Wanrenzhan: “???”

His eyes widened as he stared at He Yu in disbelief, as though he couldn’t believe what he had just heard.

—What the hell did he mean by “Outstanding Student”?!

Was he here to attend school?

He’d graduated hundreds of years ago!

He was here to compete in an instance!

Wanrenzhan’s gaze shifted toward the cafeteria uncle’s bag, the naked greed in his eyes practically screaming that he wanted to rob it outright.

The cafeteria uncle was startled by the look and subconsciously stepped back.

“S-student, what’s wrong with you?”

Standing between them, He Yu smiled faintly.

“Uncle, don’t mind him. This student is probably just so happy he’s gone crazy.”

Wanrenzhan slowly raised a trembling finger and pointed at He Yu.

The cafeteria uncle patted his chest.

“So he really is happy to the point of madness. He can’t even speak anymore.”

He Yu turned around.

“Uncle, does your back hurt?”

The cafeteria uncle chuckled.

“Yep. Years of cooking. I’m getting old now, so my back isn’t very good anymore.”

The chubby master chef looked like a smiling Buddha when he laughed, his eyes narrowing into slits. Every so often, he’d glance at Wanrenzhan, seemingly puzzled about why the young man was becoming increasingly “excited,” trembling harder and harder.

He Yu glanced at Wanrenzhan before continuing to smile at the cafeteria uncle.

“Then you should rest more. If you ever need help, feel free to ask our students anytime. They’re all good students. Very helpful.”

“Alright, alright. I’ll get going then. I still need to cook for the students later. Teacher He, you should bring this student back to class.”

The cafeteria uncle waved his hand and headed toward the cafeteria entrance.

His round body was surprisingly nimble, practically walking with wind beneath his feet as he happily hummed a tune.

He Yu watched him leave with a smile. Only after the uncle’s figure disappeared completely did he withdraw his gaze.

Wanrenzhan was shaking so hard with rage that even his voice trembled.

“He Yu! You did that on purpose!”

He knew the old man was about to hand over equipment, so he deliberately interfered!

—That was equipment! He barely obtained any during the audition phase!

He Yu raised a brow and adjusted his glasses calmly.

“You skipped this morning’s class, so one credit will be deducted. This afternoon is my practical lesson. If you’re late... don’t blame me for deducting more credits.”

Wanrenzhan sneered.

“Go ahead and deduct them.”

Weren’t they just credits?

He wasn’t here to attend school!

He Yu remained perfectly calm.

“Oh, I forgot to tell you. This morning, I suggested to the principal that, for the sake of improving student quality, our school should begin implementing a credit system starting today. Five credits total. Once all five are deducted, expulsion will be enforced.”

Wanrenzhan: “???”

His eyes widened again, veins bulging across his forehead.

That familiar axe appeared in his hand as his blood-red eyes locked onto He Yu.

He Yu calmly returned the gaze.

The two stared at each other in silent confrontation. Even the surrounding air seemed to freeze solid.

The bullet comments exploded—

“Holy shit holy shit, He Yu is ruthless!!”

“You only stop watching him for one morning and suddenly he’s pulled off some insane stunt again.”

“Why does the principal keep listening to He Yu?!”

“He Yu said it was to make students cooperate properly during experiments, and the principal agreed!!”

“My god, this move is vicious. He’s forcing Wanrenzhan and the others to obey him from now on.”

“This garbage-planet guy is toxic as hell!”

“Watch your mouth. This is a competition. Aren’t the others vicious too? Weren’t the Main Planet contestants vicious when they casually slaughtered people?”

“I’m getting more and more curious about He Yu. I’m camping in his livestream from now on.”

...

After a long while, Wanrenzhan finally calmed down.

—He couldn’t attack He Yu.

He didn’t want to die.

The axe vanished back into his backpack. Wanrenzhan stared coldly at He Yu, his eyes brimming with brutality and killing intent.

“Starting from this instance, I’m sticking to you through every future instance too. I refuse to believe you’ll stay this lucky forever. The moment I get a chance, I’ll chop you into pieces.”

With that, Wanrenzhan turned and strode away.

He Yu shrugged, smiling soundlessly. Raising a hand, he adjusted his glasses and calmly left the cafeteria entrance as well.

—Was he afraid?

Not only was he unafraid, he was actually looking forward to it.

Wanrenzhan wanted to help direct traffic toward him voluntarily. Why would He Yu be unhappy about that?

Afternoon.

He Yu’s <Basic Principles> practical class.

“Starting from here, run three laps. Full speed.”

Holding a notebook and pen, He Yu arranged things seriously.

The NPC students all obediently nodded.

Wanrenzhan and the others wore dark expressions.

Annie snapped:

“What exactly are you trying to do? Is this trash arrangement just you deliberately messing with us?!”

Before He Yu could speak, the class monitor immediately rebuked them:

“Annie, silence! Our school motto is respect teachers and honor the Way. Just properly carry out Teacher He’s arrangements.”

Mockery appeared on Annie’s face. They couldn’t even be bothered insulting the NPC class monitor.

He Yu looked up expressionlessly.

“Credits.”

Everyone: “...”

Suppressing their anger, they obediently stood at the starting line according to He Yu’s arrangement.

Though the looks they threw at him were anything but friendly.

He Yu said:

“Run.”

The group could only start running.

At first they were merely going through the motions, but very quickly, every single one of them accelerated to full speed.

Eugene: Damn it, why is Zhen Xing faster than me?! I refuse to accept this!

Gedai: Why is Eugene running so fast? Is he trying to crush me?

Wanrenzhan: ??? The hell are you people doing?!

