CHAPTER 687: CHAPTER 687: BICKERING

Ji You never expected Professor Ye Hong to say such words to her, and for a moment, she didn’t know how to respond.

Mainly, they were not acquainted with each other.

Facing Teacher Mu Jianling, Dr. Luo, or even Principal Hong, Ji You could crack a few jokes, but in front of this aged, rigid, and serious professor, Ji You dared not speak recklessly for fear of upsetting him.

So——

Even the air around them carried an awkward tension.

Seeing Ji You not responding, Professor Ye Hong frowned and said seriously, "It is a sin for a person to waste their talent."

"Cough cough..."

Ji You coughed violently, thinking this professor was really taking things too seriously now.

Really——

She didn’t know how to respond.

Ji You could only laugh awkwardly: "Professor, don’t worry, I understand, I understand, I won’t waste my talent."

Professor Ye Hong glanced at Ji You’s expression and felt she wasn’t taking it seriously and did not grasp his good intentions; otherwise, she would have promised him right then to quit the Combat Department and focus solely on the Material Department.

His meaning had already been very clear. She was pretending not to understand. For a moment, Professor Ye Hong’s face darkened, and his voice grew even more severe: "I’ve said what I have to, you had better take it to heart."

Ji You: "..."

Ji You glanced cautiously at the professor, not understanding how she had suddenly angered him.

Cough cough...

What a difficult old man to deal with...

Forget it, forget it, even if she could beat him, she couldn’t bring herself to raise a fist against an elderly person.

Sigh!

Ji You straightened her expression and said seriously, "Professor, to avoid affecting the other students’ assessments, I’ll take my leave first."

Professor Ye Hong didn’t make a sound.

Ji You lifted her foot and tentatively took a step forward. Seeing Professor Ye Hong not stopping her, she quickened her pace and disappeared in a flash.

Professor Ye Hong’s face was grim.

The more he thought about it, the angrier he became, and without regard for anything else, he threw the documents in his hand and sent a message directly to Mu Jianling: [Unremitting in destruction!]

On this side.

In the training room of the Combat Department, Mu Jianling, with her hands behind her back, was slowly weaving through the group of students. Suddenly hearing the message alert, she opened it immediately, and her face turned dark instantly:

[Crazy old man, what are you saying!]

After replying to the message, Mu Jianling caught a glimpse of Yue Qiguang piloting Po Jun and moving in circles stupidly. Her eyelid twitched, and she immediately stepped forward to kick him: "You’re supposed to be fighting with your mech, not playing games."

This kick, sudden and unexpected, caught Yue Qiguang off guard and he fell to the ground with a thud.

Furious, Yue Qiguang wanted to curse out loud but didn’t dare, so he held it in.

Mu Jianling walked a few steps around to another student, and at that moment, Professor Ye Hong’s reply arrived: [You know very well what I’m talking about. If you had any shame at all, wouldn’t you know what to do?]

Any shame?

What should I do?

This crazy old man, if he doesn’t get to bite someone every day, he’s not content, is he?

Seems like last time’s blacklist didn’t keep him quiet?

If it wasn’t because they were both faculty members and needed to contact each other occasionally, Mu Jianling couldn’t be bothered to take him off the blacklist.

Now?

Mu Jianling took a deep breath and replied directly: [Getting too big for your boots, can’t be bothered with you!]

After saying that, Ji You immediately blacklisted Professor Ye Hong.

Professor Ye Hong, upon seeing the message, was so angry that his whiskers bristled and his eyes bulged. He was about to retort when a system prompt informed him that the other party had already blacklisted him.

Professor Ye Hong: "..."

Professor Ye Hong took a deep breath and sent a message straight to Principal Hong: [Principal Hong: I believe that certain faculty members in our school are tyrannical and completely disregard the actual situation of the students...]

Blah, blah, blah, a whole bunch of stuff...

Principal Hong was in his office discussing the school’s financial issues with Director Wang, and when he saw the message from old Professor Ye Hong, he was a bit baffled, "What’s gotten into Old Ye now?"

Director Wang was quite curious and leaned over to take a look, then laughed: "Reading between the lines in Professor Ye’s message, it seems like he’s hinting at Teacher Mu."

Principal Hong thought for a moment and, instead of replying to Professor Ye Hong right away, dialed Mu Jianling’s contact number to find out what was going on.

Mu Jianling felt utterly frustrated and responded bluntly: "What could it be? Just the old lunatic throwing a fit and biting people randomly."

Principal Hong cleared his throat and said, "Ahem... Jianling, we are all colleagues after all, colleagues. There’s no need to speak so harshly."

Mu Jianling raised an eyebrow: "Harshly?"

Principal Hong: "Ahem..."

In just a few words, Principal Hong figured out what happened and couldn’t help but find the situation rather amusing. He had no choice but to mediate both sides, calming both Mu Jianling and Professor Ye Hong down after some effort.

After ending the communication, Principal Hong smiled and said: "It’s about the kid Ji You. Initially, we thought she was of average aptitude, but unexpectedly, both her talent for Mecha Battle and Material are excellent. Both Jianling and Old Ye want her to specialize solely in one field."

When Director Wang heard the name Ji You, his eyes lit up since a fattened lamb like this was a rarity in his many years, one that he had managed to butcher. But on recalling that this particular lamb was currently not in a position to be further exploited, Director Wang touched his chin, slightly regretful, and smiled: "What’s so difficult about that? Since she has talent in both areas, just let her study both."

Principal Hong said, "That’s what I told the two of them."

Then, Principal Hong and Director Wang went back to discussing serious matters.

...

After Ji You finished her exams, she didn’t delay and returned to the Combat Department’s training room to exercise.

In the afternoon, the Material Department’s assessment was complete, and the results were out.

Ji You took the first place in the Material Department of the 131st class with an absolutely superior score.

Regarding this, there was a lot of discussion on the side of the Material Department...

But all of this had nothing to do with Ji You.

Ji You continued to train in the posture techniques of Chasing Sun, and there were no shortcuts when it came to operating mechs. Only training, training, and more training...

Time flew by.

There were only 2 days left until the final exams.

The atmosphere in the entire training room became more serious, and the students eagerly awaited Teacher Mu to announce the location and rules for the assessment.

At that moment.

Liu Beibei, Xu Jia, and Zhang Jiang, the three students who had not obtained their Basic Mecha Driver’s Licenses, were frantically training these past few days and desperately synchronizing with the mechs. However, limited by their Physical Strength or spiritual power, none of them could successfully connect with the mechs.

The atmosphere among the three became increasingly despondent.

Mu Jianling let the three students struggle without giving encouragement or advising them to give up.

After training ended that day, Xu Jia could no longer bear the disappointment, or perhaps had truly resigned himself to his fate, and proactively submitted a transfer request to Teacher Mu.

Mu Jianling agreed on the spot.

Another male student, Zhang Jiang, glanced at Xu Jia, then at Liu Beibei who was still stubbornly persevering, his heart undecided for a moment. After a while, Zhang Jiang’s face was filled with pain as he requested a transfer.

Mu Jianling also agreed on the spot.

Only Liu Beibei was left.

...