All my teammates online are my girlfriends

Qi Xi glanced at him sideways, thinking that she also needed to worry about this guy, and sighed—

"Try to tone it down. If all else fails, you do have skills in real life, so you can use them to escape later."

"..."

Lin Qiu's lips twitched. After saying all this, don't you even have the thought of helping to mediate this fight?

Are you just going to watch your comrades get wanted?

"You'd better not reveal where you're sleeping later, or you might have to sleep with your eyes open all night."

Ze Zhi chuckled and teased, "This guy is definitely going to attract a lot of hatred tonight!"

However, Lin Qiu did not refute anything unexpectedly. Instead, she looked at him with a deep gaze and made a very subtle stroking motion.

Seeing this guy's little tricks, Ze Zhi's pretty face turned bright red in an instant, and she fell silent, turning her head away as if she hadn't seen anything.

That bastard, I'll get my hands on him one day!

After easily dealing with the fish-stealing cat, Lin Qiu's gaze was quickly drawn to the sight of the plants growing wildly outside the window.

Even though it was already dark, you could clearly see that the plants were emitting an eerie glow, swaying slightly as if they were about to awaken their sentience.

As the bus traveled further, the mutated plants along the way became increasingly diverse, with all sorts of bizarre fruit trees and flowers, as if the plants from "Karakuri" had come together for a party.

Moreover, the more plants there are, the more concentrated the magic energy in the air becomes, rapidly replenishing the magic energy within everyone's bodies.

"Is this considered a sacred place for cultivation?"

In Lin Qiu's perception, everyone else was absorbing the magic normally, but only he was experiencing a surge of magical power, which poured into his body as if it were a tangible substance.

As it was being infused, the impurities mixed in with the magic were stripped away completely and dispersed into the air as the heart vibrated.

A small portion of the magic entering the body flows throughout to nourish the flesh and blood, but the majority is absorbed by the heart.

"Isn't that a bit of an exaggeration?"

While the others remained relatively still, Lin Qiu was visibly absorbing the gathered magic power.

Qi Xi seemed to have thought of something, and decisively sat down in Lin Qiu's lap, directly absorbing the magic power he had gathered...

238 - Room Just Right

"Ah, my magic power has increased several times over."

After the bus arrived at its destination, Qi Xi emerged from the absorption state with a look of delight.

Feeling the surge of magical power within her, she felt she could now take on ten people at once!

Putting aside Lin Qiu, who is a cheat code, and Yun Mo, who is a god, people like Ze Zhi, Ying Ziyan, and Wu Xiaoxiong should no longer be a match for him!

Qi Xi shook her little fist eagerly, and after leaving Lin Qiu's arms, she glanced at Ze Zhi and the others with ill intent.

Noticing the little guy's gaze, Zezhi and the others rolled their eyes in annoyance but remained silent.

Everyone looked out of the bus and saw that the area around the foot of Taixu Mountain was covered by an electric fence, with a large number of security personnel guarding the area, some even armed.

Numerous tents were set up in an orderly fashion on the open ground outside.

Even inside the car, the group, seeing this scene for the first time, still felt a sense of pressure.

"Alright, everyone get out of the car. I'll take you to Director Tang's place."

The driver called out, opened the car door, and got out.

Without delay, everyone packed their luggage and followed one after another.

Along the way, many researchers passed by. Lin Qiu and others' youthful faces attracted everyone's attention, but they were only curious for a while and did not talk about it much.

Tang Feilin was in the largest tent, which was quite far away. It was filled with various instruments and measuring tools, and his clothes were scattered on the bed next to him.

The trash can was overflowing with crumpled waste paper, and the data on the blackboard was a mess from being erased.

Lin Qiu and the others were taken aback when they saw the messy tent.

So this guy is actually this sloppy in private?

"Director Tang, the person has been brought here."

"Okay, you should go and rest first. Take a day off tomorrow before returning to your post."

"Yes."

The driver didn't linger and decisively left the tent.

Seeing the strange looks from everyone, Tang Feilin casually offered an explanation—

"Don't make wild guesses. This isn't my room; it belongs to my assistant. My room and yours are in a hotel outside."

"Not staying in tents?"

Sawari was stunned. Her beautiful dream of a picnic in the countryside had suddenly come to fruition?!

"There is no signal here. Except for some devices, the rest have to be used elsewhere. Some of the equipment for 'Sky Realm' is at the hotel."

Tang Feilin explained that he had specially prepared a lot of "Sky Realm" game equipment in order to give Bai Ya and the others special training.

Now that Lin Qiu and the others have arrived, hopefully they can make some progress.

"Does this count as playing games while on a business trip?"

"More or less. Let's go to the hotel now, put your things down, and see if you've had dinner yet."

"Not yet. We were worried that the situation here might be urgent, so we packed our bags after school and came straight here."

"Alright, let's grab a bite at the restaurant outside the hotel later, Qi Xi will treat."

"Huh? Why me?"

