There is no guarantee for the lottery? So what?

"Hard-shelled Crabs" are a type of exotic beast from another world.

Every year, around this time, they attack our bases in this world.

There are a few videos on the 'Otherworld Junction' forum showing how to kill Hard-shelled Crabs.

" Miao Kui gave Yan Cheng and Song Jiang a brief lesson on Hard-shelled Crabs, then opened his Otherworld forum and started playing videos.

Qi Jing also leaned in to watch. In one video, a person turned their hair into flames, then extended it to wrap around a Hard-shelled Crab and burn it to death.

"Wow, awesome!"

Yan Cheng exclaimed with genuine admiration.

"How are they so fast? Do they all have an ability user nearby who can accelerate them?"

Yan Cheng watched for a while and noticed that the ability users in every video ran much faster than normal people and were incredibly agile.

Song Jiang said, "It's not just their speed; their physical strength is much greater than ours."

Qi Jing couldn't help but admire Song Jiang's observational skills. Yesterday, he would have just assumed their blades were very sharp, without noticing how strong their bodies were.

"They've all cultivated the 'Source Power Cultivation Method,' which allows them to circulate Source Power to strengthen their bodies."

Qi Jing told them the information he'd heard from Fang Jun.

"We'll have a cultivation class tomorrow."

Wait, class tomorrow?

Qi Jing suddenly realized something was off. Shouldn't the first day of school be military training?

Why did Fang Jun say there would be class tomorrow?

Never mind, I'll figure it out tomorrow.

Miao Kui said, "Source Power Cultivation Method? What grade is it? Heaven-grade or Earth-grade? It wouldn't be Profound-grade, would it?"

I think you've watched too much Dou Qi turning into Horses, Qi Jing thought. He didn't expect Miao Kui, this anime fan, to read those kinds of novels.

"I don't know; I'll ask the teacher in class tomorrow."

Compared to Hard-shelled Crabs, everyone was more curious about cultivation.

Miao Kui said in a very chuunibyou way, "I'm going to cultivate to become a Source Venerable and dominate a region!"

Yan Cheng followed up, "Then I'll cultivate to become a Source Emperor!"

"I'll be a Source God then, you two should stop guessing," Song Jiang said, remaining relatively calm.

They completely forgot to ask Qi Jing about his battle with the Hard-shelled Crab.

Qi Jing also felt it was best not to be too flashy.

He seemed to be stronger than the underachievers in the second-year auxiliary branch, but the senior students might be even more powerful. (Fang Jun: ???)

What if the Source Power Cultivation Method became more powerful as you progressed?

Song Jiang continued to speculate:

"If you could cultivate to be that strong, then people without good abilities could also fight.

But the academy still only recruits ability users who are helpful in combat, so even if you cultivate, you might not be able to beat a level three ability user."

"That makes sense!" Qi Jing felt like he was back on track.

Yan Cheng thought about it and agreed, "True, we'll know everything in class tomorrow.

Let's go, where should we go to hang out?"

Seeing that all four of them had finished eating, Qi Jing asked the question.

Miao Kui wanted to go to the training grounds to take a look: "How about we go to the training grounds?"

Hearing that there were senior female students around, Miao Kui also wanted to go and see.

"Back to the dorm! I want to see a magical girl transformation!"

Yan Cheng really wanted to see Miao Kui's ability.

Qi Jing remembered a joke he'd seen before: If you turned into a girl one day, what would be the first thing you'd do? Of course, you'd let your roommate have some fun!

No, no, I can't think like that. I'm a man with a girlfriend.

Shake your head and shake out the distracting thoughts!

"Let's go!"

Song Jiang echoed, "I want to see it too."

Looking at the undisguised desires of these two people, Miao Kui was speechless.

"It's just a magical girl, haven't you guys seen one before?"

"Never seen one."

Yan Cheng started talking nonsense directly to see the transformation:

"I've never seen a girl in my life!"

Miao Kui said, "What about the senior female student this afternoon? Have you already forgotten her?"

Senior female student? Nothing is more important than seeing your roommate transform.

"What senior female student? I don't know."

Yan Cheng said seriously.

"There was no senior female student. I've been in the dorm all day and haven't gone out at all. How could I have seen a woman?"

After only knowing him for two hours, Miao Kui already knew what kind of person Yan Cheng was.

Shameless, his words are always impressive!

"Then let's go."

What could Miao Kui do? He could only agree.

"Let's go return the dishes over there."

Song Jiang pointed to the "Dish Return" area on the other side of the door to remind them.

They went together to return the dishes and then left the cafeteria.

While waiting for the tram, they chatted again.

"Have you guys lived on campus before?"

Yan Cheng said, "I haven't lived on campus before. I usually go home to sleep."

"No."

"Me neither."

Qi Jing had lived in a university for three and a half years, but he hadn't lived on campus in high school, so he also said:

"This is also my first time living here."

Yan Cheng said, "It seems like none of us have lived on campus before. I was going to ask if any of you knew what to pay attention to when living on campus."

"Living on campus is nothing more than..."

"The tram's here!"

Qi Jing saw the tram turning from over there.

After the four of them got on the tram, Yan Cheng asked everyone all sorts of questions.

They chatted a bit about their hobbies, love histories, and dreams.

Back at the dorm, Yan Cheng couldn't wait to see Miao Kui transform.

"Dou Dou, Dou Dou, Dou Dou Transform!"

Yan Cheng struck a pose and chanted a magical spell from who knows where.

Miao Kui saw that Qi Jing and Song Jiang were also staring at him intently.

He knew this day would come when he obtained this ability!

He directly muttered, "Transform."

Without any fancy special effects, Miao Kui instantly transformed into a two-meter-tall blue-haired woman.

He (She) was wearing a white military uniform on his upper body, white thigh-high boots, and a white military cap on his head.

"Esdeath!"

Qi Jing recognized the woman's identity at a glance.

"Can a two-meter-tall person even be considered a magical girl?"

Miao Kui opened his mouth and said, "As long as they're pretty enough, a hundred meters tall can be considered a magical girl."

"It's an Onee-san voice!"

Yan Cheng circled Miao Kui, finally stopping in front of him (her):

"So big!"

At Yan Cheng's height, looking straight at the two-meter-tall Esdeath, he could see two big white rabbits breathing.

Song Jiang was also shocked by Miao Kui's appearance.

"Miao Kui, no wonder it's you, you're indeed pretty enough."

Yan Cheng said to Miao Kui with a smirk, "Have you ever used this ability to do some of those... uh..."

Before he could finish speaking, a piece of ice that perfectly fit his mouth suddenly appeared.

"Uu uu uu?"

"This is Esdeath's ability; she can control ice," Miao Kui explained to Yan Cheng.

He knew Yan Cheng was going to say something sensitive next and directly gagged him.

Qi Jing asked curiously, "How big of an ice block can you create now?"

Miao Kui thought for a moment and speculated:

"I can now instantly cover this entire hallway with ice.

But if I did that, I would completely use up my Source Power and then transform back."

An entire hallway?

"That doesn't sound like much."

"But I can create ice of any shape anywhere in this building. I could even thinly wrap this dormitory building without any problem."

Miao Kui's control over ice is now top-notch. After transforming, he can perfectly control Esdeath's skills.