Chapter 169

It is almost the end of the last semester, and three months have passed without us realizing it.

To be honest, Jiang Yunu didn't know if he could play in the second round this semester.

But the way Song Yang rushed over looked like he was grabbing a discounted meal in the cafeteria, and the place where the two met was indeed in the cafeteria.

A very tall boy rushed over shouting "I, I choose me" all the way. His strong emotions and conspicuous actions attracted countless eyes from the tables along the way.

Some people even popped in specifically to get a taste of the latest and hottest campus gossip.

As a result, as soon as Song Yang finished the second half of his sentence, "the first contestant in the second round", half of the gossipy gazes he was looking at disappeared instantly.

Ugh! Battle maniac! Boring!

We don’t even know if the second round of competition will be held this semester, so we might as well discuss the upcoming “learning sprint month” and “review and preparation month”!

Song Yang didn't care about the eyes around him coming and going. He only had eyes for Jiang Yunu - the priority for the second round of self-selected players.

"Fight with me first!" Song Yang said actively.

"..." Jiang Yunu didn't want to pour cold water on others, but she felt that this classmate still needed to calm down.

She said with respect for objective facts: "It's still uncertain whether we can continue with the second round of competition this semester."

Song Yang maximized his personal initiative. He immediately replied, "So, as soon as the school announces the start of the second round and the system opens up the self-selection list, will you be willing to write me down first?"

Song Yang is quite tall, much taller than Jiang Yunu, a girl who has been in Golden Uriel for almost half a semester but has not grown much in height.

He stood upright and passionately at the edge of Jiang Yunu's dining table, casting a large shadow that even covered Pei Ya, who was sitting across from the table. In fact, there was quite a sense of oppression brought by his physique.

But soon, Song Yang seemed to realize the pressure of his body size, and the two girls at the table had to keep looking up at him, so he squatted down in a flash, squatting by the table very honestly and enthusiastically.

"Choose me!" Song Yang said, "If you don't agree to play me first in the second round, I can only sleep seven hours a day."

Pei Ya, who was sitting across the table, couldn't help but interrupt: "Excuse me, is there anything wrong with sleeping for seven hours?"

Isn’t the normal human sleep time seven hours?

Song Yang squatted down and turned his head to look up at Pei Ya. He said sincerely, "But I usually sleep ten hours a day, from nine in the evening to seven the next day. Lately, I've been having trouble sleeping because I've been thinking about the battle with Jiang Yunu."

Oh my god!

Jiang Yunu and Pei Ya couldn't help but exchange glances.

Jiang Yunu was sure that he saw the same surprised thought in Pei Ya's eyes as himself: This is really... a classmate with a healthy sleep and rest schedule!

Anyway, it is still uncertain whether he can compete in the second round this semester, and Jiang Yunu has no other options for opponents for the time being.

In order to take care of Song Yang's extremely healthy sleep schedule and baby-like sleep, Jiang Yunu finally agreed to his request. "Okay, when the school announces the start of the second round of competition and enters the stage of selecting opponents, I will definitely fill in your name first."

Songyang stood up happily, like a winter melon growing into a big tree on the spot, and said with great joy: "That's great!"

He left happily with his promise.

Another half week passed quickly, and the school finally issued an official announcement:

In order not to affect the students' final exams and review progress, the second round of the "Challenge Cup" campus competition will continue until the beginning of the next semester.

And continuing with the second round of competition in the next semester will make the competition progress smoother. From the second round at the beginning of the semester to the end of the semester, the list of participants in the summer district competition will be decided before the next summer vacation.

Jiang Yunu was not surprised at all by this announcement.

The only thing that surprised her was that Miss Nagu had been surprisingly calm recently.

It was Linette Nagu who had invited Jiang Yunu to the competition and had issued a serious declaration of war. However, since the "Challenge Cup" school competition officially started, Jiang Yunu seemed to have been forgotten by this young lady. She had not come to cause trouble recently, nor had she come to her in advance to discuss choosing her own opponent in the second round like Song Yang did.

I don't understand.

Jiang Yunu couldn't figure out what the eldest lady was thinking, so he decided to go with her.

Maybe the young lady is also in the dilemma of preparing for the final exams and just wants to seize the time to review during this period?

It seemed like just yesterday that she arrived in Houde City, but in the blink of an eye, the final month passed by like a time bulldozer. When Jiang Yunu came to her senses again, she found that it was the day she could return to Xiate City.

It was summer when she left Shate City. When she arrived in Houde City, she was forcibly requisitioned by the principal and taken to a late summer social gathering.

When I was about to go home, winter had already arrived in Chat City.

As for Houde City... Houde City has a constant temperature system throughout the city, with only certain areas intelligently adjusting the temperature to create some artificial snow scenes. The reason for this is: "While allowing residents to enjoy a comfortable and pleasant temperature, we also provide a dreamy and beautiful snow viewing area for everyone to better experience the winter festival atmosphere."

"What a shame," Pei Ya said as Jiang Yunu packed for the return trip. "If you'd like to stay in the Second District for the winter break, I could invite you to my house and show you some of the local festivals and eat all sorts of New Year dishes together."

