After thinking for a moment, she shared the post link in the group chat of the five students in the experimental class.
What do you think?
Several night owls were indeed still awake, and they all chimed in with replies:
Song Tianqi: [Of course, we'll crush them!]
Yan Yuting: [But we're supposed to be hiding our strength, will Teacher Zhuang let all five of us go?]
Xue Zhongqi didn't reply, and it was unclear whether he had sent the message to the wrong person. Suddenly, he received a team invitation for a racing game.
Xu Jintang: [Playing games all night?]
Yan Yuting: [Playing games all night?]
Jiang Shiyi: [Playing games all night?]
After being asked three questions in a row, Song Tianqi remained silent for a moment, then silently copied and pasted: ["Staying up all night playing games?"]
Xue Zhongqi angrily sent a screenshot of his friend Song Tianqi playing the game online: [ Song Tianqi, how dare you say that to me? You're playing it too!]
Song Tianqi:...
Goodnight everyone!
Xu Jintang chuckled lightly, not delving any further. After leaving the group chat, he logged into the Inscription Master's intranet and began studying array patterns.
Two days passed in the blink of an eye.
As the sun rose in the early morning, Xu Jintang finished his cultivation and received a message from Yu Wanyao: "[So, the five of you went on a special mission for individual training?]"
Xu Jintang was taken aback, then feigned ignorance and replied: [What?]
Yu Wanyao: [Don't play dumb with me. Didn't the school leaders organize a competition between us and you? Teacher Zhuang told us everything about the experimental class.]
Xu Jintang scratched his head and replied, "[Oh, I see. That's true. It's not that we wanted to hide it, it's just that Teacher Zhuang wouldn't allow it.]"
Yu Wanyao sent a "You're finished" emoji: [I heard the school leaders are all going to watch the game. You lost this friendly match, so you should be severely punished, right?]
Xu Jintang replied with a smile, "[So, would you like some water for us?]"
[If you can't even beat us, then your experimental class has no reason to exist. We won't hold back.]
Xu Jintang replied with a "tears flowing like a river" emoji.
Yu Wanyao didn't reply again; she probably went to practice more.
Xu Jintang put away the communicator, got out of bed, walked out of the room, and went down the stairs to the first floor.
Breakfast was already set on the table.
Xu Jintang walked over and casually picked up a cup of Snow Spirit Grass.
"Squad leader, Wei Zixuan messaged me early this morning saying he's cutting ties with us and has already blocked you." Yan Yuting walked over from the other side.
Xu Jintang: "Why did you block me?"
Yan Yuting chuckled dryly, "They said they kept our experimental class a secret from him, which hurt his feelings. They're determined to crush the five of us in this friendly match."
Xu Jintang cracked his knuckles and said coldly, "Tell him to pull me back, or I'll be the first to beat him to a pulp in this competition."
Chapter 67
Yan Yuting relayed the original message to Wei Zixuan.
A short while later, Xu Jintang's communicator beeped.
It was a message from Wei Zixuan: [Sister, I was wrong. crying. jpg]
Xu Jintang grinned and replied: [Too late.]
The very next second after replying, Xu Jintang decisively added him to her blacklist.
She turned off the communicator's light screen, clapped her hands, and sat down at the dining table.
Yan Yuting also sat down and picked up a bowl to serve the soup.
She had only taken a couple of sips when Yan Yuting's communicator vibrated. She glanced at the message notification, then looked up at Xu Jintang, "You blocked Wei Zixuan?"
Xu Jintang nodded calmly, "He blocked me once, I blocked him once, we're even."
Yan Yuting couldn't help but chuckle as she relayed her words verbatim to Wei Zixuan.
Wei Zixuan: [... tears streaming down my face. jpg]
Not long after, Jiang Shiyi returned from her morning exercise and came to the dining table for lunch.
Song Tianqi and Xue Zhongqi were the last to come down, both sporting dark circles under their eyes, clearly a result of staying up all night playing games.
Not long after the five of them finished breakfast, Zhuang Silin arrived at their door.
"Your friendly match against Yu Wanyao's team is scheduled for tomorrow morning. This friendly match will not be open to the public, but many leaders from the military academy will be there to observe. Do your best."
Xu Jintang took the lead in answering. "Yes!"
Before leaving, Zhuang Silin left behind a video recording, a replay of Yu Wanyao four friends playing a training match with others last week.
He also instructed, "Don't underestimate them; Yu Wanyao and her four companions aren't weak either."
Xu Jintang and four others gathered in the conference room and projected the video onto a large screen.
Fifteen minutes later, the video finished playing.
Xu Jintang stroked his chin and glanced at the others, "Any thoughts?"
Yan Yuting's expression turned serious. "It seems that Wei Zixuan's ability deficiency has been completely compensated for after advancing to the Second Tier. Before, when he Random Summoning, if he was unlucky, he might only summon First Tier monster. But judging from his performance in this video, all the monsters he summoned were at least at the Peak Second Tier."
Xu Jintang nodded, "After advancing to the Second Tier, his previous deficiencies in his ability have likely been resolved. Now, he poses just as much of a threat to us as Yu Wanyao."
