Chapter 4: Taking Action

After breakfast, Ye Xuan and Su Mengli returned to the classroom and looked at the mark on the blackboard indicating that there were fifty-nine days left until the college entrance examination. Ye Xuan’s expression became slightly serious.

Ye Xuan was well aware that in the ten days before the college entrance examination, various abnormal events caused by the return of spiritual energy had finally been officially announced by the authorities. They referred to it as the return of spiritual energy.

With the return of spiritual energy, all living beings in the world underwent changes and gained certain potentials. People called it supernatural abilities.

And seven days before the college entrance examination, it was announced by the authorities that awakening spirit balls developed by the Chinese Academy of Sciences would be distributed to various cities.

At the same time, this year’s high school graduates would become the second batch of large-scale awakened members after the military.

The strength of youth determines a nation’s strength. These high school graduates represent the future of their country. The priority of awakening is second only to that of the military, which is normal.

Awakening spirit balls can activate human talents and directly test talent levels. The college entrance examination is still a way for high school students to change their destiny. This does not affect those original top students.

However, if one’s awakened talent level is high enough, they may not even need to take part in the college entrance examination. They can directly attend China’s highest-level institutions and receive top-notch resources, embarking on a completely different path from ordinary people.

In her previous life, Su Mengli tested an S-class talent and studied at a newly established supernatural department in Modu University. She soared to great heights in an instant.

Since then, everyone around her had no hostility or ill intentions towards her. Everyone treated her with kindness and intended to become her friend.

As Huang Bo once said, when you become powerful, everyone around you is good.

After Su Mengli successfully awakened, everyone around her flattered her and tried to get closer to her. At that time, Ye Xuan’s efforts were in vain. He became just like the countless bootlickers and couldn’t attract Su Mengli’s attention at all.

Therefore, Ye Xuan had to seize this time and cling to Su Mengli’s thigh before she soared to the sky. He had to raise his favorability high enough.

While Ye Xuan was contemplating these things, someone suddenly kicked open the classroom door. A tall and strong man walked in with five or six followers. This person was Zheng Biao, a local ruffian.

Zheng Biao was a scoundrel who used to be a student at Jiangcheng No.2 Middle School but was expelled a few years ago for fighting.

Now he was a street thug who would spend time in the detention center every now and then. Ordinary students were always on edge when they saw Zheng Biao.

After entering the classroom, Zheng Biao walked aggressively towards Ye Xuan’s seat and said, “So you’re Ye Xuan?”

Ye Xuan calmly looked at Zheng Biao and replied, “I am Ye Xuan. What do you want?”

Zheng Biao was angered by Ye Xuan’s reaction. In his opinion, Ye Xuan should be trembling in fear, not so calm.

He slammed the table and warned, “Kid, let me warn you once. Stay away from Su Mengli from now on. Otherwise, I’ll beat you up every time I see you!”

Ye Xuan sneered and said, “Who do you think you are?”

“You…” Zheng Biao was infuriated and wanted to make a move.

One of his followers held him back and said, “Boss, this is the classroom. There are so many people here. If he reports to the principal, things will escalate!”

After hearing this, Zheng Biao suppressed his anger. He pointed at Ye Xuan and said, “Good kid, wait for me after school!”

After saying that, Zheng Biao left in anger.

Zheng Biao knew the severity of the situation. If he confronted someone at the school gate and beat them up, even if they reported it to the police, the worst that could happen was a few days of detention.

But if he caused trouble in school and fought someone in the classroom, the nature of the incident would be much worse. He would have to spend at least six months in jail!

Therefore, Zheng Biao decided to wait until after school and confront Ye Xuan at the school gate.

The classmates in the class started whispering among themselves. Su Mengli was somewhat worried.

After hesitating for a while, she tore off a piece of paper from her workbook and threw it to Ye Xuan.

Ye Xuan opened the note and read a line written on it: “I’m sorry. How about I accompany you after school?”

Ye Xuan could guess some of Su Mengli’s thoughts. After watching for a while, he wrote a word on the note and threw it back.

Su Mengli opened the note and read it silently. Then she quietly began studying again. After all, there were still fifty-nine days left until the college entrance examination. Even if her grades weren’t good, she had to work hard.

As for Ye Xuan, he sat there bored with no intention of studying at all.

Although his talent was only B-class, just relying on his own talent allowed him to attend better universities than those with scores of four or five hundred in the college entrance examination. Why bother putting in effort?

After all, compared to the C-class and D-class at the bottom, plus about half of the ordinary people who had no supernatural talents, Ye Xuan was already quite good.

Besides, with the return of spiritual energy and the invasion of mutated beasts, one’s own strength would be the most important factor. You couldn’t speak English to mutated beasts or solve a super difficult math problem in front of them to make them spare you. That would be ridiculous!

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