They were all livestreaming.

Who wanted to lose embarrassingly on camera?

And so, despite it being nothing more than running, they started competing seriously.

Standing at the starting line, He Yu used his notebook to block the sunlight, narrowing his eyes as he watched their bodies blur into afterimages.

—So fast.

—And credits really were effective.

As expected, these people only behaved when whipped with a stick.

The time it took them to finish three laps was far shorter than He Yu had predicted.

By Blue Star standards, it was almost impossible.

But among Universe Federation citizens, it was completely normal.

However, the surprising thing was—

The fastest wasn’t the lightest mechanical being, Eugene.

Nor was it Main Planet elite Zhen Xing or Cheng Zhao.

Nor ordinary-planet powerhouse Yuan Ze or Chaos Planet expert Qiong.

It was Wanrenzhan.

At the end of the third lap, Wanrenzhan stopped.

He Yu said:

“Continue. Until I tell you to stop, you are not allowed to stop.”

Wanrenzhan: “Fuck!”

He Yu asked calmly:

“What? Can’t do it anymore?”

Wanrenzhan exploded instantly:

“You’re the one who can’t do it!!”

Then he shot forward again like a hurricane.

Lap ten.

He Yu called out:

“Eugene, Zhen Xing’s about to overtake you.”

Eugene went insane and instantly surged into first place.

Gedai desperately chased Eugene, overtaking Cheng Zhao and Annie.

He Yu added:

“Wanrenzhan, you’re second now.”

Wanrenzhan exploded forward even faster.

Tang Ke and Yuan Ze were falling behind. He Yu said lightly:

“Anyone who gets lapped is eliminated.”

Eliminated?

Contestants could not tolerate hearing those two words!

And so every single one of them started sprinting like mad.

One by one, the other NPC classmates dropped out until only the nine contestants remained, running for their lives.

Meanwhile, He Yu lowered his head and calmly recorded data.

Lap twenty.

Lap thirty.

Lap fifty...

Looking at his notebook, He Yu sighed emotionally.

“Tsk. These people’s physical abilities...”

Bullet comments: “What, jealous?”

Bullet comments: “He’s jealous, that’s why he’s tormenting them this hard!!”

He Yu sighed again.

“What a pity.”

Bullet comments: “???”

Bullet comments: “A pity?? What’s a pity??”

Closing the notebook, He Yu tilted his head slightly and called out:

“Alright, stop.”

Wanrenzhan and the others finally halted.

No matter how strong their physiques were, after sprinting at full speed for fifty laps, they were still panting heavily.

Wanrenzhan, Zhen Xing, Cheng Zhao, Annie, Tang Ke, Yuan Ze, and Qiong all had slightly flushed faces and beads of sweat on their foreheads.

Eugene and Gedai usually looked nearly indistinguishable from normal humans.

But at moments like this, their faces didn’t redden, their breathing remained steady, and they didn’t sweat.

Only their movements became slightly stiffer, their mechanical arms less flexible than usual.

He Yu observed everything carefully.

Before they’d even finished catching their breath, he spoke again:

“High jump.”

Wanrenzhan: “??”

Tang Ke gritted their teeth.

“Teacher He, what exactly are you trying to do?!”

He Yu smiled faintly. The frameless glasses rested elegantly on the bridge of his nose, making him look refined and beautiful.

“Teacher He has his own arrangements.”

Tang Ke: “...”

Suddenly, Zhen Xing spoke:

“Can I fight you?”

He Yu rejected him without hesitation.

“No.”

Zhen Xing: “...”

His face instantly collapsed with disappointment.

He Yu opened his notebook again.

“Come on then. High jump. Class monitor, bring out the equipment. Let me see how high all of you can jump.”

There was no helping it.

After all, he was the teacher.

And his credit system was simply too vicious. Wanrenzhan and the others could only obey.

Grinding his teeth, Wanrenzhan snapped:

“I want to see what else you’re planning.”

Gedai said coldly:

“What goes around comes around. Just wait.”

After throwing out their threats, they obediently took turns jumping.

Once again, He Yu tilted his head upward and sighed emotionally.

“Such incredible physical ability... what a waste.”

The bullet comments were utterly confused.

Some viewers guessed—

“Is He Yu saying all these people are going to die in this instance?”

“Heh. Just because he became an NPC teacher, he really thinks he can wipe out all these experts in this instance?”

“Zhen Xing, Eugene, Cheng Zhao, and Yuan Ze already have enough votes.”

“And we’re all still holding our votes too. The moment He Yu tries to eliminate the other contestants, we’ll immediately vote them out successfully. We’re not letting contestant No. 2333 from that garbage planet win!”

For the entire three-hour practical lesson, He Yu made them run, do high jump, long jump, sit-ups, pull-ups...

For three straight hours, he never stopped tormenting them.

By the end, Wanrenzhan and the others were completely exhausted.

But none of them wanted to show weakness in front of He Yu, so they all clenched their teeth and forced themselves upright.

Wanrenzhan breathed heavily.

“Tea...cher... He... do you have any more arrangements?”

Annie asked darkly:

“Class is over now. Can we leave?”

Nobody looked well.

Not even Zhen Xing and Eugene.

They were all Federation elites. Anyone subjected to this kind of torture would feel miserable.

They were convinced He Yu was deliberately tormenting them.

—A clumsy form of oppression and humiliation.

Hearing that, He Yu carefully put away his notebook and pen.

Then he lifted his head.

All the laziness and casualness vanished from him. His voice became serious.

“Alright. Now let’s talk about how to clear this instance and successfully advance.”

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