Chapter 339: Rejecting a confession, training an A-grade student!

"It’s not because of that," Su Yu gave a short laugh, "It’s because you’re too young. I can’t ruin you."

The young girl clearly didn't believe his excuse and said, "But I don't feel like you're ruining me. I really like you."

Su Yu was somewhat surprised after hearing her say this; he hadn't expected high school students nowadays to be so mature.

"Do I need to make myself any clearer?" Su Yu finally began to grow impatient. His time was very tight, and he didn't want to have someone blocking his path here.

Perhaps feeling that Su Yu was a bit fierce, the girl took a few steps back as if frightened, tears quickly welling up in her eyes, making her look pitiful.

Su Yu, however, didn't feel he had done anything wrong. Listening to the voices of the people nearby, he rubbed his brow and deepened his tone.

"I don't like you, and there's no need for you to confess to me. You're still so young; you'll meet someone better than me in the future. Don't hang yourself on this one tree, okay?"

The girl seemed frightened by his tone, looking up timidly as she said:

"D-do you think I'm not good enough for you?"

Su Yu sighed. Although he felt annoyed, he wasn't that harsh toward such a young child, so he gave a long, earnest lecture.

"No, I just think the reason you took a liking to me is because I happen to have a bit of strength, but you don't know what I'm like on the inside..."

After Su Yu finished this long speech, he saw the girl hanging her head, tossing the love letter aside, and saying:

"Alright, I understand what you mean... I'm sorry for wasting your time."

Seeing that she was no longer insisting on blocking him, Su Yu breathed a sigh of relief. The facts proved that his words were still effective.

"It's fine, as long as you understand. In the future, I suggest you confess to someone closer to your own age. Goodbye, little girl."

Su Yu was uncharacteristically patient; he even waved at the girl before turning and leaving without any lingering attachment.

After this, Su Yu visited some famous spots in the school. These places had made up his three years of high school memories, and seeing them now, he felt that things had changed and people were no longer the same.

No one dared to disturb him. Su Yu walked slowly by himself. Many students he passed only dared to look at him from afar. Su Yu didn't linger; after walking through one place, he would leave immediately to go to the next to continue reminiscing.

Finally, Su Yu returned to the principal's office. He looked at Lei Dong and sighed.

"This place hasn't changed much since I left. It's been over ten years..."

A cane stood by the door of the principal's office. All the furnishings in the room were actually similar to before, just with a bit more of an aged feeling.

"Mm, but strictly speaking, a lot has changed. Because of your existence, there are many more students in the school, and we have more funding to add more teaching buildings... Like that one over there, it was newly built a few years ago."

When Lei Dong talked to him about these things, his slightly cloudy eyes held a hint of nostalgia. Su Yu looked at Lei Dong thoughtfully and said:

"In recent years, are there any talented students in the school? I've seen many people in my years outside; perhaps I can start training them and strive to create another version of myself."

Hearing Su Yu say this, Lei Dong's brows twitched, but he soon gave a bitter smile: "How could that be? Your talent at the time was one of the best in the entire Empire. Aside from you, how many SSS-grade geniuses could one find?"

Lei Dong paused and added: "Your realm is now one of the best on Blue Star. That our school was able to cultivate one of you is already enough to make me proud. If there could be a second one... I must have saved the universe in my past life."

Listening to the principal joke, Su Yu felt both sad and stifled. He hoped Blue Star could become a galaxy teeming with experts, rather than being proud just because they could produce one "ordinary" student like him.

Clearly, in those ancient civilized planets, while there weren't many people at his age who had reached the high stage of the Star Spirit realm, there were plenty of people older than him with higher cultivation.

Perhaps this was the gap.

Su Yu sighed and asked:

"So, is there any student you appreciate recently? I might be able to give them some pointers."

Lei Dong pondered for a moment and said: "There is. His name is Yun Ji, and his talent is A-grade."

A-grade, huh.

Su Yu thought about it and felt that this talent level wasn't considered strong; it was a very mediocre level.

However, in a school like this, it could already be considered quite strong.

Su Yu stood up and said:

"Then please take me there. I want to meet this student."

Lei Dong also stood up. He pushed open the heavy door with some effort and led Su Yu to a teaching building.

Su Yu recognized it; this teaching building was where he had once stayed, and because his talent level was SSS, he had been a key focus of the school's cultivation, and even his classroom was the highest grade.

