Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
“Presumptuous request…”
“I like eating alone. That way, no one will fight for my food with me.”
Yunhai City, Nanjiang Road, the most prosperous pedestrian street in the whole city.
Due to the large number of tourists, Jiang Lulu decided to set the dining venue at a private restaurant 500 meters away from Nanjiang Road.
“Tang Hong.”
Jiang Lulu rubbed her chin and looked out the window. The busy road and noisy traffic could not cover the consternation deep in her heart.
From young to grown up…
Having lived for twenty years…
This was the first time Jiang Lulu, who led an extravagant life, came into contact with people who were so pitiful that they needed to fight for food. She felt that her view of the world had taken a hit, and she couldn’t believe what she was seeing. “Impossible, I think that the news on the Internet are all gimmicks, deceiving people and attracting traffic.”
“No matter how poor.”
“They should still have a car and a small house.”
It was impossible that they could not even afford simple plain rice, and needed to rob others for it.
In the past few years, Hua Country had basically completed the poverty alleviation of its whole people, at least to a point where they did not have to worry about food and drink.
Jiang Lulu couldn’t imagine how much suffering Tang Hong had endured. The more she thought about it, the more she worried. The innocent Jiang Lulu’s heart felt very heavy.
Although Tang Hong hadn’t arrived yet.
She had never met this person.
She was already eager to see him though. She wanted to do her best to provide Tang Hong with a good meal.
Finally.
Tang Hong arrived. He was wearing a yellow short sleeved shirt and light gray trousers. He looked a little tired. Of course, Jiang Lulu didn’t know that this was because Tang Hong’s willpower had increased greatly and had not returned to normal yet.
She looked at Tang Hong. Her preconceived impression of him confirmed what she thought. She was even more sure now that Tang Hong had experienced great tragedy.
“Tang Hong, over here, over here.”
Jiang Lulu ignored the weird gazes of the other people and led Tang Hong to a huge round table. The round table was filled with delicacies. They were mainly meat dishes, as well as a half-meter-high crayfish dinner plate, and two pots of hairy crabs imported from overseas.
There were also staple foods like white rice, noodles, and pastries.
The drinks included plum juice, yogurt drink, and honey.
Tang Hong was a little confused.
Jiang Lulu looked at the waiter standing next to the table nonchalantly. “There’s no need for service here.”
“Ok.”
The waiter in the white uniform lowered his gaze and left.
Jiang Lulu turned her head again. She pursed the corners of her lips and looked at Tang Hong earnestly. “Is it enough to eat? If it’s not enough, order more.”
“Actually I…”
Tang Hong vaguely realized that Jiang Lulu seemed to have taken his joke of misery as the truth.
Heaven have mercy.
He was just looking for a reason: eating alone in such an expensive restaurant may trigger the individual value.
Tang Hong told the truth. “I was joking, sorry.”
Jiang Lulu nodded her head frantically. She said seriously, “Hmm, Tang Hong, do you think I am stupid? Of course I know you are joking.”
“Eat quickly.”
“I’m here today. No one will fight with you for food.”
She finished talking.
Without waiting for Tang Hong to speak, she turned around and bounced off. There was a long table at one side. Both sides of the table were already full of people. Including Jiang Lulu, there were a total of eleven people.
Only two people were absent. Something unexpected had cropped up last minute.
Once Jiang Lulu returned to her seat, several people teased in a low voice. “It can’t be. Jiang Lulu, do you really believe what Tang Hong said?”
“Tang Hong is fooling you.”
Most of the people were watching the excitement, enjoying the joke, and secretly communicating with their eyes. “No wonder it is said that the youngest daughter of the Jiang family hurt her head when she was a child, and she had no choice but to drop out of school. Her IQ and EQ are much lower than normal people.”
The group of people chatting all had places in the special training camp.
But there was a difference in rank!
Only Tang Hong got the attention of the consultants!
People with a little bit of cleverness knew that Tang Hong’s future was boundless. They couldn’t help but look over at him. “No matter how much foresight we have, how much foresight our elders have, what’s the use? How can it be compared with the judgment of a Transcendent consultant?”
When Jiang Lulu saw these people secretly observing Tang Hong, she immediately fumed. She was furious. They had agreed not to disturb him. What were these people doing?
Bam!
Jiang Lulu tapped the dinner plate fiercely. “What are you looking at? Let’s eat!”
“Eat, eat.”
Everyone pacified her.
The dinner party was very lively. On the surface, they talked about everything under the sun and praised each other. Secretly, they all had different thoughts and motives.
Many people came here for dinner because they wanted to observe the situation of other people up close.
There were rewards for the entry test, and they were excited about that. Reward and points were secondary. Transcendent items, however, were a great temptation. “I wonder what Transcendent items are? Are they man-made or treasures of heaven and earth?”
