For example, beastmen on the East Campus supposedly loved “fighting.” The smallest disagreement could end in a sparring match. By contrast, the high-mental-power pure humans and powerful beastmen of the stronger Central Campus were all extremely refined. There were still plenty of arrogant people who looked down their noses at others, but most were normal enough. Even so, East Campus beastmen were said to be easier to get along with. Beastmen generally preferred sub-beastmen as partners, so students from the West Campus were extremely popular with male beastmen from the East Campus.
“I heard this year’s military training for freshmen is being handled by people from the Central Academy. I wonder which instructor we’ll get. Our military training last year practically peeled off a layer of skin! Those beastman noncommissioned officers had absolutely no idea how to account for a sub-beastman’s stamina. We already had exhausting assignments, and they still drilled us afterward. It was miserable!” Having just eaten a plate of roasted Dilu-beast meat that was somehow neither sweet nor salty, Qiu Bao leaned lazily back in her chair and muttered.
A male sub-beastman named Nan Yi picked up the conversation. “You haven’t heard? They say the chief instructor is General Dongfang!”
At that, everyone’s ears immediately perked up. Even Qi Jun, who had no idea what they were talking about, became curious. Sending an actual general to handle military training for first-year students seemed like a ridiculous waste of talent, didn’t it?
Nan Yi glanced around to make sure no one else was nearby, then lowered his voice slightly. “I heard the Dongfang family arranged a blind date for General Dongfang, and that person is among this year’s freshmen on our West Campus.”
Several people immediately made exaggerated sounds of disbelief. Qiu Bao refused to believe it. “You’ve got to be kidding! General Dongfang may come from a branch line of the Dongfang family, but he’s still the most outstanding person of his generation, all right? And on the Central Campus, the people crushing on him could probably form an entire fleet. Why would they arrange a blind date with someone from our West Campus? Besides, General Dongfang hasn’t officially graduated from the Central Campus yet, but he’s already been working in the military for a year! If they just wanted him to meet a blind date, one meeting would be enough. Why spend an entire month on it?”
Everyone else voiced agreement. Nan Yi shrugged. “I said I only heard it! Seriously. You females are terrible. The moment you hear General Dongfang might have a blind date, why do you all react so strongly?”
Qiu Bao was the first to sneer at him. “As if you don’t admire General Dongfang yourself!”
Nan Yi’s face suddenly reddened. “Don’t talk nonsense! I’m a male who loves females! Besides, with my build and appearance, I’m almost as sturdy as a beastman. A cute pure human like Xiao-Jun is much more suitable for someone as powerful and domineering as General Dongfang!”
Caught in the crossfire, Qi Jun’s face immediately filled with black lines. “How did I get dragged into this? I don’t even know who you’re talking about or what he looks like!” And I’m a male who loves females too, all right! Although apparently I’m not qualified anymore… Uh… Then again, in my previous life I never actually fell for any female either… Whatever. The point is, this entire topic clashes badly with me!