I’m supposed to go up and give a speech, but what should I say?
Roast lamb leg and shawarma wraps are delicious, but even a wonderful lunch can’t turn a normally quiet girl into a formidable orator.
Maybe only five hundred thousand marks’ worth of bread could do something like that.
Principal Qiu and the others acted quickly. As soon as the lunch break ended, all the teachers and students of the Academy gathered on the sports field, and Shen Ning was even invited up to the main podium to speak to the staff and students of Zhenling Academy.
What should I say?
“Such a good opportunity, just confess to Chuyao directly.” The Sexually Repressed Shadow gave an idea, “Then announce that you’ll have a hundred epic battles with her in a month.”
Shen Ning said I’m not crazy yet.
The Broken Shadow also gave a suggestion: “This isn’t just a work exchange, it’s also a cultural exchange between two places. Why don’t you recite a poem in public, so the staff and students of Zhenling Academy can experience the influence of exotic cultures?”
“Oh, please, ‘influence’? Look at those students’ vacant eyes down there. If you ‘influence’ them any more, they’ll be brain-dead.”
Shen Ning really didn’t want to recite poetry, but it wasn’t as exaggerated as the Sexually Repressed Shadow said. At most, those students below just looked a little listless, far from actually vacant.
But then again, this kind of spirit shows the atmosphere in the school isn’t too great.
Luckily, at this time, one of the school leaders sitting in the front row on the field took the initiative to speak:
“Student Shen Ning is a good friend from Shengling Academy, and also one of the main forces in several Clown Gang extermination battles, with rich combat experience. May I ask, Shen Ning, do you have any experiences from fighting the Clown Gang that you’d like to share with us?”
If someone asks, it’s fine. With questions, Shen Ning just answered honestly:
“Not much really. At first, it was really tough, but later it got easier.”
“At first” referred to the first mall attack, which was indeed a desperate struggle, not as easy as the later battles.
The Zhenling Academy leader continued to ask, “How did you turn something difficult into something easy?”
“That’s because,” Shen Ning answered truthfully, “later on, I became a Second Rank.”
There was a slight stir on the field, and the leader who asked the question was speechless for a moment. In the audience, members of the crisis response team also felt a little helpless.
“Leader, Shen Ning has always been like this.”
“Yeah, of course. What did you think?” Xu Chuyao said matter-of-factly, “And don’t think Shen Ning is regionally prejudiced—when the Minister asked her personally at our school, she answered the same way.”
Fair to everyone, I guess.
“If you knew that, why did you still make her give a speech? Was it on purpose?”
“No way, don’t talk nonsense.”
But honestly, Chuyao really didn’t plan to give Zhenling Academy a good face. After all, they kept stalling, wasting her precious vacation time.
After the first question, Shen Ning seemed to find her rhythm on the podium, and her speech became more and more fluent.
“May I ask, Shen Ning, what’s your view on the Clown Gang?”
“A group of people somewhere between very strong and kind of weak—some are pretty strong, some are very strong.”
“Well, then, is there anything to watch out for when fighting them?”
“Just be careful to control the difference in numbers. Don’t get surrounded by a hundred or so people, and you’ll be fine.”
“So… that’s how you control it?”
Shen Ning’s speech might not be very inspiring, but it was practical. The previously stagnant sports field became lively, with many students listening, indignant and riled up, but in the end, they quietly put down their fists.
Twenty elite students fighting a dozen Clown Gang members, ending in total defeat—this was an undeniable fact.
And more importantly, this battle wiped out all the Second Rank students in Zhenling Academy; there was no one left to stand up. If someone asked your rank and you said First Rank, Peak Perfection, it still didn’t matter.
In the end, Director Kang couldn’t help but approach Xu Chuyao:
“Miss Xu, your representative’s speech on stage was very impressive, but I think this session is about enough. If we really want to solve the problem, we should assemble a professional team and hear more of your guidance in private.”
What he meant was, if this keeps up, everyone will lose face—let’s have a meeting in private.
“Alright.”
The beautiful and kind-hearted Chuyao agreed to his request.
When they called Shen Ning down from the stage, the girl still looked a little reluctant: “It’s over already? Feels like they only asked a few questions.”
Xu Chuyao didn’t expect her to be a bit unwilling to leave: “Didn’t you say the same things before? The questions are all pretty much the same.”
“It wasn’t the same last time. That time…”
That time, it was the school leaders and high-level officials questioning her, with a sense of interrogation. The girl was a bit nervous, worried that if she didn’t answer well, she’d be sent to solitary confinement.
But today, she stood on a stage under everyone’s gaze, free to say whatever she wanted, with everyone watching and responding strongly to her words.
It was her first time experiencing this, and Shen Ning felt great, as if she wanted to announce something…
“Announce that you want to have a hundred epic battles with Chuyao!” The Sexually Repressed Shadow shouted, “Within a month!”
Yeah, let’s not do that.
After the two walked down from the stage, a lower-year girl ran over, staring at Shen Ning with determined eyes.
“My brother is strong,” she said. “He’s not like what you said—he didn’t lose to the Clown Gang because he wasn’t strong enough.”
