Class Monitor Ning Tian and Wu Feng

After Mu Jin briefly explained some matters and basic knowledge in the first class, it quickly came to an end.

Then, before class was dismissed, Mu Jin brought up something.

"Students, Class Nine has only just been formed, so we need a class monitor to assist the teacher with management—" Halfway through, Mu Jin drew out his tone and swept his gaze over the students below. Just as he expected, upon hearing the words "class monitor," many students who considered themselves gifted and well-cultivated showed eager expressions.

Except for Lu Yuan.

What a joke. What benefits were there to being Shrek's class monitor, especially a class monitor at Shrek Academy during the era of The Ultimate Douluo?

There was no need to mention the first Douluo era. The academy was still in its infancy, with only a handful of students. There was hardly any talk of class monitors.

During the era of Dragon King Legend, Douluo Star developed at a breakneck pace, and Shrek Academy kept up with the times. Class monitors in the outer court received a certain number of contribution points each month and could exchange them for cultivation resources.

But during the era of The Ultimate Douluo?

The answer was: nothing at all.

The whole idea was that if you were willing to endure hardship, you would have endless hardship to endure; if you were willing to work, you would have endless work to do. It was all about dedication—a pure workhorse tool for the homeroom teacher.

So as far as Lu Yuan was concerned, working was out of the question. Instead of wasting his time worrying about all sorts of trivial matters between classmates, he might as well worry about whether Sister Nan Nan had eaten a little more today and put on a little weight!

What was going on? Did he already think becoming a Soul Elder was in the bag? Or was he simply distracted?

Lu Yuan's calm expression puzzled Mu Jin somewhat. In his understanding, serving as the class monitor of a freshman class in Shrek's outer court was an incomparably glorious position. The students should all be thrilled and eager to participate. How could anyone be uninterested?

Impossible. Absolutely impossible!

Fortunately, years of teaching experience kept Mu Jin's expression completely unchanged. He continued, "Based on everyone's current cultivation, the teacher has tentatively decided on a candidate for class monitor..."

Hearing that Mu Jin had already chosen someone, the students below could not help feeling disappointed. Seeing this, Mu Jin calmly added, "Of course, if any students have objections to the class monitor candidate, the teacher encourages you to raise them. As long as you issue a challenge and succeed, the position of class monitor will belong to you!"

Mu Jin's skillfully provocative words successfully stirred the students' fighting spirit. They rubbed their hands together, their eyes gleaming as they prepared to see who had been selected in advance.

"According to the information received by the teacher, there are two students in the class with Soul Elder cultivation. They are Ning Tian, an auxiliary-type Soul Elder, and Lu Yuan, a control-type Battle Soul Elder!" As Mu Jin spoke, he motioned for the two to stand.

Since Ning Tian was an auxiliary-type Soul Master, everyone instinctively excluded her from the competition for class monitor. Thus, the eager little geniuses all set their sights on Lu Yuan.

"Teacher Mu!" Lu Yuan, who was standing, raised his hand.

"Oh—could it be that Lu Yuan is already confident of victory?" Mu Jin looked as though he was enjoying the spectacle and added in Ning Tian's direction, "Auxiliary-type students may also participate in this selection~ As long as they voluntarily choose another Battle Soul Master, enhance them, and have the chosen student fight on their behalf, victory will also count as a successful challenge!"

The moment those words came out, Wu Feng, who had worn a cold expression all along, revealed a fierce glint in her eyes. She stared fixedly at Lu Yuan, waiting only for the young mistress beside her to give the order. Then she would cut down this smug fellow and seize his lousy class monitor position.

"That's not it, Teacher Mu. What I mean is, I'm choosing to withdraw from this selection."

"Withdraw? Why?" Hearing this, Mu Jin's lips parted slightly as he asked instinctively.

"No particular reason. I just don't think I'm ready or determined enough to serve my classmates yet. After all, whether one is the class monitor or an ordinary student, everyone is serving the class, right?" Lu Yuan spread his hands.

