Chapter 152

"...?"

The sounds around Ding Yutang temporarily ceased after hearing his words.

Everyone looked toward the source of the sound, glanced at the darkness, and realized they couldn't see Ding Yutang's face at all. Only then did they dare to roll their eyes in silence and whisper their objections.

"Hey, wake up, stop dreaming."

"That's right, Qin Su would never be interested in us senior students."

"The greater the hope, the greater the disappointment. So, it's best not to have any expectations in the first place. I'm not being sarcastic; I'm doing this for your own good."

The various voices clearly contained resentment, a kind of twisted feeling that if they couldn't have it, no one else could either.

Even the students of Class 6 of the Class of 26 clearly knew that Ding Yutang was a senior from the Class of 24, and also SSS-Rank Alpha from the Class of 24. His strength and experience were far ahead of theirs. Qin Su could crush Ding Yutang effortlessly, but they would be completely suppressed by Ding Yutang.

Out of respect for their seniors and to avoid getting into trouble, they wisely kept quiet. However, when they heard the Class of 24 graduating class's words in the darkness, they nodded repeatedly in silent agreement, taking advantage of Ding Yutang's blindness.

After listening for more than a minute, Ding Yutang couldn't find a single voice agreeing with him, and couldn't help but interrupt his classmates' sour remarks with displeasure.

"That's enough. I clearly remember that when Qin Su's hand first touched my abdomen, the movement was unusually gentle. It wasn't until I was suddenly and uncontrollably thrown away that I realized the sudden, irresistible force Qin Su exerted. All signs indicate that Qin Su did it on purpose. No matter how much you don't want to admit it, it's the truth."

In conclusion, I believe I have a chance.

What do you think?

Before anyone could say anything he didn't want to hear, Ding Yutang directly stated his thoughts, too lazy to care what others were thinking. Anyway, when they were jealous, they didn't care about his thoughts, and he didn't need their opinions. Those whose Pheromone levels weren't as high as his weren't worthy at all.

"Forget it, there's no point in talking to you."

"After all, you guys never have the chance to get this close to Qin Su, not even Halton. I'm just lucky to have this honor."

"So what you think isn't important is what I think."

"Understood, I must seize this opportunity."

"I have a 99% chance of becoming the next Halton."

"Tsk, Halton is indeed more experienced than me. He can teach He Muzhi that's taught in school, leaving me with nothing to teach He Muzhi. He Muzhi's family... damn, they're more powerful than me too. So what can I teach He Muzhi? This is indeed an important matter that I urgently need to think about right now."

"From now on, please remain quiet and do not disturb my important business."

Others around. "..."

Hello? Is that polite?

I've seen narcissistic people before, but this is the first time I've seen someone this narcissistic

But... let's hope Ding Yutang doesn't actually succeed!

[Ding Yutang: Listen to me, I'm in charge]

[The idea that you can "self-guide" has become a viral phenomenon, but listen to me—it's just your imagination!]

[Others: Fists hardened. jpg]

[Ding Yutang: Covering my ears, I don't want to hear it... jpg]

[He's laughing so hard he's struck it rich! The Boss 1 hasn't even done anything yet, just punched him, sending him flying so far that he had to put his hand to his forehead to look around, and Ding Yutang has already automatically tied the rest of his life to Qin Su.]

I understand the process; it's obvious.

Qin Su breathed.

Ding Yutang: Interested in me!

Those around Ding Yutang noticed that Ding Yutang didn't seem to want to listen to them, and they didn't really want to talk to him either, as Ding Yutang was engrossed in his own world. They turned their attention to the small Barrier Device in front of them.

The two teams entered the area shrouded in light one after another, engaging in a tense and exciting 'problem-solving' exercise. In the Group 1, they were still in the mood to laugh at the clownish 'twisting and crawling' posture without any real objects. After realizing the terrifying consequences of slacking off, they were shocked to discover that Qin Su had taken away their chance to be the clowns, and they honestly observed and pondered.

