Auxiliary Cultivation Manual, Log In and Get It Free! (Part 2)

Having arrived somewhere new, where he knew neither the people nor the place, he naturally had to pay his respects to the local power first before anything else could be discussed. From now until the end of term, he would be stuck muddling along in this Trash Class. It might not even end with the term; there was a strong chance it would last much longer.

So, it was necessary to first find the Boss of this class and have a proper meeting to get acquainted.

Thus, to show his sincerity, humility, caution, and low-key attitude as a newcomer, Shi Tiexin spoke in the gentlest voice he could muster. "Who is the Class 28 class monitor?"

At Star Engineering Cadet School, every class monitor was the most capable person in the class. Either they had strength or connections; in any case, they were the ones who could cover everyone else. Otherwise, they could never hold the position—someone would have beaten them down long ago.

Shi Tiexin himself had been a class monitor. The reason was simple: he could fight. Whoever refused to accept it could come up and have a go. If they beat him, he would step down. If they could not, they had better listen obediently!

That was more or less how the world worked over there.

But Fengming First High School clearly did not play by those rules.

A little bespectacled boy swayed to his feet, looking at Shi Tiexin somewhat timidly. The little glasses-wearer was short and slight, more than a head shorter than Shi Tiexin. As he approached the doorway and got a closer look, his heart nearly leaped out of his chest. My god, this new guy is terrifying. The way he had said, "Where is the class monitor?" was outrageously domineering, exactly like someone coming to kick down a martial arts school's door!

Summoning his courage, the little glasses-wearer answered weakly, "I-I am..."

"You?" Shi Tiexin's big eyes shifted as he looked down at him. His expressionless face seemed immensely oppressive.

Eh? This little glasses-wearer looked somewhat familiar... Right, wasn't he one of his dorm mates? He seemed to sleep in the upper bunk opposite him. Shi Tiexin had not looked too closely when he got up that morning, but there had been so much junk piled on that bed that the kid did not even have room to turn over. That was miserable enough.

He had thought this little bean sprout simply had too many personal belongings, but now it seemed possible that he had put other people's things on his own bed as well. Though the kid looked incredibly weak... perhaps he was a Warm Heart and a good class monitor after all.

Kid, you've changed my opinion of the Trash Class a little!

So Shi Tiexin tried with all his might to grin, doing his best to reveal a friendly expression. "You're the class monitor..."

The little glasses-wearer was practically about to cry.

Th-this, this guy is way too scary!

He was frightening enough with no expression on his face. Now that he had pulled his mouth into that half-smile, half-not-smile, it looked as though he wanted to swallow him alive!

No, don't, please! I don't want to be the class monitor either! I was just forcibly pushed out here to run errands! Being class monitor is miserable—I can't control anyone, good things never come my way, and whenever something bad happens, I have to be shoved to the front to charge in first. I don't want to be class monitor!

Say, big brother, what exactly do you want?

"Classmate, you came looking for me because..."

Shi Tiexin swept his gaze around. Everyone was looking this way. Wasn't this the perfect time to introduce himself?

Hello, everyone. My name is Shi Tiexin, and I've just transferred into our class to study. I'm new here and unfamiliar with the environment, so I didn't bring any gifts. Please forgive me. Once I get my bearings, I'll definitely make it up to you. I enjoy helping others, I'm easygoing, sunny in disposition, solid in character, broad in interests, and I can fight and take a beating. From now on, I hope to get along well with everyone, become good friends, care for and help one another, study together, and improve together.

Thank you, everyone!

Right, the draft was ready. Just open his mouth and say it—

"I'm new."

That was it...

That was it!

Peh, peh, peh! You disobedient mouth of mine, why can't you say it?!

While Shi Tiexin was fretting over there, the little glasses-wearer opposite him and all the students of Class 28 had already gone dumbstruck. New? When a new student arrived, shouldn't the homeroom teacher introduce them, then have them timidly take the stage, write their name on the blackboard and introduce themselves, endure the entire class's stares and scrutiny, perhaps even suffer some deliberate harassment from the class delinquents and a few shows of force, just to barely survive in the class?

Instead, he came straight to the door, named the class monitor specifically, then wrapped it all up with one simple sentence!

Who had ever seen such an arrogant newcomer?

"Uh..." The little glasses-wearer felt that he ought to say something. After all, he was the class monitor, and they even seemed to be dorm mates. A new classmate was good—as long as he was not here to beat him up, he would be more than satisfied. So the little glasses-wearer stammered, "Welcome, welcome. My name is Zhao Qingmiao. I sit in the third row. Classmate, you..."

What Zhao Qingmiao wanted to ask was: what exactly was your name?

But Shi Tiexin did not understand it that way.

Zhao Qingmiao sat in the third row. The third row was good, a fine spot. It was neither too close nor too far from the blackboard; he would not need to crane his neck until it ached, nor would he be too far away to see the writing or hear the lesson clearly. In the memories of the other consciousness, third-row seats were prized territory fought over by all the Key Classes.

But he was a newcomer, so he could not ask for too much. Better to keep a low profile.

"My seat." Shi Tiexin looked around the classroom and found that there were still several vacant desks. It should not be difficult for this little bean sprout to arrange one. "Just put me wherever you see fit."

Zhao Qingmiao was choked so thoroughly that he could hardly speak.

Sir, sir, how about introducing your own name first?!

But this gentleman clearly had no intention of introducing himself. His gaze was like that of a lion patrolling its territory, as though he was already considering how to conquer the great grassland before him. Zhao Qingmiao usually did not dare speak loudly around the delinquents. This new classmate looked far more formidable than an ordinary delinquent, so he did not dare let out even a fart.

His lips moved soundlessly for a long while. In the end, he obediently led Shi Tiexin to find a seat. In accordance with the delinquents' preferences, he naturally arranged him as far toward the back of the classroom as possible. Shi Tiexin, meanwhile, felt that since he had just arrived, he should keep his tail tucked for a few days, so he did not object. The back row it was.

Thus, Shi Tiexin settled into a seat by the side in the third row from the back. It was neither too close nor too far from the rear door, and it was by the window, where he could smell some fresh air. Not bad at all. His deskmate had not arrived yet; he did not know whether there even was one. Perhaps the seat was completely empty. Shi Tiexin was happy to have the peace and quiet, continuing to plot his grand plans in his mind.

Before long, more and more people arrived. Many of them stole glances at Shi Tiexin, who sat imposingly in the back row, while whispers of discussion continued without end. Seeing that morning reading class was about to begin, Zhao Qingmiao gritted his teeth and walked toward Shi Tiexin with the gaze of the front-row students upon him, as though marching tragically to his death.

Collecting homework from delinquents was extremely risky!

"Classmate, um, did you do the worksheet?"

Shi Tiexin froze. Worksheet? What worksheet?

A portion of the other consciousness's memories dissolved into him, and Shi Tiexin immediately understood. It was a collection of questions handed out by the school, and part of what was called "homework."

Shi Tiexin searched through his backpack and immediately pulled out a worksheet. But unsurprisingly, it was completely blank.

Words suddenly appeared before his eyes.

Auxiliary Cultivation Manual: Basic Mathematics Third Layer

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