"All right, then." Faced with Lu Yuan's flawless response, Mu Jin could only let it go. He then asked Ning Tian, "Then Ning Tian, as an auxiliary-type Soul Elder, would you like to run?"

"I would, Teacher!"

After glancing at Lu Yuan in surprise, Ning Tian promptly replied.

As the young mistress of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, the position of Class Nine's monitor would help her better connect with teachers and classmates. It could both build connections for her future and help her identify talented individuals to persuade into joining the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

"I support Young—Ning Tian as class monitor!" As soon as Ning Tian finished speaking, Wu Feng sprang to her feet. She had only gotten halfway through calling her "Young Mistress" before remembering that this was the academy, not the sect, and hurriedly changed her form of address to "Ning Tian."

As she spoke, two yellow soul rings rose beneath her feet. Her Red Dragon Martial Soul Possession erupted, letting out a silent roar at everyone around her—

She was clearly a level-twenty-five assault-type Soul Grandmaster.

Well, what else was there to say? The class monitor position was hers.

When Lu Yuan withdrew from the competition, many people had already been preparing to raise their hands. After all, Soul Elder cultivation really was troublesome for them to deal with. But without the pressure of a Soul Elder, who among them was not a genius Soul Master from their hometown?

However, Wu Feng's move completely shattered their hopes. Her level-twenty-five cultivation was already the highest aside from Lu Yuan and Ning Tian. On top of that, with Wu Feng's top-tier Red Dragon Martial Soul and the support of Ning Tian, an auxiliary-type Soul Elder, the people present had practically no chance of winning.

What was more, Wu Feng, the ultimate young-mistress protector, had already entered her bristling dragon mode to help Ning Tian become class monitor. Lu Yuan believed that if anyone dared challenge Ning Tian at this point, Wu Feng would definitely snort fiercely at them and make them pay a painful price.

"All right, then." Looking at these troublesome children, Mu Jin could not help feeling a headache coming on. Don't get angry, don't get angry. They're all my students. My future evaluation still depends on them performing well in the freshman assessment. Mu Jin comforted himself before announcing, "Ning Tian will temporarily serve as the class monitor of Class Nine."

"Class dismissed!"

"Lu Yuan! Thank you!"

During the break after class, Ning Tian brought Wu Feng over to Lu Yuan's desk and thanked him.

"What are you thanking me for?"

"Thank you for withdrawing from the class monitor competition," Ning Tian said gently. "Otherwise, knowing Xiao Feng, she definitely would have challenged you. Then things might have ended unpleasantly for everyone."

Hearing Ning Tian's words, Wu Feng let out a cold snort. However, she did not refute her. Instead, she nodded at Lu Yuan and said, "Thank you for withdrawing from the competition for class monitor."

Seeing Wu Feng like this, Lu Yuan could not help but laugh—she looked so reluctant that Ning Tian had most likely dragged her over to thank him.

"It's nothing. I wasn't very interested in this sort of thing to begin with. Besides, capable people should take on more work. Since Ning Tian is willing to serve the class, why wouldn't I be happy to let her?" Lu Yuan waved his hand dismissively.

"Lu Yuan, you really know how to talk!" Ning Tian covered her mouth and laughed softly at his words—Lu Yuan's official-sounding tone reminded Ning Tian of her sect-master father. Yet paired with Lu Yuan's childlike appearance, it created a strange sense of contrast.

"Then let's formally introduce ourselves. Ning Tian and Wu Feng, from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. We're auxiliary-type and assault-type Soul Masters respectively. We'll most likely become teammates in the upcoming freshman assessment." Ning Tian did not say anything to elevate her status as the young mistress. Instead, she extended her small hand toward Lu Yuan. "I wonder whether we might have the honor of inviting Lu Yuan to lunch? Consider it—getting to know our future teammate in advance? And a thank-you for Lu Yuan 'yielding the position to the worthy.'"

"Then I'll gladly accept!" Under Wu Feng's watchful glare, Lu Yuan deliberately put on an act as he shook Ning Tian's small hand—

After all, who would not want to eagerly enjoy a meal treated by a rich little blonde girl?