Chapter 34

Chapter 34

When Bai Xingshu heard the system wailing, he realized the issue with the punishment.

So, Bai Xingshu...

He couldn't help but smile!

Oh right, he still had tasks to do, and he'd forgotten about them again! Heh!

The system's wailing grew even more pitiful.

Listening to this sad sound, Bai Xingshu, feeling good, wondered whether to mute the system or try to comfort it.

Finally, Bai Xingshu went with the second option.

After all, this wasn't like before.

If he didn't comfort it, the system might still complain once unmuted.

So Bai Xingshu said, "It's just one semester, no sweat. We were supposed to start going after the rich Alphas in our third year, but now we've got three extra years."

"I've already narrowed down the list in just one week. And there aren't many Alphas left. Even if we start next semester, it'll be fast." He wasn't slacking off; this was just out of his control.

Bai Xingshu spoke with confidence, and the system, confused, thought Bai Xingshu had a point.

But when it replayed Bai Xingshu's words a few times, it suddenly caught on that something was off.

Yes!

Bai Xingshu had only been at school for a week and picked three targets (Lin Lie, Kang Youxin, Jiao Rong) to go after, but he struck out with all of them!

It gave Bai Xingshu the Alpha list to go after, not to cross off every name on it!!

This time, Bai Xingshu muted the system as it started howling in realization.

He liked his system quiet.

It wasn't his fault that all the pursuits had failed!

It was all due to the personal factors of these guys. He had tried his best every time he pursued a target!

Director Liu saw Bai Xingshu trying to suppress his smile and thought that his earlier stern tone had not served as a warning. Frowning, he added another sentence: "This time, because it's your first offense, we can let it pass. If there's a next time, the punishment will be more severe!"

Bai Xingshu coughed dryly, retracted his secretly pleased expression, and first responded loudly, "Yes, Director!" Then he explained himself, "I only said that because I didn't want to implicate Teacher Song Xiyan. I didn't really mean it."

"We've already troubled Teacher Song, making him come to the repair room every day to fix the mechs for free. Now that I have some issues, I still need him to handle them for me. Doesn't that make us students of the Combat Department seem particularly incompetent?"

Regarding the same matter, Bai Xingshu slightly altered his narrative based on the change in audience.

Since he was speaking to the teachers of the Combat Department, of course, he had to emphasize that he was one with them!

"If I can solve it, of course, I'll solve it myself," Bai Xingshu said firmly.

After hearing Bai Xingshu's words, Director Liu looked at him for a while.

He had also thought, after watching the video, that Bai Xingshu had misspoken.

At the age of eighteen, thoughts are often naive, and it's common for emotions to take over logic.

Especially in a military academy, people like that are a dime a dozen.

All the teachers in the Combat Department, as they watched the live footage, didn't think Bai Xingshu was scheming at that moment. They just felt that Bai Xingshu, after being refuted for blurting out something inappropriate, chose to apologize immediately instead of directly clashing with the other party, which was truly touching.

In their Combat Department, students with such a calm demeanor are really rare!

The actual situation seems to be even more surprising than they imagined.

Director Liu did not doubt the truthfulness of what Bai Xingshu said.

He himself felt that Bai Xingshu in the video was unusually calm at that time.

"A child thinking so much," Director Liu scoffed, but who doesn't like a student who would defend their teacher? Director Liu did not say anything more to Bai Xingshu about this matter.

Director Liu's voice softened as he told Bai Xingshu the last thing he came to say: "You don't need to attend the close combat class anymore. Since you have free time, then come directly to me for that class in the future."

"Your sloppy driving, if you go out and say that I am the main instructor, it's embarrassing."

As for this matter, the instructor of the advanced driving class, who first suggested taking Bai Xingshu under his wing, can be ignored.

It's not important.

Who teaches Bai Xingshu doesn't matter; as long as the goal of keeping him in check is achieved.

After all, he is the main instructor, and it's up to him to explain the situation to Bai Xingshu.

Directly taking over a student booked by someone else, Director Liu had no qualms: "Since you are at school this weekend, head to the training room at the same time as your class."

This means he’ll be giving Bai Xingshu one-on-one lessons.

Bai Xingshu lit up: "Yes!"

Returning to the dormitory, Bai Xingshu was eager to share the good news with his roommate, but upon opening the door, the dormitory was empty.

His roommate wasn’t inside.

It was then that Bai Xingshu remembered that Shen Geng was also a local from the capital planet.

[This guy, didn’t even bother to tell me when he applied to leave school.] Bai Xingshu used the system as a trash can for his complaints.

Having experienced being silenced by Bai Xingshu again, the system's heart was broken. It didn't listen to what Bai Xingshu said to it at all, whining and accusing: [I am the one who has always been with you, and you treat everyone better than me.]

To this, Bai Xingshu had no remorse: [Force of habit. You’re not human, after all.]

He has been fighting Mutants all his life, and is just a little wary of non-humans.

Compared to other Mutants, Bai Xingshu feels that he is now treating the system like royalty.

And it’s not like he treats everyone better than the system.

[Think about Jiao Rong, I treat you way better, don’t I?] Bai Xingshu exerted his ability to comfort others.

System: [...]

Mentioning Jiao Rong, it’s even worse!!

Is this how you comfort a system!

After playing around with the system, Bai Xingshu walked to his desk, picked up a data analysis book, and then put it down again.

No, if he was going to attend Director Liu's private lesson tomorrow, he should focus on improving his shooting skills today.

He still remembered when he first joined the BattleNet community, a bunch of people were saying he had already put in a lot of effort into shooting.

Hmph, another round of brutal criticism.

In the previous two classes, during sparring sessions with Director Liu, Bai Xingshu had never used the Loader Gun.

—That would be asking for humiliation.

Bai Xingshu would definitely bring out his best moves to face Director Liu.

But now, with one-on-one training, it was hard to say if Director Liu wouldn't want to test his shooting skills.

With a grim expression, Bai Xingshu picked up the login device.

"Xing Ze Jiang Zhi" logged in.

As soon as the news broke, the entire community went silent, a stark contrast to its usual lively buzz.

Last night, "Xing Ze Jiang Zhi" had only logged in twice, but the ferocity of those two sessions completely redefined their perception of this rookie powerhouse.

The "Rampaging Beast" or whatever had literally reduced the opponent to tears.

Now, only the top players on the leaderboard could match Bai Xingshu, and he had quite a few fans. Seeing their favorite players get bullied, they were furious, and the community had been a battleground for these two factions all day.

Better not provoke him.

But watching 'Xing Ze Jiang Zhi' in action was still a must.

Players who deliver new surprises every time they log in for a match are a rare breed.

In no time, the number of online spectators for 'Xing Ze Jiang Zhi's' matches started to skyrocket again.