More than an hour later.
The transport plane landed at a school campus in Siyang City.
This was the old site of Martial University.
Martial University had originally been founded here before later relocating to Magic City.
The students disembarked from the transport plane one after another, looking around.
Although the buildings here were rather old, they had clearly been maintained and looked clean.
Several school leaders stood on the athletic field, welcoming everyone.
The students noticed a young woman standing beside the school leaders.
Whether in appearance, figure, or temperament, she was exceptionally outstanding. Even standing behind several school leaders, she was the first person everyone noticed.
At the sight of her, a thought surfaced in many people's minds: Some people were simply born to be the protagonist!
Additionally, her face was familiar to everyone.
She was none other than Tang Zichen, who had recently become famous across the country!
The second successful S2 compatibility user in Xia Nation's history.
"Students, you've had a long journey!"
The leading school official looked somewhat grave. "We had no choice but to temporarily move everyone here. The conditions are a bit rough, so please make do for now. Once the situation in Magic City stabilizes, we'll return."
"I know everyone is exhausted from the journey, so I won't waste time. Dinner has been prepared in the cafeteria. Go eat first, get a good rest tonight, and classes will begin tomorrow."
After saying that, the school officials turned and left to attend to other matters.
As expected of Martial University.
Chen Ye appreciated this no-nonsense style, without all that motivational drivel.
After the school leaders left, Tang Zichen remained behind.
After all, she was a student, not a leader.
"Teacher, Tang Zichen reporting in!"
"Good!"
Teacher Liu smiled, his eyes full of appreciation. "Return to the group."
By then, the sun had already set.
Teacher Liu said, "Students, follow me. I'll take you to the cafeteria."
At the cafeteria, Chen Ye queued up for a meal, found a seat, and took out his phone.
Everyone's phones had been switched off on the transport plane earlier.
The moment he turned his on, messages kept popping up, informing him of many missed calls.
Chen Ye checked and found that nearly all of them were from his mother and father.
They had probably learned about what had happened in Magic City and were worried about his safety.
Chen Ye first sent his parents a message to reassure them, then lowered his head and began eating.
Just then, a violent heartbeat suddenly sounded from ahead.
"Thump thump thump, thump thump thump..."
It sounded like the roaring engine of a V8 sports car, shaking everyone's eardrums.
Everyone in the cafeteria heard it.
They all turned toward the source of the sound.
The only person capable of producing such a heartbeat was naturally that chubby boy, Qian Fugui.
At that moment, Tang Zichen had just sat down diagonally across from Qian Fugui. She frowned in confusion as she looked at him.
No one admitted to Martial University was stupid.
Everyone understood what had happened at a glance.
Tang Zichen must have casually picked a seat and happened to sit diagonally across from Qian Fugui.
Tang Zichen was extraordinarily beautiful and possessed an outstanding temperament. She was also young, so calling her a goddess would not have been an exaggeration.
A girl like that was extremely attractive to men.
Her arrival had immediately made Qian Fugui excited and nervous.
When people were nervous, their heartbeats accelerated.
Qian Fugui possessed an S7 talent skill. Once his heartbeat sped up, it triggered the skill.
That was why he had caused such a commotion...
"Pfft!"
No one knew which bastard failed to hold it in first and burst out laughing.
Then laughter erupted throughout the cafeteria...
"Hon-hon-hon... This heartbeat is really... hon-hon-hon..."
"Haha... Damn it, stop honking... You're making me unable to stop laughing."
"Qian Fugui has fallen for Tang Zichen, hasn't he? Haha, this talent ability is really amazing!"
"Hehe, no wonder our teachers used to say S7 was a huge pitfall. I've finally seen it for myself today!"
"Seriously, that heartbeat sounds exactly like the engine of my Benma A6L. It can really scare people!"
"It really is a huge pitfall. If this happened on the battlefield and you had a teammate like that, wouldn't he attract every monster around the moment he got nervous?"
These people were truly sharp-tongued.
Qian Fugui's face instantly flushed red. He threw down his chopsticks and ran straight out of the cafeteria.
He was too embarrassed to continue eating dinner.
When Qian Fugui ran off, some people began criticizing the others after the fact. "We're all classmates. You went too far."
Everyone knew that they had indeed gone too far, so they all fell silent.
Chen Ye sighed.
Although he sympathized with Qian Fugui, he had to admit that one of the students had been right. A talent like Qian Fugui's really was a huge pitfall.
If he could not control his heartbeat, he had better never step onto a battlefield for the rest of his life.
Otherwise, he really would get his teammates killed.
Afterward, Chen Ye looked toward Tang Zichen.
He had thought that, as one of the people at the center of the incident, Tang Zichen would at least be somewhat uneasy or show some other emotion.
Unexpectedly...
There was nothing at all!
The girl was quietly eating, without the slightest unusual expression on her pretty face.
That alone showed that she had a strong heart and an extraordinary temperament!
Shortly afterward, many upperclassmen also came to the cafeteria for dinner.
Judging by their travel-worn appearances, they had probably just arrived.
This showed that the school had evacuated new students like them first, while the upperclassmen had been arranged afterward.
Seeing this, those who had initially been displeased with the school's special attention toward Tang Zichen also put aside their resentment.
After dinner, the teachers arranged the dorm assignments overnight.
Because this was an old campus, there was not enough dormitory space, so everyone could only squeeze in temporarily.
Martial University's usual dormitory standard was two people to a room, complete with a private bathroom.
Now, four people had to share one room, and everyone on a floor had to share a single restroom...
The conditions were a bit poor.
However, no one complained.
After all, the school leaders had not wanted the trouble of suddenly relocating either.
It was said that the principal and some powerful school leaders had gone to the front lines to provide support. They might even have to fight monsters through the night.
Since students like them could safely remain in the rear, what was there to complain about?
"Zhao Zheng, Chen Ye, Qian Fugui, Lu Yong... You four will stay in Room 203."
Teacher Liu arranged, "Go put your luggage away first. Rest early tonight. Formal classes begin tomorrow."
The four of them began preparing to move their things.
"Zhao Zheng, wait a moment!"
Teacher Liu kept the young man named Zhao Zheng behind.
After Chen Ye and the others had left, Zhao Zheng asked, "Teacher, is there something you need?"
Teacher Liu said, "Do you have any objections to me arranging for you to stay with Chen Ye and the others?"
"Of course not!" Zhao Zheng said solemnly. "I trust your arrangements, Teacher, and I will absolutely obey them."
His words sounded very nice.
As for what he truly thought, only he himself knew.
Teacher Liu smiled and explained the reason. "Although Chen Ye and the others' compatible hero talents are not very good, I do not want to give up on them just like that."
"Other than Tang Zichen, your compatible hero talent is the best in this class. I also heard that you were the most diligent student at your previous high school. I arranged for you to stay with Chen Ye and the others because I hope you can take the lead and urge them to work hard."
"As for your efforts, I will remember them. Consider it that I owe you a favor."
"Teacher, you're overstating it," Zhao Zheng hurriedly said. "I'm very willing to help my classmates!"
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