Qin Siyang, who no longer wanted any entanglement with Li Jingwen, had long lost his patience.
Every extra word exchanged with Li Jingwen felt like a descent into depravity.
Since ordinary words couldn't make this slow-witted zombie realize his stance, it was time to be direct and blast her with a grenade.
Now, she should clearly understand that Qin Siyang was no longer her obedient lapdog.
Watching Li Jingwen's face change, growing increasingly unpleasant, Qin Siyang felt an immense relief.
This time, his words finally worked.
He strode towards the classroom.
Sure enough, Li Jingwen didn't cling to him anymore, walking slowly behind him.
Qin Siyang glanced back at her; she didn't even dare to meet his gaze, only staring at the tiled path ahead, lost in thought.
Qin Siyang cheerfully entered the classroom, found his own corner, and plopped down, ready to start another day of daydreaming.
The entanglement between him and Li Jingwen had finally come to an end.
In his mind, he pondered whether falsifying his Sequence Ability would be discovered. Did the Sequence Ability User Administration Bureau have the technology to detect Sequence Abilities?
He needed to plan carefully.
When Li Jingwen arrived in the classroom, her face was as dark as an eggplant smeared with sauce, looking extremely unpleasant.
Glancing at the carefree Qin Siyang, she became even more frustrated.
Her besties immediately surrounded her, inquiring about her situation.
"Jingwen, what's wrong?"
"Yeah, you seem to be in a bad mood. Didn't you sleep well last night?"
Li Jingwen, being beautiful and somewhat cunning, had always been the core figure of their small circle.
Now that she was getting close to Zhou Yang, whose uncle had awakened a Sequence Ability, she had become the undisputed queen of their group.
Li Jingwen gritted her teeth and said with some resentment, "How did Qin Siyang find out about Zhou Yang and me?!"
Her besties were dumbfounded.
How did Qin Siyang, this blockhead, suddenly wise up?
Li Jingwen's eyes flashed with hatred. "He couldn't possibly know about this! His attitude towards me changed a full one-eighty degrees; someone must have told him!"
"Could it be one of you, who couldn't stand my happiness and secretly told Qin Siyang?"
Li Jingwen scanned her circle of besties with a venomous gaze.
But her besties looked at each other, all wearing innocent expressions.
"Jingwen, you know I've never spoken a word to Qin Siyang."
"Jingwen, you know I'm so plain-looking, I can't compare to you. I'll rely on your help in the future, so why would I sabotage you?"
"Yeah, Jingwen, maybe you're mistaken. We're all supporting you. What good would it do us to tell Qin Siyang about your affairs? We can't even finish our homework; haven't we suffered enough?"
Listening to her besties' defenses, Li Jingwen nodded. She indeed didn't think her circle had any motive to inform Qin Siyang.
They were beneficiaries of her taming Qin Siyang, with no reason to do something that would harm others without benefiting themselves.
"Homework was my bridge to communicate with Zhou Yang, and breakfast was my way of showing him my attitude. Now, Qin Siyang has ruined everything!"
Li Jingwen's bestie expressed concern, "Jingwen, you know our homework skills. We rely on you and can't really help."
"Yeah, and you know our family conditions. We can't provide breakfast for Zhou Yang."
"Yes, sometimes we can't even have breakfast ourselves. We really can't spare an extra portion for you. Maybe you should think of another way?"
Before Li Jingwen could ask them, her besties quickly distanced themselves, making it clear they couldn't offer substantial help.
Realizing her besties only wanted to leech off her benefits without contributing anything, she had long stopped valuing them. Once she married Zhou Yang, she planned to sever ties with them.
For now, she needed their advice, so she hadn't torn things apart.
"Alright, I'll think of another excuse to get close to Zhou Yang."
"That's great! Jingwen, don't miss out on someone as promising as Zhou Yang!"
"Yeah, Jingwen, you're in such a good position. You can definitely be with Zhou Yang!"
