My actions and whereabouts are up to me (4)
The classroom was completely silent. Chris put her hands behind her back, her slender fingers sticking out, and angrily gave the middle finger.
Weston remained unmoved: "Sit down."
No wonder Shi Yu said, "Don't let him find an opportunity to lash out." Their teacher was indeed in a bad mood. Shu Ningmiao's palm vibrated several times, and the terminal actually pushed a message to her at this moment.
She glanced at Weston, who was back to operating the main control screen on the podium, and finally couldn't resist her curiosity and opened the terminal.
The top notification indicates that new characters have been unlocked.
Shu Ningmiao was not surprised. Even if she had never played the game, she could guess that the main background of the game was String Light Academy. How could there not be any romanceable characters among the classmates she would be spending four years with?
She opened the character information page, switched to the romance character, and the last of the five relief frames lit up, except for the first one, Shi Yu. The character inside was none other than Weston, who was arrogant and aloof behind the podium.
Damn it, Shu Ningmiao immediately pressed the shutter button on the screen.
The panoramic screen surrounding the classroom steps flickered, displaying a constantly expanding and contracting sphere at its center.
Weston went straight to the start of the lesson.
The sphere on the screen that keeps coming together and dispersing has a strange structure, looking like both liquid and dust. It wouldn't be inappropriate to compare it to flowing light.
This is a familiar image to the Pinhians, who generally call this sphere "Pandora".
However, not all the students present were Pines, nor did everyone know the name. Therefore, the first lesson of "Superpowers and Introduction" will still focus on Pandora.
The Pinhians called it "Pandora" because it was the most important energy source on the planet, obtained from nature, like a gift from the gods.
Yes, Pandora is not only associated with superhumans, but also has a profound impact on the lives of everyone living on this planet.
Since this cheap, abundant, and inexhaustible energy source was discovered more than 500 years ago, Pandora has gradually replaced water, oil, and electricity for most of their functions. The abundant energy has promoted scientific development, and the whole world is thriving.
Pinhea, possessing the richest resources of Pandora, gradually became the uncrowned overlord of the planet.
Appearing at the same time as Pandora was the world's first superhuman.
As time goes by, more and more people's bodies are "awakening," gaining abilities that were once unimaginable.
Initially, people were unclear about the relationship between the superhumans and Pandora. It wasn't until the establishment of the National Research Center in Pinheis and the subsequent testing that a startling fact was revealed: the residual superhuman abilities of the superhumans were deconstructed and showed a 99.9% similarity to those of Pandora.
If we compare superpowers to magic, Pandora can be seen as the source of that magic, the origin of superpowered individuals.
The richer the Pandora's energy, the higher the proportion of people with superpowers. Therefore, "awakening superpowers" is also known as receiving the blessings of Pandora.
The abundant resources of Pandora have attracted powerful superhumans, maintaining Pinhes's position in the world. They seize other resource-rich regions, sell Pandora's energy, and create a cycle, thus making the powerful stronger and the wealthy richer.
The man's cold voice echoed in the classroom, each word enunciated with exceptional clarity.
Shu Ningmiao found that his voice was actually very charming, but he recited from a script without any intonation, speaking the common knowledge that every Pine people had heard since childhood. It was extremely hypnotic, and if she hadn't been careful about her posture, she would have collapsed onto the table.
As he explained, the terminal that Shu Ningmiao had placed on the table kept buzzing and vibrating. Somewhat annoyed, she took out the terminal, wanting to turn off the game's damn push notifications.
Before class, she had no idea that the game's notifications would be so frequent.
Could it be that this seemingly refined scoundrel is only pretending to be serious and giving a lecture, while secretly admiring the female lead and having fallen for her?
She opened the terminal, and the interface was still on the character guide screen she had just closed. The man in the embossed frame had cold eyes, and the favorability indicator below was still perfectly in the middle, indicating 0.
The pop-up window is from the "Terminology Dictionary".
『Keyword Pandora unlocked』
Keyword "Piné" unlocked
Keyword Ability Unlocked
...
There were about a dozen notifications folded together.
Shu Ningmiao instantly forgot about the characters she was trying to conquer and excitedly opened the 'Terminology Dictionary'. Although she couldn't start the game unless she was the main character, she could still use the game for her purposes—Shu Ningmiao suddenly realized this.
The left side of the "Terminology Dictionary" displays a list of unlocked words, while the right side features a sliding box with detailed definitions for each word.
The first word listed was "Pandora". After selecting it, a long text explanation was displayed on the right, which was basically the same as what Weston had just explained.
These basic courses prepared for foreign students were common knowledge that Shu Ningmiao already knew. What caught her attention was that the explanation on the right was marked with "Pandora (1)", which meant that there were also Pandora (2), Pandora (3) and the like?
She scrolled forward and found that she could indeed turn the page, but the content after that was locked, probably requiring some condition to be triggered.
Looking at the unlocked vocabulary, it's all content that Weston just mentioned in his lecture. From this, we can roughly deduce the triggering conditions: whenever she hears related words, the keywords are triggered and added to the 'Terminology Dictionary'.
