Full-Time Magister: Time Stop Talent, Many Children, Many Blessings

When Liu Chang'an heard Lu Heqiu say that he hadn't brought a tent, he glanced in Mu Nujiao's direction.

He immediately understood what Lu Heqiu meant.

They immediately smiled knowingly.

"My tent is for one person, so if the two of us stayed together... we probably wouldn't even be able to squeeze in."

To Lu Heqiu's surprise, Zhang Qian, who was standing next to him, also timidly raised her hand and muttered softly, "Um... I didn't bring a tent either. It seems we have to go back."

Mu Nujiao glanced in Lu Heqiu's direction, her eyes showing a hint of something unusual. Lu Heqiu coughed twice, pretending not to notice. He really didn't mean to forget to bring a tent.

I really forgot.

Lu Heqiu wouldn't stoop to using such tactics if he wanted to improve Mu Nujiao's stats.

Given Mu Nujiao's low stats, it's obvious to anyone with a brain that she wouldn't share a tent with Lu Heqiu. Besides, Lu Heqiu doesn't know that Zhang Qian didn't bring a tent either.

It's impossible to predict the future.

Liu Chang'an sensed that the atmosphere was a bit off, and tentatively asked the group, "How about I go back to the city and buy two more?"

"It's not far from the city center; three hours is enough for me to go back and forth."

Someone spoke up.

The strange atmosphere eased a little at this point. Mu Nujiao stopped looking at Lu Heqiu with strange eyes and simply said, "Forget it, I brought a tent too."

"At least two people need to stay on night watch. The people on night watch won't need the tent, so we'll take turns..."

"It's still barely enough."

"How about this?"

"Lu Heqiu and I will be on night duty, and you two will be on day duty. The chances of encountering sea monsters are lower during the day, so just be careful to wake us up."

Upon hearing this, Lu Heqiu glanced at the panel and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Mu Nujiao's stats had not decreased. He would have been furious if they had decreased because of this.

"That's good."

"The risks are higher at night, so having just the two of us on night duty is just right."

Mu Nujiao pretended not to hear Lu Heqiu's agreement, and instead led Zhang Qian to the coast to set up tents to prepare for a stakeout. Liu Chang'an patted Lu Heqiu's shoulder gently.

"Don't be in such a hurry, bro, I understand!"

These slightly scheming words made Lu Heqiu's expression freeze instantly. What do you know?! I really didn't bring one! The bounties Lingling accepted were all simple, there was no need to stake out, where would I get a tent!

However, Lu Heqiu didn't offer any further explanation. At this point, explaining would only make things worse, so he decided to let it be.

Not long after.

Two tents were pitched next to a few dead trees. Liu Chang'an and Lu Heqiu took turns sleeping there, while Zhang Qian and Mu Nujiao took turns resting. The two tents were not far apart, making it easy to wake people up in case of danger.

Mu Nujiao and Lu Heqiu went to sleep in the tent first. Just as Mu Nujiao had said at the beginning, there would be virtually no sea monsters during the day. The Demon City was a safe zone, and it was impossible for sea monsters to sneak in so easily.

The two men kept watch until dark, but they didn't even see a single sea fish, let alone a sea monster.

The bright moon hung high in the sky, and the sea breeze, carrying a salty smell, blew into the tent. Mu Nujiao had just woken up from her sleep. After asking a few simple questions, she woke up Lu Heqiu, as it was their turn to take over the night shift.

While this arrangement cannot maintain a constant balance of power within the team, it maximizes Lu Heqiu and Mu Nujiao's combat strength at night. Most importantly...

Mu Nujiao has something to ask Lu Heqiu!

"You didn't bring a tent...was it intentional or accidental?"

The two sat on the embankment enjoying the sea breeze. Mu Nujiao brought it up seemingly unintentionally, and Lu Heqiu, who had thought the matter was over, trembled slightly and sighed softly.

"That was really an accident."

"Besides, this isn't some remote mountain forest. Even if none of the four of us brought tents, we can just call a car to go to the city to buy some. I'm not that desperate, am I?"

"Besides, I didn't know your plan was to lie in wait in the wild...who would dare use a tent?"

"So I only prepared one sleeping bag."

Lu Heqiu spoke with both sincerity and helplessness. Mu Nujiao seemed not to have heard the answer she wanted, so she just looked at the distant sea and spoke in a very low voice.

Sometimes I really envy you.

"It's not that I envy your talent, but that I envy that you don't have to be restricted by others, while we receive resources from our families..."

"At the cost of freedom!"

"If I hadn't insisted, perhaps this experience... would have had a high-level mage accompanying me."

Lu Heqiu found it difficult to empathize because the two were simply not on the same path.

To most commoner mages, these words sounded more like sarcasm.

Damn it, you rich people say you don't like money, huh!

If Lu Heqiu didn't have a cheat-like advantage, he wouldn't just find a family to attach himself to, he'd even fight over the resources of the Inquisition Council! If he were truly cultivated to the Super-Order level, wouldn't his interests become the family's interests?

No freedom? Your entire family is yours, and you still have no freedom?!

But Lu Heqiu still comforted him, saying, "Every path has its own way. Freedom isn't necessarily a good thing. At least you can still afford to hire me, right?"

Mu Nujiao opened her mouth but didn't speak; she simply looked towards the sea.

The moonlight cast a shimmering glow on the sea, making it not as dark and dull as she had imagined.

Her thoughts might be somewhat flawed, but they were her most genuine feelings. She had met many commoner mages, but none like Lu Heqiu...

But there's only one!

"like..."

"There's something off about that sound."

Lu Heqiu suddenly spoke in the moonlight, and Mu Nujiao immediately turned to look at him, her eyes filled with questioning. She hadn't seen anything on the sea.

There wasn't even a shadowy figure, let alone a siren.

But since Lu Heqiu spoke up in this way, he must have had some basis for it.

"The sound of the waves doesn't sound right."

"The wind was strong at night. The waves that were crashing heavily on the beach earlier made a crisp, resonant sound, but these two sounds sounded a bit muffled. It was as if something was blocking the waves near us."

Lu Heqiu stood up and looked towards the ocean, his mental energy simultaneously covering that direction.

The two were sitting on the embankment, and naturally became alert upon hearing such a sound.

When spiritual energy covers the sea surface.

Half a head immediately attracted Lu Heqiu's mental energy.

Lu Heqiu's eyes flickered, but he didn't relax at all, because the head wasn't very big, and if the head wasn't big, the body naturally wouldn't be very big either!

Despite its small size, it can control water with remarkable precision...

"Don't speak!"

"There really was a siren!"

Lu Heqiu reached out and put his arm around Mu Nujiao's waist, pulling her behind him. Mu Nujiao was startled by this sudden intimate action, and her face flushed crimson.