Xue Zhongqi leaned back lazily in his chair. " Yuting, your brother is quite a threat too. Judging from the video, his strength should have already broken through to the Peak Second Tier?"
Yan Yuting nodded, "Yes, he just broke through to the Peak Second Tier last week. Mu Guang and Qin Shuxue are also quite strong. We can't underestimate them in this friendly match."
"Who cares! We'll win tomorrow!" Song Tianqi's fighting spirit soared, his eyes filled with excitement.
Xu Jintang slammed his fist on the table, "That's right! We will win!"
The originally heavy and serious atmosphere was instantly dissolved thanks to the two of them.
Yan Yuting and Xue Zhongqi exchanged helpless glances.
However, with Xu Jintang and Jiang Shiyi on the team, it wouldn't be easy for them to lose.
In the evening, the outdoor temperature dropped sharply.
After a day of running around, the Green-Membrane Archaeopteryx finally flew back to the villa.
"Squad leader! Look! I caught a parrot in our room!" Song Tianqi proudly showed off the Green-Membrane Archaeopteryx.
Xu Jintang was just coming downstairs, paused. "Wait a minute, that parrot is mine."
Upon returning to the Federation Star Region, the Green-Membrane Archaeopteryx clamored to go out for a stroll.
Since there was a contract in place, Xu Jintang didn't need to worry about him doing anything reckless, so she let him do as he pleased.
I didn't expect him to be gone for a whole day and night, and he didn't come back until so late.
"Huh?" Song Tianqi was taken aback, hesitatingly examining the green parrot in his hand. "I thought it was a free-roaming parrot."
"Idiot! Idiot, let me go!" the Green-Membrane Archaeopteryx cried out angrily.
Song Tianqi was even more astonished, "It can actually talk! This parrot is incredibly intelligent!"
The released Green-Membrane Archaeopteryx quickly spread its wings and flew back to Xu Jintang's shoulder.
That was terrifying! This man was actually going to lock him in a cage to keep him alive!!
Xu Jintang explained, "I brought him back from the army. He's my contracted beast now, so please don't harm him; he has a bad temper."
Song Tianqi waved his hand, "Don't worry, I have the most love for small animals."
Before long, the news of Xu Jintang keeping parrots spread like wildfire among Song Tianqi's big mouth.
Curious, Yan Yuting went downstairs, stopped beside Xu Jintang, and reached out to tease the green parrot. "It even avoids me."
"Get away from me, you idiot!" Green-Membrane Archaeopteryx shouted angrily.
"Oh my god!" Yan Yuting's eyes lit up, her face beaming with girlish delight. "It can actually talk, and it even called me an idiot! It's so cute!"
Green-Membrane Archaeopteryx: "..."
Xu Jintang coughed twice and patted the Green-Membrane Archaeopteryx's head reassuringly, "Don't be angry, this is just a sign that it likes you."
"Squad leader, why don't you buy it a pet space?" Yan Yuting seemed to genuinely love small animals, constantly reaching out to poke the Green-Membrane Archaeopteryx.
Xu Jintang looked up, "What pet space?"
"It's a space specifically for contracted beasts to rest and live in. The space bracelets we usually use can't let contracted beasts enter, but the pet space can. That way, Little Green won't have to fly around outside all day," Yan Yuting explained.
"Okay, are they sold online?" Xu Jintang asked again.
Yan Yuting nodded, "Yes, I've seen quite a few before, but I don't have a contracted beast, so I can only look." I'll send you the link.
After bringing the Green-Membrane Archaeopteryx back to his room, Yan Yuting sent him a link.
Xu Jintang closed the door, and the Green-Membrane Archaeopteryx perched on his shoulder immediately flew to the side, angrily shouting, "You have to buy me a deluxe pet space right now!"
Xu Jintang didn't have time to pay attention to him. She sat down on the sofa and clicked on the link sent by Yan Yuting to start making selections.
The pet space comes in three versions: Deluxe, Premium, and Basic.
They also come in different price ranges.
The deluxe version is the most expensive, costing 90,000 Star Coins.
The basic version costs only 12,000 Star Coins.
The exquisite version in the middle costs 38,000 Star Coins.
The Green-Membrane Archaeopteryx flew over at some point, landed on Xu Jintang's arm, and flapped its wings, saying, "I want the deluxe version."
"No, it's too expensive," Xu Jintang said immediately.
Including what she earned from Xue Zhongqi, she now has a total of over 120,000 star coins in her account.
If we keep spending money like this, we'll really be eating dirt (meaning we'll be broke).
"I think this basic version is fine. It has all the necessary functions and the space is good enough for you."
The Green-Membrane Archaeopteryx was so angry that its feathers stood on end. "I, a dignified Peak Eighth Tier demon beast, am not even worth you spending 99,000 on me?"
Xu Jintang pondered for a moment, then said, "Okay, it's settled then, we'll take the basic version."
After saying that, she immediately paid and placed the order.
Green-Membrane Archaeopteryx): "Are you even listening to me?"
Clearly, Xu Jintang wasn't listening. After paying, she got up and walked straight to the cultivation room, where she sat down and entered a meditative state.