The Joking Mentality Directly Collapses

Today, the Demon Hunter Academy didn't have any classes scheduled.

In fact, for the foreseeable future, the Demon Hunter Academy wouldn't be scheduling any more classes.

The academy's higher-ups had officially disseminated the news about the Spirit Fiend Abyss appearing in Huaming District, letting everyone in the academy know that they would need to head to Huaming District to organize a defensive line in the coming days.

Under such circumstances, classes were out of the question. The academy simply gave all the students a public holiday, without counting attendance, allowing them to arrange their time as they saw fit before heading to Huaming District.

Thanks to this, the academy was particularly noisy today, with people coming and going everywhere.

Students were rushing about, some confirming the latest news, some discussing matters with each other, and others nervously preparing combat equipment and supplies, creating a scene as tense and bustling as a military base.

Even those top and elite students who usually ranked at the top of their class, had considerable reputations, and rarely appeared in public, couldn't restrain themselves. From this day on, they frequently appeared in the academy, rushing to various places, surrounded by crowds of students.

This was perfectly normal.

The academy had already issued a notice that students needed to form their own teams and submit the team list to the academy for arranging work and positioning during the organization of the defensive line.

As a result, these top and elite students who ranked at the top of their class would naturally be the center of attention, receiving the crazy pursuit of the students.

Since it was a team, it was not strange for students to want to be in a group with those who ranked at the top of their class.

Even those top students who were somewhat maverick in the past, confident in their own strength, and had always carried out tasks alone, put down their arrogance and seriously began to select their teammates.

No matter how good their grades were, no matter how dazzling they were in the academy, they were still just students.

Someone like them, placed in the professional world, might not even be as good as a One-Star Professional.

And this time, Longyao Base City directly summoned all hunters and warlocks, preparing to jointly resist the Phantasmal Demons invading from the Spirit Fiend Abyss.

Among all the hunters and warlocks in the entire base city, there would definitely be some high-star Professionals, and even the highest-star Six-Star Professionals would have to go into action.

Compared to these Professionals, they were just students, no matter how good their grades were, no matter how top-notch they were, they were just immature kids. They didn't think they could be maverick in this situation, and survive the threat of the invading Phantasmal Demon army on their own.

Therefore, whether they were top students or elite students, they had to put down their past arrogance and self-reliance at this time and start forming teams with others.

Su Ming also received a call from Xu Qianqian, who told him that she would be forming a team with some of the top students in the academy to go to Huaming District together.

This made Su Ming a little strange.

"Aren't you going to act with your family?"

Su Ming asked Xu Qianqian this question.

With all the Professionals in the entire base city mobilized, the Xu Family, as one of the top hunter families in Longyao City, would definitely send out all their combat power.

As the Xu Family's beloved young lady, it would be normal for Xu Qianqian to act with her family and be protected by them.

As a result, Xu Qianqian didn't seem to have such plans.

The reason was simple.

"They have their own tasks, and I'm not qualified to intervene yet. They would also object to bringing me along because it's too dangerous."

Xu Qianqian's concise explanation made Su Ming understand her meaning.

In simple terms, this young lady, like himself, would stay at the rear of the battle line as a student.

For those Professionals, this position was undoubtedly the safest, without needing to go to the front line, and it was perfect for placing the younger generation of the family.

"Then it seems that the new generation of other hunter families will also stay at the rear of the battle line, and perform harmless logistical tasks with us."

Su Ming shrugged his shoulders.

Xu Qianqian didn't comment on this, but after a moment of silence, she asked Su Ming a question.

"If you want to join my team, I can help you arrange it."

There was no doubt that Xu Qianqian was inviting Su Ming to join her team.

After all, even to this day, Xu Qianqian was still not clear about Su Ming's true strength.

In the eyes of this young lady, Su Ming was undoubtedly a person who kept his abilities hidden, and pulling such a person into her team would only bring benefits, not harm.

But Su Ming refused without hesitation.

"No thanks, I don't want to cause trouble for myself."

Anyone could guess that there would be drama wherever Xu Qianqian was.

It was impossible for this goddess senior's team not to have one or two admirers, one or two supporters.

One could imagine how dazzling he would be to these admirers and supporters if he were invited in by this goddess senior.

In addition, Xu Qianqian was still being targeted by assassins, and the strength of her team must be extraordinary, and they would inevitably be assigned some more dangerous tasks. All kinds of unstable factors were telling Su Ming that he had better keep a respectful distance from her.

Not to mention, Su Ming didn't plan to expose his strength yet.

If he didn't expose his strength and joined such a strong team, would he go to suffer the disdain and ridicule of those extras?

