Su Wan had almost forgotten about the misunderstanding with Sheng An having a favorable impression of the Food God.

Now, Luo Jina brought it up again, and it was inevitably a bit awkward...

Fortunately, at that moment, Sheng An had already left Lan Ruojin and was walking towards Su Wan and the others.

As she approached, Luo Jina quickly said, "Xiao’an, what did that fish want to talk to you about? Let me tell you, he is a Neptune, and I bet he has raised a lot of fish in his pond!"

Sheng An couldn’t help but laugh and cry, "What raising fish... don’t worry, he was just talking to me about donating to the orphanage in District 10."

Su Wan, "He investigated you?"

This was clearly a sinister intention.

Sheng An said with a smile, "No matter what, I don’t accept rewards without merit, so I refused."

Unsolicited kindness often hides ulterior motives.

The Mermaid Prince was not only handsome and powerful in spiritual power, but he also had an impressive family background.

But Sheng An was very rational.

She didn’t like such men, and she certainly wouldn’t play any love games with the enthusiastic Mermaid Clan.

Seeing Sheng An so calm and rational set Su Wan at ease.

At that time, a school senior wearing a neat uniform came up to the trio.

"Su Wan, do you guys want to come over and play the strategy game?"

This senior was none other than Sun Li, a sophomore, who had been Hiber’s wife during the mecha competition.

After that incident, Hiber had been reprimanded and had been gloomy, not attending school for several days.

He sulked at home for a few days before realizing his wife had not come home for a long time, staying at the university and not contacting him.

Hiber then went to look for his wife, Sun Li, but she ignored him completely.

However, they had not divorced.

Perhaps everyone’s situation is different.

Su Wan looked at the capable and steady Sun Li and asked curiously, "Senior, what is the strategy game?"

Strategy game, Su Wan had played on Ancient Earth.

But the Interstellar Era’s strategy game must be different.

Sun Li said with a smile, "Come over and take a look, and you’ll find out. Plus, it suits you."

The events at the military academy were always straightforward and rough, with mecha combat on the side.

Oh, and also real wrestling.

Luo Jina ran off to watch Alex wrestle someone while Su Wan and Sheng An headed to the strategy game area.

It turned out to be a large-scale virtual chess tournament, and the rules were very similar to the strategy game Su Wan knew, though the names were replaced with Interstellar Era terminology.

The highest-ranking piece, of course, was the Chief Commander.

Different ranks of Star Warriors represented different pieces, and higher-ranking ones could capture the lower-ranking ones.

But what to use had to be decided based on the pieces revealed each time.

At that moment, a boy had just won against his opponent.

Su Wan remembered this person, who was the man among the ten exchange students with the lowest presence named Li Zhi.

Right then, Lan Rui and the dog-eared boy Gill were standing beside Li Zhi.

Gill said disdainfully, "I don’t think you’re much capable. It was just luck that you revealed the highest-ranking Chief Commander piece on your first try."

Li Zhi smiled good-naturedly, "Yeah, I’m quite lucky."

The three of them also noticed Su Wan and others.

Lan Rui felt a surge of anger the moment she saw Su Wan, and it took a deep breath for her to calm herself.

Su Wan carefully observed Lan Rui, but actually, she was also paying attention to Gill and Li Zhi beside her.

Lan Rui was trying hard to control her emotions.

Gill was curiously looking at Su Wan and the others.

As for Li Zhi, he seemed to be focused solely on the strategy game.

Because there was another student coming to challenge.

Sheng An cast a glance over there and said in a low voice, "Xiaowan, let’s go check out other places."

"No, let’s play this strategy game."

Su Wan walked over confidently.

As she neared, she saw that Lan Rui instantly braced herself, seemingly wanting to explode with anger but struggling to keep it under control.

Su Wan’s eyebrows raised slightly.

What had that person done to affect Lan Rui so deeply?

Mind control?

