Chapter 57

Chapter 57

The moment the wolverine spirit vanished, Lu Yang took a step forward, his hand halfway up to grab Zhou Cheng’s collar when Zhou Cheng suddenly bent down and crawled under the desk, huddling in the corner with his head buried.

The thin and small boy, his exposed arms surprisingly slender, was covered with old scars of various sizes.

Lu Yang had grown to 1.8 meters tall, and after a summer of physical training, his arm was as thick as two of Zhou Cheng’s. Originally intending to beat up Zhou Cheng for Xu Qiao’s predicament, he was taken aback by Zhou Cheng’s pitiful appearance, then gritted his teeth and turned to look at Xu Qiao: "Did it hurt you?"

Xu Qiao shook her head, put away the lotus leaf, and returned the turtle shell to Sun Fushan.

Sun Fushan stepped back a few paces, glared down at Zhou Cheng under the table: "You, you’re crazy!"

Zhou Cheng trembled even more, his head still buried as he apologized: "S-Sorry, I only awakened my spirit two months ago, and I haven’t learned how to control it yet."

Sun Fushan, unable to express his frustration, patted Lu Yang’s arm, urging him to ask.

Lu Yang: "Didn’t you have any elders to teach you?"

Most types of spirits obey the will of their psychics, but animal spirits tend to be more active, especially when they first awaken, often emerging on their own. However, emerging doesn’t mean attacking other psychics recklessly, and Zhou Cheng’s spirit’s behavior was clearly wrong.

Zhou Cheng’s voice dropped: "I, I’m from the Third Ring, and there are no psychics around to teach me."

New students occasionally passed by in the corridor outside. Xu Qiao pulled Lu Yang back a bit and persuaded him: "Come out first. We just want to understand why your spirit attacked me. We won’t lay a hand on you. You and Xiaoyang will be classmates and roommates for three years. It’s fine if we clear up the misunderstanding."

Zhou Cheng didn’t move, still hugging his head.

The brown-furred wolverine spirit jumped out again, standing guard in front of Zhou Cheng in a threatening and defensive posture. Its round head topped with two small, short, round ears, its wide, thick paws with sharp claws, made it look like a bear, but its nearly meter-long body resembled a badger, complete with a fluffy weasel-like tail.

Xu Qiao thought that if not for the spirit’s fierce eyes and sharp fangs, it would actually look quite cute.

Lu Yang and Sun Fushan exchanged a glance; the former released a longsword that floated before the desk, while the latter pulled Xu Qiao behind him, guarding against the wolverine’s sudden attack.

Unable to retract his spirit, Zhou Cheng hugged the wolverine from behind, lowering his head in silence for a long time before explaining awkwardly: "Before I awakened my spirit, I was often bullied. It must have known. Every time someone surrounded me, I got scared, and it would jump out to protect me."

A psychic’s crystal core exists in the brain and cannot be detected by technology, whether before or after awakening.

Scholars of the New Era speculate that the crystal core has existed since the psychic was an embryo, but the spirit needs to sleep for over a decade before awakening. When the spirit awakens, it receives all the memories of the host from the previous dozen years.

After hearing Zhou Cheng’s explanation, Sun Fushan lowered his guard, looking at Zhou Cheng with sympathy and understanding.

Lu Yang retracted his longsword, feeling a moment of anger towards those who had bullied Zhou Cheng.

Xu Qiao released eleven lotus petals, which drifted tentatively towards the fierce and defensive wolverine spirit.

The wolverine’s eyes were very dark, reflecting the pinkish-white petals that seemed to float in the wind. The wolverine felt no threat, only a faint fragrance.

The first petal conveyed a message to the powerful spirit: "Do you like the scent of my flowers? Would you like to smell more?"

The wolverine sniffed, not rejecting the fragrance but not trusting the three people opposite. Suddenly, it turned around, lifting its fluffy tail.

Releasing a scent, huh? It could do that too!

Xu Qiao, an excellent C-class graduate from the Third School, and Sun Fushan, an excellent graduate from the Second School, knew all about various plants, animals, and mutated creatures. Seeing the wolverine lift its tail, Sun Fushan turned and ran towards the dormitory door, while Xu Qiao grabbed Lu Yang’s wrist and ran out, releasing a large water curtain behind them.