Who wasn't an extra with a fragile heart?

Therefore, Su Ming solemnly refused.

"Okay." Xu Qianqian's slightly helpless voice came from the phone, muttering, "I knew you would refuse."

It seemed that this young lady had been mentally prepared for being rejected.

"I'll team up with my roommates, just play along, and do some logistics. As long as we can save our lives, that's enough."

Su Ming said this.

"...Why can you say such an embarrassing thing in such a happy and cheerful tone?"

Xu Qianqian was rendered speechless.

"Let's not talk about me, just take care of yourself." Su Ming offered a reminder, saying, "Don't forget, given your team's positioning, you'll definitely have to deal with some troublesome tasks later on, and you're being watched by some rats. If you're not careful, you might end up in a lot of trouble, you know?"

"I know what I'm doing." Xu Qianqian said in a cold tone, "I will make thorough preparations. If they dare to come, let them come."

"Then what about our mission?" Su Ming continued to ask, "The investigation into that suspicious group, in light of this situation, can't be continued, right?"

"That mission will be temporarily suspended." Xu Qianqian said without much hesitation, "I've already asked for instructions from above, and they've allowed me to postpone it."

"That's true." Su Ming wasn't surprised, saying, "Compared to the battle in Huaming District, investigating the private soldiers of a base city's higher-ups is nothing, even if there really is a Greater Phantasmal Demon's cub involved."

No matter what, this was a major event concerning the safety of the entire base city. Even the higher-ups of the base city should understand that now is not the time for internal strife.

Those politicians couldn't possibly not understand the principle of shared prosperity and shared loss.

Of course...

"Taking advantage of the opportunity of all the Professionals in the base city going to Huaming District, that suspicious group may lose many of their concerns and start acting more boldly." Xu Qianqian said, "If you discover them, you can also take the opportunity to investigate. Anyway, your position shouldn't have any troublesome tasks, right?"

"Alright." Su Ming didn't refuse this time, nodding and saying, "Before that, can I complete a transaction with you first?"

"Transaction?" Xu Qianqian was taken aback at first, then reacted, saying, "You're talking about helping you sell Extraordinary items, right?"

"That's right." Su Ming stated the main purpose of contacting Xu Qianqian this time, saying, "I was originally planning to find you for a transaction after completing this investigation mission, but I didn't expect something like this to happen suddenly, so I have to make some preparations."

What preparations?

Opening parcels, of course!

Although, given Su Ming's positioning in this operation, he shouldn't encounter any danger, it's better to be safe than sorry.

Who knows what kind of incredible situation might happen later?

Who knows if the battle line established by the base city will collapse?

If the front line can't hold on and the Phantasmal Demon army rushes over, then even the logistics positions behind the battle line will be severely threatened.

Considering this, Su Ming felt that he should seize the opportunity to open some parcels and improve his strength.

As long as he can open parcels, he can at least open some useful props, right?

And if he can open something that can change his fate against the odds, then Su Ming will make a fortune.

"Okay." Xu Qianqian thought for a while and finally agreed, saying, "I'll come find you after I'm done with my work."

After saying that, Su Ming and Xu Qianqian chatted for a few more words before hanging up the phone.

But Su Ming had just hung up the phone when another call came in.

"Little Jin?"

Looking at the name of the caller displayed on the phone screen, Su Ming didn't think much and answered it directly.

"Brother Su Ming!"

In the next second, An Zijin's happy and cheerful voice entered Su Ming's ears.

Su Ming felt a tingle in his heart.

It had to be said that An Zijin's voice was indeed very pleasant. Although it wasn't as crisp and melodious as Xu Qianqian's, it was light, soft, and like the sound of wind chimes, making people feel happy.

"What's wrong? Little Jin?" Su Ming asked with a relaxed mood, "Calling so late, you didn't have a nightmare, did you?"

"That's not it!" An Zijin said angrily, "Brother Su Ming, can you stop treating me like a child all the time?"

"Then do you have something to say?" Su Ming said with a smile, "Not preparing properly for the team and the battle, but running to chat with me in the middle of the night, that's not something to be encouraged, you know?"

Su Ming was just saying this casually, teasing the little girl.

Who would have thought that what An Zijin said next would instantly shatter Su Ming's joking mentality.

"I just wanted to talk to Brother Su Ming about this!"

An Zijin made an even happier and more cheerful sound from the other end of the phone, saying this sentence.

"I want to bring my roommate to join Brother Su Ming's team, is that okay?"

As soon as these words came out, the expression on Su Ming's face froze.

Ah, this...

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