Due to the current holiday, there were not many people coming in and out of the main gate. When Liu Guanfeng and his team arrived at the entrance, two soldiers came out from inside the gate. They approached Dean Su and asked, "May I ask who you are?"
Dean Su cupped his hands and replied, "We are from Rainfront Academy in Rain City, here to participate in the Academy Competition at Meteor Academy."
One of the soldiers said, "Please wait a moment." After saying this, he turned and walked back inside the gate. A minute later, several teachers came out from within. One of them stepped forward as soon as he saw Dean Su: "So it's you, Dean Su, leading the team this time! Welcome!"
Seeing the person, Dean Su quickly stepped forward and embraced him: "Are you in charge of the reception today?"
After they separated, Dean Su introduced to the teachers and students behind him: "This is Director Zhang Junjie from the Popular Academy, also an old friend of mine." He gestured towards Zhang.
Director Zhang pointed back at Dean Su and said to his teachers behind him, "This is my old friend, Vice President Su Guo from Rainfront Academy."
After both sides exchanged greetings, Zhang Junjie said to Dean Su, "Brother Su, you all will still be staying in the Wood Department dormitory. I won't go over the rules with you; just remind your students when you get settled. Teacher Wang, please take the Rainfront Academy group to Dormitory Building No. 1 in the Wood Department. Brother Su, I have other matters to attend to, so I won't see you off."
Dean Su chuckled, "You take care of your business; I'll head in first."
"Alright then, take care. If you have time, I'll treat you to a drink. Wishing you all good results," Zhang Junjie said as he cupped his hands in farewell to Dean Su.
Led by Teacher Wang, Liu Guanfeng and his group arrived at a large door at the far left. The door had the words "Wood Department" written on it. Upon entering, they found that the greenery on both sides was exceptionally lush. After walking through a green corridor, they encountered a four-story building.
Teacher Wang said, "This is the teaching building of the Wood Department. Behind it is a playground for your practice; to the right is the Dormitory Building." As he spoke, Teacher Wang led Liu Guanfeng's group to a three-story building.
Turning back towards Dean Su, he cupped his hands and said, "Dean Su, you've arrived at your Dormitory Building. You will be staying in the twenty rooms at the front on the first floor. If there's nothing else, I'll take my leave."
Dean Su nodded and replied, "Thank you very much, Teacher Wang."
"Since it's my duty, I'll take my leave now." After saying this, Teacher Wang returned along the same path.
After arranging the carriage, Dean Su gathered everyone in front of the Dormitory Building. "Alright, we have arrived at Meteor Academy. The building behind us is our Dormitory Building. Please line up; each room will accommodate four students, while teachers will share rooms with two. Teacher Lin Yan, you will share a room with Li Xiaohan and Wang Jiao. Director Jin is in the first room on the left. Everyone can go find your rooms now."
With that, all the students began to enter the building. Bao Rui, Copper Bull, and Iron Bull still shared a dormitory with Liu Guanfeng, while Li Xiaohan, Wang Jiao, and Teacher Lin Yan stayed in the furthest dormitory.
Upon reaching their dormitory, Bao Rui and his friends acknowledged Liu Guanfeng's wisdom; they had brought the least amount of luggage, so they only needed to place their suitcases under their beds, while other students took a long time moving their belongings.
All the students rested in their rooms until lunchtime.
When lunchtime arrived, Dean Su led everyone to Meteor Academy's Cafeteria. After the holiday, only the Cafeteria was open. Meteor Academy's Cafeteria consists of two buildings, each with three layers. The first restaurant is a public dining area with different price ranges from the first to the third layer; the second restaurant offers refined dishes, with the first and second layers designated for student dining, while the third layer is for teachers.
Dean Su took everyone to the first restaurant. Since Rain City is closest to Starfall City, no other school’s students had arrived yet. The local Starlight Academy was usually among the last to arrive. After a simple lunch, Dean Su brought the students back to their dormitory and addressed the teachers and students in front of him:
"After several discussions over these past few days, we have finalized the list of participants for the hunting competition. I will now announce those who will participate in the Campus Competition: Liu Guanfeng, Du Zhenyang, Bao Rui, Wang Yuqiang, and Ma Sanbao.
If any of you need to purchase something and wish to leave the academy, just come find me. All other students will have half a day off this afternoon; if you want to leave the academy, you must ask for my permission. You are dismissed."
Everyone returned to their dormitories to rest. At one-thirty in the afternoon, Liu Guanfeng led Bao Rui, Copper Bull, and Iron Bull to Dean Su's dormitory door.
"Come in," Dean Su's voice called from inside.
Upon seeing the newcomers, Dean Su asked, "What can I do for you?"
Liu Guanfeng stepped forward and spoke: "Dean Su, I would like to buy some hunting supplies. Also, we would like to request leave to go to Starfall City to buy some clothes." The four of them had only brought three outer garments; one was ruined yesterday due to an incident involving Scar and Zhao Yuanbao, so they urgently needed to buy two more outfits as a precaution.
Dean Su asked in a deep voice, "You just got your day off yesterday, why didn't you go buy some clothes?"
Liu Guanfeng replied awkwardly, "We had enough clothes when we were shopping yesterday. However, while we were heading back last night, we accidentally tore our clothes while playing around. Since we came back a bit late, we didn't have time to buy any. It was only when we got here today that we realized we didn't have enough clothes. Please, Dean Su, can you give us some time off to buy two pieces of clothing?"
Dean Su, who had always taken good care of Liu Guanfeng, readily agreed since he also needed to purchase hunting supplies. He said, "Alright, you all go ahead and be quick about it. Are you having dinner here or eating out?"
