Chapter 32 Rewards and Core Disciples (4)

  Du Weilun continued, "In view of the champion Wang Dong's team outstanding performance and undefeated record throughout the competition, the college has decided to issue a special reward for them. This reward will be kept confidential by the college. After the semester ends, you can follow me to receive it together."

  Is there a special reward? This is the difference between the champion and the second and third place. Huo Yu, Hao and others were suddenly excited, even Du Weilun's awkwardness in calling them Wang Dong team was greatly alleviated.

  No student would dispute that Huo Yu Hao and his team deserved extra rewards. On their way forward, they defeated teams led by Soul Master-level Ning Tian, Xie Huan Yue, and Dai Hua Bin. All three new Soul Masters were defeated at their hands, so it can be said that they won this championship without any luck or trickery involved. Getting more rewards is also reasonable.

  "Alright, you can return to your posts."

  Huo Yu Hao and nine others returned to their original positions and stood at attention.

  Du Weilun said: "The quality of this year's freshmen is even better than before, I hope you will continue to work hard and make progress. The heavens reward diligence, no matter how good your talent is, if you don't put in effort, you won't have a good harvest. Our Shrek Academy is the number one soul master academy on the continent, I hope all of you can graduate smoothly and achieve excellent results. In light of some outstanding freshmen emerging in this year's freshman competition, the academy has specially selected some students to become outer court core disciples. Now, I will announce the list."

  The Shrek Plaza suddenly fell silent, and the core disciples were not just going to appear in the top three teams! Although Du Weilun didn't say it, who doesn't know that the outer court's core disciples would receive the academy's resource tilt? Concerning their own interests, these young students all listened intently, afraid of missing their own names.

  Du Weilun opened the folder in his hand and read: "According to the assessment of new students, the core disciples who passed the final review by the Academy are: Wang Dong, Xiao Xiao, Dai Huabin, Zhu Lu, Zhou Sichen, Cao Jinxuan, Lan Susu, Lan Luoluo, Ning Tian, Wu Feng."

  When Du Weilun mentioned his core disciples, Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao thought of it at the same time. Teacher Xiaoyao's news was indeed correct.

  Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao's names appeared at the very front, both of them were visibly excited. However, what surprised them was that after their names, Hou Yu Hao's name did not appear. Instead, it went straight to Dai Hua Bin. How is this possible? Hou Yu Hao is their team leader!

  Du Weilun continued reading on. They still held a glimmer of hope in their hearts, but until the end, they did not hear Huo Yu's name.

  Huo Yu Hao was also stunned. In that instant, he only felt as if something in his heart had been sucked out, and his face suddenly turned pale.

  Since the day he entered Shrek Academy, he has paid out all his efforts, practicing hard every day, striving to make progress. When others are resting, he is still practicing, when others are lazy, he is still practicing. After the freshman assessment began, he worked even harder with his partners. In the end, they obtained the highest honor of freshmen, but why, why didn't I become a core disciple? Why?

  Huō Yǔhào appears calm on the surface, but in his heart, he has a dark side that ordinary people do not have. The darkness that had been accumulating since childhood almost erupted when he saw Dài Huábīn, but was later suppressed by his rationality. At this moment, however, he feels like he can no longer hold back. Why, why did you treat me like this? He finally understands why Dù Wéilún announced it as Wáng Dōng's team instead of Huō Yǔhào's team when they went forward earlier - it had already been decided!

  Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao stood on either side of Huo Yu Hao, naturally sensing his abnormality. Wang Dong hastily grabbed Huo Yu Hao's arm, fearing he would act impulsively. But now he didn't know what to say either. He and Xiao Xiao had both become core disciples, but Huo Yu Hao hadn't. What was going through Huo Yu Hao's mind?

  Du Weilun continued: "In view of the new student assessment, some new students have excellent performance despite their lack of talent and ability. The college has decided to let them temporarily enjoy the treatment of core disciples until the end of this academic year. If they can make a breakthrough in next year's promotion exam, we will consider promoting them to formal core disciples. The list is as follows: Huo Yuhao, Cui Yajie, Huang Chutian, Long Xiangyu, Nanmen Yun'er."

  Huo Yu's gaze was slightly empty, and the resentment in his heart gradually subsided. Ah! I am indeed lacking in ability. Among the people announced by Director Du Weilun, I am the only one who has not reached level 20 cultivation. Core disciple treatment, what a wonderful core disciple treatment! A hint of desolation flashed at the bottom of his eyes. Slowly lowering his head, Huo Yu buried that deep sadness in his heart.