As time went on, some people became increasingly desperate, and even began to think about how they could face death with some dignity.

Thinking of death, everyone recalled the state of Class 6) when they faced different types of killings that were like death all over their bodies, and gradually, voices of admiration and fear arose in the crowd.

"No, did the bodies of Class 6 actually get secretly modified and upgraded behind the backs of other classes in the same year? How come they recovered from the simulated pain of having their heads blown off in no time?"

"Resurrecting is one thing, but getting 'bombed' into a mess and then gathering together to do a replay, I'm truly speechless."

"Isn't it possible that Qin Su is secretly 'killing' them in all sorts of bizarre ways every day, or making them snipe and kill each other?"

"... was it a classmate who... who sniped/attacked me?"

"... That's impressive. No wonder it's Class 6 led by Qin Su. They're really the most perverted and horrific people in private. No wonder they can be so cruel to people. I suspect that Qin Su sent them to the Funeral Home so that they could sleep with corpses of all levels of decay to improve their psychological and physical endurance."

"They're devils... I'm already looking forward to seeing what it'll be like when they're seniors at a regular Military Academy, or when they go as representatives for the exchange in their sophomores or juniors?"

"To hell with it, it's time to let the regular Military Academies know that our Fourth Military Academy isn't a bunch of cowards."

"I ordered it. I don't know what they're so arrogant about. Is killing people without hesitation a good thing?"

"That's not entirely true. They see insects no differently from normal chickens, ducks, and fish—things they can easily sculpt. But when facing humans, that psychological hurdle is indeed hard to overcome. However, we have absolutely no need to feel inferior now! Qin Su and his (Class 6 are here!"

"The thought that there's a 99% chance the future Federation President will come from us..."

"Why not 100%? Is there something on your mind that you're keeping 1%?"

"Because it's uncertain whether Qin Su is interested in the president."

"Wait a minute, what were we discussing at the beginning?"

"Oh well, who cares? That's definitely not important. What's more important is whether Qin Su has the intention of becoming president."

"Well-reasoned and supported by evidence."

Qin Su remained hidden in the darkness, secretly recording and updating the strength rankings of the students in the ten classes of the Class of 24 cohort.

Since he, the 'chief director' who orchestrated everything, ended his intimidation and announced that 'things will be different from now on,' there's not much else for him to do except coordinate the changes in the virtual scenarios that were 'modeled' in advance. He can use this time to observe and record.

During this time, Qin Su made sure to record the condition of his left hand every half hour after using the micro-dose of K-110.

With thirty classes in total, it's simply impossible for everyone to 'solve the problem' in just one afternoon.

Apart from a two-hour break for eating and resting from 6 to 8 pm, the 'problem-solving' continued until 11 pm.

Qin Su briefly told everyone to meet at V-207 at 9:00 AM the next morning to continue the group work that hadn't been finished today, and without further ado, announced the group's disbandment.

Most of the students in the Class of 24 have become accustomed to simply talking and thinking, and sometimes many of them don't even need to use their brains and just drift through life. They are not up to the intensity and demands of Qin Su's training this afternoon.

But whenever they felt dissatisfied or rebellious, the hellish scene of Ding Yutang being easily swung away by Qin Su would involuntarily flash through their minds, causing their high blood pressure to drop to low blood pressure in an instant.

He humbly accepted Qin Su's arrangements.

They had been eagerly awaiting the end of the day, and they wanted to pour out their grievances, but Qin Su's presence prevented them from doing so. Their eyes unconsciously followed Qin Su 'Qin Su figure, and they all wished that he would disappear from their sight as soon as possible.

Only...

It's normal for He Mu to run towards Qin Su, but why did Ding Yutang run towards Qin Su with such an excited expression?

Everyone was a little confused. Whether they were drinking water or making faces, they all stopped what they were doing and stared at the bizarre scene with gossip.

