Counting Units

7:55 AM, school.

Jiang Hou had just sat down in the classroom when Zong Zheng Nanmo sidled up to him and whispered, "Jiang Hou, late last night, a fire broke out at a nightclub in the Old City, killing over a dozen people."

"Another dozen dead?" Jiang Hou was taken aback.

Zong Zheng Nanmo nodded and whispered, "Yeah, the Law Enforcement Department's official reason is a natural gas explosion in the kitchen, but I heard the corpses were in a terrible state, not like normal suffocation deaths."

Jiang Hou understood what Zong Zheng Nanmo meant. It seemed like another monster attack.

Of course, the dozen or so deaths last night referred to unusual deaths, not including the traffic accidents, intentional homicides, and natural deaths that occur in Wing City every day.

As a large city with a population of over ten million, Wing City sees at least two to three hundred deaths every day due to various reasons.

As for why Zong Zheng Nanmo knew about this, it was because of his profession. As a family with Taoist traditions, many of his family members' jobs were related to the dead, including cooperation with the Law Enforcement Department.

Therefore, they were very well-informed in this regard. As soon as one person knew about these things, they would quickly spread throughout the family business group.

Some called for help, some looked at auspicious dates...

Nothing happened in the morning, and time flew by.

At noon, Jiang Hou finished his meal and went downstairs to rinse his lunchbox. When he returned to the classroom, the phone in his pocket vibrated slightly.

Jiang Hou put the lunchbox in the drawer before taking out his phone.

However, it wasn't the expected text message, but a private message from Qin Siyu on a video app, pushing a video to him with a smug expression.

"What's this girl doing, pushing a video to me?" Jiang Hou clicked on the link with suspicion.

The video consisted of more than a dozen photos, all single shots of the same girl in different scenes, under a tree on the playground, by a classroom window, in the corridor.

The girl in the photos had a small face, but she was fair and beautiful, with her waist-length black hair casually parted in the middle, and a pair of purple headphones around her neck.

The headphones pushed her hair towards the middle, partially covering the girl's cheeks, making her already small face look even more delicate.

Jiang Hou estimated her height to be about 1.6 meters. She was wearing a white shirt and a short skirt uniform, which made her already adult-like breasts look even fuller.

In addition, with the beauty filter of the video app, her lips were red, her teeth were white, and her skin was like congealed fat. She was simply stunningly beautiful.

Because this girl's facial features and face shape were very good, Jiang Hou felt that even without the beauty filter, her appearance would not be inferior to Li Mengwu.

Huh! When did Li Mengwu become a unit of measurement? Jiang Hou shook his head, throwing this strange thought out of his mind, and then subconsciously glanced at the middle of the classroom, where a boy named Jiang Zhong was smiling and saying something to Li Mengwu.

Whether a girl is pretty or not is not important, what's important is why Qin Siyu pushed this video to him? Jiang Hou looked at the video data. The likes had already exceeded ten thousand, the release time was yesterday afternoon, and the number of followers in the background had reached more than eight thousand.

All simps.

Without Qin Siyu saying it, Jiang Hou also knew that this video account called 'Angel's Feather' was the one she and her classmates had created.

Giving the video a like and a follow, Jiang Hou exited and replied to Qin Siyu, "The pictures are well taken, the optics and composition are very professional!"

Soon Qin Siyu replied, "Of course, I specially studied it for half a month."

Jiang Hou smiled. Knowing Qin Siyu as he did, the girl must be very proud now, and the corners of her upturned mouth could probably hold a milk bottle.

Jiang Hou forgot about the video in the blink of an eye, and took a nap on the table while there was still time.

After three classes in the afternoon, as the school bell rang, Zong Zheng Nanmo's face suddenly lit up: "Let's go, Jiang Hou, to the club."

"Are you that excited? It's not like we're going to see beauties..."

Wait, the president seems quite pretty too.

Speaking of which, Jiang Hou noticed that there seemed to be a lot of beautiful women appearing lately. Besides Qin Siyu and Li Mengwu, Jiang Ruochan and Siyu's classmate were no less attractive than Li Mengwu.

But that's normal. Jiang Hou can't remember the girls who aren't pretty, like the other female classmates in his class!

Leaving the teaching building, Zong Zheng Nanmo said, "Jiang Hou, I found a combat power ranking app in the watch, but I don't have permission to open it."

"Let's ask the president later if she can give us permission."

"Okay, I'm a little curious about that too." Jiang Hou nodded.

As they spoke, the two crossed the football field and arrived at the Old Teaching Building behind it.

At this time, not only them, but many students participating in club activities were gathering here, but their target was the activity rooms on the first, second, and third floors.

There were few people on the fourth floor of the teaching building, and the fifth floor was even more deserted.

As soon as the two arrived at 501, they saw the heroic and handsome black-haired girl already sitting by the window, quietly reading the book from yesterday.

"President, you're already here." Zong Zheng Nanmo greeted enthusiastically, showing no sign of yesterday's restraint.

They were all eighteen-year-old teenagers, and their minds were not as complicated as adults. In Zong Zheng Nanmo's view, after joining the club, everyone was good friends playing together.

Jiang Ruochan looked up, her voice indifferent: "How is it? Have you read the information in the watch?"

"I've read it."

Zong Zheng Nanmo nodded, pulled a chair over, and said, "President, this combat power ranking app can't be opened. Can you give us permission?"

"Are you sure you want to open this? Aren't you afraid of being hit hard?"

Zong Zheng Nanmo didn't care: "What's there to be afraid of? It's normal for us to be weak when we just awakened. Ignorance is the most terrifying thing. We need to clearly position ourselves."

"Zong Zheng is right, I think so too." Jiang Hou nodded in agreement.

"Okay, you open the settings, find the serial number of the smartwatch, and I'll give you permission here." As she spoke, Jiang Ruochan revealed her left wrist.

Unlike the ordinary-looking watches of Jiang Hou and the others, Jiang Ruochan's 'smartwatch' was very delicate.

The slender and delicate wristband was intertwined with gold and blue patterns, connecting to a dial similar to a starry sky setting, surrounded by a circle of phoenix tail patterns composed of sand-like tiny diamonds.

After Jiang Hou and the other reported their serial numbers, Jiang Ruochan operated it.

"Okay, you can open it by restarting."

"Haha, President, you're too awesome." Zong Zheng Nanmo flattered, then turned off and restarted expectantly. Jiang Hou also operated synchronously.

"Di Di, welcome to log in to the Heaven's Punishment Regional Network, basic data is being uploaded."

"Name, Jiang Hou."

"Age, 18 years and four months, awakening time Dragon Calendar 34, October 14th, member of the Wind Chime Squad."

"Flesh body evolution side, power system unknown, physique strength 8.6, level First Order late stage."

When the electronic sound of Jiang Hou's watch data update sounded, Zong Zheng Nanmo's side was similar, but his data had not changed much from yesterday.

"Wait, Jiang Hou, isn't your physique 5.3?" Zong Zheng Nanmo was stunned, wondering if he had misheard.

"What do you mean?" Jiang Ruochan looked over.

Zong Zheng Nanmo scratched the back of his head, "After you left yesterday, President, we tested our strength according to the newbie tutorial."

"Jiang Hou's data was physique 5.3. At the time, I was surprised how it was lower than mine. Now it seems that the watch must have been wrong, otherwise how could it change so much in one day."

Jiang Ruochan shook her head slightly, "Although what I gave you is the basic model, it won't make mistakes. This can only mean that his physique strength has indeed increased by three units in one day."

First update, more to come