Just as the transparent fire scorpion spirit’s venom is a solid, the wolverine’s stinky liquid also had color.

In the first second, the yellow stinky liquid hit the water curtain, and Sun Fushan’s hand grasped the doorknob.

In the second second, Sun Fushan opened the door, and the A-class stinky liquid broke through the water curtain, hitting a soft water wall.

In the third second, Sun Fushan darted out of the dormitory, and the A-class stinky liquid penetrated the water wall by fifty centimeters, almost touching Lu Yang’s back.

In the fourth second, Xu Qiao ran out of the dormitory door, and Lu Yang, driven by the urge to protect Xu Qiao, broke free from her grip and slammed the door shut.

In the fifth second, Xu Qiao’s water wall merged with Sun Fushan’s earth wall, forming a layer of mud several centimeters thick at the dormitory door.

Other new students and parents in the corridor were stunned by the scene.

Xu Qiao, still shaken, followed Sun Fushan and fled over twenty meters before daring to look back.

Fortunately, to prevent young and easily angered Combat Department students from accidentally destroying dormitories or even entire buildings during physical conflicts, the dormitories of the First and Second Schools were built with A-class materials, strong enough to withstand the impact of the A-class stinky liquid. The thick mud wall also sealed all gaps to prevent the stinky liquid from leaking out.

The corridor was safe, but angry shouts came from the surrounding dormitories and balconies: "Heaven! Who’s releasing poison!"

Fortunately, a wind-type psychic parent reacted quickly, using wind to wrap the escaping stinky liquid and fly it high into the sky.

The kind-hearted parent even flew up and used the wind to repeatedly “wash” the dozen or so dormitories affected by the stinky liquid.

Lu Yang, the new student who had just moved into the military academy dormitory, relied on his A-class psychic’s strong physique to withstand his roommate’s combined physical and mental attack. His 1.8-meter-tall, lean figure stubbornly clung to the dormitory door, refusing to fall.

Zhou Cheng, having retracted his spirit, timidly peeked out from under the desk. Seeing Lu Yang standing motionless with his back to the door, Zhou Cheng was on the verge of tears: "I, I didn’t mean to, you..."

Lu Yang didn’t want to hear him speak. Once his hands regained strength, he grabbed the doorknob, pressed down, and pulled inward.

It didn’t budge, as if something was stuck to the outside of the door.

He tried again and finally succeeded.

Xu Qiao and Sun Fushan, who had deactivated their abilities, stood on the right side of the corridor, joined by another wind-type psychic parent, continuously blowing wind to disperse the stench from the opened dormitory doors.

Lu Yang leaned against the wall and walked out, still handsome but with a green face.

Xu Qiao sighed in relief and asked him, "Can you hold on? If you can, stay in the wind until the smell dissipates, and then I’ll treat you."

Lu Yang leaned against the wall, motionless for a few seconds, then took off his new jacket and threw it back to the dormitory door: "You dirtied it, you clean it."

A weak "Okay" came from inside.

Once Lu Yang was sure he had no smell left, he followed Xu Qiao and Sun Fushan downstairs to avoid drawing attention from other new students.

The skunk's odor, besides being foul, also contained an anesthetic component. Xu Qiao's mental energy swept through Lu Yang's body, expelling the anesthetic that had seeped in and restoring his affected nervous system.

Sun Fushan: "If Xiaoyang is like this, would we be knocked out if it happened to us?"

Xu Qiao looked up at the fifth floor, her expression serious: "The smell is made up of various chemical substances. If the concentration exceeds the human body's tolerance, it can be fatal. Zhou Cheng's mental entity is too unstable; such incidents must be reported to the school. Either the school should find a way to intervene in Zhou Cheng's condition or give him a separate dorm room to prevent his roommates from suffering accidental harm."

Lu Yang lowered his eyes and said: "I'm not afraid of it. This time I wasn't prepared. Next time, if it dares to raise its tail again, I'll strike it down with one sword."

Xu Qiao: "Mm, see what you decide. It's best if Zhou Cheng can control his mental entity."

