Part 2
“No matter how good his personality is, he must pass training to become a Guardian. To join Silver Cocoon, he needs excellent grades and must pass the exam on his own ability.”
Silver Cocoon was Sui An’s team.
Currently ranking first among all Awakener teams, with a huge gap ahead of the second.
Lin Qi persisted, “But he’s a Purification Energy User. Can’t he be special recruited?”
Because Energy Users were support types, they could easily be special recruited into teams and become the center of protection for all teammates.
“Other teams maybe. But Silver Cocoon’s missions are too dangerous. A group of people who might die anytime themselvesâhow can they guarantee protecting another person?”
Lin Qi fell silent. The Awakeners in Silver Cocoon were high-level and high-talent, always proud of their abilities.
When proposing special recruitment for Luo Shizhen, he had no doubt all Silver Cocoon teammates could protect the child thoroughly.
To put it mildly, Silver Cocoon gathered more than half of Xia Country’s top male Awakeners. Protecting one person was absolutely no difficulty for them.
But these words came from Sui An, the captain of Silver Cocoon.
Lin Qi could only sigh. “Looks like we have no fate with Luo Shizhen.”
Sui An said, “Not necessarily.”
“Pulling him into a dangerous team when he lacks self-protection ability isn’t liking him; it’s harming him.”
He tossed the controller back onto the table.
“But if you really like him, train him well. If he can handle the training and pass the assessment, I will apply to transfer him to Silver Cocoon.”
Lin Qi: “…”
Asking a support-type Energy User to pass Silver Cocoon’s assessment? How was that different from saying Luo Shizhen had no chance with Silver Cocoon?
“I’ll go monitor the students.”
“The Principal gave me a bottle of fine wine, begging us to train these little cubs well so they don’t strut around like they own the place and make him want to jump off a building every day.”
Lin Qi looked dejectedly at his captain. The moment he stepped out the door, his expression changed. That elite handsome face instantly became stern and arrogant.
Even his combat boots striking the ground seemed wrapped in the scent of gunpowder. When he spoke, it was filled with fire:
“You! Not fast enough! You! Can’t you see this Anomaly is poisonous? You! Can’t even hold your breath for an hour? How dare you occupy such a high sequence! I blush for you!”
The students gritted their teeth. Some looked at Lin Qi with resentment before continuing to train desperately; others ignored him completely.
Chen He’an was a bit worried about his students being trained too hard.
“The school used to follow the training curriculum. Is raising the intensity so suddenly okay?”
Lin Qi remembered to maintain his stern persona, his handsome elite face expressionless.
“Don’t worry. We all went through this. These students have good talent; they can take it.”
Chen He’an was still worried. Lin Qi reminded him, “The danger level of Anomalies worldwide has increased significantly. Not just your schoolâall five hundred plus schools nationwide have raised training difficulty.”
“Rest assured, all students’ physical data has been meticulously analyzed by Captain Sui. These trainings are bitter, but they won’t damage their bodies.”
“Better they be trained half to death under our strict monitoring now than be killed directly by Anomalies in future battles.”
Chen He’an sighed. Though still uneasy, he could only accept it.
After all, Sui An and Lin Qi weren’t training students for amusement; they were considering their safety.
“True. Survival matters most. Suffering now means less injury later.”
As soon as he finished, he saw Lin Qi smirk with obvious schadenfreude.
“And don’t you think training students is fun? I used to be the one trained. First time training others.”
Chen He’an reminded calmly, “Teacher Lin, your persona is slipping.”
Lin Qi: “…”
He quickly flattened his smiling lips, returning to being the stern, merciless, punchable training instructor.
Xiao Shan was trained like a dead dog for the first time. He had never been this wretched growing up. He ran past Lin Qi fiercely, thinking that once his level was up, he would definitely beat this guy up.
However, he used to be unhappy about Luo Shizhen taking leave to care for Chu Xiao, but now he felt it was good.
At least Luo Shizhen didn’t have to be trained like a dead dog.
His lackey, who looked like he had never trained, would probably not even be able to crawl if he fell into Lin Qi’s hands.
Xiao Shan completely forgot his previous speeches to Luo Shizhen about “Why be an Awakener if afraid of hardship” and “Self-reliance means self-strength.” His mind was filled with images of Luo Shizhen red-eyed and paralyzed from training.
