Quadruple split.

Chapter 2713 Turning Conflict into Less Conflict

"..."

Watching Doug Ans's overly heavy and broad back leave the classroom (he remembered to obediently close the door from the outside), Tian Xingdao turned to look at Anthony Dabs, who was standing not far in front of him, and asked the head that was also looking at him, "Want to chat?"

"to be honest……"

Dabus frowned and said bluntly, "I don't really want to talk to you."

"Ah."

Tianxingdao didn't seem surprised, and simply asked, "So?"

"Let's talk."

Dabus sighed, then sat down next to the seat that Doug Anns had just been sitting, pulled out a chair and sat down again, saying helplessly, "What can we do when there are only the two of us in charge of the [Special Class]?"

Tianxingdao glanced at Dabus: "If you feel you can't handle it, I can be your homeroom teacher, and I can also teach your classes."

Dabus paused for a moment, then frowned and said, "You'll be the one? What about me?"

“You can go back to teach my classes. People aren’t so afraid of Anthony anymore. Plus, with the help of Mo and the others, Principal Qian’s opinion of the ‘cannibal’ has changed significantly. He shouldn’t make things difficult for Anthony anymore.”

Tian Xingdao smiled faintly and said in a leisurely tone, "That way, you can still share an office with Teacher Chen."

"What nonsense are you spouting!"

Dabus immediately glared at Tianxingdao, his face turning bright red, and nervously twisted his fingers.

The latter remained calm and composed, saying, "You know what I'm talking about. So what? If you're willing, I can go talk to Principal Qian about this right now. He shouldn't have any objections."

Dabus gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice, "What nonsense are you talking about? You should know very well that I would never leave the Special Class, otherwise I would never have come back."

"Yes, if it weren't for this [special class], you would probably be traveling with Brother Mo and the others right now. That's great. You're actually quite suited to be a carefree adventurer."

Tianxingdao smiled dismissively and raised an eyebrow, saying, "But you're back, Jarvis. You still can't let go of these big kids after all. You chose to say goodbye to those admirable netizens and become the homeroom teacher of the [Special Class]. To be honest, putting everything else aside, at least in terms of appearance, you are indeed the most suitable person in the whole school to get along with these students."

Dabus clenched his fists and roared, "Since you already knew, why did you spout all that nonsense just now? Did you really think I would abandon these big kids because of... because of... some other thing?"

"It's hard to say."

"Do you want to fight, you surnamed Tian?"

"Perhaps this is why you became a cannibal. It seems I'll have to work twice as hard to prevent those children from matching the stereotypes people have of them."

"Tian Xingdao!"

“No need to shout, Jarvis, I can hear you. By the way, even if you prefer to debate with me in a relatively ‘wild’ and ‘direct’ way, I’ll still be the winner.”

"you……"

"You two, stop arguing!"

Just then, Anthony, who had been silent and well-behaved since the beginning, finally couldn't help but interrupt the two loudly. His eyes widened in the increasingly tense atmosphere, and he said angrily, "Teacher Tianxingdao is a good person, a good teacher. Dabus, you can't keep making him unhappy like this!"

Dabs was shocked: "Anthony, you..."

"Ah."

Tian Xingdao crossed his arms and sneered, "Look, even Anthony is more sensible than you. Mind if I interview you? How does it feel to be surpassed in every aspect of your students' character?"

"Teacher Tianxingdao, you have a sharp tongue!"

Then Anthony turned to Tianxingdao and said seriously, "It's not good to pretend to be a bad person when you're not a bad person. Always causing trouble for Dabus and taking advantage of Dabus's poor communication skills is not good either!"

Tianxingdao twitched the corner of his mouth: "..."

"Hahahaha, look, even Anthony says you have a bad mouth!"

Dabus laughed heartily, then suddenly realized what he'd said and turned to look at his brother in the [Innocent Realm]: "Wait a minute, who are you calling dumb!"

Anthony looked at Dabus innocently and said honestly, "Dabus is bad at talking, but not bad in class, he's bad after class."

