The whole class looked at Ye Wenya with sympathy.
Ye Wenya's grades were usually poor, often dragging the class down, causing the class average score to rank far lower than other classes.
But think about it...
Their class's grades weren't as good as the other classes to begin with. Even without Ye Wenya, they were almost certain to be ranked last, so it wouldn't matter if they were ranked even lower.
For students, there is no difference between a class average below 0.1 and 1!
Besides, he always ranks first in the class in practical tests. This course has obviously raised the average score of the whole class. Even if the other party was led to win by others, he is still his fiancé, right?
But this one point is an extremely ugly result for the head teacher and other teachers. The average scores of each class are only 0.1 or 0.2 points apart, and your class is only one or two points behind others.
Is it okay to show your results to your boss? Is it okay to show your results to your boss?
The gossip and laughter of other teachers in the school alone could make Huang Xuemin, the class teacher, turn pale and be in a bad mood all day long.
The whole class fell silent because of Huang Xuemin's words, and everyone kept looking at Ye Wenya.
Ye Wenya sat in her seat calmly, with no expression on her face at all, as if she didn't understand that Teacher Huang's words were directed at her.
The anger in his chest was released, and Huang Xuemin's tone was not as aggressive as before. Instead, his brows furrowed as he spoke earnestly, "Even if you don't go to the battlefield in the future and stay in the Imperial Capital to refine potions, you must at least graduate successfully and obtain your pharmacist license! If you don't study hard in school, isn't that a waste of the Empire's resources? Whether for your own sake or for others, you must study hard in the future to make this trip to school worthwhile."
"Okay, enough talking... As you all know, after this semester, some students in the class will be promoted to the third grade, but others will remain in the second grade."
"I will now announce the list, and you can take a look at the results on your respective lists."
Huang Xuemin held a stack of report cards in his hand and distributed them.
Some of the students who received their report cards in the classroom were frowning, some were ecstatic, but more were relieved.
In order not to put pressure on students, the school only distributes transcripts on the last day of each year.
Ye Wenya held the report card in her hand, and her originally calm expression suddenly cracked, and the muscles at the corners of her eyes twitched subconsciously.
The report card in my hand was all red, which represented a failing grade.
——14 points in Alchemy.
——Medicinal Plant Science: 49 points.
——Pharmaceutical Analysis 31 points.
…
Subject by subject, all the subjects on the transcript, except for the practical assessment which got full marks, the rest of the subjects were all glowing a blinding red!
At this moment, Huo Xinyue, who was sitting next to her, leaned over and praised excitedly, "Wow! Ye Wenya, you didn't expect this! You scored 12 points higher in Medicinal Plant Science than last semester! If you keep up this pace, by the time of next semester's final exam, won't you be able to pass?"
Ye Wenya: ………
So, how badly had the original owner done on the exams during those years in school? Could a 49-point score have made his roommate so excited?
Fortunately, the results of this practical assessment were good, and the total score was above the passing line, meeting the requirements for admission to higher education.
At the bottom of the list, the grades of another 7 students were marked in gray, indicating that they would have to retake the second-year courses in the next semester.
One of them was the red-haired, round-faced girl sitting in front of Ye Wenya. She hugged her report card and cried bitterly, "Just two points, just two points... Why am I so unlucky? I even have to repeat the second grade courses, wuwuwuwu..."
The red-haired, round-faced girl's classmate immediately hugged her, patted her and comforted her, saying, "Don't cry, don't cry, don't cry..."
Huo Xinyue looked at the two people at the front table and sighed with a look of regret.
"There were 45 people in our class when we first entered freshman year, and now, with those who have progressed to junior year, there are only about 30 of us. If it weren't for the seniors who repeat the course every semester and become our classmates... I estimate that by the time graduation is approaching, there might only be about 20 people in our class. The exams have been getting harder and harder lately, and I don't know if I can graduate successfully."
The school's examinations are very strict, and every year a group of students are unable to continue their studies and need to retake a course. These students who need to retake a course will be arranged into the corresponding class according to their original class number.
"You're lucky... You met two good teammates during this practical test..."
Huo Xinyue glanced at Ye Wenya leisurely again and said, "I hope I can meet two reliable teammates like you next year. I won't be picky about anything else... just three mecha majors will do."
But please don't let it be like this year. There are two command departments, one mecha maintenance department and one mecha manufacturing department, plus she is a student with a poor physique in the pharmacy department. The frontal combat capability is so poor that it is appalling.
"That's enough! Quiet!"
Huang Xuemin stood at the podium, patted the table, and said to the audience with a fierce look, "Starting tomorrow, school will be on vacation... The entire vacation will last for a whole month. During this time, when you go home, you must thoroughly understand the knowledge in the textbooks! Regardless of whether you can successfully enter the university this time or not, you must not slack off after returning home! If you don't understand something in your studies, you can video chat with me, or other teachers, there is no problem... The first thing to do after school starts is the departmental unified exam. If your grades are still the same as this time, then you will have to take the exam."
