The Naming of the Night
Chapter 680

The Young Dean

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The dormitory area is under lockdown, and Time Walker who are not from City No. 10 are temporarily unable to move around freely.

Meanwhile, 4,811 Time Walker stood anxiously in the square in front of the dormitory area.

Although they didn't know what had happened, the heart-wrenching screams they heard upon their return cast a shadow over everyone's hearts.

They saw that Principal Zheng's face was grave, and the boy next to him... wait, isn't that Qing Chen, the boss of Bai Zhou?!

Before this, most people were waiting for Qing Chen to appear, wanting to see what this legendary Time Walker looked like, but no one had ever seen Qing Chen.

Everyone thought that the Lord of Daybreak disdained to come to the Time Walker Academy.

Qing Chen's appearance even eased the tension of some of the girls, who whispered among themselves, discussing things related to Qing Chen.

However, Zheng Yuandong didn't have time to let them process their emotions. He had to break through the emotions of these Time Walker as quickly as possible and instill fear in them.

Only fear can ignite the Time Walker's will to survive and make them realize that everything the academy is doing now is not a drill or a joke.

Zheng Yuandong slowly said, "Fellow Time Walker, City No. 10, where you are located, is currently in an extremely dangerous state. We suspect that someone has placed a demigod's corpse in the City No. 10's sewage system, causing biological contamination of the entire city and leading to a large-scale mutation and reproduction of rats."

"You heard the screams when you returned, that's because 16 Time Walker have been attacked by rats in the city and died. Last time you returned they were still alive and kicking, running around with you, but this time they're just skeletons."

As they spoke, Ni Ergou and Lu Yuan carried sixteen skeletons to all the Time Walker and instantly lifted the white cloth covering them.

The Time Walker retreated in fright, but this was exactly the result Zheng Yuandong wanted.

If it were anything else, he could wait for the children in front of him to grow up slowly, but now there is no such opportunity. If these children do not realize the seriousness of the matter, they may not have the chance to grow up.

At this moment, Chen Zhuoqu, standing in the crowd, suddenly asked, "Principal Zheng, what should we do?"

When these words were uttered, many Kunlun members were astonished to find that even when faced with the skeletons before them, the Scroll King remained calm and rational.

Her first thought was what she should do.

Zheng Yuandong said in a heavy tone, "I now require you to form mutual aid groups under the arrangement of the academy. The academy will appoint the team leaders based on your usual performance. I require you to obey the command of your team leaders after the next crossing, use all your money to purchase supplies as soon as possible, and then move to the border gate in the south of the city to leave City No. 10."

Zheng Yuandong: "Don't go to the dark corners of the city, don't go to places with few people. This will be your first principle for survival."

Although Kunlun and Baizhou both decided to inform the other conglomerates about this matter, now that time has returned, they need to make arrangements for the Time Walker as thoroughly as possible.

And the captain will undoubtedly be the one with the highest score.

The academy's points system is a comprehensive and integrated evaluation system. A Time Walker who can obtain the highest points must be more outstanding and powerful than others.

The 4,811 people will be divided into 96 teams of about 50 people each by the college. They will go to purchase supplies and then leave the city.

The academy began dividing the area into zones to assign teams to the Time Walker.

However, Qing Chen suddenly said, "Wait a minute, I will assign the team, I will designate the escape route, and I will also designate the location for purchasing supplies."

The Time Walker and Kunlun members were stunned; they hadn't expected Qing Chen to step forward at this moment.

Lu Yuan scratched his head and asked curiously, "Is there something wrong with what we did?"

Qing Chen shook his head. "No problem. From the beginning of sealing off the scene until now, the academy has done an impeccable job. It's just that I can do better, so let me do it."

Normally, Qing Chen might choose to hide his talents or be modest, but when it comes to matters of life and death, he has no room for pretense.

Qing Chen said, "Wait for me a moment."

As he spoke, he returned to the War Fortress and summoned Xiao Tongyun and Jingūji Maki.

He squatted down and said, "Maki, let me draw it. You create a sand table model in the square in front of the dormitory area."

After saying that, he lay down on the huge sheet of paper and copied it exactly onto the paper based on the satellite map of City No. 10 that he had seen at the Qing Clan Secret Intelligence Department.

On the plaza outside the dormitory area, the Time Walker and Kunlun members watched as a huge sand table model of City No. 10 slowly appeared before them.

The sand table model is erected, like a blackboard, making it easy for everyone to look up and view.

Skyscrapers rose up before them, in District 1, Zone 2, Zone 3.

The Time Walker said, "Wait a minute, even the trees on the streets of the second district are exactly the same. I remember that row of trees, they were definitely paulownia trees."

"Even the storefronts and signs on the street are all the same."

