Chapter 199
The night was as black as ink, and the lights on the sports field stretched people's shadows out long.
Comprehensive evaluation bonus points—to college freshmen, this stuff was like a carrot dangling in front of a donkey. Who wouldn't be tempted?
Not to mention, getting to show your face in front of thousands of freshmen in the whole school—what kind of glory was that?
After a brief silence, a female voice rang out.
"Sir! I'd like to try!"
Lin Yu shot up like a rocket, straightening her back. She stared at the drill instructor with burning eyes, her face written all over with determination to win.
She deliberately adjusted her stance, sucking in her stomach to make herself look even more upright.
The instructor looked at her with some surprise and nodded.
"Commendable courage. Anyone else?"
Lin Yu turned her head, sweeping a provocative gaze toward Ye Zhenzhen, who was sitting in the middle of the crowd.
The latter had her head down, boredly plucking at the blades of grass beside her hand, seemingly turning a deaf ear to the commotion over here.
She was even secretly yawning, a teardrop forming at the corner of her eye.
Lin Yu sneered in her heart.
Who are you trying to fool?
A chance to show off like this, I don't believe you're not tempted.
Since you're playing dead, don't blame me for stepping on you to climb to the top.
Ye Zhenzhen was once again innocently caught in the crossfire.
"Instructor!"
Lin Yu shouted loudly again.
"I've practiced dance before, and I have good physical coordination. I can definitely handle the position of squad leader! I will put in many times more effort than anyone else!"
This impassioned declaration immediately won the applause of quite a few boys nearby.
The instructor was a straightforward guy and ate this right up, a trace of approval showing on his face.
"Good! Very spirited! Then I'll put you on the shortlist for now."
Lin Yu proudly raised her chin, looking like a victorious rooster.
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The next day's training was pushed to maximum intensity.
During the break, the other students were all paralyzed under the shade of the trees, panting like dead dogs.
Only Lin Yu stood alone in the sun, still practicing the goose-step.
"Instructor, do you think I'm lifting my leg high enough?"
"Instructor, does my arm swing need to be held a bit firmer?"
She was sweating profusely, her makeup slightly ruined, but she still persevered.
That look of "I'm working so hard" and "I'm so diligent" really fooled quite a few people.
"This girl Lin Yu is really going all out."
"Yeah, looks like the squad leader position is definitely hers."
Hearing the discussions around her, Lin Yu felt secretly thrilled.
As she wiped her sweat, she used her peripheral vision to glance not far away.
Ye Zhenzhen was sitting in the shade, holding a chilled plum juice that Gu Ran had brought her.
She and Zhao Xiaoxiao were talking and laughing, looking incredibly cozy.
Lin Yu ground her back teeth.
Drink up, chat away.
Wait until I become the squad leader and stand at the center of the whole school's attention.
No matter how pretty you are, Ye Zhenzhen, you'll still have to be my foil!
Becoming the focus of everyone's attention is what's most important.
In the afternoon, it was time for the breakdown training of the goose-step.
This was the most boring and tiring event in military training.
Supporting yourself on one leg while kicking out and holding the other leg.
Standing there for minutes at a time, legs shaking so much they could sift chaff.
Many girls stood unsteadily, wobbling and falling right onto their butts.
Lin Yu held on purely by a breath of arrogance.
Her thigh muscles were trembling wildly, and her toes were starting to go numb.
But she still forced a stiff face, maintaining a precarious balance.
She felt that her current appearance must be full of a resilient yet fragile beauty.
"Stop!"
The instructor suddenly roared, interrupting everyone's torment.
Lin Yu felt a sense of relief. She put her leg down, getting ready to receive the instructor's praise.
But she saw the stern-faced instructor walk straight to the other side of the formation.
"Everyone, look over here!"
The instructor pointed at Ye Zhenzhen, who was standing in the first row, and spoke loudly.
Everyone looked over in unison.
They saw Ye Zhenzhen standing on one leg, the other leg kicked out straight, her toes pointing down, perfectly parallel to the ground.
The highly anticipated girl was currently drenched in sweat.
No way, no way, she had just secretly slacked off a bit.
How could she be discovered even for this?!
Just when she thought the instructor was about to scold her, the words that came out of his mouth brought her immense relief.
"Look at how she stands!"
Phew!
Thank goodness, he was here to praise her.
The girl gave herself a mental pat on the back.
"For freshmen, this is the standard!"
The instructor did not stint on his praise, then turned his head toward Lin Yu's side and shook his head imperceptibly.
"Some students have commendable spirit, but their movements are stiff and their core strength is too poor! Stop just trying to move yourselves, and learn more from student Ye Zhenzhen!"
Lin Yu's brain buzzed.
She didn't understand how her hard-earned training couldn't compare to a casual kick from that bitch Ye Zhenzhen.
She was obviously the one who worked the hardest, so why wasn't she being praised!
Thinking this, she looked at the girl who made her grind her teeth in hatred.
Her gaze gradually turned vicious.
"Student Ye Zhenzhen."
The instructor looked at the girl in front of him with a pleasant expression.
"I can see you have a very good foundation. Are you interested in being the female squad leader?"
As soon as these words came out, Lin Yu's face instantly turned deathly pale.
