In the end, after spending half a day, he finally managed to get these guys—who were on the verge of calling him “dad”—to act a bit more normal. Ye Xu then asked about their identities.
“Vitt · Felphax, eldest son of a small baronial family on the border of the Ross Kingdom.”
“Kant · Lakewood, second son of a viscount family in the Elze Kingdom.”
“Emon, a commoner from the Ross Kingdom.”
“Stansi, also a commoner from the Ross Kingdom.”
The first four had fairly ordinary backgrounds, but the last one was somewhat better.
“Theodore · Lakans, sixth son of a ducal family in the Licia Kingdom, and the pilot of one of the three custom machines you fought against this afternoon.”
In this afternoon’s practical combat test, two of the three custom machines were standard military models of the Radiant Sun Type-12.
Only An Luo’er’s “Infernal Prison,” as the eldest daughter of a marquis family, was clearly a deeply customized Radiant Sun Type-13 machine.
And it was a heavy-armor type with powerful defense and firepower.
Today, it was precisely because the heavy-armor model’s mobility was insufficient that it got separated from the main group.
For that reason, Ye Xu had targeted her first, intending to take her out.
Looking back on the post-match review now, he probably should have directly taken out those two standard models instead.
The defense of “Infernal Prison” was just too strong, and he had overestimated his own attack power under multiple restrictions, leading to a missed opportunity.
“Your piloting skills are good; your fundamentals are very solid.” Ye Xu affirmed to Vitt.
Presumably, the five people in front of him were all classmates from the group he fought against.
An Luo’er’s personality had a touch of social anxiety, but her behavior and demeanor were actually quite generous and poised.
If she hadn’t dressed herself so eccentrically, she would probably be quite popular.
That’s why, right after the match ended, she had immediately pulled over five classmates whose skills she thought were decent.
The conversation topics were surely those kinds of things.
Like, wasn’t this your fault here, or wasn’t that his mistake there; how could this be done better, where was the problem over there?
So, the benefits brought by this large-scale mixed training were countless.
In just the first day, classmates from several classes had already started getting familiar with each other.
“Thank you for the praise.” But Vitt didn’t take Ye Xu’s compliment too seriously.
He knew his own piloting skills were just mediocre.
Being able to have a military-standard Magitech Knight as his custom machine was entirely thanks to his status.
Of course, his status only went so far; being the sixth son of a ducal family meant he had zero relation to the inheritance.
His current Magitech Knight was even a hand-me-down from his eldest brother after he upgraded to the latest Radiant Sun Type-14 model.
He had even been sent to this campus by the family to avoid troubling his big brother at school.
You know, although his country was also a border nation, it only had a very small piece of territory in the Endless Mountain Range area.
Presumably, his future would be to graduate from school and then live out a peaceful, uneventful life as a family knight.
“Hey, what are you complaining about?
“At worst, you’ll still be a knight in the future.
“Unlike me, a total commoner!”
But as they say, one person’s joys and sorrows don’t connect with another’s. Before he could finish speaking, the others started teasing him.
With An Luo’er gone, the boys naturally let loose.
Meeting like this was fate, and with that earlier mishap, Ye Xu paid for some barbecue and malt beer, and the group started eating.
They had fought together as comrades this afternoon, and now with a bit of alcohol.
The fact that they could gather around An Luo’er meant they were all the type who didn’t care much about status and were fairly open-minded.
Once the buzz hit, the four were already calling each other brothers, even trying to drag Ye Xu into swearing brotherhood.
Seeing this, Ye Xu politely smiled and declined.
In the end, he watched as the five sorted themselves by birth dates—Vitt, Kant, Theodore, Emon, Stansi—and swore brotherhood on the spot.
At the same time, they declared that even if Ye Xu didn’t want to swear with them, he was their spiritual big brother.
They proclaimed that from now on, Ye Xu was their boss, and they resolutely vowed to follow Big Brother Ye Laixi’s will for life, becoming his most loyal shield and blade.
Meanwhile, Ye Xu held his raspberry juice, nodding awkwardly but politely, going along with the vibe by saying that if they had any issues in the future, they could come to him for help.
Then, he watched as the five thoroughly drank themselves under the table and passed out.
“Sigh……”
Under the setting sun, looking at the five boys sprawled every which way together on the roadside table—three of them nobles, one even from a ducal family.
For a moment, Ye Xu couldn’t help but sigh: if this scene were painted, in this world, this era, it would absolutely qualify as having an extremely absurd realist flavor.
He pulled out their school cards to confirm their dorm locations, then used a hundred points as payment to ask five male classmates passing by to drag these guys back to their dorms.
Feeling like he’d relaxed enough, Ye Xu then set off on the path back to his own dorm.
By now, even someone as proud as Ye Xu had to admit that this so-called campus life was actually pretty interesting.
