Strictly speaking, freshmen are not allowed to live off campus according to school rules.

However, both Xia Yan and Han Jiangxue were pioneers and apprentices. Although the practical training courses were arranged by the Pioneer Army, Han Jiangxue also had the title of World Cup participant, so the school turned a blind eye and didn't interfere too much.

That night, the group did not go out for dinner, but chose the house Xia Yan rented in the Mid-Levels Maple Leaf Community.

The last time Jiang Xiao came was during the final exam period.

Speaking of final exams, a smile appeared on Jiang Xiao's face again.

"Little brat, what's with that smile? You're up to no good, eh?" Wu Yao walked out of the kitchen with a can of beer in his hand. He raised his eyebrows and asked when he saw Jiang Xiao smiling on the sofa.

"You wouldn't understand," Jiang Xiao shook his head.

Hehe, someone's washing socks~

"Tch." Wu Yao snorted, plopped down on the sofa to the side, tilted his head and took a swig of beer, then looked at the TV and realized they were watching a cartoon, the nostalgic classic "Lotus Lantern" from the movie channel.

On the sofa directly opposite the TV, Jiang Xiao and Xia Yan, the two short-haired kids, were watching with great interest.

Wu Yao burped and asked, "Hey, kid, I heard you're going to participate in the World Cup?"

Jiang Xiao's eyes were glued to the cartoon as he replied, "Yeah."

Wu Yao turned his head and couldn't help but take a few more glances at Jiang Xiao, saying, "Not bad, kid. Whether you get selected or not, I must say, your courage is commendable."

Jiang Xiao sat up, stretched out his hand, grabbed a bag of potato chips from the coffee table, took a few, and chewed them, making crunching sounds: "Then you just wait and see."

"Hey, give me some." Xia Yan, who was slumped on the sofa next to him, nudged Jiang Xiao's thigh with her knee.

"I eat, you eat. I don't eat, and you don't even remember," Jiang Xiao turned to look at Xia Yan.

Xia Yan widened her eyes: "I'll eat, I'll eat!"

"Eat what eat, dinner's almost ready!" Han Jiangxue suddenly opened the kitchen door and walked into the living room, holding a plate of dry-fried green beans, "You two go get the table."

Xia Yan looked at Han Jiangxue with a aggrieved expression, and got up with Jiang Xiao to go to the kitchen.

Jiang Xiao had been acting like a king in the living room, sitting on the sofa watching TV, waiting for the maids to serve the dishes, but when he entered the kitchen, he was amused.

A true master doesn't show his hand. He thought it would be Han Jiangxue or Song Chunxi who was the chef, but he didn't expect that it was He Xu wearing an apron and tossing the wok?

Looking at that technique, tsk tsk...

Jiang Xiao had always admired those who could toss a wok. It looked very cool, but Jiang Xiao had never learned it, nor had he ever tried it.

"Haha, what do you think of your Brother Xu's skills?" He Xu said with a smile, tossed the wok again, and turned his head to look at Jiang Xiao.

Jiang Xiao smiled disdainfully: "I'm just afraid of hurting your confidence. My cooking skills have reached perfection. These flashy little tricks are just child's play to me."

He Xu curled his lips in disbelief and put the chili fried pork onto a plate, saying, "You want to try? I'll be your assistant? We're just about to make your hometown dish, the Three Delicacies of the Earth."

"This little scene isn't worthy of me getting my hands dirty." Jiang Xiao picked up the chili fried pork, grinned, "I even toss the wok when I'm cooking dumplings at home. You, hurry up and practice!"

He Xu: ???

Behind him, Xia Yan, who was carrying the table, almost fell and looked at Jiang Xiao with wide eyes: "You even toss the dumpling soup? How didn't you scald yourself to death!?"

Song Chunxi, who was cutting vegetables on the side, almost cut her hand as well. She, who was always gentle, actually urged impatiently, "You two hurry up and get out, go, go, don't make trouble."

Jiang Xiao: "......"

Xia Yan: "......"

Just as "Lotus Lantern" on TV finished, and there were six empty beer cans on the coffee table in front of Wu Yao, the eight dishes and one soup were finally ready.

The group gathered again, which was considered the first gathering after the new year, and also to celebrate that they were all still alive.

This sentence sounded a bit serious, but the actual situation was just like that.

Jiang Xiao and Xia Yan sat next to each other, but the table at home couldn't be rotated, so the two of them focused on the dishes in front of them.

Perhaps because they had the same tastes, the two of them set their sights on the nearest sweet and sour pork with pineapple.

Jiang Xiao ate the meat, Xia Yan ate the pineapple, and the two of them coordinated very well, one chopstick after another.

In the end, Han Jiangxue couldn't stand it anymore, and brought a plate of cold dishes to the two of them, and took away the sweet and sour pork with pineapple that only had half a plate left...

"It's all your fault, eating so fast." table

Jiang Xiao glared at Xia Yan unhappily, and suddenly thought of something, saying, "Oh right, Xia Yan, what was your average grade at the end of last semester?"

The voice wasn't quiet, and everyone at the table looked over curiously.

They weren't curious about Xia Yan's grades, but curious as to why Jiang Xiao was so loud.

Xia Yan's expression stiffened, and she said, "I... I forgot!"

Jiang Xiao took out his phone from his pocket: "It's okay, I'll help you check."

Xia Yan's smile was a little forced, and she said, "I forgot my account password for the school website."

Jiang Xiao grinned, "It's okay, I happen to remember it for you."

Under the table, Xia Yan reached out and grabbed Jiang Xiao's sleeve, saying, "Little rascal, don't... don't check it, let's eat, eating is important."

