thefictionvixens Chapter 289 A windfall; the bigger the storm, the more expensive the fish.
Chapter 289 A windfall; the bigger the storm, the more expensive the fish.
Chapter 289 A windfall; the bigger the storm, the more expensive the fish.
Not long after, the first third of the classroom was full of people, and the entire lecture hall was filled with the noisy chatter of the freshmen.
As the crisp sound of the school bell rang, a rich and refreshing sense of life, like a spring breeze, swept in from the classroom door, instantly suppressing all the restless atmosphere inside.
As Yali walked in, she was still wearing an elegant light green dress, with a gentle smile on her face.
Behind her followed closely were two boys and girls of similar age to the new students.
The girl walking in front had a tall and straight posture, exuding an air of heroism that was impossible to ignore.
Her brilliant blonde hair was neatly combed into a single ponytail and tied high at the back of her head.
Those large, azure eyes seemed to sparkle with starlight, exuding an aloof and dignified air that kept people at a distance.
What's even more eye-catching is that her well-trained legs appear exceptionally slender and tall.
In terms of height alone, she was no shorter than Yali, who was walking in front of her.
As for the boy following behind, he was a chubby boy who looked rather simple and honest, with nothing particularly remarkable about him.
As Yali entered the classroom, her gentle voice rang in everyone's ears.
"Looks like we've made it just in time. Xinglan, Lizhi, you two can find some seats for now. Teacher Shen will arrange seating for you after today's classes."
The whispers in the classroom only gradually subsided after the two unexpected transfer students found two empty seats in the back row.
Seeing that the classroom had quieted down again, Shen Yi, who had been standing by the podium, stepped forward and respectfully reported to Ya Li: "Dean Ya Li, there are 105 students in Class 1 of the freshmen, and 105 students are present. Everyone is here."
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Yali smiled and nodded, walked to the center of the podium, and said gently, "Good morning, students. Before the first class of today officially begins, I need to announce something to you."
"This matter concerns the goals you will need to work towards over the next six months, and it was also decided by the Sea God Pavilion after discussion in a meeting last night."
Upon hearing that it was related to the Sea God Pavilion, the highest authority of Shrek Academy, all the students were invigorated, afraid that they would miss any important words.
After using her spiritual senses to scan the focused and expectant faces of the students below, Ya Li continued, "I'm sure none of you are unfamiliar with the Valley of Love and Destiny."
"As decided by the Sea God Pavilion, the academy will organize an additional assessment in six months to take students to the Valley of Love and Destiny. A total of fourteen places will be offered for this assessment, seven for boys and seven for girls."
"The final allocation of these fourteen precious spots will be decided by all of you here today, competing with the second-year students in the mini-exam three months from now."
As soon as he said that, the students below immediately erupted in a clamor.
The Valley of Love and Destiny was naturally familiar to these top students from all over the country; it was the legendary place of divine trials.
Normally, only those top geniuses recognized by the Federation as prospective War Gods, or core members selected by the Spirit Pagoda as prospective Spirit Pagoda members, have the opportunity to participate.
As a result, such a huge windfall fell from the sky?
Seemingly noticing the slight confusion in Huo Yuhao's eyes, Shen Yi lowered his voice and said, "Ling Bing, hasn't Vice Dean Nanali added you to the academy's teachers' work group yet?"
"This matter was decided at the Sea God Pavilion meeting last night. Cai Yue'er has been removed from her position as Dean of the Outer Court because of the previous assessment, and now all affairs of the Outer Court are being personally taken over by Dean Ya Li."
The two students who came in with Dean Yali were originally intended to be inner court students and had been cultivating there. Because of the Qiankun Asking Love Valley incident, they were specially assigned to our outer court to compete fairly for a spot with everyone else.
Listening to Shen Yi's explanation, Huo Yuhao's lips twitched unconsciously, and his expression became somewhat strange.
