Chapter 23: The Future of the Academy

Bunker second floor.

The functional floor is relatively empty because no residential buildings can be built here.

However, for the bottom-level people, they are not picky; finding a place to lie down is enough to have a place to stay.

Humans are group animals.

Even if there is more open space on the functional floor, everyone will spontaneously gather together.

Outside the level 6 hospital, there is a long queue.

This is the fourth hour since the level 6 hospital arrived. Wen Xishu's story is still being constantly praised.

Some people have already begun to recover after taking the level 6 medicine.

Even if the medicine is not enough, the instruments inside the level 6 hospital will be mastered by the Bunker's high-level medical scientists in the shortest possible time.

Solving this epidemic crisis, and even all epidemic crises in the future, is just a matter of time.

In an open space not far from the hospital, a teenager who looked about the same age as Wen Xishu was supporting a middle-aged woman.

That was his mother, looking haggard, and her voice was very small when she spoke.

But after taking the medicine, she slowly regained her complexion.

This magical medicinal effect made the teenager marvel.

He lowered his head:

"I thought my aptitude would be excellent. In the Slaughter Tower Academy entrance test, I took full marks in both the cultural test and the physical test..."

"Even the teachers at the Three Towers Academy said my talent is rare..."

The teenager's mother raised her hand with some effort and used her hand to stroke the teenager's chin:

"Child... you are certainly very excellent. In Mom's eyes, you are the most excellent in the world."

The teenager shook his head:

"No, Mom, it's not. I know now that talent is just a stepping stone. Mr. Wen Xishu let me see that there is a sky beyond the sky."

"I must work harder, I cannot slack off because of talent, I cannot allow my end to be just someone else's starting point!"

The teenager's name is Wang Yueyun, and he is about to become a freshman at the Three Towers Academy. He is also a good seedling that the Three Towers Academy pays close attention to.

In the simulation session, Wang Yueyun's courage and boldness, means and physical fitness were all full marks, and even the cultural class was full marks.

Just in terms of grades, he is the first person among the prospective freshmen. If focused on cultivation, his future achievements will not be small.

It is not impossible that he will be taken away by the Bunker Security Bureau upon graduation and entrusted with important tasks.

Although Wang Yueyun comes from the bottom level, he can be said to have changed his fate against the heavens by relying on his own talent.

At a young age, he was favored by the Slaughter Tower Academy of the Three Towers Academy, and naturally, he was somewhat proud.

It's not that he hadn't thought about being able to compete with Xun Hui and Wen Renjing in the future and becoming a leader of the younger generation in the Bunker.

But life is not always smooth.

Not long ago, Wang Yueyun's mother was infected with the epidemic, and Wang Yueyun knew very well what taking care of his mother meant.

It meant he might

It is just like football; talent is certainly important, but only by remaining injury-free over a dozen long seasons can one become a true legend. And that is even rarer than talent itself.

Wang Yueyun was caught in a dilemma, but the young man ultimately did not choose to abandon his mother; he kept taking care of her, even though he himself had started to cough.

Wang Yueyun had originally thought that this time he would truly miss out on the Slaughter Tower Academy...

But he hadn't expected that Wen Xishu's medicine would actually be a Level 6 drug capable of curing all viral diseases.

Wen Xishu's deeds were also being spread continuously by the people in the lower levels of the bunker, and they were becoming increasingly exaggerated.

Eighteen years old. Lower-level dweller. Not yet in the academy, first time ascending the tower, Mysterious Tower, Level 6 completion.

The combination of these words left Wang Yueyun deeply shocked.

He was very grateful for Wen Xishu's medicine, grateful that Wen Xishu had given him another chance to return to the academy.

Yet, his inner pride had also suffered a great blow.

So there was such a genius after all; you thought that taking first place in the academy simulation made you a genius.

But little did you know, someone had saved most people, including you, in a real-life battle that was countless times more difficult.

"I will strive to keep pace with him. I don't know if the academy will find him, but if they do, I will definitely find an opportunity during my time at the academy to repay him."

Wang Yueyun's mother was very gratified; she knew that her son had a straightforward and righteous character and knew how to repay kindness.

"Good child, Mom is happy for you."

Mother and son embraced, happy to have survived the epidemic.

There were many such stories.

Not far away, a younger sister took the medicine brought by her older brother, and her complexion began to improve gradually.

Unlike Wang Yueyun, the siblings Jiang He and Jiang Xue attracted quite a bit of attention. There were always people coming up to ask if they needed help.

The reason was actually very simple: Jiang Xue's features were too beautiful.

If it weren't for Jiang He being big and tall, and having plenty of experience in protecting his sister, Jiang Xue might have been harassed many times already.

