Douluo Dragon King: My strategy system is not right

Chapter 13: Is lunch included?
"In recognition of the outstanding performance of the freshman class in this year's promotion competition, the entire class will be rewarded with one first-class meal per day this semester."

The group of people who were originally skeptical were undoubtedly very excited after hearing the good news.

It's not just Lin Ci who can't afford meal A. Most families can't afford it either. The whole class can eat for free this semester, which is definitely a big deal from the college.

This instantly made Lin Ci, who was a little careless, perk up.

But his happiness didn't last for more than a few seconds before he felt like he had lost out.

I remember Xie Xie had promised to treat him to a week of Class A meals, but now it seems that he won't need them at all. If I had known earlier, I would have ordered something else. What a waste!

Long Hengxu didn't say much useful words, and what followed was nothing more than some meaningless nonsense, the kind that he would always say at every meeting.

The meeting ended quickly. Long Hengxu gave Wu Zhangkong and Ye Yingluo a look and immediately announced, "Disbanded, each class teacher will take them home."

Wu Zhangkong glanced at the new group and said coldly, "Disband where you are. Lin Ci, Gu Yue, Tang Wulin, and Xie Xie, stay for a while."

Soon, all the first-grade classes left the playground and quickly returned to their classrooms. The meeting had long since taken up all their spare time, and now it was class time, so everyone was eager to get back to class.

The only ones left there were the four of them, Wu Changkong, and Zhang Yangzi from Ye Yingluo's class.

Even Ye Yingluo just glanced over here with a gloomy expression and left.

At this time, Long Hengxu nodded and retreated to the back.

Yu Zhen, the dean of Donghai College, stepped forward, looked at everyone, and said loudly, "Students, I've kept you here today for no other reason than to announce to you that the college will be establishing a first-year class, Class Zero, and you are the selected members."

Zero class? !
Except for Lin Ci, everyone else looked at each other in surprise, and saw confusion in each other's eyes.

Yu Zhen naturally saw their confusion and said in a deep voice, "Classmates, I know you're all curious about why we established Class 1, Grade 0. It's simple. You all have far surpassed your current level in terms of individual abilities. If we continue to train you at the same level, your talents will be buried. Therefore, the academy has decided to focus on allocating educational resources to provide you with special training."

There was no doubt that both Lin Ci and the others had performed exceptionally well in the promotion tournament. And although Tang Wulin didn't participate in the final battle, he had made the list for Class Zero thanks to his outstanding performance in previous matches and Wu Changkong's recommendation.

Wu Changkong, the new teacher, must have been involved in finalizing the list.

Yu Zhen continued seriously, "I've already told you the purpose of establishing Class Zero. It's because we're afraid of delaying you. But, you little brats, put away your arrogance. This world is never short of geniuses. Behave yourself, or else, don't blame the academy for being rude. I'm warning you, if something like the day before yesterday happens again, you'll be punished. Don't think you're all gifted now. I tell you, you're just looking at the world from a well. In the Federation, there are many people who are more outstanding than you."

The beating was necessary, after all, several people were injured in the decisive battle the day before yesterday. This was only the first and second ring battles, and such a thing happened. If the soul power is further improved, who knows what will happen.

Seeing that everyone had taken him in, Yu Zhen continued, "The academy has established Class Zero, and we will increase our investment in you. We will allocate resources in all areas, so the academy must ensure that you can continue your studies here and won't be derailed by uncertain reasons. Okay, sign this."

As soon as he finished speaking, Long Hengxu stepped forward and took out seven copies of the agreement, placing them in the hands of the seven people.

The content of the agreement is very simple. It means that I voluntarily sign an agreement with Donghai College and will not transfer schools before completing my studies in the junior high school and high school departments of the intermediate college.

It is equivalent to a signed contract. During this period, you can only study at Donghai College. Since you enjoy the centralized resources, it is naturally impossible for you to leave easily, otherwise it will be considered a breach of contract.

Xie Xie asked weakly: "Dean, should we discuss this with our family members before signing it?"

