Commissioner Lu Chuan

"It's the low-quality food we common folk eat to fill our stomachs. I don't know if you'll find it too plebeian."

Yu Jing simply assumed that Yu Xiaoxiao, being from an extraordinary background, had naturally never encountered something as inferior as instant noodles. In reality, even Yu Jing felt a bit embarrassed by it.

"It's fine, as long as it fills my stomach."

Yu Jing took out a cup of Kang Shuaibo's Braised Beef Noodles from his suitcase. Yu Xiaoxiao took the cup and shook it, and it didn't look like the steaming noodles usually served in a bowl.

"This needs to be steeped with boiling water to be edible. It doesn't look like there's any boiling water here. How about we go outside and look?"

"I'm eating this, and we absolutely cannot go out! Mother is outside, and she'll kill you if she sees you next to me... I'll find a way to get boiling water. Give me your water."

Yu Xiaoxiao, with a serious expression, took out a special white stone and a glass container from her ring. Yu Jing watched this process intently and decided not to ask for now.

With a rub of his finger, the white stone ignited, heating the mineral water in the glass container. The rest was up to Yu Jing to complete the steeping process.

Soon, a bowl of steaming instant noodles was handed to Yu Xiaoxiao.

"It smells so good!"

Yu Xiaoxiao ate the instant noodles without much regard for her image, finishing them in two bites and even drinking all the soup. Yu Jing, on the side, didn't pay attention to how Yu Xiaoxiao was eating. Instead, he poured the large bottle of mineral water into his mouth to replenish the water needed for his body and plants.

After finishing, Yu Xiaoxiao realized she had been a bit undignified and blushed. She slowly handed the empty noodle cup and a stack of red bills to Yu Jing: "This is for the noodles, and your bowl."

"You don't need to give me this much. A cup of instant noodles at the convenience store downstairs from my place is only five yuan... And this noodle cup can be thrown away after you're done."

Yu Jing took the cup and set it aside, not intending to accept the money.

"Only five yuan? I've never eaten anything so cheap and delicious. Thank you, otherwise I would have been too weak from hunger. Mother said tonight's physical training will be a bit difficult, so I should take it seriously."

Yu Jing observed Yu Xiaoxiao throughout her speech. From the details in her words and the changes in her eyes, Yu Xiaoxiao gave off a pure impression. Yu Jing had never seen such an innocent girl, believing that people in society today should no longer possess attributes like 'innocence and purity.'

Yu Jing smiled and replied, "You're welcome. I have plenty of spare instant noodles here."

Yu Xiaoxiao paused for a moment, then shifted the topic to the physical training: "Let's do the training together at midnight. Otherwise, you'll probably die alone."

"...Okay."

Yu Jing, who had been in a daze for half the night, immediately nodded. Yu Xiaoxiao seemed to have no aversion to the word 'die,' speaking it very casually. Furthermore, Yu Jing wasn't just relying on her; he was somewhat attracted to Yu Xiaoxiao's personality and appearance.

"From now on, you don't need to interact with anyone else. Everyone here has their own agenda, unlike you."

"En, I know."

Yu Jing nodded and waited with Yu Xiaoxiao at their spot. Of course, Yu Jing also noticed many people around them casting glances and whispering. These people, out of fear of Yu Xiaoxiao, didn't dare to approach. As for the content of their hushed whispers, Yu Jing could roughly guess.

Next, Yu Jing leaned against the wall to rest briefly, waiting for the announcement regarding the physical training.

"Who is this guy? He's talking so familiarly with a descendant of the Yu family?"

"According to Jiang Pengyu from the Jiang family just now, this person is from the Research Institute in District 19. It's said that the Yu family's main power is hidden within District 19, so perhaps this kid has some connection to the Yu family."

Many people here knew more or less about the so-called 'Yu family,' so they were discussing Yu Jing and Yu Xiaoxiao's close conversation and behavior.

However, Yu Jing didn't pay much attention to the surrounding situation, quietly waiting for all the newcomers to arrive and for the physical training to begin.

"Why didn't you store your suitcase in your point card? Everyone's point card should have activated storage space, right? But the space is quite small. I'll bring you a storage ring from home next time."

"Storage ring?" Yu Jing immediately connected it to the ring Yu Xiaoxiao wore on her finger, from which she had just taken out a series of items.

"You don't know how to use this kind of thing yet, do you? Your point card should be bound to you. Just bring it close to the object you want to store and confirm it on the point card. If you want to retrieve something, you just need to select it on the card."

"Okay, I'll try."

The reason Yu Jing hadn't asked these seemingly common-sense questions was that he didn't want others to think he was a bumpkin and be looked down upon.

Since Yu Xiaoxiao was proactively explaining now, Yu Jing decided to try using the card near his suitcase.

As expected, when the two touched, an option appeared above the card: 'Store?' Upon selecting confirm, the suitcase was atomized and absorbed. The point card displayed the numerical symbol '2.25/3,' indicating that 2.25 meters of space remained for object storage.

"Such advanced technology. The textbooks never mentioned any knowledge related to this 'built-in storage space.'"

In the remaining time, new recruits reported in periodically. Among them were some who looked far from simple, but there were also disciples like Yu Jing, born in a small town and knowing nothing, who arrived here.

With several hours left, Yu Jing simply sat by the wall to rest, entering a semi-conscious state to maintain his mind in the best condition.

"Beep! The school registration time has ended. Expected number of attendees: 820. Actual number of registered attendees: 815. Unregistered individuals will be purged. Next, preliminary preparations for the new student physical training will commence. This new student physical training will be organized by Specialist 'Lu Chuan.'"

A loud broadcast voice echoed through the abandoned building, and all the resting newcomers, including Yu Jing, immediately woke up.

At this moment, a man who looked just over thirty, dressed in a formal suit and somewhat handsome, walked in from the main entrance of the building. However, Yu Jing noticed that this specialist from the Dihua Ability Institute had something unusual about his left arm – it was a mechanical prosthetic.

"Specialist Lu Chuan from the Mechanical Academy... I heard he was a graduate from our previous batch, graduating as the third seat and staying at the academy to serve as a specialist. I didn't expect him to be so handsome."

"Specialist Lu Chuan, it's actually Specialist Lu Chuan."

Many disciples from the Mechanical Academy, and even other academies, had heard of this specialist's name.

"He's a very formidable person. It would only take him less than ten seconds to kill all 800-plus of us here. I wonder how he compares to Mother."

Beside Yu Jing, Yu Xiaoxiao's evaluation of this specialist directly used the word 'kill.'