I Don't Want to Work Hard Anymore

After that, Su Ming and the other five briefly explained their situations to one another, deepening their understanding of each other.

Setting everything else aside, since they were about to act as members of the same team, they naturally needed to learn about each other's strength.

Su Ming, Lei Hao, and Ye Bai briefly introduced their roles and specialties to the three junior students.

For example, as a Hunter, Lei Hao excelled at close-quarters combat. His weapon was a greatsword, and he saw himself as the tank. In his own words, they could leave charging into battle to him.

For example, Ye Bai wasn't skilled in offensive Spiritual Arts, but he had done a little research into binding-type and some support-type Spiritual Arts. He saw himself as the team's control-oriented midfielder, though he lacked effective means of dealing damage.

As for Su Ming, he saw himself as the backline damage dealer. He could use several offensive Spiritual Arts, but wasn't skilled in the other types.

Of course, if Xu Qianqian had been there, she definitely would have secretly looked down on this guy for pretending to be weak while hiding his true strength.

An Zijin and the other two naturally didn't know about that. After Su Ming and the other two had introduced themselves, they each revealed some information about their own situations as well.

Among these three juniors who were almost too beautiful, An Zijin was the only Warlock. The other two were both Hunters.

Jiang Wanyu told everyone that she was very confident in her speed. Her weapon was a pair of short spikes with relatively low killing power, and she saw herself as a guerrilla-style vanguard. She might not be able to charge into battle, but she could handle disrupting enemy formations, drawing enemies' attention, and even reconnaissance work.

In other words, Jiang Wanyu was an assassin-type Hunter.

There was naturally no need to explain An Zijin. She was the top student of the Sorcerer Department. Although she had only just entered school not long ago, she had already learned several Spiritual Arts and was reportedly highly valued by the instructors of the Sorcerer Department.

The strength of these two new students was worth anticipating. Judging solely by their talent and potential, it was already universally acknowledged that they were stronger than ordinary students like Su Ming, who had performed only adequately at the academy. Thus, even though they had only just enrolled, Su Ming and the others wouldn't look down on them.

Yao Beibei, on the other hand, looked like an intellectual and reserved little sister, yet she was also a Hunter. This genuinely came as a surprise to Su Ming and the others.

Even more surprising was that this junior with an ominously ample bust used an equally explosive weapon. It was actually a pair of hammers.

That's right, hammers.

And not just any hammers, either. They were enormous iron hammers, extremely large and heavy, more like meteor hammers than meteor hammers themselves.

Yao Beibei also saw herself as a vanguard, but a strength-type vanguard.

According to An Zijin and Jiang Wanyu, everyone had better not make Yao Beibei angry. Otherwise, if she brought one hammer down, everyone would probably die.

Su Ming and the others could only watch the delicate little junior lower her head in apparent embarrassment, the corners of their mouths twitching. They felt as if their entire worldview had collapsed.

Regardless, the formation of their team here was already set in stone.

Next, the six of them filled out their respective information on the team application form, handed it to the staff at the Mission Hall, and officially became teammates.

It was worth mentioning that during this time, some students in the Mission Hall also gathered around. Shamelessly, they invited An Zijin, Yao Beibei, and Jiang Wanyu to join them, saying things like, "Rather than joining such an inconspicuous team, you should join us. Our team has..." and so on.

However, the three of them rejected the invitations without hesitation.

Well, more accurately, An Zijin rejected them without hesitation, and then Yao Beibei and Jiang Wanyu followed suit.

These two juniors, both fierce and well-endowed, had apparently made up their minds to advance and retreat alongside Su Ming's Little Zijin, protecting her along the way. In word and deed, they were practically declaring themselves the "An Zijin Guard" already.

And An Zijin had likewise made up her mind to advance and retreat alongside Su Ming. In word and deed, she was only a step away from calling herself "Brother Su Ming's devoted little sweetheart."

Thus, these three excessively beautiful juniors had completely climbed aboard Su Ming's carriage. They had even given Lei Hao and Ye Bai a ride, making the two of them thrilled beyond measure.

As for Su Ming, he could probably only gain another wave of enmity and be secretly cursed and threatened by An Zijin's fans—or rather, her simps.

Yes, Mingming was clearly aggrieved, but Mingming wouldn't say so.

Mingming would only secretly hold a grudge and let those guys learn later why flowers were so red.

"So you and that childhood friend of yours became teammates?"

That night, when Su Ming happened to mention this while on the phone with Xu Qianqian, Xu Qianqian unexpectedly became interested.

"Yeah." On the balcony of his dormitory, Su Ming watched the night view and spoke casually. "Although her joining has made things more conspicuous for me in every sense, our team's strength is ultimately nothing special, so it shouldn't be a problem."

That was Su Ming's opinion.

