Days and nights of pursuit of Dottore

"Hiss..." Cheng Yan took a deep breath, and Sohelei immediately slowed down his movements.

"Does it hurt? I'll be gentler."

Cheng Yan shook his head and turned his eyes away from the hideous wound. "It's okay. Just do it."

I decided not to look at it. Although it doesn’t hurt, it’s still scary to look at the bloody wound.

The light and shadow in front of him suddenly flickered. Cheng Yan turned his head to look at the door of the tent. Zandik had already rolled up the huge drawing and walked into the tent with it.

The sky-blue hair was slightly curled, and under the light eyelashes were attractive red pupils. Cheng Yan was stunned again without realizing it, and he had to shake his head vigorously to wake himself up.

After coughing twice, Cheng Yan spoke carefully.

"Um... Zandi, classmate Zandi, I stained your drawing, I'll give you one as compensation."

Cheng Yan looked at the figure with his back to him and felt a little nervous.

Zandik tilted his head slightly and looked into Cheng Yan's dark eyes.

"Compensation? How are you going to compensate?"

"I, I'll draw another one for you."

Cheng Yan just saw it. It seemed to be a design drawing of some kind of machinery. His master had taught him how to draw it, and Cheng Yan had also drawn quite a few by trial and error. However, Cheng Yan was a restless person and could not sit still. Even when he was reading, he had to be watched by the Emperor. He did not have much patience for the drawing.

When he used mechanical engineering to make things, he usually just started working on it, doing whatever he thought of, and rarely drawing a plan before starting.

But now it involves the target person, and it is related to Cheng Yan's future plan of accumulating points. This is something that can only be obtained through physical contact. How can it be possible without good impression?

Although he had saved a lot of points with the help of the Emperor and Jin Peng before coming to Xumi, one point was consumed for each day he lived. If he died again due to an accident, he would need 1500 points to buy the Resurrection Pill, and he could not afford to spend that little savings.

Cheng Yan was worried about his unpredictable future and didn't notice the expression of the person in front of him after he said that.

The corners of Zandik's lips curled up, looking like he was smiling, but revealing a hint of contempt.

"You draw a picture for me? Do you know what you are talking about?"

If there were more people with such confidence in the Miaolun School, he wouldn't be so bored.

Looking at the seemingly sincere eyes of the young man in front of him, Zandik looked away and had already defined Cheng Yan in his heart.

A stupid and arrogant guy.

[Ding——Target Zandik’s favorability -2, current favorability -8]

Cheng·stupid and arrogant·Yan: "Did I say something wrong again?!"

[Host, I have emphasized that the target's emotions this time are difficult to predict. You must be extra cautious.]

"I soiled his painting, and he's unwilling to compensate me? What should I say?"

[…Until you are familiar with each other, the host should try to speak less.]

Cheng Yan choked, "...Okay, I'll listen to you. -8 favorability. If I say a few more words, it will be -10."

Cheng Yan kept silent, but it only deepened Zandik's impression of him. Just one rhetorical question made him unable to answer. It seemed that he was not only stupid and arrogant, but also cowardly.

[Ding——Target Zandik’s favorability -1, current favorability -9]

what?

Cheng Yan's heart, which had just calmed down, suddenly began to churn again. He raised his eyes in disbelief and stared at the back of the person in front of him.

Completely losing interest in talking to Cheng Yan, Zandik quickened his pace, urging Sohlei who had not yet finished bandaging.

"The members of the scientific expedition team have already gathered together and are waiting at the intersection where we came from. I'll go over first, you hurry up."

After he finished speaking, he walked by with a large backpack slung over his shoulder. The wind created by his walking by blew Cheng Yan's hair, and he didn't even glance at him.

Cheng Yan frowned, and Erkang tried to hold back the person who was leaving decisively, "Ancestor, it's wrong to speak, and it's also wrong not to speak. It's wrong to say you want to compensate, and it's even more wrong not to compensate."

