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Zhan Yan opened the private message and then saw the fatal triple question from “I Just Saved the World!”.

This is bad! He had been teasing him for fun earlier, and now he wanted to ask Shenying about cooperation. What if he got angry and refused to contact either side?

Zhan Yan thought about it. He felt that even if Shenying wasn’t angry, he probably wouldn’t contact anyone anyway.

No matter what, he still had to give it a try.

Zoujin Kexue: “What’s that mission? Just a little drizzle.”

“The most exciting, highest-point missions I’ve ever taken were all from you.”

Gu Jiancheng became very vigilant after seeing this reply from Zoujin Kexue.

What was wrong with this guy? Was he being sarcastic? Why did these words seem so awkward?

I Just Saved the World!: “Are you okay?”

Zhan Yan: …

This guy doesn’t even appreciate being coaxed!

Zoujin Kexue: “I’m praising you, big shot.”

“Big shot, I have an even more exciting mission here. Do you want to take a look?”

Gu Jiancheng understood.

Hmph, so Zoujin Kexue had something to ask of him.

I Just Saved the World!: “Tell me about it first.”

Zoujin Kexue: “It’s like this. Didn’t you take out a Black Nest before, big shot?”

“This matter was discovered by the Abnormal Affairs Management Bureau and the Wan Yao Alliance. They deeply recognize your foresight and extraordinary action in the matter of the Infinite’s revival and very much want to contact you for cooperation.”

Shenying didn’t reply.

Zhan Yan felt he needed to continue persuading him.

Zoujin Kexue: “Big shot, let’s not be hasty in refusing. I think this matter is still worth considering.”

“Big shot, think about it. Strategically, we despise the enemy, but tactically, we must take the enemy seriously.”

“There might not be only one Black Nest, and the news about the monster doctor is also hidden very deep and hard to find. I haven’t made any progress so far.”

“But just because we can’t find it doesn’t mean others can’t. If we can share information, maybe the Abnormal Affairs Management Bureau and the Wan Yao Alliance can find it?”

“The Infinite has ways to control people, ensuring that everyone on its side is of one mind. If our side is scattered, wouldn’t that make us inferior to them?”

I Just Saved the World!: “The Abnormal Affairs Management Bureau and the Wan Yao Alliance sent you to contact me?”

Zoujin Kexue: “Not exactly. I’m just conveying their desire to ally with you. When it comes to contact, you’ll be dealing with them directly.”

I Just Saved the World!: “Who are they sending to contact me?”

Zoujin Kexue: “That… for the Abnormal Affairs Management Bureau, it’s their deputy director Ning Xi. The Wan Yao Alliance hasn’t decided yet.”

I Just Saved the World!: “So the two organizations haven’t reached an agreement.”

“‘Our side is scattered.'”

Zhan Yan: …

Aaaah! So you two organizations can’t even ally with each other, how are you going to convince others to ally with you!

Shenying continued to twist the knife.

I Just Saved the World!: “They can only contact me through you.”

“I don’t think they can find the monster doctor.”

His own abilities seemed to be rated quite highly by Shenying.

But Zhan Yan was still very worried.

Abnormal Affairs Management Bureau and Wan Yao Alliance, can’t you two just try a little harder, make Shenying think you are particularly reliable and capable, the kind he’d want to cooperate with just by hearing about you?

Zhan Yan continued to try to speak well of the two organizations.

Zoujin Kexue: “They are very capable too. Even if some things can’t be cooperated on, others can.”

“Next time you encounter something like a Black Nest, you won’t have to be so reckless. It can be much easier, and you won’t have to worry about after-effects.”

I Just Saved the World!: “Some of their members are not bad, but as organizations, forget it.”

Zhan Yan’s spirits lifted. Gu Jiancheng had a good impression of some members in these two major organizations! If he didn’t want to cooperate with the organizations, what about establishing private relationships with a few members?

Zoujin Kexue: “Which members do you think are not bad?”

Gu Jiancheng saw through Zoujin Kexue’s plan at a glance, but he felt that finding a few reliable teammates to cooperate with was an acceptable option. He didn’t want to face the Infinite alone either; choosing to go solo before was out of necessity.

The Infinite was well-versed in human nature. The larger the organization, the easier it was for it to exploit loopholes. When he was in the Infinite World, he had seen too many organizations collapse from within.