A quick glance revealed that the keywords she had unlocked were mostly things she already knew, such as superpowers and string light.
However, if she hears something she doesn't understand, it should still be included in the 'terminology dictionary' and have its definition displayed.
If this can be confirmed, it will be of great use to her.
"To learn superpowers, you must first master the use of the Pandora within your body." Weston rested his hand on the podium, staring at the main control screen without looking up: "—Basic control and attack."
Surrounded by the gazes of the crowd, in the middle of the lecture hall, a glittering terminal inlaid with pearls and gems slowly floated up from under the table.
A bow pendant dangles from the bottom of the terminal, printed with a grinning puppy.
Someone in the back row covered their mouth and chuckled softly.
Shu Ningmiao stared at the terminal that had somehow slipped out of her hand, her face pale. Everyone in the classroom was watching the terminal floating in the air in front of her. The terminal, which was being controlled, even spun around in the air so that everyone could see her bizarre terminal clearly.
Now Chris and she are sisters in arms, she murmured, "Cool."
“This is ‘basic control’.” Weston flipped his wrist, letting Shu Ningmiao’s terminal fly down into his hand; “Did I say that terminals are prohibited in the classroom?”
“You didn’t say that, teacher,” Shu Ningmiao squeezed out a few words through gritted teeth.
“Now you know.” Weston readily placed her terminal face down on the podium. “Come to my office after class, Ms. Shu.”
When Weston called her Miss Shu, many thoughtful glances were cast around them.
"No wonder Ovi and Miss Lin fawn over her, it turns out her surname is Shu."
"Is it really that Shu?"
"Otherwise, if it were any other member of the Shu family, why would they fawn over her like this?"
"It's her... She's quite famous at the Cornunos school."
"Then she's with that guy... Keep your voice down so they don't hear us."
She heard everything.
Shu Ningmiao's temples bulged with faint blue veins as she suppressed her impending rage. More than being singled out and reprimanded by the mad teacher in class, she was concerned that everyone now knew about the ugly, tacky bow hanging on her terminal.
Fortunately, the device requires biometric unlocking; otherwise, if Weston had opened the screen, she might have seen a dating sim with him as one of the male leads on her device.
She dared not imagine what would happen then.
Weston manipulated the device to take away her terminal, set it aside, and then took out a white spherical model and placed it on the podium.
His hand hovered above the sphere, even paler than the model, with visible veins on the back of his hand.
In the stillness, he flicked an invisible beam of light from his fingertip, and the sphere lying on the podium silently shattered in the shadow of his finger.
"This is a 'basic attack'."
Weston withdrew his hand, his fingertips pointing to the pile of shattered model pieces. The pieces came together, floated up, and flew into the trash can: "You all need to master this before the end of the semester."
He tapped on the podium to indicate that today's class was over.
Someone in the front row asked, "Can everyone master this, teacher? My awakened ability is only a support type."
Weston crossed his arms, his muffled laughter carrying a subtle irony: "It seems our Mr. Louis wasn't paying attention in class. 'Basic Control' and 'Basic Attack' have nothing to do with your superpowers; they're the external manifestation of your inner Pandora, included in your physical training. Yes, that's right, everyone needs to master them. If you still can't do them by the final exam, I'll give you a blank transcript, and you won't need to come next semester."
The student who asked the question looked like he was about to cry.
Shu Ningmiao had no interest in listening to their discussion. Weston had taken the terminal, and although he couldn't unlock it, he could still see a preview banner on the screen if any new messages came in.
She didn't want this person to see any notifications or push notifications they shouldn't see, such as "The affection level of the romance character Weston has changed, come and take a look."
As a top student with consistently high grades, Shu Ningmiao never touches the terminal during class, but Weston caught her doing so in his class.
If anyone's to blame, it's him for being so boring. Compared to the content of a regular course, it's like he's teaching a normal person what water is and how to drink it—utterly pointless.
As the crowd gradually dispersed and people moved around freely, some stood up and moved around in twos and threes in the classroom. Shu Ningmiao walked in the direction Weston had left.
Shi Yu, who was sitting in the front row, turned around and reminded her, "The professor's office is on the top floor."
Shu Ningmiao sighed, "I can't stand it. He's like a viper whose glands have been punctured and is spitting venom everywhere."
"Bear with it, don't get angry at him later."
Shi Yu sat in his seat, flipping through a sheet music book, a cryptic smile playing on his lips: "He certainly has the right to be arrogant. Even if he's been expelled from the research center, his status remains extraordinary."
Shu Ningmiao understood, of course, that a genius who could reach his current position solely through his intellect could easily make a comeback even if he fell from grace. She had no intention of getting into a conflict with such a person, especially since Weston was her mentor who held the power of life and death over her grades.
The most important thing now is to get her terminal back.
As soon as she stepped out of the classroom, the boy who had been waiting outside saw her, his eyes lit up, and he ran towards her, drawing out his voice.
"elder sister!"
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