University students who have just tasted freedom often become addicted to this feeling.
In daily life, this translates to very few people getting out of bed before noon on weekends.
This is true in the White Dings World.
And it's also true at Wizard University.
In the early morning, driven by habit, Zheng Qing got out of bed and followed Xiao Xiao to the playground for morning lessons.
After finishing his morning assignments, he rolled back into bed for a second sleep.
Today is saturday, and the class has an event tonight.
Based on past experience, he felt he needed to save up some energy in advance.
At noon, the dormitory was still very quiet.
The curtains on the balcony were half-drawn.
The brilliant sunlight could only pass through a palm-width gap between the curtains, showing its warmth to the dim world.
This beam of sunlight fell on the desk in the center of the dormitory, forming a long rectangular band of light.
At one end of the light band was a withered daisy; at the other end was a cardboard box covered with a towel.
In the center of the light band, Fat Cat Tuan Tuan lay sprawled out, stretching himself long, unceremoniously occupying the remaining area of the sunny spot.
He squinted, purring contentedly.
The tip of his tail twitched with each purr, completely unconcerned about certain private parts being exposed in broad daylight.
Of course, no one in the room cared about the cat's unrestrained posture.
Everyone was immersed in their own world.
Dylan always worked at night and slept during the day.
In Zheng Qing's impression, the curtains of that six-post bed seemed to be perpetually closed, with only an occasional head poking out to remind people that there was still an occupant in the bed.
Xin Fatty was carefree and robust; usually, he needed his roommates to drag him to class to avoid being late; on this saturday morning, everyone pitied his hard work and simply let him sleep to his heart's content.
Zheng Qing had been in an extremely depressed mood since receiving his punitive task from the School Affairs Committee with a few fellow sufferers last night.
In this situation, ample sleep could effectively alleviate his inner despondency.
Only Xiao Xiao, after finishing his morning assignments, said he wanted to familiarize himself with the Library and disappeared without a trace.
Before leaving, he thoughtfully set an alarm in the dormitory to remind the hibernating creatures not to oversleep.
This reminder was very necessary.
Because at five o'clock this afternoon, Astronomy 08-1 Class had a class gathering on Walking Street, and both Class Monitors sternly reminded all new students to participate on time and not to ask for leave.
First-year students at Nine Provinces College were divided into four departments, forming four classes: Astronomy 08-1 Class, Divination 08-1 Class, Potion 08-1 Class, and Alchemy 08-1 Class.
Zheng Qing's class was Astronomy 08-1 Class.
After a week of interaction and adjustment, the new students in the class had more or less gotten to know each other.
But from Lao Yao's perspective, it wasn't enough.
Such a class was not yet a big family.
So, under the organization of Class Monitor Tang Dun, on saturday afternoon, the new students of Nine Provinces College's Astronomy 08-1 Class planned a house party.
Originally, this gathering was planned to be held in the classroom.
But when Tang Dun submitted the application to the School Affairs Committee, the office regretfully informed him that all classrooms had already been booked.
After the philosophy class on wednesday afternoon, Class Monitor Tang specifically held a temporary class meeting to discuss the gathering.
According to his idea, everyone could hold this gathering in a bar on Beta Town Pedestrian Street.
But this idea was questioned by many.
On one hand, many new students still carried the shackles of their past lives and shied away from a life of drinking and indulgence.
On the other hand, according to this plan, the cost of the gathering would increase to an unacceptable level.
According to Tang Dun's rough estimate, if the gathering was held on Walking Street, the cost, when divided, would require each person to pay at least one gold beans.
For more frugal students, one gold beans was basically a month's living expenses.
In the eyes of many, the new Class Monitor's plan was a bit too extravagant.
After a group of financially unfree Young Wizards argued in the classroom for most of the day, Class Monitor Tang Dun waved his hand and bore all the expenses for this gathering.
Then everyone shut their mouths.
This extravagant behavior made Zheng Qing feel like he was on the verge of tears.
So, after a long nap on saturday, under the setting sun that was almost below the horizon, Zheng Qing and Xin finally lazily got up, put on their school robes, and strolled towards Beta Town.
The alarm Xiao Xiao set was a magic rooster.
But he clearly overlooked Fat Cat Tuan Tuan's resentment towards this type of magic.
At four in the afternoon, when the magic rooster broke out of its eggshell, climbed onto the table, and prepared to shake off its spirits and crow loudly, a cat's paw accurately and incomparably pinched the rooster's throat, blocking its crowing sound, which had overflowed from its throat, back into its stomach.
For Fat Cat, the most important thing after eating and drinking to his fill was sleeping.
No one could casually disturb Cat Master's nap.
Not even a rooster!
"If I hadn't glanced at my pocket watch, we would definitely have been late!" Zheng Qing boasted to the Fatty beside him.
"Even if you didn't look at the watch, you wouldn't be late."
Xin Fatty curled his lip in disdain and patted his belly: "My biological clock is right here; my belly is not that silly rooster."
"Do you want to eat something first?" Zheng Qing hesitated, looking at the various delicious snacks on both sides of Walking Street, and suggested.
It was now past four in the afternoon, the last moment of leisure before the evening rush hour arrived.
The shop assistants in the small shops on both sides of the street were all seizing the time to rest, preparing to welcome a wave of consumption frenzy.
Even the malt candy knights and sucrose soldiers in the candy store had started new peace negotiations.
The sun was setting, and there was peace and harmony.
"Bear with it."
Xin Fatty swallowed his saliva, gritting his teeth as he looked ahead: "The gathering place is not far ahead.
Tang Dun said he arranged a buffet.
We'll go there and start eating directly."
"Zheng Qing! Good afternoon!"
Zheng Qing turned his head and saw a red figure waving at him.
He squinted his eyes.
It was Ilena, the Gypsy Witch from his class.
Actually, he had known this Witch for a long time.
On the special plane, this Gypsy Witch had slept soundly the whole way, giving him no chance to strike up a conversation; during the conflict with Arthur and his group on Walking Street, this Gypsy woman came and went in a hurry, leaving behind only a few wounded and a beautiful, graceful back for Zheng Qing.
Then he learned from Xiao Xiao that this Witch was an exchange student from First University.
He had originally thought this was a one-sided crush that had ended before it even began, but he never expected that when God closed a window, he also opened a door for him.
On the third day of school, this Gypsy Witch transferred to Astronomy 08-1 Class, becoming a transfer student.
"Good afternoon!" Zheng Qing also waved, a bright smile blooming on his lips.
Beside him, Xin Fatty showed an ambiguous smile and nudged his ribs with his chubby elbow.
Zheng Qing's interest in this new Witch was a well-known secret among the boys.