The simple welcoming ceremony concluded, and the students, not wishing to further occupy their time, departed.
Afterward, Meng Huai invited them to the medicinal cuisine restaurant.
Upon arriving at the restaurant, they noticed highlights of their competition being played on the screen.
These were produced by supporters of the Imperial Military Academy, and the speed was remarkable. The highlights were ready immediately after the competition ended, and the staff took the initiative to play them.
"Why is this playing?"
As Meng Huai entered, they saw that the restaurant was full, with many customers looking up at the screen.
"Owner, you're back!"
Seeing the large group standing at the entrance, Sister Ting came out to greet them.
Meng Huai nodded. Sister Ting, bursting with excitement, circled them, saying, "You were amazing! Congratulations on getting first place."
Zheng Yiran waved her hand, "We're only in first place for points right now; there are still eleven more matches to be played!"
Sister Ting clenched her fist and cheered them on, "Keep going, I believe you can do it!"
The customers sitting at the tables near the entrance realized these were the competitors. Hearing Sister Ting's words, they confirmed it was indeed them. Some excitedly stood up and shouted, "Yes, go!"
"Imperial Military Academy, Number One!"
This resounding cheer attracted more people in the restaurant, and soon the entire place turned into a fan welcome party.
People continuously raised their arms and clenched their fists, shouting, "Go!"
The group could only respond with, "Thank you, thank you. We will, we will."
Then, they slipped away to a private room upstairs, which Sister Ting had already reserved for them.
Seeing the busy staff in the restaurant, Meng Huai asked, "Isn't Xiao You here?"
Sister Ting replied, "Xiao You? He's off today."
"Is that so?"
Meng Huai casually acknowledged this and then ushered everyone to sit. She didn't think much of Xiao You's absence. She didn't manage employees' days off; that was something the staff themselves arranged.
As they went upstairs, the customers below continued to discuss.
"Weren't those the Imperial Military Academy competitors just now? Did I see correctly! They were incredibly powerful. Did they come back to eat right after the competition today?"
"Why would they come here to eat right after returning?"
"You don't know? Meng Huai, the new individual combatant this year, is the owner of this medicinal cuisine restaurant."
"???"
"I just found out!"
"That's amazing! Powerful in solo combat and powerful at running a restaurant too!"
"Isn't that the truth!"
In the private room upstairs, Ju Yiqiu and the others excitedly asked Meng Huai and the rest about the competition. They were constantly chatting about various things.
"Did you see? Meng Huai, you're famous now!"
Meng Huai tucked a stray strand of hair behind her ear and asked, "Am I?"
Ju Yiqiu was always a gossiper; she was an expert in this area.
"Yes, you know the famous actress Bai Taoran? She was watching the military academy live stream and said she supports the Imperial Military Academy. She specifically mentioned you, saying you're good-looking and talented!"
Upon hearing Bai Taoran's name, Meng Huai said, "Sister Taoran? She's a regular customer at the medicinal cuisine restaurant. It's probably just a friendly promotion."
As she spoke, she opened her personal terminal and went to the forum, seeing the post Ju Yiqiu mentioned. It was from earlier that day, around the time the competition just finished.
Bai Taoran: Imperial Military Academy yyds! Meng Huai, the individual combatant, truly has both looks and skill. Wonderful!
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Meng Huai looked at the picture and felt a surge of frustration. Could the words match the image? Why praise her for talent and good looks while posting a picture of her eating skewers!
Meng Huai directly replied: Sister Taoran, this is where you're wrong. Why post such a casual picture! [Emoji: acting cute]
Meng Huai's reply was quickly drowned out by replies from the fan army, but unexpectedly, Bai Taoran soon found it.
Bai Taoran replied to her: Sister was craving skewers!
Meng Huai heard the notification sound for a reply. She opened it and chuckled, replying: I'll arrange it for you tomorrow.
Then, she sketched out tomorrow's medicinal cuisine, drafted a new menu, and sent it to Chef Bao.
Bai Taoran happily replied: Great! Sister will wait for your delivery!
An Ran, seeing the situation, joined in: Sharing is caring!
Meng Huai replied: No problem.
An Ran's fans were still largely her old followers from her live streams, and they all knew Meng Huai. Seeing Meng Huai's name, they knew who it was.
However, Bai Taoran's fans were utterly confused. Earlier that day, Bai Taoran had suddenly posted about supporting the Imperial Military Academy, and fans had widely commented, wondering if her husband had accidentally logged into her account!
This was because they knew Bai Taoran's husband was a big fan of the military academy league.
And tonight, someone named Meng Huai had appeared. Her homepage didn't have much information. Who was this person?
Fans began inquiring among themselves. Finally, they reached An Ran's fans: Meng Huai has quite a few identities. Let me tell you slowly. wap.kanshuwu.net
Then, these fans gathered together and began to share information about Meng Huai. The more they learned, the more surprised they became.
In any case, Meng Huai had once again gained a bit of wider recognition.
A few days later, Teacher Wang found them and informed them of the location of their next competition.
"Sandstorm Star?"
Upon hearing that the next match would be held there, everyone fell silent.
Meng Huai also searched for information about Sandstorm Star. The records stated that Sandstorm Star was as its name suggested. Every place was filled with flying dust, and people there had to wear goggles every day to prevent their eyes from being irritated.
Why would anyone live in such a place?
It was valuable! Sandstorm Star was rich in many materials, which inevitably required manpower and resources. For the sake of money, there were certainly people willing to live there.
Even if they worked there during the day and returned to sleep on other stars at night, it was the same. After all, for closer places, the flight by spaceship was only a matter of tens of minutes. For farther places, it was only a few hours.
Commuting was a minor issue. Making money was the main goal! This principle was a benchmark in everyone's heart.