Translator: H2dH2mr Editor: H2dH2mr Ling Lan's group had always been represented by Zilong. Since Zilong had not asked, that meant that Ling Lan's group was not interested. However, just because Ling Lan's group was not interested did not mean that Wu Jiong was not interested.
"I heard that the 7th grade's virtual world breakthrough reward this year was taken away by an academy from another planet. The dean was furious when he found out, so he's calling for an emergency meeting with all the teachers right now." The informant's face was dejected. He had also been looking forward to this extra-curricular activity. "Now, it looks like there won't be time to take us out hunting."
The informant's reply was straightforward and detailed because Wu Jiong was the team leader of one of the three major squads of Class-A. If he could get on Wu Jiong's good side and get the chance to join his team, then he would have made a killing.
Even though there were quite a few teams in Class-A, only three of them were enough for the tearless students to want to join. Because Li Yingjie's team was already full, it was no surprise that the other two teams were keeping a close eye on the few remaining spots they had left.
In contrast to the stringent requirements of Ling Lan's team, and because there was only one spot left, everyone knew that the difficulty of joining Ling Lan's team was frighteningly high. Not only did they need to be exceptionally talented, they also needed to be skilled in all aspects. Those who knew their limits all set their sights on Wu Jiong's team. At the very least, Wu Jiong's team's requirements were not as high as Ling Lan's team, and there were still two spots left. No matter how you looked at it, the success rate was much higher. This made Wu Jiong's team receive more attention than Ling Lan's team among the Class-A students.
"I wonder which planet's Scout Academy is so ruthless?" Ye Xu was also very curious about this.
"It's planet Azure!" The informant's answer shocked all the other students in the class. Planet Azure was a third-rate planet! The resources there were many levels lower than theirs — could it be that an unparalleled prodigy had appeared there?
Li Yingjie, who didn't think much of it at first, seemed to have thought of something when he heard the words' planet Azure '. His face turned pale and he asked anxiously, "Do you know who broke through the checkpoint?" Breaking through the checkpoint required a team, which was why Li Yingjie asked this question.
The informant shook his head regretfully. "I happened to pass by two instructors and heard them talking about this. I only heard that the students from Planet Azure broke through the checkpoint before five in the morning and became the first team to break through the checkpoint this year. After that, I didn't dare to stay and listen, so I don't know who they are."
"The instructors will probably know the details." The other students also started to discuss.
Right then, a clear voice rang out from the classroom door, "That's right, I do know..." It turned out that their Special Class-A's head teacher, Cheng Yuanhang, had arrived.
"Hello, Instructor Cheng!" Seeing Cheng Yuanhang enter, all the students obediently returned to their seats and stood up neatly to greet the instructor.
Cheng Yuanhang gestured for the students to sit down and then announced, "I want to tell you two things. The first is to assure you that the original outdoor hunting plan will not change. Today, we will set out as scheduled!" Cheng Yuanhang's words made all the children in the class cheer in unison. Mind you, they had been waiting for this day for a very long time.
"However, the amount and difficulty of your hunt this time will be much higher than your predecessors'. This will all depend on your performance on the spot. Even the lowest amount must not be increased by half." Cheng Yuanhang's following words caused an uproar among the Class-A students. What kind of logic was this?
"In other words, your extracurricular hunting schedule will be extended to 5 or 6 months..." added Cheng Yuanhang. This caused the students to protest. They wanted to live an exciting and bloody life, but they didn't want to be stuck on a primitive planet as butchers for so long.
"Instructor, why did you decide this?" asked Ye Xu angrily. This way of handling things by the academy was clearly unfair. The academy allowed people to raise objections as long as they had reason and strength.
"Why?" Cheng Yuanhang's expression darkened, and he slammed his hand down on the lectern. The loud slap silenced all the students who had been discussing, and the classroom fell silent.
"Ever since our Central Scout Academy was established, the seventh grade virtual world breakthrough reward has never been missed. But this year, we failed. Before we could even break through the barrier, the faraway third-grade planet Azure, their scout academy successfully broke through. This is a disgrace to our Central Scout Academy, and also a disgrace to all of you..."
At this point, Cheng Yuanhang's tone softened slightly. "Have you all thought of the reason? Why did we fail? Was it because we were blinded by our past glory, so we couldn't see that the other Scout Academies were trying their best to catch up? Today, at the collective meeting of the academy instructors, the dean was right about one thing — life is born of hardship, but death is born of ease! If we don't wake up, our Central Scout Academy will lose its past glory, and be completely eliminated by the times.
"So, we've decided to reflect on this painful experience. We can no longer live in ease... so, I also want to congratulate you all. From now on, you all will receive our full teaching. We will not let you all have the time to think about other things... we will force out all of your potential." Cheng Yuanhang's words sent a chill down all the students' spines, as if a great disaster was about to befall them.
