fact that Lioz ignored her invitation.

"I got a lot of Credits from the Alchemy Club... I can't let my good brother down."

Since Lioz was fighting with Dia Lan today, he took his newly created alchemical tools to meet Hobbes first and see what the other man thought of them.

Lucite was a practical man whose principle was to repay kindness with kindness and avenge wrongs. He was particularly close to Lioz and Hobbes, and he was also very kind to them, sharing the things he had worked so hard to create.

"This product might surprise Lioz. We could give it to him and let him earn some Credits."

Upon arriving at the library, Lucite used his runes to enter and hurried up the stairs.

I made the appointment myself, but I wasted so much time giving directions. I hope I won't be late.

Snap.

Just as he stepped onto the second-floor stairs, a familiar figure walked down in front of him.

"Oh?"

The beautiful and charming Bei Chonggui Ming was walking downstairs with several stylish and pretty female students, who were carrying brand-new books and milk tea in their hands.

It seems to be a routine visit to the library to check in, share on social media, and establish a persona of herself as a "scholarly beauty".

"Oh dear, who is this?"

Bei Chonggui Ming covered his face and laughed, his eyes revealing an undisguised sarcasm. "That Armored Species, not only did it not drop out of school, but it's also heading towards our holy land of learning, the library?"

"Huh? Bei Chonggui Ming, is this also one of your Silus Race catfish people?" the girl next to me asked curiously. "He's so ugly, covered in armor. Is that what you call wearing clothes?"

Before Lucite could speak, the person next to him had already taken a picture of the Information Rune and started editing the text:

"Oh my god, does anyone know what this looks like? This monster is terrifying! I'm going to have nightmares if I encounter such a scary monster."

"What I'm saying is, although a creature's appearance is innate, some species shouldn't evolve. Today I saw a terrifying Armored Species Catfish Clan, and I was completely speechless. I was so scared that I stood there and burst into tears. Is there anyone who can comfort me?"

"Seriously, someone who looks so horrible shouldn't be alive, especially a male! Good heavens! What creator made this animal? Such an ugly male should die. The Hiluth Catfish People already have a treasure girl like Bei Chonggui Ming, that's enough."

Lucite stood there without saying a word. Bei Chonggui Ming and the others had already criticized him as worse than a pig or a dog, then took some photos to mock him before leaving.

Lucite remained silent and said nothing.

There's a saying that goes: good looks are a rare resource.

Lucite realized this from the moment he came to White Candle Star to study.

Good-looking people, like Bei Chonggui Ming or Lioz, are always right no matter what they do, and they will always have supporters.

Even if Armored Species like him, who is born ferocious and terrifying, is academically excellent, he will still be despised and hated.

However, Lucite does not discriminate against beautiful people.

In this world, there are bad people like Bei Chonggui Ming who abuse their privilege based on appearance, and there are also people like Lioz who are born to stand at the top of society. Their beautiful appearances mean they will never have to worry about making a living.

Lioz was willing to stand by his side, not minding his ugly appearance at all, but befriending him, learning and improving together, and even giving up his precious Alchemy Club spot for him.

Lucite wouldn't be ambiguous either.

"Slow as an old man!"

When Lucite arrived at the agreed-upon window seat, Hobbes had been waiting for him for a long time. Hobbes proudly showed him three large, bulging bags of snacks. "Hehe, I found out on the way that potato chips were half price at the supermarket. We can set up a soundproof barrier later and read while munching on potato chips."

Lucite scratched his head. "Then you have to leave more for Oz. He'll be starving when he comes back from the fight."

Hobbes said nonchalantly, "Hey, you're a college student now, you should know some college etiquette—call me dad."

"Ah?"

"Don't you understand, old Lu?" Hobbes said confidently, "In a university dormitory, there's nothing that 'you're my dad' can't solve. If 'dad' doesn't work, just call him 'grandpa'!"

Lucite was speechless.

He glanced around and thankfully, there was only one tourist nearby wearing a baseball cap and a mask, looking down at a book.

There was no social death.

"... Your human thinking is still too advanced for catfish."

Lucite stroked his beard, then took a blue alchemical sphere from his small satchel:

"Putting everything else aside, look at this! This is something that has received the minister's personal approval!"