"Next semester I'll have you cleaning toilets with robots! Or you'll have to plant medicinal herbs in the experimental fields under the scorching sun!"
The students in the classroom suddenly wailed. Huang Xuemin ignored them, frowned, and waved, "Students who didn't make it to the next level, please come out. I'll take you to meet the new teacher for next semester..."
"Also... Ye Wenya, come out with me too!" After Huang Xuemin said this, he raised his chin towards Ye Wenya and walked out the door with his hands behind his back.
Everyone in the classroom gave Ye Wenya a helpless and sad look.
Ye Wenya: ...
Ye Wenya, who had never encountered a situation in her life where a teacher treated her as a bad student, sighed deeply in her heart helplessly.
I could only follow Teacher Huang in front of me and walk towards the teachers' office.
…
The other side.
As soon as Ye Wenya and the other two left the dormitory early in the morning, a small black cat climbed down along the support of the sewer pipe downstairs of the dormitory building, and quickly jumped out of the girls' dormitory on the third floor. It followed a young man with a crew cut and swaggered onto the public hovercraft.
In the Orc Empire, underage orc cubs can ride on public hovercrafts for free.
Therefore, several people on the flying car subconsciously looked at the black cat twice, and when they saw the little black cat sitting in the seat in a swagger, they slowly withdrew their gazes.
These days, many cubs like to walk around outside in animal form. After a while, everyone gets used to it.
The public flying car flies quickly along the designated route.
The black cat's two furry little paws were resting on the car window, and its round, deep blue eyes were fixed on the scene passing by quickly outside the window.
The Xiao family's old house is not too far from the Imperial Royal Military Academy. The public hovercraft took only more than 20 minutes to fly to a place about 5 kilometers away from the Xiao family's old house.
The black cat jumped off the flying car and ran quickly towards the Xiao family's old house.
In order to prevent itself from being tracked by anyone, the black cat shuttled directly into the deep grass.
at the same time.
In the old house of the Xiao family, in a deserted room, a middle-aged woman dressed in extremely luxurious clothes and with a gorgeous appearance was sitting in the main seat with a cold expression. Below the main seat, six men and women in military uniforms were standing there and reporting.
"Madam, the entire Zerg population on the Mineral Planet has been completely wiped out by the First and Second Legions.
"But we still haven't found any trace of the marshal. We only have the remains of his half-mech, which we removed from the abdomen of a hexapod." A burly, middle-aged man with brown hair and brown eyes, his eyes like copper bells, looked at the middle-aged woman seriously and reported earnestly.
The cosmic Zerg is an extremely ferocious species. They not only like to devour living things, but also various minerals and energy crystals.
The main body of the Orc Empire's mecha is made of alloy, which is naturally the favorite food of the Zerg. Even if they cannot bite it or digest it for a while, they like to swallow all of these things into their stomachs.
Therefore, when cleaning the battlefield, every Zerg will be dissected by them.
"There are a lot of messages coming in from the TV station, but most of them are asking about the whereabouts of the marshal. Two people said they had news about the marshal, and our people confirmed that it was just fake news." Another young man with a crew cut said with a frown.
"What's the situation on planet K-0218? Have you found anything?" The middle-aged woman rubbed her eyebrows heavily with her slender white fingers and asked with a tired look.
"No news has been received yet... The Zerg on K-0218 were completely wiped out by the Royal Guards led by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. When the First and Second Legions' ships arrived, they had already begun cleanup operations... The Legion's personnel followed the Royal Guards to clean up the mess, but they couldn't find any trace of the Marshal on K-0218..."
A neat woman with a high ponytail lowered her head with a heavy expression and said, "Based on the analysis of the mecha wreckage we found, the Marshal is most likely still on the mining planet and did not enter the K-028 planet through the wormhole. Because most of the mecha cabin wreckage used by the Marshal is on the mining planet, less than one-tenth of the wreckage is on the K-0218 planet."
When the orcs operate the mecha, they need to stay in the mecha cabin.
As the woman finished speaking, the originally ugly faces of everyone in the room instantly became more serious and deep, and even the faint breathing sounds disappeared in this instant.
The middle-aged woman sitting in the main seat was particularly distraught. Her face was so dark it looked as if tears were dripping from her eyes. She fixed her powerful gaze on the middle-aged man and the woman with the high ponytail, and spoke word by word, "So...it's been six days, and you've told me there's no news at all? You don't even know whether the marshal is alive or dead?! Then what on earth have you been doing these days?!"