Although escape was impossible and Luo Shizhen would eventually have to train, suffering later was better than now.
Hearing Lin Qi’s scolding behind him, Xiao Shan gritted his teeth and sprinted harder.
When the combat training class ended, these young Awakener students, who usually cared about their image and were arrogant, were all drenched in sweat, lying or sitting on the ground in varying states of disarray.
Perhaps because their strength had been drained, they didn’t instinctively express dissatisfaction at classmates being too close like usual.
After all, at eighteen or nineteen, fellow students trained like dead dogs were no longer targets of annoyance.
Lin Qi, having successfully drawn aggro through a combat training class, stood under the shade of a tree eating ice cream expressionlessly.
Feeling the resentful gazes wishing to eliminate him right there, he felt peaceful inside, even secretly delighted.
But…
Thinking about the future, when that obedient child Luo Shizhen would also look at him with resentment like these students…
Such a well-behaved child, friendly to everyone, hating only him…
Lin Qi: Seems even more delightful.
He couldn’t help cursing himself as a pervert in his heart.
But considering he was an Awakener, wasn’t it normal for Awakeners to be perverts?
So Lin Qi apologized to himself in his heartâshouldn’t have cursed.
In the distance, Xiao Shan stood up with difficulty, wanting to go to the infirmary to see Luo Shizhen.
Maybe Chu Xiao was awake and badmouthing him to Luo Shizhen.
Thinking of what Chu Xiao said to Luo Shizhen earlier, Xiao Shan felt Chu Xiao had brain problems.
His lackey making friends was his freedom.
And “It’s okay, I can accept it.”
As if Luo Shizhen wouldn’t recognize him as Big Brother if Chu Xiao didn’t accept him.
Lu Qiujin walked over slowly at some point. He was sweating too, but he maintained his noble demeanor even in this situation.
Xiao Shan considered himself very fair.
Just cursed Chu Xiao in his heart, now seeing Lu Qiujin, he equally cursed him as a poser.
Lu Qiujin pretended not to see Xiao Shan’s obvious cursing expression and asked calmly:
“You aren’t straight?”
Straight man Xiao Shan felt deeply insulted. “Of course I am!”
Lu Qiujin looked at him meaningfully.
“I saw you didn’t say anything when Chu Xiao said he could accept you. I thought you liked men.”
It took Xiao Shan a while to realize what he meant.
His brows furrowed high immediately, very unhappy.
“What crap are you talking about? Shizhen is also straight.”
He had misunderstood Luo Shizhen before, so he said it with certainty now.
Mainly because when Luo Shizhen said Chu Xiao could be the godfather to his future children, Xiao Shan was right there.
But thinking of that sentence, Xiao Shan felt inexplicably unhappy and sour.
Straight man Xiao Shan judged: Must be because Shizhen only asked Chu Xiao to be the godfather and didn’t ask me.
Seeing Xiao Shan lost in thought with an expression changing from his former coolness to a tangled one…
Lu Qiujin sneered internally. You keep saying “Shizhen this, Shizhen that,” and still tell me you’re straight?
Luo Shizhen might be a real straight man, but this one might not be.
However, Chu Xiao was even more brain-damaged.
Usually looking so proud, yet willing to be the “little one” for Luo Shizhen.
Lu Qiujin found it hard to understand what went wrong with Chu Xiao’s brain.
After all, he wouldn’t do such a thing even if it killed him.
“Are you going to see Luo Shizhen? Let’s go together.”
Whatever he thought inside, Lu Qiujin maintained a perfect smile on his face, a habit cultivated by his parents since childhood.
Xiao Shan was alert and refused immediately. “Shizhen doesn’t need you to visit. I’ll go alone.”
“You aren’t Luo Shizhen; how do you know he doesn’t need my visit?”
Lu Qiujin walked ahead. Since both had drained most of their strength, they wouldn’t fight, so there was no need to waste words with Xiao Shan.
He turned around, hiding the darkness in his eyes.
Currently, Luo Shizhen seemed very approachable.
Putting Chu Xiao aside, even Xiao Shanâa guy with only brawn and no brainsâcould gain his trust and be purified.
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