When they parted yesterday afternoon, Nanali was full of confidence and patted her chest, assuring him that the position of dean of the foreign language department was definitely hers.
She even boasted that she would be able to control everything and establish her own order in the outer courtyard, letting everyone see what true darkness is.
As a result, just one night later, the position of dean unexpectedly fell to Yali.
Huo Yuhao could almost imagine that Nanali was probably hiding in some dark corner, drawing circles and feeling wronged and withdrawn.
Amid the lively discussion among the freshmen below, an exceptionally loud voice suddenly rang out in the classroom.
"Dean, isn't this arrangement too unfair to us freshmen? After all, the second-year students have already studied in the academy for three whole years longer than us."
"Yes, and I heard that most of the second-year students are at the Soul Master level, not to mention that they may also have one or two pieces of battle armor. The difference is too big."
"In this situation, isn't it asking too much of us to compete with second-year students for those few spots?"
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Suddenly, all sorts of complaints arose, and the whole classroom became buzzing.
"quiet!"
While Ya Li maintained her gentle smile, Shen Yi, with a cold expression, stepped forward.
The cool, clear voice wasn't loud, but it suppressed all the noise.
"You should understand that there is never absolute fairness in this world. For example, third-grade students are too old to even participate in this selection process."
Shen Yi's gaze was sharp as a knife, sweeping over every student who had just been complaining.
"Originally, these fourteen spots were intended to be directly allocated to the second year students at the Sea God Pavilion meeting."
"It's only because many exceptionally promising students have emerged from your class that the elders, with their keen eye for talent, have given you this opportunity to compete alongside your seniors."
"Of course, if any of you feel too much pressure, or don't intend to participate, you can choose to withdraw directly. This will not affect your daily grades in the academy."
Shen Yi, who is privately called the White-Haired Witch by many students, exudes an aura that cannot be ignored when she gets serious.
Once the noise in the classroom had completely subsided, Ya Li's gentle voice rang out again, dispelling the tension that Shen Yi's words had stirred up in everyone's hearts.
"The Sea God Pavilion has naturally considered all the concerns you have. The standard for this selection is not that you must defeat your opponents from the second year, but that you must show your talents and abilities without reservation."
"The final selection will be judged by a group of elders from the Sea God Pavilion, ensuring that no true genius is overlooked."
With Ya Li and Shen Yi playing the good cop and bad cop respectively, the students who originally had many objections immediately quieted down.
Shen Yi picked up the conversation at the right time, saying, "So, in order to help everyone better prepare for the upcoming quiz with the second graders..."
The first class this morning was about electing the class representatives for our freshman class. We will elect one class monitor, two vice class monitors, and representatives for four minor duties.
"The class monitor receives 1,000 contribution points per month, the vice class monitor receives 600 contribution points, and the committee members of the four sub-professions receive 500 contribution points per month."
I believe everyone here is very clear about the important role of contribution points in the academy, so I won't go into too much detail here.
Seeing the students below the stage instantly become highly motivated, Shen Yi nodded in satisfaction and continued, "The committee members for the secondary professions will be directly appointed by the students with the highest level in each secondary profession. As for the class monitor and vice class monitor, they will be decided entirely based on their abilities."
Fifteen minutes later, everyone will head to the Grand Martial Arts Arena for a free-for-all. The three students who remain on the field at the end will become our class monitor and vice-monitor, in turn.
"So, for the next 15 minutes, everyone is free to discuss and form teams as they please."
As Shen Yi finished speaking, the first-grade classroom, which had just been quiet for a short while, became noisy again.
Originally, the students' seats were arranged according to the order of the assessment. Most of the students in the same row had become familiar with each other after going through the entrance examination together.
However, there are only three slots for class monitor and deputy class monitor. With so many applicants for so few slots, the situation naturally becomes increasingly chaotic.
