Chapter 216

Chapter 216

After the return of the interns, they walked with their heads held high, elated by Bai Xiaoyu's remark calling them "little mentors."

Although many incidents occurred during the graduation ceremony, and they were tempted by the offers from various factions, they were only momentarily shaken. This was the time when the active outbreak of dark substances across the star system most needed their skills. Thinking about the unfinished school buildings, the eggs across the star system waiting to be saved, and everything Bai Xiaoyu had taught them with such dedication, they ultimately chose to return.

Even as interns, they noticed that their group was still intact, just as it had been when they left, and their surprise was no less than Bai Xiaoyu's. In the end, they smiled at each other, and no one mentioned the incidents that had happened during their absence.

As Bai Xiaoyu looked at the interns returning from Imperial Star, he saw that their eyes had become more determined, and the innocence and youthfulness of their student days had completely disappeared from their faces. In just a week's time, they had matured significantly, which filled him with even more pride. They must have gone through a lot, but since they didn't talk about it, he didn't plan to ask.

After seeing off his students, he organized all their coursework and even included their practice videos. He intended to train them for the next fifteen days, helping them become accustomed to and proficient in their roles as teachers.

The interns were extremely intelligent, quickly transitioning from their student roles, and they were able to speak confidently from the podium.

Not only others but even the two assistants listened attentively.

Seeing how well they had adapted, Bai Xiaoyu was very pleased. They were truly the most talented individuals across the star system, able to pick up new skills quickly no matter what they were.

Fifteen days was more than enough time for them.

At the same time, those fifteen days also served as preparation and travel time for students coming from the best colleges across the star system. Some schools were farther away, and it was normal for students from the farthest colleges to take over a week to arrive.

In just a few days, students from several colleges had already arrived. Bai Xiaoyu then assigned everything for these new students to the newly appointed little mentors, including their accommodations and meals.

Everything was developing in a positive direction until he saw the new batch of interns, who looked worried and uneasy.

Since Bai Xiaoyu hadn't had any conflicts with these new students and the previous interns had set a good example, they shouldn't have been in such a state.

While Bai Xiaoyu was puzzled, the new interns who noticed him secretly glanced at him and only breathed a sigh of relief once he was far away.

"Wow, the senior brothers and sisters signed these draconian contracts, each containing dozens, sometimes over a hundred, unfair clauses. I wonder if we'll have to do the same."

"I don't know, but probably."

Hearing this, their future mentor paused, feeling a bit guilty as he looked at Bai Xiaoyu's back. To scare off the factions, they had referenced the star network's unfair contracts and added a bunch of random, strict conditions. They hadn't expected those factions to be scared off and then blame their mentor for the draconian contracts.

Not only that, but these factions had also made the matter public, so now the entire star system knew their mentor had created a bunch of unfair contracts.

He quickly tried to explain to the new interns, "Don't worry, only the first three clauses are the same; the rest were added by us."

The interns didn't believe him, wearing expressions that said, "You're lying to us."

Who would willingly add so many harsh and unfair clauses unless they were out of their mind?

The new students refused to listen to the explanation, which caused them a headache. They planned to find time to explain the situation to their mentor, but they felt too embarrassed looking at the harsh clauses they had added themselves.

Some of those clauses were just too severe.

At the same time, people across the star system were also confused by the contracts released by some factions.

What does "eternally obey Bai Xiaoyu" even mean?

The clause saying "your life belongs to Bai Xiaoyu" is even worse.

And then there's the clause where Bai Xiaoyu decides your partner... each one is more ridiculous than the last, not to mention the breach fee.

They counted the long string of numbers. Wow, a 13-digit breach fee!

Only those who can pay the breach fee can leave.

This breach of contract fee is the only one that was decided collectively by everyone after much deliberation, in order to dispel any notions from other factions. When those factions came looking, they also presented the contract, crying and pleading for the other party to pay the breach of contract fee on their behalf. At first, the request didn't seem too excessive, but when they saw the amount, their faces darkened.

Who the hell just graduated as a caretaker with a breach of contract fee in the trillions?

This is likely a unique case across the entire star system, covering contracts at nearly all stages!

A first-of-its-kind tyrannical contract!

Fifteen days flew by, and by this time, all the top students from the best universities had arrived. Over a hundred schools had enrolled more students than the Imperial Military Academy's Caretaker and Pharmaceutical departments, with each school having over a hundred students in each department.

This batch of students totaled over ten thousand individuals, divided into a hundred classes, each led by a mentor.

On the first day of school, Bai Xiaoyu, looking at the newly built large-scale school with an expansive area, saw that right at the entrance was a statue. This statue was as large as the Big Black Egg, with a seed the size of a pumpkin on top of the egg, and a cluster of bright red flames above the seed.

The school was built under Bai Kan's supervision while Bai Xiaoyu was away. Now, Bai Kan had returned to Imperial Star for some business and couldn't attend the official opening of the school.

However, Bai Kan could still watch the live stream, as this time, to reassure the star system anxious about the cubs, the opening was broadcast live in its entirety.

This live stream was highly anticipated and watched by many across the star system.

At the opening ceremony, Bai Xiaoyu, as the newly appointed principal, naturally had to address the students.

As Bai Xiaoyu stepped up, the venue immediately fell silent.

The live stream audience took a sharp breath as they saw Bai Xiaoyu's appearance.

Previously, Bai Xiaoyu rarely showed his face during live streams. They knew the streamer was good-looking, but seeing Bai Xiaoyu in person was shocking. Not only was he handsome, but he was also young. As the principal of Fire Seed Academy, he actually didn't look much different from the students below.

"Holy crap, the streamer looks like a million bucks!"