Ling Lan rested her chin on her hand, a smile tugging at the corners of her lips. She had long felt that the academy's requirements for the children in all aspects were rather low, and this was also one of the reasons why she was falling further and further behind these children. Luckily, Zilong and the others had followed her around, and had not been held back by the academy's education.
However, Ling Lan also understood the academy's caution. After all, children at this age were still growing — too much training could cause permanent damage to their bodies. The academy did not dare to take the risk.
"So, that's why we've been given extra training in all aspects," Wu Jiong understood. Wu Jiong already understood. He glanced at the contented Ling Lan, and began to understand why the other was so outstanding. It was likely that his training had far exceeded theirs... if that was the case, he could not lose to the other.
"Yes, from now on, the Central Scout Academy's missions will be doubled every year. If the 7th grade loses again next year, it will continue to increase." Cheng Yuanhang announced their academy's plans with a cold smile. If they wanted to have a better life, then they would have to hope that the 7th grade next year would put in a little more effort.
"Teacher Cheng, do you know which members of that team managed to break through the checkpoint?" Li Yingjie finally could not hold it in any longer, and opened his mouth to ask the question he was most concerned about.
Cheng Yuanhang looked at him with a half-smile. Li Yingjie felt like his thoughts had been seen through by the teacher, but he really wanted to know the results. If his eldest cousin brother was among them, then it would mean that it would be almost impossible for him to replace his eldest cousin brother as the first successor.
"You don't need to worry about that. You just need to work hard and complete the mission the academy has assigned to you." Cheng Yuanhang did not answer, but instead advised Li Yingjie to focus on his own matters.
"I just want to know if there's someone called Li Mulan among them," asked Li Yingjie, unwilling to give up.
Cheng Yuanhang frowned. He glanced at the agitated Li Yingjie, and after some thought, said, "There is indeed one surnamed Li." Li Yingjie's face paled instantly. Cheng Yuanhang continued, "But I remember that person's name is Li Lanfeng!"
"Li Lanfeng?! As long as it's not him. " Li Yingjie's expression returned to normal. If it wasn't that name he was worried about, then it didn't matter who broke through the checkpoint.
"Alright, if there are no more questions, everyone gather with me at the plaza." Seeing that no one had any more questions, Cheng Yuanhang said, and led the students of Class-A to the central plaza of the Central Scout Academy.
The sky was filled with hoverboards. Everyone stepped onto the hoverboards and followed their respective teachers to the central plaza. Ling Lan thought to herself that perhaps this was why hoverboards were so important in the academy. For large groups with high mobility like this, without hoverboards, it really wouldn't be very efficient.
At this time, quite a number of people had already arrived at the plaza. As long as it was a 4th grade student, they would all be out hunting today, just arranged to go to different places.
Only then did Ling Lan notice that the sky above the quiet plaza was already filled with countless small shuttle-shaped spaceships. This scene made Ling Lan once again feel like she was in a sci-fi world... alright, her current existence was very sci-fi to begin with.
Ling Lan saw that around the plaza, there were things that hadn't been there before. They were actually several large floating platforms. At this time, on some of the platforms, there were already students from other classes who had arrived early, and they were all boarding those small spaceships one after another.
After everyone had boarded, the doors of the spaceships closed, and the spaceships became completely airtight oval-shaped shuttles. Then, with a whoosh, the spaceships flew off. That instantaneous activation speed had definitely reached Mach 0.5.
Cheng Yuanhang brought them to a platform that was taller and wider than the other platforms. When all the students stepped onto the platform, they saw a spaceship painted bright red fly over and stop in front of them.
The spaceship's hull was even painted with the words "Central Scout Academy Special Class-A". Ling Lan's forehead instantly broke out in cold sweat. Could it be that even Class-A had their own personal spaceship? It looked like the academy had spent a lot of money to let the students experience the glory of being strong.
The interior of the spaceship was very large. There were three round tables in the middle, placed in a triangular formation. Around each of the round tables were six single sofas. The other seats were scattered around these three large round tables. It was obvious that the academy had also created a position of superiority for the strong in the classes, vividly expressing the idea that the strong were respected.
The students lined up to board the spaceship in an orderly manner. The students who had entered first and weren't from the three major squads all very consciously gave up their seats at the round tables in the middle.
Ling Lan was the first person from the three major squads to enter. With one look, she knew what this arrangement was for. She didn't stand on ceremony and sat down on one of the sofas at the round table. Following closely behind, Zilong and the others also sat down.
This was their status. In the Scout Academy, there was no such thing as modesty, or else they would be looked down upon by others.
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