Chapter 101
Corrode the spring and rust the spring.
The name of Coach Su does not seem to symbolize any good intentions, and the interpreted meaning is even a bit scary for children.
She smiled and waited for Jiang Yunu's reaction.
Unexpectedly, the white-haired girl's eyes sparkled, and she praised sincerely: "What a great name!"
Su Xiuchun's smile immediately became three points brighter.
Someone coughed softly on the left side of the long curved table.
"Teacher Lei," the coughing man said, "It seems that your Engel students have been trained to be very good at speaking."
The man spoke in a sarcastic tone, his face facing Reiss Daniel who was sitting on the right side of the long table, but his eyes swept across Jiang Yunu's face.
Everyone sitting at the concave side of the long table had an identity badge in front of them - except Su Xiuchun, who had just arrived last night, and Inspector Ye Li who came with her.
The nameplate was most likely transferred and misappropriated directly from the joint conference room. Jiang Yunu looked back at the person and found that the nameplate had the Songnan school emblem printed on it.
As for this person's name? Who cares?
She didn't look closely because it didn't matter. She knew where the other person stood, and what mattered was which direction their butt was tilted.
"Thank you for the compliment." The white-haired girl grinned at the teacher who glanced at her out of the corner of her eye, as if she was completely unaware of the undercurrent beginning to surge in the conference room.
"My teachers have indeed taught me very well. Thank you very much for your recognition of the Enge Primary School of Supernatural Powers." Jiang Yunu said with a smile.
“…”
The person opposite was choked by her innocent look.
More people were coughing quietly across the long table.
It seemed as if all the teachers in this conference room suddenly had itchy throats.
Inspector Ye Li was still as stern as he had been when they met in the lobby downstairs. He sat to Su Xiuchun's left and said coldly, "Do you need the robot to increase the index of the indoor air purifier?"
Several people said no, no, no need.
Inspector Ye Li, whose hair was meticulously trimmed, nodded and said, "Okay, then let's get down to business."
Jiang Yunu adjusted her sitting posture to be more upright, and at the same time took the time to receive a caring and encouraging look from Reiss Daniel. She looked at everyone in front of her with a calm expression, calmly meeting all the scrutiny and observation. At the same time, she thought to herself:
The Spirit Deer Superpower Association, this seemed to be a term she had heard of before, but had never actually come across in real life.
However, just looking at the aura and demeanor of Su Xiuchun and Inspector Ye Li next to him, one can tell that this association must be of great significance.
Su Xiuchun was obviously the person with the most say in the meeting room. However, after the formal talks began, she did not act as the main questioner. Instead, she was more of a silent observer on the side.
Like integrating information.
"Are you the first student to discover the mechanical elemental beast?" A teacher on the right side of the long table asked first.
Jiang Yunu moved his gaze over and saw the school emblem of "Flea" on the other party's nameplate.
"I'm not," she answered truthfully. "I only entered the competition as a reserve student on the second day of the practical round. My seniors and seniors had already encountered it before me."
The flea's teacher then asked, "So, you were the first one to notice that something was wrong with it?"
Jiang Yunu didn't take any credit for it. She still spoke truthfully, "Not really. My senior sister Zhou Jinxue had already noticed its strange behavior before me."
Songnan's teacher suddenly spoke up again, in a rather gloomy tone, "You're saying that other Engel students have encountered it before you and noticed that its behavior was not right, but you think your seniors didn't do anything about it?"
...Wow, what a weird and confusing way of saying right and wrong.
Jiang Yunu blinked, maintaining a very innocent look. "What are you talking about? Why do you interpret my words this way? Is it the word I just used that caused this misunderstanding?"
Songnan's teacher was about to say something, but Su Xiuchun tapped the table lightly.
"This Songnan teacher," Su Xiuchun said, "please don't extend the topic unnecessarily. What you want to discuss has deviated from the main topic."
Only then did Songnan's teacher shut up.
The teacher, whose nameplate bore the school emblem of "Scroll King," asked, "But as far as we know, you are the first student to have fought one-on-one with that mechanical elemental beast."
Jiang Yunu then admitted: "This is indeed me."
"So, can we ask your opinion on that mechanical elemental beast?"
The "test point" that Xie Shi had circled for Jiang Yunu seemed to have arrived just like that. Jiang Yunu kept in mind Master Xie's instructions and did not say a word of personal speculation or association. She only spoke of her objective observations on the practical field that day.
"It's larger than any other metal beast I've seen since entering the area. It has more densely armored body and moves faster. It also seems to have silencers on its legs, allowing it to move very quietly in mountainous terrain without causing excessive noise."
