The Founding of Zero Class (Seeking Investment! Seeking Monthly Tickets! Seeking Recommendation Tickets!)

Class Zero Established (Seeking Investment! Seeking Monthly Tickets! Seeking Recommendation Tickets!)

The typhoon lasted an entire week. As soon as it ended, Eastsea City's Administrative Headquarters immediately began disaster relief and reconstruction efforts.

Because Eastsea Academy was located in the city center and had suffered minimal damage, classes resumed as soon as the typhoon was over.

Jing Shaoyu rode his bike back to the academy and saw Xu Xiaoyan in the classroom.

"Little Yu Brother!" The moment Xu Xiaoyan saw Jing Shaoyu, she immediately threw herself at him and cried out happily, her eyes brimming with delight. "Did you miss me while you were home?"

"Of course I did!" Jing Shaoyu gently stroked Xu Xiaoyan's lovely hair and smiled.

"Liar!" Xu Xiaoyan pursed her lips and said coquettishly, "You never took the initiative to call me, yet you say you missed me. What a big liar!"

"Wasn't it because every time I wanted to call you, I received a call from you first? So you can't blame me. It just means our hearts are in sync!" Jing Shaoyu said with a smile. His words pleased Xu Xiaoyan immensely, and her big eyes curved into crescents. Meanwhile, Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi beside them both made gagging motions, indicating that they were stuffed and could not take any more.

"Heehee!" Xu Xiaoyan let out a crisp, bell-like laugh.

A moment later, Ye Yingluo entered the classroom expressionlessly. Walking up to the podium, she said calmly, "Everyone, stand. Assemble at the field."

It's here! Jing Shaoyu's heart stirred. He rose to his feet and headed toward the field side by side with Xu Xiaoyan.

After all five first-year classes had assembled, Jing Shaoyu noticed that Principal Yu Zhen and Long Hengxu, the Director of Academic Affairs for the Intermediate Department, had both appeared at the front of the formation.

"Class Monitor, what do you think this meeting is about?" Wang Jinxi asked Jing Shaoyu, his eyes full of curiosity. "Could they be handing out rewards?"

"Rewards? Jinxi, what kind of pipe dream are you having?" Zhang Yangzi retorted speechlessly. "Don't you know the rules of the Promotion Tournament? Only challengers receive rewards after winning. As the challenged side, winning is only natural. There's no reward for victory, and there's even punishment if we lose!"

"What? How can it be like that?" Wang Jinxi immediately showed his dissatisfaction. "Isn't that discrimination against the strong?"

"How is that discrimination? It's recognition!" Wei Xiaofeng said. "Only when others consider you strong will they feel you ought to yield to the weak. After all, the weak are always more deserving of sympathy!"

Wei Xiaofeng did not speak loudly, but the new Class Two beside Class One's formation heard him clearly. Quite a few Class Two students shot furious looks their way, but Wei Xiaofeng did not care. In his eyes, the weak deserved to be mocked.

At the front, Long Hengxu prepared to speak. The noisy crowd immediately quieted down. After signaling to Yu Zhen, Long Hengxu began, "Today's temporary first-year assembly has mainly been called to announce something.

"Given the outstanding performance of this year's first-year cadets, the academy's board of directors has conducted a review and submitted the matter to Eastsea City's Administrative Headquarters. It has been decided that a pilot class will be established in the first year, selecting some of the most outstanding cadets for special training.

"This pilot class will tentatively be named First Grade Class Zero, with Teacher Wu Zhangkong serving as its homeroom teacher. Class Zero will select students from the existing five classes, and eight candidates have currently been chosen.

"First Year Class One: Jing Shaoyu, Wang Jinxi, Zhang Yangzi, Xu Xiaoyan, and Wei Xiaofeng.

"First Year Class Two: Gu Yue, Xie Xie, and Tang Wulin.

"If other cadets in this year demonstrate equally outstanding performance in the future, they will also have the opportunity to join Class Zero."

Long Hengxu's words were like a stone dropped into a thousand waves, instantly causing an uproar among all the first-year cadets. Everyone began talking at once.

First Grade Class Zero?

Were they witnessing history? In Eastsea Academy's nearly thousand-year history, there had never been a Class Zero before!

Since Jing Shaoyu had known about Class Zero beforehand, he was not surprised. Xu Xiaoyan was indifferent to such matters. As long as she could be in the same class as Jing Shaoyu, she was happy, so her expression remained unchanged as well. Wang Jinxi, Zhang Yangzi, and Wei Xiaofeng, however, wore all sorts of expressions as they fell into thought.

In Class Two, Gu Yue still wore her usual cold expression. Tang Wulin and Xie Xie were both greatly shocked, their gazes turning directly toward Jing Shaoyu with rather complicated expressions.

