Before Qin Shou could utter another word!
The headless knights Yu Qingqing and Du Yue both stood up and cracked their knuckles!
Qin Shou immediately straightened his face. “We’re going! We absolutely have to go!”
“I’ve waited a whole year for this chance!”
“I want to prove myself! Not to show how great I am!”
“But to tell everyone that what I once lost, I will take back with my own hands!”
At this moment Qin Shou was filled with righteous indignation!
Yu Qingqing: (￢‸￢)
Stop it already, you’re not cool at all, okay?
Du Yue asked, “What did you lose back then? Your dignity?”
Qin Shou: …
Even Qi Yu and Ye Xinghe signed up too!
Qi Yu said, “Bro, don’t worry! We’ll go with you!”
Ye Xinghe grinned. “Don’t forget our secret weapon!”
The three exchanged glances and all revealed relieved smiles!
Rabbit Baby bounced over. “Heehee! Take me too, pretty please?”
“I’m very familiar with Thousand Island Lake! I even went there during the awards ceremony!”
Zhong Yingxue smiled. “Alright! The more the merrier!”
Tao Xinyi was rather stunned. She had not expected Jiang Nan and the others to pick an A-rank or higher mission for their very first field assignment!
“Missions ranked A and above have no time limit! Completing the objective is the only priority!”
“Also! Everyone listen carefully!”
“When you’re out on field missions, your official identity to the outside world is volunteer worker from Pioneer Nursing Home!”
“You are strictly forbidden from revealing any academy information to outsiders! Violators will be expelled and permanently blacklisted!”
Jiang Nan was not surprised by this.
After all, many things inside the academy counted as core secrets. Leaking them carelessly would definitely cause unnecessary trouble!
Half an hour later!
Jiang Nan and the others stood at the campus gate with dark expressions!
Everyone was wearing bright orange one-piece overalls!
On the back were six huge boldly written characters:
“Pioneer Nursing Home”!
The word “Pioneer” was tiny like a bean, while “Nursing Home” took up almost the entire back!
They even had orange peaked caps!
With two massive characters on them:
“VOLUNTEER”!
And a work badge on the chest!
Name: Jiang Nan!
Gender, age…
Length of service: Junior volunteer!
Jiang Nan’s little face was completely black!
Hey hey hey!
Do we really have to go this far? And we must wear these?
Are you worried people won’t know we’re from a nursing home?
Don’t we have any dignity?
Zhong Yingxue and Xia Yao both pouted. They had finally got the chance to return home in glory!
Yet this was the result…
The most terrifying part was that even Du Yue and Yu Qingqing’s helmets had the huge “VOLUNTEER” characters painted on them!
All one hundred volunteers boarded the coach!
Every single one had a dark face. They looked nothing like people heading out to carry out a mission!
This was clearly the vibe of labourers going to move earth on a construction site!
On the coach, Jiang Nan stood up and scratched his head. “Everyone! Can I ask you all for a small favour?”
“What’s up, Nan Shen?”
“Just say it!”
Jiang Nan pulled a photo out of his dimensional space. It was the group picture of their five-person team from the provincial All-Star tournament at Thousand Island Lake Spirit Ruin!
“Do you see that bald bear in the photo?”
“If any of you encounter this bear inside Thousand Island Lake Spirit Ruin, please do not attack it!”
“Just send the information to me. Thank you all so much!”
“I’ve prepared three gold-rank spirit beads and one little ginseng for everyone. Keep them as backup!”
As he spoke, Jiang Nan walked around distributing spirit beads and little ginsengs!
“No need to be so polite, Nan Shen. This is nothing!”
“No worries, brother! Here, take this. Yes, exactly this bear! Thanks, everyone!”
…
Watching Jiang Nan go around informing everyone with a smile on his face.
Zhong Yingxue and Xia Yao felt their hearts melt!
Jiang Nan very rarely asked others for help, but that did not mean he put on airs!
For Xiong Er’s safety he was still willing to do whatever was necessary!
At the very least, people who accept gifts find it harder to refuse requests!
Wu Liang’s nose stung! He clenched his fists!
Little brother, wait for me! Your big brother and sisters are coming to save you right now!
The coach drove all the way to Rongcheng Airport!
Plane tickets had already been booked long ago. All expenses for volunteers outside were covered by the academy!
Everyone passed security, but Qin Shou and his two brothers were stopped!
