Chapter 123: Flying Boat in the Clouds

Chapter 123: Chapter 123: Flying Boat in the Clouds

Bai Shasha politely greeted everyone, then naturally walked over to Li Heng’s side. She stood in the same position she always took when they were teamed up in Wild Wolf Valley and the Fallen Jiao Icefield.

"Bai Shasha, hello! I’ll be counting on you in university, too!"

Although they had been classmates for a few years, he knew practically nothing about the flat-chested loli before. It was only after they teamed up in Wild Wolf Valley that he slowly got to know Bai Shasha.

If nothing else, Li Heng could tell that Bai Shasha was a very independent and strong-willed girl.

But Li Heng never expected that the flat-chested loli’s family situation would be so different from what he had imagined.

But her family situation didn’t define Bai Shasha. The field of shattered wooden training dummies in front of her wooden house was proof enough of how hard the flat-chested loli normally trained.

"Sorry for troubling you."

Bai Shasha’s voice was very quiet. After speaking, she lowered her head, making it clear she didn’t wish to speak further. Seeing this, the rest of the group turned their attention elsewhere.

Chen Bingjing, however, suddenly moved closer to Li Heng and whispered in his ear, "So I’m not your type, Mr. Number One."

"You’re great too!"

Knowing that this girl, Chen Bingjing, was an expert with poisons, Li Heng appeared calm on the surface, but inwardly he was panicking. He even unconsciously shuffled a little closer to Bai Shasha.

Noticing how close Li Heng and Bai Shasha seemed, one of the more curious students politely asked him about it.

Li Heng readily explained that he and Bai Shasha used to be in the same class.

After Li Heng revealed this connection, the others started looking at the pair with teasing glances, but no one made a big deal out of it. In fact, they even thought they looked good together.

After all, high schoolers love to ship people.

Li Heng could only offer a helpless smile at this and said nothing. Bai Shasha did the same.

With Bai Shasha’s arrival, all eleven provisionally accepted students from Maple City were now present. Lu Shengming then beckoned for the group of students to follow him to the "school bus."

Nothing eventful happened on the way, but when the students reached the spot where the school bus was parked, they were all stunned. They finally understood why the bus wasn’t allowed into Maple City proper.

Name: Cloud-Soaring Flying Boat

Category: Soul Energy Item

Value: Legendary

Functions:

1. Capable of transportation through the sky. Speed increases when clouds are present.

2. Passenger capacity: 100 people.

3. Immune to attacks from Soul Warriors, Tier Two Soul Beasts, and anything of a lower level.

4. Speed and stability will be enhanced when pulled by Flying Soul Beasts.

A massive "ship" suspended in mid-air appeared before them. Clouds swirled around the great vessel, its hull a solid gold, exuding an air of grandeur and luxury.

At the very least, this Cloud-Soaring Flying Boat was gorgeous. It only took one glance to know that this Flying Boat was not cheap, which was also proof that Meteor University was not short on cash!

’If they can do all this... why not just get an airplane? But for sheer style, this gets a perfect score!’

Li Heng believed that Meteor University could have chosen to send a plane to pick them up, but it wouldn’t have been nearly as stylish or impressive as this Cloud-Soaring Flying Boat.

No wonder Teacher Lu had repeatedly assured them that the school’s "bus" was fast enough and that they didn’t need to buy plane tickets—they just had to wait patiently.

After the initial shock, it was time to take pictures and post them on social media. Li Heng also snapped a couple of photos and sent them to his parents.

Lu Shengming just smiled at the students’ antics, letting them have their fun. He occasionally answered the questions they raised.

Of course, at this moment, most of the students’ questions were centered around the Cloud-Soaring Flying Boat.

After the students’ wave of excitement had passed, Lu Shengming signaled upwards. In response, a rope ladder, about thirty meters long, was thrown down from the Flying Boat.