That’s not right, everyone from the Mermaid Clan has very powerful spiritual power.

Su Wan had asked Gu Jue to help investigate Lan Rui, and this Mermaid Princess, although a bit spoiled, was actually very cunning and not rash in her actions.

The one now seemed like a completely different person.

But it wasn’t that she was a different person, she was still that Mermaid Princess who coveted Commander Gu.

However, her emotions seemed to be on the verge of losing control at any moment.

When Su Wan approached, Lan Rui had already managed to adjust her expression.

It was as if nothing had happened, as she smiled and said, "Su Wan, I’ve heard that you have quite the talent for commanding, so how about competing with Li Zhi?"

Su Wan smiled, "I thought you wanted to compete with me."

Lan Rui: "..."

Mustn’t get angry! Absolutely must not get angry!

Lan Rui forced a smile, "If you really want to compete with me, that’s fine too, but I might not necessarily lose to you, you know."

Su Wan, "We haven’t fought yet, and you feel you might lose, how could you win under such circumstances?"

Lan Rui clenched her fists!

At this moment, another boy came to challenge Li Zhi.

Li Zhi accepted the challenge and played a game of "military flag" with the boy.

The boy was lucky, the first chess piece he flipped over was a marshal, while Li Zhi’s was just an ordinary soldier.

Seeing Li Zhi’s chess pieces being taken one after another, Lan Rui watched with great anxiety.

Lan Rui: "Li Zhi, come on!"

Li Zhi gave a wry smile, "I’ll try my best."

But the initial downturn was too great and couldn’t be salvaged, and in the end, Li Zhi still lost.

Lan Rui stormed off in anger.

She felt she had lost face and no longer had the confidence to challenge Su Wan.

Gill quickly followed to comfort Lan Rui.

Li Zhi also gave up his spot and left, departing from the "military flag" game station, and it was unclear where he went.

Sun Li and a classmate were responsible for maintaining this game station.

She said, "These exchange students are quite skilled; it’s just that Li Zhi’s performance is not stable."

Su Wan: "What do you mean by not stable?"

Sun Li: "I can’t quite describe it, but he’s played several games here, winning beautifully, but also losing quickly. Still, it might be a matter of luck, as the higher the rank of the first chess piece flipped, the greater the chance of winning."

She looked at Su Wan, "Do you want to play a couple of rounds?"

"Sure."

Su Wan agreed to play a few rounds of "military flag" with Sun Li.

But she was somewhat distracted.

She always felt that there was something discordant about the scene just now.

No, it wasn’t the first time she had paid attention to this boy named Li Zhi.

In fact, he had always been a bit odd, but it was hard to pinpoint exactly what was odd about him.

Where there is strangeness, there must be demons! 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

Because Su Wan was distracted, she ended up with an equal number of wins and losses.

She gave up her spot to the other students to play and then decided to head back to her dormitory to rest for a bit.

As she walked, she sent a message to Gu Jue.

Su Wan: Ajue, do you have detailed information on this Li Zhi? Send me a copy.

Gu Jue, who was in a meeting, replied to the message quickly.

Gu Jue: Sure. Did you discover something?

Su Wan: Not yet, just a bit perplexed, but I need to investigate further.

Gu Jue: Okay, be careful. If you find anything unusual, don’t act rashly; let me handle it.

Gu Jue: I’ll pick you up after work to take you home.

As long as Gu Jue wasn’t extremely busy, he would pilot his aircraft to pick up Su Wan from Empire University after her classes and take her home.

The man who was once not at all romantic had slowly become more and more attentive and considerate.

And this attentiveness and consideration from Chief Commander Gu were all exclusively for Su Wan.

How could it not make her heart flutter?

The warm sun shone on her, and Su Wan, feeling content, should have felt relaxed and cozy all over her body.

But for some reason, she suddenly felt that the air around her was very cold!

A cold, damp, and sticky spiritual power launched an attack at Su Wan!