Douluo: Lord of Arms

Chapter 29 Class Zero
Yesterday, Lin Xingyu and his two teammates defeated Class 5, taught by Wu Changkong. The depression that had been pent up in Ye Yingluo's heart finally dissipated. At that moment, she felt incredibly happy, as cheerful as a bird on a spring day.

On the other side, Wu Zhangkong still had a stern expression, as if yesterday's failure had no effect on him at all. He brought Tang Wulin, Gu Yue, and Xie Xie to the playground on time, and the three followed closely behind him.

"Class monitor, what's the matter that the school suddenly called us here? Is there any inside story?" Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi walked up to Lin Xingyu and chatted with him.

"You might be able to guess it right. It should be related to our game yesterday!"

Zhang Yangzi's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he said, "So, squad leader, you have inside information. Tell us now!"

"Where did this inside information come from? Look, Dean Long Hengxu and Dean Yu Zhen are here."

"Humph, you'll regret it sooner or later."

Lin Xingyu glanced at Zhang Yangzi strangely and replied casually, "I'm the squad leader."

Long Hengxu arrived at the playground and spoke directly, "The school holds promotion competitions to cultivate outstanding students. Yesterday's battles with the first-grade students fully demonstrated their excellence. Since our goal has been achieved, there will be no further promotion competitions for the first grade this year. Class 15 will be reclassified as Class 12, while Class 1 will remain unchanged. As a reward for the winners of this competition, every student in Class 1 will receive a free meal in the cafeteria every day this semester."

When the students in Class 1, Grade 1, heard Long Hengxu's words, they all cheered. What was the concept of having one Grade A meal a day? At Donghai Academy, one Grade A meal cost one thousand federal coins. Even with this, Donghai Academy only earned a portion of the money for the materials, and all other expenses were subsidized by Donghai Academy itself.

The first-class meals at East China Academy are all soul beast meat, at least from ten-year-old soul beasts, and most of them are from hundred-year-old soul beasts. Because East China Academy is close to the ocean and is one of the largest coastal cities in the Federation, it can occasionally get some thousand-year-old sea soul beasts.

In this day and age, although high-level soul beasts have become extinct and only the last core area is left in the Star Dou Great Forest, which has completely become a protected area established by humans, there are still many soul beasts that have been artificially bred for decades or hundreds of years. However, because it takes a lot of time, the cost is not low at all!

Soul beast meat is known to nourish the body, and demand far exceeds supply. A thousand Federation Coins would be enough for a family of three to eat for a month if they only spent the food. The ingredients alone for a single meal at East Sea Academy cost a thousand Federation Coins.

The average soul master's family can hardly afford to feed them every day, so this is equivalent to giving each person a subsidy of 180,000 federal coins.

After the cheers from the audience died down, Long Hengxu made another announcement: "The school is to train students, and the promotion competition is to select students. This time, some students performed exceptionally well, and some are very talented. Training them step by step would be a waste of their talents. The school plans to set up a special class to train these students. In the future, outstanding students can also join this special class! Currently, there are seven confirmed students. Lin Xingyu, Zhang Yangzi, Wang Jinxi, Tang Wulin, Gu Yue, Xie Xie, and Wei Xiaofeng will stay. The others will return to their classes. Teacher Wu will also stay."

Last night, after discussing with Long Hengxu and Yu Zhen about setting up Class Zero, Grade One, he went directly to Wu Changkong to discuss it with him. Finally, with Long Hengxu's various promises, Wu Changkong agreed to be the head teacher of Class Zero, Grade One.

Ye Yingluo suddenly felt like the sky was falling, and also felt like she was being overawed. The bright smile on her face instantly disappeared.

The school selects outstanding students and focuses on their development. She sees no problem with this. Wu Zhangkong is exceptional in knowledge, cultivation, and teaching ability, surpassing her in every respect. She sees no problem in him becoming the homeroom teacher.

Students have achieved better development and their classes have won honor and rewards.

But I was the one who came here first, why did it turn out like this?

Ye Yingluo looked at her four students with melancholy.

Yu Zhen felt that the originally serious expressions of the remaining seven students in front of him immediately softened, and he beckoned them to come forward.

Lin Xingyu, Zhang Yangzi, Wang Jinxi, Wei Xiaofeng, Tang Wulin, Gu Yue, and Xie Xie walked up to Yu Zhen.

Yu Zhen said kindly, "You are all geniuses selected by Donghai College. You are rare talents in Donghai College. The purpose of establishing Class Zero is to train you to the greatest extent possible and not waste your talents. If you follow the school's routine learning, it will be difficult for you to learn anything useful. But!"

At this point, Yu Zhen's expression suddenly turned grim, and an aura of power directly pressed down on Lin Xingyu and the other seven people, "There have always been many geniuses on the Douluo Continent! There is no shortage of geniuses who died young! You are only in Donghai City, and you can be considered as a little genius! Outside of Donghai City, who would know you? There are countless people who are more talented than you on the Douluo Continent. Put away your arrogance and study hard. You still have a lot to learn from!
The academy has established a Class Zero specifically to train you and turn you into true geniuses. This time, the academy will directly provide you with the best resources. Even the legendary Shrek Academy wouldn't offer you more than we do. Do all seven of you understand?" "Understood!" Lin Xingyu and the other seven replied in unison. Facing Yu Zhen's radiant aura, all seven of them felt a little breathless.

