“Twenty years ago, rifts to the abyss suddenly appeared in human civilization. The abyssal beasts that emerged from those rifts brought disaster to humanity, but at the same time, they also gave us unprecedented power.
The awakening of companion spirit weapons and companion exotic beasts also allowed some ordinary people to gain power that felt like ascending to the heavens.
In order to cultivate these powers, we established many universities. And what you need to do now is cultivate your own companion weapons.”
When the woman with dark glasses finished speaking on the podium, the sound of snoring reached her ears. Her beautiful eyes shifted, and she looked toward the young man sleeping soundly in the back row.
“Huang Quan!”
A shout drew the attention of the entire class. At that moment, Huang Quan was still lost in his own world, studying his second companion weapon.
Hearing the teacher’s call, Huang Quan reluctantly opened his eyes and looked at the female teacher on the podium. “Teacher Su, is something wrong?”
Su Ling raised her hand and adjusted her glasses, speaking with a disdainful tone, “Huang Quan, if you don’t listen carefully in class, do you think you can awaken a companion ability?
You’re already seventeen. Are you really going to drive a truck for the rest of your life?”
If Su Ling had said this to the Huang Quan from a year ago, he probably would have agreed.
But a year ago, he had already awakened his cheat—a space called the Hall of Eternal Life. From there, he obtained his companion spirit weapon: a heavy-duty truck.
Originally, he had planned to drive a truck just to make a living. Who would have thought that because of the appearance of the abyssal rifts, everyone would want to go into the abyss, dreaming of getting rich overnight? But most people never came back.
Yet these jobs that people usually looked down on now paid more than ten times as much.
The female teacher in front of him, Su Ling, was also very snobbish. She was always gentle and considerate toward students with high awakening talent.
But toward students like Huang Quan, whose awakening talent was extremely poor, she basically never showed a good face. Pouring cold water on them was the norm.
Now, hearing Su Ling’s words, he let them go in one ear and out the other.
Seeing Huang Quan’s indifferent expression, Su Ling snorted coldly and said to the class, “You too. Take Huang Quan as a warning. His only fate in this life is to drive a truck!
Study hard and strive to get into a good abyss university to bring honor to our Tianlan High School.”
As soon as she finished speaking, the bell rang for the end of class.
Su Ling also remembered something important and said, “Recently, new rules have been issued from above. Anyone who has reached eighteen and still has not awakened a companion talent, or whose companion weapon is only level one, will all be expelled.”
After saying that, she glanced at Huang Quan, her meaning more than obvious.
“Brother Huang, don’t take her words to heart. You know exactly what Su the old witch is like, don’t you? Even if you get expelled then, I’ll be here with you.”
As soon as class ended, Huang Quan’s close friend, Fatty Ye, ran over to talk to him.
“Su the old witch made it so I couldn’t even sleep well. How could I be in a good mood?”
Huang Quan yawned indifferently. With the Hall of Eternal Life, having a level-two companion weapon was almost as easy as turning over his hand.
The chubby Ye Fu also plopped down onto a chair, which immediately creaked as if it could not bear his weight. “I’m not afraid of being expelled. At worst, I’ll go home and inherit the family business. But what’s a shame is that I won’t get to see the beauties at our school anymore.”
Huang Quan then looked toward a certain seat in the class. The girl sat there quietly, her skin wrapped in a snowy glow, a pair of phoenix eyes naturally charming yet stern and imposing. Between her brows was a coldness like gathered frost and snow. Her icy, otherworldly grace was like that of a fairy, so beautiful she seemed untouched by worldly dust. She was a complete peerless beauty.
Lei Aoxue, the cold beauty of their Tianlan High School. Usually she gave off an aura that kept strangers away, and in class she was also solitary, never socializing with others. Yet she was the goddess in every man’s heart.
Ye Fu also wore a piggish look. “If I could kiss school beauty Lei once in this life, I’d die satisfied.”
“We’re not people from the same world as her at all. Better not have these unrealistic dreams.” Huang Quan looked calm.
Fatty Ye rolled his eyes. Even daydreaming wasn’t allowed?
“Brother Huang, are you still going to deliver goods after school today?”
“Yeah. Do you need something delivered?” Huang Quan nodded.
“I’m still a student. What orders could I give you? If I need anything, I’ll definitely call you. When that happens, you have to give your brother a discount.”
“I don’t give discounts, but I do give gifts.”
“What gift?” Fatty Ye could not help feeling curious. This stingy brother of his would actually give a gift? Had the sun risen from the west?
“A limited-time bucket of instant noodles.” Huang Quan answered seriously.
Fatty Ye’s mouth twitched. He should not have gotten his hopes up. But then he thought of something. “Why limited-time? What happens after the time passes?”
Huang Quan shot him a look. “Of course it expires.”
So that was why it was limited-time?
Fatty Ye cleared his throat twice, then took out his phone from his pocket and said, “Brother Huang, let me show you something good. Some brothers risked their lives to secretly take these yesterday!”
Huang Quan could not hold back his curiosity either and glanced at the phone. It was actually a photo of Lei Aoxue. Although it was taken secretly, he had to admit that no matter from which angle, this woman could give people a different kind of beauty.
Seeing Huang Quan drawn in by the photo, Fatty Ye said with a chuckle, “I still have plenty more. These were secretly taken around our school. Huang Quan, facing such a beauty, do you really have no thoughts at all?”
“It’d be a lie to say I have no thoughts, but we should still focus on making money first.” Huang Quan said lightly.
“If you awaken a companion spirit weapon, you can go into a level-one abyssal rift and try your luck. If you’re lucky enough to get an abyssal item, then you’ll get rich overnight. Reaching the peak of life won’t be just a dream.”
Huang Quan only smiled and said nothing. He knew better than anyone how dangerous the abyssal rifts were. He had also used his truck to deliver supplies to the assault teams that specialized in exploring the abyssal rifts, but more than half of them were sent back because the people were gone.
Just as the two were enjoying the sight, they suddenly felt a figure blocking the light from the phone. Fatty Ye was a little displeased and said without looking up, “Brother, move aside. Don’t block my view of the photo.”
Huang Quan’s expression stiffened, and he jabbed his elbow hard into Fatty Ye’s arm.
“What are you doing? I haven’t finished looking yet!” When Fatty Ye looked up, his eyeballs almost popped out.
Lei Aoxue stood there with her arms crossed, looking at the two of them with a completely indifferent expression.
Fatty Ye came back to his senses and instantly froze. He looked at Huang Quan: Brother, she’s here, why didn’t you keep warning me?
Huang Quan: I didn’t notice either.
For a moment, the three of them looked at one another, and the air fell into silence.