There was no need to mention Su Ming, Lei Hao, and Ye Bai. The character setup of the Side Character trio had already been established for a whole year. It couldn't be changed even if they tried.

An Zijin, Yao Beibei, and Jiang Wanyu were all highly conspicuous in various ways, especially An Zijin. She was both the new-generation School Belle and the top student among the freshmen, so she would probably attract a great deal of attention. However, they were ultimately still freshmen who had only recently enrolled.

No matter how outstanding a new student was, without much time spent training and studying, their strength was still insignificant when placed within the academy as a whole.

Take An Zijin, for example. As the top freshman of the Sorcerer Department, she had only learned a few low-sequence Spiritual Arts. Looking across the entire Demon Hunter Academy, her strength might even be at the very bottom.

Therefore, Su Ming believed that even if his team was conspicuous, their lack of strength meant they wouldn't be assigned any particularly difficult missions.

Who could have known that after hearing Su Ming's words, Xu Qianqian would say this?

"Looks like you don't know much about your fiancée."

Xu Qianqian's words left Su Ming stunned.

I don't know much about my fiancée?

How could I not know?

Could there really be someone who understands my future wife better than I do?

Su Ming grew furious the moment that thought arose.

But immediately afterward, Su Ming was stunned again.

Wait, I don't have a wife!

What the hell is a fiancée!? Σ(⊙▽⊙"a

While Su Ming stood there dumbfounded, Xu Qianqian suddenly changed the subject as if she had never said anything.

"I've more or less finished dealing with my affairs. If you need to make a trade, we can do it now."

Hearing that, Su Ming's eyes lit up, and he instantly tossed the nonexistent fiancée out of his mind.

"Are you sure?" Su Ming asked. "I have quite a lot of stuff here."

"Don't worry." Xu Qianqian replied, "The Xu Family also deals in the sale of supernatural items. Whether you want to sell them directly for money or exchange them for other materials and items, the Xu Family should be able to meet your needs."

The faint tone of her voice revealed an air of wealth that anyone could detect with ease.

Su Ming absolutely refused to admit that, at that moment, Xu Qianqian's ostentation had actually impressed him.

But unfortunately, what he needed right now was precisely this kind of ostentatious rich girl, which left him feeling conflicted.

Forget it. Since this rich girl is about to help me accomplish something important, I'll let it slide this time!

"Tell me where we're making the exchange."

Su Ming lowered his voice, creating an atmosphere as if he were about to conduct some unspeakable shady business.

"Just come over here and find me!"

After leaving him with that sentence, Xu Qianqian hung up.

"This..."

Listening to the busy tone from the other end of the phone, Su Ming couldn't quite process what had happened.

Before long, he received a message containing an address.

Longyao Base City, Mirror Lake District.

This was an upscale residential district in Longyao City, as well as a wealthy neighborhood in the eyes of many.

Su Ming followed the address in the message and arrived there.

At that moment, Su Ming stood before the iron gate of an extravagant villa. He gazed across the vast courtyard at the villa, his face filled with confusion.

Then the iron gate before him opened, and an extremely luxurious maid corps emerged, accompanied by an elderly man dressed like a butler.

"Welcome."

The elderly butler bowed courteously to Su Ming.

"Welcome!"

The maids standing in two rows around them immediately bowed as well, their clear and pleasant voices ringing out in unison.

Faced with such a grand welcoming party, Su Ming still looked utterly bewildered. In a daze, he was ushered inside by the butler, then just as dazedly boarded a sightseeing cart. The cart followed the courtyard path toward the extravagant villa, and he was eventually escorted inside, still wearing the same bewildered expression, and brought to a reception room.

There, Xu Qianqian seemed to have been waiting for him for quite some time. She sat before a small white table, drinking black tea while reading a book.

The eldest daughter of the Xu Family was no longer wearing her academy uniform as usual. Instead, she wore a one-piece dress that was clearly worth a fortune.

Her usual ponytail, normally tied behind her head, had also been undone, transforming into a head of glossy black straight hair that hung all the way to her waist.

At that moment, Xu Qianqian no longer possessed the aloof beauty she displayed at the academy. Instead, she radiated an elegant, gentle beauty reminiscent of nobility.

This version of Xu Qianqian, just like the aura she usually carried, made it unmistakably clear that she was a genuine heiress.

Smack!

Xu Qianqian closed the book in her hands and looked toward Su Ming.

As a result, all she saw was the lingering bewilderment on Su Ming's face.

"What is it?"

Xu Qianqian was slightly taken aback and asked in confusion.

Only then did Su Ming regain some clarity. He fixed his gaze on Xu Qianqian and, following his heart, said,

"I don't want to work hard anymore."

His words rang out loud and clear.

Xu Qianqian: "..."