Chapter 139: My Teammates

The next morning.

Li Luo got up, washed up briefly, and stood on the third-floor balcony of the small building. His gaze rested on the youthful, beautiful figures moving through the greenery not far away, and from time to time, squads would jog past, carrying special heavy gear, their rhythmic footsteps accompanied by the sound of them sweating profusely as they headed into the distance.

This heavy gear had the effect of suppressing one's Resonance Power, so those carrying it had to constantly circulate their Resonance Power to resist the weight; otherwise, they would be crushed directly to the ground. In this Astral Sage College, this heavy gear was also known as the "Devil's Gear."

This was life at the Astral Sage College.

Fulfilling and full of hope.

Li Luo stretched, rubbed his hungry stomach, and then walked downstairs.

When he reached the second floor, he saw an easel set up. A figure completely wrapped in a black robe was holding a paintbrush, sketching with focus, their strokes as if guided by a divine hand.

Li Luo walked up and greeted, "Student Xin Fu, good morning."

Xin Fu, hidden under a hood, glanced at him and gave a slight nod in acknowledgment.

After a day of contact, Li Luo already knew this teammate was a man of few words. This person was truly like a shadow; if you didn't pay special attention to him, you would really just overlook him entirely.

However, Li Luo felt that since he was the team leader, he should still show more concern for his teammates.

So he stood next to Xin Fu, looked at his easel, stroked his chin to contemplate, and praised, "This little chick you've painted has a lot of spirit."

The brush in Xin Fu's hand trembled. He seemed to be silent for a few seconds before a calm voice came: "I am painting a phoenix."

Li Luo was stunned. He looked at the little chick—no, the phoenix—on the drawing paper with a complex expression. If you just added a few grains of rice, it would be a perfect picture of a chick pecking at rice.

You're telling me this is a phoenix? Does the phoenix in your family grow up looking this malnourished?

"Did you just start learning to paint? This is indeed a good hobby; it helps cultivate one's character and temper one's state of mind," Li Luo thought a lot, but ultimately said this.

The brush in Xin Fu's hand trembled again. This time he was silent for even longer: "I have been painting for ten years."

Li Luo let out a breath. Damn it, my heart is so tired. You've been painting for ten years and this is your level? I could paint better than you even if I used my feet!

Forget it, this eccentric teammate can do whatever he wants.

So he turned around silently and went downstairs.

Upon reaching the first floor, while Li Luo was considering how to solve the breakfast problem, he saw Bai Mengmeng in the living room, wearing a small apron and revealing a pair of slender, white-lotus-like calves, carefully placing an exquisite breakfast on the table.

Her bright, watery eyes lifted to look at Li Luo as he came downstairs. A smile appeared on her pure and sweet little face as she whispered, "Team leader, are you up? I've made breakfast, so you don't have to go to the college cafeteria to eat."

Looking at the cute and sweet girl before him, Li Luo's previously gloomy mood was instantly brightened. Fortunately, although that teammate was too weird, at least one of them was normal.

Li Luo hurriedly expressed his thanks and sat down at the table. He stuffed a mouthful of food into his mouth, but the next moment, his expression froze.

He looked in shock at the food that looked exquisite but tasted like pig swill. It was hard to imagine how this was even made.

I was careless.

I thought I would at least have one normal teammate.

I'm tired, let it all be destroyed.

"Team leader, what's wrong? Is it... not tasty?" Seeing Li Luo's expression, Bai Mengmeng's little face turned pale, and she asked somewhat nervously.

Li Luo looked at Bai Mengmeng's worried and nervous eyes, then at her pure and lovely little face. He sighed in his heart, swallowed the food in one gulp, and smiled: "It's very good."

Hearing this, Bai Mengmeng finally breathed a sigh of relief.

At this moment, Xin Fu also came downstairs. Seeing this, Li Luo enthusiastically called out, "Brother Xin, come quickly! Mengmeng has prepared breakfast!"

Xin Fu gave a strange look at the seemingly excited Li Luo, but still walked over. Seeing this, Bai Mengmeng hurriedly served him a portion of breakfast as well. After a moment of hesitation, he said thank you and took it.

After stuffing a mouthful of food into his mouth, Xin Fu's expression instantly stiffened. Then, he looked at Li Luo, who was smiling at him, with a complex expression. He silently swallowed the food, continued to bury his head in eating, and said to Li Luo in a muffled voice: "Team leader, this is Mengmeng's heart, we must eat it all."

"Damn, what a ruthless man."

Seeing this, Li Luo was shocked, but under Bai Mengmeng's hopeful gaze, he could only grit his teeth and start wolfing it down.

The corners of Bai Mengmeng's eyes curved. She then got a portion for herself and began to eat slowly, looking like she was enjoying it immensely.

Seeing her like this, Li Luo couldn't help but exchange a glance with Xin Fu, both seeing the confusion in the other's eyes. Does she really think it's delicious? The Bai family is, after all, an old, established family in Gusu County, and they are considered quite powerful even in the Great Xia. It's impossible for their food to be this bad, right?

Li Luo shook his head and cast a sympathetic look at Bai Mengmeng.

At this moment, the door was suddenly pushed open, and Instructor Xi Chan walked in. She waved her hand, signaling the three of them not to stand up.

"Today we will begin our first lesson. Later, you will all follow me to the underground training room," Instructor Xi Chan said.

Li Luo asked, "Instructor, when can we go to cultivate at the Resonance Power Tree?"

Bai Mengmeng and Xin Fu also looked over curiously. If there was one thing these new students entering the Astral Sage College looked forward to most, it was probably that towering, sky-covering Resonance Power Tree; it was the symbol of the college.

"The heaven and earth energy gathered by the Resonance Power Tree at the Astral Sage College is too thick. You new students can only go up once every three days; otherwise, you won't be able to bear it."

Instructor Xi Chan explained, "So you have to wait until tomorrow to go up."

The three of them nodded in sudden realization, then couldn't help but sigh. In their previous colleges, the Resonance Power Tree was a daily requirement, but at the Astral Sage College, they could only go once every three days, and the reason was that the heaven and earth energy above was too thick for their bodies to handle...

What a luxurious reason.

After breakfast, Li Luo and the other two, filled with anticipation, followed Instructor Xi Chan to the underground training room.

After all, this was face-to-face guidance from a Marquis-level powerhouse!

The first to go up was Li Luo, while Bai Mengmeng and Xin Fu sat cross-legged on the side of the training ground, watching.

"Give me your hand."

Instructor Xi Chan stretched out her hand and said this to Li Luo.

Seeing this, Li Luo hesitated for a moment in his heart, but ultimately stretched out his hand.

He knew that she wanted to understand the situation of the dual resonances in his body to provide some precise guidance.

And the reason for his hesitation was, naturally, the third resonance palace in his body.

At this stage, he was not very willing to expose his third resonance palace, because his current dual resonances might only make some potential enemies start to take him, the young master of the Luolan Mansion, seriously, and everything was still under control. But if the third resonance palace were exposed at this time, it would give people the feeling that he was too monstrous.

In such a situation, those enemies of the Luolan Mansion might not necessarily let him continue to grow. Perhaps by then, even a Purple-tier instructor wouldn't be able to protect him. Although the Astral Sage College had a deterrent effect, a gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall; why put himself in such a dangerous situation?

However, there was no reason to refuse right now, and since Li Luo's third resonance palace had not yet been developed and was currently hidden in the deepest part of his body, he assumed that unless she intentionally probed deeply, it would be difficult to discover.

Thinking this, Li Luo relaxed a bit and let Instructor Xi Chan reach out and grasp his wrist.

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