"What do you mean?"
Beelzebub rarely spoke, but Huai Shi did not mind playing the supporting role. "Are you saying that there's something fishy going on?"
"Isn't there?"
Beelzebub laughed wildly. "If I were the vice principal, I'd set up an ambush in the classroom. When they see you walk in, they'll smash their cups as a signal …"
"Okay, be serious."
Huai Shi rolled his eyes and interrupted him. "I told you not to recite Tong Lin Chuan."
"Tong Lin Chuan is already a thing of the past. Your Uncle Ma likes listening to Sui and Tang Dynasties recently," Beelzebub complained. "When he heard that there's a horse who can hide his tail in his butt as a trump card, his eagerness to try is so embarrassing. Can't you talk about it?"
"I'll ask him to lose weight next time."
Huai Shi scratched his head helplessly.
Actually, he knew what Beelzebub meant.
Beelzebub was just like him, thinking that the vice principal's arrangement might not be purely to promote a newcomer.
This was a major class held by the entire school throughout the year. There might be hundreds or even thousands of people below the podium. After all, the fundamental purpose of the Abyss Ecology class was to help the students who would explore the Abyss in the future to save their lives at critical moments.
For such a critical and serious class, it might not be good if he taught it well. However, if there was any mistake or trouble, Huai Shi, a newcomer, would not be able to handle it.
If one's virtue did not match his position, there would be trouble.
Huai Shi's knowledge and ability were not at that level. He would only be humiliating himself. At that time, wouldn't the vice principal be able to do whatever he wanted to him with just a word?
However, would Huai Shi refuse?
"I think it's good." Huai Shi answered calmly, "At least I have a higher chance of entering the teaching and research room, right?"
"What if you screw it up?"
"Then screw it up. Otherwise, who knows how much effort it'll take to enter the teaching and research room with an elective like Classical Music Appreciation."
Huai Shi washed his hands calmly and asked casually, "By the way, you finally dare to speak?"
"Why wouldn't I dare to speak?" Beelzebub was furious. "I'm conserving my energy. Do you understand?"
"Then why didn't you say anything when the Crow was here?"
"I … I'm so sleepy, can't I?" As soon as Beelzebub retorted, he immediately added, "I'm sleepy. Don't talk to me. I'm going to sleep. Goodnight, bye bye! “
There were no more sounds.
Huai Shi shrugged. After wiping his hands clean, he turned around and left.
He still had to clean up the classroom in the afternoon.
After taking Lin Shijiu out for lunch, they hurried to the temporary classroom assigned to them by the Academic Affairs Office.
When he walked downstairs, he saw the bustling crowd.
However, most of the books in their hands were teaching materials for electrical engineering and border law. Many of them were holding the timetable for first aid classes and sculpture courses. When he passed by, Huai Shi discovered that there were already students studying in the Abyss Photography and Hell Philosophy classrooms, while the border law classroom was full.
He could not help but feel envious from the bottom of his heart.
If it were not for the conflicting courses, he would have wanted to listen to the border law class.
This class was too popular. If he just learned a little and got a license, he would not have to worry about food for the rest of his life.
Due to the special environment and various reasons at the borders, there were different laws at different borders except for the basic laws. They could even be completely different.
Some active groups even had their own laws. As long as outsiders followed the laws, there was room for bartering.
If one wanted to, there were many things that could be done between these different laws.
Especially when there was a large amount of capital that wanted to move between the borders …
It could be said that those who came to study here were like the accounting and valuation classes next door. Everyone basically threw their conscience to the back of their minds. As the saying went, "Learn the arts and sell them to the capitalists."
They had not graduated yet, but they were already preparing to find loopholes. The graduation theses here were never published to the public. It was said that it was a collection of bugs that the students had compiled over the years. In the future, they would use it to make a living.
Thinking of this, Huai Shi had some nostalgia.
He did not know where Kitten had gone recently. He did not know how the good brothers in the legal department were doing. He had not heard any news about Kitten Paradise for a long time.
