Smack!
A piece of chalk fell from above, smashing through the barrier the young scholarship student had set up and bringing the lively little discussion in the corner of the classroom to a halt.
"Class meeting!"
After more than a month, Old Yao's familiar smiling face appeared at the podium and once again entered Zheng Qing's sight. He looked exactly the same as before. "If you have any secrets to whisper, save them for after the class meeting... And those of you catching up on homework, a little diligence now won't help much. What were you doing earlier?"
A chaotic burst of laughter rose from below, mixed with impatient questions like, "Welcome back!" and "Will you be teaching Magic Spell Class tomorrow morning too?"
"Why is that Stick Figure so quiet today?" Seizing the chance, Zheng Qing looked behind the door in puzzlement. "I didn't even hear him warn us that Old Yao was coming!"
"Wasn't the soundproofing barrier your doing?" Dr. Xiao said speechlessly.
Knock!
Old Yao held his pipe and tapped the lectern lightly, raising a hand to signal everyone to quiet down.
"Haven't I been teaching you all this whole time? There isn't much difference between a projection and the real person." Once the excitement in the classroom subsided slightly, the professor spoke again with a chuckle. "As for tomorrow morning, that depends on the situation... The lab work was originally so demanding that I didn't even have time tonight... But your performance at this School Hunting Meet was simply too outstanding... I had to come by."
Before he had even finished speaking, the entire class turned their eyes toward Zheng Qing, Nicholas, and the others.
Using the word "outstanding" to describe Class Astronomy 08-1's results in this year's School Hunt Competition was truly rather conservative. Even