After about ten days of scorching hot weather since the start of the semester, it finally began to rain.
Thousands of freshmen, training in the sports fields and playgrounds under the rain, all prayed in their hearts for the rain to intensify.
There were no holidays scheduled for the half-month military training.
However, if the weather gods were kind and it rained heavily, the instructors, considering the students' well-being, would likely let them return to their dormitories to rest.
But by the time they were dismissed for lunch, it was still a light drizzle.
After filling up at the canteen, the disappointed freshmen returned to their dormitories to rest.
Just as many were taking a nap, a sudden clap of thunder echoed from outside, and the heavy rain predicted by the weather forecast finally arrived as hoped.
"Tian Ge, with this situation, we won't have to train this afternoon, right?" Chen Zhuang asked excitedly, sitting up from his bunk.
"Don't know, let's wait for the instructor's news!" Qin Tian took out the phone that had been placed under his pillow. As the temporary class monitor, he naturally had the instructor's contact information.
"Don't worry, we definitely won't have to go. How can they train in such heavy rain?" Cao Mingliang said with a smile, his eyes still closed.
As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Tian's phone, which had been set to silent, vibrated. The instructor was calling.
"Hello, Qi Ge!" Qin Tian hurriedly answered the phone. This was how he usually addressed Instructor Qi when they weren't training.
"Qin Tian, wait for my call regarding the assembly time. You help notify the others."
"Okay, understood!"
"Mm, I'm hanging up now." Qi Hong said and hung up directly.
"Zhuang Ge, go to the other dormitories and tell everyone to continue resting, and the assembly time is to be determined!" Qin Tian told Chen Zhuang while sending a message to Xia Nuannuan.
"Got it!" Chen Zhuang happily agreed, nimbly getting out of bed to deliver the good news.
In a short while, excited cheers could be heard from the adjacent dormitories. Xia Nuannuan also replied to Qin Tian's message, saying she had already notified all the other girls.
With everyone cheering, the sleepiness disappeared.
"If we're not training, lying in the dorm staring blankly is also boring!" Cao Mingliang said with a yawn, lying on his side and scrolling through his phone.
Qin Tian had already gotten out of bed and was washing his face with cold water, intending to sober up a bit before checking the news and analyzing the stock market.
"Tian Ge, Tian Ge, come on, let's duo queue!" Chen Zhuang was already sitting in front of his computer. After turning it on, he shouted to Qin Tian.
Military training had been too packed before, and by the time they got back to the dorms at night, it was usually just washing up and sleeping, so they never found time to play games. Now that there was an opportunity, Chen Zhuang's desire to be a Summoner in the Canyon was stirring.
"Alright, I'll ask Nuannuan. If she wants to play, we can play some normal games together!" Qin Tian replied loudly while wiping his face with a towel. At this time, there was no flexible team-up system in the game, only duo or solo queues.
"Huh? Normal games are so boring, they're all noobs!" Chen Zhuang said somewhat reluctantly. Qin Tian found this rather speechless. A "Silver God" indeed, his tone was more arrogant than the heavens.
After sending the message, Xia Nuannuan replied instantly, saying she wanted to play too. She was also awake and found it quite boring. So, Qin Tian opened his computer, updated the game, and logged into his account.
"Tian Ge, are you ready yet?" Chen Zhuang urged anxiously.
"Don't rush me, you're summoning my soul! Done. What's your nickname? I'll add you as a friend!" Qin Tian said with a hint of annoyance.
"Da Zhuang Ge is mighty!" Chen Zhuang said with a smile. Qin Tian chuckled, unable to criticize the ID, and directly added him as a friend.
"Zhuang Ge, your in-game nickname... it really has that Northeastern dialect flavor!" Cao Mingliang couldn't help but comment.
"Get lost! You haven't played this game, what do you know?"
"I haven't played this one, but I've played plenty of other online games, like Legend, Dungeon Fighter Online, I've played them all. Who would pick such a tacky name like yours?"
"Then tell me, what kind of nicknames have you picked?"
"Like 'How Dare You Resist Me,' 'Slash a Street,' 'Rich and Capricious'... aren't they all better than yours?" Cao Mingliang walked towards him, saying proudly.
"How Dare You Resist Me? Slash a Street? Those two actually sound pretty good!" Chen Zhuang murmured in surprise, rubbing his chin with his right hand.
"See? What do you say? Want me to pick a name for you?"
"Then help me think of one. If it's good, I'll buy a name change card when it's on discount."
"Easy peasy, let me ponder. I guarantee I'll come up with a super cool and awesome nickname."
"Your tastes, the two of you, are truly... like a turtle laughing at a tortoise for crawling!" Qin Tian interjected casually, then added, "Zhuang Ge, I've sent you a friend request, accept it!"
Chen Zhuang and Cao Mingliang froze for a moment, taking several seconds to understand what he meant.
"Tian Ge, I don't like what you're saying. You can look down on my looks and my handsomeness, but you can't look down on my artistic sense of naming," Cao Mingliang retorted with a serious expression.
"Please stop, I'm going to throw up." Qin Tian feigned a look of disgust.
"Damn it, Zhuang Ge, look at his own nickname!" Cao Mingliang said furiously to Chen Zhuang. Chen Zhuang nodded and opened the friend request page, clicking to accept the friend.
"Qing Tian? What kind of ghost nickname is that? It has no imposing aura at all!" Cao Mingliang scoffed.
"Indeed!" Chen Zhuang nodded in agreement, then said with some surprise, "You're already in the Gold tier? Did you hire a booster, Tian Ge?"
"I hired a booster? Don't joke, I'm good at this!" Qin Tian said calmly. Both of them were stunned again, then naturally expressed their disbelief and doubt. Qin Tian, too lazy to prove himself to them, saw that Xia Nuannuan's account was online and quickly pulled her into the room as well.
"Nuannuan Little Sun? Qing Tian? Qin Tian... Holy crap, so you two are doing this? No way, you're spreading dog food in reality and in the game too? Are you sure you won't be targeted?" Cao Mingliang, instantly understanding the meaning behind both nicknames, asked Qin Tian with a look of disgust.
"There are couples in this game? I've never encountered one. If I do, I'll definitely kill them until they're super bad," Chen Zhuang said with a complex expression.
"If your skill is high enough, you won't be targeted," Qin Tian said calmly. Cao Mingliang and Chen Zhuang exchanged a surprised glance and both fell silent for a while.
"Zhuang Ge, can't you queue against them in this game?"
"No, unless we play a custom match. Otherwise, at this rank, the chance of queuing against them is almost like winning the lottery."
"Tsk, what a shame. Why don't you feed them a few kills and mess up their game?"
"This is just a normal game, what's the point? It doesn't affect our rank points!"