Atlas of Heaven and Man

Inside the admissions office, more than a dozen instructors were seated. One of them shook his head and said frankly, "Director Gao, to be honest, I don't want to teach him."

The other teachers looked over, secretly admiring his audacity.

Director Gao sat behind his desk, his face expressionless, and simply asked, "What's the reason?"

That teacher threw the document about Chen Chuan onto the table, saying, "Judging from his resume, he started practicing breathing techniques too early. And based on Zhong Wu's injuries, he probably also practiced Limit-Breaking Strike. Students who don't know how to cherish their bodies and only know how to overdraw their potential have limited potential in the future."

"However, if Director Gao can arrange for me to give him a comprehensive physical examination and prove that he has no problems and meets my requirements, I can accept him."

Director Gao ignored him and looked directly to the side, saying to another teacher, "What about you? Do you feel the same way?"

This teacher stammered, "Director Gao, I, well, I…"

"Alright, you don't have to say anymore." Director Gao looked at the others again, "It seems you all feel the same way?"

Director Gao said, "I didn't expect you to. Alright, since you're all unwilling, then dismiss."

The instructors breathed a sigh of relief, stood up, bowed slightly to him, and then left.

Once the office was empty, Director Gao picked up the phone on the desk, dialed a number, and said after it was connected, "They're all unwilling. I said it was unnecessary. It's better to just assign someone directly and have them take responsibility for it."

"You're saying that, do you have someone in mind?"

Director Gao said, "I think we should let Cheng Zitong go first."

The voice said, "Little Cheng? Can he do it?"

Director Gao said decisively, "He Xiao Xing is still being persuaded to come back. Before he's persuaded back, let him take the lead first." He raised his voice, "Besides, do you have a better candidate right now?"

The other end of the phone was silent for a while before saying, "Then you have to keep a close eye on the seedling."

"Put up a sunshade and be responsible for fertilizing and watering?" Director Gao turned around and said, "I don't think that kid is so delicate. Whether he can reach what you and I want depends on whether he can hold back that energy."

"You had an idea early on, didn't you? Since it's your idea, then you have to grasp it well and don't drop the ball." After saying that, the phone hung up directly, not giving him a chance to speak again.

Director Gao was stunned, looked at the phone, and said, "Old thing, you're passing the buck to me again." He thought for a while and dialed another number. It took a long time to connect, "Little Cheng, it's me, Gao Ping. Yes, I'm looking for you to take in a student. What's the trouble? Can you do it? Give me a straight answer. Calling me Brother Gao won't work… Okay, it's settled then!"

After submitting his application, Chen Chuan didn't wait there. First, he went to the martial arts hall that Wei Chang'an had mentioned.

He had seen this arena from afar before. The exterior resembled a huge white seashell, very beautiful. After walking in, the interior was also very open and comfortable.

This was the main training venue for Class B students. At this moment, many students were sparring with each other. There were both male and female students, many of whom were upperclassmen. Most people were focused on training, while some, who were more lively, were probably freshmen.

When he walked over, people couldn't help but take a few more glances at him. The uniforms for Class A and Class B students were the same, the difference being that one had a school badge on the chest and the other didn't.

Although they found it strange that a Class A student came here, no one said anything. They all just did their own thing.

And because he didn't speak, no one took the initiative to talk to him. Moreover, wherever he went, those Class B students would take the initiative to step aside or let him go first.

Their attitude seemed good, but he also felt a strong sense of alienation and boundaries. This made him think of what Wei Chang'an had said. Now it seemed that everyone was abiding by their own boundaries, only staying within their own or externally set circles. Not only was the school like this, but it was also the same outside.

After watching for a while, he found that only a few of the students training here had mastered breathing techniques. As for whether they had mastered explosive force, no one could tell without fighting. But according to his knowledge, without breathing techniques, one definitely couldn't develop explosive force.

As for techniques, the fundamentals were very solid, and everyone was very hardworking. The process also gave him some inspiration. However, he himself didn't notice that wherever his gaze fell, the people there would become tense.

After watching here for a long time, he saw that he couldn't learn anything more by staying, so he went back.

As soon as he left, some people on the field immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

"Was that an upperclassman? Why did he come here?"

"Is he a senior? I felt a lot of pressure from his gaze."

"But that guy is quite good-looking."

Several upperclassmen from Class B looked at each other, their expressions somewhat serious. None of them said much, because when Chen Chuan was standing there just now, they could all feel a strong sense of threat.

This feeling wasn't illusory, but formed through the body's movements, posture, gaze, and subtle adjustments, and it always fell on the places where flaws and openings appeared in their movements. This made them very uncomfortable.

At the same time, they also had a sense of frustration, because they had never seen Chen Chuan before, and he was likely a freshman.

They originally thought that they should have caught up with the upperclassmen of the same period through their own efforts, but now they suddenly found that just a freshman could make them feel like they were sitting on pins and needles, which was undoubtedly very discouraging.

They had nothing to say, they could only bury their heads and practice hard silently.

After Chen Chuan left the arena, he came to the Spring and Autumn Lake. First, he ran a few laps along the lakeside track, then he went to a single training hall in the academy and trained until evening. After eating dinner in the cafeteria, seeing that it was getting dark, he returned to his dormitory.

However, just as he walked to the entrance of the dormitory and wanted to take out the key, a voice came from afar: "Student, wait a moment." He looked back and saw a small student running towards him with a piece of paper. He stopped and asked, "Student, what's the matter?"

The small student stretched out his hand and said, "Hello, are you a student from Dorm Four? I'm from Dorm Three, my name is Feng Xiaoqi."

Chen Chuan also shook his hand and said, "Hello, Student Feng, my name is Chen Chuan."

Feng Xiaoqi said excitedly, "Student Chen, it's like this," he raised the paper in his hand, "Our row of dormitories needs to elect a group leader. This is to prevent internal communication from being blocked. The group leader will be responsible for communicating and transmitting any news from the school and the dormitory. If students need any help, they can also inform the group leader first. I recommend myself to be the group leader. I don't know if you have any objections?"

Chen Chuan understood. This was actually a errand job, perhaps with some small power, but he was not interested in this, saying, "Okay, I have no objections."

"Okay, thank you, Student Chen." Feng Xiaoqi smiled happily and went to knock on the door of Dorm Two next door. There happened to be someone there, a handsome young man came out from inside.

Chen Chuan also went over to get to know him, but this young man didn't seem to like to talk much. When asked his name, he only replied "Luo Kaiyuan", and when asked if he agreed with Feng Xiaoqi being the group leader, he only replied "Okay".

As for Dorm One, it seemed that no one was there. Feng Xiaoqi said that he had arrived here five days early, but he hadn't seen anyone move in next door. However, the dormitory room diagram indicated that someone had occupied it.

As the three people were talking there, they suddenly heard the sound of the elevator, followed by slow footsteps. A senior student wearing foreign formal attire, with a gentle face and glasses, walked over from outside the corridor. He smiled at Chen Chuan and said, "Student Chen, we meet again."

Chen Chuan immediately recognized him. This was the senior who had received him during the re-examination and introduced him to the Mutual Aid Society. He asked, "Senior, what's the matter that you're here for?"

The senior put one hand in his pocket, adjusted his glasses, and said with a smile, "It's nothing. I'm entrusted by someone to have a private conversation with Student Chen."

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