Infinite Ebullience
Chapter 690 - 34 Bitter First Love

Chapter 690: Chapter 34 Bitter First Love

When this world occasionally inflicts the cruellest side on its playthings, even the toughest of tough guys, in those late-night hours of solitude, would feel a sense of helplessness, bound by an incapacitating sense of suffocation, confusion, sorrow and fear are universal human emotions. However, some people rid themselves of these psychological weeds, even if it means bending and breaking their backbone, they grit their teeth and march forward, even if just for a step, ultimately they’ve seen more landscapes than those who’ve stopped moving.

Pang Meiqin never considered herself morally virtuous, she’s timid, scared of death, deceptive, and has many petty flaws. However, whenever she thought of her survival through nine rounds of the Trojan Horse Game, she was filled with a sense of immense pride, she could even look down upon a president with pride. In this ’jungle’ of survival of the fittest, even without a seed, she managed to survive and live better than many others.

Every Trojan Room is absolutely fair. When newcomers enter, they cannot bring in anything with them other than themselves. So, they have no choice but to rely on their experience, courage, physical strength...and all the skills they’ve amassed in their previous lives to struggle and survive. As long as they survive, it proves that they are strong in some aspects.

Why do survivors choose different initial equipment? Why is it that survivors with good interpersonal skills and eloquence earn trust first and gather allies? Why can some survivors keep calm and analyze the situation, and even adjust in time when they make a mistake, while others simply lash out and blame others?

Having a Conqueror in the room may seem unfair to some newcomers, but for others, it’s an advantage. At least it gives them a guide. If they observe carefully, they would eventually find a way out of their situation.

Pang Meiqin never hoped for things always to go her way. Struggling with her own hands is much more reliable than relying on luck. The path needs to be paved, even if there’s a sea of swords and flames ahead, she would step down without hesitation.

"Yao Feng, stop!" Tang Zheng certainly couldn’t let the adolescent run wild, what if they evoked the Queen Mother’s guard team? Seeing the despondent middle schooler, he was also disappointed. If he could activate his ability, it would be worth cultivating him. Now, Yun is just a cannon fodder that follows orders, and he’s of low grade.

Pang Meiqin was even quicker than Tang Zheng, she darted out like a gust of wind and caught Yao Feng. The juvenile tried to struggle, but was immediately flipped over her shoulder and slammed hard to the ground.

Yao Feng felt his heart about to shatter and he began to cough.

"I too don’t possess Seed Ability, but I’m surviving just fine. We can’t activate the ability, but every Seed enhances physical fitness." Pang Meiqin roared loudly, sounding like a coach attempting to bring back a lost young man on the right track.

Worried for Yao Feng? Apart from Tang Zheng, Pang Meiqin didn’t even care about the lives of little devils like Lu Fan. Their disdain for her was the reason. So, she spoke like this with the sole intention to melt Yao Feng’s heart and score some brownie points.

Sure enough, after listening to Pang Meiqin’s words, Yao Feng stopped struggling. With bloodshot eyes, he looked at her, waiting for what was next.

"Do well, and based on your contributions, Tang Zheng will reward you with seeds. After clearing the level, you can also get them. So, you don’t need to feel disappointed." Pang Meiqin sincerely reassured him, and Yao Feng believed most of it.

"After all, I’ve worked as a stewardess before, putting a smile on my face and making passengers feel like they’re bathed in spring breeze is a must!" In her heart, Pang Meiqin was proud. But she left out a piece of information; without Seed Ability, getting ahead is extremely difficult.

Indeed, seeds can enhance the body but the type of enhancement depends on the Seed type. For example, Black Iron only doubles one item, while Star enhances any five items at will. Although, at worst, it’s worth a thousand points, don’t forget, without ability, you’re basically a marginal figure in the team. You won’t get any Seeds even if you survive, let alone that some equipment requires Seeds for purchase.

Pang Meiqin knew that she survived till now purely because of Tang Zheng’s care. If it weren’t for him, she would have died long ago.

"Work hard, at least one aspect of your physique is enhanced now. Compared to those newcomers who don’t have anything, your chances of survival are higher!"

"I will!" Even though Qin Yan was the prettiest among the group of women, followed by Ruan Feifei, and even Ai Yixin and Xu Biyun looked better than Pang Meiqin. But at that moment in Yao Feng’s eyes, the Stewardess with Beautiful Legs in front of him was the most beautiful. Her slightly pursed lips and the smile on her face was like a sweet spring, it flowed into his shattered heart and glued it back together.

"Stand up, you’ve got to be as strong as a man!" Pang Meiqin had a smile on her face, she extended her fair hand towards Yao Feng. No one knew that at that moment, she didn’t care about Yao Feng at all. The Stewardess with Beautiful Legs was just praising her excellent acting skills, books related to "Actor’s Self-Cultivation" indeed proved to be beneficial.

"Thank you!" The untamed juvenile was suddenly at a loss, his heart throbbing rapidly, almost jumping out of his throat. Looking at that delicate hand, a feeling of shyness and excited anticipation crawled into his chest.

"Got injured?" Pang Meiqin’s soft whisper felt indeed like a spring breeze.

"No, no!" Yao Feng hurriedly explained, stretched out his hand halfway, quickly pulled it back, vigorously rubbed it on his clothes, then stretched it out again to grasp Pang Meiqin’s palm.

