The Crybaby Alpha is Actually Really Cool - Chapter 8
“Surprise the unprepared, attack the unwarned” were the eight characters Ruan Qingyao learned in his very first self-defense class as an Omega. He firmly engraved these eight characters into his heart and implemented them at this very moment.
He thought that since Gao Juntian was so powerful and so confident, how could he possibly succeed without a sneak attack? Thus, the scene before everyone unfolded.
After thousands of shocks and ten thousand disbeliefs, Gao Juntian fell into deep self-doubt, staring intently at the bloody teeth in his hand, and made no reaction to Ruan Qingyao’s provocative question.
Sun Li took a deep look at Ruan Qingyao and said, “You are very good.”
Ruan Qingyao was confused: “Ah?”
Sun Li said to everyone, “Dismissed. Be on time for class at Hongwen Building 101 at 8 o’clock.”
After a pause, he kindly reminded them, “I know some of you have good healing abilities, but it’s best not to heal yourselves.”
Those who wanted to heal stopped their hands. For some reason, they all got the deeper meaning of Sun Li’s words: they enjoyed seeing them in such miserable, pig-headed states. These veterans were too perverted.
Since everyone looked this way anyway, it didn’t matter.
Sun Li pulled Gao Juntian away. They could vaguely hear others praising Ruan Qingyao and Ruan Qingyao’s false modesty.
“No, no, the powerful ones are you guys. You all drained Instructor Gao dry, making him look like he was made of paper.”
“If it weren’t for the sneak attack, I wouldn’t have been able to touch Instructor Gao.”
“Actually, I didn’t even touch the instructor much. There was a gust of wind just now, and he flew away with the wind.”
He made everyone pause in confusion, and then they all chose to believe him. How could Ruan Qingyao, who looked so weak and only knew how to cry, possibly knock the instructor flying, while they could only take a beating?
Impossible. It must be that they had exhausted the instructor’s physical strength, and Ruan Qingyao took advantage of the opportunity. He was just the last straw that broke the camel’s back, completely without substance and just lucky. If they had known, they would have persevered for one more second and could have taken credit for taking down the instructor.
Gao Juntian, having recovered, yelled ambiguously at Sun Li, “Slander! This is slander! I am not made of paper!”
Sun Li perfunctorily said, “Mmm, mmm, you are not.”
In reality, Sun Li was already thinking about how to pull the person into his own team a year later.
Those unwilling to admit they were inferior to Ruan Qingyao believed his explanation, but the four people—the Qin Tao little brother trio and Cheng Shu, who had experienced Ruan Qingyao’s power—were clear-headed.
Cheng Shu quietly watched Ruan Qingyao out of the corner of his eye. Ruan Qingyao was currently complaining pitifully about his fearful and sad mood at the time, occasionally wiping away tears bravely. Xiong Yan and the other four were racking their brains to comfort him.
Ruan Qingyao also interspersed praises for everyone from time to time, talking about the sense of security they gave him. His red, peach-blossom eyes seemed to open into inescapable whirlpools, and the trust and dependence within were captivating.
Hmm… Even though he knew there was some exaggeration, Cheng Shu still felt he was cute and lovable. He also wanted to comfort him gently, hoping to see him smile.
Cheng Shu understood. This was probably how Ruan Sheng’s 800-meter-thick filter came to be.
The cafeteria was a five-story building. The fragrance of food wafting from a distance made the stomachs of the brutally battered new recruits rumble instantly.
There were already quite a few veterans inside enjoying breakfast. The breakfast options were rich and varied. No matter where they came from, people could find familiar food here.
Everyone scattered and rushed towards the food they wanted, listing a whole bunch of dishes, but they were tragically refused.
“Sorry, new recruits can only dine at the new recruit window.”
Similar words echoed from various windows. Disappointed, everyone felt a new hope rising. New recruits should receive special treatment, right?