She spoke each word with force, and by the end, her eyes were slightly red.
Before Shen Ning could say anything, Xu Chuyao was already smiling, happily replying, “You’re absolutely right. I think so too. By the way, you and your brother are both Spirit Power Users, right? A family with two awakened members—truly a family chosen by fate! Come, tell me, what really happened in the Tower Battle? Your brother was obviously stronger than them, so why did he lose in the end? Is there some secret story?”
The little girl pursed her lips for a long time, but in the end, only managed to say, “Anyway, my brother didn’t lose because he wasn’t strong enough.”
Xu Chuyao wanted to ask more, but the girl had already turned and run away.
“Miss Xu~ Miss Xu~” Director Kang ran over from a distance. “Our people are ready. The Principal invites you to the conference room.”
He also noticed the girl who had just run off, and smiled, “Miss Xu, Zhenling Academy is quite far from the Ayong Tower. When the incident happened, except for the expedition team, the other students were all in class at school. No one saw what happened—it’s all just speculation and rumors.”
Xu Chuyao raised her eyebrow, “So did you see it?”
“Of course not. But judging from the aftermath, our students were brave, but lacked actual combat experience. In life-and-death battles, even a tiny mistake can lead to the most serious consequences.”
“So that’s also just your guess.”
“Haha, Miss Xu, you really know how to joke… Shall we go?”
Whatever else, Zhenling Academy at least had the right attitude. The conference room was packed with people, and Principal Qiu introduced everyone one by one.
This is so-and-so Director, that is so-and-so Vice Principal, and that one is so-and-so Teacher.
It was all very formal, making Xu Chuyao feel like she really was here to give guidance.
But when the meeting actually started, it was another story.
To introduce the details of the Ayaha Tower battle, Director Kang had specially prepared a PPT and projected it, which looked impressive, but the actual useful information was all stuff they already knew.
“Even though we weren’t there, judging from the aftermath, the battle was very intense. We can imagine that some mistake during the process led to an irretrievable situation.”
Since they insisted on this, Xu Chuyao couldn’t be bothered to pretend anymore. She stood up and began to give her guidance:
“This time, I brought with me advanced experience from Center City’s campaign against the Clown Gang. If we want to achieve our goal, we must find the key issue. The key is to grasp the main point. As long as you get the key, you solve the problem. Deepen strategic thinking, adhere to tactical principles without wavering, actively change outdated concepts, strive for a new tactical system that keeps up with the times, achieve a dual leap in spirit and strength, and constantly innovate…
Simply put, do less, have more meetings!”
All the leaders in the conference room, holding their notebooks ready to take notes, looked at each other.
One leader couldn’t help but ask, “Miss Xu, does this really work?”
Xu Chuyao laughed: “Isn’t that exactly what you’re doing?”
The atmosphere in the conference room instantly became awkward.
“Alright, enough joking. If you want something practical, I’ll give you something practical.” Xu Chuyao sat back down. “I need to inspect the Tower Battle site in person. Without that step, nothing else can be done.”
Everyone’s eyes silently turned to Principal Qiu.
“Of course, I’ll apply for it as soon as possible,” Principal Qiu said. “At the latest, in two… the day after tomorrow.”
He’d originally held up two fingers, but after thinking for a moment, he put one down.
Leaving the conference room, Xu Chuyao felt the meeting was still useful—at least the pressure had been applied, and the application to enter the tower had gone from “at least several days” to “at the latest two days,” and now “the day after tomorrow.”
So, what to do tomorrow?
“Shen Ning, let’s go for a walk in the city tomorrow.”
The girl, who was making the bed, paused slightly at her girlfriend’s words.
A date on the second day? No work?
Because the speech and meeting had taken some time, Zhenling Academy had managed to drag things out for the day. In winter, the sun sets early, and once it gets dark, it’s time to get ready for bed, so everyone was assigned to their rooms.
The student Dormitory had two to a room—just right for the four girls, with Shen Ning naturally sharing with Xu Chuyao.
“You’re too serious,” said the Broken Shadow. “Chuyao wants to go out, and you’re trapping her here.”
If you can go on a date, why think about work?
The Sexually Repressed Shadow stroked his chin for a moment, then proposed a hypothesis: “Do you think Chuyao suggested something fun for tomorrow on purpose, just to stop you from pouncing on her tonight, tricking you into getting a good night’s sleep?”
Broken Shadow: “…You’re really something.”
Shen Ning silently pulled the quilt over herself and lay down.
There’s a date tomorrow, so let’s sleep well tonight.
Zz27
For Shen Ning, sleeping early means waking early; even if she sleeps late, she still wakes up early.
The only time she’d overslept in recent years was when she caught her girlfriend doing something naughty in the Dormitory last time—she’d been exhausted that afternoon.
Today was the second day in Ayaha City. The girl remembered there was a date today, but didn’t expect there’d also be a little surprise—
[ Ding~ Random Daily Mission released.
A year’s plan starts with spring, a day’s plan starts with morning. In the early spring morning, how can you not share it with your beloved?
Mission requirement: Give your beloved wife Xu Chuyao a good morning kiss. ]
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