At this point, everyone finally realized that this was a real 3D sand table. The so-called realism meant that there were no fictional elements, and everything could be used as a reference and guide in reality.

The Time Walker suddenly looked toward the mysterious War Fortress.

When City No. 10 is replicated pixel by pixel, it seems as if they are experiencing the rise and fall of a city.

"What are they trying to do?" the Time Walker asked in confusion.

The next moment, Qing Chen walked out of the War Academy, looking somewhat tired.

He took a laser pointer and drew an area on the map. "Time Walker residing in this area, step forward."

More than forty Time Walker walked slowly away, looking at each other in bewilderment.

Qing Chen said without turning his head, "Lu Yuan, you assign them team leaders, and then everyone come and watch. I require you to come out of your homes and immediately gather at the entrance of this convenience store on Guangdian Street. The team leaders will count the money on each of you and then purchase water, protein bars, canned synthetic meat, sugar, and lighters from the convenience store. Buy as much as you can."

Qing Chen moved the laser pointer to draw a route in the city. "After you come out of Guangdian Street, keep going south along Ziyun Road. It's easy to get a taxi there. Everyone take taxis in batches and go to the border crossing gate. Remember to tell the driver not to go through Qixing Street, because although it's the closest, it gets very congested from 8 pm to 2 am."

As he spoke, Qing Chen looked expressionlessly at the Time Walker behind him. "Did anyone remember?"

The Time Walker were stunned for a moment, exchanging bewildered glances. "What you just said wasn't fast, but it was a bit complicated."

At that moment, a Time Walker of about seventeen or eighteen years old stepped forward. "Hello."

For a moment, the Time Walker didn't know how to address Qing Chen. Should he call him "Classmate Qing Chen"? He couldn't bring himself to say it; the other person was clearly not on his level.

Why not just be shameless and call him "boss" directly? That seems a bit abrupt.

Qing Chen looked at him and said, "You can call me Dean, the Dean of the Agricultural Academy."

At midnight on Whale Island, the Time Walker was first taken aback, then gasped in shock.

Prior to this, many Time Walker searched for information about the dean of the Agricultural Academy on the Academy app, especially after people learned that those miraculous products came from the Agricultural Academy.

However, no matter how hard they searched, the identity of the dean of the College of Agriculture remained a mystery.

Qing Chen and the Dean of the Agricultural Academy are known as the Great God Author figures within the Time Walker Academy.

But now everyone has realized that these two mysterious figures are actually the same person.

It's so strange that a boy who is only 17 years old has become the head of a hospital! Is he really their age?

Qing Chen interrupted the Time Walker's train of thought, "What do you want?"

The Time Walker who had just stepped forward said timidly, "Dean, I can remember the route you just drew. I know how to get there."

Qing Chen nodded. "Very good, you will be the deputy captain and assist the captain in the evacuation work."

In Qing Chen's team setup, the person with the strongest organizational, coordination, and thinking abilities is the team leader, and the person familiar with the route is the deputy team leader.

He waved for them to return to the group and drew another area on the sand table with a laser pointer. "Time Walker in this area, please step forward. I require you to gather at the pharmacy on Fangcao Street, use all your savings to buy outdoor emergency supplies, and then cross Kaixuan West Road. Remember, do not take Jiudu Avenue; it's very congested there, and I suspect it's also a major area affected by the Rat Tide infestation. Those who can remember the route, please step forward."

At this moment, Chen Zhuoqu stepped forward. "Dean, I will remember."

"Anything else?" Qing Chen asked calmly. "Anyone else you can remember, please step forward."

Another student stepped forward. "Dean, I can remember that."

"Very good, you'll be the vice-captain," Qing Chen said, looking at Chen Zhuoqu. "You are the captain, and the lives of the team members can't all be entrusted to you alone. If you die, the vice-captain can still lead everyone forward. If the vice-captain dies, at least everyone will still have you as their backbone."

Everyone felt a chill; this young dean was still considering the worst-case scenario.

When Chen Zhuoqu first heard that Qing Chen wanted to find another person who knew the way, she thought that Qing Chen did not trust her. However, after hearing Qing Chen's arrangement, she immediately accepted it. "I understand, Dean."

Qing Chen nodded and continued assigning tasks to the next group.

Lu Yuan stood beside the sand table, frowning as he looked at it. To be honest, he couldn't imagine what kind of brain Qing Chen possessed, that he could know all the road conditions and routes in City No. 10 so well.

At first, he was somewhat resentful that the other party had taken over the task of arranging the Time Walker, but now he was convinced.

Moreover, Lu Yuan also realized his previous mistake. He had been assigning group areas based solely on his intuition, but when the sand table appeared, he realized how foolish he had been.

It's important to know that the city in the Inner World is three-dimensional. Some buildings have 88 floors, and some buildings have only 1 floor. Students from the same geographical area may have to take a flying car to quickly meet up with others, otherwise they will have to take a long detour.

