Chapter 140 - 138: The Center of Attention at the Opening Ceremony

Chapter 140: Chapter 138: The Center of Attention at the Opening Ceremony

Due to their family backgrounds, both girls knew what the Heavenly Ranking signified.

Bao Yaoyao had heard her father say that if things went smoothly for Li Heng, it would take him about half a year, or maybe around three months, to get on the Heavenly Ranking.

But how long had it been?

Not even a month had passed!

And Li Heng had already become a Soul Warrior?

Bao Yaoyao found it hard to believe. Li Heng’s breakthrough speed completely surpassed her understanding. She had originally planned to push for the Soul Warrior realm during the second semester of her freshman year, or maybe the first semester of her sophomore year.

She never imagined Li Heng’s pace would be so fast.

Bai Shasha was equally shocked. She had witnessed Li Heng’s entire journey of growth from Soul Apprentice to Soul Warrior, and she admired him immensely.

But now that Li Heng had become a Soul Warrior, Bai Shasha was well aware that the gap between them was only growing wider.

The only thing she could do now was to work even harder than before and try to close the gap with Li Heng.

After most of the students had finished reading the student handbook, the bishop teachers from each department began a Q&A session to clear up any confusion.

Students with questions raised their hands, and the bishop teachers called on them at random.

There were questions about academic credits and about Meteor University’s specific course schedules. As the bishop teachers continued to call on students, the doubts in most students’ minds began to slowly fade.

This session of reading the student handbook and asking questions was the longest part of the opening ceremony so far.

After about an hour, the sounds of questions and answers from the various departments gradually died down.

Li Heng had originally wanted to ask a few questions himself, but as other students asked theirs, he got most of the answers he was looking for, so he didn’t bother raising his hand.

In any case, the moment he heard Wen Ruyan say, "There’s no such thing as a Teleportation Talisman for the time being," Li Heng’s interest waned considerably.

’The real plan is to just get through this somewhat sloppy "opening ceremony," take a good look around the city, and finally head back to my dorm to hole up and grind Dungeons.’

"At this point, I trust all of you have a better understanding of Meteor University. Now, for the final part of our opening ceremony, let’s welcome the freshman representative, Li Heng from the Comprehensive Department, to the stage to give a speech."

Huh?

Li Heng had just been wondering when this opening ceremony would finally end so he could move on to his own plans.

After all, the "premium, vintage-style single dorm room" Lu Shengming had offered him meant he would be living all by himself.

So, once he got settled in, Li Heng wanted to see what this Ancient Dust Continent Dungeon was all about.

But Li Heng never, ever imagined that just as he was lost in his own thoughts, Dong Wenhui would suddenly call his name from across the open ground.

’Freshman representative...’ Hearing this, Li Heng recalled that Lu Bichuan had mentioned it to him before, but he’d never had a chance to ask about it. Hearing it again now, he was filled with mixed emotions.

’Most importantly, I can live with being the freshman representative. Having placed tenth in the entire Federation, it’s indeed understandable and acceptable for me to represent the school’s freshmen.’

’But being the representative is one thing; couldn’t they have at least given me a heads-up? At the very least, they should have told me what I’m supposed to say at the freshman ceremony, right?’

’And I have to go up on stage and give a speech?’

’It’s just an open field! What stage?!’

There were so many things to complain about that Li Heng’s mind short-circuited for a moment. After running through them all in his head, he could only slowly regulate his breathing and compose himself.

"Just say a few simple words. Your hopes for the future of Meteor University will be fine!"

As if she had thought of something, Wen Ruyan spoke up at just the right moment from beside Li Heng.

"Thank you, Teacher Wen!" Li Heng said to Wen Ruyan, then took a deep breath and strode forward.

In fact, as soon as Dong Wenhui had mentioned that the freshman representative was from the Comprehensive Department, the gazes of the freshmen from other departments had already shifted in their direction.

Even the students within the Comprehensive Department itself were looking around at each other, searching for Li Heng.

However, once Li Heng took that step forward, all eyes converged on him. It wasn’t just the entire freshman class; the bishop teachers of the five major departments were also staring at him intently.

Although the situation was a bit sudden, he had his previous experience at the high school "awards ceremony" to fall back on. After a quick mental adjustment, he walked composedly to Dong Wenhui’s side.

Li Heng maintained a steady pace. His white robes stood out conspicuously among the other students, who were mostly dressed in blue. And on top of that, he was the freshman representative.

"The freshman representative? He looks pretty ordinary! Nothing special about him."

"Those white robes are kinda nice, though!"

"How come the freshman representative isn’t so-and-so? Who is this guy?"

"If you look closely, that Li Heng is actually kinda handsome!"

...

Everyone was standing still; only Li Heng was moving. Besides watching him with their eyes, it was inevitable that the crowd would also break into quiet discussion.

However, only a few were actually whispering aloud. Most were simply speculating and sizing him up in their minds.

But whether they voiced their thoughts or not, ninety-nine percent of the students were now curious about Li Heng. They wanted to see just what kind of background this guy had to be chosen as the freshman representative.