First-Year Internship—And You Went to Site 749 to Contain Monsters?!-Chapter 736: You Wanna Compete, Huh? Then Give It Back!

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Still trying to outdo each other!?

You're still trying to outdo each other!

I only said two words.

And each of you says more than the last.

Shen Qixue stiffened, her fists clenched.

She couldn't take it anymore!

She felt someone was setting her up, invisibly imposing a suffocating, tense feeling on her, as if a rope was looped around her neck, dragging her forward.

Her molars ground tightly together.

Shen Qixue thought to herself, isn't this just about outdoing each other!?

You just wait!!!

I'll outdo you all to death!!!

The influence of the environment once again ignited Shen Qixue's competitive heart.

In this life, she was not weaker than anyone.

Lu Ding looked at Zhan Tingzhou: "You locals talk in such a flowery, literary way."

The atmosphere, which had just been somewhat heavy with gratitude, instantly lightened with Lu Ding's tone.

Zhan Tingzhou smiled, remembering the scene before when he used being a local as an excuse to cover up while leaking information to Lu Ding.

It was a bit awkward.

Lu Ding helped Zhou Chu up: "Just listening, I can tell you learned it from him."

Zhan Tingzhou chimed in: "He insisted on learning."

Lu Ding casually followed the joke: "So you taught him?"

"Hahahahahaha......"

Laughter rang out.

The atmosphere was cheerful.

Although Lu Ding's status and strength were what they were, everyone was basically the same age. These conversations invisibly closed the distance of friendship even more.

It was no longer limited to a superior-subordinate relationship.

At the doorway.

Fu Xinghe's figure emerged: "Brother Lu, what are you talking about, laughing so happily?"

As soon as he appeared.

Zhou Chu and Qin Jinghao instantly became reserved.

It felt strange.

As if they had overstepped their position.

Lu Ding replied: "Talking to them about extra training."

"Dean Fang's side???"

The light instantly faded from Fu Xinghe's eyes: "Dean's side is done, barely passed. After that, there's still the monthly exam...."

Saying this, Fu Xinghe laughed at himself.

Monthly exam......

He actually still had to take monthly exams.

Then he continued: "But the Reshaper is a bit lacking. The battlefield damaged the earth veins, so we can only restore the surface. The earth veins still need time to recover. As for the more remote, uninhabited areas and the Ding Family estate, I left them empty for now, only restoring the civilian houses and public buildings."

"The empty areas can be tendered for reconstruction later, or sold off. As for the remaining members of the Ding Family Branch, I told Bureau Chief Qian to handle it strictly by the book. Arrest the guilty, release the innocent, and provide subsidies for resettlement."

This was indeed handling things strictly by the book. 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

When the forest is big, there are all kinds of birds.

Although the Ding Family Branch, on the whole, wasn't full of good people, it didn't rule out the possibility of honest folks among them.

In situations like this, the 749 Bureau would provide compensation and resettlement. Anyway, there are plenty of houses in the Path of Dry Bones now.

Who knows how many lawbreakers were wiped out in this major purge.

Can't even fill them all.

Listening to his report, Lu Ding spoke to the four: "You all go attend to your business first."

"Yes, Grand Guardian."

Then they saw Zhou Chu hoist the dragon head onto his shoulder, Qin Jinghao hoist the dragon body, and Zhan Tingzhou hoist the dragon tail.

Shen Qixue also wanted to help.

Zhan Tingzhou said: "We've got this. Your clothes are quite new, don't get them dirty."

Qin Jinghao peeked over a few times, showing not a trace of infatuation with her beauty, his eyes full of appreciation for the fabric of her clothes: "Sister Xue, where did you get this fabric? Can you tell me? I'll go get myself a nice outfit tomorrow."

His hobbies were only food and the pursuit of things like clothes and accessories.

Every time, Qin Jinghao's eyes practically wanted to grow on Lu Ding's clothes and robe.

If he wasn't afraid of being disrespectful, he really wanted to get himself a set of scholar-warrior sleeves and this color-changing robe too. They were just too damn cool.

