Chapter 162: with translation of chapter title

Qi Hengyu and Shen Zexi exchanged a glance, each seeing the same resignation in the other's eyes.

They would rather go out to the wilderness now and fight those aberrant species for three hundred rounds than continue babysitting Ying Duo.

But there's no choice—who made Ying Duo's serious injury be caused by Qi Hengyu?

Now it's not a matter of whether they can shake him off; they truly cannot shake him off at all.

"Let's go," Shen Zexi sighed, turning first, "We'll take you to the classroom."

Qi Hengyu, meanwhile, took a deep breath, walked up to Ying Duo, and spoke in the tone used for tending a critically ill patient—obviously, those earlier scenes had left him with deep psychological trauma.

"Yes, we'll take you there—don't run or jump, walk slowly, understand?"

Yang Yixie glanced at the status bar; the debuff that had been causing him to continuously lose blood had disappeared, and his blood bar was full again.

Oh, it's fine now—the player has fully revived with full health.

But after this incident, he once again realized the importance of a healer, especially in a game setting where there are no red potions to chug.

Although he had considered this issue, there's nothing he can do—the player is built purely for damage output.

Besides the infirmary having Teacher Li Ya who can let him fully revive, he can only hope that Chen Mo Zhi, who deals with poison, can also heal—poison and cure go hand in hand.

By the way, can an NPC teacher be invited to join the mercenary corps?

Once that thought occurred, Ying Duo started scheming about Teacher Li Ya.

Meanwhile, Teacher Li Ya, whom Ying Duo had already set his sights on, was oblivious; she merely watched Qi Hengyu and Shen Zexi treat Ying Duo as if walking on thin ice, and her mouth twitched involuntarily.

After all, Ying Duo merely has a cognitive impairment—he's not incapable of living on his own; are these two really babysitting a kindergarten kid?!

Thus, under Luo Jinyou's gaze—three parts sympathy, seven parts relief—Qi Hengyu and Shen Zexi flanked Ying Duo on left and right, carefully escorting his steady steps out of the infirmary.

A new week, a new round of chaos, has begun.

At least they succeeded in sending Ying Duo into the Manufacturing Department classroom before class started.

The two stood at the classroom door, nagging Ying Duo over and over for a while, causing passing students to stare in bewilderment, with some curious ones lingering to listen.

They found that what the two were saying amounted to nothing more than "listen well in class," "don't cause trouble," "lie down if you feel unwell," and so on...

Most of them had been "killed" by Qi Hengyu's team, and rumors about him at the academy had never been great, but now, seeing him, he seems not so bad?

This nagging demeanor resembled that of the parents who had sent them to the academy.

As for Shen Zexi, needless to say—he was the one leading everyone from the start, the backbone of the group; although he went missing midway, the earlier defensive works could only have been built because of him.

The question is, are these three really on such good terms?

Previously we thought Ying Duo was an obnoxious third wheel forced in, but it turns out he's actually the team's pet?

The Manufacturing Department students came to a sudden realization—after all, their assessment tasks could be completed, and it was entirely thanks to Ying Duo carrying them.

Hmm, that makes sense.

Only when the preparatory bell for class rang did Qi Hengyu and Shen Zexi finally leave, taking three steps back for every one forward, so as to depart before the teacher arrived.

As for Ying Duo entering the classroom afterward... that marks the beginning of another story.

Carrying guilt toward Ying Duo, Qi Hengyu and Shen Zexi even worked out a plan: after class, whoever comes to pick him up, whoever goes to buy breakfast and bring it back.

But they thought of everything, even considering that Ying Duo might harass other classmates or spread a blanket on the classroom floor... yet they overlooked one thing.

That is—

Ying Duo was again driven out by dear Teacher Gu Sixiang.

Moreover, they completely forgot to give our dear classmate Ying Duo a change of clothes.

After Teacher Li Ya healed Ying Duo's wounds, her mind was filled with the urge to get him out quickly to avoid another mishap in her infirmary; Luo Jinyou, Qi Hengyu, and Shen Zexi, upon meeting again, felt belated regret, and after internal discussion among the victims, they also forgot this matter.

Furthermore, Ying Duo's clothing was originally black, so dried bloodstains were not conspicuous.

And Yang Yixie never paid much attention to his character's appearance, so not a single person present thought to change Ying Duo's clothes.

Thus, when Teacher Gu Sixiang stepped into the classroom on the bell for the start of class, his gaze habitually swept over the whole class, and he immediately sensed something was off.

His gaze locked onto Ying Duo, and he slightly raised his eyebrows.

Hmm...?

Do aberrant arts constructs also bleed?

Gu Sixiang was also quite curious about how this body of Ying Duo was made—so realistic, even with a simulated blood system?

Probably, aside from him, no other teacher has yet realized that this guy isn't actually a "person."

However, Gu Sixiang had no intention of going to other teachers to expose Ying Duo.

Ridiculous—those guys are so clueless they can't see it themselves; how could one blame him for that?

Gu Sixiang didn't deal with Ying Duo right away; instead, he straightened his face, stood on the podium, and looked down at the nervous students below.

"Looks like you've already guessed what I'm about to do?"

This clearly unfriendly remark made the students below shudder; compared to them, Ying Duo stood out even more as being off-state.

Leaving aside other things, that ying guang lu is truly eye‑straining, and this kid just happened to be sitting by the window.

Gu Sixiang rubbed his eyes and continued.

"Take a look at your performance during the entrance assessment! Chaotic, disordered, with almost no on‑the‑spot adaptability!"

He spoke coldly; the academy had previously not imposed so many demands on Manufacturing Department students, and this assessment was originally meant to warn these students.

Frankly, achieving this level without any instruction, the students are already worthy of praise.

But how could he possibly do that? If he really did, those students would probably get so full of themselves their tails could reach the sky.

"During the preparation period for the defensive works, you, as Manufacturing Department students, didn't know how to help build them—instead you ran around like headless flies, utterly disgracing the Manufacturing Department!"

The students below were scolded so severely they dared not breathe, each shrinking their necks; they had indeed initially thought of dividing duties, with the Security Team handling the defensive works while they just needed to be ready to produce equipment.

Now, thinking about it, the fact that materials weren't handed out in advance was partly to give the Assault Team more time, and partly to have them assist the Security Team.

They had all braced themselves for a torrent of verbal abuse from Gu Sixiang, but he abruptly changed his tone, clearly having grasped the principle of "give a stick, then a date."

"However...... you guys do run pretty fast—your self‑preservation instincts aren't bad."

"And even knowing the odds of victory were slim, they still managed to turn scrap into a weapon, biting the enemy back; its effect was minor, but that desperate, dying‑struggle courage…"

"It seems you aren't completely useless."

Students: "......"

"Is this a compliment or an insult?!"