hotmtlnovel Chapter 24 The plot gradually deviates
Chapter 24 The plot gradually deviates
Chapter 24 The plot gradually deviates
Zhou Yi said calmly, "You nine are very lucky. If it were before, you could have gone back to pack your bags and left the academy."
"Huh?" The nine students who had just finished running and were still exhausted were taken aback. The other students were in an uproar, and Huo Yuhao was so shocked that he couldn't speak.
What's going on?! Why are we not following the script again?!
Ignoring the surprised students, Zhou Yi continued, "Now, all nine of you go and make up for the laps you missed. As punishment, for every lap you missed before, you'll have to multiply that by ten. If this happens again, you'll be expelled. Do you understand?"
The nine students who were singled out looked at each other in surprise. They hadn't expected that although Zhou Yi hadn't been in the square for a while at the beginning, she had still been watching them closely. None of their little actions had escaped Zhou Yi's keen eyes.
"What are you all standing there for? The theory class starts in twenty minutes. Three late arrivals count as one absence, and three absences mean expulsion. What are you waiting for?!"
Under the Soul Emperor's oppressive aura, the nine students had no choice but to obediently accept their punishment, unable to refute him.
The remaining students' expressions had completely changed, and they didn't dare to breathe loudly in front of Zhou Yi. In just one hour, Zhou Yi had established absolute authority in Class 1 of this grade.
"Everyone else, go back to your dorms to change your clothes, and then go to class. You only have twenty minutes." After saying that, Zhou Yi turned around and went straight back to the teaching building.
This time, no one dared to delay even a moment. They scattered in a rush, almost all sprinting towards their dormitories.
"That old woman is too ruthless," Wang Dong said as he and Huo Yuhao hurriedly ran back to their dormitory.
Huo Yuhao was still somewhat concerned about the plot: "Is this ruthless? You don't know her past record. As far as I know, she really would have dared to expel those nine students directly in the past."
Wang Dong was also somewhat surprised: "She actually did something like that before?"
"We'll talk about it later, hurry up and change your clothes!"
"Okay, you go in and change first. I didn't sweat much."
Huo Yuhao nodded. "I'll just take my clothes to the washroom in the hallway to change. You can have the dorm room."
Seeing that Huo Yuhao was so understanding, Wang Dong was very satisfied. She didn't have to explain much, which was a good thing.
Huo Yuhao didn't have time to say anything more. He hurriedly returned to his room, took down the clothes that had been drying on the balcony the night before, put them into his storage soul tool, and rushed to the washroom in the corridor.
As he turned on the shower, Huo Yuhao immediately put his sweat-soaked clothes into his soul tool to wash them together that evening. At the same time, he quickly washed his body with both hands, rinsed it off briefly, and then changed into another school uniform.
At the same time, Wang Dong also changed his clothes and came out of the dormitory. The two of them did not dare to delay and quickly ran towards the classroom.
Wang Dong noticed that the body odor on Huo Yuhao had disappeared, replaced by a faint soapy scent, and looked at Huo Yuhao with surprise.
Did this guy even take a shower?
She probably spent no more than three minutes drying herself off and changing clothes in her dorm room, right? Or did she take longer because she dried herself off more thoroughly? Do guys shower that quickly?
Zhou Yi gave them twenty minutes to change clothes, but in reality, even the slowest person didn't take ten minutes. The students who had arrived at the classroom early were a little apprehensive looking at the nine empty seats. These nine guys were still running, and it was unclear whether they could finish running before class started.
The agreed-upon twenty minutes passed quickly, and Zhou Yi arrived at the classroom on time. Looking at the hundred students present, she shook her head: "I gave you a chance, why didn't you do your job?"
"Tyrone, you can go back and pack your bags and leave the academy. From this moment on, you are no longer a student of Shrek Academy."
As soon as Zhou Yi finished speaking, the entire class erupted in uproar. They hadn't expected that someone would be expelled at a time like this...
The whole class's eyes were focused on Tailong.
"Teacher, why?" A tall boy named Tailong stood up with an angry face. He had clearly run all the way according to Zhou Yi's punishment, so why was Zhou Yi expelling him?
Zhou Yi coldly said, "Shrek Academy doesn't need opportunistic students. Those with talent but lacking a good and upright mindset will only bring disaster, not help, to any country once they're trained. Tailong, tell me yourself, have you completed the task I gave you?"
Tailong retorted, "Of course we've run enough."
Zhou Yi laughed. "Have you run enough? If I remember correctly, when we first started running, before I even arrived at Shrek Square, you leisurely walked two laps, only starting to catch up when the leaders were on their fifth lap. So, you didn't run a hundred laps, but ninety-seven. I'm sure more than one person noticed your initial laziness."
Zhou Yi paused, then continued, "That's fine, after all, I gave you a second chance. But what about you? You only ran twenty-two laps. What gives you the confidence to compete with me? Or do you think you've already finished? It's fine if you try to fool me, but don't fool yourself too. Or do you not even know where you went wrong?"
"I..." Tyrone's face flushed red instantly. The first time was simply because he was lazy, but the second time...
"I can't possibly run 33 laps in just 20 minutes. You clearly set an impossible punishment for me, and to complete it I'll inevitably be late. What gives you the right to fire me for that?"
"Ha, you can't even prioritize. I won't teach such a stupid student. If you can find another teacher to take you in, I don't care. Otherwise, get out of Shrek!"
Under Zhou Yi's overwhelming pressure, Tai Long could only suppress his anger and slink away. Of course, he didn't go to pack his bags; instead, he went straight to the academic affairs office to complain. It was only the first day of school! How could he possibly accept this?
"The people in the way have been dealt with, let's begin class now. I'm generally satisfied with the test just now; the vast majority of you completed the simple running assessment. Huo Yuhao, stand up."
"Teacher Zhou." Huo Yuhao quickly stood up.
Zhou Yi coldly said, "State your soul power level."
"Yes. My soul power level is level eleven."
Upon hearing the words "level eleven," the students present all showed a look of doubt. This guy was supposed to be in the top twenty who completed one hundred laps, right? Most of them hadn't even run a single lap with a level eleven trash like him.
Wang Dong even raised his hand to cover his eyes.
She actually got swindled out of 5,000 gold soul coins by a guy with level 11 soul power. If her eldest and second uncles found out, they'd be laughing all day long!
"That's right, Huo Yuhao's soul power is only level eleven. I know you're all curious about why he was able to pass the academy's assessment and become a freshman. I'll only say this once; no one is allowed to ask him about it again until he's eliminated. He's a specially invited student, meaning he didn't need to pass the assessment to enter the academy. However, this is the only exception for specially invited students. If he can't complete the learning tasks assigned by the academy, he'll still be eliminated. Alright, Huo Yuhao, sit down."
While reviewing the outline, I realized that Huo Yuhao's mother appears quite early in the story, albeit in soul form. What do you all think is the best way to handle the mother-son relationship? Should she be sent directly to reincarnation or resurrected?
To be honest, Huo Yun'er is a qualified mother, but she fails in every other aspect. She lacks a sense of self and is more like a decorative vase. She is also wronged to have her heart won by someone who does not know how to cherish her. Huo Yun'er could have lived a better life than any other male protagonist in a harem novel. The author may not have been able to write such a devoted and foolish character well.
As for the father-son relationship? Don't worry, he definitely won't give them a friendly look.
(End of this chapter)