82: An Xueshi's Regret

Yang Junlong took out the RV, and An Xueshi's eyes widened in shock.

An RV... she had been living in a tent all these days.

An Xueshi couldn't believe it; Yang Junlong and the others actually lived in an RV every day, and even had hot water for showers.

But the truth was right before her eyes; the RV was real.

It made sense why Su Chen and the other three were so clean and showered every day.

The RV looked warm; they could probably wear short sleeves inside. With a kitchen and a fridge, they must be eating freshly prepared food!

Wait, she had investigated Yang Junlong before.

His family just owned a few mines; in terms of connections, they couldn't possibly compare to Ding Haoze's family.

She had heard Ding Haoze say that to own such a large storage magic treasure, money wasn't the main point—connections were.

Without the right connections, you couldn't buy this kind of large-scale storage magic treasure even if you had the money.

An Xueshi subconsciously asked,

"Yang Junlong, how big is your storage space?"

"How big was it? I think it's 300 cubic meters."

"300?"

The 3-cubic-meter storage magic treasure in Ding Haoze's hand had cost 30 million. How much would a 300-cubic-meter one cost?

3 billion?

No, at least 3 billion. Ding Haoze had told her that the larger the storage magic treasure's space, the higher its value.

The value increased exponentially.

She hadn't had much of a concept of the importance of space size before, but only after coming to the wilderness did she understand.

Living in a tent versus living in an RV was the best comparison for the size of storage space.

Having three hundred 1-cubic-meter storage magic treasures was not the same as having one 300-cubic-meter storage magic treasure.

Even if the total space was the same, the things they could hold were fundamentally different.

"Boss, the car is warm now."

"Yeah, Weiyu, let's go in, wash up, and rest for a bit."

Watching Su Chen lead a girl's hand into the car, An Xueshi felt a bit irritable.

How am I any worse than this bitch?

The four of them went into the car to rest without any intention of inviting her, making her feel even worse.

Do they dislike me that much? Why didn't they invite me in to sit for a while?

...Inside the tent.

Ding Haoze entered first and took out a down quilt from his storage space.

"Xueshi, wrap this around yourself to warm up. I'll turn up the stove temperature; it'll be warm soon.

What do you want to eat tonight? Let's have self-heating hot pot. It'll be ready soon; have some duck necks first to tide you over."

At the same time, Ding Haoze heated a cup of milk tea and handed it to An Xueshi. The moment their fingers accidentally touched, he was overjoyed.

Instantly, he felt no trace of cold in his body. Although the conditions here were harsh, this was his chance to be alone with his goddess.

Moreover, they could sleep in the same tent at night; he couldn't be happier.

Yes, if he hadn't run into Su Chen and the others, and if he hadn't invited them to team up, his mood wouldn't have turned sour.

Beside them, Guo Liang swallowed his saliva while looking at the self-heating hot pot, staring expectantly at Ding Haoze.

"Brother Hao, I want to eat hot pot too. Can I have one?"

Ding Haoze showed a hint of impatience.

"Just eat some instant noodles to fill your stomach. Storage space is limited; there aren't many of these."

Tch, what a simp!

Guo Liang was rebuffed and could only pour water from the kettle to start cooking noodles... An Xueshi huddled in the down quilt, looking at the self-heating hot pot in her hand with a bitter feeling.

She used to like this, but now it felt tasteless.

Because she could imagine the people in the RV outside eating hot pot in their short sleeves.

It must be delicious.

She also wanted to eat sliced mutton and tripe, not this self-heating hot pot that only had potato slices.

A mistake during the college entrance exam had kept her out of Jing University, which was why she came to Dawn Academy.

When she first arrived at Dawn Academy, Yang Junlong had pursued her, but she had looked down on his poor talent and average family background and gave up on him.

She thought she could find someone better with her qualities, and planned to use Su Chen's strength to complete a few missions and then transfer to Jing University.

Although she had considered choosing Su Chen at the time, he ignored her, and she naturally wouldn't throw herself at him.

She had resolutely come here.

And the result?

Thinking about how she had given up a swan to find a toad, she felt like dying.

She felt such resentment; why hadn't she investigated more thoroughly back then?

That detective must have been bribed by Yang Junlong to give her fake information.

"Xueshi, is it good?"

"Good? Heh..."

An Xueshi pointed at the RV nearby and asked,

"Ding Haoze, didn't you say your family is very rich? Why can they bring an RV in, but you can't?"

"I... Xueshi, an RV isn't expensive, but do you know how much storage space costs?

This 3-cubic-meter storage ring I have cost 30 million after my dad pulled many strings to buy it.

A storage space that can fit an RV like that would be at least a hundred cubic meters, starting at a minimum of a billion.

Usually, only the powerful and influential are qualified to compete for such things. I..."

"Stop making excuses. To sum it up, you're just a pauper.

Why don't you just say you're poor and can't afford it?"

"Fine, let's not talk about it. I want to rest after eating."

Thinking about her current situation, she felt some resentment toward Su Chen. If it weren't for him, why would she be suffering like this?

When I transferred, couldn't you have tried to make me stay?

If I had stayed, even if I couldn't be with Su Chen, with Yang Junlong around, I would still be living better than I am now.

Bumping into Su Chen at noon and being called the Campus Belle by Yang Junlong again made her want to return to Dawn Academy.

With her A-rank Talent, she was the Campus Belle at Dawn Academy, envied by everyone every day. Plus, Su Chen would take her on missions, and they could finish them effortlessly while playing around.

Now that she was at Jing University, A-rank Talents were everywhere.

Comparing family backgrounds and connections, she was nothing. No one except Ding Haoze even looked her in the eye.

And the workload here was incredibly high. After working hard for over three months, she was still facing the crisis of being held back a grade.

Only half a month was left, and she still hadn't secured her two missions for this month.

Coming here to deal with Ear Rats was supposed to be efficient; catching a hundred would complete two missions and pass the assessment.

In the end, the mission wasn't finished, and this mess happened.

She already regretted it and had begun considering whether to transfer back to Dawn.

At this moment, she understood what it meant to rather be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix.

She really wanted to go back to Dawn now.

That way, she would still have the best talent and still be the Campus Belle.

Every day when she left the dormitory, a large crowd of boys would come to say good morning to her.

It's all Su Chen's fault! Couldn't you have tried to make me stay back then? If you had said just one nice thing, I would have stayed.

You said my gratitude wasn't sincere? Tell me, how was it not sincere?

Did you want me to kneel down and thank you for saving my life?

The more she thought about it, the angrier she got. An Xueshi picked up the milk tea and took a sip, but instantly sprayed it all over Ding Haoze's face.

"Hiss! Are you trying to scald me to death!"

"Sorry, sorry! Xueshi, calm down, I'll heat another cup for you."

Guo Liang's water for his noodles was taken to make milk tea. He was incredibly annoyed but didn't dare to show his anger.

Because all the food belonged to Ding Haoze; if he got angry, he would only be able to gnaw on compressed biscuits later.

Holding back a stomach full of grievances, he could only continue to wait.