It was just that he didn't know if, after all these years, the classroom for the student with the highest talent level was still his original one.

Su Yu walked behind Lei Dong, his pace consistently remaining half a step behind.

And the classroom Lei Dong took him to was indeed Su Yu's original classroom.

Because the students who studied there back then were either extremely talented or wealthy and influential, they had privileges that ordinary students didn't have. For instance, right now, during class time, the students in this classroom could walk around as they pleased.

Lei Dong called out the student named Yun Ji.

Yun Ji was a youth with a scholarly air unique to top students. He wore a pair of black-rimmed glasses, but unexpectedly, his face was quite good-looking.

After looking at him for a few moments, Su Yu walked over and extended his hand toward Yun Ji.

"Hello, classmate Yun Ji, I'm Su Yu."

Yun Ji had clearly heard of Su Yu's reputation; he looked at Su Yu somewhat awkwardly.

"You came to find me because..."

Lei Dong said:

"Su Yu returned to his alma mater to take a look. We were talking about whether the school still has students with high talent levels, and then we talked about you."

Yun Ji said somewhat nervously:

"I have self-awareness. I know that in terms of strength, I definitely can't compare to you, and as for talent... my talent is A-grade, while your talent is SSS-grade."

Su Yu understood what Yun Ji meant and smiled.

"Why are you nervous? My purpose in coming to find you isn't to find someone to inherit my mantle. I'm just nostalgic for my alma mater and want to cultivate an elite to boost the school's reputation."

A flash of disappointment crossed Yun Ji's face. He said "Oh" and added:

"So that's how it is... My grades in school aren't considered particularly good, and because of my talent level, I'm not considered a very smart person. If you really want to train me, you might need to spend more effort later on."

After hearing Yun Ji say this, Gale Thunder asked him:

"Didn't you say you were just returning to Blue Star to take a look? Why are you staying here to train students now? You don't have much time."

Su Yu nodded slightly: "I know, but even if I return to those galaxies, for now, the goal is still to clear secret realms and obtain treasures. It's better to stay on Blue Star and avoid unnecessary trouble."

Hearing Su Yu say this, Gale Thunder had nothing more to say, even if he had more to add. Gale Thunder just gave him a final reminder:

"As long as you have your own judgment, I won't say more."

Su Yu nodded and said to Principal Lei Dong:

"I'll take classmate Yun Ji to the playground. I want to test his strength. It won't take long, I'll be back soon."

Lei Dong had no reason to refuse, and besides, he was very happy for Su Yu to give pointers to the students, so Lei Dong agreed: "Alright."

Yun Ji looked like a gentle, scholarly top student, but in fact, he was quite talkative, which manifested in every aspect.

For example, on the way from the teaching building to the playground, Yun Ji kept asking him questions, including but not limited to: "How did you get to this step?" "Do you have a partner now?" "Do you have a master?" and similar topics.

Su Yu felt a bit of a headache; the little classmate was too gossipy and inquisitive. Although not annoying, asking so much all at once made Su Yu feel like he was being interrogated.

"Mm... you ask so many messy questions. I'm a non-marriage advocate, so I don't have a partner right now..."

Su Yu actually had the leisure to chat with Yun Ji about these things, but when the two were talking, Yun Ji also realized he was talking too much and stopped in time.

After Su Yu brought Yun Ji to the playground, he said:

"What level is your Magic Card currently?"

Yun Ji seemed afraid to take out his Magic Card and said somewhat timidly:

"It's dark gold level..."

"Dark gold? That's acceptable. There are still many people whose Magic Cards are Epic. The key to a Magic Card isn't the level, but its skills. If the skills are strong, even a dark gold level Magic Card can exert the effect of an Epic level."

Su Yu vaguely remembered that his own Magic Cards back then didn't seem as good as dark gold, but later, he learned to craft Magic Cards, which was how he gradually raised their levels.

Hearing him say this, Yun Ji seemed to have received some guidance: "Mm, thank you for your instruction."

Su Yu smiled.

"There's no need to use honorifics like 'you'. I find it quite awkward. Calling me 'Senior' is enough."

Yun Ji nodded.

Afterward, Su Yu gave Yun Ji some serious guidance, covering various aspects, and Yun Ji was not at all as "stupid" as he thought himself to be; on the contrary, he had a bit of cleverness.