Chapter 93: Gossip Meal Time
In the quaint cafeteria filled with sunshine, a group of energetic young people were chatting and laughing while eating lunch. No one used any etiquette rules to restrain themselves. Everyone shared whatever they thought of with their friends. When they got a response, they laughed happily together. After laughing, they picked up their bowls and took a few bites of rice.
Many students who originally came from higher classes did not put on airs. They played and joked with their classmates, discussing all kinds of fresh gossip. Everyone's face was filled with hope for a bright future, and everything seemed so harmonious and beautiful.
In the dining area of General Studies Class 1, Shen Xingzhou was curiously talking to Bai Kai, one of this year's hottest stars. Although he was not a fan of the other party, he was still very excited to meet a star in Xunzhen Academy.
"So you also had your spiritual roots tested shortly afterwards?"
They were discussing how Bai Kai and the other two enrolled in school. Bai Kai said that they, who had participated in the variety show "My Mysterious Journey", received a notification from the Dragon Group and underwent testing not long after Jia Lan and Gu Qianwen were lucky enough to be diagnosed with excellent spiritual root talents.
Then, he, Jin Fan and Shen Junyan received admission notices from Xunzhen Academy because of their outstanding talents.
"That's right. The higher-ups probably thought that our crew, as witnesses of the first spiritual energy revival event, might also receive some kind of opportunity and blessing. So after Sister Lan and Wen Zi got the results, they notified us all to come over for testing."
Bai Kai said indifferently, it’s not a secret anyway, anyone with a little skill knows it, so it doesn’t matter if you tell others. "But it's a pity that we were just witnesses at the time and didn't get any extra gifts. Everyone's talent was terrible, and only the three of us were worth looking at."
Jin Fan and Shen Junyan, who were in the middle of their conversation, were eating quietly nearby. After hearing what Bai Kai said, Jin Fan immediately retorted, "Some people still have decent talents. At least they are considered good among ordinary people who have not received dragon vein marrow cleansing."
Shen Junyan also said: "Indeed, Mr. Fang is quite talented. Unfortunately, he felt that his age meant he didn't have the time and energy to work hard anymore, so he didn't enroll with us."
"Is that so?" Shen Xingzhou sighed, "Age is indeed a hurdle that cannot be overcome. After a certain age, unless you are like the students in the elite class, you have superb talents, otherwise the country will not spend limited resources to train you."
“Even if I were to grow flowers, I couldn’t bear this kind of burden.”
This sentence was said by Liang Hang. He and his brothers Yu Gaoyuan and Meng Zhengqi were all put into Class 1 of the general department. Their talents are not enough to be ranked in the elite class, and even if they manage to get in, they will be denounced by the public, so they might as well take a step back. Anyway, we are all in Xunzhen Academy, which is already better than most people.
"Even though the spiritual energy has been revived for such a long time, the overall resources are still too few. Even in our area, which is blessed by nature, there are not many spiritual plants and spiritual minerals here, not to mention other places. It would be a blessing to have a quarter of the spiritual energy content of Ning'an City."
"It's because of this that many people want to transfer their registered residence, right? I've seen the news these past two days, and apart from the news about our school opening, this is the hottest topic." Shen Xingzhou swallowed the food in his mouth and talked about the hot news of the past two days. He spent a long time reading gossip on social media last night.
Countless people have overturned official government accounts in various places because of the spiritual energy content in their own cities, and the comments are so numerous that it is impossible to scroll through them all.
Anyone who is not isolated from the world knows this news, and everyone has either speechless or sarcastic expressions.
Yu Gaoyuan sneered and commented: "Some people really think the country is a fool. Even if more people make trouble, it doesn't matter. We still have to live our lives as usual."
"It was very difficult to transfer household registration in the past. Now that spiritual energy has revived, the spiritual energy and population of each place directly affect future development. How could the country agree to household registration transfer?" Liang Hang was also speechless about this matter. He didn't expect that so many people didn't use their brains to think.
"Besides, even if that city originally had abundant spiritual energy, and the content was much higher than that of the neighboring cities, wouldn't it be the same if more people went there? Take Ning'an City, for example, it is a quasi-first-tier city with an overloaded population. Even if there is such a heaven-defying environment as the gathering of dragon veins, if there are too many people, wouldn't it be the same as those second- and third-tier cities?"
"That's true." Jin Fan swallowed the last bite of rice and slowly put away the tableware. "But for the future of themselves and their descendants, even if the hope is slim, they still want to give it a try."
"Ah..." Shen Xingzhou sighed, poking at the rice in his bowl with a bit of boredom, and said in a deep voice: "My mom and the others are the same. They think that since I entered Xunzhen Academy, they want to see if they can rely on me to transfer our household registration to Ning'an City so that they can live here."
"Your parents want to, too?"
He smiled bitterly, "Yes, they said that their wish in this life has been fulfilled, and they have no hope of practicing, so they want to move to Ning'an City. At least in such an abundant spiritual energy, they can live longer and stay with me for a few more years."
"this..."
"Why......"
There is nothing wrong with this idea. It is just the sincere love of parents for their children. And this reality also hit several people at the same table.