"Brother, this medicine is really effective... I'm getting better, it's incredible!"

Jiang Xue's complexion had become a bit rosier, her eyes were full of vitality, and the smile at the corners of her mouth became more and more obvious.

Jiang He just smiled and said nothing.

Jiang Xue noticed Jiang He's expression and sighed softly:

"Brother... I'm better, you should be happy for me. Today is a day worth celebrating for the entire first and second floors."

Jiang He shook his head slightly:

"Little sister, now that you're better, you'll be heading to the Desire Tower Academy again, right?"

Jiang Xue hesitated for a second, but still nodded.

The epidemic from not long ago had made her think that she might no longer have the chance to become a freshman at the Desire Tower Academy within the Three Towers Academy.

Unlike the Slaughter Tower Academy, the Desire Tower was a place everyone wanted to go to, so there were many well-connected people in the Desire Tower Academy.

Jiang Xue was very beautiful; one could say she had a beauty that could topple cities.

But the epidemic would make her quickly become haggard. To compete with those well-connected people, Jiang Xue had to be in the best condition.

Appearance is also a form of wealth, which is especially prominent in the Desire Tower Academy. For ordinary people to enter the Desire Tower Academy, the hard requirement is external configuration.

Jiang Xue knew very well that if she caught the epidemic, let alone whether she could recover, that sickly appearance would surely make it very difficult for her to stand out.

Originally, she had thought that Heaven had blocked that path.

Jiang He said:

"Little sister, I can go to the Slaughter Tower Academy and risk my life; brother can support you for a lifetime!"

"Just because I failed this time doesn't mean I will fail next time! I will keep training my body, and I believe I will enter the Slaughter Tower Academy next time. Promise brother, don't go to the Desire Tower Academy, okay?"

"That place... is really not good."

Jiang He was truly concerned, and there were tears in his eyes from anxiety.

Jiang Xue lowered her head, her voice soft but unquestionable:

"Yes, I know brother will definitely risk his life for me, and I also know that place is not good."

"What can women in the Desire Tower Academy learn? How to charm people, how to please people, how to seduce people?"

"The Desire Tower Academy is full of nobles. A girl with nothing but looks and no family background, once she goes there... who knows what she might encounter."

"It might be even more dangerous than the Desire Tower itself, right?"

"And even after graduation, heh, there's a possibility of being assigned to some... special institutions in the upper levels."

"Brother, I know it all, I know it all, I know all of this."

"But our family... is poor!"

Jiang Xue slowly raised her head. The little girl, who was always gentle, had eyes full of ruthlessness. Jiang He felt his sister's hand gripping tightly:

"We are lower-level people, our lives are lowly, we are the existence that the people above try every possible way to stay away from. If it weren't for Wen Xishu, our siblings would very likely, at some point... just be lying on the ground silently, dying in pain."

"We wander, we gather, we shout and resist, wanting the people in the upper levels to come and save us... but they closed the passages."

"We are people who can be discarded at any time! In their eyes, we are nothing!"

"Brother, I don't want that! I can endure all humiliation, but I don't want to be left with nothing after being humiliated."

"Being insulted is fine, being bullied is fine, accepting their mockery is also fine, and even... paying more is no problem. I want to climb up!"

There were tears in Jiang Xue's eyes.

She thought of the beatings and humiliation her brother had suffered over the years to protect her.

How much oppression he had endured to survive. How much hardship and fatigue he had suffered to provide for her education.

Children of poor families grow up early. Jiang Xue had realized very early on that beauty alone was actually a burden.

"I want to climb to the top of the bunker! I want to trample those who bullied me under my feet! I want to do everything in my power to become someone who can stand on their own. One day, no one will dare to talk about the humiliation of my past."

"Brother, I also want to protect you. I won't let go of a single person who has hurt you. I want to possess power and authority, even if it requires me to do the most lowly deeds!"

Jiang Xue said every word very softly, but every word carried boundless hatred, hatred that made her grit her teeth.

Jiang He's tears fell. He knew he couldn't persuade his sister, so he could only hold her in his arms.

He could only pray that his sister's career path would be smooth.

Countless people were embracing, countless people were crying.

Wen Xishu did not know how many people's fates he had changed.

He only knew... that if no one came to save him, his fate would likely end today.

On the fourth floor of the bunker, Wen Xishu's interrogation continued.

Xie Changfeng had beaten Wen Xishu severely for a long time.

Wen Xishu's consciousness was already somewhat blurred; the drugs hadn't been used on him yet, but he estimated...

If he passed out without talking, Xie Changfeng would use the drugs.

The effect of provoking Xie Changfeng was already constantly weakening.

Especially... he was really weak, so weak that he couldn't think of any sharp insults in his mind.

(End of chapter)