This situation would never occur when Qing Chen distributes the resources.

Lu Yuan understood that Qing Chen had interrupted him because he realized this problem.

He recalled the beginning of the time travel incident, when he followed that figure through one intersection after another. The other person was just an ordinary student, yet he was able to easily shake off their cross-tracking, as if even the traffic lights were helping him.

In fact, the one who felt this computing power most deeply was not Lu Yuan, nor the group of Time Walker, but Kamiyo Yunhe. He clearly understood the feeling of fighting against the world and fate when he fought Qing Chen in the city.

However, it's not that Lu Yuan is stupid; any normal person would make this mistake when faced with a vast Inner World city.

At this moment, all the Time Walker were waiting in the square outside the dormitory area for Qing Chen to assign groups and vice-captains one by one. He also warned the vice-captains that they must bring the captains to review the route three times a day for the remaining six days and must memorize it, because the route meant life.

From midnight to dawn, from morning to noon.

It took Qing Chen a full 12 hours to arrange all the routes for the 99 groups.

After the Time Walker were assigned to groups, they could go back to their dormitories to rest, but Qing Chen stood there for a full 12 hours.

Everyone could see the deep weariness in Qing Chen's eyes.

But he didn't rest for a single minute, he didn't stop for a single minute.

Moreover, everyone suddenly realized that from last night to noon today, although Qing Chen had begun to show signs of fatigue, his mind remained clear.

The 4,811 Time Walker were most familiar with the area they lived in, and they also knew that Qing Chen had never made a mistake.

Earlier, some Time Walker were not convinced. When people saw information about the Lord of Daybreak online, many said that he was just lucky to be around a big shot, while others said that he was able to achieve his current success because he was helped by a big shot.

But only those Time Walker will realize what a terrifying mind it was.

Even a scholar like Chen Zhuoqu, after watching Qing Chen for four hours, felt a sense of inferiority for the first time.

She kept trying to write down every route and precaution Qing Chen mentioned, to see how long she could follow Qing Chen's train of thought.

As a result, by the fourth hour, she couldn't keep up at all, and her mind began to become muddled due to the large amount of information she had memorized.

She could only admire and Qing Xing that the boss she would be following in the future was a "King of Curry" who was even more powerful than herself!

Who can possibly win this battle?

Chen Zhuoqu left at 4:30 a. m. When Hu Jingyi asked her where she was going, she said she was going to continue challenging the cliff.

The Time Walker beside her was somewhat surprised; how could she still have the mind to challenge a cliff in the middle of the night?

Chen Zhuoqu looked at the others nonchalantly. "What else? Are we just going to sit here and wait to die? All the challengers who have been assigned to groups, stop standing here like idiots and come with me. Those who haven't been assigned yet, wait for the dean to assign groups and then gather at the cliff."

I don't know why Chen Zhuoqu is now like the leader of that group of challengers, and no one stands up to refute her words.

Zheng Yuandong left at 2 a. m. Ni Ergou asked him if he didn't need to stay and oversee things, and Zheng Yuandong replied: Qing Chen is enough here.

This is the trust that Boss Zheng has in Boss Qing. He discovered that Qing Chen genuinely wants to help the Time Walker survive. To be honest, this completely changed his opinion of Qing Chen.

Tonight, Qing Chen was like someone who suddenly stood up to save the day when a building was about to collapse, turning those who were initially unconvinced into completely convinced.

Only Xiao Qi and her family members looked at Qing Chen with admiration from beginning to end. This was their parent!

At noon, all tasks were assigned and completed.

The team leaders and deputy leaders of each group stood in front of the sand table, recording their respective routes. Many team members also came to record their routes on their own initiative, so that they could take over if the team leaders and deputy leaders died.

Qing Chen slowly walked towards the War Academy and returned to his recliner to fall asleep.

Sun Chuci and the others watched silently. They knew what Qing Chen had done and admired him sincerely.

Kamishiro Kono put her index finger to her lips, signaling everyone to keep their noise down so as not to disturb Qing Chen's sleep.

She looked at that familiar yet unfamiliar face, but just watched quietly and did nothing.

At this moment, Qing Chen, with his eyes closed, said, "Begin transplanting the third batch of Longevity Sky Fruits. Remember to save them all; I need to distribute them to the Time Walker in City No. 10 in advance. Sun Chuci, go tell Lu Yuan that the Longevity Sky Fruits I sent out in advance are on credit. Once those Time Walker survive, remember to complete tasks and earn points to make up for it for me."

The Time Walker in the Agricultural Academy were both amused and exasperated. What kind of time was this? The boss still acted like a wealthy landlord.

However, they realized that Qing Chen's work was not over yet, and the boss was still making plans.

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