Chapter 21: Dormitory Allocation (Revised)

In the report submitted by Wu Tianming, he highlighted a student named 'Ying Duo', with an appalling score of 337 points, followed by an unprecedented 250-point deduction for violations......

Professor Luo De'an smiled warmly, unable to resist shaking his head.

It's truly unprecedented—being able to make the usually strict Department Head Wu specially mark a student as 'needing key observation' is already rare, let alone someone you want to keep.

Su Jingchuan's gaze remained sharp as he scanned the plaza below; hearing this, he merely gave a brief reply.

His fighting style...... is quite unique.

Precise and efficient, yet utterly lacking any pattern, it possesses tremendous destructive power, completely disregards his own life, and he also shows great talent in research—he might become an important asset to the research institute.

He paused, seemingly searching for a fitting word to describe Ying Duo: 'He is like a blade...... that has not been fully forged yet already reveals its edge, prone to wounding its wielder.'

Just like you back then?

Professor Luo De'an responded with a gentle counter-question, his tone giving no hint of teasing or statement.

Su Jingchuan pressed his lips together slightly, seemingly unwilling to dwell on those buried past events, and he abruptly changed the subject.

Professor, I heard your child is also enrolling this year?

Upon hearing this, Professor Luo De'an's warm smile grew a bit more genuine, yet also tinged with helplessness and pity.

He understood Su Jingchuan's attempt to shift the topic, but he also went along with what he said.

Well, that child...... doesn't like making friends.

He let out a soft sigh, his gaze drifting to the window, as if he saw that silent, reticent figure.

It's also pitiful—his parents were both wonderful people, yet they both died in that disaster years ago......

I only hope the academy's environment and friends can help him open up a little—at least, so he can get along with his new roommate.

His words were full of concern for the child he had adopted.

Just then, Su Jingchuan's gaze locked onto the academy's main entrance.

Even amidst the surging crowd of heads, that fluorescent green, which completely defied the laws of physical optics, instantly caught everyone's eye—impossible to ignore.

The freshman named Ying Duo, today also sporting his signature fluorescent green, announced his presence to all, his face still a blank expression unmoved by thunder.

He was leisurely making his way through the crowd toward the freshman registration desk.

Around him came various looks of surprise, bewilderment, mockery, and even stares as if looking at an idiot, yet they caused not the slightest ripple in him.

Following Su Jingchuan's gaze, Professor Luo De'an also spotted the youth—first widening his eyes slightly, surprise flashing across his face, then shifting to an expression of helpless amusement.

Evidently, he also couldn't comprehend how anyone could dye their hair this color.

He shook his head, his tone amiable with a hint of teasing, and said to Su Jingchuan beside him:

Looks like your student here has quite a personality.

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Ying Duo stepped through the gate of Mitra Theological Academy, carved with numerous intricate runes.

On his phone screen, the lofty gothic spires intertwined with the flowing, iridescent runes, forming a vast, dizzying mosaic of color.

Although it had previously felt like a barren wasteland to him, now it seemed as if he had leapt straight into a high-tech era.

The plaza buzzed with voices, as large numbers of Mitra freshmen NPCs slowly moved forward.

Most of them dragged heavy suitcases, bore bulging packs, and some even carried sizable unknown devices, all of which severely slowed their movement, making the entrance especially congested.

In stark contrast to them remained Ying Duo.

He was alone, all his 'belongings'—those dangerous explosives and modified firearms—lay quietly inside his 【backpack】.

This let him move unhindered by any encumbrance, coming and going freely through the gaps in the slow-moving crowd.

The game system had already plotted the optimal route for him, its endpoint pointing directly to the flashing yellow exclamation mark at the freshman registration desk.

Behind the desk, Teacher Li Ya was busy.

Today she had changed into a neat, deep-blue teacher's uniform, which made her look a bit more capable, though her brow still bore the busyness and fatigue brought by the start of term.

She didn't even lift her head, her fingers flying across the floating light screen, her tone as formulaic as ever—no different from a preset robot.

This is probably the sorrow of the working class.

Name?

'Ying Duo'.

Those two plain words caused Li Ya's fingers, which were manipulating the light screen, to freeze midair.

This name had been brought up by those around her these days, its owner leaving a deep impression on her—or rather, that head of dazzling fluorescent green made it hard to forget.

She lifted her head abruptly, and upon seeing that self-illuminating fluorescent green short hair, along with those hollow, unfocused golden eyes, her face held only surprise.

And then came the sentence that slipped out entirely subconsciously:

'You can actually speak?'

At this moment, Yang Yixie was somewhat speechless.

Wasn't it because he hadn't fully researched the game system before?

The game designers didn't give it a mouth—should we blame them?

While idling to grind skill proficiency, he had already thoroughly researched the game system inside and out.

Teacher Li Ya watched Ying Duo's still-stoic expression, thinking he might not reply to her again, but since he could speak, simple communication should still be possible.

Perhaps the condition that appeared when Ying Duo awakened his aberrant arts could also be cured.

Thinking this, Li Ya quickly entered the name into the terminal database and pulled up Ying Duo's detailed file.

'Hmm, Ying Duo, 87 points......' After verifying the basic information was correct, she continued, 'You've been assigned to Manufacturing Department Class One.'

As she spoke, she took a card from the nearby supply box and recorded Ying Duo's identity information on it.

'This is your student card; you can use your points to buy items directly on campus, and then comes the dormitory assignment.'

When the dormitory assignment result popped up with a 'ding', Li Ya's action, which she had repeated countless times, suddenly jammed.

Her eyes widened as she fixed her gaze on that simple line of dormitory assignment information on the light screen.

"Dormitory Building A, Room A307, the roommate is......"

She almost silently uttered that name, then abruptly turned her head, her sharp eyes scanning Ying Duo up and down.

It seemed she was trying to find even a hint on Ying Duo's stiff face that could be connected to that name.

Her brows were almost twisted into a knot, and her inner turmoil rose like stormy waves.

Those good-for-nothing idiots! Did the person who assigned the dorms have their brains eaten by Aberrant Species?!

How could they have put the two of them in the same room?!

Although both are key trainees, the school intentionally encourages more interaction among them to prepare for later team assignments, so being placed in the same dorm is normal, but these two are absolute exceptions.

Normally, only two types of trainees are marked for special attention: those with extraordinary talent, or those with problematic personalities—basically, problem children.

When the former group gets together, they can spar and improve each other, but when the latter group gets together, it's practically a disaster.

And unfortunately, these two possess both of those points.