"The First and Second Legions, a total of over nine million people! And yet, we still haven't been able to find any news about the Marshal. He disappeared while fighting the Zerg on the Mining Planet, not while traveling through space with interstellar pirates!"
"It's been so long and you still haven't found him?! What on earth are you doing?! What on earth are you doing?!"
The woman's sharp voice echoed throughout the room with an angry tone.
The other six people in the room all lowered their heads, remained silent, and had the same look of regret and guilt on their faces.
After a long while, a thin young man in uniform cautiously raised his head and said, "Madam... Actually, no news is good news... This at least proves that the marshal is very likely still alive..."
"What's more, Marshal Xiao has already arrived at the mining planet. I believe he will have news soon."
The atmosphere in the room seemed to relax a little because of this sentence, or it seemed to be just everyone's illusion, but the middle-aged woman's expression did ease a lot. She was silent, and half wanted to let out a long sigh.
"I know you are under a lot of pressure, and I have been diligently searching for the Marshal. I shouldn't have just
I'm here to apologize to those of you who were angry with me. I was too impatient..."
"But, no matter life or death, I hope you can find the marshal as soon as possible." The middle-aged woman's eyes turned red and her expression was sad.
"Ma'am, don't worry. We will definitely find the Marshal! His mental and physical strength are both at the SS level. He's so powerful, he won't get into trouble easily!"
"I'll continue to trouble you with this matter." The middle-aged woman came down from the main seat, walked to the side of the crowd in three or two steps, and said solemnly.
"Ma'am, don't worry! We will do our utmost to find the Marshal and report any news immediately!"
The six people solemnly assured the middle-aged woman, with determination in their eyes.
After the six people left the room, a middle-aged butler holding a tray slowly pushed the door open from outside.
The middle-aged butler asked in a gentle but concerned voice, "Madam, those generals from the army just came over, but do they have any news about the young master? Did they find the young master on the mining planet?"
"No, they haven't been able to find any information about Xiao Chen so far, and we don't know what his current situation is." The middle-aged woman sighed, and even her delicate face seemed to be stained with fatigue. She waved her hand and asked the butler to put the tea on the table.
"If you're alright, go down first."
The middle-aged woman's voice had lost its previous excitement. Instead, it became cold and inhuman, without any trace of the worry a parent might have for their child. "Whether he lives or dies, I've fulfilled my responsibilities this time. If he really dies this time, it's just bad luck. Who made him kill his father right after he was born?"
"Madam, please don't say that...what happened to sir back then was all an accident..." the middle-aged housekeeper hurriedly advised.
"Alright, Uncle Fu, there's no need to say anything. Go ahead... Regardless of whether Xiao Chen is dead or alive this time, as long as Old Marshal Xiao is here, the First and Second Legions won't fall into anyone else's hands for the time being... The old marshal can easily live another thirty or forty years... You don't have to worry about how you'll live your life... If anything really happens in the future, I'll give you a large sum of money to let you leave the Xiao family."
"So even without him, the world would be no different to me..."
"I think it would be better for this child to go with Changhai... Changhai has always liked that child and was determined to raise him. Now Changhai has been sleeping underground for so many years, facing darkness every day... It would be better to let this child go to accompany him, so that he can fulfill his father's heart." The middle-aged woman slowly picked up the teacup, took a sip lightly, and said in a neutral tone.
It was as if he was not talking about his own child. Only when he mentioned the name Changhai did his eyes show a slight ripple.
In the room, the middle-aged butler didn't say anything, but his expression became more respectful. He half bent over and followed the middle-aged woman's instructions, slowly leaving the room.
But no one noticed...
In the low grass outside the study, a black cat, about the size of two adult palms, curled up in a ball in the corner, its azure eyes growing ever deeper. Hearing the sound of Uncle Fu, the housekeeper, closing the door, the black cat twitched its ears, slowly stood up, and made its way down the corridor through another path.
Since the Xiao family's old house was built by the ancestors a long time ago, not a single flower or grass has been moved for hundreds of years, and it still retains the ancient charm of a hundred years ago. However, it is also because of this that Xiao Chen, who has only been able to travel around the Xiao family's old house in the form of an animal since childhood, knows every path and every blind spot better than anyone else in the Xiao family today.
Successfully avoiding all the guards, the black cat caught up with the middle-aged butler from a distance.
Although Uncle Fu looks like a middle-aged man now, he is actually over 180 years old this year. According to the average lifespan of orcs at 250 years old, Uncle Fu has already reached retirement age. However, in recent years, Uncle Fu has often received guidance from the old Marshal Xiao in the Xiao family. In addition, he has studied hard and never relaxed. Uncle Fu has long been an A-level orc with a lifespan of over 280 years.
That's why he looks so young.
Following Uncle Fu, I turned left and right and saw him go up to the Xiao family's servants' building alone and walk towards his bedroom.