Harboring subtle hope, everyone arrived at the window exclusively for new recruits, looking at the displayed food and exchanging glances.
It looked quite good, but why was there no aroma?
“‘Long exposure to an orchid room without perceiving its fragrance’?”
“Cultured!”
Everyone started to get their food. They were starving and couldn’t care less.
Ruan Qingyao scanned everything at the window but didn’t find fried eggs or milk, so he casually pointed to a cream-colored pastry, about the size of a palm.
The chef asked him, “Only this kind?”
Ruan Qingyao replied, “Yes.”
The chef ka ka clipped about ten pieces onto his plate. Ruan Qingyao was stunned and quickly stopped him: “One piece, one piece is enough!”
The chef shook his head, looking like he was dealing with an ignorant child: “We have a rule in the tower. The total mass of a new recruit’s solo breakfast must exceed 300 grams.”
Ruan Qingyao: ???
“This is forced selling! It violates the Consumer Rights Protection Law!”
“That’s enough, if you’re unhappy, go complain. Don’t hold up the comrades behind you.”
A plate was shoved into his hands, and Ruan Qingyao was chased away from the window.
Returning to the six-person table occupied by his roommates, Ruan Qingyao set down his plate and sat down, just about to ask his roommates to help share the food. He looked up to see the four people, except for Cheng Shu, in a petrified state, cheeks bulging, with food stuffed inside.
Ruan Qingyao asked in confusion, “What’s wrong?”
Wen Yuchen pui pui spat out the food in his mouth: “Extremely unappetizing, impossible to swallow.”
Xiong Yan and You Xiaoxi nodded in agreement. Xu Lingguang also rarely refrained from voicing opposition, indicating it was truly disgusting.
Thinking how bad could it be, Ruan Qingyao elegantly picked up a piece of pastry with a fork and bit off a tiny piece with his rosy little mouth.
Hmm? It wasn’t that bad. It tasted just like a nutrient solution, only solidified instead of liquid.
Ruan Qingyao took another bite to savor it carefully. After swallowing it cleanly, he said: “It tastes completely normal. It hasn’t gone bad, and it’s quite fresh.”
Everyone: ???
“Do you know what it means to chew wax? This is worse than wax!” Wen Yuchen said irritably.
Ruan Qingyao’s focus was a bit off: “Yuchen, you’ve eaten wax before? That’s amazing.”
Wen Yuchen: …
“You truly don’t think it’s disgusting?” Xu Lingguang was very shocked. He seriously suspected Ruan Qingyao had lost his sense of taste, which was truly pitiful.
“It tastes the same as nutrient solution, no, it even has some sweetness.”
Who drinks nutrient solution these days?
Nutrient solution contains various elements needed by the human body, but precisely because it’s a mix of various elements, the taste is extremely awful. It was initially researched as military rations but was abolished after a trial period found that it greatly reduced the soldiers’ morale and combat effectiveness.
Having grown up, they had only revered nutrient solutions in history textbooks.
Ruan Qingyao sighed over the wasted goodness: “Nutrient solution is excellent, but if you’re not used to eating it, then don’t. I brought quite a bit of food with me.”
As he spoke, he pulled out a pile of bread, biscuits, luncheon meat, canned fruit, and other foods.
“You can’t do that,” Cheng Shu had already finished his breakfast and said while wiping his mouth, “If you don’t finish, you’ll be locked in solitary confinement. The severity is comparable to a hundred Instructor Gaos having an in-depth exchange with you.”
“Don’t think about hiding it, taking it out, or throwing it away. The entire cafeteria has full-angle smart surveillance. There’s also a smart scale at the cafeteria door. You’ll be weighed coming in and leaving. If you don’t meet the standard, it means you haven’t finished eating.”
“Crap, this is forcing us to eat this disgusting stuff? That’s too sickening.”
“That’s right,” Cheng Shu nodded. “New recruits get this treatment every year, even the Marshal’s son. So if you can, you must work hard to change this nasty tradition of oppressing new recruits.”