“Have you noticed that Tang Hong’s muscles are quite obvious? He’s headed in the wrong direction.”
“Willpower is the key. It’s not too late to make a surprise attack after entering the special training camp… Tang Hong is already out of the game. That’s one less competitor… But I cannot let my guard down. There must be something special about Tang Hong for him to gain the attention of the consultant level.”
Everyone chatted with each other, exchanging information about Transcendent.
On the other side.
Tang Hong ate quickly, clearing the food like a whirlwind. After adding strength, his muscles had become more prominent. He felt that he was in urgent need of a lot of nutrition.
“Sigh.”
“Can it still trigger the individual value if it tastes so bad?”
Tang Hong’s eyes flashed. If it weren’t because he wanted to verify if this would gain him individual value, he would rather remain hungry and have rice noodles back at the cafeteria.
After eating for about eight minutes, Tang Hong was delighted when he sensed the message from the system.
His individual value had increased by two!
He threw the crab legs aside and picked up the milky white napkin to wipe his hands. Then, he walked to Jiang Lulu’s side, pulled a chair over and said with a smile, “Don’t mind if I sit next to you.”
“Are you really full?”
Her response to him was a worried face with puffed out cheeks.
Tang Hong smiled. “I don’t eat a lot.”
“Alright.”
Jiang Lulu moved her chair to make room for Tang Hong.
As soon as he sat down, a slender hand stretched to him. “Hello, Tang Hong. I am Guo Bojun from the group chat.”
“Hello, hello.” Tang Hong was still not used to the etiquette of shaking hands, and let go after a light shake.
Guo Bojun smiled, and started talking to Tang Hong about body training methods.
He could clearly see that Tang Hong’s hands were very thick and his muscles were very strong, as if he had just finished exercising.
Everyone thought that Tang Hong was looking in the wrong direction.
He didn’t think so, and he was secretly wary. “It’s strange, he managed to attract the attention of the consultant. How can he not know that the entrance test is mainly a test of willpower?”
“Unless Tang Hong doesn’t care about the reward at all.”
“Or he has foresight and is more focused on the special training after entering the camp.”
Mindful of this, Guo Bojun gently rubbed the custom cufflinks on his cuffs. He still couldn’t figure out why his family paid so much to let him join this special training camp.
…
After bidding farewell to the reluctant Jiang Lulu, Tang Hong went back to school and continued to look for opportunities that might trigger the individual value.
“From what I see,”
“eating at the canteen and eating take-out is not considered as eating out at a restaurant alone.”
Tang Hong picked up the loneliness record again and examined it carefully.
He had new plans.
The next moment.
A beep suddenly sounded from the QQ chat that he rarely used. Tang Hong opened it and saw that it was the university class QQ group chat. The squad leader tagged everyone and said that if they submitted their proof of internship, the school would give bonus credits for it.
At the same time, he uploaded a file to the group. It was a form.
All they had to do was print it out and fill in the information, then attach the original and two copies of the proof of internship before giving it to the counselor or class leader. Tang Hong looked at it for a while.
“Seniors from previous years don’t seem to have this bonus credit.”
“It’s because it is difficult for fresh graduates to find jobs this year.”
“The school also keeps pace with the times.”
Hua Country University was based on the credit system. One could only graduate with enough credits.
With bonus credits, one could take less elective courses and save time.
Tang Hong was already in the second semester of his third year. Bonus credits were of little use to him.
However.
He suddenly thought of a serious problem.
The headquarters of the Yellow River Organization was in the imperial capital, so was the special training camp. The question now was, how should he explain to his parents that he could not return home this summer? In fact, he would not be able to go home until next year.
A single proof of internship was not sufficient for that.
His parents would definitely be worried. If the special training camp restricted phone calls and prohibited the use of mobile phones, it would be even worse. With his mother’s personality, she might just show up at the address indicated on the proof of internship.
“This is a problem.”
Tang Hong rubbed his chin and looked down at the screen. He saw the bold black characters at the top of the form.
Yunhai University of Finance and Economics!
The school’s official certification… Tang Hong’s eyes lit up. “The elders have full trust in schools, especially the top universities like Yunhai University of Finance and Economics. They won’t doubt them.”
He had an idea again. The Transcendent’s war against the gods was a secret. Should he ask his parents’ opinion?
Often, the elders were able to think more comprehensively and in detail.
But.
Thinking of the memory eraser, Tang Hong immediately rejected this dangerous idea.
What if he got found out and his parents’ memories were erased. What if the memory eraser had any negative effects? If there were any side effects, he would be to blame.
“It will not be too late to make a decision after I become a Transcendent and understand the inside story.”
“I might not have to wait till next year.”
“If 100% strength and willpower is my limit, it will not take that long before I become a Transcendent. It will be a few months at most.”