Xu Xiaoyan blinked her bright eyes. She first looked at Gu Yue, who was deep in thought on her left, and then at Wu Siduo, who was also deep in thought on her right. She subconsciously suggested, "How about the four of us sisters team up again? I can withdraw from the election at the last minute."
What do you think?
As a second-ring Soul Master, and given that the upcoming chaotic battlefield was clearly not in her favor at night, Xu Xiaoyan was well aware of her own limitations.
For her, not being kicked out as soon as she entered would be a great victory.
Gu Yue's eyebrows remained slightly furrowed, and she only nodded absentmindedly at Xu Xiaoyan's suggestion.
She wasn't thinking about these petty squabbles over class committee positions, but rather whether or not she should go to the Valley of Love and Destiny.
Entering a place of divine trials without warning would undoubtedly pose a huge risk to her.
But as the saying goes, the bigger the storm, the more expensive the fish.
If he could cleverly utilize the unique spatial characteristics of the Divine Trial Land to temporarily unseal part of his suppressed origin, he might be able to cooperate with the ferocious beasts led by Di Tian.
At that time, we can take over this so-called Valley of Love and Destiny in one fell swoop, and happily accept all the immortal spiritual energy that the God of Love has accumulated for thousands of years.
By then, perhaps my abilities will be further enhanced.
The fifteen-minute discussion time passed quickly, and all the first-year students, led by Shen Yi, marched into the depths of the teaching building.
The so-called Grand Martial Arts Arena is actually an extremely spacious circular hall.
As Shen Yi operated the control panel on the wall, one after another, giant eggshell-like pods rose from the ground, then split open to reveal the cockpits inside.
"You can choose any seat to sit down. Students who decide to team up can choose the nearest simulation pod."
Shen Yi's cold voice echoed in the hall, "The location of the melee is a virtual forest space that is not very large, and its function is similar to the Spirit Ascension Platform that you are familiar with."
"So inside, you don't need to have any worries. You can go all out without holding back. There is no real danger inside."
Once you die in the virtual space, your consciousness will automatically leave the space and safely return here.
Once all the first-year students had found their seats and fastened their seatbelts, the egg-shaped simulators closed naturally, emitting a soft energy boom before falling silent.
At the very front of the circular hall, a huge soul-guided screen was instantly lit up and quickly divided into dozens of smaller screens of varying sizes, reflecting all the scenes within the virtual forest space without any blind spots.
Having received a prior telepathic message from Ya Li, Shen Yi took a specially made notebook and walked to the screen, beginning to carefully observe and record the performance of each student in the melee.
Seeing that Shen Yi was focused on his work, Ya Li casually set up a soundproof barrier and spoke softly to the white-haired boy beside her: "Yuhao, the first thing you asked me to do yesterday has been resolved. This weekend, Master Craftsman Zhenhua happens to be free. I can take you to Mingdu to meet him then."
"Um."
Huo Yuhao simply nodded slightly, his gaze remaining fixed on the screen in front of him, without saying anything more.
Although Yali kept her eyes closed, with her perceptive mind, she could clearly sense that the white-haired boy beside her had maintained a polite distance from her from beginning to end.
But that makes sense.
Since I revealed his true identity right away, and given that he was one of the two god-kings of destruction and life, it was normal for him to be somewhat wary of me.
With these thoughts in mind, Ya Li softly asked again, "Yu Hao, you've been back in the Douluo Continent for quite some time now. What are your thoughts on this world ten thousand years in the future?"
Huo Yuhao didn't rush to answer. Instead, he shifted his gaze from the screen and focused on Ya Li again, scrutinizing her carefully from head to toe.
He had naturally heard about Yali's deeds during his time back.
It can be said that Huo Yuhao had never seen such a purely charitable person.
To save ordinary people ravaged by the plague, she could unhesitatingly ignite the flame of her own life, sacrificing herself for the sake of all living beings.
No wonder the goddess of life chose her as her successor to her divine position.
This pure kindness cannot be faked.
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