It was only at this point that he realized it wasn’t that Earth’s so-called campus life was lacking, but that back then, he hadn’t had the conditions to live an interesting one.
Just two days had passed, and the events that had occurred one after another already made Ye Xu feel that the mental exhaustion from fighting wars for so many years—plus being tormented by those empire guys for two years—had significantly alleviated.
Thinking of Simar and Nala’s appearances in his heart, a bit of warmth surged up again.
Then, finally arriving back at his dorm, Ye Xu opened the door and saw the two maids who had already been waiting there.
As soon as Ye Xu entered, Sushia and Aila immediately came up to help him take off his coat and shoes, far more proactive than when he’d first come over yesterday afternoon.
“Have you two eaten?”
Handing his tie to Sushia beside him for her to put away, Ye Xu asked.
“No, we…..” How could slaves eat first?
Usually, they waited until the master finished and then took some leftovers to settle things.
“Then you didn’t eat last night?”
Suddenly remembering something, realizing that besides coming back yesterday afternoon to tidy up the dorm, he’d slept at Isxila’s place in the evening, Ye Xu frowned as he looked at the two girls.
Fortunately, they seemed quite energetic, not looking like they hadn’t eaten.
“There’s a servants’ cafeteria specifically for us at the school.”
“If the master doesn’t return for a long time,
“We can go there to eat.”
Without even needing to think, Ye Xu could imagine how rudimentary the food conditions there were.
That thing was purely set up to prevent the master from being away too long and the slaves starving to death in the dorm, grossing people out.
Compared to the so-called servants’ cafeteria, the leftovers from the heirs of various prestigious families who could afford single dorms could be considered extremely sumptuous and luxurious feasts.
However,
“In the future, when you go out to buy groceries for me, depending on the situation, buy a portion for yourselves too. Every day at noon and evening mealtime, make your meals and mine separately, and eat yours first.”
“If one day at lunchtime, you’ve made the food, eaten yours first, and then if I come back, you serve me; if I don’t come back, leave that meal for yourselves as dinner, and make me a separate dinner.”
“If I still haven’t come back by evening, then keep that meal for yourselves to heat up as lunch the next day, and make me something else.”
“Anyway, no wasting, no going hungry, and absolutely no going to that servants’ cafeteria anymore, got it?”
Ye Xu walked calmly into the living room, looking at the already prepared food on the dining table, and asked the two girls.
—He still preferred his servants to have a bit of meat on them; it looked more auspicious.
“Yes, master, we understand.”
Just like yesterday, aside from their bodies trembling slightly to prove their inner excitement, there were no other expressions.
Having been trained into nearly perfect servants, they would only repay their master’s grace with even more loyal actions.
“Mm, then go eat those things on the table; I’m going to take a bath first. You two come to my room later and bring me two sets of clothes.”
He hadn’t bathed at Isxila’s yesterday, and today he’d participated in practical combat class; Ye Xu felt sticky all over, completely uncomfortable.
So as soon as he got back, he started undoing his clothes, preparing to bathe.
“Yes, master.”
Glancing at the sumptuous food on the table, while continuously reaching out to take the clothes, the two girls respectfully replied.
“Mm, eat slowly; I’m going to soak for a bit. Just bring them in before I finish washing.” Without much more chatter, once he was down to just his innermost white shirt and pants.
Ye Xu then turned and entered the bathroom, turning on the water to start bathing.
Soon, the sound of water came.
Seeing this, the two girls finally relaxed, coming to the dining table to enjoy this perfect-to-the-point-of-unreal grace from their master.
Having already undergone countless devil-level trainings, all the words to say, the actions to do, had been ingrained into their instincts.
Logically, there were few things that could leave them at a loss.
But now, when serving a master like Ye Xu, they felt an unprecedented tension.
Every time that serene night-blooming cereus fragrance came, even if it made them feel so comfortable, they would focus as much as possible, afraid of making a single mistake.
Having the fortune to become slaves to such a master, if they really didn’t serve him well, their guilt would kill them.
I wonder when master will call us to warm his bed~~~
For a perfect noble like master, even in bed, he should be very gentle and considerate, right?
At that time, even if it hurts the first time, they must use all their skills to serve master comfortably.
Oh, right, and make sure to use contraception, can’t cause trouble for master~
“Ahm~”
Cutting off a piece of steak topped with black pepper sauce and putting it in their mouths, the two girls—who had hardly touched such delicacies since birth—never imagined they could eat this kind of food every day from now on.
Thinking of those serene, profound amethyst eyes, and that face so beautiful it took one’s breath away at first sight, the two girls felt their bodies go weak for a moment.
No, no, can’t think about it anymore; this is only the second day. If this continues, how can we serve master!
If we’re really called to warm the bed later, I’m afraid we won’t even need to be touched—just a whiff and we’ll collapse powerlessly on the ground.