148: Chapter 148 You call this a new classmate?

F-Class, Abandoned Gymnasium.

The sunset's afterglow dyed the hall orange-red, but Jiang You's face was deathly pale.

He looked at Bai Lan before him, who was carrying a huge backpack with fluffy fox ears on her head, staring at him with an excited face, and then looked at Teacher Gu Yan beside her, who had an 'I can't help it, this is an order from above' look.

"Teacher Gu..."

Jiang You pointed at Bai Lan, trembling: "What did you just say... she is?"

"A new student?"

"You call this a new student?"

"This is that... from the Mist Swamp..."

Jiang You lowered his voice, afraid that walls might have ears. "This seems to be that Tier 5 Great Demon! Even if she's not very bright, she's still a Great Demon!"

"Shh!"

Teacher Gu Yan was so scared he quickly covered Jiang You's mouth, looked around nervously, then pulled Jiang You to a corner and lowered his voice to explain: "My little ancestor, keep your voice down!"

"This is Principal Pang's top secret!"

Teacher Gu Yan adjusted his glasses with an 'I can't help it' expression: "The situation is this."

"The Mist Swamp dungeon has been temporarily closed for maintenance due to the previous battle."

"This... Miss Bai Lan, because her home was demolished, and since the entrance to the dungeon is closed, no one is bringing her food, so she's homeless now."

"Principal Pang thought that leaving a Tier 5 Great Demon wandering in society might lead to her being scammed into a pyramid scheme or used by bad people, which would be a huge hidden danger to public security."

"And..."

Teacher Gu Yan's eyes flashed with shrewdness, the look of an old fox who got Principal Pang Ban's true teachings: "Think about it, a Tier 5 Great Demon!"

"And she's simple-minded; she'll follow you for some food."

"As long as we process her enrollment, doesn't our school get a free super bodyguard?"

"If anyone like the Wusheng Divine Sect dares to come and cause trouble in the future, just close the door and release... ahem, invite Student Bai Lan to take action. Wouldn't that be a massacre?"

Jiang You was dumbfounded.

"Good grief..."

"Old Man Pang is playing with fire!"

"Using a Tier 5 Great Demon as security? I can hear his abacus beads clicking from here!"

Teacher Gu Yan sighed and patted Jiang You on the shoulder: "As for why she's assigned to F-Class..."

"You know, your F-Class is the containment center for special talents and problem students."

"The flowers in the greenhouse in other classes haven't seen this kind of scene. I'm afraid they'd be scared to death."

"Only F-Class has nothing but talents, they talk nicely, and..."

Teacher Gu Yan glanced at the group surrounding Bai Lan: "And there are many freaks here, so adding one more fox doesn't look out of place."

Jiang You was speechless.

It seemed... it actually made sense?

At this moment, Bai Lan had already integrated into the group of girls in F-Class with two big bags of snacks.

Su Nuonuo touched Bai Lan's fox ears, full of envy: "Wow! It's real! And it's warm!"

Junior Zhong Wu held up her phone: "I want to touch it too, can I pay?"

Bai Lan generously leaned her head over: "Touch it, touch it! But you have to treat me to something delicious!"

Seeing this, Jiang You felt a headache.

He wanted to slip back to the second floor, but Teacher Gu Yan called him again.

"By the way, Jiang You."

Teacher Gu Yan's expression became solemn, even a bit sad: "There's one more thing to inform you."

"Teacher Shen Qing... has taken a long leave."

Jiang You was stunned: "Leave? The female devil will take leave? Did she go on a blind date?"

"No."

Teacher Gu Yan shook his head, looking towards the main teaching building in the distance: "The incident in the Mist Swamp hit Teacher Shen Qing hard."

"She felt that because her strength wasn't enough, she couldn't protect her students, and even almost let you... sacrifice yourself."

"After she sent you all back, she submitted an application for seclusion to the Principal."

"She said..." Teacher Gu Yan imitated Teacher Shen Qing's resolute tone, "If I don't reach Tier 5, I swear I won't come out of seclusion!"

Jiang You was silent.

Although that female devil was usually fierce and wanted to hang him on a flagpole at every turn.

But in the swamp, she was truly risking her life, and she really wanted to protect them.

"Tier 5, huh..."

Jiang You rubbed his chin, a strange emotion welling up in his heart.

"Since even that female devil is working so hard."

"Then I..."

"Internal Chat Group"

"[Brain]:"

"Is the Slacker Ruler about to be moved?"

"Is he about to strive for greatness?"

"[Legs]:"

"Great! Finally, can we start grinding? I want to go for a morning run!"

"I've had enough of the life where I only get out of bed at noon!"

In reality.

Jiang You sighed deeply, a relieved smile on his face:

"Great!"

"Now even fewer people will manage me!"

"Now I can sleep in without worry!"

"I wish Teacher Shen Qing success in her seclusion, preferably for three to five years, until I graduate!"

Organs in the body: "..."

Sure enough, expecting this guy to strive for greatness was harder than expecting a sow to climb a tree.

With this beautiful vision of "the good life has finally arrived," Jiang You slept exceptionally soundly that night.

Even though Lu Xingye was sharpening his blade next door all night, and Xiang Batian was lifting weights all night, it didn't interfere with him playing chess with the God of Dreams.

However, good times are always short.

The next morning, just as dawn broke.

A stirring, even somewhat ear-piercing "Athletes March" blasted through the school's broadcast system, bombarding every inch of Magic City Martial Arts University without blind spots.

"Wake up! Wake up! Everyone wake up!"

"Today is the new semester opening ceremony! It is also the special training commendation meeting!"

"Show your spirit!"

Inside the F-Class Abandoned Gymnasium.

Jiang You was "pried" out of bed by Gou Fugui and Lu Xingye together.

He had a messy bird's nest of hair, half-closed eyes, and was dragged out of the dormitory like a zombie, stuffed into the line heading to the central stadium.

Along the way, looking at the students from other classes who, despite their injuries, seemed as if they had been injected with adrenaline, Jiang You only felt that human joys and sorrows were not connected; he only felt it was noisy.

"Is it necessary?"

Jiang You yawned, looking at Lu Xingye, who was fixing his hairstyle in the mirror, trying to cover the bandage on his neck, and complained: "Isn't it just a meeting? It's not a blind date, why are you spraying so much hairspray?"

Lu Xingye rolled his eyes at him, proudly saying: "What do you know? This is the demeanor of the strong! Even if injured, one must be the coolest casualty!"

And at the back of the line, the newly joined Bai Lan carried a backpack full of snacks, her two fox ears twitching with excitement, finding everything fresh:

"Big brother! What is that ribbon floating in the sky? It's so pretty! Can it be eaten?"

"Big brother! Why is everyone wearing the same clothes? Is this a human tribal ritual?"

Jiang You covered his ears in pain:

"Stop asking... it can't be eaten... that's a school uniform..."

"I want to go home... I miss my bed..."

Amidst this noise and chaos, the freaks of F-Class finally arrived at their destination.

Magic City Martial Arts University, Central Stadium.

At this moment, it had turned into an ocean of joy.

Colored flags fluttered, crowds of people were everywhere, and huge holographic projections displayed exciting highlights of various battles in the air.

Although they had just experienced a catastrophe, the resilience of young people was astonishing, plus the school's deliberate propaganda and guidance, the fear of surviving the disaster had turned into a desire to become stronger and worship of heroes.

At this moment, all the teachers and students in the school were in a state of inexplicable excitement, as if taking one more breath of the air here would allow them to level up on the spot.