The eyes of the entire class focused on Ye Zhenzhen.
There was envy, jealousy, and anticipation.
Ye Zhenzhen blinked, retracted her leg, and stood firm.
She glanced at Lin Yu, gently shook her head, and spoke in a soft but firm tone.
"Reporting to the instructor, I don't want to."
"Why?" The instructor was stunned.
"I... I'm not suitable. It's better to leave the opportunity to a student who needs it."
Besides, she didn't want to fight for any attention; studying was what mattered.
"Pfft—"
Someone in the formation couldn't help but laugh out loud.
The instructor sighed, looking regretful.
Lin Yu stood frozen in place, her nails digging into her palms.
The thing she dreamed of, Ye Zhenzhen discarded like an old shoe.
This kind of indifference was ten thousand times worse than just losing the selection!
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ver to a world of cultivation and returned invincible. Modern medicine is child's play compared to elixirs; technological might crumbles before true cultivation. My name is Qin Ning, Earth's sole cultivator!
transmigrates into the world as the sect master of the Heavenly Yan Sect, which is on the verge of being wiped out. He binds a system that grants him cultivation power based on the number of disciples he has: for each disciple, he automatically gains a year's worth of cultivation every single day! Take one disciple: every day he gains 1 year of cultivation power. While others struggle through a year of bitter training, he gets the same just by sleeping through a single night. Take ten disciples: every day he gains 10 years of cultivation power. Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul—he breezes through all bottlenecks without lifting a finger. Take one hundred disciples: every day he gains 100 years of cultivation power. Even a Soul Transformation Venerable before him can’t survive a single blow. Take ten thousand disciples: every day he gains 10,000 years of cultivation power! With a wave of his hand, he topples empires. With a single step, he crushes the sacred grounds of the universe. ... While others fight tooth and nail for secret techniques, Lin Yan casually hands out Nascent Soul-level cultivation manuals as beginner textbooks. While others strain to find talented recruits, Lin Yan opens his doors to anyone—so long as they’re human. In just three short years, the Heavenly Yan Sect went from a backwater sect made up of three crumbling huts to a sacred land that every cultivator under heaven would kill to enter. ... One day, otherworldly demon gods invade, with a million demon soldiers pressing down upon the realm. Lin Yan, yawning, rises from his lounge chair and glances at the system panel: [Current Disciples: 1.28 million] [Daily Cultivation Increase: 1.28 million years] He waves his hand casually, and the countless demon soldiers are reduced to ashes in an instant. “So noisy… interrupting my fishing.”
villain is the number one simp for the book's leading female protagonist, Shen Wan'er. As expected, he later becomes a tool for the main character to show off and slap faces, ultimately meeting a tragic end with his family ruined and his life in shambles. Fortunately, he awakens the [Universal Pure Love System], which allows him to earn points by performing acts of pure love. To change his fate, Gu Yan makes a decisive choice to seek warmth and companionship with the book's biggest villain—Cold Qingqiu. ........... My name is Leng Qingqiu. To find the murderer who killed my parents years ago, I deliberately blinded myself so that everyone would lower their guard around me. Just as I was secretly accumulating power and capital according to my initial plan, a man walked into my world. "Lengleng, Qingqing, Qiuqiu, which nickname do you prefer?" I don't like any of them. You'd better leave quickly! "Why aren't you saying anything? How about I call you my baby wife?" Leng Qingqiu thinks to herself, this man is truly annoying! (Stubborn pure love warrior + single female lead + true pure love + 1v1)
young master of the Shen family—a figure of immense power and wealth beyond measure—and awakened the "Destined Ultimate Villain System"! His starting scenario? Running into his icy fiancée who shows up with a mountain-descending divine doctor to break off their engagement. The divine doctor arrogantly taunts: "What does your Shen family have besides a bit of stinking money? You're not even worthy of tying Qingxue's shoelaces!" Shen Fei just smiled. He completely defied the usual script: "Fine, I agree to break off the engagement. Also, notify the finance department to withdraw all investments from the Su family." Minutes later, with its capital chain severed, the Su Group teetered on the brink of bankruptcy! The once aloof and proud ice queen CEO was thrown into utter panic. That very night, she went to Shen Fei's villa, casting aside all dignity to beg and plead desperately... From then on, in this world teeming with Sons of Destiny, Shen Fei embarked on a path of extreme dimensional suppression! A mountain-descending divine doctor? Peerless medical skills? Shen Fei: "Reporting you for practicing medicine without a license! I'll gladly take your ancient medicinal cauldron and twin sister assassins." The Crooked-Smiling Dragon King? Commanding a hundred thousand soldiers with a single order? Shen Fei: "Illegal assembly and suspected treason! Let a fleet of attack helicopters sanitize the area and teach you what the state apparatus really means!" A reborn tycoon? Knows all the golden opportunities of the next decade? Shen Fei: "A trillion in capital to reverse and pump the stock market, making you blow your margin and jump on the very first day of your rebirth!" What Chosen Ones? What bearers of Heavenly Fortune? In Shen Fei's eyes, they're all just chives (i.e., suckers/marks) waiting to be harvested! Shen Fei: "Sorry, but as the Destined Ultimate Villain, I don't play by the rules of honor. I only play the game of dimensional suppression."
