Chapter 182 Introduction
By the time Steven left the Academy, Team Ashen no longer seemed to be in Rowenville.
Team Ashen hadn’t been the top squad back then.
It looked like Alan had a lot of history behind him.
They arrived at the restaurant.
Almost everyone else was already there.
Everyone had changed into their usual casual clothes.
Alan wore a relaxed outfit and looked quiet as ever, his expression cold.
Everyone had long since gotten used to it. They kept chatting among themselves like usual.
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They were all exhausted, but they knew Alan wouldn’t have arranged this without something to say.
A few of them had gathered around Peter to watch Steven’s battle footage, the shot where he looked insanely cool, though Olivia had erased the golden glow from it.
“Damn, that shot. How many fights does a guy have to survive before he can pull off something like that?”
“Steven’s seriously insane!”
“I have no idea where that kid got all that combat experience.”
“Peter, even you couldn’t do that, right?”
“Bull. Who says I couldn’t? I’ll show you one of these days.”
“Yeah, sure.”
Seeing the Blooddrink and Rearguard members gathered together, Steven leaned in.
“So? Pretty slick, right?”
They froze, then all turned at once.
Peter quickly shut the video off, rolled his eyes, and said, “It was decent.”
Steven grinned. “I’ll teach you sometime.”
Peter snorted, but his gaze quickly shifted to Bianca
“Brat, look at you. Even brought your girlfriend along,” Peter said with a sly grin
“Everyone already knows. No need for you to announce it,” Steven shot back.
Except for Edric, Nicole, and Alan, everyone wore a smile
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Chapter 182 introduction
Those three were all the cold, quiet type.
Bianca shyly greeted everyone.
“Hi, everyone.”
They smiled back.
“Hey, Bianca. Good to meet you. Sit. Don’t be shy. We’re basically family here.”
Steven smiled too and pulled Bianca down beside him.
Fiona arrived just a step behind them.
Seeing everyone there, she looked a little stiff.
This was technically her first time meeting the rest of her teammates.
Everyone looked over at her.
Olivia smiled and said, “Fiona, come sit beside me. I saved you a seat.”
Fiona nodded a little awkwardly and walked over to Olivia
Once everyone had taken their seats, Olivia said, “Now that everyone’s here, don’t hold back. We’re all tarving, so dig in. There are still plenty of dishes coming. We’ll talk business later!”
Everyone’s eyes lit up. The table was loaded with delicious food, and they had been waiting long enough.
Alan picked up his fork faster than anyone.
When it came to food, nothing else mattered.
The others dug in like they were at war.
Steven, Bianca, and Fiona were stunned.
Are they all really this unreserved?
They tore through the food like a storm.
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Good lord, these people can really eat.
Peter said, “Danny really missed out today. I’ll bring him a drumstick.”
As he spoke, he reached for another drumstick.
Steven was faster and snatched it away, then sneered. “You just wanna eat it yourself, don’t you?”
Peter glared. “Nonsense! I do not! Absolutely not!”
This really was a feast.
After more than 20 straight minutes of eating, everyone finally slowed down a little.
Burps sounded one after another.
“That hit the spot!”
Bianca, Fiona, and the other girls slowed down too.
Alan set down his fork.
“Today was Fiona’s first mission with Team Ashen. You should all introduce yourselves”
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Peter immediately said, “Rearguard, Peter. Level 28 Three–Sigil Divine Adept.”
“Rearguard, Uriah. Level 29 Three–Sigil Divine Adept.”
“Blooddrinker, Edric. Level 33 Four–Sigil Divine Knight.”
Everyone introduced themselves one by one.
Fiona nodded to each of them and committed their names to memory,
Steven looked at Edric, who was just as quiet and withdrawn as ever. He had leveled up. The last time Edric introduced himself, he had still been level 32.
Once everyone finished their introductions, Alan spoke again.
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