"..."

Dabs immediately wanted to refute his 'brother', but when he focused on thinking about the arguments, he found that he did seem to be just like what Anthony said. Although he could talk eloquently and fluently in class, he seemed to be not very eloquent after class.

Or rather, although Dabs was an absolutely quick-thinking and eloquent educator when traveling with others, he seemed somewhat clumsy when he actually returned to his educational work.

It's not that Dabus is clumsy in front of students. In fact, he still performs almost perfectly in class. Even if his personal charm is not as good as Teacher Tian's, Dabus is not worse than Tian Xingdao in terms of teaching pace, and even has a slight advantage in terms of patience and guidance.

The real problem is that he seems to be becoming increasingly uncomfortable in the workplace.

Although Anthony was not clear about the cause and effect, he could tell that when Dabus was communicating with Principal Qian, Tianxingdao and Teacher Chen, he was obviously out of sorts. He was not only too nervous, but his communication was also somewhat strange.

Although Principal Qian and Teacher Chen did not seem to realize this, Anthony, who was theoretically a bit 'clumsy' but knew Dabus better, realized that something was wrong.

Besides Anthony, another person who didn't have much interaction with Dabs, and who hadn't spent much time with him both inside and outside the game during this period, seems to have noticed this as well.

"For Anthony's sake, I'll just say it directly."

Tianxingdao didn't continue to deliver the final blow. Instead, he glanced at Dabus with his rational eyes and said calmly, "Since your return to school is solely for the sake of these older kids and has nothing to do with Xiao Chen, and you know very well that you could never give up the [Special Class], then why continue to argue with me for reasons that have absolutely nothing to do with the [Special Class]?"

Dabus opened his mouth: "I..."

"Dabus, listen to reason properly."

But Anthony interrupted Dabs again, saying earnestly, "Teacher Tianxingdao is right."

Dabus: "Whose side are you on...?"

Anthony blinked and said in a simple and honest way, "Dabus himself said that he would support the right side. Now that Teacher Tianxingdao hasn't said anything that Anthony thinks is wrong, Anthony wants to hear what Teacher Tianxingdao has to say. If he is wrong, Anthony will stand on Dabus's side."

Dabus chuckled dryly, then nodded somewhat dejectedly: "Alright, alright, you've really grown up, that's good... that's good."

“I don’t have time to think about those messy things right now, Jarvis.” Tianxingdao frowned and said in a deep voice, “My mind is all on these older kids in the Special Class right now. I don’t have time to think about those things, nor do I have time to play those pointless bickering games with you. The reason I’m willing to talk to you about these things has nothing to do with whether you are Jarvis or Dabus. It’s simply because you are now the homeroom teacher of the Special Class, and I value this class very much.”

"..."

After a long silence, Dabus nodded slightly: "You've made yourself very clear."

"I hope so."

Tianxingdao slightly raised his chin, scrutinizing Dabus through his exquisite gold-rimmed glasses, and asked again, "So now, Jarvis, can we have a proper talk about the students in the [Special Class]?"

"You shouldn't have wasted so much time talking in the first place."

Dabus rolled his eyes and chuckled dryly, "You want to ask if Doug Ans has ever been bullied, right? After all, normally speaking, these 'big kids' are no different from ordinary kids in terms of mentality. Plus, Doug Ans, as the class monitor, is always in charge of them, so the possibility of that kind of situation is not low."

Tianxingdao narrowed his eyes and asked, "So... has this situation actually occurred?"

"Didn't I already answer you?"

Dabs pursed his lips, rested his chin on his hand, and said, "Douglas wasn't bullied."

"I need to know more details."

Tianxingdao adjusted his glasses and said seriously, "At this stage, nothing is more important than properly guiding their psychology and emotions."

Hearing Tianxingdao say this, Dabus also suppressed the reluctance that remained on his face, and after a moment of contemplation, he said seriously, "To be honest, there is such a tendency."

