336 – Going Out
Lan Xuanyu said: “Qian Lei is right, proper work-rest balance is important. Want to come with us for a tour?”
Dong Qianqiu bumped Lan Mengqin beside her, “Let’s go ?”
Lan Mengqin snorted and said, “I don’t want to. I just want to cultivate. However, I will also worry about you going with them alone. This fellow Lan Xuanyu is not good, he is best at bewitching people. I’m afraid of you getting swindled, so I’ll accompany you.”
Dong Qianqiu was speechless for a while: “He is also a disciple of my teacher, my junior, I regard him as a younger brother. And we are all so young, can’t you stop talking about these things.”
The corner of Lan Mengqin’s mouth lifted up, and she looked at Lan Xuanyu a little provocatively, “Have you heard, Qianqiu treats you as a younger brother, don’t you have anything to say.”
Lan Xuanyu smiled and said, “Why can’t a younger brother be close to his big sister? Then it’s settled. After the elective courses in the afternoon, we will gather again.”
On the way back to the dormitory, Lan Xuanyu’s expression was calm, but from time to time he was a little lost. For some reason, when Dong Qianqiu said that he was like a younger brother to her, he felt a little uncomfortable.
In the afternoon, he naturally went to the Interstellar Center again and followed Tang Zhenhua to learn how to pilot a space warship. Tang Zhenhua’s teaching method was a bit similar to Yin Tianfan, heavily focused on actual combat. The difference was that Tang Zhenhua’s teaching intensity was higher, and he would subtly help adjust Lan Xuanyu’s piloting.
Lan Xuanyu asked him when he could learn other knowledge about Interstellar Commanding. Tang Zhenhua told him that he should first become able to pilot a space warship well and when he could excel in this aspect, he could then consider learning other stuff. Interstellar commanding was in fact very similar to piloting a magnified aircraft. How to capture other aircraft on the interstellar battlefield and how to command were actually the same in essence. Therefore, while he practiced piloting a space warship first, he was also laying the foundation for learning other things.
Even at Lan Xuanyu’s level, after practicing for an afternoon, he felt dizzy. But every time after studying with Tang Zhenhua, he could feel that he had made significant progress.
When he returned to the dormitory, Qian Lei with a look of excitement was already waiting at his door. Currently, they still had some time before the agreed appointment. Lan Xuanyu went back to his dormitory to take a shower and changed into clean clothes. Then he went out with Qian Lei to meet Lan Mengqin and Dong Qianqiu at the gate of the academy.
All four of them were wearing Shrek Academy’s uniform. In Shrek City, Shrek Academy students undoubtedly held a very big advantage. They represented not only themselves, but also Shrek Academy.
Both Lan Mengqin and Dong Qianqiu’s long hair was really eye-catching. Dong Qianqiu’s dark blue hair was elegant and mysterious, and Lan Mengqin’s white hair shone like a crystal. Qian Lei couldn’t keep his gaze away from fixing Lan Mengqin. Lan Xuanyu greeted both girls, then looked at the Shrek communicator on his wrist, and said: “According to the navigation, we’ll take about forty minutes of walking to arrive at the auction house. Should we get a car or walk ?”
Dong Qianqiu said, “Let’s walk, weren’t we supposed to tour the city ? If there is any place to eat on the road, we can also eat it on the way.”
“Yeah, good.” Lan Xuanyu nodded and walked out first.
Looking at his back, Dong Qianqiu was slightly confused. Although Lan Xuanyu seemed to be doing business as usual, for some reason, she just felt that he seemed a little different today.
Since coming to Shrek Academy, this was the first time they had left Shrek City. After leaving the gate of the Academy, all four of them felt especially refreshed. After all, they were still very young, and while their eyes darted around, they felt that growing a few more pairs of eyes could help.
The architectural style of Shrek City was simple and unadorned. They were all built according to the architecture of ancient times. The ground was also paved with long stones, and its polished surface was extremely smooth. Special lanes were dedicated to vehicles, but the pedestrian roads on both sides were larger than the driveway.
All the buildings in Shrek City were built around Sea God Lake. Only Shrek Academy’s closest allies had the right to live nearest the lake. Even a large organization such as the Spirit Pagoda didn’t have such privilege. The reason was said to be because of Spirit Pagoda’s hostility to Shrek Academy ten thousand years ago.
As for the current relationship between Shrek Academy and the Spirit Pagoda organization, Lan Xuanyu and the others had no idea.
The four of them followed the navigation and saw many buildings on the road, some of which looked strange. For example, there was a building that looked like a big clock, and only after seeing the navigation signs did they find out that it was the headquarters of the Federal Bank. It was the top dog of the entire Federation’s financial institutions. When the Federation wanted to build a space fleet, it had to be approved and paid by the Federal Bank.
There were many headquarters like this, such as Blacksmiths Guild’s, the Mecha Division’s, etc., all in Shrek City. One could imagine what kind of position this miraculous city held across the entire Federation.
The architecture of each of these headquarters all had their distinctive traits, and at first glance, they looked very old. Undoubtedly, in Shrek City, just walking around and looking at these buildings was considered as a very good tourism activity.
“I’m hungry, what do we eat?” Qian Lei looked around happily and bumped Lan Xuanyu.
“I’m fine with anything.” Lan Xuanyu said, since he entered contact with the rich and abundant life energy of Shrek City, he didn’t become hungry so easily like in the past. Replenishing himself through life energy was much more efficient than eating food.
Qian Lei said: “The Gourmet Street is right in front of us. I have studied the map before. We just passed by it, let’s go back to take a look.”
“Great.”
The four of them walked into the Gourmet Street. Surprisingly, there were no big hotels on both sides of the road, only small shops lined up one after another. Each shop was decorated with its own distinctive features, they could not be considered large, but they were all very clean and tidy. At a glance, this Gourmet Street seemed to have as many as 200 or 300 shops on both sides of the road. Aromas came in bursts, almost every few steps forward, aromas of different foods came lingering at the tip of their nose. Even if one was not hungry, one would definitely be drooling once arriving there.
“Which shop ? They all look so delicious!” Qian Lei looked around everywhere, Dong Qianqiu and Lan Mengqin’s eyes were also shining brilliantly.
Lan Xuanyu said: “Why don’t we find something that looks good, go in and eat a signature dish or something, and then change to another place to eat its signature dish. This way we can eat more.”
Dong Qianqiu smiled and said, “This is a good idea, you really live up to your reputation as a chowhound !”
Lan Xuanyu said while being dazed: “When did I gain such a nickname?”
“Teacher Nana told me. She said you are quite able to eat.” Dong Qianqiu said while narrowing her eyes with a smile.
Lan Xuanyu scratched his head and said, “It might be because in the past there wasn’t enough energy to replenish myself, but this is no longer a problem in Shrek. The life energy here is rich, making my need for food not as strong as before.”
“Stop blabbering so much, hurry up and eat. For the first one let’s go there, the Roasted Bird Restaurant, what do they serve ? Sounds like grilled chicken or something similar. It smells good!”
While talking, Qian Lei had already rushed into a small restaurant not far away.
It was still early, and there were not many guests, but as soon as they entered through the door, the smell of barbecue assaulted their senses.
A waiter greeted them, took them to a table for four, and then asked them what they wanted to eat. The waiter obviously noticed the Shrek Academy’s uniform on them. He did not treat them lightly because of their young age and seemed very polite.
“Do you have any delicious signature dishes here? We want to order them.” Lan Xuanyu asked.
