At the gates of the Heart of Myriad Spirits base.
Su Ping was once again dressed for an expedition.
Only this time, thick fur covered his scale armor to ward off the cold at this time of year.
Yes, after resting for just one night, Su Ping was already preparing to set out with the Fire-Eating Crow, whose injuries had recovered slightly.
After all, New Year's Eve was only two days away.
But what left Su Ping speechless and conflicted was that, right now, it was not just him and the little crow.
Su Ping looked speechlessly at the three people beside him.
"Come on, folks. Why are you coming with me instead of staying home with your families?"
Yes, the three beside him were none other than Qin Xiaoxue, Dong Muxuan, and Ye Zhou.
Ye Zhou blinked.
"I don't have a home to spend New Year's at. I spent most of my holidays at the academy in previous years. This year, I happened to run into this business of yours. How could I not come take a look at the Fire-Eating Crow and our joint research?"
Dong Muxuan displayed none of the bearing of an aristocratic scion at the academy as he said in a "simple, guileless" voice:
"My sister told me to follow you around more."
Qin Xiaoxue shot Su Ping a sidelong look.
"I'm bored to death in Linzhou. It's not every day something potentially fun comes up here with you. How could I not tag along? What, we're not welcome?"
Su Ping nodded, reluctantly accepting the three's flimsy excuses.
But he cast a speechless glance behind him at the enormous figure that had kept him company for several days, finally saying helplessly:
"Big Yellow, the little crow's enemies are probably only Elite Tier. There might be