After Xun Qing finished giving his instructions, he didn't let the group linger at the base. Instead, he immediately rushed everyone onto the plane, heading towards the association's headquarters in Shengjing City.
Inside the plane, Wen Wen sidled up to Chu Wei, intending to chat about the assessment. He didn't really have anything specific he wanted to know; he just felt the urge to talk, a common impulse after an exam.
He clapped Chu Wei heartily on the shoulder. Before he could speak, he saw Chu Wei's lips tremble as he brushed Wen Wen's hand away.
"What's wrong?" Wen Wen asked, confused.
Chu Wei feigned a normal expression and brushed it off, "Nothing, I just feel a bit unwell."
Unwell...
Wen Wen's nostrils twitched slightly. With Yan Biqing's enhanced sense of smell, he detected a faint scent of blood on Chu Wei, emanating from his shoulder and chest/abdomen...
Given Chu Wei's abilities, he shouldn't have any lingering injuries. This guy was a tough character who could heal from blood gushing from his head within minutes. What kind of injury would still be present now?
'Perhaps... he's not completely immortal. Maybe in a specific state, he can still get injured. I just don't know what that specific state is.'
These thoughts flashed through Wen Wen's mind in less than a second. Then, with a completely normal expression, as if he suspected nothing, he sat down beside Chu Wei and chatted with him enthusiastically about some parts of the exam.
When interacting with others, his mind was constantly analyzing their weaknesses. This had almost become Wen Wen's instinct.
After a while, Wen Wen said, "When we get to the association, let's go grab a meal. My treat."
Chu Wei's eyes darted, and he licked his lips. "Since you're treating, then we're going to Jiwei Tower!"
Jiwei Tower...
Wen Wen felt a twinge in his teeth, but he agreed.
Jiwei Tower, as Chu Wei called it, was a high-end restaurant in the center of the association, accepting only Hunter Coins.
It was said that the chef was a peculiar creature called a 'Gourmet Being,' capable of turning the rotten into the miraculous, cooking any ingredient into astonishingly delicious dishes.
Furthermore, the ingredients there were no ordinary ones. Wild abalone could only be a side dish; one needed abalone monsters or similar to be the main ingredient.
Previously, while waiting for the assessment, Chu Wei and Wen Wen had passed by this restaurant when they were messing around, but upon hearing that it accepted Hunter Coins, they hadn't gone in to dine.
Now that he had passed the assessment and Wen Wen had also obtained a large sum of Hunter Coins, he really wanted to taste what it was like.
He would bring San Zai'er along then, let it broaden its horizons, and stop acting like a country bumpkin snake that wanted to eat everything, as if its owner was mistreating it.
At this moment, Wen Wen had completely forgotten the scene where he fed San Zai'er toenails...
After the plane landed, they rested for less than an hour before Wen Wen arrived at Jiwei Tower.
At this time, two people were already waiting there.
One was naturally Chu Wei, and the other was Miao Miaomiao, who was constantly sniffing the aroma in the restaurant.
Yes, Wen Wen had also invited Miao Miaomiao, citing her help in hunting monsters for him in the underground palace.
But Wen Wen's true intention was that if the boss was going to enjoy himself, he should also take the new employees to gain some experience. His motive was the same as bringing San Zai'er along.
And Miao Miaomiao, the impoverished girl who found preserved vegetables and tea eggs delicious, readily agreed upon hearing that Wen Wen was treating her to a meal at Jiwei Tower.
She wanted to see just how much better this highly praised establishment was compared to preserved vegetables and tea eggs!
As soon as he reached the restaurant entrance, Wen Wen smelled a tempting sweet aroma that felt like it was scratching at his heart.
After exchanging greetings with Chu Wei, they both stepped into Jiwei Tower.
Led by a waiter, the three entered a private room. The restaurant's waiters were also unique – they were large cats wearing formal attire and walking upright, only slightly shorter than humans.
The one guiding Wen Wen and the others was a calico cat.