Liu Guanfeng smiled and said, "Dean Su, we'll just grab something quick outside for dinner; you don't need to wait for us."
Dean Su nodded, "Be careful. You may go."
"Thank you, Dean," the four of them said in unison.
As soon as they stepped out of the Dormitory Building, they ran into Wang Jiao and Li Xiaohan. Upon seeing Liu Guanfeng, Li Xiaohan immediately lowered her head, a flush creeping onto her cheeks. Wang Jiao rushed over to Bao Rui as soon as she spotted him, grabbing his hand and shaking it while saying, "Bao Rui, where are you guys going? Can you take us along?"
Bao Rui let Wang Jiao hold his hand and replied, "We're going to buy two pieces of clothing. Our clothes from last night are no longer wearable, and we only brought three pieces with us; now we have just two left."
Upon hearing that they were going to buy clothes, Wang Jiao shook even more excitedly: "Great! Bao Rui, take me with you; it's really boring here." Meanwhile, Li Xiaohan stood quietly by the side, listening without saying a word and occasionally stealing glances at Liu Guanfeng.
Feeling a bit embarrassed, Bao Rui scratched his head and looked at Liu Guanfeng with eager eyes: "Third Brother, what do you think..." At the same time, he exchanged a knowing glance with Copper Bull.
Copper Bull immediately chimed in upon seeing Bao Rui's look: "Yeah, Third Brother should take them both along; they have nothing to do at school anyway." After saying this, Copper Bull nudged his brother's side with his elbow.
Iron Bull finally caught on: "Third Brother should take them both."
Liu Guanfeng shook his head and turned back to Copper Bull and Iron Bull: "What are you two up to? Bao Rui said bringing them along has a purpose; what purpose do you have?"
As soon as Liu Guanfeng said that, Wang Jiao's face turned red, and she quickly released her grip on Bao Rui's hand, nearly burying her face in her chest.
Liu Guanfeng saw Wang Jiao's expression and laughed heartily. "It's fine to take them along, but they haven't asked for leave yet."
Wang Jiao immediately lifted her head and made a face at Liu Guanfeng. "Wait for us a moment while we go ask for leave."
After saying that, she grabbed Li Xiaohan and ran into the Dormitory Building. It was unclear how they managed to convince anyone. After two minutes, the two girls came out excitedly. Wang Jiao said to Liu Guanfeng, "We've already gotten permission! Dean Su said you have to guarantee our safety." After making another face at Liu Guanfeng, she hid behind Bao Rui, fearing retaliation.
Liu Guanfeng shook his head with a wry smile. "Alright, let's go then. Just remember it was you three who insisted on bringing them along; don't regret it." With that, Liu Guanfeng led the way out of the academy, leaving the three of them confused.
At the academy gate, Liu Guanfeng told Bao Rui and the others, "We need to get to Starfall City quickly. So I've decided to ride Mount." Suddenly, xp transformed into a size suitable for Liu Guanfeng to ride. Following that, Stone, Fire, and Benben also changed into the same size.
The two girls were instantly dumbfounded; neither could cultivate, and their families hadn't bought them any mounts. Wang Jiao frowned immediately and pouted. "Liu Guanfeng, you all have mounts; what are we supposed to do?"
Liu Guanfeng smiled at Wang Jiao. "What do you suggest? You insisted on coming along."
Wang Jiao stomped her foot. "Liu Guanfeng, you big bully! You're picking on us!" She looked like she was about to cry.
This frightened Liu Guanfeng; he was most afraid of girls crying. He quickly admitted his mistake. "Miss Wang, please don't cry! I was just joking. You can ride on Bao Rui's Fire; that should work."
Upon hearing this, Wang Jiao stopped crying and laughed instead, pointing at Li Xiaohan. "Then what about Sister Xiaohan? What will she ride?"
Liu Guanfeng thought for a moment and replied, "Sister Li can ride whichever one she wants." At this point, xp walked over, nudged Li Xiaohan with its head, and then licked her hand with its tongue. Li Xiaohan blushed and lowered her head while petting xp's head; everything was unspoken.
Seeing this, Copper Bull burst into laughter. "Alright~ Alright! That settles it: Wang Jiao and Bao Rui will share one mount; Third Brother and Li Xiaohan will share another."
Liu Guanfeng was taken aback and thought to himself: I didn't expect Copper Bull to react so quickly. He then looked up at Copper Bull and glared at him.
"I just mentioned riding Mount to annoy Wang Jiao, why are you all joining in? Who said we were going to ride Mount?"
As soon as Wang Jiao heard Liu Guanfeng say it was to annoy her, she immediately stopped: "You think you can annoy me, Liu Guanfeng? Just wait and see... Just wait and see." After thinking for a long time, Wang Jiao couldn't come up with a way to deal with Liu Guanfeng. At that moment, Bao Rui came over to mediate.
"Alright, Wang Jiao, stop causing trouble."
As soon as Wang Jiao saw Bao Rui come over to smooth things over, she immediately dropped her fierce expression.
Copper Bull weakly asked, "Third Brother, how are we supposed to get there?"
Liu Guanfeng grinned at Copper Bull, "How do we get there? Is that even a question? Of course, we run there."
Copper Bull and Iron Bull's faces turned pale: "Third Brother, we can't do that; it could be dangerous." Iron Bull looked innocent.
Liu Guanfeng completely ignored the two brothers and called out towards Starfall City: "Wang Jiao, you ride Fire; Li Xiaohan, you ride XP." Wang Jiao and Li Xiaohan obediently mounted their respective mounts.
Seeing that both girls were ready, Liu Guanfeng shouted towards Rain City: "Go!" With that, he took off running first.
Sorry for the late update; there was a power outage at home. Apologies.
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