CHAPTER 54: CHAPTER 54: BAI XIAOCHAN THE SLACKER SPIRIT

Fang Zhou had already gotten used to the discussions and envy of others towards him. Calmly, he found Bai Xiaochan, who was once again idling in the simulation pod.

This cool and aloof beauty, who was actually a lazy school flower and his desk mate, still hadn’t cleared the Abyss Difficulty of the [Little Inferior Demon Camp].

After getting Bai Xiaochan to play him another [Lullaby], Fang Zhou casually advised, "Xiaochan, although the single-player mode is unfair for you support professions, you still need to make an effort.

If you don’t perform well and miss being selected for the seed list, the loss would be significant."

Fang Zhou was not one to meddle in other people’s business. This rare encouragement to Bai Xiaochan was partly out of camaraderie for being desk mates, but also for his own benefit.

Lately, Bai Xiaochan’s [Lullaby] had been greatly beneficial in restoring soul fatigue, accelerating the growth rate of his skeleton clone by at least one-tenth.

Fang Zhou had also searched the skill tree and guides for the [Chanting String] profession.

The predecessors of this profession had developed many support skills, most of which were beneficial skills used in combat, but there were also some high-difficulty support skills like [Lullaby] that could aid in cultivation.

Being a cultivation enthusiast, Fang Zhou naturally wanted a strong support to provide him with personalized service anytime, anywhere.

Currently, Bai Xiaochan, a [Chanting String], was undoubtedly the best candidate around him.

Fang Zhou assured that he was definitely not drawn to Bai Xiaochan’s fair skin, beautiful face, long legs, or her curvy waist.

Having just finished playing [Lullaby], Bai Xiaochan, holding her little harp, shyly said, "Fang Zhou, why are you so concerned about me!"

Fang Zhou sincerely looked into Bai Xiaochan’s moist eyes and said, "I told you before, you are my Zither Fairy!

I want our names to be side by side on the historical speed leaderboard, don’t you want that too?"

Hearing Fang Zhou’s "Zither Fairy" remark again, Bai Xiaochan’s face blushed deeply.

She turned her head, covering her cheeks, and mumbled, "Fang Zhou, don’t look at me like that...

Don’t worry, the military academy has a separate assessment standard for our support professions, so they won’t place too much emphasis on our performance in this simulation battlefield."

Bai Xiaochan explained with a bit of pride in her tone, "The reason I haven’t cleared the Abyss Difficulty is that I’ve been focusing all my energy on learning new support skills, not practicing attack skills.

Just wait until I break through to Apprentice Middle Rank; then, when I challenge the [Horn Demon Outpost] with you, you’ll see how amazing I am."

Upon hearing this, Fang Zhou nodded in reassurance.

Although Bai Xiaochan was essentially a slacker, she was still quite sensible when it came to important matters like the seed list.

However, to deal with a slacker, you need to constantly encourage her and keep challenging her.

Fang Zhou praised Bai Xiaochan a few more times, gave her some motivational boosts, and then went to class.

After the afternoon classes, Fang Zhou returned to the Demon Hunter research group and drilled Ye Fan once more.

Seeing Ye Fan being overwhelmed by the skeleton army under the [Group Brutality Skill], doubting his life choices, Fang Zhou felt a rare pang of guilt.

It was hard to find a willing target like Ye Fan to test his skills on, but constantly dampening his enthusiasm seemed a bit unfair.

Maybe next time, go a bit easier?

Just as Fang Zhou was thinking this, Ye Fan suddenly sprung up from lying on the ground with a kip-up.

Having given himself some kind of mental boost, Ye Fan shouted the same slogan he’d been shouting for a month to Fang Zhou, full of fighting spirit.

"Thirty years on the east bank, thirty years on the west bank, never bully a young man for being poor!

Fang Zhou, just you wait, one day I will repay all the humiliations you’ve subjected me to!"

By now, the other instructors and researchers in the group were no longer surprised.

This scene happened daily, so much so that they weren’t even interested in watching Fang Zhou and Ye Fan spar anymore.

Even Instructor Chen Qingshan sometimes quietly admired Ye Fan’s resilience and fighting spirit.

This kid may have a bit of an adolescent syndrome, but with this unyielding spirit, he is sure to achieve great things in the future.

Seeing his sparring partner regain his vitality, Fang Zhou bid farewell to Instructor Chen Qingshan and the others and prepared to leave the research group.

At this moment, Instructor Lu Hu entered with a face full of joy.

Spotting Fang Zhou right away, Lu Hu quickly waved to him and said, "Fang Zhou, with Principal Su’s approval, the Undead Mage Research Group has been formally established.

Xinyan is the team leader, I’m the deputy leader, and you are both a researcher and a research subject.

Come with me, I’ll show you our research room.

Oh, by the way, Xinyan has already solidified her Golden Tier position, and she’s waiting for you there."

Hearing this, Fang Zhou felt a slight surge of joy in his heart.

Whether it was interacting with Su Xinyan, the talented Undead Mage senior, or the research group itself, both were good news he had long been hoping for.

The other instructors and researchers naturally also understood the significance of the news brought by Lu Hu.

They clicked their tongues in secret but felt that it was well deserved.

In just over a month, Fang Zhou’s extraordinary performance had left them speechless with doubt.

He mastered the Meditation Method in less than a day.

Upon awakening, he could summon 20 skeletons.

Within a month, he broke through to Apprentice Middle Rank.

He independently deduced a new Skeleton Series skill tree encompassing attack, defense, control, movement, and beneficial skills categories.

The improved Meditation Method can inspire Silver Mages to break through to Gold.

Single-handedly became an army, with extraordinary combat power, flawlessly clearing Abyss Difficulty [Horn Demon Outpost].

It can be said that this Undead Mage Research Group was something Fang Zhou earned with his incredible performance.

Compared to Ye Fan, who was a lucky one riding on the coattails of legendary predecessors, Fang Zhou’s accomplishments were far more substantive.

By now, Fang Zhou had used his talent and skills to completely win over all the senior management at Sea City Military Academy.

Even Principal Su Tiankuo, who was always critical of him, couldn’t find any reason to reject him anymore.

Everyone present could imagine how an already outstanding and powerful Fang Zhou would achieve even greater feats with his own exclusive research group and access to military academy resources.

Under the somewhat envious eyes of others, Fang Zhou quickly left the Demon Hunter research group, following Lu Hu.

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On the way, Lu Hu couldn’t help but smile broadly.

Thinking back to when Fang Zhou had just awakened as an Undead Mage, and how he looked so down, it seemed like it was just yesterday.

Who would’ve thought that in just over a month, Fang Zhou would prove to everyone the immense potential of both himself and the Undead Mage profession.

This kid truly lived up to expectations!

Seeing Instructor Lu Hu’s excited expression, Fang Zhou felt not only happiness but also some emotion.

During his time at Sea City Military Academy, which had been a little over a month, he could naturally feel the meticulous care Instructor Lu Hu had given him.