Qin Shou panicked. “I just want to know why we can’t bring spring onions on the plane!”
Qi Yu echoed, “Exactly!”
Ye Xinghe protested, “These aren’t prohibited items!”
Each of the three carried a backpack!
The zip was half open, and more than ten spring onions over a metre long poking out like antennae!
Air stewardess: (≖_≖)
Are you three planning to eat spring onions dipped in sauce on the flight?
“Overlength luggage cannot be taken on board, dear passengers. Please check them in!”
Qi Yu glared. “No way! These onions are extremely precious! What if they get damaged during checking?”
Who knows how many beatings we took and how many vegetable fields we raided to obtain Grandma Liu’s legendary spring onions?
Air stewardess: …
How precious can they be?
The market next door sells them for 1.40 yuan per catty!
Yet she still smiled professionally. “If the three passengers find checking troublesome, you may eat the onions now until they are 55 cm long. Then you can board!”
Ye Xinghe was stunned. “These onions are so precious! How could we possibly eat them!”
Qin Shou demanded, “How can you have such a wasteful idea?”
Qi Yu cried, “Eat them? That’s simply outrageous!”
Air stewardess: ???
If you don’t eat spring onions, what else are they for?
Jiang Nan’s face was black. You lot are going on a mission, why the hell are you bringing spring onions?
You could have just ask me! I’ve got tons!
In the end the three checked their luggage and finally boarded smoothly!
…
Baishan Airport!
Temporary tents had been set up on open ground on both sides of the airport!
Transport helicopters constantly took off and landed!
Many injured people were being brought back for treatment!
There were Spirit Martial Association staff as well as civilian spirit warriors!
The mountains and even the airport were shrouded in thick white mist. Visibility was less than 20 metres!
At this moment, branch president Shen Hong of the Spirit Martial Association was going insane with work in the temporary office!
A tall thin young man with slicked-back hair rushed in!
“President! Has the reinforcements arrived yet? Latest news! Our safe stronghold inside Thousand Island Lake is under beast tide attack again!”
“I’m afraid we won’t be able to hold it for more than a few hours!”
Shen Hong slammed the table in fury. “Hold what hold? Hold the damn line!”
“Do you know how much effort it took to seize that island? Where are all those civilian spirit warriors who answered the call?”
The slicked-back man gave a bitter laugh. “They’re useless! Most of them came for the spirit surge! Thousand Island Lake with skyrocketing spirit energy might not compare to a spirit pool, but it’s still an excellent cultivation spot!”
“Many spirit warriors parachuted in and didn’t even land in the stronghold. They went straight to other islands to cultivate!”
“The situation is completely out of control! Even if we seal the entrance, there are still people swimming in from Baishan Lake with their own parachute packs!”
Shen Hong roared, eyes bulging, shouted, “Aren’t they just making trouble? Where am I supposed to find the manpower to rescue them?”
At that moment his phone suddenly rang!
Shen Hong hurriedly picked up!
“Hello? President Chen! What? Reinforcements have arrived?”
“Quick quick quick! Come with me to greet them!”
The slicked-back youth’s eyes lit up. “Really? How many? From where?”
Shen Hong chuckled. “President Chen found them for me! He said they’re amazing! A hundred of them! Every single one a top-tier expert!”
Everyone in the temporary office grew excited. They put down their work and followed Shen Hong outside to welcome them!
This was truly rain in a drought!
Through the thick white mist, orange figures gradually approached!
“Whoa! Look at that presence! We’re saved! Definitely saved!”
“President Chen is the real deal. That sense of responsibility? Second to none!”
“Haha, the higher-ups really care!”
“Bullshit! It’s our President Shen who has face! One phone call and everything is arranged perfectly!”
Shen Hong stroked his silver hair, face glowing, grinning from ear to ear!
“Keep it low-key! Stay low-key!”
The orange army finally reached them. Everyone finally saw who had come!
At that instant, including Shen Hong!
Every single staff member turned to stone!
Oh my, look at this blinding orange overall!
Even more orange than Aunt Maria’s vest!
The huge “Nursing Home” characters on the back, plus the “VOLUNTEER” on the caps, completely stunned everyone!
Nursing home volunteers? Are you kidding me!
One student stepped forward and grinned!
“What’s the situation? We heard some cleaning needed doing around here?”
“We brought the whole crew! Shall we start washing right now?”
Shen Hong: ???
