The Martial Artist Turned Movie Mogul-Chapter 879 - 878. A minor and a beauty

Great, now we have fire.

When he saw the lighter, this thought miraculously popped into Ren Xiazhi’s head.

So this is what they call "borrowing fire"? Truly... distinct and elegantly unique.

"You you you, how did you know they were lurking over there? When did you realize it? And how did you know they would have a lighter?"

The young boy had too many doubts, and he couldn’t get his questions out fast enough.

"Their breathing was too loud, it’d be hard not to notice."

Ren Xiazhi: "???"

How come I didn’t hear it?

The three assessment team members: "???"

What’s with all the resentment? You managed to discover us and now you look disgusted?

Where on earth did the boss dig up this little demon!

Tang Shu didn’t realize how much surprise his casual remark had caused to both parties and went on to answer the previous question, "As for them carrying a lighter... when we entered the forest, I could smell the scent of barbecued meat."

Assessment team members are not allowed to bring food with them, so the scent of barbecue could only come from the assessment squad. According to the principle of extrapolating from one instance, if someone in the squad has the habit of being careless and unreserved, then it’s likely the others have the same habit too.

In plain terms, these assessment teams didn’t take these 50 reserve members seriously. Dining was about comfort, why bother worrying about being discovered due to lighting a fire for such a trivial matter.

The three excited assessment team members, ready to settle the score, shrunk back, disappointed, after hearing these words.

"We’ve let our guard down."

Assessments happen every year, and due to the stark difference in strength, they never took these new recruits seriously. They never expected to capsize in a shallow sewer.

"Sigh—We’ve got quite the report to write now."

"Writing the report is fine, the problem is we don’t know how the boss is going to mess with us."

The instructor was out on the first day of the assessment, and given the circumstances of zero victories, it probably set a precedent for the organization!

At this point, Ren Xiazhi, holding a dead bird in one hand, nearly had admiration spilling from his eyes, and Tang Shu felt as if the words "So impressive!" were floating above his forehead.

"...hurry up and get moving, your stomach is starting to growl."

"Oh oh, right, I’ll get on it!"

***

One hour later, when the sky in the forest had completely darkened, the two of them started their lovely dinner.

"My God, I never imagined having meat during the assessment period!"

Ren Xiazhi held his hot water and sighed.

What kind of heavenly plot is this? Aren’t they supposed to be miserably huddling in the bushes, gnawing on tree roots and drinking cold water? How is it that now they not only have meat to eat but also hot water to drink!

Oh, all thanks to Tang Shu’s spoils of war.

It turns out the assessment squad’s gear was far superior to theirs. Aside from weapons, their military packs contained not only lighters but also fine salt, cumin, and other spices, and Tang Shu even conveniently requisitioned their water bottles!

Ren Xiazhi, full and rubbing his distended belly, couldn’t help but feel a bit sorry for the three KO’d assessment team members... Of course, it was inevitable that a sense of schadenfreude welled up inside him.

Seeing others in misfortune really is the most interesting.

As the two were roasting by the fire, a dark figure suddenly leapt out of the neighboring bushes.

"Hey! Let me see who’s the idiot lighting a fire and barbecuing during an assessment... huh? An underage kid and a beauty?"

This combination was indeed unexpected.