Zhang Mingyu: "Outside"
"Take off your cover too, there's a dryer here."
"oh oh……"
Thus, Cheng Anlang entered the advanced combat zone for the first time and even had a meal there.
Once it happens, it happens again. Cheng Dahua got lazy and insisted that Cheng Anlang pick it up. So, after class at noon or in the afternoon, Cheng Anlang would go to the advanced combat zone first. He originally planned to wait outside, but Zhang Mingyu would either say that Cheng Dahua hadn't finished playing cards or that the food had just been delivered and he should eat before leaving, so that he could go inside and wait. Gradually, some students from the advanced combat zone would come over and chat for a bit.
Cheng Anlang was a little reserved. He didn't expect the people in the advanced combat zone to be so easy to talk to. Some even asked him how to play with the mutated beasts and wanted to send them to him. But Ya Ya heard this and flapped her wing away.
After class, he went straight to the advanced combat zone, and the security guards, having been notified beforehand, didn't stop him. Everyone in the advanced combat zone was incredibly busy, so he helped them watch over the mutated beasts, sitting in a corner playing cards with a group of mutated beasts he knew and didn't know, occasionally using snacks as stakes. Although Cheng Anlang felt a little embarrassed playing leisurely with mutated beasts next to such busy people…
Once, a small accident occurred. A large praying mantis and a parrot were arguing about whose head was greener. Cheng Anlang tried to mediate, but accidentally cut his hand on the back of the mantis's claw, drawing blood immediately. Before he could say anything, Cheng Dahua was furious and immediately threatened to swallow the mantis whole, but Cheng Anlang firmly stopped her. The ducks also angrily declared they would never play cards with the mantis again. In the end, Cheng Anlang couldn't bear the mantis's tiny, teary eyes staring at him, and after much persuasion, he finally managed to get the mantis to join in the game. He didn't dwell on this little incident, but the mantis's owner did bring him a tube of ointment.
Many people in the advanced combat zone had their meals delivered by their family's butlers. Cheng Dahua was not at all shy and was quite adept at getting free meals. They also invited Cheng Anlang to eat with them, and gradually Cheng Anlang also started living the life of getting free meals...
As payment for guarding the mutated beasts, their owners would teach him some mecha operation and skill experience that weren't in textbooks, and occasionally even give him a few practice runs on the spot. Cheng Anlang always lost miserably, after all, he didn't cheat. No matter how powerful the advanced mecha he bought after he got rich was, it couldn't beat an S-class mecha.
Thanks to the beating he received, Cheng Anlang's mecha piloting skills improved rapidly, and his mecha rank skyrocketed. He managed to reach the bottom of the "Head" rank using only an advanced mecha. The Head rank was entirely comprised of S-class custom mechas, and he was the only one to reach the Head rank with an advanced mecha, causing a huge sensation on the school forum at the time...
When Teacher Lu found out, he would sometimes give him a day off and send him to the advanced combat zone to learn from the experience (and get beaten up)...
Later, Hua Jiao from the adjacent advanced combat zone, room B, found out, so Hua Jiao and Die Lian Hua appeared at the door of room A.
Yu Ya asked Hua Jiao with a half-smile, "What are you doing?"
Hua Jiao: "I've thrown so much money into the live stream, can't I just come and see Cheng Dahua!"
Butterfly Loves Flower gazes intently at Cheng Dahua's retreating figure as she plays cards, as if she were looking at her entire world.
They weren't going to stoop to the level of a mutated beast with little threat, so they let Butterfly Love Flower in, leaving Yu Ya and Hua Jiao outside to mock each other.
The butterfly flew over to Cheng Dahua and said, "Yo~"
If love between two people is meant to last, why should they be together every day? Huahua, I've seen you again...
Cheng Dahua threw down a card and looked at Die Lianhua with a puzzled expression: What the hell are you talking about?
Butterfly Loves Flowers: "Yo~"
I will never let go again in this lifetime.
"Huh?"
Do you know how to play cards?
Butterfly Loves Flower was dumbfounded: "..."
"Ouch."
You can't even play cards, you're trash.
Cheng Dahua immediately lost interest and focused on playing her own cards.
"Yu~"
I'm willing to learn for you!
A few days later, Cheng Dahua gained another card-playing friend. Butterfly Love Flower's hands were small and thin, and she didn't have much strength. She could only place a board in front of her seat. When she drew a card, she would fly over and use her two little claws to grab the card, then fly back and put it behind the board. When playing a card, she could only stuff the card out from under the board. It was more troublesome than a lizard, which made Cheng Dahua very disgusted.
Butterfly Loves Flowers, her eyes blurred with tears: It seems I will never win the love of flowers, no matter how hard I try...
Chapter 50, Part 50: Yang Ji Chang
Time flew by, and the elimination rounds of the beginner group mutated beast competition finally arrived.
In the morning, Cheng Anlang tidied up Cheng Dahua. Zhang Mingyu sent him a message saying that the S-grade flowerpot had been made and would be delivered after the competition.
Cheng Anlang touched the pitted bottom of Cheng Dahua's flowerpot. It hopped to the advanced combat zone every day, and even the most durable gold couldn't withstand that.
He sprayed it with a reflective agent and put a small bow tie under its head, a gift from who-knows-who in the advanced combat zone it belonged to.
Last night, Cheng Anlang received a matchmaking message. The scene was heavy snow, but all he knew was that it was snowing; there were no specific details. Cheng Anlang hesitated between putting a scarf on Cheng Dahua and not putting one on, but ultimately chose to put one on. The scarf was a gift from a girl in the advanced combat zone; it felt soft and warm to the touch, and apart from being pink, it was perfect...
Cheng Anlang carried Cheng Dahua to the arena.
The elimination rounds took place in the center of the Colosseum. It was very large and visible from all the stands. Unlike the qualifying rounds where several matches were played simultaneously, the elimination rounds were played one match at a time in sequence. All the spectators gathered there, making a huge commotion and cheering.
"She's here! Cheng Dahua is here!"
"Ahhh, Mommy loves you, Flower!"
"Ahhh, Langlang's mom loves you too!"
"Ahhh, the scarf is so cute!"
"Isn't Cheng Dahua's scarf a brand new design that's only coming out in a few days? How come she's already wearing it? This isn't something you can just buy with money..."
"It must have been given to me by someone from Room A of the Advanced Combat Zone. I'd also like to get to know the students from Room A!"
"Seriously? Wearing such an expensive scarf to a competition?"
"It's wrapped up too tightly, is that allowed in the competition?"
"Yes, it's allowed. It falls under the category of clothing and can be used on the combat platform."
Cheng Anlang placed Cheng Dahua on the preparation table next to the battle platform and straightened its scarf: "How is it? Can it open its mouth?"