Principal Hong casually pointed and said, "Sit there."
It was a low, round wooden stool, only about 20 centimeters high.
Shen Changqing obediently walked over and just as he sat down—
Principal Hong suddenly said, "The dumbass’s special seat."
Shen Changqing: "..."
In an instant, Shen Changqing felt flustered right under his butt; there was no way he could sit on that stool anymore.
Principal Hong glanced at him sideways: "What? You disagree?"
Shen Changqing: "Principal, I..."
Principal Hong said, "You have no right to be discontent; calling you a dumbass is putting it lightly."
Shen Changqing: "..."
His face was both red and pale. However—he wanted to understand the cause of his own ’death’, so he could only swallow his pride and obediently sit.
Seeing that his attitude was still somewhat decent, Principal Hong finally relented a bit and said, "I’ve known General Shen for a long time. Not to mention anything else, you’ve really inherited all of General Shen’s bad habits."
Shen Changqing: "..."
Principal Hong gave him a look: "Your grandfather has mentioned me to you, right?"
Shen Changqing dutifully said, "Yes, he’s mentioned you."
However, what his grandfather had actually said was: If that old bastard Hong Jiang dares to bully you at school, tell him your grandpa will invite him for tea another day.
Principal Hong eyed him: "Did he not say a single good thing about me?"
Shen Changqing: "..."
That was really the case.
But would Shen Changqing dare to say that?
Good boy Shen Changqing blushed and lowered his head in shame.
Principal Hong said, "Do you understand now why your grandfather wanted to send you here?"
Shen Changqing shook his head, looking bewildered.
Principal Hong said, "That old fool knows he has a bunch of bad habits, and if you ended up like him, the Shen Family would be doomed... He sent you to me in a panic, hoping for a transformation."
Shen Changqing: "..."
To belittle him was one thing, but to hear his respected and admired grandfather spoken of in such an ugly way by Principal Hong, Shen Changqing really wanted to angrily retaliate, but—
His enrollment at Lanyue Star was a unilateral, arbitrary decision made by his grandfather, not his own wish. Shen Changqing had always wanted to attend the First Military Academy on Nami Star, which is also the Main Star’s First Military Academy, and the Alliance’s First Military Academy as well.
Shen Changqing had also been successfully admitted to the First Military Academy on Nami Star, but his grandfather suddenly interfered and threw Shen Changqing into Lanyue Star Military Academy, which was barely squeezing into the top ten of the Alliance and was at risk of dropping out every year...
Shen Changqing felt wronged.
Since the start of school, he had been feeling aggrieved, unwilling, and forced, as if wearing a pair of shoes that didn’t fit...
Principal Hong’s eyes were fixed on the screen, sparing only a glance at the deeply shamed Shen Changqing: "The Shen Family’s bad habit is doubting everything, indecision, and hesitation... Watch carefully how you’re going to die."
Shen Changqing didn’t dare to make a sound.
Ji You’s words had stunned Yue Qiyuan, Chu Jiaojiao, and Sheng Qingyan so much that they hadn’t recovered for a long time.
Ji You stared at the three of them, her gaze carrying a bit of resentment: "If you were just 1 second later, I could have personally slaughtered that other idiot."
Who the other was, she didn’t name names.
Yue Qiguang suddenly jumped up: "Number 4444! You’ve angered daddy! You really angered daddy! Daddy will show you what happens when you anger me!"
Ji You glanced at him, her eyes lingering on his 1% health bar.
Yue Qiguang instinctively took a step back.
Ji You revealed a meaningful smile: "Right now I don’t even need to personally kill you; you could starve yourself to death, couldn’t you?"
Ji You smiled: "A weakling with 1% health has no right to say such things."
Yue Qiguang glared: "..."
"Don’t let me hear the word ’Daddy’ again! Otherwise—" Ji You clenched her fists and said, "From now on, I suggest you shut up."
Yue Qiyuan held his forehead and said, "Um... that’s actually a pretty good suggestion."
Yue Qiguang: "Yue Qiyuan! I’m going to fight you!"
Yue Qiyuan checked out his health...
Yue Qiguang wanted to punch the wall! Right now, he is so fragile! Any knock or bump could be fatal. Truly—like a tiger fallen to the plains, bullied by dogs!
Chu Jiaojiao, completely unfettered by morals, gleefully added her two cents: "Can we slaughter him now? He’s going to die anyway. Let’s make him contribute something before he dies! Make his death meaningful!"
With that, she looked eager to try.
Yue Qiguang, frightened, took another step back.
Sheng Qingyan didn’t speak, but the unmistakable gleam in his eyes said it all when he stared at Yue Qiguang.
For the first time in his life, the arrogant and conceited Yue Qiguang experienced what it meant to be walking on thin ice, trembling with fear...
The world is just too unfriendly to him.
As Yue Qiguang thought about ditching everyone, he suddenly heard #4444, the Double E weakling, ask: "Which direction did you guys come from just now?"
Chu Jiaojiao: "North."
"I—" Sheng Qingyan had just started speaking when Yue Qiyuan ruthlessly interrupted him: "I caught him in the southeast direction."
Somehow, after joining these four, he felt like he had lost his right to speak.
It’s enough to drive a little cutie mad, isn’t it?
Ji You stroked her chin and said, "Louise Carter should be blocked in the northeast direction by Shen Changqing’s people—the news of Shen Changqing’s tragic death probably hasn’t reached them."
"The ones holding the advantage are definitely Shen Changqing’s people, but if the news of Shen Changqing’s death suddenly breaks, their leadership will be headless, and his troops will definitely be thrown into chaos for a while."
Hearing this, Chu Jiaojiao’s interest was piqued: "Should we take this chance to make a big move?"
Ji You eyed her skeptically: "With you three? Plus one fragile weakling?"
Yue Qiguang: "...What’s wrong with being fragile? Did fragile eat your family’s rice?"
Ji You: "It’s an eyesore."
Feeling insulted, Yue Qiguang retorted: "Dad’s going to fight you!"
But—as a fragile one, he could only rely on verbal bravado.
After a moment of thought, Yue Qiyuan said: "Lance’s forces are all gone, but Louise’s won’t disappear so quickly. How about we let them fight for a while?"
"Right, we should find a place to rest for a bit." Ji You agreed, as her physical strength was almost exhausted, and she hadn’t been able to replenish it. She was continuously under mental stress... She felt so tired she could hardly keep her eyes open.
And her health was also in decline.
Just then, Ji You’s eyes unintentionally swept over the rabbit in Yue Qiyuan’s hands.
Ji You suddenly asked: "Is this rabbit a Star Beast?"
Yue Qiyuan shook his head: "No."
Ji You double-checked: "Is it an artificially cultivated natural animal?"
Yue Qiyuan, somewhat perplexed: "Yes."
This rabbit was part of the first wave of props to be released, valued at ten points each and very difficult to catch.
Ji You questioned further: "The rules of the training ground only state that props should be handed in; there’s no restriction on the form of the props, right?"
Yue Qiyuan was even more curious now, and a vague sense of foreboding rose in his heart. He felt that his rabbit was in jeopardy, so he gripped it even tighter and said, "Yes... that’s right. There’s no such regulation."