Chapter 139: Twenty People, Marching Out With the Aura of a Mighty Army

Lin Mo freshened up briefly.

"I hope those two thousand people can take a beating."

He tidied himself in front of the mirror, then turned and walked out of the bathroom toward the villa's front door.

The moment Lin Mo stepped out of his villa's front door, he froze.

Outside the villa, nineteen figures had long been waiting for him.

Every one of them wore a gleaming five-clawed golden dragon badge on their chest.

Seeing Lin Mo come out.

Ye Kong stepped forward sharply and called out in a deep voice:

"Good morning, Squad Leader!"

"Good morning, Squad Leader—!!"

The remaining eighteen, led by Ye Kong, spoke up one after another.

"..."

Lin Mo was left not knowing whether to laugh or cry at the whole spectacle.

He looked at Ye Kong and teased:

"I say, Vice Squad Leader Ye, what's all this about? Is it really necessary to be this serious? Anyone who didn't know would think we're an army."

Ye Kong, however, shook his head and said in all seriousness:

"Squad Leader, since I'm the vice squad leader, I have to look the part."

"Today is our Long Xu Ban's first collective public appearance, and we're facing a challenge from the entire school."

"We have to have presence!"

"No matter how many opponents there are, no matter how outsiders see us—at the very least in spirit, our Long Xu Ban cannot lose!"

Those words rang out firm and resonant.

The others behind him all straightened their backs, looking fired up and impassioned.

Hearing this, Lin Mo couldn't help but feel a touch of emotion.

This Ye Kong's organizational ability and sense of collective honor were truly beyond reproach.

With a deputy like this, he'd definitely save himself a lot of trouble down the road.

Han Mengyao stepped forward at that moment:

"Lin Mo, I think Ye Kong is right."

"Although 'army' sounds a bit exaggerated, we are, after all, not ordinary students."

"From the moment we put on this badge, we've already been one whole."

Han Mengyao pointed at the badge on her chest and said earnestly:

"The school gave us privileges and resources far beyond ordinary people—not for us to play house."

"The 'World Battleground' ahead will be very brutal; the enemies we'll face will be all the prodigies our age from around the world. We go out there representing Dragon Nation."

"If we don't even have the most basic discipline and cohesion, what will we use to win later?"

"So I think, starting now, it's not too much to demand of ourselves as if we were an army."

Han Mengyao's words left everyone present silent for a moment.

A sense of responsibility appeared in every pair of eyes.

Lin Mo looked at Han Mengyao, then at these teammates with resolute gazes.

He had to admit, what Han Mengyao said did make sense.

To wear the crown, one must bear its weight.

Long Xu Ban enjoyed the nation's top-tier resource allocation, enjoyed the privilege of outranking any official by a rank, enjoyed the perk of entering Team Fuben at will.

Behind all of this lay the nation's expectation for future combat power.

Since they'd accepted these privileges, they had to shoulder the corresponding responsibility.

Just then.

Han Mengqing squeezed out from the back of the group.

She was carrying two huge insulated food boxes, and she sidled up to everyone with a grin:

"Come, come, come! Exclusive secret recipe 'Mengqing Brand' sandwiches! I got up at the crack of dawn and made these by hand!"

"Since we're all comrades in the same trench, friendship price—just a thousand each!"

"How much?!"

Wang Dawei, standing beside her, nearly popped his eyeballs out. "A thousand? You robbing us?"

"We eat for free at the 'Dragon Abyss Pavilion' in the cafeteria, and you're selling one sandwich for a thousand? That's way too shady!"

The other students were also at a loss.

This Han Mengqing really had money on the brain, even fleecing her own teammates.

Skip the cafeteria's free top-tier feast and spend a thousand on a sandwich? Think we're idiots?

Facing everyone's doubts, Han Mengqing retorted with full confidence:

"What's shady about it? You amateurs don't understand anything!"

"The cafeteria food is good, but mine here used my special professional ability and took me a whole morning to prepare."

"I dare say, in terms of elemental purity, the cafeteria's stuff can't even compare to mine!"

Han Mengqing clutched her chest, looking utterly heartbroken.

"I got up at the crack of dawn to make these for you, and I'm only making a hundred bucks in labor—and you call me shady?"

"Fine, fine, fine, I'll buy! I'll buy, alright!" Wang Dawei was the first to cave, pulling out his phone to scan the code. "Give me an earth-element one."

"Sure thing! Thanks, boss!"

Han Mengqing's face changed in an instant, smiling like a flower in bloom.

Seeing this, the others also dug into their pockets to buy.

Very quickly, one round of business was done.

Han Mengqing took the last specially-made sandwich and held it out to Lin Mo.

"Here you go, Class Monitor."

"This one's specially saved for you — the Supreme Deluxe Edition, a three-system family bucket sandwich!"

Lin Mo was just about to pull out his phone when Han Mengqing pressed his hand down.

"Ahem, talking money really hurts the friendship!"

Han Mengqing waved generously: "Class Monitor's free! I'll still need to count on the big shot to carry me later!"

Lin Mo didn't stand on ceremony either, accepting it gladly:

"Alright then, I won't be polite."

Just at that moment,

Han Mengqing's big eyes suddenly fixed on Lin Mo.

"Wait…"

"Big Shot Lin Mo, how are you already level 27?"

"Oh ho! Didn't someone yesterday say they were going back to sleep? Where's the most basic trust between people?"

Lin Mo took a bite of the sandwich and mumbled an excuse:

"Ahem…"

"Well… it's just that being home was too boring, alright, don't get hung up on this little detail."

Lin Mo forcibly changed the subject, shifting his gaze to Chu Lingxuan, who looked a little nervous.

"Classmate Chu, let's give it our all today too."

Chu Lingxuan hadn't expected Lin Mo to take the initiative to greet her; her little face instantly flushed red, and she nodded hard:

"Mm! I'll work hard and not hold anyone back!"

Lin Mo looked at this group of spirited teammates, his mood greatly lifted.

He waved his big hand, pointing toward the direction of Kyoto University's central plaza in the distance:

"Since everyone's ready."

"Then let's set off!"

"Today, we're going to teach those seniors a lesson!"

"Yes! Class Monitor!"

Everyone answered in unison, their voices shaking the heavens.

……

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Kyoto University, Central Plaza.

This was the most magnificent area of the entire Jingda, and on ordinary days it was also the venue for all kinds of grand celebrations.

But today, the atmosphere here seemed especially serious.

The center of the plaza had long been cleared.

Two giant teleportation gates, ten meters tall, stood quietly on either side of the plaza.

The left side area of the plaza.

A dark, dense sea of people had long been assembled.

That was the entire sophomore-year student body — a full 1,982 people!

Standing at the very front was precisely the sophomore ordinary class's first-ranked student, Shen Jun.

"Shen Ge, they're here."

A student beside him reminded in a low voice.

Shen Jun's gaze sharpened.

He saw at the far end of the plaza a line of twenty people walking over slowly.

Although their numbers were pitifully few, their momentum was in no way weaker.

Lin Mo had his hands in his pockets, his steps casual.

Behind him, Ye Kong also wore a proud expression.

The others were all holding their heads and chests high; twenty people had somehow walked out the feel of a thousand troops and ten thousand horses.

"So this is Long Xu Ban…"

"Hmph, indeed arrogant enough."

Shen Jun snorted coldly.

The student beside him also sneered: "What's the use? Long Xu Ban has never won at all, let alone with so many of us this time…"