Leaving the unexpected incident in the dormitory behind, Lu Yang followed Xu Qiao and Qinchi for a good tour around The Second School. However, when it was time for lunch, Lu Yang expressed no appetite.

After sending a message to Qinchi, Xu Qiao asked him: "Are you going back to the dorm first, or will you come watch us eat?"

Lu Yang: "I'll watch you eat and then see you out of school."

The three went to the cafeteria first. Qinchi arrived quickly and, seeing Lu Yang with a sour face and without his coat, he glanced at Xu Qiao and asked: "Is the smelly gas post on the school forum about Xiaoyang's dorm?"

Lu Yang: "..."

Sun Fushan hurriedly opened the forum of The Second School, quickly scrolling through over ten photos uploaded by passersby, and sighed in relief: "Fortunately, no faces were captured."

Qinchi smiled: "What happened?"

Xu Qiao quietly explained the situation.

Qinchi thought of his own fire dragon mental entity.

From the moment he awakened his mental entity until his father arranged for him to join the guard army, he only stayed at home for three days. On the very night he met his father for the first time, the fire dragon left his body on its own and attacked his father.

His father's black dragon only extended its head, and a bolt of lightning struck the fire dragon, paralyzing it and forcing it to retreat back into his body.

Qinchi did not harbor any resentment or blame towards his father, unsure why the fire dragon had such intense hostility.

If the fire dragon was like that, the skunk's aversion to the outside world would only be stronger.

He told Xu Qiao: "I'll keep an eye on Zhou Cheng. If Xiaoyang notices any worsening of his condition, let me know promptly."

Lu Yang nodded.

After eating, Xu Qiao wanted to meet Lu Yang's other roommates, so the four of them went to the dormitory building together.

Apart from Zhou Cheng, there were two more boys in the dorm.

Bao Wei, elephant mental entity, A-level Earth Element ability, steady demeanor.

Wei Pingye, dewdrop mental entity, A-level Water Element ability, gentle demeanor.

Sun Fushan, who had been following Qinchi behind the siblings, turned to the dormitory entrance and, upon clearly seeing the three inside, immediately turned and hid to the side.

After introductions, the two new roommates continued their activities. Zhou Cheng kept his head down, reading a book, while Lu Yang's coat and bedding were drying on the balcony.

Lu Yang: "...I didn't ask you to wash the sheets and covers."

Zhou Cheng, hunching his shoulders, said apologetically: "There was still a bit of smell, so I washed them together. Don't worry, I've wiped the bed frames, desks, cabinets, and floors several times."

Wei Pingye: "Thank you, I don't smell anything unusual."

Bao Wei: "If you hadn't mentioned it, I wouldn't have guessed anything happened in our dorm. Your mental entity is quite good, both offensive and defensive."

Zhou Cheng looked at Lu Yang anxiously.

Lu Yang, with a stern face, asked: "It's good, but do you have any other abilities besides that?"

Zhou Cheng: "The test showed A-level Metal Element ability, and also A-level Poison Element ability."

Not the kind of poison that causes blood to gush from all seven orifices as seen on TV, but rather that stinky liquid.

Lu Yang raised an eyebrow.

Xu Qiao, delighted, said: "Xiaoyang also has a Metal ability. You can train together in the future."

Zhou Cheng barely dared to look at Lu Yang.

Lu Yang had plenty of time to cultivate friendships with his roommates. He turned and said: "Let's go, I'll take you back first."

As the three left the dormitory, they realized Sun Fushan was nowhere to be found.

Xu Qiao sent him a message: "Where are you?"

Sun Fushan: "I'm downstairs. Principal Wei is my uncle, and Wei Pingye is his nephew. We've met before. I just messaged him, asking him to keep it a secret from Xiaoyang, and he said he doesn't want his roommates to know about his relationship with Principal Wei either."

Xu Qiao laughed: "I won't tell Xiaoyang. But the mental entities of Principal Wei's family are so special—snowflakes, dewdrops. I really want to see them."

Sun Fushan: "They sound nice, but they're actually quite ordinary, not as interesting as a nest of turtles at my place."