The black cat shook its fluffy little ears, looked at the surrounding environment, and quickly climbed up a century-old tree next to the servants' building. The tall ancient tree blocked out the sun, directly covering most of the entire servants' building. The dense leaves carried the fragrance of the forest and penetrated into the black cat's nostrils with the breeze. The black cat had whiskers and a pair of blue eyes staring at the room on the 4th floor. It was ready to jump from the tree into the other's bedroom as soon as Uncle Fu entered the room, and ask him to help contact his grandfather to go home.
Xiao Chen thought for a long time on the way back. He felt that the only two people in the entire Xiao family mansion that he could trust were his mother and Uncle Fu.
But the words he just heard under the study window reminded Xiao Chen of the scene when he was young and was locked in a dark room and whipped by his mother.
The death of his father, Xiao Changhai, had made his mother, Fang Qin, extremely displeased with him. Although she hadn't directly killed him, she clearly disliked her only son and even hoped he would die outside...
Instead of meeting my mother in this situation, it would be better to ask the old housekeeper to help contact my grandfather.
His condition is already very bad, and there is no way he can transform back into human form. If this continues, his mental disorder will probably turn into mania.
“Crack!——”
The door of the room opposite was opened, and Uncle Fu walked into the room from outside. The black cat twitched its ears and was about to jump up and jump onto the windowsill of the other room. Then it saw the door that had just closed was opened again. A thin young man with an extremely ordinary appearance, wearing a simple gray suit, pushed the door open and walked in.
The black cat frowned slightly, and immediately lay down, hiding its small figure behind a bunch of leaves, leaving only a pair of eyes, staring closely at everything happening in the room.
"Uncle Fu, have you found Xiao Chen?" The thin young man patted the dust off his clothes and asked in a relaxed tone.
"Master Nan, Master Chen has not been found yet. I have placed a bug in Madam's study... I have heard the report from the Legion today. I heard that no trace of Master Chen was found on either the Mining Planet or the planet K0218." The old butler looked at the thin young man with a loving smile and said.
"I knew it... they couldn't possibly find Xiao Chen's whereabouts... So many Zergs were besieging him. Even though he was piloting a mecha and possessed double S-level physical and mental strength, he was still just a mortal." Xiao Nan's lips curled up with a hint of sarcasm. "It's only because the clan leader is old and frail that he believed someone could have escaped the siege of thousands of Zerg."
"But... Xiao Chen is lucky. For so many years, he has been in control of the millions of soldiers and generals of the First and Second Legions... Now it's our turn to play. My family has been suppressed by Xiao Chen and his group for three generations in a row. Now it's time to change positions."
"With my S-level physique, SS-level mental strength, and my level as an S-level alchemist, I am more than qualified to be a clan leader."
The thin young man took out a box of medicine from his pocket and handed it to the old housekeeper. "It's just a small gift, but it's not a token of respect. Uncle Fu still has things to do in the future. Please take care of me. Once Xiao Chen comes back, please tell me in advance..."
"However, the army hasn't been able to find any trace of Xiao Chen for such a long time. I estimate that he must have been devoured by the Zerg and melted by the stomach acid, leaving only a pile of bones hidden in the Zerg feces. Otherwise, how could they not find any trace of him for such a long time? ... Hehehe... Only the old team leader and his men would believe that Xiao Chen is still alive."
Xiao Nan sneered sarcastically, said a few words to Uncle Fu, and then left the old butler's room directly.
The old butler held the box of medicine in his hand, opened it with a smile, looked left and right, and there was no expression that showed that he had done anything wrong.
The black cat lay quietly on the tree, hidden between the layers of leaves. Its azure eyes stared at the old butler opposite, eyes full of disbelief. He never thought that the old butler who had worked in the family for nearly two centuries would be bribed by someone from the Xiao family's side branch...
Orcs have a long lifespan. Even if orcs with stronger physical strength find it difficult to conceive, they will still have many offspring over time.
The Xiao family was the same. Therefore, in addition to their main branch with a small population, there were many side branches. Among them, the Xiao Nan family was one of the most powerful...
It's just that the other party has been honest and well-behaved over the years, and has never done anything unusual. Instead, he has been serving the Xiao family wholeheartedly in the legion.
But now it seems...
Although the other party didn't say it explicitly...
But it was obvious that they wanted his life. He was the only descendant of the main branch of the Xiao family. In the absence of an heir, even if the old man was very capable and had a wide network of contacts, he would have to give up his position in the future.
After watching the old housekeeper in the room hide the box of medicine and close the door again, the black cat slowly slipped down from the tree.
He ran towards the door of the Xiao family without looking back.
It seems that he can only wait until the old man returns from the mining planet before coming back again.
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