Wei Zitong felt a little depressed. Everyone else, including Jace, had Dark Alloy Armor, but he was the only one without it.
He had never doubted Ryze the Wanderer's words. He believed Miss was definitely working on it, but seeing everyone else put on those huge black suits of armor during training while he had none made him feel out of place. It kept nagging at him.
Ryze the Wanderer summoned Miss and rubbed his forehead in distress. "Why didn't you tell me there wasn't a set for Zi Tong when it was delivered? Do you know how awkward it was when I reached beside me and found nothing there?"
"You didn't inspect them when they were delivered either!" Miss said. Her voice was soft, delicate, and pleasant. "And you didn't update the research data in time. I didn't know I needed to make another set of Dark Alloy Armor."
"Ugh!" Ryze the Wanderer grew even more troubled. After thinking for a moment, he asked tentatively, "How about finding a mass-produced set to make do for now?"
"That won't work." Miss shook her head. "Every set of Dark Alloy Armor has matching code for a specific Gene Model. Mass-produced versions offer Super Soldiers no assistance at all. Compared to a Super Soldier's own defenses, Dark Alloy Armor without any supportive effect is no different from not wearing it."
"This is a real problem!" Ryze the Wanderer flopped onto the sofa. "I just hope Zi Tong doesn't take it badly!"
"He definitely has feelings about it, but he's always been very reserved," Miss said. "I don't know if you've noticed, but although Zi Tong gets along very well with Lena and the others, and might even be headed toward a romantic relationship, he always seems to keep everyone at arm's length."
"You mean..." Ryze the Wanderer immediately sat up straight.
"Yes." Miss nodded. "I always have the feeling that he isn't from the same world as us."
"That's impossible!" Ryze the Wanderer waved a hand irritably in denial. "His records are perfectly clear. We didn't even need to investigate him deliberately. His family has always had close ties with us. I can guarantee that he is a descendant of the Wei Clan of Angel International!"
Miss neither agreed nor disagreed. She stepped forward, picked up the documents Ryze the Wanderer had brought over with Wormhole Transport in his agitation, and began reading.
A moment later, Miss put down the documents. "Zi Tong changed drastically after entering the academy."
"I've considered that point!" Ryze the Wanderer nodded. "Anyone who enters the Super Seminary has to change somehow, or they could never make it this far. Didn't Liu Chuang and Zhao Xin change a great deal too? Before entering the academy, they were still street punks!"
"I mean a complete transformation. Haven't you noticed that Zi Tong seems like a completely different person?" Miss said. "He used to be a wastrel, a spendthrift, and an uneducated good-for-nothing. Now he's diligent and ambitious, and he's gentle with girls while still keeping his distance. That isn't something a... well, I can't say it. Anyway, it isn't something the old Wei Zitong could have shown!"
Ryze the Wanderer rubbed his brow in pain. "Miss, no matter what changes Zi Tong has undergone, they've all been for the better. I don't know what you're worried about..."
As he spoke, he turned to look out the window. The noon sun blazed fiercely, and the students sweated profusely on the field. Every one of them radiated youthful vigor, leaving this thousand-year-old monster both envious and comforted.
After his mood eased for a moment, Ryze the Wanderer gazed out the window and spoke calmly. "Miss, I understand what you're worried about, but remember this: we are only teachers. Our duty is to teach this group of students well. An ancient sage of Huaxia once said it well: 'In education, there should be no discrimination.' If they learn well, that is their blessing. If we fail to teach them well, then that is our dereliction of duty!"
As he spoke, he rose and walked to the window, sighing. "Don't overthink it. I'm already old. I can't teach many more classes of students. I want to teach this class well..."
After a moment of silence, he turned to Miss and asked, "Do you understand?"
"I understand..." Miss lowered her head. "I'll go back and redesign Zi Tong's Dark Alloy Armor right away."
"There's no need to rush!" Ryze the Wanderer waved his hand. "I already spoke to that boy for you. I told him his abilities are unusual and that you're researching Dark Alloy Armor suited for him. I didn't give him a specific timeframe."
"Thank you, Teacher Liu!" Miss bowed, then quickly left Ryze the Wanderer's office.