Upon hearing that Tang Feilin was treating her like a lamb to the slaughter, Qi Xi was completely distraught.

Shouldn't you be paying in this situation? Why am I the one paying?!

"You're the richest person here. Our research institute doesn't pay that much."

"If I'm not mistaken, your watch is worth 8..."

"Stop changing the subject, let's get going. Your family is the developer of 'Kara no Kyoukai,' so you should treat the researchers once in a while."

Without giving Qi Xi a chance to refute, Tang Feilin covered her mouth and pushed her away.

Although my watch and clothes are quite expensive, they are all pocket money given to me by my parents and have little to do with my own salary!

In contrast, Qi Xi is a real little rich girl. If I don't rip her off, I'll be letting her down, since she calls me an old woman every day!

The group looked at each other, but in the end they obediently followed.

Ze Zhi then took the opportunity to slow down and move closer to Ying Ziyan, whispering a question—

"Sister Ziyan, how much do you think that woman's watch is worth?"

"I think I saw it at an auction on some channel, but I can't remember exactly. If it's up for auction, it must be very expensive, right?"

"Hundreds of thousands?"

"We should add another zero."

"hiss--"

Ze Zhi couldn't help but gasp. This guy was even richer than Qi Xi!

"They're probably from some big family, but they're too far away from us."

"That's true. What I earn in the game is probably not even a fraction of her allowance."

Ze Zhi sighed and looked at Qi Xi on the other side.

This guy's family owns a game company, so they must be quite wealthy. I just wonder if his parents belong to some kind of big family.

The hotel wasn't far away; in fact, the nearby streets were quite bustling, with people coming and going at the night market, which made Zezhi and the others' eyes light up.

Lin Qiu and Qin Yunmo instinctively sensed an ominous aura and hurriedly urged—

"Stop looking and hurry up and put your things away."

"Eh—okay."

Even though they wanted to explore further, Ying Ziyan and the others, burdened by their heavy luggage, obediently headed into the hotel.

Unexpectedly, the person at the front desk was still a staff member from the research institute. Before Lin Qiu and the others could ask, Tang Feilin took three room cards directly from the staff member.

“There are quite a few people from the research institute this time, so to save some trouble, I booked the entire hotel. After deducting the rest room and work area for other staff, there are only three rooms left. You can decide how to divide them.”

Six people, three rooms?!

As if realizing something, Ying Ziyan's eyes suddenly sharpened.

Does the fact that rooms are allocated in pairs mean that someone will be sharing a room with Lin Qiu?

Regarding the room allocation issue...

"By the way, there are two double rooms and one triple room, which should be just right."

"..."

Ying Ziyan's eyes twitched as she looked at Tang Feilin, who had given her such a timely reminder, and she felt as if she had a mouthful of blood stuck in her throat.

Normally, shouldn't there be three double rooms reserved?

What the heck is a triple room?!

Noticing everyone's confusion, Tang Feilin glanced at Qi Xi and explained—

"Qi Xi is about the same height as a child, so we simply reserved a family room with a double bed and a child's bed, which is just right."

Snapped!

Qi Xi's forehead immediately creased with a "well" shape. What the hell do you mean by that?!

Who are you calling a kid? I'll be an adult next year, okay?

Being tall is amazing!

“That’s just right. Saki and I will share a room, Yunmo, Sister Ziyan and Qi Xi will share a room, and Lin Qiu will have a room by himself.”

Sawaori didn't seem to care much, a glint of excitement flashing in her eyes as she looked at Kuma...

239 - A Night That May Not Be Peaceful

"Captain, Captain! Help! I'm being held up!"

"Stop yelling, I'm in trouble too!"

"Hey—it's coming right at me! It's so fast, I'm out of mana!"

......

Under the subtle gazes of Lin Qiu and the others, Bai Ya, who was sitting in a massage chair, and her teammates were shouting and yelling, as if they were experiencing some extremely intense battle.

However, Tang Feilin casually remarked that these guys were just fighting newbie monsters, which made Lin Qiu and the others' mouths twitch.

They're just some newbies, why are they making such a fuss!

However, in reality, Baiya and her companions were not in the beginner area at all. Instead, they went directly to the Chaotic Cavern near Shutrinia and were fighting monsters of a much higher level.

Although it seems completely impossible to defeat them at the moment...

"Alright, don't worry about them for now. You all go put your things away first, and then meet in the lobby on the first floor to get something to eat."

"okay."

Lin Qiu and the others didn't linger. They glanced again at the group of people enjoying the game on the massager and suddenly felt a little itchy to try it themselves.

I've never even tried lying in a massage chair before!

The three rooms arranged by Tang Feilin were all adjacent to each other. Upon opening the door, each room was even equipped with a living room and a work area, leaving Lin Qiu and the others stunned.

"Wow, this looks so luxurious."

Sawa smacked her lips in amazement, then tossed her suitcase aside and excitedly pounced on the bed.

Feeling the soft, plush mattress, I closed my eyes in bliss.

It feels so good to be traveling!