The elite male teacher, who had been diligently studying child psychology, frowned and said in a deep voice, "So that's how it is..."

To be honest, Dabus's answer was not unexpected by Tianxingdao. In fact, Tianxingdao would have been surprised if the former had explicitly stated that there had never been any signs of 'bullying' or 'exclusion'.

Ultimately, while such behavior is 'evil,' it is also 'normal,' because before intelligent beings develop a complete moral compass, they naturally go through a stage where 'human nature is inherently evil,' and similar egregious incidents inevitably occur during collective activities in this stage.

In the real world outside the game, many well-mannered, moral, and tasteful parents educate their children from a young age to be civilized, polite, and to unite with classmates and respect teachers. In fact, even in the "Innocent Realm," there are many children who have received high-quality education from a young age. These children are less likely to engage in immoral, uncivilized, or unfriendly behavior when interacting with their peers, thus effectively preventing isolation and bullying.

but--

Although these cannibals have the minds of children, they have not received any proper education. Therefore, compared to their 'mentally equal' peers who have been instilled with positive virtues before school age, they are even more blank than a sheet of paper.

On this basis, although ordinary children, even if they show the slightest bad signs in their early years, are limited by their physical fitness, imagination, intelligence and ability to use tools, making it difficult for them to cause a major disaster, these big children are different.

Although their mental development was forcibly suppressed by the drug, these ogres, who were raised as labor slaves from childhood, are different. Although their minds were very simple before, their limbs were terrifyingly developed, to the point that they had the level of a beginner professional just by relying on brute force.

In this situation, although they are unlikely to threaten any teacher in the school (most of them have reached the intermediate or advanced level by completing daily tasks and attending classes) and most students, if these older kids start fighting among themselves, it will be no joke.

That's why Tianxingdao has been particularly uneasy these past two days. After all, although he is indeed an excellent educator, he really doesn't have much expertise in early childhood education. And using the methods for managing college students to manage these older kids is obviously inappropriate and won't work.

"You don't need to worry too much about this."

However, Dabus smiled and, after enjoying Tianxingdao's worried expression for a while, waved his hand and said, "Although there are some signs, Anthony will nip those bad signs in the bud."

“Anthony…”

Dabus glanced at the head grinning foolishly next to him and asked curiously, "How did he do that?"

Dabus opened his mouth, about to say something, but swallowed his words the next second and laughed, "Let Anthony speak for himself. He's become much more fluent lately, so he can practice more."

"Anthony?"

Anthony blinked, then chuckled and nodded vigorously, saying, "Anthony, I understand. Anthony won't let everyone quarrel. We're all family. Anthony is the eldest brother, so he has to take responsibility and be a father."

Tianxing asked, "...Become a father?"

Dabus: "The eldest brother is like a father."

Tianxing said, "...Oh."

"Bullying others is wrong, following the rules is good."

Anthony smacked his lips twice and continued, "Following the rules can make everyone better—better in mind, better in body, better in character. So following the rules is the right thing to do. You can't get angry because you don't follow the rules, and you certainly can't think that following the rules is wrong, let alone being disobedient."

Tianxingdao stroked his chin and nodded, saying, "Anthony has made great progress in his speaking skills."

Dabus rolled his eyes at him: "Are you still going to listen or not?"

"listen."

Tianxingdao steadied himself and continued to ask Anthony, "And then?"

"Then, Anthony reasoned with them. Although Anthony didn't know much, Dabs had taught him a lot. Anthony was the older brother, and he should teach them more when everyone was away."

"Sigh, I have to teach another class tonight, so Jarvis should do this. Thanks, Anthony."

"Teacher Tian, ​​are you talking a lot today?"

“…Anthony, please continue.”

“People will listen to Anthony, but sometimes, when they are hungry or angry, they won’t listen.”

"Yeah, there's nothing we can do about it..."

"So Anthony gave them a big fight."

"……what?"

"Give them a huge hard time."

"Give what?"

"Give me a real beating!"

Chapter 2704: The End