Chapter 1344: Word Spirit Gum?
No need to hide anything at all!
For the sake of helping the students move past their grief, it's perfectly normal for an instructor to take the team on a mission, right?
It wouldn't raise the slightest suspicion!
To prepare for this trip, Jiangnan had stopped eating regular meals, having nothing but little puddings for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
He was sick of pudding, but there was no other way!
The group didn't take the train. Instead, they set off from Rongcheng Airport, flying straight to E Guo's Snow Capital Airport.
Xia Yao was surprised. (๑•̌.•̑)ˀ̣ˀ̣ “I thought we'd take the train for a few days. Why the sudden splurge on a plane?”
Knowing Xiao Nan, he'd usually just have Xiao Jiuwo carry everyone straight to Blood Capital.
Jiangnan put his hands on his hips, looking smug.
ᥬ(๑¯ิٹ¯ิ) “All expenses for this trip are covered by the academy. Why should I save their money? First class, direct!”
“Once we're on the plane, don't forget what I told you earlier.”
Everyone nodded, keeping it in mind.
They had to look sad.
Still, they couldn't help feeling a little excited about the E Guo permafrost trip.
Back when Xiao Nan first joined the Dark Night, he'd gone to E Guo once and even set off a nuclear bomb.
But Zhong Yingxue and the others had never been.
The group boarded the plane. The Little Rabbit Bastard perched on Zhong Yingxue's head, while Xiao Jiuwo lay on Xia Yao's shoulder.
Since Jiangnan was currently using Luo Tianqing's identity, having Xiao Jiuwo on Luo Tianqing's shoulder would still raise suspicions.
But staying with Xia Yao was perfectly fine.
Once in first class, Zhong Yingxue and the others were recognized. But given Jiangnan's death and their grim expressions, people wisely didn't approach them. Still, some took secret photos.
The news that the group was heading to E Guo's Blood Capital spread online.
Jiangnan didn't care—this wasn't a covert operation.
But the internet was buzzing with heated discussions:
“Jiangnan's team is going to E Guo's Blood Capital? Led by Hua Xia's War God Tianqing?”
“Jiangnan just died, and his teammates are already going on a mission? No grief? So heartless? Guess it's true—when a person dies, the light goes out.”
“Tsk—unless you've walked in their shoes, don't judge. You wouldn't understand. The academy is full of memories of Jiangnan; they can't bear to stay.”
“Sigh—how did Nan Shen die? What a waste…”
The trip didn't draw major attention. Most people were focused on the ancient ruins mutating around the world.
As Jiangnan scrolled through the comments, a smile curled at the corner of his mouth.
The effect was good…
Then he thought about the Blood Capital trip to the permafrost.
He knew nothing about E Guo's situation—neither the place nor the people—so he needed a familiar contact.
He pulled out his phone and contacted the blonde beauty, Katerina.
After returning from the Metropolis, she'd joined Hua Xia's Dark Night Army and was stationed in E Guo.
He wondered how she was doing.
Using Luo Tianqing's account, Jiangnan messaged the blonde beauty.
The Dark Night Army had already arranged for her to be their contact.
After all, she used to work underground and knew all the ins and outs of the gray zone.
War God Tianqing: “Poke ☛ Poison-tongue little sis? Here? I'm leading the team out. Arriving this afternoon!”
Golden Venomous Snake: “(งᵒ̌皿ᵒ̌)ง Venom! It's Venom! Suka blyat!”
[Katerina's Resentment +1000!]
Jiangnan chuckled to himself. Even if she thought he was Luo Tianqing, as long as she got angry, the resentment points would still show up.
Great.
He didn't reveal the truth to the beauty, since he didn't know the situation over there. Better to be cautious.
War God Tianqing: “Alright—Poison-tongue little sis, remember: try not to bring up Jiangnan. I don't want to trigger sad memories for the team…”
This time, the beauty was silent for a long time before replying.
Golden Venomous Snake: …
“I'll wait for you at Blood Capital Airport…”
Jiangnan grinned. The beauty seemed pretty upset, huh?
He adjusted his seat, lay back, and started checking the system.
_(︶◡︶ゝ∠)_
It had been a while since the last lottery.
The system had given out two consecutive consolation prizes: Didiwei and Twin Lollipops.
After the undersea battle, assassination attempt, and fake death, his resentment points had unknowingly climbed back to over ten million.
To prepare for this trip, Jiangnan wanted to pull again.
Let's go for 8.8 million! Good luck!
[Lucky Ten-Pull Lottery Start!]
[Congratulations! Prize: One Bobo Lipstick!]
[Thanks for playing! Consolation Prize: One Twin Lollipop…]
The prize list flashed rapidly. Just as the pulls were about to run out—
In Jiangnan's eager gaze, the list finally changed!
[Thanks for playing! Consolation Prize: Twin…]
[Congratulations! Prize: One Word Spirit Gum!]
Jiangnan jumped up from his seat, eyes wide.
Σ(@口@๑)
Damn!
After Bobo Lipstick, another proper prize had appeared!
Proper prizes had no side effects and were incredibly powerful.
Whether it was the Green Stick, Small Gloves, Slingshot, or Lipstick, they were all ridiculously strong.
And now there was Word Spirit Gum?
Why all the sweets lately?
