Early in the morning, Su Mo was woken up by a phone call before he even got out of bed.
“Hello, who is this?”
Looking at the unfamiliar number, Su Mo (classmate) spoke in an annoyed tone, his pleasant dream disturbed.
“Su Mo (classmate), I am Yu Zhen, the dean of Donghai Academy. Can you come to my office now?”
“Alright, I understand.”
With that, Su Mo hung up the phone before Yu Zhen could say anything else.
“Beep beep...”
On the other end of the line, Yu Zhen, whose call was cut off by Su Mo, felt incredibly frustrated.
He thought of himself, the dignified dean of Donghai Academy, whose mere stomp of a foot could make the entire Donghai City tremble, yet he was acting so humbly in front of a student.
However, as soon as he thought of Su Mo's talent, the frustration in Yu Zhen's heart instantly vanished.
With the talent Su Mo had displayed, leading Donghai Academy to stand out in the upcoming Donghai Grand Competition or being admitted to Shrek Academy would be effortless.
Not to mention, this year also had Gu Yue, another promising talent with the potential to challenge Shrek.
Thinking of the envious glances from the principals of other schools in the future, Yu Zhen's lips unconsciously curved into a smile.
That chilling smile made Long Hengxu, who was about to enter to report on work, mutter to himself... When Su Mo finished washing up and arrived at Yu Zhen's office from his private villa, the office was already packed with people.
“Whoa, so many people!”
Looking at the familiar faces of Gu Yue, Tang Wulin, and others, a hint of surprise flashed across Su Mo's face.
Seeing Su Mo arrive, Yu Zhen, who had originally looked stern, quickly stood up and handed him an agreement, saying sheepishly, “Su Mo (classmate), please look at this agreement...”
Yu Zhen's swift change in attitude left Tang Wulin and the others beside him dumbfounded; Yu Zhen's attitude towards them just now was not like this at all.
Before, Yu Zhen had presented them with an attitude of 'sign it or don't, I don't care'.
Now, when it came to Su Mo, it had become a humble and pleading demeanor.
Su Mo took the agreement from Yu Zhen, asking with some curiosity, “What is this...?”
Yu Zhen rubbed his hands and chuckled, “This is a cultivation plan proposed by the Academy to fully unleash your potential.”
“Is that so?”
Hearing Yu Zhen say that, Su Mo didn't press further, his gaze quickly scanning the agreement.
The content of this agreement was roughly that those who signed it would not transfer schools before completing their junior high and high school studies at the intermediate academy.
In return, Donghai Academy would establish a special class, Zero Class.
For each member of Zero Class, Donghai Academy would invest a large amount of resources.
For example, each person would have a private room, a private classroom, one free Type A meal per day, and an unlimited supply of Type B meals.
Of course, what surprised Su Mo the most was that Donghai Academy even promised each member of Zero Class one weekly entry into the Junior Spirit Ascension Platform.
It should be known that the Spirit Transfer Pagoda in Donghai City had a limited number of slots for entering the Spirit Ascension Platform each month.
For the weekly entry into the Junior Spirit Ascension Platform promised by Donghai Academy, there were only one thousand slots available each month, and each entry also required a fee of 500,000 federal coins.
So, the conditions offered by Donghai Academy this time were indeed a significant investment.
“Are you planning to cultivate them to challenge Shrek?”
Su Mo raised the agreement in his hand, his gaze sweeping over Gu Yue and the others.
“Challenge Shrek!”
As these five words came out, the entire office became so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
Among the crowd, Xie Xie was the first to react.
Xie Xie swallowed his saliva and said in disbelief, “Is it that legendary Shrek Academy?”
“Precisely,” Yu Zhen nodded seriously, “The reason the school is forming Zero Class this time is in hopes that you will be able to get into Shrek Academy in the future.”
“Because this batch of students is the strongest Donghai Academy has ever had.
Therefore, after discussions by the Academy's board of directors, it was unanimously decided to establish Zero Class to cultivate you all to challenge Shrek Academy.”
“Hiss~”
Hearing that the Academy intended to cultivate them to challenge Shrek Academy, even someone as slow-witted as Tang Wulin couldn't help but gasp.
Regarding Shrek, Tang Wulin had already learned from others' influence what a sacred existence it was.
However, Tang Wulin also knew his Spirit was weak and completely failed to meet Shrek's requirements, so he had never dared to dream of becoming a student of Shrek.
Now, hearing that the school was going to cultivate them to challenge Shrek, Tang Wulin felt as if he was dreaming, and his little heart began to thump incessantly.
“Wu Lin, I'm not dreaming, am I?” Xie Xie vigorously patted his face, trying to prove that he wasn't dreaming.
“That's right, the school is indeed going to cultivate you to challenge Shrek.”
When Shrek Academy was mentioned, even the usually stern Wu Changkong was somewhat moved.
Even though Wu Changkong had left Shrek many years ago, in his heart, he was still a part of Shrek.
“Alright, I'll sign it.” Su Mo agreed very readily.
He had been racking his brain on how to reasonably approach Tang Wulin without arousing suspicion.
Now, just as he was dozing off, Yu Zhen handed him a pillow—this was truly a godsend.
Su Mo signed his name on the agreement with great alacrity.
Seeing Su Mo sign his name on the agreement, Yu Zhen visibly breathed a sigh of relief.
For Yu Zhen, the most important candidate for Zero Class was Su Mo, followed by Gu Yue, and then Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi.
As for Tang Wulin and Xie Xie, those two were merely included as an afterthought.
Of course, if Tang Wulin and the others hadn't shown enough potential in the promotion match, Yu Zhen wouldn't have allowed them to join Zero Class either.
“If there's nothing else, I'll be leaving now.”
After signing his name, Su Mo was about to make a run for it when he was stopped by a blue figure.
Looking at Wu Changkong, who had stopped him, Su Mo said indifferently, “Teacher Wu, is there something you need?”
“Su Mo (classmate), that...”
Before Yu Zhen could explain, Wu Changkong had already interjected, “Su Mo (classmate), starting today, I am your homeroom teacher.
I don't care how you messed around before, but now that you are my student, you must follow my arrangements.”
“From now on, without my permission, you are not allowed to skip classes arbitrarily.”
“Teacher Wu...” Looking at Wu Changkong, who was confronting Su Mo, Yu Zhen was about to defend Su Mo.
Su Mo retorted unceremoniously, “That also depends on whether your teaching is wasting my time.”
“Alright!”
Facing Su Mo's challenge, Wu Changkong nodded as if he had expected it.
On the Donghai Academy playground, there weren't many students because it was during class hours.
“Today, we'll start with a practical combat lesson. I will suppress my spirit power to be on par with your cultivation, but I won't use my Spirit or Spirit Ability.”
Although it was clear that Wu Changkong's words were specifically for Su Mo, Tang Wulin and the others instantly erupted into an uproar after hearing them.
Even Gu Yue frowned unhappily, believing Wu Changkong was being overly confident.
Equal cultivation, without using Spirit or Spirit Ability—who was he looking down on?
Looking at the restless crowd, Wu Changkong nodded with satisfaction; this was exactly the effect he wanted.
“Who wants to go first?”
Standing in the center of the playground, Wu Changkong scanned Su Mo arrogantly, then said calmly.
“Me!”
Just as Su Mo was about to step forward to challenge, Tang Wulin raised his hand first.