This is probably a very wonderful moment. People who travel through time and space want to witness moments like this.

The auditorium was noisy, not as quiet as before, but full of a surging vitality. Whether it was the elementary school students in the front, or the junior high school and high school students in the back, they all lowered their heads and fiddled with the small wooden boxes in their hands.

Kongming chess is a very common educational game. Some children have played it before. But after Principal Zeng’s explanation, the familiar toy suddenly became more interesting.

Lin Chaoxi laughed. In fact, Old Lin seemed to be such a big liar. How should I put it? Some things become very desirable when they are spoken by them. After all, they are the ones who are lucky enough to enjoy the fun of exploring the unknown. They can take you to appreciate that kind of beauty in a short conversation, but unfortunately, most people will quickly forget the sense of satisfaction of having aspirations and yearnings after being moved for a moment.

Because it is too difficult, it requires great enthusiasm and perseverance. Lin Chaoxi doesn't know how long this magical effect can last on the children.

As she thought, she lowered her head and moved two chess pieces. The chess piece jumped over a piece and moved to an empty space. She took out the piece that was jumped over. This was a completely unconscious move, and then she was patted on the shoulder.

Huajuan excitedly shook the box: "Wow, why are you so serious? Teacher Jie asked us to come over."

Teacher Jie Ran stood in a corner of the auditorium with his hands folded. Many children from the junior high school group were already holding chess boxes and happily surrounding him. They seemed to be discussing the next topic.

Lin Chaoxi and Pei Zhi were interrupted and stood up to leave. Lin Chaoxi turned around and took a few steps, then found that Pei Zhi had not followed her, so she turned back. Pei Zhi was still standing, looking up at the title and email box that had not completely disappeared from the screen, and paused for a moment.

Suddenly, Pei Zhi tucked the chess box under his armpit, raised his hands, faced the projection screen, and began to applaud seriously. He was doing this alone, and the applause was very light, which seemed insignificant in the auditorium that had become noisy again, but every one of them was so clear.

Lin Chaoxi finally reacted and said, "Yes, they forgot to applaud after Professor Zeng finished speaking."

Following Pei Zhi, she also faced the curtain and began to clap her hands with all her heart.

At first, other people around did not notice them, but after about three or five seconds, starting from this small corner, many students stopped, faced the stage, and looked at the curtain again.

No words were needed. It was like a tacit understanding that transcended ages. From the front to the back, from the shortest to the tallest, the applause inexplicably grew louder and louder, and spread to every corner of the auditorium.

Even the leading teachers who were leaving the stage were puzzled. Just as they were puzzled, the entire auditorium finally burst into applause, as loud and surging as the waves of the ocean.

This is a sincere greeting, without any falsehood.

…

In the corner of the auditorium, Jie Ran put down his hands and smiled at them.

Lin Chaoxi put down her hand, feeling a little shy, but Pei Zhi was already walking towards the gathering place of the senior class.

Before they even got close, they heard the regretful voice of a child who had arrived early: "So are you really our class teacher?"

“How terrible.”

Xie Ran laughed dumbly: "I'm really not bad, otherwise let the vice-principal be your class teacher?"

"No!" all the children said in unison.

On the stage, Vice Principal Zhang, who was still tidying up, cast a faint glance in their direction.

Jie Ran quickly became serious: "Well, okay, okay, kids, come and get your textbooks and timetables. There are maps of the Oasis Base in your handbooks. Find your classroom first, and don't be late for class tomorrow."

As he spoke, another assistant head teacher began to distribute the things he mentioned to them.

"Being late three times counts as one absence. If you have missed three times in total, you will go home directly. If your parents take you out without reporting to the teacher or if you return to the dormitory after 8 o'clock, you will be absent once. Remember not to move around freely after the lights are turned off at night. If you are caught, it will be considered a violation. The specific things you cannot do are all in the manual. If you accumulate too many minor offenses, they will be combined into major offenses, but you will be expelled." Jie Ran reminded them naggingly, "You must remember the conversion ratio carefully..."

Lin Chaoxi was speechless. His tone was probably trying to say that it was okay to break the rules a little, but not too much. He was truly a college student.

However, primary school students certainly have no concept of skipping classes, and the children are still thinking about the teacher's questions just now.

"Will Principal Zeng come to teach us?"

"We want Principal Zeng." Some students still refused to give up and expressed their dislike for Jie Ran very directly.

Xie Ran was shocked. He turned around and pointed at the huge projector screen, which was slowly rising, so Xie Ran was pointing at nothing.

"This guy is a great guy!" Jie Ran retracted his finger, almost mad at these kids. "He doesn't teach us, how can he teach you?"

"What is a Daniel?"

"How big is the cow?"

"But he is the principal. Doesn't the principal have to teach?"

