The photos were taken casually by Mu Yu. One photo shows a mermaid with a pile of seafood in front of her, enjoying it immensely; the other shows a mermaid with a protruding belly floating in the water, surrounded by a group of kissing fish giving her a massage, looking quite content.
Even Ruan Mingchu envied this treatment.
Ruan Mingchu replied to Mu Yu's messages, replying to Mu Yu's two separate messages.
Looking to the future: If you like it, that's fine.
Looking to the future: Thank you.
Without waiting for Mu Yu's reply, Ruan Mingchu put down the terminal and continued to devote himself to his flower arranging business.
Why are all these things so difficult to deal with?
That evening, Ruan Mingchu met Hao Youyou in the dormitory. Hao Youyou was half-dead after a long day of classes. Ruan Mingchu gave him some cookies and received another round of flattery from Hao Youyou.
Hao Youyou slumped on the sofa, eating cookies while chatting with Ruan Mingchu: "Brother Ruan, our cramming-style theory classes and military training are over, and all the major teams are starting to recruit. Is there anyone you'd like to join?"
Ruan Mingchu, who knew nothing about it, asked: "What is a team?"
Ruan Mingchu, who only needed to spend a full year at the Imperial First Military Academy to earn enough credits to graduate, only knew that attending classes and completing tasks could earn him credits.
Hao Youyou said earnestly, "Brother Ruan, you're really oblivious to what's going on around you. There are posts like this everywhere on the forums now. Brother Ruan, you should take a look when you have time."
"Mmm." This was Ruan Mingchu, who readily agreed but would never actually look at the entertainment section.
Hao Youyou gave Ruan Mingchu a thorough explanation of the comprehensive military academy's team system.
During the first month of the new semester, students attend theoretical classes every day. All the theoretical courses required for four years of study are covered in that month, and all related class videos are sent to students' devices for future reference.
After the teachers select fifty leaders during this month, the next month of military training can begin. Military training serves as a platform for students to interact, primarily to foster relationships and, incidentally, to get them moving.
After completing these two tasks, the students officially begin their military academy life, where they practice skills every day, practicing all kinds of skills, practicing alone, competing with classmates, competing with teachers, and teaming up to compete with classmates and teachers.
All learning content revolves around increasing capabilities.
And teams are the best tool to improve skills. Starting from the second year, the school no longer sets up classrooms, and teaching through battles is the main teaching mode.
Within the team, you'll have strong instructors to guide you, senior students to offer earnest advice, and outsiders to assign tasks to you at the military academy. You'll encounter difficulties, receive training and assistance, and grow and mature as a result.
Teams are divided into five levels: S, A, B, C, and D. Teams of each level can accept commissions of the same or lower levels.
The higher the mission level, the more points you will receive upon completion. These points can be used to upgrade your team, redeem physical rewards, and more.
The youngest esports team in the school was established ten years ago. The captain, vice-captain, and other powerful roles are all held by senior students, while freshmen mainly join to play a supporting role, do odd jobs, and broaden their horizons.
School rules stipulate that every student must choose a team to join. Students who do not join a team by the end of the semester will be assigned to a team by the school and will be punished.
After listening to Hao Youyou's long explanation, Ruan Mingchu blinked and asked, "Why do I feel like we didn't go to the same school?"
His courses from a month ago are no different from his current courses. Although many courses are so difficult that they make him go bald, the actual workload is not heavy. It's just that he hasn't developed any skills in these areas.
Furthermore, "I didn't receive any notification that I was required to join a team."
Hao Youyou was puzzled. After a moment, he slapped his thigh and said excitedly, "Brother, you're so amazing that I forgot you were from the socialite category!"
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Author's Note:
Socialite style: We just need to be quiet and beautiful O-zi~
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The 20-team controversy: Ruan Mingchu himself didn't even know he wanted to start a team.
The word "socialite" gave Ruan Mingchu goosebumps. But upon closer reflection, the word really suited the Omega students in the department.
They come from prestigious families, are elegant and intellectual, attend various gatherings every week, and have many suitors.
Ruan Mingchu felt out of place as a fake "Omega".
Hao Youyou said, "Brother Ruan, you Omegas, if you're interested, you can choose to join a team and do some D-level missions to build relationships with other people. If you're not interested, that's fine too. It seems like your department has a lot of clubs, right?"
Ruan Mingchu remained silent. It seemed that someone had invited him to join some kind of dessert club or tea ceremony club today, but he had refused them all.
He had only one question: "Is joining a club mandatory?"
"Ah, this, this," this question stumped Hao Youyou, "I'm not quite sure either, Brother Ruan, could you check the curriculum on the school's official website?"
"Um."
Ruan Mingchu thoroughly reviewed the training program and, upon confirming that there was no mandatory requirement to join a club, breathed a sigh of relief.
He's fine in class, but having to interact with the little Os all day is practically torture for him.
"So, Brother Ruan, do you want to join the team?" Hao Youyou asked the same question again.
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If Brother Ruan joins, then he definitely has to be with Brother Ruan!
Ruan Mingchu shook his head. Barring any unforeseen circumstances, his physique would recover to S-level within two or three months. He would then leave, and would no longer cause any further trouble.
Hao Youyou was disappointed, but quickly accepted it: "Okay then, if you change your mind, Brother Ruan, you must tell me."
Ruan Mingchu nodded, convinced that he would not change his mind at this moment.