The moment all the lights came on, Ding Yutang rushed towards Qin Su, but little did he know, He Muzhi was one step ahead of him.

"?"

'Tsk, trying to stop him? No way! He's welded the windows shut!'

As Ding Yutang thought to himself, he used all his strength to surpass He Muzhi. Taking advantage of the fact that only he and He Muzhi were around, he suddenly used a small amount of Alph essence to suppress He Muzhi.

He Muzhi suddenly sensed the unfamiliar Alph aura. He frowned, feeling uncomfortable, stunned, and confused. In the brief moment, he saw a figure dart past him at lightning speed.

"..."

Upon recognizing Ding Yutang, the threatening Pheromones disappeared, and He Muzhi felt much better. He was completely bewildered and had no idea what Ding Yutang meant.

'Provocative?'

'Want to get away from Qin Su?'

Or... should I issue a challenge to myself to win over Qin Su's attention?

He Muzhi's mind was in turmoil, and his pace slowed down.

'Regardless of the truth, he lost the opportunity to speak with Qin Su because he himself lacked the ability. It would be impolite for him to shamelessly interfere and disturb them now.'

Ding Yutang was smug.

'Tsk, that's all they're good for. A simple Pheromone suppression is all it takes. All that fancy stuff is useless; Pheromone level is king.'

Is this the time to be polite?

[Ding Yutang is bullying an honest child.]

Hearing Ding Yutang's footsteps behind him, Qin Su knew they were coming for him. Thinking about their past 'grudges', he habitually assumed the worst of people and darkly suspected that the other party was there to cause trouble. He tensed up, stopped, and turned around.

Seeing Qin Su turn around, Ding Yutang slammed on the brakes. His eyes involuntarily fell on Qin Su's left hand, and the psychological trauma made him instinctively take a step back.

Qin Su: "..."

The most dangerous situation is when you want to hide but can't.

His left arm below the elbow is now completely useless; Ding Yutang was wrong to be so wary.

"What's up?"

It was already late, and Qin Su had things to do back in the Real World. He didn't want to waste any more time here, so he deliberately kept his tone flat and even frowned slightly to create the illusion of being 'cold and impatient'.

Meeting Qin Su's slightly furrowed brows, Ding Yutang, who had already prepared his answer in his mind, quickly spoke up, "Hello, Qin Su. I've come to ask you if I have the opportunity to teach He Muzhi?"

Ding Yutang uttered the words "I want to join" as he looked at Qin Su Team Qin Su with hopeful eyes.

The reality was vastly different from his cynical assumptions, and based on the facts, Qin Su rejected Ding Yutang: "... No."

Halton spent four years at the Fourth Military Academy, and to the best of his knowledge, he had taught He Muzhi everything he had seen and heard at the Fourth Military Academy, and even his experiences before coming to the Fourth Military Academy, without reservation.

Ding Yutang's return would be superfluous and would only waste He Muzhi's time.

Furthermore, based on his understanding of Ding Yutang's past life trajectory, Ding Yutang and He Muzhi were absolutely not suitable to be together.

So far, He Muzhi has been honest and selfless. Even if it was not Ding Yutang's intention, Ding Yutang is too easily controlled by his emotions and is often taken advantage of. In the personal data He Muzhi compiled about Ding Yutang, there were 63 instances of him being taken advantage of in the three years since he entered the Fourth Military Academy.

The rare Pheromone level, the lack of a matching family background, the absence of qualities like Halton's flexibility, independent thinking, and empathy with He Muzhi, all these factors make Ding Yutang's situation somewhat disastrous so far.

If the two of them were really put together, and Ding Yutang were to become emotional and be taken advantage of, He Muzhi's boundless tolerance might make Ding Yutang feel that he was being pitied.

When interacting normally, Ding Yutang is perfectly normal. However, when it comes to matters requiring a voice, Ding Yutang firmly believes that only those with higher Pheromone levels have the right to speak.