"So soft, so warm!" The juvenile seemed like a shy boy, he didn’t even dare to look into Pang Meiqin’s eyes. With just the occasional glance, at those red lips and hearing her comforting words, the middle schooler felt so thirsty that he wanted to kiss her, yet he was afraid of disrespecting her. This was not lust, but the yearning for a beloved woman, just like in the days of childhood, boys would always find ways to sneakily kiss the water bottle of the girl they liked. Just one kiss would make them happy for several days.

"I would love to kiss her!" The juvenile felt that if he could fulfill this wish, he wouldn’t mind dying.

Tang Zheng sighed secretly. He knew exactly what kind of personality Pang Meiqin had. If the Stewardess with Beautiful Legs was sincere, then this scene would indeed be a beautiful painting. It was so beautiful that he couldn’t help but want to capture that moment.

"A big sister comforting and encouraging a desolate young man? Do you think this is some kind of inspirational TV dramas? You naive boy, you have no idea that the red lips you long for had an intimate contact with Tang Zheng just last night, even reaching places you would rather not think about!" Ruan Feifei coldly watched this warm scene. She had to admit, those that managed to survive weren’t easy to handle, except for those with IQ below average like Chen Hong.

"Should I destroy your hopes?" Ruan Feifei licked her peach-colored lips, then shook her head in the end. She didn’t want to face Tang Zheng’s wrath.

"Poor boy, the more people you love, the more you’ll become a man!" Yu Manli sighed. First love was indeed bitter-sweet.

"As long as you are persistent and brave, you can survive even without abilities." Tang Zheng patted Yao Feng’s shoulder. Though this high schooler hasn’t formed his own worldview and his blank slate has been stained, it’s still not too late to correct it.

"You, who activated the Furious Queen and can use six different abilities, offering consolation, just sounds sarcastic!" Lu Fan stood beside Tang Zheng; he couldn’t help but rolled his eyes and muttered.

"Acting all humble after taking advantage!" Dantai, on the side, also felt the same. He was quite gloomy that his mental impact was useless repeatedly. Moreover, Tang Zheng had just added a female musketeer to his abilities. Even if she was weak, she could serve as a meat shield in critical moments.

"Eh, Boss, doesn’t your Furious Queen have six abilities? How do I only count four?" Xu Biyun casually pointed it out, without caring about the circumstances.

Bai Guo, on the side, nodded and counted on her fingers, "A female musketeer, a martial arts general, uh..."

Before the natural ditz could finish, Qin Yan covered her mouth. She instinctively struggled a bit, but even in her tight suit, her large breasts still jiggled.

"Oh?" Bai Guo looked at Qin Yan puzzledly, then followed her gaze to Yi Ting. She realized she really shouldn’t reveal Tang Zheng’s secrets.

"Six abilities? Are you guys joking?" Yi Ting had no self-awareness and took the initiative to ask. She was too curious, her face full of disbelief. "That can’t be. Wouldn’t that be equivalent to six conquerors?"

"My uncle can beat a group of conquerors single-handedly, okay!" Lu Fan was quite unhappy with Yi Ting’s ’belittling’ comparison. He was just a step away from showing her the middle finger.

"Six is too few? Do you guys even understand the concept of a conqueror?" Yi Ting’s voice involuntarily raised, thinking they lacked common sense.

"Here, all of us, eleven!"

Lu Fan made a big show of counting everyone, and Yi Ting, who was prepared to explain how powerful conquerors were, was left speechless.

"This is a group of freaks. Even a pregnant woman managed to survive and won the title of a conqueror!" After glancing around, Yi Ting was completely speechless, then started to envy their luck. After all, having a good leader was vital. Compared to Zhuo Lie, Tang Zheng was in a completely different league.

"This guy just added another female gunman to his arsenal this morning, she looks a lot like Marilyn Monroe. If he dressed her up in some vintage clothing and snapped a few photos, then spread rumors that they were Marilyn’s personal secrets, he could certainly cause an uproar in all of American entertainment media." Dantai couldn’t resist teasing Tang Zheng and lightly punched him.

"Tang Zheng doesn’t have that much free time, right?" Xu Biyun shook her head, not thinking that Tang Zheng would have the interest to do such a thing. "Although, selling to tabloid newspapers would definitely bring in big bucks."

"He wants me to fabricate some scandal involving Marilyn and Kennedy and shake things up in the American political scene. Even if it doesn’t cause a significant impact, it’d at least annoy those politicians a bit." Tang Zheng didn’t want to cause trouble for himself in real life. To a special agent, even an old photo, used correctly, can have great value.

"Ha, you guessed it again. Don’t worry, the CIA definitely won’t be able to trace it back to you."

"Uncle Dantai, I just realized you also have a strange sense of humor."Lu Fan stared at Dantai for a few seconds before suddenly turning away. "Hmph, I always knew that special agents were the most annoying."

"Boss, can you introduce the six abilities?" Yao Feng and Pang Meiqin stood together nervously, then changed the subject. After asking, Yao Feng realized his mistake and was about to apologize when he saw Tang Zheng motioned him to stop.

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PS, I’ve revised this Chapter several times. This one, I am satisfied with! (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Rostert (qidian.com) to vote and recommend tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)