Everyone: …
Ruan Qingyao with starry eyes: “Cheng Cheng, you seem to know a lot about the military tower. You know everything, from heavenly phenomena to earthly geography and current affairs. You are truly amazing.”
He seized every opportunity, striving not to miss any place where he could give straight-up compliments.
It must be said that Cheng Shu thoroughly enjoyed it.
Xu Lingguang subconsciously wanted to “tch” again. After emitting half a syllable, he was stared at by the other five people and sullenly suppressed the rest.
Cheng Shu suggested: “Qingyao, did you bring any condiments? They can eat it with that.”
“Yes, yes, let me look.” Ruan Qingyao pulled out a row of ten bottles of sauce: black pepper sauce, salad dressing, ketchup, sweet chili sauce, garlic chili sauce… various flavors were all available.
After pulling them out, Ruan Qingyao started putting the other foods he had taken out back. When he reached the luncheon meat, four hands pressed down on the luncheon meat can: “We can keep this!”
Ruan Qingyao was blank: “Oh, oh.”
“You guys like this? I brought quite a bit, and other flavors too.” As he spoke, he was about to take out more, but Cheng Shu stopped him.
Cheng Shu said: “Sustainable development, one can per day.”
Ruan Qingyao: “Mhm, mhm.”
Wen Yuchen and the other three glared angrily at Cheng Shu, who remained unperturbed.
At this time, most of the new recruits had eaten the visually appealing but utterly tasteless breakfast specially prepared for them. With a brave soul kicking over the dining table and getting caught as a test case, followed by old soldiers watching the fun and giving explanations, everyone chose to honestly stuff the breakfast into their stomachs.
At this moment, the scent wafting from Dorm 201’s dining table became particularly eye-catching, making people envious, jealous, and hateful.
Especially since Wen Yuchen and the other three were fighting over who got to eat more luncheon meat. The fragrant luncheon meat made their mouths water, yet they could only eat something comparable to wax. The contrast was extremely tragic.
Seeing how possessive they were over their food, no one dared to ask for some meat or sauce.
“Oh right! We haven’t eaten the cake from yesterday yet. Let’s hurry up and finish eating, then go back and have something sweet!”
A portion of the people suddenly sped up their eating, rushed back to the dorm as soon as they finished, and those who had refused the cake were now extremely regretful. At least it was something delicious.
“Did you hear that?” Cheng Shu said earnestly. “Someone is definitely going to come looking for you for food later. What will you do?”
Ruan Qingyao blinked his beautiful eyes. His parents had him bring many things so he could live comfortably, but he wouldn’t eat those foods himself to maintain his figure. “Cheng Cheng, what do you think I should do?”
The youth seemed quite troubled. Cheng Shu was genuinely worried that if someone asked him, he would heart-soften and give it away.
“Of course, you don’t give any to anyone!” Wen Yuchen leaned over and gave a firm answer.
Xu Lingguang and the other two were the same: “They are all ill-intentioned bad guys!”
There wasn’t enough for themselves, so they absolutely couldn’t give any to others.
Cheng Shu shook his head. “Aren’t all of you just the ‘bad guys’ you speak of, eyeing Qingyao’s food?”
Xu Lingguang roared: “How dare you mortals slander me!”
Cheng Shu shot a fierce glance, and Xu Lingguang instinctively shrank his neck, then felt he had lost face when he recovered, and grumbled non-stop.
Wen Yuchen, however, was very composed: “Qingyao is willing to share with us.”
Xiong Yan felt a little embarrassed: “Qingyao, if you need anything in the future, just ask. I’m not the kind of person who only takes advantage of others.”
You Xiaoxi: +1
Ruan Qingyao raised a sweet smile: “We are all friends.”
Secretly upgrading roommates to friends, no one should object, right? Ruan Qingyao felt a tiny bit guilty.
Luckily, no one objected. They all accepted it well.