Rather than choosing to form an organization, it was better to choose to cooperate with a few trustworthy teammates.

I Just Saved the World!: “Tianshi from the Abnormal Affairs Management Bureau is not bad.”

He had seen Tianshi’s heroic miracle of embodying thunder back then. This was a state that naturally countered the Infinite. As long as Tianshi herself did not have a mental breakdown, nothing could pollute the thunder.

Zhan Yan: Good taste!

Mom is the best!

Gu Jiancheng then started thinking about the Wan Yao Alliance.

He wasn’t very familiar with the Wan Yao Alliance. But speaking of demons, he couldn’t help but think of twenty-six years ago.

An otherworldly beast with a dragon’s head and horns, its four feet treading on air, its eyes as deep as the night sky holding thousands of stars.

Bai Ze… Bai Ze had fallen twenty-six years ago.

It would be best to choose a partner from the Wan Yao Alliance as well, but Gu Jiancheng was not familiar with the others. He recalled what he had seen twenty-six years ago. Perhaps he should choose Chong…

Zoujin Kexue: “Anyone else?”

“Is there anyone in the Wan Yao Alliance you think is not bad?”

“If not, I recommend the Chongming Demon King.”

“He has high combat power and is very reliable. His pair of divine Chongming eyes can see through illusions, so there’s no fear of being bewitched by the Infinite. Most importantly, he has good character, so you don’t have to worry when cooperating with him.”

Gu Jiancheng originally wanted to mention the Chongming Demon King, but seeing Zoujin Kexue praise him so enthusiastically, he felt inexplicably annoyed. What’s wrong? Is my combat power not high, am I not reliable?

Oh, he remembered. This Zoujin Kexue guy was a fan of the Chongming Demon King. Fine, so eager to boast for someone else, but when I ask you to do a mission, you drag your feet and say it’s boring.

I Just Saved the World!: “My combat power is also very high.”

“I don’t need someone with a repetitive role.”

“Change to another.”

Zhan Yan: In terms of combat power, aren’t you and Tianshi repetitive?

Forget it. If he doesn’t want to cooperate with the Chongming Demon King, then so be it. It also reduces the chances of his parents, in their alternate identities, coming into contact, lowering the possibility of their covers being blown.

Zoujin Kexue: “Then who do you want to choose?”

Gu Jiancheng thought for a while and couldn’t come up with anyone. Among the ten great demon kings of the Wan Yao Alliance back then, he was only familiar with Chongming’s battlefield. The rest of the great demons he had seen were either dead or he looked down on them.

He pulled up the files on the Wan Yao Alliance and sifted through them again. Halfway through, he realized.

That’s not right. He hadn’t even said he would definitely choose someone to contact, how did he get led around in circles by Zoujin Kexue.

I Just Saved the World!: “I choose no one.”

“Not interested.”

Zhan Yan stared at Shenying’s grayed-out avatar. What’s gotten into this guy all of a sudden? Weren’t they having a good conversation?

Forget it, forget it. If he doesn’t want to choose, then he doesn’t want to choose.

A notification suddenly popped up in the family group chat.

His brother was @ing him in the group, asking if he could feed Xingxing one more can of food a day.

When Zhan Yan went back to school, he couldn’t bring the cat, so Xingxing was left in the care of his family.

At first, everyone took care of him together, but then his parents went on a trip, and the task of caring for the cat fell to Zhan Jinli and Zhan Suiru.

But Zhan Suiru had been busy irregularly lately, often sleeping at the studio and not coming home. The task of caring for Xingxing thus fell on Zhan Jinli.

Zhan Jinli: …

One person and one cat stared at each other.

Zhan Jinli: “What are you looking at?”

Xingxing: “Meeow!”

Zhan Jinli was forced to take care of the cat for two days and deeply regretted wishing his sister a prosperous career earlier.

The older brother and the cat tried to get along for a few days, and both were quite miserable.

Without the cat food made by Zhan Yunkai, Xingxing had been eating dry kibble these past few days.

But the little kitty didn’t understand all this. It only knew that after Zhan Jinli took over, the quality of its food had plummeted.

This guy must be withholding his good food! He’s abusing me!

Xingxing was very angry.

Zhan Jinli was sneak-attacked by Xingxing for several days in a row, each time ending with Xingxing being held by the scruff of his neck.

But Xingxing possessed the fine quality of being indomitable.