"Did you think someone who could carve a path through the capital star with their looks while under all sorts of negative conditions was joking?"

"Is this the principal who imposed the strictest terms in the entire star system? I wonder if he's still accepting students?"

"I doubt he'd take just anyone. Our streamer isn't one to settle for mediocrity."

After stepping up, Bai Xiaoyu said some formal words before taking out the contract he had signed with the interns, smiling as he addressed the multitude of students below. "Before classes officially start, everyone needs to sign the contract first. If you don't agree, you'll have to give up your spot to someone who does."

At this point, the mentors below handed the contracts to the students in the front, passing them down.

Both the students below and the live stream audience felt a sudden jolt in their hearts—here it comes, the tyrannical contract!

Sure enough, the cover boldly displayed the words "Tyrannical Contract" in large characters, extremely domineering and unapologetic.

The students gingerly flipped through the pages, expecting at least a hundred or so tyrannical clauses, their faces turning pale.

But there were only three clauses—

During the internship, you must unconditionally obey Bai Xiaoyu's commands absolutely.

After passing the internship, you must serve Bai Xiaoyu for three years.

Any additional terms will be added later, leaving several pages blank for future updates.

The rest of the pages were blank, which was nothing like what they expected.

The other mentors lightly coughed, what's the big deal? They feared Bai Xiaoyu would add clauses they couldn't accept in the blank pages, but who knew they were the ones who added almost everything, filling up the blank pages.

Everyone was left scratching their heads, wondering what was happening.

The mentors now told the hesitant students to go ahead and sign, assuring them there was nothing to fear. They explained that the contracts were designed to deter other factions from interfering.

The viewers in the livestream were completely dumbfounded, while those factions were nearly driven mad with anger.

Bai Xiaoyu finally understood why the students had looked so troubled earlier. After seeing several exposed contracts on the star network, he couldn't help but laugh wryly. The contracts were more exaggerated than he expected, with some even specifying matchmaking arrangements. He wasn't concerned about that; if he was meant to remain single, so be it.

Other mentors from various colleges had come along with the students. It was currently the school break, and after the break, all colleges would incorporate the same curriculum into the breeding and pharmaceutical programs. These mentors took the opportunity to learn from Bai Xiaoyu while on holiday and also helped the students analyze the contracts.

In the end, all the students signed.

Bai Xiaoyu looked at the triplicate contracts and put them away. There were also caretakers dispatched by the Breeding Association that year who had just graduated and had not yet been assigned to a breeding facility. With these people added, the group became even larger. These individuals were mainly handled by his two assistants, who had now successfully graduated. Although their evaluations were not as good as the previous interns, they were still very capable, achieving a B+, bordering on A-level.

They could handle the initial learning and training without any issues. The only challenge was the advanced mental energy semi-homogenization process. For mental energy higher than theirs, more advanced caretakers were needed. Otherwise, it would be very difficult to achieve semi-homogenization and splitting.

The interns' highest mental energy was at the peak of 2S+. This batch of students did not exceed this level, so it was fine to leave it to the assistants. If any students exceeded this level, Bai Xiaoyu would personally guide them.

Viewers across the star system watched this batch of students and noted that there were still no Bug cubs appearing on D36 and the nearby planets. Additionally, all colleges across the star system had announced that they had prepared the necessary training equipment and courses. They became increasingly hopeful.

While it might not resolve the issue of the eggs affected by dark substances in the short term, there was still hope.

Bai Qing also observed this scene and discreetly watched the viewers in the stream who had clearly calmed down. It seemed Little Hundred had a talent for this, justifying Bai Qing's decision to send Liu Chen back.

The various factions had a different attitude. If it weren't for the iron-clad defense of D36, they would have definitely sent people to sabotage.

This batch of students was quickly taken away to begin their various courses.

Bai Xiaoyu checked on their situation. Apart from the students who were direct juniors of the mentors from the Imperial Military Academy, the other students were slightly inferior but still grasped the content well.

The first batch of interns took a year to complete their training. This batch of students, except those from the Imperial Military Academy, might take an extra one or two months. As for the caretakers from the breeding facility, whose qualifications varied widely, they would require even more time.

As for the results, we would have to wait and see in a year.

After the school was on track, Bai Xiaoyu had time to extract the black mineral he had brought back.

As he extracted it, looking at the black mineral reminded him of the Bug cubs supervising the eight-legged brown bugs transporting the black mineral, and he couldn't help but smile slightly.

However, due to his return and the lack of supervision, he had to stop the transportation of the black mineral. His mental energy threads were still on some Bug cubs, but he hadn't placed any on the cubs that arrived after he left.

However, he could still observe the new cubs through other cubs and even transfer his mental energy threads from the grown cubs to the new ones. So, he always knew the situation of the cubs, especially when they passed through wormholes to other planets, where he would also pay attention.

At that moment, his mental energy threads on the Bug cubs detected an anomaly. One of them on the planet with the eight-legged brown bugs discovered a new wormhole, from which batches of what seemed to be cub-stage Bug creatures were emerging.

These Bug cubs were quite large, longer than an adult human and as thick as a barrel, and they immediately started biting the eight-legged brown bugs around them.

A cub was nearby and became enraged after seeing this. It was because the intruders were on his territory, eating his prey!

The chubby tail of the Bug cub twisted furiously, and its small mouth revealed fangs as it was about to charge for a fight.

Startled, Bai Xiaoyu quickly advised the cub, "Stay here, don't go out. Let's head back."

The intruders were so large and strong that one of them could easily overpower three of the cubs. There were also many of them, and their combat strength was unknown, so it was better to avoid them for the time being.