Li Jingwen was the most attractive and resourceful among them.
If she could latch onto Zhou Yang, they would also benefit.
"Being with Zhou Yang, you might even leave this rundown edge of the Safe Zone and reach new heights!"
The girl had just finished speaking when another girl beside her gave her a tug, her eyes filled with disdain, as if scolding her for speaking without thinking.
They were destined to live on the edge of the Safe Zone for life. If Li Jingwen left and moved elsewhere, how could they seek her help?
Li Jingwen ignored her besties' little schemes.
If there was a chance to leave the edge of the Safe Zone, Li Jingwen would never pass it up. It was ingrained in her from a young age.
She wouldn't change because of a few words from her so-called besties.
However, the issues her besties raised were worth considering.
With breakfast and homework gone, what excuse could she use to approach Zhou Yang?
Zhou Yang wasn't an inexperienced orphan like Qin Siyang. His family was one of the best in the school, even the Principal greeted him warmly.
Li Jingwen, who studied male psychology, knew she couldn't just throw herself at someone like Zhou Yang. Doing so would only make him dislike her.
But she couldn't think of a reliable way to solve the current problem.
Li Jingwen gritted her teeth, "It's all that damn Qin Siyang's fault!"
"If I catch the snitch, I'll tear her mouth apart!"
Sitting in the back of the classroom, Qin Siyang naturally wouldn't concern himself with Li Jingwen's affairs anymore.
He just felt a sense of relief.
But it didn't last long.
Because he remembered Liu Dazhi again.
Qin Siyang suddenly recalled that he should go to the Library to organize books.
Since he had nothing to study, he might as well head to the Library.
Arriving at the Library.
"Teacher Zhu, I'd like to continue working in the Library managing books, if that's okay?"
The Library's manager was a kind-hearted retired female teacher, rehired by the school to manage the Library.
Though called a Library, it only had three rows of bookshelves and a few small tables, mainly set up to pass educational inspections. There weren't many useful books, and not many students came to borrow them.
Teacher Zhu, out of sympathy for Qin Siyang's situation, offered him this low-paying job, hoping to improve his life to some extent.
In Qin Siyang's memories, both past and present, Teacher Zhu was one of the few bright spots in his lonely school life.
"Sure, as long as you want to do it, the book management job in the Library will always be yours."
"Thank you, Teacher!"
"You can start now. Come by after lunch to tidy up a bit."
Qin Siyang glanced around the Library; there were only one or two students, and not much needed organizing, so he nodded and decided to leave.
"Alright, I understand. See you at noon, Teacher."
"Study hard, don't slack off. You might get into an academy."
"Yes, I'll try my best."
After bidding farewell to Teacher Zhu, Qin Siyang returned to the classroom, planning to daydream through another class.
However, upon hearing the teacher's lecture, he realized today's lesson was different from usual.
Today's course had some novelty.
It no longer covered outdated knowledge.
Instead, it was about filling out college entrance exam applications.
Qin Siyang was already in his senior year, with only six months until the college entrance exams. So the teachers set aside a day to discuss application submissions.
However, in his class, no one had any hope of getting into a higher education institution. So to him, this course seemed pointless, a complete waste of time.
"Class, in six months, you'll take the college entrance exams, then fill out applications for the academies established by the United Government."
"The United Government has only set up eight academies in our Safe Zone. The competition for college entrance is fierce, like a thousand troops crossing a single-log bridge."
"Although most of you probably won't get into these eight academies, and will start your lives in various parts of the Safe Zone after graduating high school, I think it's still necessary to take this opportunity to tell you about the academies."
"First of all, these eight academies are for ordinary people like us. Sequence Ability Users cannot apply to these eight academies."
Hearing this, Qin Siyang was puzzled.
He didn't know much about college applications.
He had just learned that academies were only open to ordinary people.
Did this mean Sequence Ability Users couldn't attend school after graduating high school?
What would he do in the future?
