Chapter 3 Xiao Xiao and Lin Xiaolei.
Early on the first day of the new semester, Lin Chen and Zhou Mingxing woke up. After a quick wash, they went straight to their freshman class to register.
Lin Chen had a blade of grass in his mouth as he walked with Zhou Mingxing. In his previous life, when he read fantasy novels, the male protagonist often had a blade of grass in his mouth. Now that he had transmigrated, he wanted to experience the joy of being the male protagonist. But not long after, the real male protagonist arrived.
Not only the male protagonist, but the female protagonist also arrived.
"Lin Chen, good morning." Huo Gua's voice came from behind Lin Chen and Zhou Mingxing.
The two stopped and looked back, only to see Huo Gua and Wang Dong standing side by side.
"Lin Chen, let me introduce you. This is my roommate, Wang Dong. Wang Dong, this is Lin Chen, who borrowed our cleaning tools a few days ago. He lives next door." Huo Yuhao first introduced Wang Dong to Lin Chen, and then introduced Lin Chen to Wang Dong.
"Hello, my name is Lin Chen. This is my roommate, Zhou Mingxing. Um, he's a bit socially awkward." Lin Chen spoke first to Wang Dong to avoid an awkward atmosphere.
"Wang Dong," Wang Dong said expressionlessly.
"Lin Chen, are you also going to Class One to register?" Huo Yuhao asked.
"Yes," Lin Chen nodded in reply.
The thought of going to Class One made Lin Chen somewhat reluctant, after all, Zhou Yi, that old witch, was their homeroom teacher.
"Then we can go together," Huo Yuhao said.
'It seems this chosen one suffered a lot as a child. I only helped him with a small favor, and he's already taking the initiative to greet me?' Lin Chen looked at Huo Yuhao and thought, 'Or is it because I'm a transmigrator?'
But he was too embarrassed to refuse, so he nodded and said, "Let's go."
Looking at Zhou Mingxing, who was already hiding behind him 'trembling,' Lin Chen was immediately annoyed. He slapped him on the back and said 'fiercely,' "Come on, what are you daydreaming about!"
Only then did the latter follow.
"Lin Chen, what's your martial soul?" Huo Yuhao asked Lin Chen as they walked.
"...Seven Kill Sword," Lin Chen replied calmly.
"What?" Wang Dong exclaimed in surprise.
"What's wrong?" Huo Yuhao asked Wang Dong, puzzled.
"I'm really impressed. You've never even heard of the Seven Kill Sword. Legend has it that ten thousand years ago, during the era of the Sea God Tang San, there was a Title Douluo on the continent with the Seven Kill Sword martial soul. He perished in the Battle of Jialing Pass. But I heard that he was once hailed as the number one attack Douluo on the continent, with extremely formidable strength. It is said that the Seven Kill Sword is comparable to the Clear Sky Hammer, a weapon martial soul with ultimate attack power. I never expected that you would possess the Seven Kill Sword martial soul."
The last sentence was clearly directed at Lin Chen.
Before Lin Chen could speak, this arrogant second-generation genius continued, "We can spar sometime."
For some reason, Wang Dong always wanted to duel Lin Chen with the Clear Sky Hammer.
Hearing this, Lin Chen rolled his eyes inwardly, 'You just want to know who's stronger, my Seven Kill Sword or your Clear Sky Hammer?'
But he was too embarrassed to refuse, so he nodded.
The four continued walking and soon arrived at the classroom of Class 1, the first-year students.
After entering the classroom, Lin Chen and Zhou Mingxing found seats at the back, while Huo Gua and Wang Dong found seats in the middle.
This made Lin Chen feel like he was back in his high school days in his previous life, sitting in the back row.
The strength of those sitting in the back row of the class was self-evident.
As Lin Chen was lost in thought, a little girl's voice rang out: "Hello, my name is Xiao Xiao, and her name is Lin Xiaolei. What are your names?"
Lin Chen looked up and suddenly, the two girls at the front desk turned around at the same time. One was a petite and pretty little girl, and the other had a bright and beautiful oval face. It was the former who had spoken.
"Hello, my name is Lin Chen, and his name is Zhou Mingxing. It's nice to be classmates," Lin Chen replied politely.
In his previous life, when reading the original novel, Lin Chen quite liked Xiao Xiao, the little girl. However, this little girl was obsessed with looks; in the original story, she liked Wang Dong from the very beginning.
Just like now…
"Zhou, Zhou?" Xiao Xiao waved in front of Zhou Mingxing, which made Zhou Mingxing shrink even tighter.
Seeing this scene, Lin Chen's lips twitched, and he coughed twice: "Ahem, the celebrity has had some unpleasant experiences, so he's a bit socially awkward. Don't mind him."
Xiao Xiao gave a slightly unhappy "Oh," and then asked Lin Chen, "Lin Chen, do you know what kind of person our homeroom teacher is?"