Presumably, after breaking free from the shackles of Yamatai, those guys must now be in some hell collecting copyright fees.
He only regretted that he had left in a hurry and did not have time to ask for the good brothers in the legal department for their contact information.
Huai Shi sighed and withdrew his gaze from the border law class. He nodded at the teacher who came to the class in a friendly manner. He turned back and walked to his own classroom. Then, he saw Lin Shijiu who was stunned.
"What's wrong?" Huai Shi asked.
"Teacher, teacher … classroom … classroom, it …" Lin Shijiu pointed at the half-closed door behind him. His face was red. "It … it …"
"Is there a problem?"
Huai Shi was at a loss. He immediately became alert. "Don't tell me there are no tables and chairs? Those guys really have a bad conscience in order to suppress me. Don't bully the young … Damn it! "
After pushing open the door, he was scared to death.
There was not the slightest problem with the classroom. In fact, it was specially adjusted for Huai Shi. The walls and the door were wrapped in a layer of soundproof cotton. The internal elevator was also adjusted. The podium was directly made into the style of a musical instrument to make it easier for Huai Shi to teach.
It seemed that the Ivory Tower had made changes and adjustments to every classroom. When alchemy was taught here, there were some lessons that could easily cause tragic explosions. If they were not careful, the whole school would have been blown to pieces.
However, this was only a temporary classroom.
A few days ago, Huai Shi randomly picked a place on the list. A week later, Huai Shi would probably be rotated to another classroom. In just a week's time, they had put in so much effort. Huai Shi could not help but feel that the Ivory Tower was really rich.
Furthermore, the interior was spotless. There was no need for Huai Shi to clean it up. There wasn't even a piece of paper on the floor, not to mention the spider webs and special decorations. Even the tables and chairs were not fully equipped.
But this did not scare Huai Shi.
What made him almost jump up in fright was that the quiet classroom was actually surging with people.
As far as the eye could see, almost every place was already full of people. Even the aisles between the tables and chairs and the back of the classroom were basically all occupied.
Before Huai Shi's arrival, everyone obeyed the order and did not fight or quarrel.
But when Huai Shi pushed open the door, the pairs of eyes that had been waiting for a long time suddenly lit up. Huai Shi was so scared that he almost jumped up in place.
"What the hell?"
He looked blankly at the exaggerated number of people in the classroom and was stunned. "Why are there so many people?"
To be able to fill this large lecture hall, there were at least three or four hundred people. If it were not for the subject of Classical Music Appreciation written on the door, Huai Shi almost suspected that he had gone to the wrong place.
"Uh …"
Huai Shi hesitated for a long time. "Did you get the wrong classroom? Law is opposite, Electrical Engineering is next door — "
The students below the stage were also confused. They did not know why the teacher was ready to chase them away as soon as he came on stage.
Soon, Lin Shijiu had already figured out what was going on from the students and brought a few people on stage.
"Hello, Teacher Huai Shi."
The young man who looked feminine and slender took the lead and bowed. He handed over a form. "This is the application of our Ivory Tower Performance Troupe. Teacher Li reminded us before he left that we can come to you as the instructor for the new semester. I hope you don't mind us acting on our own initiative."
Teacher Li?
Huai Shi was stunned for a moment before he realized that they were referring to the disaster musician who went to hell to seek inspiration before his arrival, the piano master Robin Li.
I didn't expect him to leave me such a big gift before he left.
Looking at the densely packed people in the classroom, Huai Shi suddenly realized something. "Are these all your people?"
"No, in fact, there are only sixty main members of our performance troupe, and they are all sitting there." The flutist named Samuel pointed to the two rows at the front.
"What about the rest?" Huai Shi asked.
"I know the rest. Many of them are students of Professor Anton, and many of them are like me, from Teacher Andrea's thermodynamics classroom." The flute player, Samuel, reported, "We were shocked before we came. We went to ask around and found out that many of them were promotions between the Eastern Summer Genealogy Clubs. Of course, many of them were recommended by the principal at the opening ceremony. It's said that your fan club wants to participate in the next few classes —"
Huai Shi did not listen to the rest of the words.
