Chapter 70

With a click of the mouse, Su Cheng found a map of the entire school in the teaching system.

This school is not a large high school; as a town high school, it has six classes per grade and nearly a thousand students in total.

The school has complete infrastructure, including teaching buildings, a canteen, basketball courts, and an auditorium.

Based on its excellent academic record over the years, it will be able to access even more educational resources in the future.

Su Cheng zoomed in on the school map and wrote it down; it was essential to know the location of each place.

"Teacher, only Yan Xing didn't hand in his homework."

"Okay, put it down."

The familiar voice and words brought Su Cheng back to her senses. She quickly got up and looked in the direction of the sound, and found an acquaintance next to Xu Zhi's seat.

Hai Lu, Hai Shuang's younger sister.

However, at this moment, Hai Lu was wearing a school uniform, and her expression was the same as that of the students in Class 1—numb and lifeless, with an unusual air about her in every gesture.

Su Cheng's slightly bright eyes dimmed; she could no longer see any trace of incongruity between Hai Lu and a high school student.

Hai Lu has been assimilated.

And another familiar name came out of her mouth, Yan Xing? Was it the Yan Xing she knew?

Hai Lu's appearance confirms that there are indeed other participants from Golden Leaf High School.

Judging from Hai Lu's current state, it's not hard to guess that she is not a "second-generation contestant" like Su Cheng; Golden Leaf High School should be her initial scenario.

All participants pushing open the golden door signifies their selection of the Golden Leaf Town instance.

Within the large instance of Golden Leaf Town, different locations serve as smaller instances.

Su Cheng spent nearly three days exploring Golden Leaf Hospital, while Na Hai Lu and the other contestants spent the same amount of time at Golden Leaf High School.

After putting down her notebook, Hai Lu left the office, her gaze never falling on Su Cheng, who had stood up.

Su Cheng walked up to Xu Zhi, who had already started grading the assignments after they were delivered.

He didn't raise his head until Su Cheng stood still.

"Ms. Xu, could you show me your class's recent report card?" Su Cheng asked, patting Xu Zhi on the shoulder in concern that he might not hear her.

Xu Zhi's hand paused abruptly, his eyebrows furrowing impatiently as he spoke in a cold, hard voice. "Teacher Su, don't you have anything to do? Have you finished grading the students' homework? Have you finished preparing your lessons? Have you finished preparing the weekly test papers?"

His tone was sharp, and his face showed sarcasm, "It's good to teach top students, not everyone has as much free time as you."

Su Cheng asked one question, and he could retort with ten, showing that the grudge had been brewing for a long time.

He clearly resented that Su Cheng could lead the top class while he was leading the bottom class.

Xu Zhi gripped the red pen tightly in resentment, a crimson glint flashing in his dark pupils.

That was a hidden resentment.

Su Cheng looked at him with a deep gaze, her voice devoid of anger, and calmly repeated, "Mr. Xu, could I see your class's recent report cards?"

"..."

Meeting those dark eyes, Xu Zhi felt a sudden jolt in his heart, and the words caught in his throat. He clenched his fists so tightly that, if he had the strength, he might have broken the pen in his hand.

Their eyes met, and Su Cheng's relentless determination got Xu Zhi, who was in a hurry to correct homework, to take out the weekly test results from two days ago from the folder.

"Give it back to me after you've read it! If you bother me again, I won't hesitate to report you to Teacher Gao."

Xu Zhi glanced at his watch, ignoring Su Cheng, but the jealousy in his eyes remained unabated, and he vented his anger by tearing through the paper with the tip of his red pen.

Su Cheng found Hai Lu's name in the 20th place on the report card; her ranking had increased by 150 points in two separate rankings.

Su Cheng noticed this and focused on the students whose rankings had increased significantly. Besides Hai Lu, there were five other names.

It's unlikely that scores would skyrocket in just two days. Su Cheng is more inclined to believe that the contestants were initially ranked low because they had forgotten their high school knowledge, but after two days of intensive training, they rose from the bottom to the lower middle.

Yan Xing finished at the bottom both times, firmly holding onto the very bottom spot.

Could we preliminarily conclude that she wasn't as deeply entangled in her student identity as others?

The teachers and students at this school are so focused on grades and rankings that it's hard to find a way to improve.

Su Cheng wanted to get more information about the dungeon, and the participants who had been there for the past two days were the key to her success.

After having an idea, Su Cheng returned the report card to Xu Zhi.

Students only have one minute of free time, which is obviously not suitable for her to go looking for someone, not to mention during class time.

Su Cheng returned to her seat. Xu Zhi had just mentioned preparing test papers. Did that mean the teachers would be setting the weekly test papers for the students?

When she resisted the identity of a teacher, she rarely had any unfamiliar memories related to the teachers at Golden Leaf High School.

Naturally, they had no idea what the teachers at Golden Leaf High School were going to do.

