The second group-stage match, Eastsea Academy versus Spirit Platform Academy, was scheduled for the following afternoon. Less than a day separated the end of the first match from the start of the second, leaving Class Zero with very little rest time. Still, after the post-match review, Lu Menge handed everyone a piece of osmanthus cake, then sat on the lounge sofa with a thermos in hand and began unpacking the haul from her shopping trip.
"Sister Lu, how much stuff did you even buy..." Xie Xie sprawled across the sofa opposite her, watching as Lu Menge pulled item after item from her bags. From soul-guide jewelry to boxed pastries, from scraps of rare metals to a palm-sized Shrek-shaped sugar figurine, his eyes went wide. Without looking up, Lu Menge replied, "Shrek City's commercial district is huge," then stuffed a miniature plush matching Little White Tiger into Gu Yue's hands. Gu Yue looked down at the plush, then at Little White Tiger lying across Lu Menge's shoulder. Turning it over, she found a tiny "Yue" embroidered in silver thread on the inside of its tail. She raised her dark eyes toward Lu Menge, but Lu Menge had already turned away to unpack the next bag.
"This is for you." Lu Menge handed a flat little box to Zhang Yangzi. He opened it to find a tactical analysis handbook published by Shrek Academy's library. Its cover was gold-stamped, its pages thick, and it was more than a level above the handbook he had nearly worn apart. Zhang Yangzi fell silent for a moment, then removed several important notes tucked into his old handbook and carefully slipped them into the new one.
"Wang Jinxi—polishing oil specially made for Bone Dragon Shield Armor. It's from an old Shrek City brand, better than the one