He Muzhi's Pheromone level is not as high as Ding Yutang's. Ding Yutang was tolerant of He Muzhi for a while, but in the long run, he must have been accumulating resentment.

Who knows what will happen after it erupts?

He couldn't let He Muzhi be harmed.

As for Ding Yutang... what does he have to do with him? If he wants to survive, he's destined to come after him; in this world, the Protagonist Group comes first.

In any case, it was himself who rejected him. Ding Yutang has had no real interaction with He Muzhi so far, and if he dislikes someone, it's himself.

Since it was annoying but wouldn't reduce his own Life Points, Qin Su was fearless.

Ding Yutang:

"?"

"!"

"OK..."

His long-winded explanation was met with a curt rejection from Qin Su, who simply used two words to reject it. Ding Yutang moved his lips, wanting to say something several times, but when he met Qin Su's calm and cold black eyes, he lost all strength to argue and finally only managed to utter two words to express his acceptance.

'Heh, what do you mean by being merciful to him? Qin Su clearly just didn't want to stoop to his level; he simply didn't want to kill him.'

'Truth can sometimes be held by the majority.'

' Halton just has a year more experience than him, tsk... In the end, he's the one who gets to eat. If Halton positions were switched, what chance would Halton have?'

'As for He Muzhi... if it weren't for Qin Su's sake, he wouldn't really want to teach him, since even his Pheromone level is inferior to Qin Su's.'

After refusing Ding Yutang, Qin Su's gaze fell on He Muzhi, who was waiting quietly at a social distance, clearly wanting to ask him something.

Upon meeting Qin Su's gaze, He Muzhi immediately realized that they had finished their conversation and quickly walked towards Qin Su.

As He Muzhi passed by Ding Yutang, seeing that Ding Yutang showed no intention of leaving, he felt a little suspicious.

He was too far away to hear what the two were saying, but judging from Ding Yutang's Ding Yutang departure even though the conversation had clearly ended, he probably hadn't gotten the answer he wanted.

However, this is not his business.

After passing Ding Yutang, He Muzhi, not wanting Ding Yutang to hear his words, planned to invite Qin Su to another place to talk.

Ding Yutang: "..."

'Is it mocking his unrequited love? Or is it disdain for him? Or... pity?'

Regardless of the way He Muzhi looked at him, Ding Yutang felt like his world had collapsed.

Feeling utterly humiliated, Ding Yutang clenched his fist, turned around, and quickly left.

When Ding Yutang turned around, the other students who had wanted to ask Ding Yutang what was going on stopped in their tracks when they saw his suddenly twisted and gloomy expression.

Hearing the footsteps leaving behind him, He Muzhi breathed a sigh of relief, thinking there was no need to change locations. Feeling a little happy, he stopped his light steps in front of Qin Su.

Qin Su guessed that He Muzhi be getting impatient from the frequent glances he had been giving them. Since they were already old classmates, he silently waited for He Muzhi to speak first, so as not to waste his own time saying anything more.

"Class Monitor, please take a look."

He Muzhi stopped in his tracks and first opened his Optical Brain, showing Qin Su a ranking of the strength of a small number of students he knew at the Fourth Military Academy.

Seeing that Qin Su looked at his personal Optical Brain screen without any sign of impatience, He Muzhi, observing his expression, continued speaking:

"Class Monitor, this is something I made myself over this period of time. The Green √ part has already been shared with my classmates in Class 6 and my three childhood friends, namely Lin Yin, Lailisi, and Samuel. The red part refers to some of the more famous and powerful seniors from the Fourth Military Academy. I don't know much about them, and I Class Monitor you must know more than I do, so I would like to Class Monitor you some questions about their abilities. Is that convenient for you?"

Qin Su: "..."

He knew it!

Otherwise, they wouldn't be able to produce two different types of people in one class; they've ended up being mixed up together.