Eating is important?

Isn't washing clothes important? Isn't washing socks important?

Song Chunxi seemed to see what was going on, she smiled and picked up her wine glass, saying, "We've been gathering for so long, and we forgot to congratulate student Xiao Pi for getting three letters of recommendation."

He Xu also looked at Jiang Xiao with admiration, picked up his wine glass with one hand: "Truly amazing, amazing."

Wu Yao nodded, with a look of approval: "Then I'll wish you a good start in the school selection competition!"

"Uh, thank you, thank you everyone." Jiang Xiao picked up his beer, and Xia Yan on the side immediately breathed a sigh of relief, as if she had been granted a reprieve.

After a glass of wine, Jiang Xiao said, "Oh right, our combined training will have to wait a few more days, our Pioneer Team is about to go on a mission again."

"Hmm?" Song Chunxi looked at Jiang Xiao curiously, "How come I don't know?"

Jiang Xiao said, "Instructor Qin Wangchuan told me, and told us to be on standby at any time. This experience will include me, which is considered our team's first joint mission."

Song Chunxi frowned slightly, and looked at Xia Yan, saying, "Let's switch to juice."

Jiang Xiao waved his hands repeatedly, "No need, no need, he said he's very busy today and gave me a day off. The standby is tomorrow."

Han Jiangxue suddenly said, "You haven't reached the Star River level yet, so it's not suitable for you to train with us."

Jiang Xiao pursed his lips, "Actually, it's not me training with you, but the three of you accompanying me to train. Uh... our destination this time should be Eight Min Province. Instructor Qin is planning to take me to absorb the Tearsoul Star Bead, and by the way, train you guys and let you see the world."

Han Jiangxue frowned slightly: "Tearsoul?"

Xia Yan took Jiang Xiao's phone, opened the search engine directly, and searched for this unfamiliar Star Bead.

She hadn't learned about this Star Bead in her books.

"Found it, Eight Min Province, Ludao City, Fantian Temple's special Star Bead, the only one in the country." Xia Yan said in a soft voice, quite excitedly.

Jiang Xiao said, "Don't look at the online encyclopedia, it's not accurate. Look at my memo, it has an accurate introduction to the Tearsoul Star Bead."

"Eh?" Xia Yan was stunned for a moment, then exited the webpage, opened Jiang Xiao's memo, and began to read:

"Tearsoul Star Bead (Gold Quality)

Has Star Techniques:

1. Purifying Tears (Silver Quality): Through crying, summon a tear rain full of star power, which can purify all negative states within the tear rain's range.

2. Wounding Tears (Gold Quality): Through crying, summon a tear rain full of star power, which burns the target's vitality within the tear rain's range, and causes all targets within the range to feel down.

3. Domain Tears (Gold Quality): Through crying, summon a tear rain full of star power, creating a domain of tears."

Jiang Xiao's face was a little unnatural, he had already known the specific star techniques of the Tearsoul Star Bead, what dissatisfied him was, why did he have to summon the tear rain by crying?

Every time I use a star technique, I have to cry once?

Was this going to make me cry loudly on the World Cup stage, under the gaze of people all over the world?

Xia Yan carefully studied the star technique introduction, then raised her head and said, "This introduction isn't detailed, why is there no introduction to the Domain of Tears?"

Jiang Xiao shrugged: "Instructor Qin is taking me there so that I can see it with my own eyes, and feel it personally."

"I hate people who create suspense the most." Xia Yan muttered.

Han Jiangxue murmured thoughtfully: "Domain... this type of star technique is rare."

The people on the table shook their heads one after another. They should know that these students were all the pride of heaven, not only were they the students of the Imperial Capital Star Warrior Academy, but they were also students who were going to participate in the World Cup.

Even if they hadn't come into contact with this "domain" level of star technique, then it already represented the preciousness and rarity of domain-type star techniques.

Jiang Xiao said indifferently, "Guess, speculate, domain, the domain of tear rain..."

Everyone looked at Jiang Xiao, waiting for his next words.

Jiang Xiao scratched his head and asked doubtfully, "Be yourself in the rain?"

Everyone: "......"

Xia Yan was obviously flashed to the waist by this big turn, almost suffocating.

Wu Yao's eyes were full of envy: "Pioneer apprentices really have resources that ordinary people don't have."

Jiang Xiao said, "If you want to join, just wait for the next batch, your strength is definitely enough."

Wu Yao tilted his head and finished a can of beer: "Forget it, I'd rather travel around the world."

He Xu picked up his wine glass again and blessed, "Then I wish you success, and I wish Xiao Pi can absorb this precious Domain Tears star technique! Bring it back, let us open our eyes and see what kind of star technique this is."

Jiang Xiao was also full of pride, picked up his wine glass and finished the beer in one gulp, and signaled slightly to He Xu, accepting the other party's full blessings.

Song Chunxi and others didn't know Jiang Xiao's abilities, but Xia Yan and Han Jiangxue knew very well.

Absorb the precious Domain Tears star technique?

My little poison milk not only can absorb all three, but even upgrade!

At that time, what you see may not be the precious Domain Tears star technique, but the out-of-print, high-quality, improved and upgraded Domain Tears star technique...

Han Jiangxue looked at Jiang Xiao, these three items seemed to perfectly solve Jiang Xiao's shortcomings!

He... might really take off.

Jiang Xiao keenly noticed Han Jiangxue's gaze, he turned his head and saw her, revealing a happy smile.

"Hmph, laugh, laugh, laugh more while you can." Xia Yan muttered in her mouth, "You'll be a little crybaby in the future."

Jiang Xiao: ???