"Honorary principal!" Xie Ran corrected him, "Honorary principal is just a title. Just writing his name on the title can calm the crowd. Do you understand?"

"I don't understand."

"Forget it if you don't understand." Xie Ran continued to be angry.

Lin Chaoxi thought that this teacher Xie was also very cute. The children had no idea what kind of person Professor Zeng was, and Xie Ran couldn't explain things like academic contributions to them, so they could only mind their own business and sulk.

Lin Chaoxi didn't know much about Professor Zeng's academic status, but what Teacher Jie Ran said was right. It was not easy to invite such an event to invite a big shot like Professor Zeng to be a figurehead. Moreover, Professor Zeng was not just a figurehead. He even recorded such a sincere speech, left his email address, and prepared small gifts for each student. It was already thoughtful enough, and I couldn't ask for more.

The teaching materials were distributed quickly. They were two thick books, one textbook and one exercise book. They were printed in white covers and should be internal circulation materials. They could not be found outside.

The timetable is inserted in the textbook, and it details the daily schedule, including what math class will be taught on a certain day, what extracurricular activities will be arranged on a certain day, where to visit on a certain day, and even the time of the stage exams are marked. It is so dense that it makes people feel that life is both colorful and overwhelming.

Basically, the school day starts at 9 am, with four classes in the morning and a lunch break in the afternoon. The afternoon time is either for self-study or some kind of sports, outdoor training, or field activities are arranged in the afternoon for the children to do farm work.

It seems that Vice Principal Zhang is determined to train their will. It's not bad, and it's quite interesting. Except that she and Pei Zhi can't sleep in and have to get up early to go to the cafeteria...

Lin Chaoxi glanced at the class schedule, put it away, and looked up.

Their senior class suddenly became quiet, and the children were whispering to each other. Except for Pei Zhi who was still playing chess, the other students were nervous or even depressed.

Lu Zhihao was talking briefly to the boy who shared the room with him. Lin Zhaoxi poked him in the waist and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Exam...exam..."

Lin Chaoxi was shocked: "Another exam? I just took one this morning. This is so crazy!"

Her voice was very loud, and Lu Zhihao quickly held her down: "Keep your voice down, the exam is not coming soon." Lu Zhihao took out the timetable again, shook the sheet with the densely printed schedule, and pointed to July 15th, which had the words "First round of elimination exam" marked on it.

"What's wrong?" Lin Zhaoxi frowned, then realized that she had not looked carefully. She whispered to comfort Lu Zhihao, "Class leader, your grades will be fine in this round."

Huajuan also leaned over from behind them with his furry head and said, "Yes! Laolu, you're fine, but I can only stay with you for 15 days, so you have to cherish me."

"Who said that... I don't know for sure... Hey..." Student Xiao Lu made a bitter face, looking very frustrated, "What if it's really difficult? But you and Pei Zhi will definitely be able to stay."

"That's not the case." Lin Zhaoxi turned his head to look at Pei Zhi, who was immersed in Kongming chess, and wanted him to say something. But at this time, a student had already asked Jie Ran: "Teacher... why do we have to eliminate the exam again..."

"Oh, you will leave sooner or later, so just relax." Xie Ran said.

"Isn't that another sudden exam?"

"Of course not!" Jie Ran smiled, and Lin Chaoxi had a bad feeling in his heart again.

"Are you afraid of surprise exams?"

"yes!"

"Then this elimination exam will give you ample opportunity to prepare." Xie Ran smiled, "and also a chance to choose."

He spoke the last few words very quietly, but the children quickly caught the key words.

“What is a choice opportunity?”

Xie Ran snapped his fingers, took out a stack of papers from behind, coughed lightly, and announced: "Everyone knows that the Jinbei competition is a team competition, so it's time to show your spirit of unity and mutual assistance."

All the children fell silent and looked at their head teacher in confusion.

They were so serious that Jie Ran stopped joking and said, "The next round of elimination exams will be a group elimination system. You can freely form study groups. The final exam will rank the average scores of each of your groups, from high to low, and eliminate the groups with average scores in the bottom half."

There was a brief moment of silence in the small corner; it took some time for the children to react to this elimination system.

Taking this opportunity, Xie Ran continued to announce the rules: "Each study group has a minimum of 2 people and a maximum of 6 people. You are free to form your own groups." He raised the paper in his hand and said, "You discuss it first and decide on your group members. Then come to me and get a piece of paper to fill in the team members and the name of the team leader. Tell me your team formation before class tomorrow at the latest."

"If there are odd-numbered groups at the end, how do we eliminate the second half?"

"Just eliminate the group stuck in the middle." Jie Ran answered casually, as if it was a very easy thing to do.

The atmosphere became depressing.

"What if no one wants someone?" a child asked sensitively.

"I'm sorry, but students who are not accepted will be automatically assigned to the same group," said Jie Ran.