Wei Zitong would never have imagined that his deliberate efforts to keep the world's plot from straying too far would arouse Miss and the others' suspicions. Right now, he was adding a two-thousand-pound weight Debuff to Ge Xiaolun.
Yes, ever since Ge Xiaolun equipped Dark Alloy Armor, his physical potential had been further stimulated, and his ability to bear weight had grown stronger and stronger.
In fact, the abilities of everyone else who wore Dark Alloy Armor had improved to varying degrees as well, especially Ge Xiaolun, Lena, and Liu Chuang!
Were these the Three Great God Creation Projects that the Super Seminary had always pursued so tirelessly? Wei Zitong sighed. Perhaps the Dark Alloy Armor for those three had been designed long ago.
There was no need to mention Lena. She might have already adapted to it on Blazing Sun. Now, facing Lena after her abilities had increased dramatically from wearing Dark Alloy Armor, Wei Zitong did not dare use his ability on her. The instant he did, his energy would surely bottom out. To make it effective, he might even need to consume the energy of his body's origin.
Therefore, Lena, like Wei Zitong, did not wear Dark Alloy Armor. She trained while under a Debuff that increased her weight, while Wei Zitong simply did not have any armor at all.
Without the assistance of Dark Alloy Armor, Wei Zitong was quickly left far behind everyone else in terms of physical strength. Even Qilin, who was not suited for close combat, was close to surpassing him physically.
So everyone only laughed at Wei Zitong on the first day. Once their training began showing results, they stopped making fun of him, worried that it might give this classmate, who seemed friendly with everyone, some negative feelings.
Of course, they did not dare to push it either. If Wei Zitong got angry and directly gave them a ten-ton weight Debuff, they would be finished. On the very day he developed this weight ability, Wei Zitong had discussed this combat strategy with everyone. Although they had all shouted that ten tons was too little and it should be a hundred tons, when that Debuff was actually about to land on them, they still felt chills run down their spines. Even someone with Ge Xiaolun's physique was already struggling under one ton.
Wei Zitong was actually much freer now. Considering that his battlefield support role outweighed his combat role, and that he did not have the assistance of Dark Alloy Armor, Jace did not put him through intensified training. He continued with the same workload as the previous week. For a Super Soldier's physique and potential, a week's worth of training had long ceased to be high-intensity. Wei Zitong quickly finished his run, even faster than Zhao Xin, that lightning-fast guy!
Seeing Wei Zitong sitting alone at the edge of the field in a daze, Lena, who had already easily completed her training for the day, walked over and sat beside him. "What's wrong? Are you in a bad mood?"
"No." Wei Zitong had already snapped out of his daze. He turned to look at Lena and was briefly lost in thought. Lena did not sweat, so no matter how intense the training was, she never ended up reeking of sweat and looking disheveled like the other girls. Instead, intense training seemed to awaken the divinity within her... well, that was what Wei Zitong thought. In any case, after intense training, Lena gave off a faint fragrance that could make someone lose focus for a moment.
"Am I pretty?" Lena naturally had no idea that her body released a fragrance after intense training. She simply saw Wei Zitong staring blankly at her and asked.
"Cough..." Wei Zitong suddenly came to his senses. He coughed several times before easing his embarrassment, then immediately turned away and said halfheartedly, "Pretty, pretty! How could our Goddess not be pretty?"
"I've noticed that you're quite the cheeky one!" Lena stood up, grabbed Wei Zitong's head with both hands, and shook it hard until his vision swam.
"Hey, hey, hey, let go, let go, I'm dizzy..." Wei Zitong had no idea which nerve Lena had suddenly snapped, but he could only beg for mercy again and again.
"Will you be this Goddess's white horse?" Lena suddenly stopped shaking him and said softly, "I can satisfy everything you want, including Dark Alloy Armor. Let me tell you, I'm the Empress of Blazing Sun!"
"Wouldn't that make me one of the concubines in your harem?" Wei Zitong rolled his eyes irritably.
"HAHAHAHAHA!" Lena immediately burst into laughter, nodding repeatedly. "That's good! That's good! This Goddess likes it!"
Without waiting for Wei Zitong to react, she swung herself onto his shoulders and shouted, "Good horse, run! Hahahaha, I am God!"
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