Zhan Jinli held Xingxing by the scruff and stared at it.

Xingxing: “Meeeoww!”

Zhan Jinli: …

It’s my little brother’s cat. Can’t hit it.

Annoying.

Zhan Jinli really didn’t want to play the sneak-attack game with Xingxing as soon as he got home anymore. He decided not to argue with an ignorant little kitty.

Holding Xingxing by the scruff, he went online and searched for how to get along with a cat.

“Tempt and please it with food.” Zhan Jinli turned to look at Xingxing, who was baring its fangs and claws.

This little thing, would eating one more can of cat food a day make it sick?

Better ask my brother first.

Zhan Yan replied quickly. Main course canned food could directly replace dry food, but snack canned food could not, with a maximum of three per week.

Alright then.

Zhan Jinli went to coax the cat with canned food.

Immediately after, Zhan Yan saw his parents showing off their affection in the group chat with photos from their trip to Quancheng.

Quancheng was located further south, and this was the time when spring flowers were in full bloom. His dad and mom took a photo together in a sea of flowers.

Zhan Yan gave a thumbs-up and a compliment out of courtesy, then opened the private chat interfaces with Luo Wang and Ling Yu and rejected the missions.

You guys can go deal with that arrogant and difficult guy Shenying yourselves!

Logging out of the forum, Zhan Yan found the small induction cooker in the dorm room.

He had promised the calico cat he would bring it cat food the day after tomorrow. Today, he would wash the pot first. He had classes tomorrow. He would buy the ingredients in the evening, and after making it the day after tomorrow, he could deliver it to the calico.

When Gu Jiancheng came back and saw Zhan Yan washing the pot, his eyes lit up. He took it over to wash it himself, the corners of his eyes and brows lifting. “Are you going to cook?”

Finally, I can eat food personally made by Yan Yan!

The thought of that psychopath Wanyan Ghost King pretending to be a stray cat to trick Yan Yan into cooking for him was infuriating!

Zhan Yan: “Yeah, I’m making some cat food for that calico cat at school the day after tomorrow.”

Gu Jiancheng’s soaring brows drooped. He looked at Zhan Yan accusingly while washing the pot.

Zhan Yan looked at him, puzzled. What’s wrong?

Gu Jiancheng said in a small voice, “I haven’t even eaten any…”

Zhan Yan: …Oh, I really can’t stand it. My boyfriend is so fond of acting cute.

“But this small pot can’t control the heat, and the ingredients I can buy at school are limited. What I make won’t be tasty.”

Zhan Yan sincerely thought so. He was okay with cooking cat food or making soup according to a recipe. Anything else was just at an edible level, better than the cafeteria and some not-so-good takeout, but the improvement was limited.

The small pot in the dorm was usually used by Duan Hong and Bao Qingshan. Zhan Yan had only used it a few times to cook cat food.

Gu Jiancheng lowered his head to wipe the pot, his eyebrows drooping like a wronged big dog, the invisible ears on his head also drooping.

Zhan Yan sighed to himself, feeling that he was completely putty in the hands of Gu Jiancheng’s good looks.

“I’ll cook for you tomorrow.”

Gu Jiancheng immediately became happy.

The next day, the two bought ingredients for cat food and some other simple ingredients.

Upon returning, Gu Jiancheng happily went to wash the vegetables.

Duan Hong looked at Gu Jiancheng’s back with a strange gaze.

Although they had been dorm mates for years and had long known that Gu Jiancheng wasn’t as scary as he first appeared, seeing him like this still felt very strange.

Bao Qingshan quietly asked Zhan Yan, “Is he going to cook?”

Zhan Yan sighed. “I’m cooking, but my cooking isn’t good.”

Duan Hong and Bao Qingshan believed him. With a pot in the dorm, if someone still ate at the cafeteria for four years, their cooking skills must not be very good.

The ingredients were incomplete and the quality was not great. Zhan Yan made do and cooked a soup.

Half an hour later, the aroma wafted from the pot.

Duan Hong and Bao Qingshan started swallowing their saliva at the same time, glancing at the pot every so often.

Is this really not tasty?

Zhan Yan looked at their reactions and said hesitantly, “Why don’t… you two have a taste?”

Duan Hong and Bao Qingshan shook their heads vigorously.

Gu Jiancheng had started glaring at people.

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