While the cadets were confused and curious, the teachers had varying reactions. As Class One's homeroom teacher and Class Zero's prospective homeroom teacher respectively, Ye Yingluo and Wu Zhangkong had learned of this matter the night before. Wu Zhangkong neither approved nor disapproved of the establishment of Class Zero. Although Ye Yingluo was unwilling, she had no power to change the academy board's decision.

As for the homeroom teachers of the other three classes, Ye Yingrong had always been someone who neither competed nor fought for things, with a rather laid-back attitude, so she had no thoughts on the matter. The homeroom teachers of the new Class Five and new Class Three, however, felt terrible. They had previously questioned Wu Zhangkong's teaching ability, only for Wu Zhangkong to now be appointed Class Zero's homeroom teacher. Their faces had been thoroughly slapped!

"Quiet!" Long Hengxu barked. His sharp gaze swept over the crowd. Once the field had fallen silent, he asked Yu Zhen in a low voice, "Principal, would you like to say a few words?"

Yu Zhen nodded, stepped forward, and said in a clear voice, "Students, I believe you must all be wondering why the academy has established First Grade Class Zero.

"That is because these selected classmates around you have already far surpassed your level in both personal strength and cultivation. If they continue to train alongside those at your level, it will not only place tremendous pressure on you, but also bury their talents. Therefore, for your sake as well as theirs, the academy has decided to establish this special class, First Grade Class Zero. It is meant to better train them, while also setting an example for all of you! Class Zero exists to tell you that if you wish to gain the academy's attention and shine brightly in the future, you must put in greater effort. I hope that, among you, more people will be able to join Class Zero in the near future and become Eastsea Academy's most outstanding cadets.

"Alright, dismissed. Each homeroom teacher will lead their cadets back to class. Long Hengxu will temporarily serve as the homeroom teacher of First Year Class Two until the academy selects a new one.

"Teacher Wu Zhangkong and the students of First Grade Class Zero, remain behind."

Amid all sorts of envy and jealousy, the five first-year classes returned to their classrooms under the guidance of their respective homeroom teachers. On the vast field, only Principal Yu Zhen, Wu Zhangkong, and several cadets remained.

"Children, come over here," Yu Zhen called, beckoning to the cadets.

All eight cadets came before Yu Zhen. Although they had stood on opposing sides of the arena not long ago, there was no deep hatred between them, so the atmosphere was fairly harmonious—if one ignored Xu Xiaoyan's wary gaze at Gu Yue.

"Children, you are all undeniably geniuses. But I want to tell you something." Yu Zhen's expression grew serious. "This world has never lacked geniuses, but it has also never lacked geniuses who died young! Even geniuses must put in effort beyond that of ordinary people if they wish to become true powerhouses!

"The academy has established Class Zero and gathered you together in the hope of tempering your character, so that you will cast aside your arrogance and understand that there is always a higher sky and always someone stronger! I hope you can settle down, conduct yourselves honestly, and handle matters conscientiously!

"Only then will you be worthy of your gifts. Do you understand?"

"We understand!" Whether they had truly taken Yu Zhen's words to heart or not, all eight cadets answered in unison.

"Very good!" Yu Zhen revealed a satisfied smile. "Sign this agreement, then."

With a flick of his wrist, a stack of papers covered in writing and several pens appeared in Yu Zhen's hand. He handed them out one by one to Jing Shaoyu and the others.

The eight cadets instinctively accepted the papers and pens. Jing Shaoyu glanced down and saw three large, eye-catching words on the page: Agreement Form.

After reading it carefully, he roughly understood its contents. In simple terms: I, so-and-so, voluntarily enter into an agreement with Eastsea Academy and will not transfer schools before completing my studies in the Intermediate Department and Senior Department. Violators will be punished.

It was a perfectly normal agreement. Eastsea Academy was preparing to invest resources into them, so naturally it did not want to end up making wedding clothes for someone else. But Jing Shaoyu knew that Eastsea Academy would ultimately be drawing water with a bamboo basket. Members of Class Zero would either transfer away or leave, leaving Eastsea Academy with nothing but a mess.

Still, it could not be said that the academy gained nothing. Although it would fail to retain the people in the end, Eastsea Academy would at least gain some fame, which somewhat fulfilled its original purpose.

"After establishing Class Zero, the academy will increase its investment of resources in all of you, with preferential treatment in every aspect. Therefore, the academy needs to ensure that you will remain here to study, rather than deviating from the original purpose behind Class Zero's establishment due to uncertain reasons," Yu Zhen explained expressionlessly. "If there are no issues, then sign."

Jing Shaoyu signed his name without hesitation. Seeing that he had signed, Xu Xiaoyan and Gu Yue signed their names as well.

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