107: Chapter 107: The Chuunibyou Teenager

Bai Ye leaned over.

He had expected to see a hint of shock or wariness on Lin Yuan's Face.

After all, this was the fall of a True God.

Instead, he only saw a side profile that was completely devoid of ripples.

"What a freak." Bai Ye rolled his eyes in his heart, unable to stop himself from muttering, "Is this guy's heart made of iron?"

On the podium, Instructor Wen Muxue watched the thirty freshmen with cold eyes.

In truth, she didn't want to be standing here at all.

Looking at these brats who hadn't even fully matured, she only felt annoyance.

If it weren't for that old geezer using his status as Vice Principal of the academy to dump this mess on her.

She should be in the Abyss Rift of the Seventh Star Sector right now, slicing the Void Mother Insect that chewed up Chen Lie into sashimi.

"A bunch of dead weight," Instructor Wen Muxue scoffed internally.

She didn't even want to give a single word of unnecessary comfort.

If they died, they died; when was there ever a day that people didn't die at Starry Sky University?

She just wanted to get rid of this flock of rookies as quickly as possible.

"Quiet."

"I don't care how much of a Genius you were in your respective regions; once you're here, you're all just ants."

Instructor Wen Muxue reached out and tapped the podium, wasting no words: "I'm giving you half a month."

"Your next mission is to invade planes. Whether it's an alien plane or an Abyss Rift, take your pick."

"Half a month from now, if you're still alive and standing here, we'll talk about future teaching arrangements."

"If you die, the school will be responsible for sending an electronic obituary to your Family, free of charge."

As soon as these words were spoken, there was movement in the classroom.

No one cared about the cold-bloodedness in Instructor Wen Muxue's words; those who could sit in this Class 3 were not true cowards.

In their eyes, the fear they had felt upon hearing about the fall of a True God had diminished, replaced by a hint of undisguised anticipation.

Go and seize! Go and slaughter! Go and plunder the Laws and resources of other planes.

This was their true purpose for coming to Starry Sky University.

Watching the reaction of these freshmen, Instructor Wen Muxue's furrowed brow relaxed slightly.

No crying for their parents, nor questioning or protesting.

"It seems the quality of this batch is barely passable," the annoyance in Instructor Wen Muxue's heart dissipated a little.

Just as she was about to announce the dismissal, the bespectacled girl in the third row on the left raised another question.

"Instructor Wen," the bespectacled girl raised her hand and said, "I am Chu Xiaoxiao. May I ask, is our class not selecting class officers?"

This question voiced the inner thoughts of everyone present.

At Starry Sky University, the class monitor was not some errand-running service position.

According to publicly available information from previous years.

The class monitor could receive an additional 500 credits in academic subsidies each month and had the privilege of using the school's public starships for free once a month.

Besides that, the identity of the class monitor was naturally closer to the instructors, making it easier to receive private guidance from them.

Of course, for the Prodigy present here who had True God powerhouses backing their Families.

The so-called guidance wasn't exactly a rare commodity; who didn't know a few True Gods?

What they truly valued was that, as class monitor, they could use the convenience of the position to access inside information about Starry Sky University that ordinary students had no right to know.

For anyone wanting to rapidly climb the ranks of their Divine Domain, who wouldn't be envious?

Instructor Wen Muxue raised an eyebrow, and an expression of impatience reappeared on her Face.

"Starry Sky University doesn't do that democratic voting nonsense."

She pointed to the star key in everyone's hands.

"Your star key is connected to the school's Starry Sky Matrix. It will record your every move in the alien planes and the Abyss battlefield."

"Killing enemies, plundering, and destroying faith anchors will all be converted into credits."

"Half a month from now, whoever has the highest credits will be the class monitor. It's that simple."

Instructor Wen Muxue grabbed the lesson plan on the podium and turned to walk out the door.

"A reminder, by the way. Your star key currently has 1,000 initial credits."

"Take this money and go to the Star Net hall to buy coordinates, buy information, or exchange for supplies."

"If it's not enough, use the resources you brought yourselves to make up for it."

"Don't, for the sake of saving a few credits, dive headfirst into a plane that exceeds your capability limits. If you die, no one will collect your corpse."

"Class dismissed."

Click, click, click. The sound of high heels quickly faded away.

Instructor Wen Muxue left cleanly and decisively, leaving everyone with only a cold silhouette.

The first freshman lecture didn't even last ten minutes before it was declared over.

Once the leader left, the thirty people in the classroom began their own operations.

Some activated their star key and began browsing the internal store's exchange list.

Some opened their personal terminals, contacted senior students they knew, and spent heavy sums to purchase relatively safe plane coordinates.

Several others stood up from their seats and walked toward classmates who looked powerful.

Attempting to form cliques on the spot and build raiding squads.

The melancholic man sitting in the corner, who had been playing with a coin with his head down, flicked his finger, and the coin turned into a stream of light in mid-air, slipping back into his cuff.

He didn't even look at the people around him, stood up, and walked straight out of the classroom.

Lin Yuan did not move.

