"The boss is right, we need to reflect and summarize!"
As soon as Qicai Dan spoke, it pulled its companions back from the joy of their first successful mission.
One by one, they recalled their actual combat reactions, which were completely different from their original plans.
At first, when Qicai Dan brought them out, they were all full of confidence.
They imagined themselves as valiant and mighty, taking down a "yingying ghost" with a single punch.
Completing ten missions seemed like a piece of cake.
They only recognized Qicai Dan as their leader because it was the proposer, could accept missions, and possessed a pass to both the Yin and Yang realms.
But they never expected their first mission to be such a slap in the face.
It also made them recognize their true selves – weak, small, and afraid of death o(╥﹏╥)o.
"I, I'll go first. I ran away just now."
The groundhog was the first to self-reflect.
If they wanted to find excuses, there could be thousands.
For instance, it wasn't running away, it just wanted to hide first and then find an opportunity to sneak attack the big bad guy.
Or perhaps, it just wanted to sneak up behind the big bad guy from underground…
But it looked at its own front paws, then at Qicai Dan.
It remembered Qicai Dan stepping forward in the critical moment.
The groundhog restlessly fiddled with its front paws, "When the big bad guy wasn't looking at us, I should have seized the opportunity to throw sand and dirt in his face, creating a chance to save Little Flower."
The fire fox stood beside the groundhog, its ears drooping.
"I also made a big mistake just now…"
It didn't run because its legs had gone weak.
It was terrified when the big bad guy appeared earlier.
For a moment, it felt that facing these big bad guys was worse than going back to jumping through hoops of fire…
At least its owner wouldn't eat it.
But after the recent victory, it realized Qicai Dan seemed very powerful and should be able to protect them.
Moreover,
The spiked club it brought out was also very effective.
The fire fox hugged the spiked club tighter, gaining some confidence.
"I, I'll try to throw the spiked club out first before my legs go weak next time!"
It didn't matter if its legs went weak, as long as it could hit the enemy first.
Everyone was trying their best, and it had to contribute at least something.
The little hedgehog looked at its companions on either side, its mung bean-sized eyes filled with timidity.
"I'm sorry, I was too timid."
If only it could be a little braver, a little more spirited…
Would it then have the courage to tell its owner it didn't want to be a fruit platter anymore?
The little calf lifted its front hoof and waved it powerfully in the air, creating gusts of wind.
It was the most confident one, "I will definitely not be stunned again next time!"
"…"
Qicai Dan floated in the air, observing its companions' reactions.
It nodded inwardly; their attitude was good.
Before, when the big bad guy came, they either ran or stood still.
It had been quite angry.
It had even thought that if they decided to quit afterwards and go back, it wouldn't stop them.
Unexpectedly, the outcome was much better than it had imagined.
As Qicai Dan observed, its companions also cautiously observed it.
They were afraid it would get angry again.
Before, they recognized Qicai Dan as their leader simply because it was the first to step forward and had various credentials.
But now, they truly recognized this leader from the bottom of their hearts.
—Qicai Dan had the strength and the courage!
It was more capable than all of them!
…
The air was quiet for a moment.
Qicai Dan waited until everyone had spoken before saying:
"It's normal to make mistakes when everyone is doing missions for the first time, don't be discouraged."
The companions in front of it nodded in unison, "Mhm, mhm!"
Qicai Dan: "As long as we identify our shortcomings this time, we can improve next time."
"Mhm, mhm!"
Qicai Dan's tone shifted, and it suddenly said, "Let's give this team a name?"
Having followed its owner for so long, Qicai Dan had gained considerable knowledge.
It always felt that the team's biggest problem wasn't that everyone was timid or running for their lives.
It was that something was missing.
But it couldn't quite put its finger on it.
Perhaps…
They hadn't yet realized in their hearts that they were a team?
…
In the Underworld, within the Eighteenth Hall.
Several pet owners gathered, watching their pets squatting, sometimes bowing their heads as if dejected.
Sometimes they looked at Qicai Dan spiritedly, sometimes nodding vigorously, and whispering to each other.
"What are they doing?"
"Chatting? Celebrating their victory?"
"They wouldn't be summarizing, would they?"
"No, it looks more like they're discussing tactics."
The pet owners stroked their chins, expressing their individual opinions.
However, a question arose in their minds: were their pets really so smart that they could discuss tactics?
It seemed unlikely.
This wasn't something taught in school.
"Jiang Lin, what breed is your Qicai Dan?" asked the hedgehog owner.
Jiang Lin, who was flipping through documents, looked up, "What?"
He had originally planned to just watch for a while, partly to relax and partly to check on Qicai Dan's situation.
He just didn't expect these parents and the viewers in the live stream to get more and more engrossed. After thinking about it, he didn't close the synchronized view.
He was multitasking, flipping through the documents that had piled up due to his cultivation in the past few days.
There was a clever aspect to the synchronized view of the paper figures from the Northern Hall.
That is, the synchronized view acted like a small player, occupying little space.
When patrolling ghost messengers released multiple paper figures to patrol and synchronize their views, it was equivalent to a surveillance room in the human world.
They could watch multiple screens simultaneously and zoom in on a specific one.
The hedgehog owner repeated, "I asked, what breed is your Qicai Dan?"
This stumped Jiang Lin. Qicai Dan had been obtained from a system gift box.
It hadn't mentioned any breed.
Jiang Lin: "You'll have to ask Qicai Dan."
Hedgehog owner: ???
Ask Qicai Dan?
"Did you pick up this egg?"
Jiang Lin glanced at him, "Something like that."
Hedgehog owner: "…"
He almost wanted to ask, "Where did you pick up this egg? Do you have any more?"
But he thought it was unlikely; it was probably inconvenient for Jiang Lin to say.
He turned to look at the ghostly mirror. Qicai Dan was flying in front of all the pets.
… This egg looked smarter than his own pet?
…