  Perhaps, if it weren't for the fusion of my and Wang Dong's martial souls, I wouldn't even have this treatment as a core disciple. But who can I blame? I can only blame myself for being too weak. I can only blame my first soul ring for being only ten years old in their eyes. A hint of self-mockery appeared on Huo Yuhao's lips, and when he lifted his head again, his gaze had become even colder.

  "Yuhao, are you alright?" Wang Dong asked in a low voice.

  Huo Yu Hao gently shook his head, forced a smile and said: "I'm fine, I don't have the qualifications to become a core disciple, I'm just a 17th rank soul master."

  "No, it's not like that. They don't know how important you are..."

  Xiao Xiao also nodded repeatedly.

  Huo Yu's smile became slightly more natural, "I'm really fine. Director Du said so, I can also enjoy the treatment of a core disciple. This is already very good. I'll continue to work hard. Maybe during the promotion assessment, I can become an official core disciple."

  Wang Dong let out a soft sigh and released his grip on Huo Yuhao's hand. Having lived together for so long, and being partners in the Soul Fusion Technique, he had some understanding of Huo Yuhao's personality. On the surface, Huo Yuhao was calm and gentle. But in reality, he was a very proud person, with a stubbornness and unyielding spirit hidden deep within his heart. Wang Dong only gradually came to understand this after Huo Yuhao revealed his past. However, no one could help him; if he wanted to overcome the hurdle in his heart, he had to rely on himself.

  Next is the division of classes, with the entire first grade divided into four classes. Class 1 consists of strong attack and control system warriors, Class 2 consists of defensive and agile attack system warriors, Class 3 consists of support system warriors, and Class 4 includes food system, healing system and other special attribute warriors and equipment spirits.

  Undoubtedly, the strongest overall is Class A, and Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao were all assigned to this class. The strongest in Class B is undoubtedly Xie Xie, who excels at defense, and his martial soul, the "Skinning Technique", is truly one-of-a-kind. As for Class C, the auxiliary system doesn't refer to all auxiliaries, but rather those battle souls and tool spirits that can provide direct support during combat. For example, Ning Tian, the owner of the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda martial soul. As for Class D, they are a mix of different types of soul masters, relatively speaking, they don't have much combat power, but often have impressive abilities in certain special aspects. The two most important systems among them are the Food System and the Healing System.

  Almost every grade is divided into classes, and the higher the grade, the fewer people in each class. The elimination rate of Slark Academy has always been extremely high. Even if a student can graduate smoothly from the outer court, there are no more than fifty people each year. That is to say, among the more than 300 students now, it's already very good if twenty percent can make it to the end.

  Next is the introduction of the head teachers for each class. For Huo Yu Hao, the only good news is that Zhou Wei became one of the head teachers of Class 1 Grade 1, and each class has two head teachers. The other one is Wang Yan who values Huo Yu Hao very much.

  Lian Zhouyi didn't even know that Wang Yan, who was originally teaching higher grades, had actually come to teach first grade class one because of Huo Yuhan and would be teaching together with her.

  "Alright, everyone follow the latest class division and return to the teaching building under the leadership of your respective head teachers. Wang Dong, you three come with me to receive the reward." Director Du Weilun announced.

  Huo Yu Hao now seemed to have recovered, at least on the surface, his emotions didn't seem to be affected in any way. The three followed Du Wei Lun to the teacher's office area located behind the senior teaching building.

  Du Weirong's office is on the top floor, and the office room is much larger than Zhou Wei's, but there are not too many luxurious decorations. However, there are four bookshelves, each with a rich collection of books.

  Du Weilun smiled slightly and pointed to the sofa, saying: "You guys sit down. Huo Yuhao, don't have a psychological burden, you also saw that among the top three teams in the ranking, each team also has students who didn't become core disciples. Your performance is very good, especially since you can assist Wang Dong in completing the martial soul fusion technique, but your personal ability still needs to be improved. During the second soul ring, you can submit an application to the academy and use the rewards from this competition to obtain a good enough soul ring. If you have a stunning performance during the sophomore assessment, the academy will consider promoting you to a formal core disciple."

  "Director Du, it's not like that, Huo Yu Hao isn't assisting me, he..." He had only spoken to this point when he was stopped by Du Wei Lun. In Du Wei Lun's view, this was merely a manifestation of the friendly relationship between a few children.

  Huo Yuhao also pulled Wang Dong's sleeve, respectfully saying to Du Weilun: "Director Du, I will definitely work hard, thank you for your concern."

  In the new year, I wish everyone good health and all the best. Dragon horse spirit, three stars shining brightly, four seasons of prosperity, five grains abundant, six domestic animals thriving... What's all this! In short, happy New Year to everyone, especially please continue to love our Tangmen. Tangmen is more wonderful because of you.