Chapter 701: Chapter 702 We Want to Learn Together
Shutong’s mere mention of elimination made many below hold back their steps, temporarily saving their right to attend the class.
Every small flame consciously flew towards each student present and precisely stopped ten centimeters in front of each student’s forehead.
Each of them could feel the scorching heat of the small flame, as if their eyebrows were about to catch fire, and their eyeballs were about to melt.
Such precise control power filled every student’s heart with a bit of admiration.
In the military academy, cowards are the least respected but the strong are much more admired.
This very display of control power alone showed that their spiritual power was not weak.
By then, Shutong had already stood up and said to the students opposite her, “Your task is to use your own spiritual power to control the small flame in front of your forehead.”
“You have three class periods to do so, those who cannot move it will be eliminated.”
Having finished speaking, Shutong sat down and simply said, “Begin.”
“Lian Qing, you give it a try too.”
“Yes.”
As soon as Lian Qing finished speaking, a small flame precisely appeared at his forehead.
Lian Qing began to communicate with and control the flame using his Spiritual Power, his operation being somewhat simpler than the others since his ability had the same origin.
However, there were exceptions, like Fu Yunhe, who was now walking towards Shutong.
“Teacher, I’ve successfully moved it.”
Fu Yunhe, facing Shutong, had forcefully moved the small flame effortlessly, his eyes brimming with laughter as he looked at Shutong.
“Not bad, come sit down and have some seeds,” she said.
With a wave of her hand, Shutong produced a chair and placed it on the other side, where Fu Yunhe obediently sat down.
Shutong then took out a bag of sunflower seeds and peanuts, scattering them on the table.
What followed was a scene slightly bizarre to all the students present.
The Fu Yunhe they knew was peeling sunflower seeds and peanuts for this unfamiliar teacher.
One peeled naturally, the other ate just as naturally.
The only ones who felt out of place in the entire space were the standing students; they were completely at a loss on how to control the flames, while Fu Yunhe had already completed the task.
Not only had he finished, but he also seemed to be getting along very well with the teacher.
Could they have been wrong, and this teacher was actually easy to get along with?
At this time, one particular student among them, who was very low-profile, knew what was going on, that was Yu Mo.
Yu Mo had seen both individuals arriving together on the Super Starship, which meant that the two were acquainted.
But Yu Mo was never one to gossip.
While Shutong and Fu Yunhe were eating, Professor Zhou approached.
Shutong knew there had been several school principals and professors watching her teach from outside, but since they hadn’t spoken up, she hadn’t said anything either.
However, seeing Professor Zhou come over, she immediately stood up and inquired, “Professor Zhou, is there something you need?”
“Yes, there really is something.”
Professor Zhou seemed to have understood that there was some relationship between Shutong and Fu Yunhe. Initially, he had been so concerned about whether the freshmen would learn and even let it affect whether they would come to school, but he was not curious at all. He just called Shutong to one side.
The two of them stood aside, and Professor Zhou quickly made his intentions clear.
“A few of us from the Artifact Refining Department would like to join the students, what do you think?”
“I have no objections, but are you sure you want to join the students? I can give you a separate explanation.”
Professor Zhou shook his head and said, “No need, we can accept that. This aspect truly does hinge on talent.”
Nian Shutong actually admired these older professors. They were able to set aside their pride and their stance, willing to learn new knowledge, which was indeed commendable.
“Professor Zhou, I’m telling you, there is a knack to this.”
Nian Shutong and Professor Zhou exchanged a few words, leaving Professor Zhou to depart with his face slightly aglow. Before long, all five professors from the Artifact Refining Department had arrived at the site and lined up.
“Your professors have decided to learn my artifact refining techniques along with you all, subject to the same elimination process,”
As Nian Shutong spoke, five identical small flames appeared in front of the professors’ foreheads.
This action surprised the students on the opposite side, who had made no progress, filling them with wonder.
What did these professors need to learn, and just who was this woman?
Could the rumors be true? Was she really the disciple of that Artifact Refining Master?
But at this moment, it seemed none of that mattered. If the professors were learning it, they had the opportunity to learn as well. Not to seize this chance would be foolish.
However, just how was this flame supposed to be moved?
At this point, Lian Qing seemed to have caught onto something. The flame before his forehead started to tremble, and after almost half an hour, it finally moved.
“Professor Nian, my flame moved,”
Nian Shutong nodded in approval, “Not bad, you have some Artifact Refiner’s talent. If you succeed, I will teach you a technique.”
Lian Qing understood what Nian Shutong meant and stood up, bowing in thanks.
Nian Shutong didn’t say anything more and continued to eat her sunflower seeds. Fu Yunhe, quite observant, passed her a small handful and inquired in a soft voice, “What about me?”
“You? You don’t need to, I’ll be fine.”
Fu Yunhe’s lips couldn’t help but curl upward at Nian Shutong’s response, but as they began to lift, he heard her continue.
“Besides, you don’t seem to have much talent, just strong spiritual power control.”
No talent?
Fu Yunhe lowered his head and chuckled to himself, acknowledging the truth. He had indeed brute-forced his way here with his spiritual power, finding it difficult to accomplish much with the small flame.
“Hey, it moved! It moved!”
Professor Zhou laughed triumphantly at the other four professors; he had been the first to succeed.
Nian Shutong stood up and walked over to Professor Zhou, saying, “Congratulations to you.”
“It’s thanks to you,”
Without Nian Shutong explaining so much, he wouldn’t have been able to succeed so quickly.
Following Professor Zhou’s lead, the other four professors also succeeded, one by one. The students on the other side felt it was only to be expected.
Nian Shutong wasn’t surprised either; these teachers were, after all, the people with the most natural talent for Artifact Refining. It was normal for them to succeed first.
“Professor Nian, it’s time for class to end,”
Lian Qing reminded her on time, prompting Fu Yunhe, who was busily cracking sunflower seeds, to speed up his pace as the class was ending.
“Okay, we will continue next class. You have two more class periods. If no one can succeed, then I’ll have saved myself the effort of teaching,”
With these words, Nian Shutong retracted the flames from in front of the students’ foreheads.
“Class dismissed.”
Turning around, Nian Shutong walked away. Fu Yunhe stood up, and as they passed each other, a handful of sunflower seed kernels neatly landed in Nian Shutong’s palm,
Both had an inexplicable smile on their faces. Why did it feel like they were acting like thieves?
What they didn’t know was that behind them, Lian Qing, who was packing up, felt like the two were flaunting their affection, and he was the only one fortunate enough to be fully sated by it.