Survival in the Class: I'm the Only Boy on the Bus

Inside the four-story bus, Jiang Chen stood in the middle of the aisle, listening to Wang Zhaodi's soft whispers:

"Chen... Hello, my name is Wang... Zhaodi..."

She spoke the last two words very softly, as if she didn't like them very much.

Jiang Chen could also tell that Wang Zhaodi didn't really like her name.

Wu Maiduo leaned closer, nodded to Jiang Chen, and lowered her voice:

"It's the Sports Committee member, it's her. I can't be mistaken for that voice. Let me ask you a few more questions."

Jiang Chen nodded, moved the private chat interface in front of Wu Maiduo, and let Wu Maiduo speak.

Wang Zhaodi asked timidly again:

"Chen...are there...anyone else with you?"

Wu Maiduo took over the conversation, trying to soften her tone:

"Wang, it's been a long time. Answer me two questions first."

There was a two-second silence on the other end of the voice call, followed by a soft sob:

"Senior Maido...is it really you?"

"I...I thought I'd never see you again..."

A gentle smile appeared on Wu Maiduo's lips.

She posed the first question:

What's my favorite food?

"Senior...you like strawberry-flavored candy the most..."

"What university did I attend?"

"Senior, you're from the School of Physical Education at Huajing University..."

Wang Zhaodi answered quickly, without the slightest hesitation.

Wu Maiduo turned to look at Jiang Chen and nodded vigorously:

"No problem, it's her."

Then, Wu Maiduo said into the voice chat:

"Junior, most of us here are your seniors. If you need any help, just let us know."

Wu Maiduo sighed softly:

"And... try your best to live on..."

Wang Zhaodi was visibly agitated, her voice trembling:

"Senior Maido, it's so great to have met you..."

"I...I will try my best to live..."

Jiang Chen took a bottle of water and a pack of compressed biscuits from Wen Ruyan and weighed them in his hand.

He asked Wang Zhaodi:

"Junior, have you awakened a talent? Or do you possess some other ability?"

Jiang Chen thought that if Wang Zhaodi had some ability and good character, he wouldn't mind bringing her into the team.

As for the bottle of water and compressed biscuits in his hand, he would give them to her regardless of her character, as a gesture of respect for Teacher Fang.

There was silence for a few seconds on the other end of the voice message.

Wang Zhaodi probably already guessed what Jiang Chen meant. She stammered, her voice growing softer and softer:

"Chen... I... my talent is pretty useless... you might be disappointed..."

The carriage fell silent instantly, and all the girls pricked up their ears.

Jiang Chen comforted him:

"It's okay, having talent already puts you ahead of many players."

Wang Zhaodi then slowly revealed her talent.

【Milk-scented Sword】(SS-rank, unique)

①【Active Effect: Binds to one player; cannot be unbound.】

②【Active Effect: The user of this talent consumes 90% of their stamina and spirit. If the bound player's attack power is higher than 1000, they can draw the SS-grade longsword - Calamity from the user's chest. The Calamity longsword lasts for 5 minutes and has a 24-hour cooldown.】

[SS-Rank Longsword - Calamity]

①【Passive Effect: All attributes x3】

②【Passive Effect: Restores Spirit and Stamina after defeating an enemy covered by Dark attribute.】

③【Active Effect: Continuously consumes Spirit and Stamina. Attacks have Dark attribute. Enemies covered by Dark attribute have all their attributes reduced by 50%.】

When Wang Zhaodi spoke of her talent, she clearly lacked confidence.

Because she felt that her talent was even less useful than Li Cuilian's, how could there be a player with an attack power higher than 1000 at this stage?

Aside from Chen and her senior classmates, Wang Zhaodi did not tell anyone about her talent, including Li Cuilian and Wang Yaozu.

She was afraid of being forcibly bound to someone.

Now that she knows Chen is a boy, she only wants to be with Chen.

What Wang Zhaodi didn't know was that the girls on Jiang Chen's side gasped in surprise after hearing this, though Wang Zhaodi couldn't hear them clearly in the voice call:

"Holy crap?! SS-level talent?! And an SS-level weapon?!"

"This junior is amazing!"

"We have to take her! The sports committee member's attack power is already over 1000! She could totally pull that sword out of her chest... um... I can almost picture it..."

Lan Xingyao chuckled:

"Is that drawing a sword? You're just lusting after her body, you're despicable!"

The girls burst into laughter.

Tang Yan was the most excited person in the room.

She jumped up from her seat, ran to Jiang Chen, and grabbed his hand, overwhelmed with excitement.

"Holy crap! Thor's milk-scented slash? Or a kill while holding a girl in your arms? It's Inori, isn't it?!"

"I absolutely have to accept Jiang Chen as my boyfriend!"

Jiang Chen raised his hand and pressed it down, and the girls quieted down.

Jiang Chen also planned to take Wang Zhaodi as his wife.

But the prerequisite is that he must first meet Wang Zhaodi and ask her those three questions, and then make plans based on her answers.

For the safety of the girls, he wouldn't just recruit anyone into the team.

Thinking of this, Jiang Chen passed the water and compressed biscuits he was holding to Wang Zhaodi:

"Here are some supplies, junior. If you need anything, just let me know."

"Living well is more important than anything else..."

The girls all chimed in:

"Don't be afraid, Junior Wang! Living well is more important than anything else!"

"Are you hurt, junior? Take good care of yourself!"

"If you need anything, just let me know!"

The girls deliberately avoided the name "Zhao Di".

Inside the minibus.

Wang Zhaodi stared blankly at the bottle of water and the pack of compressed biscuits that had suddenly appeared in her hand.

Listening to the voice messages, the senior students not only didn't look down on her for her lack of talent, but also kept encouraging her.

Wang Zhaodi froze completely.

This was the first time she had received so much care from so many people.

Wang Zhaodi gripped the compressed biscuits tightly in her hands, and tears unexpectedly splattered onto the steering wheel.

pat.

pat.

She quickly tried to wipe it with her sleeve, but the more she wiped, the more it spread.

Wang Zhaodi choked up, her voice broken and intermittent:

"Thank you, seniors... I... I will live well."

She sniffed:

"May I know your names?"

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the voice call.

Jiang Chen's voice rang in her ears:

"You can call me Jiang Chen... Jiang as in river, Chen as in dawn."

"As for the other senior students, I'll introduce them to you when we have a chance to meet."

Wang Zhaodi was slightly taken aback.

She knew Jiang Chen; he was the most handsome guy at Tsinghua and Peking Universities, and all ten of the most beautiful girls were in his class!

Wang Zhaodi hurriedly pressed for an answer, her voice accidentally getting a little louder:

"Jiang...Senior Jiang, may I...can I call you Brother Chen?"

"No problem," Jiang Chen replied readily.

"If you need any help, please let me know."

Wang Zhaodi shook her head, instinctively refusing:

"No...no need...Brother Chen...I...I can manage on my own..."

She didn't want to trouble Brother Chen and Senior Sister Maiduo.

She was afraid of being seen as a burden, afraid of being abandoned.

She didn't like being abandoned, nor did she like being disliked by Brother Chen.

As Wang Zhaodi was thinking, she caught a glimpse of Li Cuilian suddenly moving in the rearview mirror.