Was the system trying to sweet-talk him to death? Stuffing him with candy?
Excited, Jiangnan immediately checked the gum's effects.
[Word Spirit Gum!]
Effect: Gives the chewer occasional word spirit abilities, lasting 24 hours. Please use with caution!
Eat Word Spirit Gum! Even a loser can become rich!
A house and a car, whatever you wish, we're the best!
The ultimate talker among talkers, scattering enemies' ashes—
Pfft—scattering ashes!
(˵ಡ.̫ಡ˵) Ever heard of speaking and having it come true?
Hey—your Yida? No! It's your Yida!
Warning: This item cannot be used with Lucky Little Cherry; otherwise, luck is invalid.
Absolutely! Absolutely! Absolutely do not eat them together!
Jiangnan's eyes nearly popped out. He almost laughed himself to death.
(❛ัᗜ❛ั∗)✧*。Holy crap!
Word Spirit Gum? Speak and have it come true? That's practically invincible!
Say something, and it happens? The ultimate talker?
This thing was tailor-made for him!
And it lasted a full 24 hours—the longest-lasting prize ever!
So persistent!
If he couldn't just teleport recklessly, he'd have popped out of the plane right then and yelled "Awesome!" three times.
But what did "Yida" mean?
The system really went all out writing those ad slogans.
Jiangnan's heart was pounding.
The warning about not using it with Lucky Little Cherry? With three "absolutelys"? The more they said that, the more he wanted to try!
He couldn't hold back anymore. He pulled out the Word Spirit Gum.
It was wrapped in black metallic paper with a bright red lip print stamped on it.
▇❥▇
Very eye-catching.
Jiangnan didn't care. He knew the system's tricks by now.
The packaging was just scary looking!
His ultimate dream could finally be achieved with this thing!
He opened the wrapper and popped it into his mouth.
A sweet taste spread across his tongue, and a fresh breath filled the entire cabin.
Jiangnan couldn't help but want to announce his dream.
But remembering the crowded cabin and his identity as Luo Tianqing, saying such things openly would be too embarrassing.
So he quickly lay back in his seat, pretending to sleep, breathing evenly.
(ૢ⁼̴̤̆-⁼̴̤̆ૢ)
Then, in a mumbling sleep-talk voice, he murmured:
(ૢ⁼̴～⁼̴) “Mmm—baa baa—I want to become the richest person on this Blue Star!”
After saying that, he eagerly waited.
How would it come true?
Copying gold bricks? Or adding a hundred zeroes to his Black Gold Card balance?
At this moment, Zhong Yingxue and Xia Yao looked at Jiangnan, their mouths twitching.
(≖‸≖(≖‸≖〃)
Even in his dreams, he's thinking about money?
Sleep-talking was fine, as long as he didn't accidentally blurt out his real identity.
Then everyone on the plane would have to get slapped!
Wu Liang and Xiong Er exchanged glances, sensing something ominous. They silently mourned for Luo Tianqing.
War God Tianqing was already heading down a path of no return!
Jiangnan waited a long time, but nothing happened. He was getting anxious.
Wasn't it supposed to be speak-and-have-it-come-true? Why wasn't it working? Was he not clear enough?
(⇀～↼‶) “Mmm—I want ten thousand 50-jin gold bricks to appear in my pocket.”
“My bank account balance just gained a hundred zeroes.”
“In the next second, I'll break through to an existence beyond Dao Heaven, dominating the world.”
“I'm the strongest in the world. No one in the universe can beat me. All girls will fall helplessly in love with me while giving me money, mmm—baa baa—”
…
Jiangnan kept fake-sleep-talking to cover his embarrassment, tossing and turning. But it didn't work. Nothing came true!
Everyone's eyes were on Jiang Tianqing now, looking away in secondhand embarrassment.
(ﾉ)´-﹏-`)
They didn't expect War God Tianqing to be so vulgar—and still liking girls?
Xia Yao couldn't bear to watch anymore. This dream of yours is so good it's making snot bubbles!
Even the flight attendant couldn't stand it. She came over apologetically, pulled Jiangnan out of his "sleep," and handed him a blanket.
(٥･᷄ㅂ･᷅) “Sorry, miss, but you're disturbing the other passengers a bit.”
“Sleeping is fine, but please keep the sleep-talking to a minimum. Thanks for your cooperation.”
Jiang Tianqing “woke up” slowly, a blush on her face.
(ﾉ)﹏(ヾ) “S-sorry! I was out cold.”
“I-it's just that I have a fear of heights. I get scared on planes, and when I'm scared, I want to sleep.”
Zhong Yingxue covered her face. You're afraid of heights? The guy who went up to smash meteors?
The flight attendant smiled gently.
(∗❛ั◡❛ั) “No need to worry! The accident rate for planes is one in three million.”
“Even now, airplanes are still the safest mode of transportation in the world.”
“Especially on this flight—our captain is a former fighter pilot from the military, highly skilled.”
“Fly E Guo Airlines—we ensure your safe journey. Please rest assured, miss.”
Jiangnan looked relieved. The service was great!
(︶.̮︶✽)つ “I know, I'm not afraid. Even if the plane's engines explode, I won't be scared!”
“Boom!”
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Jiangnan: (⑉་⍸་⑉) ???