Chapter 151: Room Allocation Dispute

Hearing what Zhao Wuji said, a flash of light flickered in Dai Mubai's eyes.

He nodded, his expression becoming serious, and said to the others: "The Star Dou Great Forest is no place for games. There are many Soul Beasts inside, and they are extremely aggressive, with no fondness for us humans at all. Everyone must be careful and stay alert."

He thought for a moment and said: "Qin Jian, Tang San, you two take the lead. Oscar, Ning Rongrong, you two follow behind them. Pangzi, Xiao Wu, you two take the left and right flanks. I and Zhuqing will be at the rear of the team. After entering the forest, we must maintain this formation and stay vigilant at all times. Everyone, let's move out."

Zhuqing frowned. She knew Dai Mubai had arranged her position intentionally, but not knowing how to object, she could only cast her gaze toward Qin Jian.

Qin Jian received her gaze and immediately guessed her thoughts, so he raised his hand and said: "Excuse me, I have an objection."

"Hmm?"

Dai Mubai frowned and said: "Qin Jian, what objection do you have? Are you unwilling to clear the path for everyone?"

This remark even made Zhao Wuji frown; it was quite something.

Qin Jian shook his head and smiled: "I have no problem clearing the path, but you shouldn't have arranged for Tang San to be at the very front. He is a Control System Soul Master; placing him in the center of the team to oversee the overall situation is the correct way."

Zhao Wuji's brow relaxed, and he nodded.

Seeing this, Dai Mubai immediately said: "That was my oversight. Then Pangzi and Tang San can swap positions."

"Also..."

Qin Jian continued: "Zhuqing's position is also wrong."

"What is wrong with Zhuqing's position? She has the fastest speed, so being at the end allows her to react in time," Dai Mubai said unhappily.

Qin Jian shook his head and said: "I don't believe you don't know what an Agility Attack System Soul Master is best at. Zhuqing is most suited for lurking, scouting, and assassination. She should be at the very front of the team; she is a natural candidate for a scout."

"If she is placed at the back as you said, that would definitely be the biggest mistake," he said, spreading his hands.

Dai Mubai opened his mouth to retort, but at this moment, Zhao Wuji clapped his hands and said: "Good, what you said makes sense. Let's do it that way."

Dai Mubai had to swallow the words that had reached his lips, especially when he saw Zhuqing's noticeably lighter footsteps, which made him feel stifled inside.

With the help of Oscar's Sausage, in just one day, when night fell, the group from Shrek Academy had traveled over four hundred kilometers and was already very close to the Star Dou Great Forest.

Seeing that they could not reach their destination today, Zhao Wuji gave the order to rest.

Because they had just arrived at a small town, it was hard to say if there would be any supplies if they continued forward.

At this time, Zhao Wuji pointed to a hotel in front that looked quite ordinary and said: "Let's stay here. We'll rest for the night and set off tomorrow morning. You will bear the costs of accommodation and meals yourselves."

Then, how many rooms to open and who would sleep with whom caused a dispute.

Originally, the five boys could just split into two rooms, squeezing in at most, and the girls could just have one room.

But the wealthy Ning Rongrong stated that she could open another room, and very considerately invited Qin Jian to join her, so that the boys' side could be more spacious.

Zhuqing could not endure this and immediately stated: "Ning Rongrong, haven't you and Xiao Wu always shared a room? I have been staying alone, so this time I can be with Qin Jian."

Ning Rongrong put on a look of being considerate for her: "Zhuqing, after all, you don't have as many gold coins to spend as I do. It's better to be a little more frugal."

"We are all Spirit Masters and can receive a salary from the Spirit Hall; we can afford this little bit of room fare," Zhuqing said, crossing her arms.

"You..."

Ning Rongrong was a bit angry and said with her hands on her hips: "You already hugged him and slept for a whole night last night, so what's wrong with lending him to me for one night?"

Everyone was dumbfounded: "So Qin Jian really went to Zhuqing's room last night..."

Oscar produced a Sausage and gnawed on it, with the same effect as eating melon.

Seeing Zhuqing lower her head in embarrassment, Ning Rongrong hurriedly pulled Qin Jian away to open a room.

And Qin Jian... just let things take their natural course...

After everyone received their room keys, the eight of them gathered again in the lobby to eat.

Although they sat around a table, the atmosphere was not harmonious.

Qin Jian had Ning Rongrong on his left, Zhuqing on his right, and Dai Mubai opposite him; it really felt wrong no matter where he looked.

His conflict with Dai Mubai had gradually surfaced, even to the point that Zhao Wuji had sensed it along the way, knowing that the two of them might not be able to become partners.

"Sigh, I'm so hungry. Why is the food being served so slowly?" Xiao Wu lay on the table and lamented.

Tang San comforted her gently: "Wait a little longer, it should be soon."

Then... Qin Jian took a carrot out of his Soul Guidance Device and handed it to her...

Xiao Wu's eyes instantly turned into the shape of carrots.

"Thank you, Brother!" She happily began to gnaw on it.

Tang San's mouth twitched: "Didn't you say that food kept in a Soul Guidance Device isn't fresh? You'll eat what Qin Jian gives you?"

"Mm..."

Xiao Wu's mouth was stuffed full of carrot, and for a moment, she couldn't answer him at all.

Tang San could only shake his head helplessly.

The restaurant was already sixty or seventy percent full of guests. At this moment, a group of people suddenly walked in from outside. Similar to Qin Jian and the others, there were eight of them.

Leading them was a middle-aged man who looked to be in his forties. His appearance was quite handsome, his hair was combed to a high shine, and his moon-white Spirit Master robe was very exquisite, with patterns embroidered in silver thread that shimmered as he moved.

Following behind the middle-aged man were seven youths—six men and one woman—who looked to be around twenty years old. They wore the same moon-white Spirit Master robes, only without the silver thread embroidery found on the middle-aged man.

But whether it was the middle-aged man or the seven youths behind him, there was a cyan ring mark on their left shoulders, with two characters of the same color embroidered inside the ring: Canghui.

"That young lady looks pretty good. Boss Dai, these guys should be from Canghui Academy, right?"

Ma Hongjun's small eyes stared fixedly at the only girl in that eight-person team.

It had to be said that the girl did indeed have some charm and could be considered upper-middle grade.

And for Ma Hongjun, such a slightly more mature girl was especially attractive. Coupled with his Evil Fire, his eyes naturally shone as he stared at her incessantly.

Dai Mubai curled his lip: "They are just from the small Canghui Academy. Strutting about like that, those who didn't know better would think they were from Heaven Dou Imperial Academy."

Neither Pangzi nor Dai Mubai deliberately lowered their voices, and a Spirit Master's hearing is naturally better than a normal person's.

Although the restaurant was somewhat noisy, the middle-aged man among the eight still cast his gaze over, his brow slightly furrowed.

When he saw that the table of Shrek Academy students was just a group of young boys and girls, his expression immediately became even uglier...

(End of chapter)