Jiang Yunu packed his luggage in his single dormitory. Pei Ya didn't have to pack any personal belongings. She had a dedicated electronic butler to help her organize her miscellaneous items. Moreover, Pei Ya had one set at home and one at school, so there was almost no need to move things around.

Pei Ya came to Jiang Yunu to be a chat companion.

When Jiang Yunu heard the words "New Year's dishes", his eyes lit up like a light with increased brightness.

But in a flash, the white-haired girl suppressed her desire for the Second District's special festive food: "It's a shame, but the New Year's Day is a time for family reunions. This is also the first time I've traveled so far, so I must go home during winter vacation."

Moreover, if Jiang Yunu suddenly changed his mind and did not set off to return to Xiate City for the winter vacation, I am afraid that within 12 hours, the cross-region calls from Qiao Yisen, Zhou Jinxue, Aunt Dai Si, Teacher Lei, and maybe even Young Master Xie Shi... these people would come one after another like a chain of death-demanding calls.

Teacher Lei had inquired about Jiang Yunu's details a week in advance and encouraged her not to feel stressed about her first final exam in the second district and to just give it her all.

Three nights ago, Aunt Daisy had asked Jiang Yunuo if she had bought the return ticket. She told her not to worry about the travel expenses and that if there was a direct ticket from the second district to the seventh district, she should buy the direct ticket and she would reimburse her.

Home is such a magical place.

Thinking about his study life after coming to the second district, Jiang Yunu felt that this semester seemed to have passed very quickly and it was over in the blink of an eye.

But when she thought about her home and her familiar relatives and friends in the Seventh District, she felt that the semester seemed very long.

She hasn't seen her family and friends for so long.

"Let's meet again when we have the chance." Jiang Yunu said to Pei Ya with enthusiasm, "I wish you a happy holiday in advance!"

Jiang Yunu did not wish anyone a happy new year in advance. After all, in the interstellar age, communication is so advanced that the phrase "Happy New Year" can be saved for the eight major regions to celebrate the new year simultaneously, and then said over a long-distance phone call.

Jiang Yunu still didn't let Aunt Dai Si spend any money.

She bought a cheaper transfer ticket, and on the first day that students could leave school, she carried the backpack she had brought back from Chat City and a large bag in her hand, and started from the transfer station in the second district, traveling one district at a time back to the seventh district.

Unlike when going from a lower-level region to a higher-level region, the inspection process when going from top to bottom is far less cumbersome, and the inspectors who pass the inspection are more generous in letting people pass.

Some examiners were curious about why Jiang Yunuo walked down from the second largest area - because they recognized the uniform on Jiang Yunuo.

The platinum uniform of Golden Uriel Academy is unique among the senior schools in the upper three districts and is very representative.

Jiang Yunu originally had casual clothes, but the clothes she brought with her when she left Xiate City were mainly spring, autumn and summer clothes. It was far from the time to wear heavy winter clothes at that time. In addition, the temperature in Houde City was constant throughout the year, so winter clothes seemed even more unnecessary.

There were winter clothes in the luggage that Aunt Daisy bought for Jiang Yunu, but Jiang Yunu treasured the things that Aunt Daisy bought with love more and was reluctant to wear them.

——She wore the winter clothes of the Golden Uriel Academy uniform.

Despite the reputation of being a "golden pauper", the principal was generous in distributing school uniforms to students, two sets each of summer and spring and autumn clothes, and one set of winter clothes.

This is very consistent with the principal's style of loving "image management projects".

Jiang Yunu had no regrets about wearing her school uniforms, even though they were much better in terms of fabric and production cost than the winter clothes that Qiao Daisi bought her at the sale in Chat City.

The feelings contained in them are different, and family love is priceless!

"It's almost the New Year, why are you going to the lower-level region?" asked the inspector who recognized the Golden Uriel Academy uniform. While being curious, the other party stamped the electronic pass on Jiang Yunu's personal terminal.

Jiang Yunu smiled and said, "My home is in the lower district. I want to go home for the holidays."

District 7 is where she comes from, and she will never shy away from telling others that she comes from a backward place.

The examiners in the front districts were mostly surprised when they heard this answer, and some couldn't help but scrutinize her with what they thought were secretive gazes, as if wondering how this white-haired girl had managed to get into a school in District Three from the back district. And the further back they went, the closer they got to District Seven, and the fewer people recognized the uniform as the Gold Uriel Academy uniform, and the more people knew it was just a school uniform.

"Going home for the holidays?" the examiner from the Sixth District asked familiarly, then looked at Jiang Yunu's school uniform and shook his head. "I haven't seen this uniform in the Fourth or Fifth Districts. It must be from at least one district above that, right?"

Jiang Yunu smiled politely and said, "Yeah."

"Excellent!" the examiner gave a thumbs-up after stamping the electronic seal, as if praising a distant relative who had suddenly appeared in the family. "I was promoted from the seventh district to the sixth district, and you are already studying in the front district at your age. That's amazing!"

For regions that do not have the qualifications to open advanced schools for special abilities, having students admitted to such schools is already a happy event.

Jiang Yunu inexplicably felt a slight sense of "returning home in glory".

One day...

When Jiang Yunu stepped onto the transfer station of the seventh district and boarded the special rail train, entering the airspace above the city of Chat, he thought to himself:

I hope one day their backline areas can be more resource-rich.