Without a doubt, they could board the Cloud-Soaring Flying Boat by climbing the rope ladder. However, the moment the ladder was down, everyone just stared at each other. No one made the first move.

Just as the ladder was thrown down, Lu Shengming spoke up. "Meteor University is quite far from Maple City, and we have to pick up students from other cities along the way. The Cloud-Soaring Flying Boat is expected to be in the air for more than five days. The first students to get on board can choose their rooms first. Some rooms have some nice surprises, you know."

After he finished speaking, Lu Shengming glanced at the still-unmoving students and couldn’t help but think, ’Let’s see what kind of tricks this year’s students can pull off. I’m really curious... how is Li Heng going to climb this rope ladder?’

But despite his inner anticipation, Lu Shengming said nothing, merely waiting quietly for the students to act.

"Li Heng, you’re number one. How about you set an example?"

"No, no! Ladies first! We’re all classmates here; there’s no such thing as ’number one’."

In truth, the moment they saw the rope ladder, everyone’s eyes had turned to Li Heng, as if waiting for him to speak or make the first move.

Chen Bingjing was the first to break the silence, "encouraging" Li Heng to be the first to climb the ladder. But Li Heng very humbly declined, because he had a feeling this rope ladder looked pretty tricky to climb.

It was called a ladder, but the gaps between the rungs were just too wide. Li Heng took a quick look and guessed... it seemed like you had to jump from each rung to grab the one above it.

In fact, it wasn’t just Li Heng who thought the rope ladder looked difficult to climb; the other students had noticed it too. The gaps between the rungs were huge, easily over two meters, and from what they could see, the total length of the ladder was about thirty meters!

You definitely couldn’t climb this rope ladder in the ordinary way. Maybe even his earlier guess about jumping was wrong!

Li Heng felt there was no need to go up there and make a fool of himself.

The other students, after seeing the rope ladder, had the same thought as Li Heng. And so, for a moment, not a single student stepped forward.

However, after Chen Bingjing "encouraged" Li Heng to go first and set an example, the other students also started to chime in.

"Li Heng, you’re our city’s top scorer! Only you have the right to be the first to board and choose a room!"

"That’s right! Li Heng, you’re number one! The number one should get the treatment they deserve. We’ll definitely choose after you’re done."

...

"Everyone, you’re too kind! Too kind! I’m pretty casual about these things, so please don’t mind me. Just go ahead and choose the rooms you like."

Li Heng looked at his classmates, who were now being so incredibly enthusiastic. He could only marvel at how "popular" he was, with everyone scrambling to throw him under the bus.

Li Heng didn’t care about which room he got in the first place, and now, seeing this rope ladder, he was even less willing to be the first one to climb. He wanted to wait for the first student to go so he could just copy them.

However, looking at the classmates around him who were all eager to make him the guinea pig, Li Heng realized everyone was just waiting for someone else to go first and set an example. In that moment, they had all reached a silent, mutual understanding.

Except for Bai Shasha, who remained silent the whole time, the ten students went back and forth politely for two minutes. It was only after those two minutes that Lu Shengming, who couldn’t watch any longer, called out Li Heng by name.

"Li Heng, you are the top scorer, the pride of Maple City. Set an example!"

Hearing Lu Shengming call him out by name, Li Heng fell silent. The others, meanwhile, all began to look on in anticipation, waiting for the top scorer to show them how it’s done.

Li Heng was silent for half a minute, then he looked up at the entire Flying Boat. As if he’d suddenly thought of something, he asked, "Teacher Lu... does it count as long as we get on the Flying Boat?"

Lu Shengming was actually very curious to see how Li Heng planned to climb the rope ladder, so he nodded and replied quickly, "Of course! There are surprises in some of the rooms! First come, first served!"

Hearing Lu Shengming’s reply, Li Heng thought to himself, ’If it’s just a matter of getting on the Flying Boat, then there’s no problem.’

His train of thought ended, and Li Heng opened his pet space.