Mentioning Zhou Yi, Lin Chen felt a little annoyed. "I don't know either. I heard she's an old hag. Shh, she's coming."
After saying that, Lin Chen sat up straight and stopped talking. Although he despised Zhou Yi, he didn't have the power to change anything right now. As soon as Lin Chen finished speaking, the white-haired, wrinkled Zhou Yi walked into the classroom, stood on the podium, and her hoarse voice rang out: "Quiet."
Accompanied by the oppressive aura of a Soul Emperor, the entire Shrek Academy class fell silent.
"My name is Zhou Yi, and I'm your homeroom teacher. In my class, no trash can pass the assessment. I'm training monsters, not useless trash."
Well, Lin Chen finally met the real-life Zhou Yi. Lin Chen strongly disagreed with Zhou Yi's words, even to the point of disliking her. Even though the woman in front of him was a great beauty, Lin Chen still couldn't stand her.
A teacher's duty is to impart knowledge, instruct in skills, and resolve doubts.
If someone is already a genius, why would they need you to teach them? Aren't they seeking knowledge because of their own shortcomings?
Lin Chen glanced at the little girl Xiao Xiao, who was sitting upright, looking at Zhou Yi, her fidgety hands betraying her nervousness.
"Those who have been in fights during the registration period, please stand up."
Unsurprisingly, just like in the original story, only Huo Gua and Wang Dong stood up.
Immediately afterward, Lin Chen heard Zhou Yi's god-like evaluation yet again: "Only two? What a bunch of trash. Don't you know that those who dare not cause trouble are mediocre?" Those who dare not cause trouble are mediocre?
What kind of insane quote is that?
If you go out and cause trouble, and offend someone with a powerful background, you probably won't even know how you died. It's true that the strong are respected, but you can't just cause trouble recklessly.
"Now, except for Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong, everyone else, run one hundred laps around Shrek Square. Anyone who doesn't finish will be expelled."
"What?"
"What kind of rule is that?"
"Teacher, I don't accept this! Why do we have to run even though we didn't fight?"
Hearing this, Zhou Yi sneered and directly displayed her spirit rings: "Because I said it. If you don't accept it, you can get lost."
"Ten-thousand-year spirit rings, a six-ring spirit emperor!" the students exclaimed in surprise.
"I'm reminding you, you only have one hour. Anyone who doesn't finish one hundred laps will be expelled."
Only then did the students hurriedly run out of the classroom.
Lin Chen, long before Zhou Yi even activated her spirit rings, had already dragged his best roommates, Xiao Xiao and Lin Xiaolei, to run laps, not even enduring the pressure of a Spirit Emperor.
Running on Shrek Square, Lin Chen thought to himself, if he weren't a transmigrator and didn't have a god's-eye view, he probably would have the same mentality as his classmates.
Lin Chen and Zhou Mingxing ran at a steady pace, neither trying to lead the way nor falling behind the running group. It's important to know that in this kind of long-distance running, the worst thing you can do is exhaust yourself, unless you've been eating countless rare and precious herbs since childhood like Wang Dong.
The two sisters, Xiao Xiao and Lin Xiaolei, also stayed close to the running group, just like Lin Chen.
An hour quietly passed. Unsurprisingly, only our "poor" Huo Yuhao was left struggling on the square, eventually being "carried away" by Wang Dong.
Time passed in a blur.
The next day, Lin Chen went to class as usual, followed by physical training in the afternoon.
Although Lin Chen inwardly despised Zhou Yi, her husband was Fan Yu, so Zhou Yi's teachings on the theory of soul tools were very accurate, and Lin Chen was happy to learn.
In the afternoon's physical training, Huo Yuhao's unwavering spirit inspired the entire freshman class, and he was elected class monitor.
Over the past two days, Lin Chen had become quite familiar with the Xiao Xiao and Lin Xiaolei sisters.
After finishing his classes and saying goodbye to the two sisters, Lin Chen returned to his dormitory and rode his soul tool vehicle to sell milk tea. He had prepared the soul tool vehicle and some materials beforehand. When he first arrived at Shrek Academy, he had 40,000 gold soul coins, but after buying the soul tool vehicle and materials, he only had a little over 20,000 left.
At this point, nothing more needed to be said; the word "poor" perfectly described Lin Chen's situation.
20,000 gold soul coins would be enough for an ordinary person to live on for a lifetime, but for a soul master, it was a drop in the ocean, far from sufficient. The cultivation resources he would need in the future would require an astronomical amount of gold soul coins, so it was best to earn money as soon as possible.
Lin Chen in his previous life was the same. While others traveled the world after finishing their college entrance exams, he delivered food to earn money. It was the consciousness from Earth that influenced his actions in the fantasy world.
Half an hour later, Lin Chen arrived at the main road outside the east gate of Shrek City.
After setting up his sign and preparing the ingredients, Lin Chen began making milk tea.
(End of Chapter)