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Xu Jintang speculated, "Could it be related to the Military Academy League?"

These words reminded Xue Zhongqi, and his eyes lit up. "You know what, every Military Academy League is usually a five-person team competition. But we've never had to organize a separate class before."

Xu Jintang was too lazy to think about it that much. She chuckled and said nonchalantly, "We'll find out when the time comes."

After parting ways with Xue Zhongqi downstairs, Xu Jintang rushed upstairs, returned to her dormitory, lay down on her bed, and fell asleep immediately.

She slept soundly and woke up naturally.

The next day, as soon as Xu Jintang opened her eyes, she got out of bed and drew back the curtains.

She stretched on the balcony, the sunlight warming her.

After basking in the sun for a while, Xu Jintang returned to the house, sat down, and activated the communicator's light screen.

On the military academy's internal forum, a post titled "[First-Year Support Class Wins a Decisive Victory in Challenge]" has been pushed to the top of today's trending topics.

Xu Jintang clicked on the post out of curiosity.

Star Network user 7908: [I couldn't sleep last night, but I was fortunate enough to witness the support team's resounding victory in their counterattack. I can only say, staying up all night yesterday was definitely worth it!]

I won't change my name until I reach Third Tier: [Thanks to junior Jintang, I became rich overnight! fist bump. jpg]

Leikedasi's Number One Handsome Guy: [Upstairs, did you bet on the support team to win? How much did you bet to become rich overnight?]

The number of replies has already exceeded a thousand, and it seems that almost half of the senior students in Leikedasi have been watching the support class's challenge live stream these past few days.

Xu Jintang, who kept his achievements hidden, quietly withdrew from the forum.

Because of the challenge between the support classes, all three first-year classes had their classes cancelled.

In the afternoon, Wu Jinghong sent a message in the class group chat. "[A class meeting will be held promptly at 2 PM in the classroom. No one may be absent without a valid reason.]"

Having rested well and regained their energy, the students replied one after another: [Received!]

At 2 PM, the atmosphere in the auxiliary class was very quiet.

The students' faces were tense, unsure whether they would receive praise or criticism from their homeroom teacher.

Wu Jinghong stood on the podium expressionlessly, her gaze sweeping across the entire room before finally settling on Xu Jintang, a slight smile playing on her lips.

"Excellent! Your performance this time has impressed all the teachers. The reward for the hot springs is still valid. Everyone, get ready, our whole class is going to the hot springs next door later!"

The students, who had just been tense, cheered. "Yay! Let's go to the hot springs!"

Yan Yuting, who was sitting to the side, excitedly leaned over and said, "Squad leader, I've prepared two super cute hot spring outfits. Let's each take one."

Xu Jintang glanced at her, somewhat surprised, "When did you prepare this?"

"I was so excited last night that I couldn't sleep, so I bought a lot of clothes online overnight, and the drone delivered them to my dorm this morning." Yan Yuting's voice became cheerful.

Xu Jintang glanced at her excessively prominent dark circles.

No wonder it's so heavy.

While the auxiliary class was celebrating their success and preparing to go to the hot springs, the two classes next door were also holding a criticism meeting.

"This is absolutely outrageous! Two classes combined couldn't even beat the support! All of you, write a proper self-criticism today, and submit a 1000-word self-criticism by the end of the weekend!"

The head teacher of the close combat class stood in front of the podium with a stern face and said with a look of disappointment.

Yu Wanyao and the others all lowered their heads, unable to utter a single word in rebuttal.

That's really outrageous. Logically speaking, even if they played blindfolded, the two classes combined shouldn't have lost.

As a result, they not only lost, but were completely eliminated by the defending team.

After the meeting, students from both classes walked out of the classroom one after another with their heads down.

At this moment, Xu Jintang was coming out of the auxiliary class surrounded by his classmates.

Her radiant smile immediately caught Yu Wanyao's attention.

However, Yu Wanyao only glanced at her before turning and walking away.

"Isn't this A-Yao? Our class is going to the hot springs together. How about I treat you to some?" Xue Zhongqi caught up with Yu Wanyao with a smile, his cheeky manner making you want to slap him.

Yu Wanyao's face immediately darkened. "Get out!"

Xue Zhongqi, unperturbed by the scolding, continued to shamelessly follow behind her, saying, "Don't be angry, it's normal to win and lose in a competition."

Xu Jintang crossed his arms and nudged Yan Yuting with his elbow, "Don't you think Xue Zhongqi is a bit annoying?"

Yan Yuting glanced at Xue Zhongqi, who was walking ahead, and nodded heavily, "That's true to some extent."

As if he had overheard the two talking behind his back, Xue Zhongqi suddenly turned around and asked, "Class monitor, what are you two talking about?"

"It's nothing." Xu Jintang silently looked away, pretending to look at the flowers by the roadside.

Yan Yuting glanced to the other side, pretending to look at a tree.

Xue Zhongqi frowned. These two were actually whispering to each other without him?

