106: Chapter 106 To Be or Not to Be, Barbecue or Stir-fry
The day of the Secret Realm special training.
Yue Yun, holding a comfortably dozing Miao Sang, met up with Xu Qingfang and Mo Yu at the gate of Jianghai Second Middle School.
The three of them had their arms around each other's shoulders, watching the passing students.
Yue Yun asked, "Why aren't we going in yet?"
"Because the main characters always appear last!"
Mo Yu smoked as if no one else was around, gently exhaling a medium-sized smoke ring, simply stating the truth.
Xu Qingfang nodded in deep agreement.
The three exchanged a knowing look, then stood at the school gate like street hoodlums, watching the passing students enter the campus.
Those who knew them were aware they were students of Jianghai Second Middle School; those who didn't might have mistaken them for street thugs from outside the school, picking out students who looked weak and easy to bully to collect protection money.
"Hey... right, Director Pan, those three students of yours are blocking the school gate!" the security guard said very calmly, picking up the landline in the guard booth unhurriedly to call Pan Xuan.
Before long, Pan Xuan appeared at the school gate.
Seeing the Three Heavenly Kings with their arms around each other, he immediately became furious: "You three, get in here right now!"
The Three Heavenly Kings were startled.
They hurriedly flicked away their cigarette butts, walked into the campus with long strides, and rushed toward the assembly point.
The assembly point was right in front of the Pet Beast Pavilion.
Many buses were parked neatly, and long tables were placed not far away, where the Beast-Tamer Students participating in the Secret Realm special training were lining up, having their supplies checked by their respective class teachers.
Pan Xuan also began to check the Three Heavenly Kings' backpacks.
They all carried large hiking backpacks, stuffed full of things, looking bulging and heavy.
Clang, clang, clang!
Pan Xuan tapped the pot hanging on Mo Yu's bag, almost laughing in anger: "Come on, tell me what's the deal with this pot?"
Mo Yu pondered for a moment: "Survival or destruction, that is the question!"
"Are you bullshitting me? Speak like a human!"
"Didn't you say you wanted to train our wilderness survival skills? Then me bringing a pot to make cooking easier is perfectly reasonable, right!"
Mo Yu chuckled like a rascal.
They say that food is the fuel for humans, and skipping a meal makes one hungry.
Even in wilderness survival, one has to eat; he just wanted to eat better to keep his energy up to deal with emergencies, there was nothing wrong with that.
Pan Xuan was not swayed by Mo Yu.
"Do you think this is a picnic? The Secret Realm special training is mainly to train your combat ability against wild Pet Beasts and your ability to handle emergencies; you'll just have to make do with food and drink."
"Besides, what's the use of just bringing a pot?"
After finishing, Pan Xuan belatedly looked at Xu Qingfang and Yue Yun, just in time to catch their sheepish expressions.
"I just forged a kitchen knife yesterday!"
Yue Yun said with some pride when mentioning the kitchen knife; his craftsmanship was decent now, and forging a kitchen knife was more than enough.
"I brought bowls, chopsticks, and seasonings!"
Xu Qingfang spoke about the seasonings recommended by his father, Xu Tianli, as if counting family treasures; using these to make barbecue would surely be delicious.
A Secret Realm veteran, trustworthy.
The three suddenly looked at each other and burst into laughter due to their unspoken understanding, and the atmosphere became cheerful.
Pan Xuan helplessly covered his forehead, suddenly feeling a splitting headache.
At the same time, he felt a bit fortunate that he hadn't given up on checking these guys' backpacks in his haste.
Pan Xuan opened the hiking backpacks one by one, checking the contents in great detail, not missing any details.
Who knew what exactly was hidden inside?
Fortunately, there were no other contraband items.
"The Beast Tamer Association has very strict control over the Secret Realm. If you violate the Secret Realm's requirements, you will be banned from entering, or in serious cases, killed on the spot."
Pan Xuan thought about it and ultimately didn't confiscate Mo Yu's pot, but he did take away their lighters and knives.
He issued a final warning: "You had better behave yourselves, otherwise even the highest authority won't be able to save you!"
The Three Heavenly Kings nodded readily.
They successfully boarded the Beast Taming Class 1 bus, immediately causing laughter from the group led by Xue Qin.
"Bringing a pot into the Secret Realm, you guys are really something!"
Xue Qin laughed so hard she couldn't open her eyes, unable to even suppress her goose-like cackle, still forcing herself to stand up and give a thumbs up.
The three did not respond to her.
After putting away their hiking backpacks, they sat in their seats, heads bowed and silent, as if deep in thought.
After a long while, Mo Yu let out a weak sigh.
"Without fire, what do we do?"
"What are you afraid of? Our class has several Fire-type Pet Beasts!"
Xu Qingfang looked at Mo Yu in confusion, seemingly not expecting Mo Yu to be worried about such a simple matter.
Even if we don't borrow fire from the Fire-type Pet Beasts in the class, we can make fire by drilling wood, it's not a difficult task at all.
Mo Yu was stunned: "Then what were you just thinking about?"
"Thinking about what delicious things are in the Secret Realm!"
Xu Qingfang, who was asked back, grinned; he often heard his father brag that the meat of the Pet Beasts in the Secret Realm was delicious, and today he finally had the chance to have a good taste.
I can't take it, just thinking about it makes me drool!
Xu Qingfang pursed his lips and turned to look at Yue Yun.
Yue Yun didn't speak, but instead pulled a lighter out of his pocket like a magic trick and lit it with a snap.
The flame, symbolizing hope, instantly attracted the attention of the two.
Mo Yu stared straight at it: "Isn't this Pan Zi's lighter? You actually swiped Pan Zi's lighter!"
Xu Qingfang also looked at Yue Yun with great admiration.
Yue Yun smiled inscrutably.
"The Fire-Swiping Immortal, kid!"
Accompanied by the incessant roaring sound, the vehicle drove out of the urban area of Jianghai City, turning toward the road leading to the deep mountains and old forests in the suburbs.
Looking at the strangely familiar scenery along the way, the expressions of the three, Xu Qingfang and the others, gradually changed a little.
"This looks like the road we took last time."
Xu Qingfang said uncertainly.
His conjecture was unanimously agreed upon by Yue Yun and Mo Yu.
"Even if it's not, it's not far from there."
The three of them had been tormented to death by the Blunt-Armored Pack Beast last time, so now they could finally enjoy the scenery they had missed before.
However, the scenery along the way was soon invisible, and all that came into view were the buses of other schools parked on the side of the road, as well as the swarming crowd of people.
"We have arrived at the Cangyuan Secret Realm, everyone get off the bus in an orderly manner!"
Pan Xuan directed the students to get off the bus.
The Cangyuan Secret Realm is the closest Secret Realm to Jianghai City; the Beast Tamer Association has already completed the internal exploration, and it is currently controlled by the East District.
A Secret Realm means danger, as well as immense opportunities.
Countless powerhouses and merchants flocked to it, wanting to get a piece of the pie from this huge Treasure Trove.
Even Beast Taming Groups would enter it to hunt.
After getting off the bus, what came into view was not the wilderness, but a small town specially built for the Secret Realm, where one could vaguely see the figures of soldiers with live ammunition patrolling.
"You three, behave yourselves!"
Pan Xuan focused his attention on the Three Heavenly Kings.
The Three Heavenly Kings were in close contact with a Secret Realm for the first time, and just the defensive power on the periphery of the Secret Realm made them feel their scalps tingle.