Indeed, although the witches seated in the front rows had gathered together and were whispering among themselves, they did not seem inclined to support Liu Feifei's actions. Even Jiang Yu only occasionally glanced back with concern.
Zheng Qing propped his head up with one hand and leaned sideways against his desk, his gaze slowly passing over the students in the classroom as he took in their excited, angry, pained, or gloomy expressions.
A helpless smile hung at the corner of his lips as his companions' unconcealed discussion reached his ears.
"...He merely had a conversation with the wrong person at the wrong time. Everyone knows what the Beta Town Post is like. Did we really expect it to praise Jiuyou Academy in its report?" As far as this comment went, Zhang Jixin felt he held no prejudice whatsoever against the Beta Town Post.
"Not necessarily," Fatty Xin replied. "I remember the Beta Town Post ran an article last semester praising Jiuyou Academy's educational system for producing a large number of wizards with solid fundamentals..."
Zhang Jixin gave a cold laugh. "If I remember correctly, the next day the paper used even more space to praise Alpha Academy, saying it had cultivated more ambitious talents for the Wizarding World, more creative talents, rather than those 'quasi-zombie faction' members who could only recite incantations, rigidly follow the rules, and think inflexibly."
Hearing this, Zheng Qing could not help rolling his eyes, even though his back was turned to his companions.
There was no need to ask which academy those so-called "quasi-zombie faction wizards" referred to.
Fatty Xin truly had no way to refute such deeply entrenched prejudice.
"The Beta Town Post is a commercial newspaper. It has always relied on sensational remarks to draw attention. It is nothing like our school paper,