Chapter 210: Encounters In The Senior Class (1)
Senior class.
The Character Faculty's batch of year 350 had a decent number of students at about 100 people.
Almost all of them were high-tier students.
This year, a total of eight students had joined the academy as freaks. Six of them had joined the Character Faculty, one had joined the Willpower Faculty, and one had joined the Talisman Faculty.
Hu Qiusheng, Xia Chan, Zheng Yunhui, Wan Mingze, Zhao Shiji, and Zheng Hong. All six of them were evaluated as freaks. It wasn’t an understatement when people said that 75 percent of the academy's geniuses came from the Character Faculty.
Not all the students of the senior class would be present for the regular classes. But today, the classroom was filled with people. However, the atmosphere was cold and cheerless.
A bunch of prideful youths had been gathered in one room. None bothered to take the initiative to greet anyone. The mood was repressive.
Jia Mingzhen and company were present as well. At the moment, Jia Mingzhen was feeling regretful as he transmitted his voice, "Release that little fatty from the Xia Family. With him around, there would at least be some life here. It's too boring without him."
"Release him?"
"What are we going to do with him otherwise?"
They started complaining that it was not lively enough without that little fatty around. It was pointless to keep Xia Huyou locked up anyway. Marquis Xia would not pay anything for him. They could stop dreaming about getting some money from the marquis.
In the midst of his boredom, Jia Mingzhen saw someone. His eyes lit up as he said, "Lin Yao, you're here as well? Are you here to welcome Su Yu because you know he's coming today?"
Lin Yao sat down alone at an empty corner. When he heard Jia Mingzhen's voice, he looked over. There was fear in his eyes when he was looking at Jia Mingzhen, but his expression quickly returned to normal as he replied, "Yes. I'm here to wait for Su Yu."
Jia Mingzhen’s words were caught in his throat.
Lin Yao's eyes were bright as he said, "I lost. Even without fighting him, there is no denying that I lost. But so what? Even Invincible experts had tasted defeat in their young age. A single victory does not mean that one would be victorious for life. Today, Su Yu is stronger than me. In the future...who knows?"
Lin Yao's tone turned excited as he said, "This is an era where everything is possible. Today, I'm not here to submit to Su Yu. Today, I am here to tell myself that there is someone above me, someone I need to surpass!"
"..."
Jia MIngzhen looked at Lin Yao speechlessly before looking at the other students. Finally, he looked at his old friends and transmitted his voice, "Did this kid hit his head somewhere this morning?"
One of them said, "Why are you so surprised? Have you forgotten about Liu Hong? That kid is good enough with his words that he can even convince you that pigs can fly. Lin Yao has probably been brainwashed by his teacher. Don't get too surprised."
Jia Mingzhen had nothing to say.
When he looked at Lin Yao once again, he didn't know if he should laugh or cry. Fine, this was probably good as well. This fellow was on the verge of collapse before. But now, he was filled with spirit and motivation. Jia Mingzhen couldn't help but wonder if this brat would grow stronger or weaker after this.
Jia Mingzhen did not let his thoughts show on his face. He smiled and said, "You're right. But it seems like there are quite a lot of individuals above you. Including Su Yu, there are 98 students in this class. Excluding you, there are 97. And there are probably around 20 or 30 above you. But it doesn't matter! Keep working hard!"
"..."
Lin Yao's face stiffened. He was slightly upset. He had been filled with fighting spirit just a moment ago. Why was this fellow showing him the cruel reality?
What a bastard.
If he wasn't fearful of Jia Mingzhen's strength, he would have challenged Jia Mingzhen then and there.
Done with making fun of Lin Yao, Jia Mingzhen looked at Wu Lan and grinned, "Wu Lan, your old rival Su Yu is coming. You're not doing very well, are you? He's not even viewing you as a rival anymore."
Wu Lan turned her head and looked at Jia Mingzhen. She thought for a bit before saying, "I read your profile before. You're 20 this year. That's 2 years older than me yet you only have this much strength! Garbage! Two years later, I will definitely be stronger than you! You are not qualified to even talk to me!"
"..."
Jia Mingzhen's face stiffened. Back when they had created their fake profiles, they had increased their ages to make their strength more believable. It would be too suspicious for all of them to be 18. But because of that, he had been looked down on? This little girl was calling him garbage?
Sounds of muffled laughter rang out in the classroom.
Even the other elders were laughing. Jia Mingzhen deserved that. Why did he insist on provoking that girl? Didn't he know how arrogant she was? He had the identity of a 20 years old genius. An old genius like that was nothing in Wu Lan's eyes.
How did that feel?
Wu Lan ignored the reactions of the others. She seriously said, "Two years later, I will definitely be far stronger than you. Jia Mingzhen, you might be strong now, but you are not qualified to look down at me."
Jia Mingzhen was infuriated. With an unsightly expression, he decided to ignore that girl. Damn that stinky girl! If it wasn't for her grandaunt, he would have sent her flying with one slap.
While the students were roaring with laughter, Su Yu arrived.
With a bag in hand, he knocked on the door. With a gentle smile, he said, "This is my first day here. I hope I'm not interrupting anything."
There were a lot of familiar faces in this class. There was no need to mention Wu Lan and the few students who had arrived at the capital with him like Hu Zongji.
There was also Jia Mingzhen, the student who had walked the furthest during the monthly examination. His teacher had reminded him to watch out for these people as they were too abnormal.
Wan Mingze stood up with a friendly smile and said, "Come on in, Su Yu. The instructor is not here yet. Just pick a random seat."
"Thank you, Student Wan."
Su Yu flashed a smile that looked even brighter than Wan Mingze's smile and stepped into the classroom.
When he looked around, he noticed something weird. In the class, two individuals in particular had a lot of empty seats around them. One was Lin Yao and the other was Wu Lan.
After giving it some thought, Su Yu decided to not sit near Lin Yao. He was too embarrassed as he had just won 300 merit points from that fellow. As he walked toward Wu Lan, he wondered if this woman was really that bad at making friends. There were nearly 100 students in the class yet not a single student was sitting around her. They would rather squeeze together than to sit near her.
A lot of the students had a toying look on their faces when they saw Su Yu walking toward Wu Lan. Wu Lan was a genius of the Wu Family. She possessed both background and talent. She was also good looking. Thus, many people would still be willing to befriend her if not for her unbridled arrogance.
It had already been a month since they entered the academy. Everyone knew about the temper of that young lady.
Xia Chan was merely lofty and disdained talking to others. Wu Lan, on the other hand, had quite a sharp tongue that could stab straight at the most tender part of one's heart. It was fine if she arrogantly ignored them. But she just had to keep using words like garbage, mediocre, and qualified when talking to others. And when she spoke, she was extremely serious, making it clear that she was not kidding. Who could stand her?
At times, when a random student tried sitting near her, she would say, "Sit further away. A mediocre person is not qualified to sit near me."
The only reason she hadn't been beaten up yet was because of her formidable family. Someone would have thrown a sack over her and beat her up long ago otherwise. Thus, when the students saw Su Yu walking toward Wu Lan, they were ready to see yet another student making a fool of himself.