Leadership Observation

"Ah!"

"Boom!"

At this moment, a female student with long black hair in a single ponytail suddenly caused her Alchemy Cauldron to explode while refining pills.

"Are you alright?" Zhong Kui walked over at this time.

"Teacher, I'm sorry, I failed."

The girl said this, but deep down, she actually felt awkward.

She believed that since she had failed at alchemy, she should indeed be punished if the time came for it.

But the problem was, Zhong Kui wasn't much older than her, right?

When it came down to it... it really felt a bit embarrassing.

"If you're fine, hurry and go get some medicine to apply. If you're feeling a lot of pressure, take a good rest first; it doesn't matter if you fail at alchemy once.

Teacher failed quite a few times when refining medicine in the past. Don't think that just because Teacher is a Soul Emperor at such a young age, I must be a genius. The truth is, even a genius succeeds only after failing countless times. People fail often, and there's no need to feel like you're trash or deserve punishment just because of that."

"So Teacher failed in the past too? I thought that since Teacher became a Soul Emperor at such a young age, you must be a master-level existence in alchemy, definitely a genius who succeeded easily countless times."

"So Teacher failed in the past too?" The girl was speaking the truth, as she really hadn't expected this. She truly believed that since Zhong Kui became a Soul Emperor so young, he must be a genius—how could he possibly fail? Hearing Zhong Kui say this, she realized that even geniuses fail.

"Not at all. Geniuses fail too; it's very normal.

If you feel tired, you can go rest first; it's no problem."

"No, I want to continue refining. If Teacher also succeeded through countless failures in the past, then I can definitely do it too."

The little girl then continued to start her alchemy.

(It seems this method is correct; one should treat students in a proper and gentle way.)

Zhong Kui watched the little girl full of drive. Although her physical age was about the same as his own, he truly felt that this approach was the right one.

Recalling the teachers he had encountered in the past, some had actually treated him fairly, but most had not.

That period passed quickly; although it was only an hour or two, it felt quite long.

"Alright, class is over, go take a break. You've learned a lot of alchemy knowledge today and understood some methods for refining medicine. Rest for half an hour, then come back to continue class.

If anyone is feeling unwell and needs to take sick leave, or if something urgent comes up at home and you need to leave temporarily, that's fine. Just tell me, and I'll write you a leave slip."

Zhong Kui was so gentle with his students because he remembered his own time in school.

He had complained so much about the strict education in school, so now that he was a teacher himself, he chose to be easier on his students. While strict requirements were still necessary, if the students were truly exhausted, they could rest.

For example, if they were truly hungry—the school Zhong Kui attended in the past was truly harsh; you couldn't eat during class, which was understandable, but you weren't even allowed to drink water when thirsty, which was truly going too far.

Some students even needed to take medicine due to special medical conditions, and when they started to feel unwell, the teachers would still use sarcastic remarks.

That was why Zhong Kui was implicitly gentler with these students; if any special situations arose, he would treat them with special care.

(Note: I will state here that the author attended school abroad, but also attended school domestically in the past. In domestic schools when I was young, you indeed couldn't eat during class, which is understandable, but teachers did allow you to drink water if you were thirsty. Furthermore, special medical conditions, such as needing to take medicine, were also understood. The author's previous school was relatively relaxed. The school of the protagonist here is based on the school of a friend of the author as a negative example. The author often heard friends complain about how strict and inhumane their old schools were. Therefore, it is used here as a negative example.)

Subsequently, the students were dismissed.

"Jingjing, how is the alchemy teacher for your age group? I've heard some things about him; how is he treating you all?"

"Luoluo, let me tell you, this teacher is so good to us, and very gentle. When we are about to fail at alchemy, he even encourages us to start over instead of engaging in strict education. He doesn't use corporal punishment either; he's so good to us."

Soon after, Zhong Kui's alchemy class and his teaching style spread.

Jing Hongchen also heard about Zhong Kui's teaching style quickly and didn't think there was any problem with it.

"He's a young man, after all. He has sympathy for children of his own age and doesn't use strict education, preferring to be gentle. That's very understandable."

Jing Hongchen looked at the course evaluations for Zhong Kui from those learning alchemy and acknowledged that while Zhong Kui wasn't a strict teacher, he was at least a qualified one who treated his students with responsibility and gentleness.

"I'll go check out his educational course when I have time."

Soon, it was time for alchemy again, and Zhong Kui began to teach everyone.

"Everyone, do you know about the Alchemy Cauldron? The alchemists recorded in ancient ruins basically held some excellent Alchemy Cauldrons in high regard. These Alchemy Cauldrons are basically very helpful for alchemy, and some can even be used for combat."

"??? Alchemy Cauldrons can even be used for combat???"

The students were quite confused at this moment. On the other side, Hall Master Hongchen, Jing Hongchen, had also secretly come to the classroom to eavesdrop on the lesson and see how Zhong Kui taught his students.

"Alchemy Cauldrons can also be used for combat?"

Hall Master Hongchen could hardly believe his ears upon hearing this.

"I shall demonstrate it for you all; some can be used for combat, while others are incapable of fighting but can provide certain auxiliary effects. Let me show you.

Clear out an area for me to demonstrate."

Zhong Kui recalled that in Battle Through the Heavens, it was indeed mentioned that some Alchemy Cauldrons could be used for combat, though their utility was limited, while others could assist in battle.

Following this, Zhong Kui took out the Alchemy Cauldron and quickly injected his Beast Fire into it. He then placed the cauldron onto the ground, and soon, a barrier-like structure formed by the Beast Fire appeared in the cleared area.