When Instructor Wen Muxue mentioned there were 1,000 base credits in the star key, he had already split a wisp of Mental Energy to connect to it.

In his mind, a light screen appeared.

A dense stream of information scrolled across the light screen.

He skipped over the weapons, armor, and Divine Domain building blueprints, entering a few keywords into the search bar.

A document titled "Freshman Plane Raiding Guide (Internal Access Version)" popped up.

Price: 500 credits.

What a rip-off.

1,000 in initial funds, and buying one piece of information cuts it in half.

Lin Yuan did not hesitate and clicked to purchase immediately.

A large amount of information flooded into his mind.

This guide detailed hundreds of alien planes currently controlled by Starry Sky University that were suitable for freshmen to explore.

Coordinates, racial characteristics, the degree of Law suppression—everything was there.

Just as Lin Yuan was quickly filtering the information, a figure strode up to his desk.

This was a tall, slender youth with a wild head of red hair.

He was wearing a sleeveless, specialized combat suit, and faint fire patterns flowed on the surface of his skin.

"You must be Lin Yuan from Tianhai Province!"

The red-haired youth pressed his hands on Lin Yuan's desk, his eyes burning as if they were about to spit fire.

"My name is Yan Lie! I'm from the Blazing Sun Region, and I awakened the [Lava Controller] Divine Domain!"

"I watched your final exam video; those big monsters of yours are right up my alley. A real man should fight with fists striking flesh!"

Yan Lie patted his chest, making a thumping sound: "How about it? Let's form a team! We'll pick an alien coordinate above Platinum rank and storm in together."

"You handle the frontal assault, and my war beasts will handle the flanking and tearing; we'll definitely slaughter those aliens and leave none behind!"

Yan Lie had a loud voice.

With that shout, the gazes of many in the classroom swept over.

Lin Yuan's reputation was well-known, with 77 million points in Tianhai Province, plus the Heaven-Defying achievement of shattering the core source with that final punch in the final exam.

Although everyone present was a Prodigy from their respective provinces, no one dared to underestimate this freak from a commoner background.

They also wanted to see what Lin Yuan's attitude toward teaming up was.

Bai Ye even perked up his ears, his eyes darting around.

Lin Yuan raised his head, looking at the youth before him who seemed ready to ignite.

He had just discovered a special target plane in the guide.

In that plane, he could use his [Creation Extraction] talent to exploit a bug.

Relying on this bug, he could solo that plane by himself.

So he didn't need anyone else to join him.

"Sorry." Lin Yuan's tone was flat, without the slightest fluctuation, "I'm used to being alone."

He refused cleanly and decisively, leaving no room for negotiation.

The people observing from the shadows had varied expressions.

Some sneered, thinking Lin Yuan was too arrogant.

Some frowned, beginning to re-evaluate Lin Yuan's danger level.

Bai Ye rolled his eyes on the side; he knew this would be the result.

A guy like Lin Yuan, who kept his trump cards tighter than his own life, just like him.

How could he possibly team up with a moron he'd known for less than ten minutes to raid a plane?

Yan Lie was stunned for a moment.

He had expected that even if he were rejected, the other party would find a high-sounding excuse.

He didn't expect Lin Yuan to skip even the pleasantries.

A normal person encountering such a situation of losing Face in public would be somewhat embarrassed or even fly into a rage.

But Yan Lie did not.

He stared at Lin Yuan for three seconds; not only was he not angry, but he became as excited as if a powder keg had been ignited.

"Good! You are worthy of the man known to the outside world as the commoner Devil King!"

Yan Lie raised his head, his eyes burning with a chuunibyou and fanatical fire.

"True powerhouses never need the protection of a group! A lone wolf always walks the wilderness alone!"

"Lin Yuan! I acknowledge you! Since you don't want to team up, let's have a duel between men!"

He pointed to the classroom door: "Half a month from now! We'll see who brings back a higher-grade plane core! I, Yan Lie, will never lose to you!"

After saying this, Yan Lie laughed wildly, turned around, and walked out of the classroom.

Lin Yuan stood there, watching Yan Lie's back as if he had his own BGM, the corner of his eye twitching slightly.

He was becoming more and more impressed by the human species diversity at Starry Sky University.

The day before yesterday on the spaceship, he met a talkative little sun, Xia Luoluo, and today he met another late-stage chuunibyou with a head full of shonen manga lines.

To be assigned to the high-risk Class 3 with such a high mortality rate, and yet have a personality that leans towards this style.

How on earth did the Family behind this Teacher Lei Yan raise him?

Ignoring the strange gazes of those around him, Lin Yuan walked straight toward the classroom door.

The guide was in hand, the target was locked.

There was no need for him to continue wasting time here.

Bai Ye sat in his seat, watching Lin Yuan's back, and tentatively whistled.

Lin Yuan did not stop his steps, only slightly turned his head, giving Bai Ye a look.

The meaning of the look was clear: Don't get involved, play your own game.

"Alright, good luck to you, take your time." Bai Ye shrugged, watching Lin Yuan's back disappear at the classroom door.

It seems this thick thigh won't be easy to hug for now.

