New School Rule: Lawyer's Letter Warning

Upon returning to the academy, Lin Kun noticed the atmosphere was a bit unusual. A large crowd of students was gathered around the notice board, chattering animatedly.

"What's going on?" Lin Kun asked as he approached.

A familiar senior student saw him and immediately said, "Lin Kun, look! The academy just issued new supplementary regulations, they're too strict!"

Lin Kun looked up at the notice board. A brand new notice was posted:

"Nuoding Academy Student Conduct Regulations Supplementary Provisions (Trial)"

1. Students are strictly prohibited from engaging in any form of singing or dancing performance that may cause discomfort to others in any occasion (including but not limited to classrooms, dormitories, playgrounds, small woods). This specifically refers to behaviors with strange movements, unclear rhythms, and meaningless humming such as "Ji Ni Tai Mei". Violators will be punished by sweeping toilets for one week.

2. Students are strictly prohibited from privately using their Martial Souls for recreational activities other than cultivation and combat (e.g., forcibly making others dance with control-type Martial Souls, performing iron flower shows with weapon-type Martial Souls (mistake), etc.). Violators will be punished by copying the school rules one hundred times.

3. Students are strictly prohibited from maliciously imitating or mocking the characteristics of others' Martial Souls or Spirit Skills (e.g., referring to book-type Martial Souls as "trainee Martial Souls", referring to rabbit Martial Souls as "bald Martial Souls", etc.). Violators will receive a demerit.

4. All students must maintain the solemnity of their Martial Souls. If a Martial Soul exhibits abnormal morphological changes resembling "basketball" or "overalls", it must be immediately reported to the Academic Affairs Office for identification. Private dissemination is not allowed. Violators... may receive a "Lawyer's Letter Warning" from Spirit Hall.

Lin Kun's mouth twitched uncontrollably as he read these peculiar new school rules.

This... isn't the targeting a bit too strong?!

The first rule was practically dancing on his grave! Although he knew it was most likely just a coincidence, and the academy might be trying to rectify the atmosphere and prevent some students from causing trouble, it was just too fitting! He had just hummed it this morning!

And what was with that "Lawyer's Letter Warning" at the end?! Does Spirit Hall in this world also handle issuing lawyer's letters?! Could someone's Martial Soul really turn into a basketball and overalls?!

The students around him were also complaining:

"These new rules are so weird, what do they mean by singing and dancing that causes discomfort?" "Who knows! I heard that Director Yin Shu was startled by some strange noise while on patrol last night, and they rolled this out first thing this morning..." "Lawyer's Letter Warning? Is Spirit Hall meddling in so many things now?" "But honestly, 'trainee Martial Soul' sounds pretty cool, haha... Ouch! Who hit me?" A male student had his mouth covered by his companion right after speaking.

"Shh! Do you want a demerit? Didn't you see the third rule!"

Lin Kun silently took two steps back, distancing himself from the notice board. He felt as if these new school rules had a pair of eyes staring at him, sending a chill down his spine.

"Low profile, must be low profile!" Lin Kun warned himself inwardly, "From now on, I can't just not sing and dance rap, I can't even think about it! What if my Martial Soul really mutates? I don't want to receive a lawyer's letter from Spirit Hall!"

He dejectedly prepared to slip back to the Seventh Dormitory, but ran into Tang San and Xiao Wu head-on. Tang San was looking at the notice board, his brow furrowed, seemingly finding the new rules a bit inexplicable. Xiao Wu, on the other hand, was laughing carelessly beside him:

"Haha, this is too funny! Who would sing and dance in the academy? And lawyer's letter warnings? Are the people from Spirit Hall very idle?"

Tang San shook his head, "The academy has its own considerations. We just need to abide by them." As he spoke, his gaze inadvertently swept over Lin Kun.

Lin Kun immediately felt guilty and quickly lowered his head, pretending to tie his shoelaces.

Xiao Wu, however, hopped in front of him and asked with a grin, "Lin Kun, Lin Kun, did you see the new school rules? What do you think, will someone really have a basketball as their Martial Soul? Would they just throw the ball at people when fighting? Would they still have Spirit Skills?"

Lin Kun: "...Sister Xiao Wu, I think, such a low-probability event... it's best we don't discuss it. It won't be good if we're misunderstood." He was afraid this little ancestor would ask more earth-shattering questions.

Tang San also pulled Xiao Wu, "Xiao Wu, stop guessing. The form of a Martial Soul is innate, how could it be so frivolous? Let's go, it's time for class."

Xiao Wu stuck out her tongue and was then pulled away by Tang San.

Lin Kun watched their retreating backs and let out a long sigh of relief. This damned sense of déjà vu! He made up his mind, from today onwards, he would be a taciturn, diligent, and honest person! Singing, dancing, rap, basketball, none of it had anything to do with him, Lin Kun!

However, just as he made his decision, the system's prompt sound in his mind rang out at an inopportune moment:

[Ding! Detected strong suppression of self by the host, hindering the true meaning of "Collapse".] [Triggered random mission: Free Soul.] [Mission requirements: In a situation with no less than ten people, disregard the new school rules, successfully complete one "Iron Mountain Lean" move (must be standard), and accompany it with "Ji Ni Tai Mei" mouth shape (no sound required).] [Mission reward: 50 Collapse Points, "Presence Reduction" buff (lasts for one hour).] [Failure penalty: Next lucky draw will receive "Thank you for your patronage".]

Lin Kun: "..."

System, are you a devil?!

He had just made a vow! And what kind of mission is this?! Trading social death in front of ten people for an hour of invisibility buff? The price is too high! And that failure penalty is simply malicious!

Lin Kun was in an internal struggle, torn between his shame and the deterrence of the new school rules, and the 50 points and the seemingly useful invisibility buff...

"Forget it... Integrity is precious, but points are even more valuable!" Lin Kun gritted his teeth and stomped his foot, "To become stronger, I'll risk it! It's just an Iron Mountain Lean! I'll find a good opportunity..."

He began to look around furtively, searching for a suitable "performance venue" and "audience," feeling like he was planning some illicit activity.

The style of Nuoding Academy seemed to be heading down an increasingly strange path, thanks to Lin Kun and a certain unscrupulous system...

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