August 9th, morning.
Not long after Guan Tong got up, he suddenly received a call from Xu Xiaotian.
"Brother Tong!"
"Xiaotian, what is it?"
"Nothing special. Doesn't the academy start tomorrow? I just finished moving into my dorm, had nothing to do, so I gave you a call."
"How does the dorm feel?"
"It's awesome!" Xu Xiaotian said with a laugh. "They're all double rooms, and they're super spacious. Plus, they've got every appliance you could need. It's really comfortable living here!"
"That's good."
"What about you, Brother Tong? Where are you staying now?"
"I'm just staying wherever."
Guan Tong was still living in that tiny property management storage room. He did not envy Xu Xiaotian or anyone else. To him, where he lived did not matter much. As long as it could shelter him from the wind and rain and give him somewhere to sleep, that was enough.
"Oh, right, Brother Tong. I've been working on developing my Instant Noodles artifact lately. Guess what happened?" Xu Xiaotian's voice carried a hint of excitement.
"I developed noodles that can increase movement speed! Pretty impressive, right?"
"Not bad." Guan Tong sounded surprised. "If you can develop more noodles with different abilities, your artifact should be pretty useful."
"That's what I think too! Hehe. Oh, right, Brother Tong, there's also the challenge tournament... You know I cleared that fasting rule with Instant Noodles, so I have an invitation too.
I originally wanted to ask if you wanted to team up, but it looks like we have to do that face-to-face. You said you weren't coming to Yong'an either... so I'm planning to team up with a few classmates who are enrolling with me."
"That's fine. You guys can team up." Guan Tong said.
"Then do you have a team, Brother Tong?"
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