"What else?"
"Also, at least among the several metal beasts I've encountered, this mechanical elemental beast is probably the smartest. Its intelligent combat mode has been optimized. Its fighting style is flexible and varied. It's adept at observing and utilizing terrain, and it also monitors the players' attack trajectories."
Songnan's teacher intervened again. "Do you believe your observations are reliable? How did you come to these conclusions? And how can you guarantee that you weren't just nervous after seeing a physical metal monster, exaggerating its capabilities?"
This person's argument wasn't off topic, but it was clearly leaning towards the idea that Jiang Yunu was nervous and exaggerating, which made Jiang Yunu want to laugh. She felt that Teacher Lei had missed a point—she didn't need any psychological guidance before meeting strangers, but she might need some additional psychological preparation, such as switching the order of "stranger" and "see" in the phrase "meet strangers."
But Jiang Luobo's expression remained unchanged.
She said, with a dark undertone and a pure expression, "I, by myself, earned in just two days the points your school didn't even get in the entire practical competition."
Songnan's teacher's expression suddenly darkened. "What do you mean? Does this have any relevance to the question I asked you?"
Jiang Yunu acted like a genius who could piss off teachers from other schools: "Of course I did. I scored more points than your school's team combined, which means I killed more metal monsters than your school's team combined."
The white-haired girl spoke with a sincere, yet infuriating tone, not trying to show off. "My kill count is enough to prove I'm not nervous when facing metal monsters. It also proves I've seen enough of them to be able to discern the objective differences between them."
The teacher of the "King of Rolls" had a strangely bright look in his eyes. He interrupted Teacher Songnan and said, "Tell me what you think are the differences between other metal beasts?"
The difference between other metal monsters refers to the other normal mechanical elemental beasts on the field except for the weird "mechanical elemental beast".
Jiang Yunu treated teachers who were not sarcastic in a very good manner, maintaining due respect and politeness. She told them the details of the differences between several conventional metal monsters she had faced.
The teacher of the "Exam King" clapped his hands after hearing this: "Good! You can really say something!"
The teacher, perhaps forgetting this was a conference room, was as excited as if he had heard an excellent speech at an open class. He immediately praised her, "You can tell you've really killed a lot of mechanical elemental beasts yourself, and you're paying close attention to your targets during the competition!"
The teacher was so excited that her voice was a little loud, and the sound of her clapping scared the "flea" teacher next to her.
Jiang Yunu heard Flea's teacher mutter quietly: "Calm down, calm down. No matter how excited you are, this is someone else's student. You can't turn him back."
Reiss Daniel sat at the other end of the long table with a reserved smile.
In any case, no one in the conference room would doubt that Jiang Yunu's judgment on the "mechanical elemental beast" was groundless, and no one would think that all her "more xx" descriptions lacked reference samples.
Su Jinchun looked at Jiang Yunu with interest.
She still didn't speak. Inspector Ye Li said beside her, "Because it's stronger, its external armor is more sophisticated, and its combat mobility is higher, so you suspect there's something wrong with it?"
"I think its structure is significantly different from other metal beasts." Jiang Yunu replied calmly, "I think it's worth keeping for research."
Inspector Ye Li's eyes were sharp. "Is this why you decided to bring a metallic beast back to the student lounge?"
Jiang Yunu faced the adult man's sharp gaze and even tilted her head slightly.
"Did I violate the rules of the competition by doing this?" she said.
Flea's teacher sat across the long curved table and shook his head.
"You didn't," Flea's teacher said. "This behavior doesn't violate the rules, but generally no student would think of doing it."
"After my teammate was injured by this mechanical elemental beast, I decided to gather everyone's strength to bring it back. This way, we can study it more closely and become familiar with its attack logic, which is different from other metal beasts." Jiang Yunu said, "I think studying it will help my classmates and teammates reduce injuries the next time they encounter a similar metal beast."
The reason given by the white-haired girl is normal and in line with student logic.
Inspector Ye Li looked at her sternly. "Have you ever considered that if you don't control it properly and let a significantly stronger mechanical elemental beast into the safe rest area, it might harm your classmates and teammates?"
Jiang Yunu blinked slightly: "But I can beat it."
Her tone was filled with confidence in her abilities, and also revealed a bit of the natural innocence that only minors possess.
"Teacher." Jiang Yunu addressed Inspector Ye Li, who hadn't introduced himself, as "Teacher." She said with a mixture of innocence and confusion, "Isn't that just a mechanical elemental beast with a special boost in strength?"
Inspector Ye Li: “…”
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