Chapter 363: The Archaeology Competition
Chapter 363: The Archaeology Competition
The long-haired boy had no idea how he managed to leave.
After learning the truth, his face turned as red as a monkey's butt.
He felt so ashamed that he wanted to find a crack in the ground and hide.
In reality, his results were not bad at all.
Aside from Li Qian, he could proudly stand above everyone else.
If he hadn't displayed such arrogance after opening the cultivation chamber, hadn't acted so certain, and hadn't directly declared himself the champion, he could have held his head high and received a well-deserved honor.
But now...
His honor was certainly not lacking, but when it came to receiving the award, he felt embarrassed and flustered.
The audience's laughter felt like knives stabbing into his heart.
For this reason, his gaze towards Li Qian was filled with resentment.
If it weren't for the organizers' request, he would have slipped away without a trace.
However, due to the high value of the soul crystal, he couldn't bear to leave without it.
So, he reluctantly accepted the award.
His awkward and embarrassed expression even made the third-place winner beside him burst into laughter.
After this farce, the Freshman Challenge Competition finally came to an end.
In reality, for Li Qian and Lu Tianjiao, their competition had already concluded.
There were other competitions in the next three days, but they were related to archaeology, which had nothing to do with them.
Li Qian prepared to ponder for a while; whether he should return to Shazhou Beast Mastery University or make a trip to his hometown, or perhaps, as Dragon Lord Dean had suggested, take a good tour of Guanxi City.
This was Li Qian's plan, but soon, it was interrupted.
Because that very evening, various people started to find their way to him.
The current head of the Xia Hou family, also the vice-dean of the Combat Academy at Kansai Beastmaster University, Xia Hou Lan, was the first to locate him.
Li Qian wasn't surprised that someone from the Xia Hou family had sought him out.
After all, the Sunbird was their ancestral ace companion beast.
Li Qian held the Xia Hou family in high regard.
Their ancestors had made significant contributions to Mo Yuan City and humanity.
Of course, respect was one thing, but business was another. The evolution method he had painstakingly researched, with the help of a little bit of divine intervention, was not something he would give away easily.
In reality, Xia Hou Lan didn't even make such a request.
The offer Xia Hou Lan made also tempted Li Qian greatly.
They provided all the materials and even offered a substantial sum of money.
Li Qian had no reason to refuse and agreed immediately.
Within half a year, he would help them evolve three Sunbirds.
The evolution of the Sunbird was relatively simple, but perfecting the Sunbird's Sun True Flame skill to the highest level was no easy task.
Jiafa possessed exceptional talent, and with his diligent practice, he had mastered this skill.
Even so, it took a considerable amount of time to train it to perfection.
As for the other Crimson Feather Chickens, Li Qian wasn't confident, but within half a year, he was still quite certain of success.
After seeing Xia Hou Lan off, another person immediately arrived before him.
Yulan Pet Research Corporation.
Li Qian found it difficult to refuse them.
Yulan Pet Research Corporation was one of the top corporations in the entire Dongxia Federation and had collaborations with many beast universities.
Shazhou Beast Mastery University was one of them.
Li Qian politely entertained the representative from Yulan Pet Research Corporation.
Of course, due to his achievements, the other party was relatively polite.
They maintained a professional smile throughout.
After a brief chat, they responded to his request for collaboration.
Naturally, it was mostly about intentions and framework.
As for the specific details, Li Qian used the excuse of time constraints and the need to discuss with his family to put it off for the time being.
It seemed like no time had passed since dealing with the Yulan Pet Research Company's representatives, and now, another company representative appeared before him.
At this moment, Li Qian was genuinely getting impatient.
After spending over ten minutes on trivial matters, he directly left the hotel with An Paozi and Lu Tianjiao.
They arrived at a night market in Mo Yuan City, where they indulged in some grilled skewers.
"Fatty, Old Lu, do you guys have any ideas? Ever since the competition ended this afternoon, I haven't had a moment's peace!" Li Qian complained while enjoying the skewers.
"That's a fortunate problem. If it were me, I'd want people to come find me every day..." An Paozi sounded a bit jealous.
"It's like being swarmed by flies; it's indeed a bit annoying," Lu Tianjiao waved his hand.
"How about this, tomorrow morning, you can go to Shazhou Beast University or back to your hometown?" An Paozi suggested after some thought.
Lu Tianjiao shook his head. "Your current situation is a bit too much, and it's normal to attract unwanted attention. Right now, I estimate that both Shazhou Beast University and your hometown will have people waiting for you."
Hearing this, Li Qian glanced at him irritably. "What do you mean by attracting unwanted attention? If you don't have the culture, don't misuse idioms!"
Lu Tianjiao chuckled. "I do have a way to help you temporarily escape these disturbances."
"What method?" Li Qian asked curiously.
"It's simple. Join me in tomorrow's archaeology competition," Lu Tianjiao said proudly.
"What's that?" Li Qian was a bit confused.
Lu Tianjiao explained, "You should know that there's an archaeology competition tomorrow, and our school's Archaeology College will participate. Unlike the combat and cultivation competitions, the archaeology competition is conducted in teams of three to five members, freely recruited to join their team for archaeology, with scores determined by the final archaeological results."
"The archaeology competition will take place outside Mo Yuan City in a specific area. As long as you join, you should be able to find some peace for the next few days, and no one will disturb you."
Li Qian nodded in agreement. "That's indeed a good method..."
An Paozi immediately revealed the truth. "Don't listen to his nonsense. This guy has his eyes on Archaeology College's Bai Bingbing."
"Who's Bai Bingbing?" Li Qian asked with a smile, looking at Lu Tianjiao.
"She's one of the beauties of our school's Archaeology College. This guy is shamelessly trying to get close to her, and it seems he even dragged you into it..." An Paozi exposed Lu Tianjiao's intentions.
Li Qian was a bit taken aback. "Why are you so fickle? Weren't you aiming for Mo Ziyu before?"
An Paozi continued to expose him, "It's only been a few days, and it's impossible to succeed. He hasn't even left a good impression, so this guy wisely changed his target."
Lu Tianjiao grabbed a skewer and stuffed it into An Paozi's mouth, "With so much food, you still can't stop talking, like an old lady's chattering..."
After some casual conversation, in the end, Li Qian agreed.
He had no choice; after much consideration, it seemed like this was the only way to find temporary peace.
After finishing the skewers, as they were about to leave, Li Qian seemed to catch a glimpse of a familiar figure at a certain intersection.
He scratched his head, puzzled, "Hmm, that person, how is it seems like Mary, didn't she not participate in this freshman challenge competition? Could it be like An Paozi, specially coming to watch..."
He shook his head, dismissing the thought...
"It's probably just a resemblance, I must have looked wrong..."
(End of Chapter)
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