Chapter 416: Chapter 414: Taking in a Student
The message from the Communication Wristwatch was very simple.
It essentially asked Lin Xinghai to stop interfering with the assessment process. The message stated that even in a competition, the focus should be on vying for Energy Balls, not on hoarding Credit Points.
Lin Xinghai wasn’t surprised to receive such a message. After causing such a huge commotion, he was sure the examiners would be watching him.
He was actually a little surprised they had waited this long to send a message to stop him. He had expected to be stopped as soon as he started luring the zombies over in retaliation.
After all, even though he was this year’s top candidate, he didn’t believe his own value surpassed that of the other 3,000 candidates combined.
From these details, Lin Xinghai could tell that the examiners’ attitude toward him was quite good—perhaps even a little indulgent.
With this in mind, he hummed a little tune and headed for the rooftop.
The rooftop of this building was diagonal to the office building where Yan Feijie and his group were besieged. While not the best vantage point, it would still give him a general idea of the situation.
He also wanted to see just how many people would have to be eliminated before the rest could finally wipe out this tide of zombies.
However, when he reached the rooftop, his pupils suddenly constricted.
He had chosen this building precisely because he’d sensed powerful individuals on the other rooftops. They were undoubtedly members of the rescue teams.
And since he was the one who had caused this mess, so to speak, he chose this empty building to avoid an awkward encounter with them.
But when he arrived on the rooftop, he saw a middle-aged man standing there quietly, his hands clasped behind his back.
Lin Xinghai could see the man with his own eyes, yet within his Perception Power, there was nothing but a void.
This left Lin Xinghai, who was accustomed to observing his surroundings with his Perception Power, both horrified and astonished. After all, this was the first time something like this had happened since he learned the system’s special Perception Technique.
Just then, the middle-aged man turned to the side, glanced at Lin Xinghai, and said with a smile, "You’re here."
When Lin Xinghai saw the man’s face, another flicker of surprise crossed his own.
Even though it was just his profile, he had already recognized the man: Zuo Wenyao, the chief examiner of this assessment.
According to Little Fatty, this man was the youngest Divine Demon Realm expert at East Sea Academy, and his future was said to be boundless.
"Greetings, Chief Examiner," Lin Xinghai said quickly and respectfully.
"Call me Instructor Zuo," Zuo Wenyao said. His gentle tone put Lin Xinghai significantly more at ease.
"Instructor Zuo," Lin Xinghai immediately corrected himself.
"Do you know why I was waiting for you here?" Zuo Wenyao asked.
"Because I’ve caused you all trouble," Lin Xinghai said, immediately adopting an apologetic tone.
"Haha! Perhaps the other examiners would think so. But I believe that being able to cause trouble is a skill in itself. If anyone else had dared to incite a zombie tide, they probably would have been torn to shreds by the horde by now," Zuo Wenyao said with a carefree laugh.
Hearing this, Lin Xinghai was finally able to relax completely.
At the same time, however, he grew curious about why the man was waiting for him here.
Seemingly reading Lin Xinghai’s thoughts, Zuo Wenyao saw no reason to be secretive. He spoke frankly, "In truth, while your attempt to monopolize the top four spots doesn’t violate any rules, it can be considered, to a certain extent, a disruption of the assessment’s order."
"Normally, an instructor would have intervened, but none of them spoke up. Do you know why?"
Although Lin Xinghai already had an answer in his heart, he still said respectfully, "Please enlighten me, Instructor."
"Because I see great potential in you," Zuo Wenyao said, getting straight to the point. "Alright, let’s not waste any more words. I’ll just ask you one thing: after you enroll in the academy, are you willing to become my personal student?"
Lin Xinghai replied with practically no hesitation, "I am willing."
’He’s a Divine Demon Realm expert; the benefits of studying under him are self-evident. Besides, I’ll have to find an instructor eventually, and everyone wants a powerful one. With him as my backer, I’ll be on much firmer ground in the future.’
"Haha!" Hearing Lin Xinghai’s acceptance, Zuo Wenyao burst out laughing.
At the academy, despite being a Divine Demon Realm expert, he was young and lacked seniority. The other old men in the Divine Demon Realm often used their age and experience to put him down.
Now that he had taken on a Demon like Lin Xinghai, he could look forward to the day Lin Xinghai matured, defeated the personal students of those old geezers, and gave him more leverage to slam his fist on the table during future arguments.
Moreover, an instructor’s most fundamental duty was to teach and nurture talent. As long as Lin Xinghai could dominate this generation of new students, he would even be qualified to vie for the position of vice-principal.
Seeing how happy Zuo Wenyao was, Lin Xinghai recalled the message from the Communication Wristwatch. An idea suddenly struck him, and he asked respectfully, "Teacher, I’ve heard it’s not easy to earn Credit Points after enrolling. This is a rare opportunity, so... um... could I continue asking them for some Credit Points?"
Hearing this, Zuo Wenyao felt a headache coming on. On any other matter, he could have thrown his weight around, but the commotion Lin Xinghai had caused was simply too massive. He was genuinely afraid he wouldn’t be able to handle the fallout.
After a moment of contemplation, he said, "It’s acceptable to help your fellow students, but you can’t take too many Points."
Lin Xinghai’s eyes immediately lit up. "Teacher, then what do you think is a suitable amount?"
"Ten thousand Credit Points is the absolute limit. Of course, the fewer the better. Taking too many really won’t be a good thing for you at your current stage," Zuo Wenyao said after some thought.
’As long as it doesn’t exceed that amount,’ he thought, ’I should be able to suppress any objections with my prestige.’
And with that said, his figure vanished in an instant.
He was genuinely afraid that Lin Xinghai would make another request.
’Ten thousand Credit Points, huh?’ Lin Xinghai couldn’t help but lick his lips, his eyes gleaming as he stared at the office building in the distance.
By now, the battle over there had reached a fever pitch. As subsequent waves of the zombie tide arrived, the entire office building was now completely surrounded by zombies.
With the zombie tide now numbering over forty thousand, it was impossible for the students to divert the horde as Lin Xinghai had done before.
The doors and windows of the office building had been smashed open, and countless zombies were swarming in. The building itself offered little protection.
Fortunately, the number of Superpower Users in this 3,000-person contingent was surprisingly high.
By combining their powers, these Defensive Superpower Users had formed layer upon layer of defenses at the front of the formation, allowing them to barely hold on.
Even so, under the siege of numerous High Level Zombies, five unlucky candidates had already been eliminated in just a few short moments.
Although five candidates out of three thousand might seem insignificant, the zombie assault had only started a few minutes ago.
The longer the fight dragged on, the more Energy everyone would consume. The real struggle would begin when their reserves ran low, affecting both their offense and defense.
A smile spread across Lin Xinghai’s face as he watched the scene unfold.
"Good, they should feel the pressure. It makes it much more convenient to ask for compensation after I so generously help them out," Lin Xinghai said, stroking his chin.
