Luo Xing had already received the notification.
But Fang Xiu hadn’t.
He didn’t know where he was supposed to register, either.
’Whatever, I’ll just go find Uncle Zhao!’
Fang Xiu thought for a moment.
He directly called Zhao Yao.
After all, Principal Xiang had called last night and said that registration was required to participate.
Since Luo Xing had gotten a notice, the school must have made arrangements.
But he hadn’t received anything.
Fortunately, the current principal was Zhao Yao.
Fang Xiu was quite familiar with Zhao Yao.
And from what he’d seen before, Zhao Yao also knew his father.
With connections like that, Fang Xiu naturally just gave Zhao Yao a call.
BEEP... BEEP...
The line rang.
Fang Xiu waited patiently for a moment before the call connected.
"Hey, Fang Xiu. If this is about the Demon Beast Battlefield, don’t worry about it. I already registered you."
Zhao Yao said immediately after picking up the phone.
"Huh?"
Fang Xiu was taken aback. "What Demon Beast Battlefield?"
"You don’t know?"
Zhao Yao was also stunned and quickly said, "It’s the thing Principal Xiang proposed—letting those with high Awakening Levels go straight to the Demon Beast Battlefield. It’s been approved. Didn’t anyone tell you?"
"Nope, I didn’t get any notice. What is this Demon Beast Battlefield? It sounds really dangerous, and I’m very afraid of dying, you know!"
Fang Xiu said with a smile.
"No way. It’s such a great opportunity, and you don’t want to go?"
A hint of anxiety crept into Zhao Yao’s voice.
He quickly added, "But I’ve already submitted your name."
"Uncle Zhao, you never asked me about this!"
Fang Xiu continued.
Zhao Yao was completely baffled. "No, I thought I knew you! With what happened to Old Yue, you were so brave. I figured you’d be even braver when you came back. How could you not participate in something like this? That’s why I just went ahead and registered you!"
"Uncle Zhao, you really do know me!"
After saying this, Fang Xiu suddenly burst out laughing. "Hahaha..."
"You... you little rascal, you’re messing with me?"
It took Zhao Yao a moment to catch on.
He considered himself someone who understood Fang Xiu. For something like this, Fang Xiu would definitely want to go, so he’d registered him directly.
"Aren’t you worried I’ll run into danger? You registered me without even asking?"
Fang Xiu chuckled helplessly.
’That’s the Demon Beast Battlefield we’re talking about. Isn’t he worried I’ll die?’
"A man has to go through trials like these to grow. You’re already Level 26. You’d be able to go to the Demon Beast Battlefield after graduation anyway. Besides, your true strength is so immense. What do I have to worry about?"
Zhao Yao’s tone was very relaxed.
It wasn’t at all what you’d expect a principal to say.
Fang Xiu could even picture Zhao Yao sitting in the principal’s office, feet propped up on the desk, leaning back comfortably in his chair while on the phone.
"That’s true."
When it came to Zhao Yao, Fang Xiu didn’t feel the need to be modest at all.
After all, you speak differently to different people.
To Fang Xiu, Zhao Yao was like an elder in the family; he could speak casually with him.
"Of course, the main reason is that even if you’re selected after registering, you don’t have to go. It’s voluntary. I didn’t think it was necessary to ask you. Worst case, you just don’t go. So I signed you up."
What Zhao Yao said wasn’t wrong.
Because it was so dangerous this time, with no telling what might happen, anyone—whether they registered or were ultimately selected—could voluntarily withdraw without any consequences.
There would be no repercussions.
Fang Xiu: ...
"What about Chu Qingxue? I remember she wanted to participate too!"
Fang Xiu was curious, wondering if she had registered.
"Yes, that girl registered too. She should be approved. When the time comes, if you’re on the Demon Beast Battlefield and can guarantee your own safety, maybe look after her a little."
Zhao Yao’s tone became uncharacteristically serious. "I have some history with her father. So... help her out if you can."
"Alright. As long as I’m selected, no problem!"
Fang Xiu agreed.
His relationship with Chu Qingxue wasn’t bad.
In fact, you could say it was quite good.
’Fang Xiu could still recall the feeling of her hand from that day.’
"Okay, that’s settled then. I’ve got something to take care of, let’s talk next time!"
With that, Zhao Yao hung up.
Fang Xiu: ...
’Alright, since everything’s settled, I’ll just go check out the Demon Beast Battlefield when the time comes.’
Fang Xiu was actually rather looking forward to that place.
...
「Meanwhile.」
In a hospital room, Zhao Yao was lying on a bed. One of his legs and one of his arms were injured.
After hanging up, he handed the phone to Xia Yunmeng, who was beside him.
"Turn it off."
Zhao Yao said to Xia Yunmeng.
She did as he said and turned off the phone.
Then she asked helplessly, "Principal, are you really not going to let them know?"
"What damn good would it do if they knew? It’s not like anyone has a Healing Technique that can fix this instantly!"
Zhao Yao said casually.
"The Therapist they’ve arranged will be here soon. Please just bear with it a little longer, Principal."
Xia Yunmeng nodded slightly.
Last night, in a certain Gate World, a BOSS with a strength of Level 70 had appeared.
Zhao Yao and several other Level 60 Awakened had gone to hunt it.
He ended up coming back injured.
Fortunately, everyone else was unharmed.
The Gate World’s BOSS had also been successfully killed.
