Grade One Class Zero

Watching Leng Yaozhu carry the old man's body away at high speed, a massive rat on the ground blinked.

A faint smile appeared on its ugly face, and then its body exploded with a bang.

Although the disturbance here drew the attention of many people, it did not have much impact on the academy.

As the students from each class were taken back, everything gradually returned to normal.

Of course, after they had only attended two classes upon returning, Long Hengxu called all the students out again.

Looking at the gathered students, Long Hengxu gave a light cough.

"Everyone performed very well in this Class Promotion Tournament, especially the current Grade One Class Two and Class One. All six participating students are highly talented."

Long Hengxu paused here, his gaze sweeping over the students below, especially Chen Ye and the others.

"Following the reasonable instructions of the academy leadership and the joint deliberations of the senior administration, we are preparing to establish Grade One Class Zero starting today!"

"Class Zero will be an elite class, selecting the most outstanding students to join. Teacher Wu Zhangkong will serve as its homeroom teacher."

"The current members of Class Zero are Chen Ye, Zhang Yangzi, Wang Jinxi, Wei Xiaofeng, and Gu Yue from Class One, as well as Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and Yun Xiao from Class Two."

After Long Hengxu finished speaking, the students below had already fallen silent.

From the moment he announced the formation of Class Zero, quite a few students had gone quiet without saying anything.

When they heard the names being read out, most of them had already understood.

It was just that many were unfamiliar with Gu Yue's name, since she had not taken the field during the Class Promotion Tournament.

Meanwhile, Gu Yue, standing beside Chen Ye, kept her head slightly lowered, as though lost in thought.

Chen Ye turned to glance at Gu Yue. He always felt that this little girl was up to no good, secretly plotting something, but he had no idea what she was thinking.

Inside Eastsea Academy's temporary conference room, Tang Wulin and Xie Xie were the first to sign the agreement before them.

Though the others hesitated somewhat, they signed as well.

In the original timeline, Wei Xiaofeng had refused.

After all, he had other plans and did not want to remain tied to Eastsea Academy, so he had chosen to withdraw from school.

But this time, because Chen Ye was here, and because of the strength Chen Ye had displayed, Wei Xiaofeng managed to persuade his parents.

Seeing that all of them had signed the agreement, Long Hengxu wore a satisfied smile.

"Now that everyone has signed the agreement, I can naturally tell you about this round of benefits."

"The incentives our academy is offering you are divided into three areas."

Long Hengxu paused and looked at Chen Ye.

In fact, the academy had not originally intended to offer such generous terms. It was only because Chen Ye's talent was too monstrous—

—and because the others were also quite promising—that the academy had decided to grant them such treatment across the board.

"First, from now on, each of you can receive one serving of Grade A food at every meal."

"Second, after class, Teacher Wu Zhangkong will provide you with additional training and guidance. The academy will also provide some resource support for you."

"Of course, the most important benefit is the Spirit Ascension Platform. From now on, you will have an opportunity to enter the Spirit Ascension Platform every month."

"And under certain special circumstances, the academy will also help you apply for and purchase access to the Spirit Ascension Platform."

Long Hengxu smiled. These terms were already very good, even better than what the vast majority of academies offered.

If there had not been so many dark horses this time, Long Hengxu would never have offered such conditions.

Only after Long Hengxu had finished explaining the benefits did Principal Yu Zhen speak with a smile.

"First, congratulations on becoming students of Class Zero and recipients of Eastsea Academy's resource support."

"Although Eastsea Academy is not highly ranked on the continent, it is the only combined intermediate and advanced Soul Master academy in Eastsea City."

"With the support of abundant resources, I believe that even Shrek Academy may not be much stronger than us."

The old man wore a gentle yet confident smile, but everyone's expressions turned rather strange upon hearing his words.

Even Chen Ye fell silent. Though he did not have a particularly favorable impression of Shrek Academy because he knew the complete timeline—

—there was one thing he had to admit: Shrek's educational standards spoke for themselves.

Although it mainly followed a hands-off approach, its actual teaching level and the resources it provided were far beyond anything Eastsea Academy could compare with.

Still, seeing the smiling little old man before them, no one refuted him.

After signing the agreement, they returned to the classroom.

Chen Ye and the others were about to leave Class One and head to Grade One Class Zero.

Most of their classmates were reluctant to see them go.

Especially during the days Chen Ye had been there, not only was he handsome and pleasant to look at, but his strength was also more than sufficient.

So many people thought highly of Chen Ye.

Looking at the classmates who had come to bid him farewell, Chen Ye smiled and waved to them. Finally, he gave Ye Yingluo a deep bow.

Ye Yingluo looked at him, fell silent for a moment, then merely nodded lightly.

She was not very good at expressing such emotions. And honestly, she had not been all that responsible toward these students either.

So when she saw Chen Ye bowing so deeply in thanks, Ye Yingluo did not know what to say for a moment.

It was not until Chen Ye and the others had been gone for quite some time that Ye Yingluo came back to her senses and resumed teaching.

Yet anyone could tell that her mood had clearly sunk considerably.

Inside the brand-new classroom, even the desks and chairs were brand-new. With only a few chairs set out, Chen Ye was the first to take a seat in the front row.

As Chen Ye sat down, Wei Xiaofeng was just about to seize the opportunity when a pair of hands grabbed him by the back of his neck.

When he turned his head, he saw Gu Yue. Looking into the cold gaze of the girl, Wei Xiaofeng inexplicably lost his nerve.

He was just about to argue a few words to prove himself when Gu Yue sent him flying with a kick.

Gu Yue's single kick dealt with the enemy, making Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi behind her swallow hard.

They were actually feeling somewhat guilty. Since Gu Yue had been following Chen Ye around these past few days, the three of them had suffered greatly as well.

Wei Xiaofeng especially would often move close to Chen Ye, only to be inexplicably beaten up by Gu Yue.

The other two would get beaten up alongside him. Wang Jinxi had originally intended to deal with Gu Yue according to the principle of not hitting girls.

But after fighting for a while, he discovered that he could not beat her at all, and ended up getting thrashed even more badly.

So they had secretly given Gu Yue the nickname Violent Girl.

Naturally, they did not dare say that nickname aloud, because they did not even dare imagine the consequences.

Watching Gu Yue naturally sit beside Chen Ye, the three of them swallowed at the same time, then hurriedly prepared to get away from this violent girl.

But in the end, they were one step too late. Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and Yun Xiao entered behind them, not understanding what was going on.

But seeing the three quickly move away from Chen Ye, Tang Wulin happily sat behind Chen Ye.

The other two likewise began keeping their distance, sitting directly in the last row.

Seeing the seats in the last row all occupied, Wang Jinxi and the other two felt as though life had lost all meaning.

Wei Xiaofeng glanced at Gu Yue. He truly did not want to sit over there.

But unexpectedly, before he could say anything, Chen Ye stood up and walked over to Gu Yue's seat.

Gu Yue glanced at him, then calmly moved to the innermost seat, while Chen Ye sat beside her.