In the blink of an eye, the person disappeared. Cheng Yan took a deep breath and raised his hand to hold Sohelei's wrist.

"Didn't you say before that there is a college that studies something very similar to mechanical engineering? Are they still recruiting students?"

Cheng Yan had never felt so aggrieved since he met his master. Even when he was getting along with Jin Peng and his favorability level reached -30, he never felt like this.

Since he looked down on me and thought I couldn't draw, Cheng Yan still insisted on drawing for him. It was my fault for dirtying his painting. What an infuriating attitude!

Cheng Yan tried hard to suppress his emotions and asked Sohlei about the news of the Church Order Institute.

He had previously worried that doing so would make his purpose too obvious, but now, his plan was seriously unfavorable. If he didn't sneak into the Academy of Teachings, he might not even have a chance to contact his target. He couldn't just wait to die with a -9 favorability rating.

[Host, I didn't expect you to be so conscious of your goals now. I'm really touched.]

Finally, he didn't have to urge the host to get closer to the target and complete the task.

"Then you can be happy for a while longer."

Cheng Yan would never admit that he was irritated by Zandik's attitude. He was so handsome, but he looked down on others. He must make him look at him in a new light!

[Host, just get used to it. The target, Zandik, is a rare genius in the Academy. Not to mention his peers, even those highly respected teachers rarely look him in the eye.]

Cheng Yan, who was still angry, was brought back to reality by Sohelei's words.

"Do you want to come to the House of the Order?" Sohlei's eyes sparkled.

If Cheng Yan also came to the Jiaolingyuan, wouldn’t that mean they would have more opportunities to meet?

Cheng Yan nodded, "Of course I do, but the opportunity to study in the Teaching Academy is rare, so I'm afraid it's not enough for me to think about it alone."

Sohelei excitedly held Cheng Yan's hand, "There is still a chance! The School of Teachings recruits a new group of students every year, and the deadline for this year is almost here, but! The Miaolun School must not have been fully enrolled!"

Due to the reputation of the young genius Tozandik, the difficulty of the new student assessment of Miaolun School is ridiculously high every year. The dean of Shahavalo College is also overly strict with the students admitted. The number of students in Miaolun School is the least every year, and the number of students who can graduate successfully is also the least. She doesn't know many classmates from Miaolun School.

"Come with me, I'll take you there, there will definitely be a chance."

Sohelei jumped up excitedly, and was more concerned about it than Cheng Yan himself.

He quickly packed up his things in the tent, and before Cheng Yan could even say anything, he was pulled forward by the girl.

At the entrance of the jungle, several people dressed in student uniforms had gathered and were chatting and laughing. Then, Zandik approached with a blank expression. The crowd suddenly fell silent, so quiet that even the chirping of birds could be heard clearly.

As if he had gotten used to the silent atmosphere wherever he went, Zandik didn't react much and stood there waiting for the last member.

Sohelei arrived late, carrying a huge bag and holding someone in her hand. Cheng Yan offered to help her carry the bag, but was sternly rejected and blamed for not taking good care of his injury. The girl's concern was so sincere that Cheng Yan let her take him away.

"Hoohoo... Sorry for the long wait, everyone."

Sohlei took a deep breath, and her bright eyes showed that she was in a good mood.

"Who is this……"

A voice came from the crowd asking about Cheng Yan's background. Cheng Yan was about to answer but was interrupted by Sohelei.

"He is my savior. I took him to the academy to treat his wounds."

When everyone saw the tightly wrapped bandage on Cheng Yan's arm, they understood that someone who was familiar with Sohelei had already asked about her. Cheng Yan followed Sohelei and walked in the crowd.

The figure that he had been thinking about fell at the end of the team. Zandik lowered his eyes, as if all the noisy things around him had nothing to do with him.

He didn't react when he saw Sohelei bringing Cheng Yan back to the scientific expedition team. Cheng Yan pursed his lips and thought to himself, how can I conquer such a target person... I always feel that he is so seamless that there is no place to attack.