CHAPTER 738: GRADING

First place!

Just as expected!

This group truly deserved it!

After hearing the results, the other students weren’t surprised, because the members of this group included Shen Changqing and Yue Qiyuan, two S-level Spiritual Power Users, as well as Yue Qiguang, Chu Jiaojiao, Lou, and Lance, four individuals with S-level physiques. Although there were also Xuzhou and Zhang Ye, whose strengths were not outstanding, and...

There was also Sheng Qingyan, such a Spicy Eye, even though a sight for sore eyes, her strength isn’t.

And...

They even got number 4444!

Number 4444, who was considered weak at the start of the term; everyone definitely saw her as a drag.

Now?

This one is really something else!

A mere poker face, and already invincible on this earth.

...

If this team didn’t take first place, that would’ve really been a surprise accident!

Next, Mu Jianling began announcing the second group: "Second place, Group 22!"

The captain of Group 22 is Yu Song, who is among those who are very outstanding but not top-notch in the entire 131st Combat Department, and his teammates are more or less at his level of strength.

Following that.

Third place.

Fourth place.

Fifth place.

...

The top 10 groups from the first hundred students, their rankings were almost without surprise, encompassing the top hundred of the 131st cohort.

The strong get stronger, and the weak get weaker...

This grouping, to say it was unfair to the other students is putting it mildly, but the students did not raise objections, clearly, Teacher Mu Jianling had her reasons.

Maybe she intended to select and train the best from the beginning, or maybe it was a tiered assessment?

After announcing the top 10 groups, Mu Jianling said: "All members of these 10 groups, step forward immediately!"

Ji You and the others behind her, like Chu Jiaojiao, all stood up.

Yu Song and his team members also immediately stepped forward!

Group three, group four...

Within a second, everyone had stepped out.

Mu Jianling glanced at them and said, "All 10 teams will be assigned to the breeding farm this afternoon for a tentative period of three days."

Ji You and others: "Huh?"

All students: "!!!"

No... shouldn’t they be rewarded?

How... Why does it sound like a punishment?

Ji You couldn’t help but raise her hand: "Report! I have an objection!"

Mu Jianling didn’t even look up: "Dismissed!"

Ji You: "..."

Shouldn’t she normally be allowed to state her opinion?

Mu Jianling clearly had no intention of listening to any opinions and continued: "All other groups will be assigned to the plantation for a period of 10 days."

The students: "..."

Mu Jianling: "Rest for 30 minutes, now—dismissed on the spot."

The students: "..."

After a few seconds of silence, the battlefield was in an uproar~

"Cough cough cough..."

"Think about it, those of us in the plantation area, it seems we’re not as miserable as the breeding area."

"Cough... I think so too."

"I’ve heard, the pig farm, cow farm, and chicken farm... all smell really bad!"

"Not just smelly, those animals are particularly fierce. Don’t mention anything else, just the Long-legged Chickens in the chicken farm are especially combative and like to fight and peck at people when they fly up!"

"Those cows in the Cow Farm also love to charge and kick people! I heard that breeders even have to learn how to milk cows by hand..."

"The pig farm isn’t great either, you might even have to help a sow give birth!"

"Cough cough cough..."

"Hiss~"

"That’s rough..."

Within moments, the rest of the students looked at Ji You and the others with sympathetic eyes.

Ji You and co.: "..."

"Hisss～" Yue Qiguang clutched his hair fiercely and grimaced, saying, "Just the thought of it gives me chills; please don’t make me help the old sow give birth again."

The past is too painful to look back on.

Yue Qiyuan snapped, "Shut up!"

Crows mouth!

Don’t you know the saying, ’the bad news always comes true’?

Chu Jiaojiao and the others went, "Tut tut tut...children don’t know any better!"

Yue Qiguang, holding his red hair, didn’t dare to make a sound anymore.

Other students were still discussing the various miseries of the husbandry area, and the atmosphere within the top ten groups was also a bit odd...

Ji You rolled her eyes and spoke loudly, "Hey you guys, why don’t you listen to the main point?"

Huh?

Chu Jiaojiao, Yue Qiguang, Lou, Lance... and the other surrounding students all turned to look at Ji You.

Ji You said, "Is the main point the difference between the husbandry area and the farming area? The main point is—"

Ji You didn’t immediately continue, playing coy.

The students, full of anticipation, frowned: "..."

"Out with it!"

"Speak up!"

"What’s with the dilly-dallying?"

Ji You grinned, chuckled, and said, "Let me finish this glass of water first—"

Saying so, she actually started to leisurely drink from her cup.

Other students: "..."

Many of them took a deep breath, holding back the urge to give Ji You a beating.

And then—

The always silent Shen Changqing suddenly said, "The main point is that the husbandry area’s task is set for 3 days. And—the farming area is 10 days."

One is for 3 days, and it is tentative.

The other is for 10 days, without the word tentative.

Ji You smiled, not at all upset about being interrupted by Shen Changqing, and instead said cheerfully, "Shen Changqing, you’re really not a blockhead like Yue Qiguang!"

Shen Changqing: "..."

Not flattered by the compliment at all.

Also—

Yue Qiguang suddenly jumped up in anger: "Dummy number 4444, watch how you talk to me! Or else—"

"Crack~"

He fiercely crushed a small stone.

Ji You: "..."

Ji You muttered, "Beast!"

That’s how beasts are; resorting to force at the slightest disagreement.

Me...

When can I become such a beast too!!!

Suppressing the envy in her heart, Ji You curled her lip and said, "That’s right! Shen Changqing just said, our deadline is tentatively set for 3 days, which means if we complete it within 3 days, we might switch to another task. If we can’t finish..."

There was no need to spell it out, everyone knew that failing meant continuing to raise pigs, chickens, cows...

Out of these 10 teams, it’s not guaranteed that all will finish on time.

Ji You and her companions, although lacking extensive husbandry experience, she, Chu Jiaojiao, Yue Qiguang, Yue Qiyuan, Shen Changqing, Sheng Qingyan—these six had rich experience in cleaning horse stables and rabbit sheds.

Assigned to the husbandry area, they actually weren’t too panicked.

Other groups, like Yu Song and Yu Yi’s team, might not be the same.

Moreover, students assigned to the farming area, which constitute 90%, can’t compare with Ji You and her team in terms of abilities. If these top students continued training and assessing together with the majority of ordinary students, it would actually hold back these sharp students.

That’s why teacher Mu Jianling separated them out.

Regarding this point, not only did Ji You, Shen Changqing, and others realize it, but also some more perceptive students naturally noticed as well.

The stronger the ability, the greater the responsibility, and over this, no student felt jealous—

But—

Teenagers all have a competitive streak: if they can do it, why can’t I?

Never give in!

The 90% of students assigned to the farming area all felt a surge of fighting spirit in their hearts.