Zhou Chu's statement was more direct: "This dragon is poisonous. Before it's processed, you better not touch it."

This was the first time Shen Qixue felt this kind of genuine, collective care.

No strange looks, no fawning words.

It was just very simple, very direct interaction, without any messy complications mixed in.

Even Zhou Chu's direct statement, saying she was a bit weak.

Shen Qixue also felt comfortable.

Because among the few of them now, she *was* the weakest. That was a fact, nothing wrong with saying it.

On the contrary, if anyone brought up her gender, saying things like "you're a girl, you don't need to" or the like, Shen Qixue would feel a bit put off.

"Thank you."

She said, stepping aside to let the three carry the Poison Dragon out first.

Finally, just before leaving, Shen Qixue smiled and looked at Lu Ding: "Thank you, Lu Ding. I'm not very good with words. For any past offenses, I apologize to you. I'm sorry."

She gave a sharp bow, then quickly ran off.

"Hey, no need to be so formal,"

Lu Ding said casually.

Shen Qixue was a good person, genuinely the type whose thoughts and actions could proceed in sync.

Good-hearted, a bit of a saint, with her own unique worldview.

But if someone was in trouble, and it aligned with her worldview, she would really save you.

If this were in reality, she'd be the type who, when faced with injustice, while most people stood by and watched, would dare to be the first to step forward and speak up, even directly take action!

The type who, even if it caused her a lot of trouble, she'd still dare to do it next time. The downside was she was easily taken advantage of.

Fu Xinghe adjusted his glasses: "She truly recognizes you now."

"Before, she might have recognized Brother Lu for your strength and talent. Now she recognizes your leadership."

"Then I'm quite proud. Managed to keep another genius around."

Lu Ding said, taking out a pearl and tossing it over.

Fu Xinghe caught it and saw a dragon shadow flash within.

"This is......."

Lu Ding walked to the side and poured himself a glass of water: "A dragon pearl. There's a dragon's companion spirit inside, but I don't know what specific dragon."

"I checked the records. The grade isn't low. At worst, it's Fourth Restriction level. You use your brain a lot daily. Carrying this with you can relieve fatigue."

"When your cultivation level gets a bit higher, you can absorb it to enhance your soul strength. Even in the Dragon Keeper Clan, this is a rare treasure, a good thing. Just use it."

Since he would be taking Fu Xinghe back to Great Han later to share the dragon meat, it wasn't very timely.

And this dragon pearl was of a higher grade than the dragon meat.

After all, the dragon corpse was dead, and so many people were sharing it.

The dragon pearl was different. There was only one, and it was intact, but it couldn't stir up trouble. Lu Ding had already dealt with it once.

For someone like Fu Xinghe, who worked hard and contributed greatly, he deserved something of this high grade.

Couldn't shortchange him.

Fu Xinghe looked at it, a smile appearing on his face: "Thank you, Brother Lu."

Lu Ding set down his water glass: "Then give it back."

Fu Xinghe took a step back: "Brother Lu, let's talk about something else."

Lu Ding rolled his eyes, too lazy to bother with him. He even said thank you.

"Pack your things, come with me back to Great Han."

Fu Xinghe didn't ask where to, nor did he ask why they had to leave again so soon after returning.

Two horizontals and one vertical - just do it!

He stood ramrod straight on the spot, vest paired with a shirt, looking utterly handsome, his gold-rimmed glasses still reflecting light: "No need to pack, ready to depart at any time!"

Lu Ding didn't have anything to pack either.

He had brought everything he needed.

As long as he left the new city, found a place with stable time, waited until Hai hour, activated the [Guarding Hai, Condensing Truth] buff, directly rushed to Fifth Restriction, unlocked the hidden reward for collecting all twelve zodiac methods, and went back to elbow-strike the Dong Family and the Su Family.

He wanted to see just what was going on with the twelve zodiac methods he had been busy with for so long!?

Lu Ding: "Let's go!"