During the ordering process, Miao Miaomiao eagerly inquired about the origins of these cat-people. The calico waiter also took a liking to Miao Miaomiao, who had cat ears and a cat tail, so she didn't hide anything from her.
From their conversation, Wen Wen learned that the ancestors of these cat-people were once servants of a powerful monster from another world that had descended into reality.
After that monster was killed, this servant was left in the mountains. It took a liking to a large feline animal that was ravaging the forest, and thus developed a cat-people race that lived in seclusion in the mountains.
What that servant did to the poor big cat will not be mentioned for now.
But the innate instinct of a servant was deeply ingrained in the bones of these cat-people. Thus, a hundred years ago, they emerged from the mountains and began to serve powerful superhumans...
While Miao Miaomiao was chatting with the cat-person, Chu Wei leaned over to Wen Wen and whispered, "How did you meet such a beautiful girl? Does she have any sisters? Introduce one to me too."
Wen Wen rolled his eyes and replied to Chu Wei, "No need for an introduction. You can find her yourself. Her IQ is about the same as yours, so I invited her here so you two could meet. You two are a good match..."
After ordering, there was a waiting period. The three began playing cards, a popular three-player card game among superhumans called "Monster Hunter."
One monster, two demon hunters. The monster draws three cards. Whoever plays out their cards first wins...
However, during this process, Wen Wen had no game experience because Chu Wei would rather lose himself to let Miao Miaomiao win.
Unfortunately, his sycophantic attempts at showing affection had no effect on Miao Miaomiao. Miao Miaomiao preferred furry creatures to humans.
After a while, the dishes finally began to arrive, and Wen Wen was finally free from playing the strange card game. Each dish that was served was covered by a lid, and no one knew what it looked like inside.
"I spent over a thousand Hunter Coins on this meal. If it's not delicious, I'll tie you up and take you away to settle the debt," Wen Wen said sinisterly to the cat-person waiter.
The cat-person waiter smiled gracefully. She frequently encountered such situations; the restaurant had all sorts of odd customers. Just the day before, someone who loudly demanded to eat cat meat had been kicked out of the restaurant.
Then, she proudly raised her head and continued placing the dishes on the table. When all the dishes were served, the cat-person waiter opened the lids one by one, and Wen Wen quietly retracted his previous words.
Attempting to describe the color, aroma, and taste would be an insult to these dishes. These dishes actually glowed!
Ascending Dragon Dumplings, Comet Fried Rice, Cracking Ice Fresh Sea Bream Mountain, Four Gods Seafood Eight Treasures Buns... Each dish was as exquisite as a work of art!
This table full of dishes, costing over a thousand Hunter Coins, was truly worth it.
Miao Miaomiao eagerly picked up an Ascending Dragon Dumpling and put it in her mouth. With a gentle chew, her body began to writhe slightly, and her clothes puffed out with an invisible current of air, as if about to burst.
Wen Wen stared at Miao Miaomiao with wide eyes, murmuring, "So it's true that things being delicious to a certain extent can make clothes explode..."
Unfortunately, the chef's skill at Jiwei Tower seemed insufficient. Miao Miaomiao's clothes only bulged slightly before collapsing back down, causing both Wen Wen and Chu Wei to look disappointed.
Miao Miaomiao opened her eyes, which were slightly moist.
In the future, if she couldn't eat such good food, she would have to buy a few bottles of Liu Liangye to drown her sorrows in wine.
Seeing Miao Miaomiao's expression, Wen Wen and Chu Wei also started eating. Although Wen Wen's reaction wasn't as exaggerated as Miao Miaomiao's, his eyes also widened.
This food was actually slightly strengthening his own physical fitness!
If the enhancement hadn't been so small, Wen Wen would have wanted to eat here every day. No wonder it was just a restaurant, yet it only served dishes when paid with Hunter Coins!
While eating, Wen Wen didn't forget San Zai'er, which was circling under the table. He picked out some scraps and threw them under the table.
After eating, San Zai'er became like a drunken creature, winding around Wen Wen's legs. Its head would occasionally rest at the base of Wen Wen's leg, swaying, making it impossible for the cat-person waiter nearby to look away.