Su Cheng glanced at the timetable again and, by observing the symbols on it, determined that the weekly test would be held on even-numbered days.

Tonight's evening self-study session is the second quiz of the week.

Su Cheng sighed slightly, feeling a sense of helplessness, as if she had to work and do paperwork even when she was already in a dungeon.

She found a file called "Weekly Test Question Bank" in the teaching system and randomly selected to copy it.

"Da da"

Move the mouse or press the mouse button.

One after another, from casual to careful selection.

"Su Cheng?"

Mu Ling's voice startled Su Cheng.

She blinked, snapped out of her daze, immediately closed the document, and came to a new conclusion:

Whether they are teachers or students, participants are easily drawn into anything related to learning.

Su Cheng finally understood why Hai Lu others were assimilated so quickly; as students, they found it even harder to detach themselves from their studies.

Since the exam questions were already selected, Su Cheng didn't plan to look at the teaching system anymore.

After printing the exam papers using the communal printer in the corner, I placed them on the table.

"Bite--"

Another class has ended.

After the incident with the test paper this week, Su Cheng worried that there might be things she didn't know, so she got up to observe what the other teachers in the office were doing.

She didn't make a fuss; she just peeked out from behind people to observe.

Most of the teachers were engrossed in their work, and only a few looked up and glared at Su Cheng.

Realizing that Su Cheng had no intention of disturbing him, he wore a puzzled expression and ignored her.

After supervising each one, Su Cheng realized that in addition to preparing weekly test papers, she also had to write teaching plans.

I stood behind the person for a long time to get a general idea of how it was written.

At the same time, she also realized that these things might fall under the category of teacher duties that were not explicitly stated in the "Teaching Manual" but had to be completed.

If she makes any mistakes, her performance points will be deducted.

Su Cheng had no choice but to return to her workstation, but this time she asked Mu Ling to remind her every five minutes.

Work for five minutes, then rest for ten minutes.

She didn't finish her lesson plan until the bell rang for the last class of the afternoon.

During this process, she did not lose consciousness.

As long as she takes precautions and is reminded by someone, it is not difficult to avoid the problem of infection while studying.

After the four afternoon classes, it's time for the students to have dinner.

After a day of classes, the office was filled with teachers again, because all the teachers needed to stay and proctor their respective classes for the weekly test in the evening.

Only when Su Cheng stepped out of the office and stood in the corridor could she see a dense crowd of people rushing towards the cafeteria.

The cafeteria is only open for one hour and closes at that time, without waiting for anyone who is in line or eating.

The school store only sells daily necessities and stationery. If you can't get food at the cafeteria, you'll face the situation of being so hungry at night that you can't sleep.

Su Cheng walked down the corridor and around the six classrooms. Not all students were allowed to go to eat; she saw that some students in classes 5 and 6 were still studying.

They were the last ten people listed on the bulletin board.

Su Cheng was a little disappointed not to see Yan Xing.

Gao Wen's office is right next to Class 6, at the end of the corridor.

The door was closed, but you could hear noises coming from inside.

She went to the cafeteria with the students.

Unlike the hospital instance, the cafeteria had no suspicious food; it was just as quiet as ever, with only the sound of people chewing their food.

She then walked around the school, lingering for a while at the spot where the student had fallen. The ground was spotless, without a trace of blood.

Where was the body taken?

Is the child temporarily placed at the school, or have their parents been informed?

If it's the former, it means the school has a place similar to a cold storage facility; if it's the latter, it's impossible that there was no word about it at all.

No parent can calmly accept the death of their child.

Su Cheng reconsidered and rejected the previous point of view. If they were parents from this town, it wasn't entirely impossible.

Su Cheng returned to her office just before evening self-study session. She had spent most of the day in the instance, and had found very little information.

The entire school was like a cage sealed with rules, so tightly that Su Cheng had nowhere to start.

A note from the author:

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Chapter 70

When Su Cheng returned to the office, Gao Wen was waiting for her with a gloomy expression. Upon seeing her, he spoke coldly:

"Ms. Su leaving her office without permission may prevent students from asking questions after class. This is a warning; a second offense will result in a deduction of 10 performance points."

Su Cheng's lips twitched slightly; this school exploited labor even more than her previous company.

Gao Wen pointed to the test paper again. "Although the weekly test is only for teachers to check students' recent learning progress, the questions can't be too easy. Teacher Su, please pay attention next time."

"Okay, sure."

The tone was perfunctory, but the attitude was sincere.

Gao Wen pursed her lips, stared at Su Cheng for a while, and after failing to find any other fault with her, turned and left somewhat displeased.

The Chinese language subject was the last test of the week, and Su Cheng waited until the time was almost up before picking up her test paper and entering the classroom.

The proctoring process was incredibly boring, and to avoid giving Gao Wen another reason to quibble over something, she followed the usual routine of walking around the room.

What was unexpected was that some students actually cheated.