"Since everyone understands, let's sign this agreement!" Yu Zhen casually sent his soul into it and took out seven agreements, handing them one by one to Lin Xingyu and the other seven.

Lin Xingyu read the contents of the document carefully, and after making sure there was no trap, he carefully signed his name. Joining Class Zero was his original purpose of coming to Donghai College. The allocation of resources from Donghai College was not just talk, he really gave it, and gave a lot!

Wu Changkong can provide excellent guidance and his character is also quite good.

Unless there is one-on-one instruction from a Titled Douluo, this is almost the best education you can enjoy in the early stages!
Tang Wulin signed his name without even looking. With a useless martial soul and a ten-year soul, he was unwelcome even after leaving school. It could be said that his fortune had plummeted. Since Donghai Academy was willing to train him, he must seize the opportunity! Gu Yue also signed his name directly.

Xie Xie read the contents of the agreement carefully. The general meaning was that Donghai College would train them and provide them with the best resources, but they could not transfer between the intermediate and advanced departments after completing their studies, otherwise they would have to compensate for the resources.

Xie Xie suddenly became a little hesitant. After signing the contract, he would be tied to Donghai College for the next few years. Xie Xie had the best background and had seen various business contracts since he was a child. He also understood the conditions of Donghai College, which were also within the normal range. He couldn't plant the trees himself and then have the peaches picked by others, right?

Xie Xie suddenly became a little hesitant, but finally said under Yu Zhen's aura: "Dean, we are still young. Shouldn't we discuss this important matter with our family first?"

"Okay, then you don't have to join Class Zero, just go back." Yu Zhen's words were extremely cold.

Xie Xie hesitated for a moment, but finally gritted his teeth and signed his name. After all, the school's condition was that transferring meant paying for the school's resources. Aren't those resources going to him? It wasn't a loss for him anyway! He signed!

On the other side, Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi carefully read the contents of the agreement and signed it.

In the end, only Wei Xiaofeng hadn't signed. "Dean, I should transfer to the senior department. If I want to join Class Zero, I need to go back and discuss it with my family!"

Yu Zhen didn't say anything, but just reached out and took the agreement back from Wei Xiaofeng's hand, nodded, and said, "You can go back to Class 1."

Wei Xiaofeng looked at Lin Xingyu, Wang Jinxi, and Zhang Yangzi with a complicated expression. From this moment on, he and Lin Xingyu were probably going their separate ways. He didn't know how many times they would meet again. As for the school's better treatment than Shrek, he didn't believe it. That was the premier holy land for spirit masters in the past 20,000 years!

Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi also felt sad. After all, they came here together, and in the end Wei Xiaofeng went back alone.

Lin Xingyu didn't say anything. After all, he couldn't just tell Wei Xiaofeng about the treatment of Class Zero and make the decision for him. If anything went wrong in the future, he would still be to blame. If he knew about the quota for the Spirit Ascension Platform in the future, would he regret it?
As soon as he left, Yu Zhen saw that the remaining people had signed the agreement. The aura he had originally exuded disappeared instantly, and his serious expression immediately turned into a kind one. His skill in changing his face had reached perfection.

"Now that you've signed the agreement, you'll be the key students of East Sea Academy. The school has prepared new dormitories and classrooms for you, and the equipment you'll use will all be the most advanced in East Sea Academy! Teacher Wu will be your homeroom teacher from now on. If you have any questions, you can ask Teacher Wu directly. The education you'll receive is the best in the entire Douluo Continent!"

Hearing the dean's promise, the moods of the few who had been feeling down due to the dean's aura visibly brightened. Only Lin Xingyu and Wu Changkong, who was not far away, twitched their lips. Donghai College had indeed tried its best, but it was fair to say that this was a cruel era, with a severe monopoly.

Thus, the first-year class, Class Zero, was officially established. The members were immediately assigned to brand new dormitories and classrooms. The classrooms were located deep within the laboratory building at Donghai College. The surroundings were tranquil and pleasant, and the equipment within was state-of-the-art.

The six students in Class Zero's original dormitories were directly upgraded to single-bedroom suites. Each suite had a one-bedroom, one-living room, and one-bathroom layout, covering a generous 80 square meters. Like the classrooms, the dormitories were located deep within the grounds of East Sea College. Wu Changkong, enjoying the privileges of a top-tier faculty member, also moved in.

Lin Xingyu and the other six lived right next to Wu Changkong's new quarters. Donghai Academy's arrangement was clearly for the convenience of the first-year, Class 0 students. If they encountered any difficulties in their training, they could immediately consult Wu Changkong. It was a thoughtful gesture.

It also makes it convenient for Wu Changkong to take care of the children directly.

(End of this chapter)