Chapter 5: The Secret to Making Friends
Supernova?!
The three words spoken by Yao Can left all the Night Watchers present stunned.
“Really or fake?”
“This joke can’t be made…”
Some tried to decipher the joke from Yao Can’s expression, but unfortunately, he looked dead serious with a face so intense it was like a fish’s that could squish you. It didn’t look like he was joking at all.
“This…”
The atmosphere instantly turned gloomy.
A man with red hair spoke up: “Where did this news come from? Is it true?”
This was a Sunlight Night Watcher named Chi Hao.
Yao Can nodded and calmly replied, “Don’t worry where the information’s from. I feel there’s a high chance it’s true, I’d vouch for my character with it.”
Another man with gray hair added: “I’ll treat it as true for the time being, then do we have any other useful information?”
He was also a Sunlight Night Watcher, known as Yan Que.
Yao Can replied, “The explosion will happen in late September. It covers the entire Shanghe City. That’s all.”
“Then let’s start acting on this. Three Sunlights might not be enough, so we should borrow two more from the neighboring city.” Chi Hao stood up, already hyped.
Thus, all the Night Watchers of Shanghe City entered a state of readiness, with an atmosphere so oppressive it felt like they were buried alive.
During this period, these Night Watchers would pour out their energy to increase patrol efforts, looking for abnormalities hidden in the dark.
But how could such a vast city as Shanghe City possibly oversee every corner?
The Star Eclipses will erupt in late September.
In other words, now the Extraordinary Star is still hidden or dormant within someone’s body without giving off even a hint of its usual fluctuation, hence hasn’t been captured by [Know Star].
So, the Night Watchers just have to go out searching.
Star Holders have a special sense for their kind; if they are not too far apart, they can still detect each other faintly.
Even if the target isn’t their person of interest, they should still check it out.
If they really have to rely on [Know Star] to capture fluctuations, the Supernova Star Eclipses would have been confirmed to have erupted.
At the same time…
Night Lan was with Lan Feng Su Yu.
“Night Lan, what kinds of food do you like?”
“Hmm… nothing specific actually, I enjoy tasty food in general.”
It was like she hadn’t really answered.
Lan Feng Su Yu continued, “Do you like chocolate?”
“Yes.”
Chocolate is after all a yummy snack for Night Lan.
Lan Feng Su Yu suddenly had a delighted look.
“Really? I love chocolate too! Let me take you to have some.”
“Mmm…”
Night Lan was naturally led by hand, seeming very happy.
“Uh…”
Night Lan’s body tensed up a bit, having a mixed expression.
After all, she had only known Lan Feng Su Yu for less than half a day, was holding hands this closely appropriate?
Is this considered friendship?
But Lan Feng Su Yu didn’t admit anything, and Night Lan wasn’t going to assume anything; otherwise, things could get awkward later.
For now, she’d just consider her a caring colleague.
Soon.
Lan Feng Su Yu took Night Lan to a dessert shop.
“Boss, two servings of chocolate cake, please.”
“Wait for a moment.”
Night Lan and Lan Feng Su Yu sat at a table, waiting for the dessert.
Lan Feng Su Yu hummed happily, staring straight at Night Lan as if carefully observing her.
“Uh…”
Night Lan dared not say a word, her head almost buried into her chest.
Oh wait wrong context, no way it could be buried.
“Um… why are you staring at me like that?”
“Because you’re cute.”
“Aah… Yes, thank you.”
As they talked, Night Lan’s face slowly turned a light pink and she couldn’t even look directly at Lan Feng Su Yu anymore.
She doesn’t know why, whenever she’s complimented as cute, instead of feeling proud, she feels embarrassed.
Has she not yet crossed that line in her heart?
Ugh.
“Haha~” Lan Feng Su Yu, seeing Night Lan’s shy appearance, felt her affection growing.
“In the future, we’ll be strangers right?”
“Mm.”
“But I want to get to know you. I wonder, once you go home, will I remember you a year from now?”
Remembering Bai’s incident, Night Lan responded uncertainly, “Probably…”
“If so, would it be okay if I went to Yun Chang City to play with you?”
“What?!”
“Is something wrong?” asked Lan Feng Su Yu, blinking in confusion, not understanding Night Lan’s surprise.
Night Lan stuttered in response: “That… why do you want to meet me?”
“Because I like you, it’s natural for me to want to find you for fun, isn’t it?”
“Uh… So are we friends now?” Night Lan wondered anxiously.
Lan Feng Su Yu smiled slightly, “What do you think? Do we need to confirm it verbally for it to count?”
“Is… Is that what it’s like?”
“Yeah.”
Seeing Night Lan’s embarrassed look, Lan Feng Su Yu seemed to guess, frowning slightly.
“Could it be that… you don’t have many friends?”
“Uh… Yeah, my social life is a mess, so I hardly have any friends.”
“I see, well then let me share a quick and easy way to make friends.”
Hearing this, Night Lan leaned in eagerly, her eyes immediately becoming focused.
A bit curious.
“What’s the secret?”
“That’s… grab them and shout stuff like ‘Let’s be friends!’.”
Lan Feng Su Yu’s smile was subtle, as if teasing.
Night Lan thought she was just joking anyway.
“Uff~ And I was so looking forward to it.”
“But actually, it might work quite well for you, Night Lan.”
“Really?”
“Yes, look, you’re so cute, people easily develop fondness for you. If you hugged and pouted, the other person would definitely agree.”
Night Lan pondered with a confused look: “Sounds more like a pervert to me.”
Nodding in agreement, Lan Feng Su Yu said nothing to deny it.
“So, this method works only for adorable little Lolis like you; others doing it would be seen as creepy.”
Night Lan thought deeply.
What Lan Feng Su Yu proposed… did sound practical.
Anyway, if a cute little Loli pounced and asked you to be friends, no one could refuse.
And Night Lan was indeed a super cute Loli.
However, the problem was… she couldn’t bring herself to.
She had super thin skin, blushing at any small embarrassment, much less leaping towards strangers to whine.
“I can’t.”
“Mmm… what a shame, it was a pretty good method too.”
Soon, Night Lan and Lan Feng Su Yu received their chocolate cakes.
“Eat, I’m buying.”
“Yes, thanks.”
With twinkling eyes, Night Lan picked up a spoon, scooping a bit to put in her mouth.
“Mm, delicious!”
“See? Chocolate cake is super tasty, I wouldn’t lie to you.”
Lan Feng Su Yu also began eating, a blissful smile spreading across her face.
Night Lan felt better.
“Mmmmm…”
Seeming like staying here wasn’t all that bad.
