Chapter 341: Campus Academic System (13)

Principal Feng could not resist Teacher Liu's eagerness to scout talent, so he had to brew up some talking points and give the richest man, Xie, a call.

Xie Wenteng and his wife were just chatting with their daughter about her situation at First High School, asking her how the teachers were, how the classmates were, how the food at the Canteen was, and whether she really didn't need the family to buy her an apartment near the school and hire a part-time worker who specialized in seafood to be responsible for her lunch?

Xie Yang waved her hands, repeatedly indicating that it was unnecessary.

Just then, Principal Feng's call came in.

Xie Wenteng picked up and listened for a few moments, a look of pride appearing on his face: "Of course, my daughter has a talent for playing volleyball... It might be from me, haha! I wasn't good at studying when I was young, but I won certificates at the sports meet every year..."

Xie Yang and Xie Ma looked at each other.

Xie Ma gave her a helpless look and mouthed: "Your dad is bragging again."

Xie Yang couldn't help but laugh.

Xie Wenteng bragged to Principal Feng about his glorious achievements from when he was young before finally hearing the other party state the purpose of the call. He was stunned: "What? You want my daughter to join the school volleyball team? This... is it tiring? I only have this one daughter, and I can't bear it if it's too tiring."

Principal Feng: "..."

President Xie, do you want to listen to what you are saying?

If other parents heard him say this, their first reaction would definitely be to ask if joining the school volleyball team would delay their studies or affect the College Entrance Examination. You, on the other hand, are worried about whether it will be tiring?

Let me ask, which high school student nowadays isn't tired?

Students in the Experimental Class are busy with competitions, and they don't have it easy during winter or summer breaks; students in parallel classes don't have it easy either, in order to keep up with the advancement rate; even the sports students who are specially recruited to represent the school in sports events at all levels, while seemingly under less pressure, have morning training every day, evening training after school, and intensive training during holidays.

Principal Feng complained in his heart and couldn't help but say: "President Xie, the tiredness is secondary..."

"How can the tiredness be secondary? I only have this one daughter. If she gets tired and falls ill, wouldn't her mother and I be heartbroken to death?"

Principal Feng: "..."

If you put it that way, this conversation can't go on.

Fortunately, Xie Yang was present, and after listening to a few back-and-forth exchanges, she understood the purpose of the principal's call.

Looking back at her daily life on campus these past few days, it was actually quite boring after she adapted.

Almost all the students in the Experimental Class signed up for one or two competition subjects. Watching them brush through practice problems so quickly made her feel dizzy.

Perhaps her mental age was too old; she felt that brushing through problems like this was not conducive to physical health, and it would be better to go to the school team to play volleyball.

Eh? Wait!

If she led the school team to win the national high school league championship, would there be a chance to be recommended for admission to a 985 university's sports major? If that really happened, couldn't she also help Jiang Yinian complete the Ultimate Task?

She summoned the Main System in her sea of consciousness: System, if I get into a 985 university through sports specialization, can it count as completing the Ultimate Task?

The Main System connected to the Sub-system terminal and informed her after searching: 【There are currently no restrictions on the major.】

In other words, she could exploit this loophole.

Xie Yang immediately stated her position: "Dad, I am willing to join the school volleyball team."

"Ah?" Xie Wenteng was puzzled, "The school team, the school team, means representing the school to play in matches. The training is strict, it must be very tiring. Do you really want to join? If you just want to play for fun, Dad can find you a club..."

Principal Feng had a wooden face: "..."

I am still listening, President Xie!

Deng Youmei interjected at this moment: "Honey, just let Yang Yang choose for herself. If she likes it, let her try. If she gets tired, she can quit! It's just a school team, not the Provincial Team or the National Team; it's not that formal."

Principal Feng: "..."

Fine, fine, fine!

You two are indeed a couple—not of the same family, not entering the same door!

In the end, under President Xie's reasoned arguments, the principal agreed that Xie Yang would not need to participate in morning training, only needing to train with the volleyball team for one hour after school, and that she would participate in intensive training during holidays depending on the situation.

Principal Feng recited silently in his heart: Shiyan Lou, Shiyan Lou, Shiyan Lou!

For the sake of this 20-million-yuan Shiyan Lou for the school, he had even let Xie Yang into the Experimental Class, let alone just skipping morning training for the school volleyball team and participating in intensive training depending on the situation.

In front of the Shiyan Lou, these were all minor matters!

Besides, it was Teacher Liu who insisted he come to scout Xie Yang, saying she was a rare good talent. Since she was a good talent, it wouldn't be too much to cut her some slack, right?

Just like that, Xie Yang joined the First High School volleyball team.

Every day after school, she had to go to the volleyball court to train for an hour.

At first, Xie Wenteng and his wife, as well as the teachers and classmates, were worried that she wouldn't be able to adapt to the training intensity after just joining the volleyball team. After a few days, they found that she was not adapting? She was clearly adapting too well, okay!

"Damn! Xie Yang, you are too awesome! Such a long-distance spike, it makes people unable to defend!"

"Next match, let Xie Yang be solely responsible for the spikes, we'll win for sure!"

"Ahhh! Xie Yang's spike just now, it killed me! Too cool, Sister Xie!"

"Sister Xie, from now on you are my own sister!"

Xie Yang: "..."

I am holding back my strength!

Do you guys have to be so exaggerated?

Speaking of which, the overall strength of the First High School volleyball team was not as strong as she imagined. How did they win awards before?

"Sigh! We just win a championship in the district, and if we're lucky, we get third place in the city. We have a chance to go to the Provincial Tournament to see the world, and if we're unlucky, we stop at the City Tournament."

"As for why our First High School volleyball team is famous, it's just people's old-fashioned ideas. They think First High School only cares about the advancement rate and that sports events are all weak. It's hard to finally have a volleyball team that can win awards in the city, so people have to look at our First High School with new eyes."

Xie Yang: "..."

So that was it.

No wonder her dad knew that the First High School volleyball team was very strong.

Regardless of whether they were strong or not, since she had joined the volleyball team, she wouldn't just slack off and go through the motions.

She still wanted to rely on this to get into a 985 university and recover the Sub-system as soon as possible.

"Xie Yang, you joined the volleyball team?"

At noon, she was called by the volleyball team captain for a short meeting. When she returned to the classroom, she was surrounded by a few lively and outgoing boys like Du Huaiyao who asked her a few questions.

Xie Yang nodded: "Yes."

"So you're a student athlete!"

"Our Experimental Class has a student athlete now too!"

"Go for it, Xie Yang! The district-level qualifiers for the National League seem to start next month. The district matches are usually on Fridays and Saturdays; if the schedule doesn't conflict, I'll go to the venue to cheer for you!"

"I'll go too, I'll go too!"

Not only these boys, but the girls present also expressed one after another that they wanted to go to the venue to cheer for her.

It was rare for the Experimental Class to produce a student athlete, and it was even in First High School's signature sport—volleyball; their excitement was no less than if they had won an award in their own competition subjects.

Xie Yang was a bit overwhelmed by their increasingly burning enthusiasm: "There's no need for that!"

"Yes there is, yes there is! It's rare to have someone from our own class make the volleyball team, we have to go show our support!"

Everyone began to discuss in a hubbub what cheering supplies to prepare for watching the match at the venue:

"I really want to try those cheering horns that go 'woo-woo' when you blow them, like at celebrity concerts; I'll bring one of those."

"Then I'll bring inflatable cheering sticks."

"What should I bring?"

"Hey, do you guys think we should use the class fund to make a banner?"

Xie Yang: "..."

What are you all talking about?