Song He got up and opened the door. Xie Yuanxun was standing outside. "Let's go eat! The cafeteria's serving food!"
"Go ahead. I still have a paper to finish reading," Song He said.
"No wonder you're the kind of man who sits in the third row. Aren't you hungry? Are you powered by perpetual motion?" Xie Yuanxun marveled.
"Nope. You and Teacher You slept on the plane, so I secretly ate both of your plane meals."
"Damn, so that's why they never served me food on the flight!" Xie Yuanxun was speechless. "I'll go first, then!"
Xie Yuanxun hurried away. Song He closed the dormitory door and returned to the computer to browse papers.
After a long while, a prompt finally appeared before his eyes.
Mathematics Progress detected. Advanced from Grandmaster Level 44 to Grandmaster Level 45!
Studying mathematics really did burn through sugar quickly. His stomach rumbled softly again.
Song He got up and went downstairs, planning to forage for food in the cafeteria. Just as he reached the ground floor, the rain suddenly intensified, pouring down onto the concrete in front of the building. Raindrops as large as copper coins smashed into the ground, bursting into countless white sprays.
The trees by the roadside were all swaying under the sudden downpour. One tree remained perfectly still, its posture unusually rigid. Taking a closer look, he realized it was a disguised signal tower.
Song He stared helplessly at the vast curtain of rain. He had no umbrella, and who knew when such heavy rain would stop?
He was just about to turn back and see whether he could find one of the dormitory matrons when a soft bang suddenly sounded above his head. The light overhead was blocked, and a gigantic green umbrella opened over him.
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