Chapter 46
Chapter 46
Instance Opening Countdown: 59 seconds.
Qiao Yu quickly pulled himself together and scanned the text.
2. Students must wear school uniforms while on campus and maintain a neat appearance. (If the entire class is wearing uniforms, then whatever you do, do not be the last person to enter the classroom.)
3. Lateness, truancy, and early departure are strictly prohibited. Everything must be executed in accordance with Yucai Academy’s correct schedule. (If you find yourself accidentally falling asleep in class, do not panic. When the teacher asks, ‘Does anyone have any more questions?’ stand up, ask a question, and try to stall for time until the end of class.)
4. Do not talk back to teachers. Respect your instructors and be polite. (If you find that the teacher in class is ‘abnormal,’ you must find a way to leave the classroom. Provided you do not violate classroom discipline, students must avoid using the same reason to leave the classroom.)
5. Do not run, laugh, or play on the stairs. (No matter what happens, you must strictly follow this rule.)
6. Go to sleep on time at night. (If ‘someone’ calls you, do not answer. If the call is answered automatically, do not make a sound. You must wait until the other party hangs up before you can make any noise.)
7. Do not leave leftovers when eating in the cafeteria. (Do not drink the free meat soup provided daily.)
To be continued…
The handwriting on the paper varied, as if written by different people.
Instance Opening Countdown: 00:00
[This Instance is a Multiplayer Survival Livestream. Ghosts will be mixed among the participants; streamers, please remain vigilant.]
[Streamer’s Current Titles: Quiet Lone Ranger, You Sneaky Bastard.]
[Live Assistant 9999999: Would you like to equip a title?]
Qiao Yu thought about it and clicked ‘No.’ He wanted to see how things played out first.
[Livestream Start!]
In the blink of an eye, he was back at the entrance of Yucai University. A massive banner hung above the school gates.
“Give parents back their best children!”
The banner featured black characters on a white background, looking rather bleak. However, the school entrance was bustling with noise and activity.
Many parents were lining up with their children for enrollment. Bright smiles were plastered on the parents’ faces as they pushed their expressionless children through the gates, exchanging pleasantries with the equally smiling teachers standing at the entrance.
“School’s finally starting. This kid stayed home for a week and almost turned bad again!”
“Exactly. One rotten apple really does spoil the whole barrel.”
“If you ask me, those two kids were shameless. Running away together at such a young age-what’s going to happen to them later?”
“By the way, were those two ever found? They won’t cause the school to suspend classes again, will they?”
“Where would anyone even look? That boy had a history of running away before. What does him running off again have to do with the school? As for that girl, I heard the school paid out some compensation. Tsk, the school really is unlucky.”
“Yeah, how is it the school’s fault? The teachers are responsible enough. The kids have their own legs; if they want to run, they’ll run. It’s not like the teachers can watch them twenty-four hours a day without blinking.”
Qiao Yu listened intently. As he lowered his head, he realized he was wearing a school uniform-exactly the same as the one in his dream.
Then his face…
He quickly reached out to touch his face. His skin felt much softer and younger.
Next, he quickly noticed several other streamers who looked out of place among the surrounding students. They all appeared to be of school age; it seemed this Instance had a mechanism that temporarily reduced their age.
“Son, what are you dazing off for? Get over there, the teacher is waiting for you.”
Someone suddenly grabbed his wrist. Qiao Yu followed the hand to look at the person, and his pupils dilated instantly. He felt sick.
The person in front of him had no facial features-no eyes, no nose, no mouth. This blank, dough-like face nearly scared Qiao Yu into turning tail and running.
He quickly looked at the adults standing next to the other streamers and realized that only the ‘parent’ leading him was faceless!
What was going on?
Qiao Yu looked at the streamer closest to him and saw that the adult with them looked very similar to the streamer, as if they were biological father and son.
Fine, he was an orphan, but could he really expect the Instance to find him a father?
Still, they could have at least simulated a normal person, right? This was way too half-hearted!
Qiao Yu and the other streamers were pushed into the campus one after another. The heavy Iron Door let out a long, slow *creak* as it closed, cutting off the parents’ gazes.
The towering Iron Door was at least three meters high. Its metallic surface was smooth and flat, offering no footholds whatsoever. Sharp steel needles lined the top of the gate. Looking along the gate toward the perimeter walls, the height was nearly identical. The walls were plastered with cement, embedded with shards of broken glass that reflected brilliant, multicolored beams of light under the sun.
It was hard to imagine how that pair of eloping students had managed to escape from here.
Qiao Yu really wanted to become sworn brothers with them just to learn their exclusive wall-running technique.
At that moment, the teacher leading the streamers suddenly turned around. The warm smile from before vanished instantly, replaced by a grim, serious expression.
“I am your homeroom teacher. My surname is Liu; you may address me as Head Teacher Liu. Now, everyone look down at the student ID number marked on your uniforms. Memorize this number. This is your ID. At Yucai Academy, you have no names, only student numbers.”
“Furthermore, I don’t care if you were some young master or lady before this. Once you enter these grounds, you will strictly abide by the School Rules and regulations of Yucai University. If you make a mistake, you will be punished.”
Qiao Yu curled his lip, thinking to himself that this woman changed faces so fast she must have been an opera singer in her past life.
Just then, a bold male streamer suddenly asked, “What kind of punishment is there for breaking the School Rules?”
“Yucai University School Rules: Do not interrupt while the teacher is speaking. If you have a question, remember to raise your hand and shout ‘Report’ after receiving the teacher’s permission!”
After Head Teacher Liu finished speaking, she gave a slight smile and pressed an alarm in her hand.
Very quickly, two men in black T-shirts ran out from around a corner and grabbed the male streamer by the arms.
The man was stunned. Before he could even struggle, he was dragged away by the two men.
The other streamers were all intimidated by this display of ‘killing the chicken to warn the monkeys.’ Head Teacher Liu continued with a cold face, “He has been taken to the Detention Room. Don’t ask me what kind of place the Detention Room is. If you’re curious, you can try breaking the School Rules and go see for yourself.”
Everyone fell silent. As newcomers, no one wanted to take the ‘first blood’ spot just to scout the path for others.
“Next, I will distribute the School Rule Handbook. Memorize it once you return to your dorms. I will conduct a random check when school starts tomorrow. If you can’t answer, there will be consequences.”
As for what those consequences were, no one dared to ask.
Because Qiao Yu had become famous after his performance in the previous Instance, a massive number of viewers flooded into his Live Stream Room the moment he started broadcasting. The viewer count reached 17,000-nearly double the peak of his last stream.
-I’m back, baby!
-Daily question: Can the streamer finally die this time?
-Little beauty, you better watch out. My bro is in this Instance, and he’s been thirsting after your body for a long time, hahahaha.
-Sadako: Scram, pervert!
-Li Xiaoqin: I don’t know who your ‘bro’ is, but I’m willing to observe three seconds of silence for him right now.
[Viewer ‘Sadako’ loves you deeply and has spent a large amount of skill points to light up a Fan Badge for the streamer.]
[Once a streamer has a fan club, they can summon fans from within the club at any time, provided the fan is willing to come and isn’t there just to make things worse.]
[Detected that Sadako has joined the streamer’s fan club. Methods to summon Sadako: 1. True Body Manifestation. Find a television and ensure the power supply is stable (Time limit: one hour / Can only be used once per Instance). 2. Call Sadako. The phone number is: 1818118 (Duration: ten minutes / Three times per Instance).]
[System Message: Streamer, please spend all remaining gold coins within six hours of the stream starting. Any remaining balance will be cleared after the deadline.]