While Ruan Mingchu had no intention of joining the team, the forums were in an uproar.
The reason is something that happens every year around this time: an analysis predicting which team the most popular freshmen will join.
Teams are also ranked, and no one wants to join a higher-ranked team, but higher-ranked teams only want good prospects.
The military has five S-class teams, the youngest of which was established forty years ago.
They have deep roots, each with its own strengths and traditions. They are the Thunder Team, Caesar Team, Glory Team, Extreme Team, and Angel Team.
Unsurprisingly, the fifty leaders selected by the teachers ended up joining either one of the five S-level teams or an A-level team.
Besides these people, there will also be outstanding individuals who are fortunate enough to join S-class teams.
Among this year's students, Ruan Mingchu is undoubtedly the most outstanding and successful. The person who started the thread analyzed which team Ruan Mingchu would join, and a bunch of people followed with wild guesses.
"The most likely candidate is Team Angel. The other four teams are all Alphas, but Team Angel has had an Omega."
“With such strong mental fortitude and excellent command skills, the Caesar team would be a good fit for him.”
"You haven't seen how swift and decisive the American O Killer Beast is. It can take down a kid with a single strike. It's a better fit for the Extreme Team."
"Team Thunder is the least likely. They only recruit players who have mastered the [Thunderous Might] skill. Even if Mei O is very powerful, she is still a healer."
"Hasn't there been a rumor lately that Glory is looking to recruit a healer?"
"It seems like everyone in the Caesar team is a straight-A type, so they probably won't accept a beautiful O type."
...
While some people fawned over Ruan Mingchu, others looked down on him.
"An Omega wants to join an S-class team? Even a D-class team might not want him."
“When we go out on missions, Omegas will only be a hindrance, and Ruan Mingchu is no exception.”
"Hehe, if Ruan Mingchu makes it into an S-class team, it just goes to show that he's slept with pretty impressive people."
...
And so the two sides started arguing.
They're arguing, but it's all anonymous; no one's using their real name, so there's nothing interesting going on.
Then someone confidently declared that Ruan Mingchu had already reached an agreement with the vice-captain of the Caesar team to join them. This was overheard by a member of the Caesar team, who, being quite gossipy, shared the news with his fellow team members.
The companions were discussing and speculating about the relationship between Nguyen Minh Thu and the deputy captain when they were overheard by the person involved.
Upon hearing that he had been falsely linked to an AO relationship and seeing the posts circulating everywhere, this upright Alpha immediately reprimanded the gossiping team members and ordered them to issue a statement to clarify the situation.
Feeling aggrieved after being beaten up, the team members ganged up on the person who initially spread the rumor and beat him up as well.
This person was petty and didn't dare to blame the person who beat him up, nor did he think he was wrong to share some gossip, so he could only blame it all on Ruan Mingchu.
Without Ruan Mingchu, how could he have spread gossip and gotten beaten up?!
When the task of issuing a clarification announcement fell to him, he quickly changed the announcement to: "The vice-captain of the Caesar team has no relation to Ruan Mingchu, and the Caesar team will absolutely not accept Ruan Mingchu into the team."
These words provided ammunition for those who looked down on Nguyen Minh Thu, and they mercilessly mocked Nguyen Minh Thu's fans.
The matter wasn't so bad up to that point, but the problem arose when someone saw an opportunity and added fuel to the fire.
Ye Lele was furious that the last time he tried to drug Ruan Mingchu, he failed. These past few days, he had been lurking in the shadows, waiting for an opportunity. Even if he couldn't kill him, he would ruin his reputation.
Ye Lele, who was lurking on the forum, saw the announcement from the Caesar team and learned more about the verbal battle between the fans and the haters. He immediately contacted his cousin.
His cousin is now the vice-captain of a C-level esports team. When Ye Lele asked him for help, his cousin quickly agreed to post an announcement for him.
The main point is that this team will never accept an Omega like Ruan Mingchu into the team.
Coincidentally, Ye Lele's cousin's team was trying to get close to the Caesar team and was considered to be a lackey of the Caesar team.
Other smaller teams that also wanted to ride on Caesar's coattails thought to themselves, "No way, we have to follow Caesar's lead too, we can't let that little punk beat us to it."
They rushed to issue announcements, saying they wouldn't accept Ruan Mingchu into their team. Anyway, there was no real loss; how could a prominent figure like Ruan Mingchu possibly be interested in a small team like theirs?
But this behavior gave Nguyen Minh Thu's haters a powerful weapon, allowing them to wreak havoc and ridicule him on the forum.
This is exactly the effect Ye Lele wanted. These small teams have intricate and complex relationships. As long as one takes the lead, many other teams will definitely follow suit.
What kind of team does an Omega have? It's a disgrace!
If this matter continues to escalate and more bandwagon teams join in, Ruan Mingchu will be ridiculed to death!
As Ye Lele predicted, Ruan Mingchu, an Omega, did indeed infringe upon the dignity and status of Alphas, and many Alphas wanted to suppress him.
Within days, it seemed that Nguyen Minh Thu was rejected by all the major teams.
If he knew about it, he would just laugh it off; it's just childish nonsense and he wouldn't get angry.
But it was Hao Youyou who found out first.
Can an idol tolerate being insulted?
We absolutely cannot tolerate this.
These past few days, Hao Youyou has been pushed to her limits by her teachers during the day, and at night she is actively preparing for the entry assessment of the A-level team, Xunfeng Team.