Looking at the crowded classroom in front of him in a daze, he suddenly felt an unrealistic sense of absurdity.
It was not that he doubted that everything in front of him was a dream, but he felt that … all the previous worries and doubts were a bit too ridiculous.
He and Lin Shijiu, who once came to his door with three plans, looked at each other and couldn't help but laugh. They felt that all the previous preparations were simply making a mountain out of a molehill.
At this point, how could he not understand that he was not just an inspector sent by the Astronomy Association, nor was he just a new teacher?
It was not only because of Anton and Andrea's trust in him, but also because of the expectations of the Ivory Tower Performance Troupe for Huai Poetry. Even the Dongxia Music Troupe had a good impression of him, and even the terrifying appeal of his identity as a calamity musician.
Along the way, unknowingly, he was no longer the young boy who needed to face everything alone.
The popularity in front of him was undeniable proof.
His ability, his talent, and his achievements had been seen by many people, and he had already been recognized by many students.
Until now, at the back door of the classroom, there was still a steady stream of new students pouring in.
There were still more than 20 minutes before the official class.
This was only the first class of the new semester.
Since so many people had full confidence in him,
Huai Shi had nothing to worry about.
The only thing he was afraid of now was that he was not talented enough and failed to live up to this responsibility as a teacher.
Thinking of this, he patted Samuel on the shoulder. After thanking the students for their support, he pulled out the folding stool, sat in front of the podium, took out his lesson plan from his bag, and put it on the stand.
When he raised his head and looked around at the students, there was no uneasiness and confusion in his heart. He smiled confidently at these young faces that he might often see in the future.
"Sorry for making everyone wait for so long. Before the official class, how about we talk about a few yuan?"
He leaned back in his chair and said to the students below the stage, "Originally, I was planning to go out and grab a few students if no one came to this class and tell them about the history of classical music, the development process, the specific stages, and the classification … The people who came today are so polite. Those who have a foundation in music, please raise your hand."
In the classroom, the students suddenly became excited.
However, less than one-third of the people raised their hands. Most of the rest came to watch the fun.
"Not too many."
Huai Shi looked down at the time. "There are still 20 minutes before the official class. I will work hard to make everyone fall in love with classical music first."
He waved his hand, and a heavy cello emerged from the bracelet. The source substance condensed and turned into a bow that extended from his fingertips.
Casually, he drew a few clear notes on the strings of the zither.
Four or five simple syllables spread out, but strangely, the faint murmurs and low noise in the classroom dissipated. Everything returned to silence.
Huai Shi tilted his head and recalled the score. He couldn't help but smile. "Classical music can't avoid Bach, and classical music appreciation can't avoid him. As one of the subjects of your next research, I hope that you will be able to fall in love with him in these 20 minutes."
Bach, G major unaccompanied cello suite.
The timing was just right.
On the podium, Huai Shi lowered his head.
In that instant, it was as if the door to the kingdom of heaven had opened a crack.
A miraculous and compassionate melody flowed out from the zither bow, reverberating in everyone's ears in a low and deep voice.
The silence came abruptly in an instant.
Even the sound of breathing and heartbeat quickly drifted away.
The sound of the zither, which had been given substance, turned into a gurgling stream, drowning everyone in it. Only the drifting dust danced under the afternoon sun, like small stars that constantly flickered.
Everything became so tranquil and gentle.
The occasional explosion in the distance, the restless voices and noise outside the window, and even the young people walking hurriedly in the corridor, couldn't help but subconsciously slow down their footsteps at this moment.
Everything was immersed in tranquility.
Immersed in the light or low melody, they allowed time to pass bit by bit.
Until the sound of the zither gradually dissipated, and a bell rang in the distance.
Huai Shi finally raised his head, put down the bow, and looked at the students who unconsciously revealed a trace of a smile.
Just like that, his class officially began.
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