He cleared his throat and emphasized, "The three of us are a team."

Xu Jintang quickened his pace silently and walked out of the military academy.

Yan Yuting smiled, remained silent, and quickly followed.

The hot spring resort is located on the street opposite the military academy.

Xu Jintang led the auxiliary class out of the military academy and went straight into the shop.

More than thirty people instantly filled the store.

Upon seeing that it was a big order, the shop owner immediately smiled obsequiously, bowing and gesturing for the customer to proceed, "Distinguished guests, please go upstairs."

Xu Jintang led his classmates upstairs first.

Wu Jinghong and the homeroom teachers of the other two classes then entered the store.

The head instructor of the close combat class shook his head and sighed, "All the little salary I earned this month has gone to waste. What was I even doing this for?"

The head teacher of the long-range attack class was equally helpless, "A bet's a bet, pay up."

Wu Jinghong smiled and said, "Thank you both on behalf of our students."

The hot spring pools are divided into men's and women's sections.

Xu Jintang and the other girls followed the shop assistant to the women's changing room.

"Squad leader, here you go." Yan Yuting tossed over a light pink hot spring outfit, the kind with short sleeves and shorts, loose and casual, perfect for wearing at home.

Xu Jintang quickly changed into her hot spring clothes and went to the hot spring pool in the inner room.

The hot spring water was steaming, and the temperature was just right. Xu Jintang stepped onto the steps and soaked into the pool. His whole body felt warm and cozy, and after a short while, he felt his spiritual energy begin to circulate automatically.

"How amazing! My mental energy is actually starting to circulate on its own," Yan Yuting exclaimed in surprise.

The shop assistant, who was adding chemicals to the hot spring water, explained with a smile, "This is a specialty of our shop. Just one soak in the hot spring can expel 20% of the impurities and toxins from your body, and it can also nourish your meridians and improve the speed of your mental energy circulation. If you can consistently soak here, it will definitely be very beneficial to everyone."

"There's a reason why it's expensive." Xu Jintang closed his eyes, placed his hands on the edge of the hot spring pool, and tilted his head back to enjoy it.

A short while later, the girls suddenly started discussing the Ability User Competition.

"I heard that the Ability User Competition and the Inscription Master Competition will be held at the same time this year. It feels like things are going to get lively again."

Yan Yuting also chimed in, "Are you planning to participate? I heard the prize money is pretty high."

The girl opposite shook her head. "Only those who finish in the top three get the prize money. Many of the participants are at least at the Fourth Tier; we'd just be cannon fodder at best."

Xu Jintang did not participate in the discussion, but simply leaned against the side to rest.

Half an hour later, the originally clear hot spring water gradually became turbid.

Xu Jintang and his companions were called out of the hot spring pool by the shop assistant.

When I left the hot spring resort, the sun was almost setting.

The afterglow of the setting sun shone on the earth, reflecting a hue of orange-red.

After the auxiliary class challenge ended, Xu Jintang became famous throughout the military academy, and many second- and third-year students heard about her prowess.

Not long after, the revised regulations were also released.

[Starting today, students in the auxiliary classes will participate together in the Military Academy League selection process and various elimination assessments.]

The military academy's internal forum exploded that day.

Star Network user 9027: [Holy crap! Support classes can participate in Military Academy League selections now?!]

Leikedasi's Longest Legs: [However, the support class also has to participate in elimination assessments. If their midterm and final exam scores don't meet the standards, they will either have to repeat the year or be asked to leave.]

The joy of life lies in going crazy: [Guys, the important thing is that Leikedasi, which always boasts strict school rules, actually changed the rules because of the support class! This is something that will go down in history.]

Star Network user 7362: [Indeed, in the more than 100 years since Leikedasi was founded, this is the first time that a support class has directly defeated both melee and ranged attackers.]

Zhuang Silin also saw the shocked discussions among the students on the internal forum.

Although the school rules were supposed to be changed anyway, Xu Jintang's success in leading the auxiliary class to victory in the competition did surprise many military academy leaders, which accelerated the pace of the rule change.

She turned off the communicator's light screen and was about to get up to rest.

At that moment, a communication screen suddenly popped up; it was a call from Song Tianqi.

Zhuang Silin accepted the call.

"Teacher, Sister Shiyi and I are back from our special training!" Song Tianqi's carefree voice came from across the room.

The miniature version of him projected on the light screen was scratching his head, his round face full of smiles.

Zhuang Silin smiled with satisfaction. "You're back just in time. Your old classmate just did something big at our military academy."

Song Tianqi was taken aback. "Old classmate? Who is it? What's the big deal?"

"Xu Jintang just led the support squad to victory against both the melee and ranged squads."

Song Tianqi's pupils dilated instantly, and his voice became loud. "The class monitor got into Leikedasi?!"

Jiang Shiyi, standing to the side, was taken aback. "The support team won against both melee and ranged attackers?"

Zhuang Silin laughed and said, "You can go ask her yourselves."

The three first-grade classes have resumed their normal class schedules.