Moreover, this was a mission from the higher-ups.
The rewards it dropped were all for Zhao Yao and his team.
There were other rewards as well.
So it wasn’t a loss.
The issue was that the Level 70 BOSS was supposed to stay deep inside the Gate World.
There had never been any problems with it before.
For some unknown reason, it had recently started to go berserk, moving constantly from the central region toward the outer areas.
The higher-ups were worried that if it kept moving, it would endanger the Awakened training on the periphery.
That’s why they had sent Zhao Yao and his team to deal with it.
However, the matter was still under investigation.
The corpse of the Level 70 BOSS had been taken away for examination.
’Hopefully, nothing else comes of this.’
"Fine, I’ll bear it a little longer!"
Zhao Yao said helplessly.
But he still grimaced in pain.
Fortunately, at that moment, the Therapist arrived in the room. After examining Zhao Yao’s wounds, the Therapist immediately released a Skill.
...
"Kajimi, I’m heading out for a bit!"
Fang Xiu didn’t plan on training today and was just about to leave.
"Okay!"
Fang Xiu didn’t let Kajimi follow him.
After leaving the house, Fang Xiu took a taxi straight to the mall, where he bought a pile of things, including vegetables and meat.
"Fang Xiu!"
Just then, a voice called out from behind him.
"Hm?"
Fang Xiu turned around.
It was none other than Chu Qingxue. "What a coincidence!"
"Yeah, it is. Are you here shopping?"
Chu Qingxue wasn’t much of a talker.
Seeing the large and small bags in Fang Xiu’s hands, she asked casually.
Of course, if she’d noticed they were in a mall, she probably wouldn’t have asked such an obvious question.
"Yeah, I’m planning to visit Principal Yue Tianrui’s wife."
This was what Fang Xiu had planned to do today.
He would probably be going to the Demon Beast Battlefield soon and might not have much time to come back. So, he planned to visit the principal’s wife again and have a meal with her before he left.
"Principal Yue Tianrui’s wife? I want to go too!"
Chu Qingxue said.
Chu Qingxue deeply admired Principal Yue Tianrui. She had idolized him for his immense strength, and after he sacrificed himself for humanity, that idolization turned into profound respect.
A principal like him was the pride of every student at Qingzhou City First High School.
Now that the principal had passed, Chu Qingxue also wanted to pay her respects to his wife.
"Okay, let’s go together then."
Fang Xiu nodded slightly.
Chu Qingxue was also a student at Qingzhou City First High School. ’The principal’s wife probably won’t mind,’ Fang Xiu thought.
After all, quite a few students had already visited her.
"Okay, then I should buy something too!" Chu Qingxue said, looking around.
"I bought a lot. We can just say it’s from both of us."
Fang Xiu smiled faintly. It was already getting late.
"That... works too. Then let me give you the money!"
Chu Qingxue thought for a moment; that didn’t seem to be a problem.
"No need. Let’s go!"
Fang Xiu walked directly toward the exit.
Watching Fang Xiu’s back, Chu Qingxue showed a rare smile, stunning several men nearby.
"What are you looking at? Just wait till I get my hands on you when we get home!"
A woman’s voice came from beside one of the men. She then glared in Chu Qingxue’s direction, her face full of anger.
"Let’s go!" At that exact moment, Fang Xiu turned his head and called out to Chu Qingxue.
The woman who had just been scolding her boyfriend froze on the spot.
She subconsciously replied, "O-okay!"
The man beside her: ...
"Coming!"
Chu Qingxue quickened her pace.
She caught up to Fang Xiu.
Together, the two of them walked out of the store.
"Where’s your car? I’ll help you with your things."
Chu Qingxue looked around.
Fang Xiu: ...
"I don’t have a car!"
That was a little awkward.
Fang Xiu had originally planned to take a taxi, but after her question, he wasn’t so sure.
"I drove. You can ride with me!"
Chu Qingxue was also a bit embarrassed.
She wasn’t very clear on Fang Xiu’s family situation, so asking so suddenly had been a bit abrupt.
She quickly apologized, "I’m sorry!"
"It’s fine."
Fang Xiu smiled.
He moved all the things into Chu Qingxue’s car and sat comfortably in the passenger seat.
Why didn’t he drive? The reason was simple: he didn’t know how.
’The cars in this world look a little hard to drive.’
He watched as Chu Qingxue pressed a few buttons on the car’s dashboard.
Then, both of their seats reclined completely.
And only then did the car start.
"This car is amazing!"
Lying back, Fang Xiu found it really comfortable.
"It’s alright. It’s fully automated, so you don’t have to watch the road."
Chu Qingxue nodded slightly. "This car is very convenient. You don’t even need to watch the road; you can just lie back."
"Yeah, it even knows the destination. It really is convenient!"
There was genuine appreciation in Fang Xiu’s voice.
Chu Qingxue: ...
"Um... I forgot to set the address. Where is it?"
Chu Qingxue was a little embarrassed.
For some reason, she always felt extremely nervous when she was with Fang Xiu.
Fang Xiu: ...
’So it didn’t know the location, and we both just reclined like that?’
He then gave her an address.
Chu Qingxue entered it.
The car then officially started moving.
’You know, I kind of want to buy one for myself.’
’But if I bought my own, there probably wouldn’t be the faint, pleasant scent of a girl next to me, would there?’
’Yeah, better not buy one!’
’Riding in the passenger seat is pretty good!’

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