Free Web NovelChapter 1408: Little Schemes in the Tea Room
Alliance First Military Academy Academic Affairs Center.
Seeing these results, representatives from various schools in the tea room were extremely silent. Among them, the principal of the First Army, Yang Zhi, and the teacher Niu Houdao were the most reticent. Others exchanged whispers, but the atmosphere around Yang Zhi and Niu Houdao seemed to sink to rock bottom.
Yang Zhi had a dark expression on his face.
Niu Houdao’s face was even blacker than the bottom of a pot.
Sensing the low pressure emanating from the two, the other school representatives quietly distanced themselves to avoid catching their bad luck.
Cough cough...
That’s right.
It’s bad luck.
In the camp battles that had concluded, among all the participating students from the First Army, only Shen Sheng won with absolute strength, giving Yang Zhi and Niu Houdao some face and pride. There wasn’t anyone else particularly outstanding or impressive from the First Army.
Not only were they not impressive, the entire First Army’s participants seemed cursed when they encountered students from the Lanyue Star Military Academy. Not only did they lose, but they ended up as lackeys, eliminated early...
What a tragic scene it was.
Representatives from each school sat here to spectate, not just to catch up with others, but because everyone was keenly interested in the competition results.
Why?
Because this offline intercollegiate league was related to the space rift entry quotas.
The space rift, which opens only once every 100 years, is extremely important, and no one wants to miss out. However, the way to obtain the quota was decided by those at the top. The military and government had already taken the larger quotas, leaving a small handful for the new generation of the Alliance’s talents.
The new generation of talents, of course, has to be selected from the schools. Here, the top ten universities of the Alliance, like the Alliance First Military Academy, the Alliance Second Military Academy... Lanyue Star Military Academy, these top-ranking schools, each can enjoy one additional quota. This quota is generally decided internally, and usually awarded to the leading teacher.
Of course, there are also schools that choose their most outstanding student as the team captain.
Skipping that part.
Because the space rift is of great significance and substantially boosts strength, it’s extremely dangerous. One could lose their life inside at any time, yet each school still fiercely contests for the quota.
In the end, the Department of Education stepped in, and the Alliance University’s official announcement settled the final plan for quota distribution. This plan had the second-year students striving for the quotas through the intercollegiate league.
A total of 50 students would enter the space rift, and how many quotas each school gets would be contested by their own students. Those who last till the end get the quotas.
...
The competition is incredibly fierce.
Before this, most school representatives thought the First Army would definitely get the most quotas, but then...
But then the First Army suffered its greatest setback in history, and a few of its promising talents were eliminated.
Pitiful...
Truly too pitiful.
...
Many school representatives were sighing on the surface, but inwardly, they were overjoyed! The opening left by the First Army is their chance!
So when everyone saw the expressions of the tea room hosts, Yang Zhi and Niu Houdao, they couldn’t help but feel sympathetic, cough cough...
Meanwhile, everyone was secretly thinking that the eliminated students from the First Army were just unlucky, caught up with those from Lanyue Star Military Academy...
This batch from Lanyue Star Military Academy seemed really jinxed; whoever they encountered didn’t have a good ending.
Bad luck.
Cough cough...
Thinking about this, many school representatives not only quietly distanced themselves from Yang Zhi and Niu Houdao but also created a noticeable gap around Hong Jiang.
Seeing this, Yang Zhi and Niu Houdao were even more annoyed, their faces even darker.
But!
Hong Jiang seemed unaffected. He didn’t feel slighted by people’s attitudes; instead, he cheerfully said, "Thanks to all my dear brothers and sisters for being considerate. I was feeling a bit cramped on this couch. And now, more space has been made for me."
"Thank you!"
"Thank you!" Hong Jiang stood up, gave a hand salute to everyone, and laughed, "In appreciation of everyone’s kindness, the research institute’s official online store has reopened 5,000 slots for ordering the Heavenly Dog Replica Mecha. If you’re interested, just mention my name for a discount."
Everyone: "..."
When it comes to shamelessness, Hong Jiang truly tops the list.
When it comes to being annoying, Hong Jiang still takes the cake.
As for the people from the Alliance First Military Academy, who have long dominated first place in comprehensive strength rankings, their smugness appeared utterly naive in front of Hong Jiang’s cocky, shameless, and utterly unscrupulous demeanor.
So—
Everyone turned their heads back and sat in front of Yang Zhi and Niu Houdao again, cheering them, "Principal Yang, Old Niu... don’t worry so much. Although some quotas are lost, there are still a few competitions left, right?"
—Perhaps those quotas might also be lost?
Cough cough...
Of course, this couldn’t be said; it’s something to think about quietly.
Listening to these people and their fake smiles, Yang Zhi and Niu Houdao felt nauseous, and Niu Houdao directly said, "Step back a bit. Everyone gathering here and their spittle flying everywhere, it’s unhygienic. Also, I appreciate your thoughts, but rest assured that the remaining quotas, we in the First Army won’t let go of any."
Hmph~
Don’t think he, Niu Houdao, doesn’t know what these old folks are thinking?
They’ve known each other for decades; even those known for the shortest time—over ten years. He knew what kind of people they were?
While Niu Houdao was speaking, Yang Zhi remained stoic, seeming to weigh his words carefully.
Suddenly—
Yang Zhi, who had been silent, looked at Hong Jiang and asked, "What method did you use to get Shen Changqing to attend Lanyue Star Military Academy?"
Hmm?
Everyone was curious about this question, and instantly, they all turned their heads to stare at Hong Jiang’s annoying face.
Hearing this, Hong Jiang replied with a smile, "Didn’t need any method, mainly because of my personal charm."
Yang Zhi: "..."
Everyone: "..."
Embarrassed? How can anyone be this shameless?
Yang Zhi said in a deep voice, "Back then, I personally handed out the admission notice to the little Changqing from General Shen’s family. He didn’t come to the First Army and went to you instead. You must have used some underhanded technique."
These words made Hong Jiang unhappy. He immediately put on a stern face and angrily said, "There are no dark deeds under the sun. You, Yang Zhi, spew filth from your mouth, aren’t you afraid of getting your lips dirty? What kind of tricks could I have possibly used?" Pausing slightly, seeing their skeptical look, Hong Jiang was so angry that his legs stopped twitching, directly saying, "Honestly, don’t you believe the truth?"
It really was his personal charm, as General Shen Chi personally approached him, sincerely asking him, and only then did he reluctantly accept the little rascal, Shen Changqing.