Yu Zhen rolled his eyes and said, "Sure! You can go back and negotiate, but you don't have to get involved with Class Zero. I'm very busy and don't have time to wait for you to do these things."

Xie Xie frowned, but he heard the sound of people writing beside him.

He was stunned and turned around to see that when he posted the message, Lin Ci, Tang Wulin and Gu Yue had already signed their names.

Did you three collude with this?
If they knew nothing before, he would really think it was a collusion.

After hesitating for two seconds, Xie Xie gritted his teeth and quickly signed his name on the agreement.

Lin Ci signed quickly, not just for the mission. He knew there was more to this resource allocation than just that. Even the academy's meals would likely be free for more than a year. This was the most tempting thing for him; everything else was secondary. Meanwhile, Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi also signed. They were practically one, after all, possessing the martial soul fusion technique, so cultivating together was undoubtedly more promising.

Among the three of them, only Wei Xiaofeng hesitated. "Dean, it would be inappropriate not to discuss this with my family. I think we should discuss it. After all, our family may allow me to study in a better college in the future when I am in the senior department."

Yu Zhen nodded almost without hesitation, "Everyone has their own aspirations. You can go back to Class 2. The number of students in Grade 1 Class 0 will be reduced to six."

As he spoke, he took back the agreement from Wei Xiaofeng and waved to him.

You told him, the president of Donghai College, that you wanted to go to a better college. He knew the level of Donghai College, but if you said that in front of him, how could the president continue to beg you to stay?

After all, your talent, Wei Xiaofeng, isn't even that high. In fact, in Class Zero, the only ones Yu Zhen values most are Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi, who master the spirit fusion technique, as well as Gu Yue and Lin Ci.

In his opinion, the others were even worse.

There was a somewhat complicated look in Wei Xiaofeng's eyes, but he still didn't get the agreement back after all. He bowed to the dean and then turned around and headed towards the teaching building.

"Alright, you've signed this agreement, which means from now on, you will become the core elite of the academy. We respect Wei Xiaofeng's choice, but I believe he will regret it in the future. Although our East Sea Academy is not ranked high on the continent, it is, after all, the only intermediate spirit master academy in a major city. When the academy's resources are completely tilted towards you, even the legendary Shrek Academy may not be much stronger than us."

Yu Zhen no longer had the serious look he had just had, but instead showed a warm smile.

His expression changes faster than turning the pages of a book.

After signing this agreement, they are truly family. Yu Zhen is still very much looking forward to the future of these geniuses.

However, few people believed his words that the resource allocation was better than that of Shrek Academy, especially Wu Zhangkong, whose mouth corners twitched.

Regarding this point, Lin Ci actually didn't think Yu Zhen was bragging. Maybe the dean himself didn't know whether what he said was true.

Shrek Academy has always relied on contribution points as a prerequisite, and good resources still require personal effort to obtain. Therefore, it is a case of "pay for what you get." This approach is not bad, but it just doesn't seem like an academy.

It's more like a fight for resources within a sect.

Therefore, compared to Yu Zhen who gathered the resources of Donghai Academy and even Donghai City to support their small team, they are definitely better than Shrek Academy in some aspects.

It's better to be the tail of a phoenix than the head of a chicken. This isn't entirely true; the tail of a phoenix has its merits, and the head of a chicken has its advantages. Nothing is absolute; everything is relative.

Yu Zhen smiled and asked, "Do you have any other questions? Or if you think there are any problems with the academy, please point them out. I will be at your service."

Since Yu Zhen has said so, what else do they have to say?

No one responded. Yu Zhen nodded in satisfaction and was about to say some words of encouragement, but a young man who had been thinking for a long time raised his hand.

Yu Zhen frowned slightly and asked, "Student Lin Ci, do you have any questions about the academy?"

He subconsciously thought that Lin Ci wanted to go back on the agreement he had just signed.

But Lin Ci asked seriously, "Is lunch included?"

Yu Zhen: “Ah???”

　The boy who cared about food wholeheartedly was just suffering from the aftereffects of the endless hunger and darkness he experienced when he was imprisoned.

　　Lin Ci: I don’t like the feeling of being hungry.

　　spoiler.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)