After Lin Yuan left, the people in the classroom also dispersed one after another.

Bai Ye slowly walked out of the teaching building.

He found a deserted corner and activated the remote communication function of the star key.

Beep——

A holographic projection unfolded in mid-air.

In the image, Su Yueying was wearing a clean white combat suit, sitting in a conference room.

"Speak if you have business; I'm busy." Su Yueying didn't even look up, busy flipping through the materials in her hands.

"Young Miss Su, that's heartless of you." Bai Ye leaned against the wall and sighed heavily, "You don't know how crazy these freaks in Class 3 are."

"That instructor named Wen Muxue doesn't even speak human language; she's forcing us to death."

"It's only the first day of school, and she's making us raid planes! If we don't see results in half a month, we're out!"

"I just saw a guy who plays with Gu bugs, in order to buy an Abyss coordinate, drain half his own blood on the spot to trade for credits."

"With my small arms and legs, how can I withstand this kind of torture?"

Su Yueying's hand flipping through the materials paused, she looked up, a flash of surprise in her eyes.

"Half a month? The rhythm of Starry Sky University is even faster than what was recorded in the intelligence."

She seemed to think of something and sighed softly: "What about Lin Yuan? He was assigned to Class 3, right?"

"Don't mention that guy." Bai Ye rolled his eyes, "He's like a fish in water. Just now, someone asked him to team up, and he didn't even look at them, just rejected them directly."

"I estimate he's already gone solo to pick a plane coordinate."

Su Yueying, upon hearing this, did not feel surprised.

As someone from the same province, same city, and even the same high school as Lin Yuan.

She witnessed Lin Yuan go from a recognized Wasteland oracle Awakened to where he is today, step by step.

The amazing performance in the final exam, the ultimate punch when facing the Abyss Source Beast.

Now, in this federal top academy gathering monsters, Lin Yuan still maintains a jaw-dropping execution ability.

"Lin Yuan being able to reach this step today has never been about luck." Su Yueying's tone was complex.

"A person like him is born to belong in a cannibalistic place like Starry Sky University."

Just then, a head poked out from the corner of the holographic image.

It was Xu Xingyan.

She was holding a polished starlight staff and asked, poking her head in: "Bai Ye, what are you looking for Sister Su for?"

"Go, go, go, don't interrupt adult matters, kid." Bai Ye waved his hand and put on a flattering smile as he looked at Su Yueying.

"Sister Su, let's make a deal. We're fellow villagers from Tianhai Province after all, and we formed an alliance during the final exam."

"Would you consider taking this little brother along? Let's team up to farm a low-risk plane; I'll provide undead cannon fodder to clear the mines, and I guarantee I won't steal your kills!"

Su Yueying looked at Bai Ye's Face, which was smiling like a chrysanthemum, and sneered.

"Forget it."

As a former ally, she knew exactly what kind of character Bai Ye had.

This person is like a loach, slippery and hard to handle.

It's fine to chat and exchange information normally.

When it comes to the battlefield, his undead cannon fodder is useful, but his ability to hide trump cards with "Void Dream Spirit" is even more disgusting.

Who knows if he'll pretend to be dead in the back and pick up scraps?

"If I team up with you, I'm afraid you'll sell me and I'll still have to count the money for you."

"If I really want to team up, I'd rather go find Lin Yuan; at least when he takes benefits, he actually does the work."

Snap.

Having said that, Su Yueying decisively cut the communication, and the holographic projection dissipated.

"Hello? Hello!"

Bai Ye shouted at the air twice, wanting to cry without tears.

"These women, they are really more realistic than the last."

He sighed.

Old friends know the roots and the bottom, so it's really not easy to fool them.

The road ahead, either really rely on himself to fight those aliens to the death.

Or... he can only find a few new suckers in the school who don't know his background.

But thinking about it, this is unlikely.

He is, after all, the second place in the Tianhai City final exam.

The final trump card of a diamond-tier undead had long been sold by various information peddlers all over the place.

The labels of "cunning," "insidious," "king of hiding," and "shameless" were probably already stuck on his file folder.

"This is tricky."

Bai Ye rubbed his chin, pacing back and forth in distress.

Suddenly, a fiery red figure flashed through his mind.

Yan Lie!

Bai Ye's eyes lit up.

This guy looks like a fool with a brain full of muscles and a straight-through gut.

His Divine Domain is [Lava Controller], high output, explosive temper, most suitable for being in the front to attract firepower.

As an undead mage, what he lacks most is this kind of high-quality front-liner who can take damage.

The most important thing is, for this kind of chuunibyou youth, as long as you stroke his fur in the right direction.

Feed him some soul-stirring soup like "bonds," "hot-blooded," "for glory," and you can fool him every time!

"Hehehe..."

Bai Ye let out a creepy low laugh.

He tidied up his flashy white trench coat, took a step, and quickly chased after the direction Yan Lie left.

"Brother Yan Lie! Wait for me! I think what you said just now was so right! A real man should go conquer the sea of stars!"

"Actually, I've long been annoyed by that kid Lin Yuan! I'll assist you, let's do something big and slap his Face hard!"