After reflecting on his thoughts, Qin Su neither said it was convenient nor inconvenient, but said to He Muzhi, "Send me a copy of the list in red."

The rest of the Green √ areas... are too sloppy, just like when he first started 'secretly spying' on his classmates.

However, He Muzhi only asked about the red list, not the Green √ list, so Qin Su pretended not to know.

When He Muzhi gave it to him, he glanced at it quickly. It wasn't a big problem. Even if the students memorized it, it wouldn't have a significant impact. It was just some basic mistakes. They could correct them themselves after they had learned about it, and the impression would be deeper. If he took on too much responsibility, the students might think he had everything, which would diminish their interest in self-discovery and would be a loss.

"Good!"

Qin Su was willing to help, He Muzhi couldn't hide the smile on his face. He quickly sent the red part to Qin Su's Optical Brain.

Qin Su opened the document sent by He Muzhi. Without even thinking, he easily created a new table by comparing the small process with the latest version of the Fourth Military Academy's strength ranking list.

Qin Su sent the exported table to He Muzhi.

He Muzhi glanced at the form he had sent and the 'feedback' Qin Su had given him, and was surprised to find that only ten seconds had passed.

"!"

As expected of Qin Su, he already knows this group of people so well that he can quickly summarize their information and send it to himself at a glance.

Unlike him, who spent so many days investigating but only obtained a small amount of data.

He hasn't tried hard enough.

"Is there anything else?" Qin Su asked He Muzhi directly after finishing his message, ignoring He Muzhi surprised expression.

"No, no, thank you, Class Monitor, you've gone to so much trouble!" He Muzhi quickly shook his head.

Qin Su: "It's nothing, goodbye."

He was simply receiving a pre-arranged perk.

If they were starting from the same point, without the help of a system or time, relying entirely on himself, he would have no relatives or friends in this world, which is practically the same as having no network of connections. His speed in understanding this information would definitely not be as fast He Muzhi's.

He Muzhi: "Okay, Class Monitor, goodbye."

After watching Qin Su turn and leave, He Muzhi stopped acting and his lips curled up wildly. He excitedly walked towards the Class 6 people who had spontaneously gathered to wait for him.

Now, under the bright lights, Qin Su himself is the center of attention, and they can clearly see the different reactions of He Muzhi and Ding Yutang in front of Qin Su.

Qin Su left, and discussions arose.

"This is too tragic."

"Sure enough, you can tell at a glance whether someone is a close relative or not."

"Compared to the Class of 24,' we, the Class of 26, are extremely satisfied."

Seeing the undisguised joy on He Muzhi's face, Ding Yutang's brows furrowed even deeper.

Although none of the students around him spoke, Ding Yutang could sense the sarcasm in their eyes as they looked at him.

"Are you all gloating?" Ding Yutang glanced at his students.

He can't control other classes, but he's the Class Monitor of his own class, and everyone in his class is laughing at him. What's going on?

"No, no, no..."

"We absolutely did not!"

Amidst the denials, Ding Yutang scoffed, utterly disbelieving. "Don't forget, although I lost, when Qin Su provoked and harassed our Class of 24, not a single one of you stood up; only I did. That can be considered upholding the dignity of the Class of 24."

Having said that, Ding Yutang looked at the group of Class Monitors gathered together and raised his voice. "If word gets out, it'll be braver than any of you here combined."

Class Monitors of the Class of 24: "..."

Although Ding Yutang's words were harsh, they were the truth. The Class of 24 graduating class gathered around immediately looked embarrassed. Some were angry, while others knew that Ding Yutang was not a bad person at heart, just a little impulsive. And because of Ding Yutang's impulsiveness, he often made their Class of 24 graduating class proud, so they were not annoyed.

The Class Monitors ignored him, which displeased Ding Yutang. He turned to find He Muzhi instead. He hadn't dared to ask Qin Su why he'd been rejected, but surely he could get the answer from He Muzhi?