He needed to get a clear answer to this question.
So he immediately raised his hand.
"Teacher, does that mean Sequence Ability Users must go hunt Gods after graduating high school?"
The teacher glared at Qin Siyang with some disdain, "I'm talking about college applications related to you, not Sequence Ability Users, which have nothing to do with you! Sit down!"
Qin Siyang, asking about something closely related to himself, wasn't going to give up. He continued, "But what if someone awakens a Sequence Ability before the college entrance exams? Maybe one of us will be that lucky!"
"What if? There's no such what if!"
This school had never had a student awaken a Sequence Ability. The teacher felt explaining Sequence Ability Users was even more of a waste of time than explaining college applications.
The top student in the class might try the college entrance route, but the Sequence Ability User path was impossible for anyone in the class.
Some things were just destined. In five years, none of the thousands of ordinary students and their ordinary parents at the school had awakened a Sequence Ability. How could there be a change in his class?
But the teacher's experience didn't represent the students' thoughts.
For the students, they still had some hope for the future, and having faced less of life's harsh realities, they were often proud and ambitious. So Qin Siyang's words sparked their imagination.
Just because it hadn't happened before didn't mean they couldn't be the lucky ones!
So they echoed Qin Siyang, "Teacher, please tell us!"
"Yeah, Teacher, maybe we really can awaken a Sequence Ability!"
"Exactly, Zhou Yang's uncle suddenly awakened a Sequence Ability, didn't he?"
"Can you compare yourselves to Director Zhou?!"
The teacher looked at the students with wild imaginations, very annoyed.
Zhou Yang's uncle was the Director of the Education Department in the nearby area, not an ordinary person. Awakening a Sequence Ability was within reason.
After all, it was well known that the proportion of government officials in the United Government who awakened Sequence Abilities was high.
But the students wouldn't relent, insisting he explain where Sequence Ability Users went after the college entrance exams.
He had no choice but to say, "Besides the eight academies for ordinary people, the United Government has established over a hundred universities for Sequence Ability Users. These universities can only be applied to by students who awaken a Sequence Ability before the college entrance exams, and they only have one chance."
As soon as he finished speaking, the classroom erupted again.
"Over a hundred?! Did I hear that right?!"
"There are over a hundred schools for Sequence Ability Users, but only eight for us ordinary people?!"
"This is so unfair!"
"Quiet! Quiet! If you don't settle down, I won't continue!"
The teacher sternly restored classroom order, casting another disdainful glance at Qin Siyang, the instigator.
But Qin Siyang paid no heed to the teacher's warning, listening intently.
This was the first time he learned about higher education institutions for Sequence Ability Users.
He had thought the only fate for awakened Sequence Ability Users was to hunt Gods outside the Safe Zone. He hadn't expected they could continue their education!
Indeed, the world had an educational system for Sequence Ability Users!
Yet, he hadn't seen any posts about Sequence Ability Users attending school in the Godslayer Camp. Why was that?
Qin Siyang temporarily suppressed his doubts and continued listening to the teacher's explanation.
"Sequence Ability Users also undergo an assessment similar to the college entrance exams, organized by the Sequence Ability User Administration Bureau. It tests their Sequence and skills, resulting in a score."
"With this score, they can apply to their desired universities. If a university is willing to accept them, they can continue their studies there."
"Alright, telling you more won't help. If you're curious, you can check the Sequence Education forum, where there are many related posts."
Qin Siyang suddenly realized.
He had been looking at the wrong forum.
No wonder it only discussed God hunting.
If he ever got the chance, he must check out this forum.
The Sequence Education forum?
He could try looking it up next time he went to the Internet Cafe.
Oh, no, he couldn't go to the Internet Cafe anymore.
The hateful image of Liu Dazhi flashed in his mind again.
Qin Siyang was deeply concerned about Liu Dazhi.
Concerned enough to imagine countless ways for Liu Dazhi to die.
He couldn't wait to put them into action.