As Daniel's words fell, he hurried to the tent and began rummaging through his backpack.
The other teammates who were resting noticed his frantic behavior and all turned their eyes towards him.
Then they saw Daniel taking out a pickaxe and a hammer from his backpack.
Qin Huaibei sensed something was amiss and asked, "What are you going to do with those?"
Daniel licked his lips, "Break the ice lake and catch fish to eat."
Qin Huaibei was bewildered, "Are you insane? Thinking about such things at a time like this?"
Katherine also shook her head in disapproval.
Daniel looked at them earnestly, "But Chloe said she wanted to eat fish."
His words were met with silence from everyone.
Anderson wordlessly picked up the pickaxe and headed out.
Then, Qin Huaibei got up from his sleeping bag, "I'll go help too."
Katherine took out another hammer from her backpack,
"If Chloe wants it, we'll do it."
In the end, the five members of The No.1 Military Academy team all showed up at the edge of the ice lake and started working on the heavy ice surface.
The organizers had already started livestreaming across the continent when they landed, and The No.1 Military Academy's antics were fully recorded.
[I say The No.1 Military Academy spoils Chloe too much, doing whatever she says. Don't they have any backbone?]
[Daniel was criticized for wanting to catch fish, but when Chloe wanted to, everyone just went to help out. In the end, Daniel was the one who was redundant.]
[But I don't think Daniel seemed to mind much.]
[I'm so jealous, I wish I could be the team's pet too.]
At the camp, Chloe, wearing a thermal suit, was hiding behind everyone and shivering while her bright eyes watched her teammates break the ice.
[Sister, Chloe's skin is so fair, and her nose and lips are so rosy, I love it.]
[Can we send virtual gifts in the livestream? I want to give our little sister some money to buy hot drinks.]
[You jerks who repeat words like that will get struck by lightning.]
Chloe didn't know what the livestream was saying. She sneezed again and said,
"The extreme cold weather really doesn't suit vampires."
Qin Huaibei didn't look up, "I know, take it easy and adapt to the environment here for now."
Katherine chimed in,
"The competition venue is north of the Frigid Planet, where it's even colder. Chloe, you need to adapt well during this period; otherwise, you might get frozen solid if you go there unprepared."
Chloe nodded slowly, indicating she understood.
She was indeed afraid of the cold, but she couldn't remain afraid forever.
To a certain extent, someone of Chloe's status and position couldn't afford to have fears.
Thinking about this, Chloe stretched out her body and took a hammer from Anderson's bag,
"I'll help too, consider it exercise."
After a brief consideration, everyone said, "Alright."
While other military academies were shivering and practicing cold resistance, The No.1 Military Academy was busy smashing the ice lake.
By the time Ren Yunying realized what was happening, Chloe and the others had already made a neat circular hole in the ice.
Ren Yunying felt a sense of absurdity,
"...You guys really can't sit still, can you?"
Chloe took the lead, looking at her with those innocent eyes.
A chilling gust of wind blew by, making the cold-fearing Chloe shudder. Coupled with her innocent gaze and obedient posture, she truly resembled a delicate, frail little white flower.
Ren Yunying frowned deeply, "Stand up straight!"
Chloe giggled a couple of times, pulled Ren Yunying towards the ice lake, and said,
"Instructor, want to catch fish together?"
Ren Yunying, "What's so great about catching a silly fish? How childish! You guys really need a good beating to--"
Before she could finish, an enormous fat-headed fish surfaced from the ice hole, staring at the strangers with its round eyes.
"...Wow." Ren Yunying's tone changed completely.
What a huge fish!
Not only were there fat-headed fish, but behind them swarmed various smaller fish, crammed together and vying to surface through the ice hole for air.
Chloe's voice was alluring,
"Instructor, want to catch fish?"
Ren Yunying nodded wordlessly.
Catch them, of course.
Ten minutes later, The No.1 Military Academy had caught enough fish to fill a large basket.
[I really watched Instructor Ren board Chloe's pirate ship right before my eyes.]
[I admit defeat. Chloe and her friends always manage to stir up some unexpected situation.]
[I remember when the joint military academies came here last time, they were all coldly ignoring each other and silently enduring the cold. This year, The No.1 Military Academy is much livelier.]
[It's not just The No.1 Military Academy, just wait and see.]
Sure enough, before long, Qu Yan from the Tagar Military Academy came over with her team.
She said with interest, "You guys are catching fish?"
Qin Huaibei nodded, "Yes."
Daniel also chimed in, "But you're late, we've already caught them all."
"Not too late." Chloe picked up some firewood, "We're going to start grilling the fish now. Sister, want to help?"
Her tone was mischievous, with a hint of enticement, "We're really good at grilling fish."
Qu Yan only hesitated for a moment before quickly joining them and starting to grill fish.
Smoke billowed up as the aroma of grilled fish wafted through the air.
Soon, it lured out people from the other two military academies and even the staff members were tempted to come over.
Chloe and the others had caught plenty of fish, so they grilled and handed them out like fish fairy tale children, generously sharing the grilled fish with everyone.
After tasting it, Qu Yan found that Chloe hadn't lied – their grilling skills were indeed excellent.
Daniel wolfed down his share and, still unsatisfied, tried to snatch Qin Huaibei's fish, only to be punched away.
Everyone present received a share or two of grilled fish.
Even the usually hostile Kamen and Fuen from the Brut Military Academy received some.
However, the people from these two academies ate begrudgingly, each with a sullen expression and an air of deep resentment.
Seeing this, Daniel became enraged and waved his fist at them, shouting,
"You jerks either eat it or don't! Who are you putting on that sour face for? If you don't want it, just spit it out already!"
Kamen and Fuen's faces darkened as they angrily turned and went back into their tents, still holding the grilled fish.
[Help, the faces of those two academies' people were so funny. They didn't want to eat it but were drooling over it. I'm dying of laughter.]
[Typical case of wanting to save face. They want to eat it but can't bring themselves to do it. Acting like they're so important.]
[???The No.1 Military Academy's people aren't properly training and are doing this instead? No wonder they didn't get any ranking in the last competition!]
[Is the one above from Brut or Tagar? Such a cliched attempt to whitewash their side.]
[I'll just say this – don't talk big if you don't have the ability. Acting all cocky just because you got lucky and won a championship once?]
[The laurel of victory will forever belong to The No.1 Military Academy. I'm not joking.]
