The Murphy's Law really took effect... Lin Guang sighed silently and turned his head. In front of him were Wang Dawei and the chubby guy Deng Yifeng, both showing faces full of disbelief.
They were the type to disappear immediately after class, and now they were ready with their meals and looking for a place.
"Wow, did you finally come to your senses?! So last semester, it wasn't that you turned down those girls' confessions because you were obsessed with studying, but because your standards were too high, right?"
The chubby guy Deng Yifeng's eyes were wide open in disbelief, repeatedly jumping between Lin Guang and Vishdair — it was Lin Guang's first time seeing him squeeze his eyes open past the surrounding flesh.
Then he stretched out his hand and gave a thumbs up: "But I have to admit, she is indeed the hottest of the hot girls!"
And after the initial shock, Wang Dawei came to his senses, a mischievous smile swept across his face: "Good job, Lin Guang, not only did you silently get a girlfriend from outside the school, but you secretly brought her here? If you don't want me to snitch to Ouyang Wei, tomorrow's meal is on you."
"..."
Lin Guang was speechless, but Wang Dawei seemed to have misunderstood this, giving a sneaky laugh. Just as he was about to keep speaking, the chubby guy pulled him away, mumbling something about not being a third wheel.
Vishdair watched their departing backs with some confusion and asked, "Your... poke school? That's a word, right? What did they say?"
"Classmates."
"I'm sorry for my ignorance, so what exactly did they say."
"They just said you're pretty."
Truthfully, it sounded a bit like flirting, so he subtly changed the context.
"Complimenting a Sakaz?" Vishdair raised an eyebrow; her intuition told her Lin Guang hadn't told the whole story, "Are they out of their minds, or are you joking with me?"
"They're not the kind to flatter strangers."
She slightly squinted her beautiful amber eyes: "You think so too?"
"Yeah." Lin Guang nodded honestly.
After all, just from appearances alone, she was indeed undeniably attractive.
It's just that her lifestyle makes it hard to view her as someone from the opposite sex.
"...Tsk, boring, truly a peaceful era."
In her hometown of Kazdail, no one cares how you look.
The girl pursed her lips with an unconcerned look, but watching Lin Guang's side profile, a subtle emotion seemed to spread unknowingly in her heart.
Tera beings have not been officially recorded in the Spirit Beast directory, and naturally, no scientific recipe exists; Lin Guang must choose the most suitable cafeteria dish for Vishdair, but thankfully, she wasn't picky.
In the end, Vishdair's lunch was a large plate of spicy braised pork belly and a large box of milk.
Without even using the system's Eye of Omniscience, Lin Guang could deduce from the uncleaned bristles on the pigskin that it was meat from the white-level spirit beast Steel Pig, the ruby-like fruit was from the gray-level spirit beast Burst Pepper Vine Fruit, and the milk came from the gray-level spirit beast Sweet Milk Cow, averaging around Level 5.
The cafeteria usually offers white-level ingredients only once a week, Vishdair was lucky, and first-grade students could even get another 50% discount on the student price — but no take-out allowed.
The Steel Pig meat was rich in life energy, the Burst Pepper fruit was rich in Fire Ether, while the Sweet Milk protected the stomach from injury caused by frenzied Fire Ether.
But after tasting, Vishdair sharply commented: "The effect is good, but the craftsmanship is not so great."
"Having food to eat is already good, this price is virtually a giveaway, just be content."
After lunch, Lin Guang took her for a stroll to digest their food in the spacious square in front of the cafeteria, where many other students were also hanging out with their spirit beasts, some gathered together chatting.
First-year students had just acquired spirit beasts not long ago, mainly discussing animal care tips, while second and third-year students had a wider range of topics, sometimes even discussing issues about the wilderness, secret realms, and school team exams.
Lin Guang also saw Wang Dawei bragging to his sister from the neighboring second class about how rare and powerful his big bird was, how he overcame all obstacles to tame and contract it.
After idling for about ten minutes, Lin Guang suddenly noticed three classmates walking directly toward him.
The leader was He Shenghuang, flanked by two guys who were his lackeys, always following his beck and call.
He Shenghuang first gave Vishdair a curious glance, then quickly shifted his gaze back to Lin Guang, with a polite, shallow smile on his face, but Lin Guang felt it was insincere.
This wasn't surprising.
He Shenghuang's father was the general manager of Zhen Sheng City's stock exchange, a true second-generation rich, intelligent, with a spiritual power talent being one-in-a-hundred green-level, always a prodigious youth in the spotlight.
But upon reaching high school, things took a turn for the worse; he stumbled upon the oddball Lin Guang.
At the first admission test, Lin Guang was detected with blue-level talent, even though it hadn't awakened, it meant his spiritual power talent was one rarely seen among a thousand people, truly one in a thousand.
Then during the first mock exams of the semester, Lin Guang shocked He Shenghuang and all the exam teachers with a full score in liberal arts.
This sparked the teachers' strange competitive spirit, making each test progressively harder, after several attempts, they finally managed to prevent Lin Guang from scoring full marks, but the gap between He Shenghuang and Lin Guang widened, finally making He Shenghuang realize that the mere 6-point difference in the mock exam was purely because the full score was only 120 points.
Even in the end, he was dubbed "eternal second place."
If a sixteen-year-old second-generation rich kid with high self-esteem can truly remain indifferent about such matters, he would rather believe Wang Dawei could act normally.
Normally, communication between them was nonexistent, given today's unusual timing, Lin Guang felt he had guessed He Shenghuang's purpose.
The look in his eyes indicated that a battle was about to begin!
"Want to have a duel? Using Spirit Master methods?"
Lin Guang glanced at Vishdair, using words she would understand, and promptly asked.
He Shenghuang's shallow smile instantly became a bit stiff; his parted lips stalled, momentarily speechless.
"Huh?!"
Because Lin Guang didn't control his volume, this scene was caught by Wang Dawei not far away, he left his sister and dashed over quickly, eyes wide and loudly shouting: "He Shenghuang, have some shame, will you? Lin Guang just contracted his spirit beast, you've done so for half a year, the level difference is at least five or six, and you dare challenge him? Bullying juniors, huh? Why don't you go fight those from second year instead?!"
Upon recovering from the initial surprise, He Shenghuang regained composure with a smile, though looking at Wang Dawei, hidden beneath his gaze was a sense of superiority, derived from his own qualities.