Joining Zero Class

Though reluctant, Nan Fusheng and the other three, along with Wang Jinxi and Wei Xiaofeng, still gathered together.

Even Wei Xiaofeng did not dare act rashly in front of the Dean. However, the two sides were clearly somewhat at odds.

Yu Zhen looked at the six children before him, and his eyebrows could not help twitching. He said coldly, "You lot are really something! Do you think that just because you stand out among your peers, you're so impressive? Look at yourselves. What a state you're in! Out of seven people, two have broken arms, and there's another in the classroom with a broken leg."

The six of them were left somewhat stunned by the scolding. They had not expected Yu Zhen to greet them with such a fierce tongue-lashing.

Yu Zhen continued with a stern expression, "I've already explained the purpose of establishing Zero Class. It's because we're afraid of holding you back. But you little brats need to put away that arrogance of yours and behave yourselves. Otherwise, don't blame the Academy for being unforgiving.

"I'm warning you: if something like yesterday happens again, just wait for disciplinary action. Don't think that having exceptional talent makes you invincible. Let me tell you, you're nothing but frogs at the bottom of a well. There are plenty of people in the Federation more outstanding than you."

"There has never been a shortage of geniuses in this world, nor has there ever been a shortage of geniuses who die young. If a genius wishes to become truly great, they must put in effort far beyond that of ordinary people. Only then will you be worthy of your talent. Do you understand?"

"We understand." Before the Dean's powerful presence, all six of them felt as though they could barely raise their heads.

"Sign these Agreements." With a flick of his wrist, Yu Zhen produced a stack of papers covered in writing and handed one to each of them.

The six instinctively accepted the papers and pens. Nan Fusheng glanced over his, only to see three large words written at the top: Agreement.

The contents below roughly stated that XXX voluntarily agreed to sign an Agreement with Eastsea Academy and would not transfer to another school before completing both the middle school and high school divisions of the Intermediate Academy.

That was roughly what it said.

What did this mean? The six of them were all a little bewildered.

"Now that the Academy has established Zero Class, we will increase our investment in you. Resources in every aspect will be prioritized for you, so the Academy needs to ensure that you can continue studying here and won't be led off course by uncertain factors. All right, sign."

Xie Xie asked timidly, "Dean, shouldn't we discuss this with our families before signing?"

Yu Zhen rolled his eyes. "Of course you can! Go home and discuss it, then. But don't bother joining Zero Class. I'm busy. I don't have time to wait for you to handle these matters."

While they were speaking, Nan Fusheng had already finished signing his Agreement. It had no effect on him at all. He had come for Zero Class in the first place, and he might not receive benefits like those of Zero Class if he went to another Academy now.

Tang Wulin signed as well. He did not know where else he could go to study besides Eastsea Academy. The Academy's willingness to prioritize resources for him was like pie falling from the sky for someone who had once been useless. There was no reason not to sign.

Gu Yue signed almost right after Tang Wulin. Seeing that the three of them had signed, Xie Xie could not say much more. Staying at Eastsea Academy did not seem so bad.

On the other side, Wang Jinxi signed as well. Only Wei Xiaofeng hesitated. "Dean, isn't it inappropriate not to discuss this with my family? I think I should still talk it over with them. After all, my family may arrange for me to attend a better Academy when I reach the Advanced Division."

Yu Zhen nodded. "Everyone has their own aspirations. You may return to Class Two. Grade One Zero Class will have six students." As he spoke, he had already taken the Agreement back from Wei Xiaofeng's hand and waved him away.

A complicated look appeared in Wei Xiaofeng's eyes, but in the end, he did not take the Agreement back. After bowing to the Dean, he turned and headed toward the Teaching Building.

Once he left, Dean Yu Zhen's previously stern expression changed. The solemnity, chill, and ruthlessness from before melted away in an instant, replaced by a gentle smile.

Tang Wulin and the other four could not help staring blankly at his miraculous change of face.

"All right. By signing this Agreement, you have become the Academy's core elite from this moment onward. We respect Wei Xiaofeng's choice, but I believe he will surely regret today's decision in the future.

"Although Eastsea Academy does not rank highly on the continent, it is still the only Intermediate Soul Master Academy in a major city. Once the Academy's resources are fully prioritized for you, even the legendary Shrek Academy may not be much stronger than us."

Hearing the Dean's confident words, the moods of the four who had just signed the Agreement visibly improved. Only Nan Fusheng and Wu Changkong, who stood some distance away, twitched at the corners of their mouths.

How should he put it? The Dean was a little too confident. If their Soul Power was still low and Eastsea Academy focused its resources on a few students, then Nan Fusheng could believe that those students would not fall behind Shrek Academy.

But once they reached the Soul Ancestor level, the gap would begin to show. Although Shrek Academy's Outer Courtyard students received treatment that was basically no different from that of certain Advanced Soul Master Academies,

Shrek Academy was located at the center of the continent, where all kinds of supplies and scarce Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures could be found. Its educational philosophy also followed the principle of "strength above all else."

If your strength was inadequate, you would be eliminated in minutes. Nan Fusheng could not judge whether that educational system was right or wrong, but in terms of results, Shrek Academy had indeed produced many powerful experts.

With the title of the continent's number one Academy, an endless stream of geniuses aimed to join Shrek Academy, only to undergo all manner of assessments before they could enter.

A large group of geniuses competed and fought among themselves within it, pushing one another to the limit. That atmosphere alone allowed Shrek Academy to surpass many Advanced Academies right from the starting line.

Then there were all kinds of miscellaneous missions that put students through the wringer. Complete them, and you proved your ability; fail, and you could wait to be expelled.

Those experiences made Shrek Academy's students far superior in combat to students from those Advanced Academies.

The Inner Courtyard also had the Golden Ancient Tree, numerous powerful experts, and that inexplicable brainwashing ability. That was what allowed Shrek Academy to remain firmly the continent's number one Academy.

However, Shrek Academy was still too far away from Nan Fusheng. For now, he only wanted to use Zero Class's resources to improve himself,

then successfully advance to Sequence 4 through the Tianhai Grand Tournament before deciding what to do next.

With the establishment of Eastsea Academy's Grade One Zero Class, the Academy indeed gave them treatment vastly different from that of ordinary students.

Their classroom was moved to a separate, spacious room, and their dormitories were adjusted as well. No longer would four people share a room. Each of them now had their own room, identical to the dormitories where ordinary teachers lived. In other words, they were directly receiving teachers' housing treatment. The six of them lived next to one another.

The moment Zhang Yangzi heard that Wang Jinxi had signed the Agreement, he signed without hesitation as well. Grade One Zero Class was officially established, with seven people in total including the homeroom teacher.

Wu Changkong was also assigned a new teacher's dormitory right beside theirs, and his living quarters were changed from his original dorm room to a suite.