They themselves were lucky enough to be admitted to Xunzhen Academy and have a bright future, but their parents are in the same situation. Being over fifty years old and full of illnesses, it is a blessing from God to die peacefully. How can there be any hope for spiritual practice?
Monks have many methods, and they do have elixirs that can prolong life, but they don't have the ability to get them. Rather than relying on this, it is better to hope that the country will achieve major breakthroughs in science and technology and rely on the power of science to extend human life.
However, this is obviously not something that can be achieved overnight. For their parents' generation, it was all just a castle in the air.
The anger became so great that no one wanted to talk or laugh anymore and they just chewed their food without any taste.
Feeling that he had said something wrong, Shen Xingzhou tried to save the situation. He forced a smile and asked in a brisk voice, "What did Chu Yi do today? I saw that she didn't even come to eat like the other people in the elite class."
In the academy, students in the elite class are also very popular. Whenever they appear in public, everyone will definitely pay some attention to them. Even if I don't dare to approach and talk to them, I will still discuss their topics with my companions around me.
Just like today, all the students of the college eat in the same cafeteria. There is no distinction between one cafeteria and another. But as soon as the students from the elite class came in, everyone noticed that one person was missing.
That super genius, Long Jun's only female disciple, did not come along. I don't know what she was doing. Everyone had been discussing this discovery for a long time, and within the time it took to eat a meal, all kinds of rumors spread among the students.
Of course, in addition to Chu Yi, the topic of discussion at noon today also included Jia Lan, the successfully awakened little fox sister. Since her appearance, her popularity among students has skyrocketed, almost surpassing that of Chu Yi, who has a superior status.
Others were just guessing, but they were different from others, as there were several people with connections sitting here, and they were more or less related to the elite class. Therefore, Shen Xingzhou lowered his voice and asked, "Do you have any inside information?"
He was really curious. If it was the Dragon King who summoned him, then Gu Jiayan should have gone along as well. Both of them were geniuses, so it was impossible for them to be treated differently. If not for the Dragon Lord summoning her, what could Chu Yi do when she just entered school?
Regarding this question, Liang Hang and the other three members of the Dragon Team could only shake their heads. They had just learned about it and there was no notification from the boss yet. Like Shen Xingzhou, I knew that Chu Yi didn’t come today. As for why, I’m sorry, I really don’t know.
Not to mention Jin Fan and Shen Junyan, they don't know Chu Yi and have no way of getting any specific information.
The turning point came with Bai Kai. He waved to everyone mysteriously, indicating that they should come inside and gather together.
Everyone couldn't help but look at each other and did as they were told.
"I just contacted Wenzi, and she said that Chu Yi didn't come to class this morning."
"What? What on earth did you go there to do?" Shen Xingzhou became more and more curious. He moved closer to Bai Kai and urged him, "Tell me quickly."
"According to Gu Jiayan..." Bai Kai kept the secret a secret, and when everyone was threatening him with their eyes, he said in a tone of amazement and envy: "Chu Yi has had an epiphany, so she will be in seclusion recently until the benefits of this epiphany are consolidated, and then she will come out."
"What?!"
"Oh my god, it's an epiphany!"
"This talent is a little too amazing."
"Envy, jealousy, and hatred, these words may not even have anything to do with me. Others have just started practicing, and they can experience it."
Startled by everyone's sudden excitement, Bai Kai quickly asked them to restrain themselves, "Shh! Keep your voices down. Although this is not a secret and Gu Jiayan just casually said it, we should keep our gossip to a low profile."
"I'm sorry, this news is really too explosive, who can bear it?" Shen Xingzhou, who had just shouted the loudest, apologized quickly. He glanced around furtively, turned back and gave everyone a reassuring look.
Although it attracted some attention, since the words shouted out lacked a subject, everyone stopped paying attention after a brief moment of curiosity.
The few people who had just had a false alarm breathed a sigh of relief and continued to discuss the topic, but everyone was careful to keep their voices down.
"What realm do you think Chu Yi will break through to this time?"
"It's hard to say. There are different levels of enlightenment. If it's just a small enlightenment, at most it will be a step from the early stage of a realm to the late stage. Now she should be in the early stage of enlightenment, maybe she can break through the fusion stage, but whether she can go further is a bit uncertain."
"After the Fusion Stage is the Golden Core Stage, which is not so easy to break through. I guess it should be the Fusion Stage."
"Speaking of which, Sister Lan awakened her bloodline today and broke through to the late stage of fusion in one fell swoop. She is only one step away from the golden elixir. It's really enviable."
"Half-demon awakening is much more dangerous. If you are not careful, you will die. This little benefit is nothing."
"Indeed, I thought it was easy before, but after taking Teacher Wen Ting's class, I realized how difficult it is. It's like gambling your life with your future."
"If Chu Yi breaks through to the golden elixir stage, there should be some strange phenomena, right? We will know then."
"That's true. Okay, have you finished eating? Go home after you finish. We have a Classical Chinese class this afternoon. Go back and rest now, or you'll fall asleep in class later and that will be fatal."
"Just, go, go, go back to the dormitory."
"Wait! Look at Gu Jiayan. He seems to have received some news and looks very surprised."
"What?! Where?"
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