Chapter 70: An Unexpected Discovery and a Pleasant Gain

The two principals, whose conversation had been interrupted, looked with some displeasure toward the person who had spoken out. It was the commander of the Wind Legion, based in the Gale Plains, one of the two major maps of the school. At this moment, he was pointing at the data being uploaded, his face full of astonishment. Seeing both principals turn to fix their gaze on him, he spoke directly, “Can you rewind the data? Just a bit.”

From his expression, the principals immediately understood that something was amiss. With a wave of the principal’s hand, the data quickly scrolled backward.

Soon, the principal discovered the cause of the Wind Legion commander’s outcry. Among the endless game serial numbers being imported into the temporary map, there appeared four characters that stood out sharply.

“Zhu Liu Giant?” the principal read the name aloud, his expression becoming grave. “What’s going on here? How could a game name appear in our school’s data? Is it a high-level expert reincarnated, or is there some other reason? Why is this happening?”

Seeing the principal’s anxiety, the vice principal remained calm. He studied those four characters—Zhu Liu Giant—for a long time before saying, “Old Wang, don’t worry. This is actually good news for us. If the data has been imported, it means the student meets the requirements. Whether he obtained a game name ahead of time or is an expert reincarnated, it still satisfies article nineteen, clause twenty-three, of the School Battle regulations, doesn’t it?”

Upon hearing this, the principal realized the truth. He raised his hand, allowing the data to resume its import, and nodded, “Yes, we’re indeed fortunate. With this student among us, our odds of victory increase significantly. Old Li, how do you suggest we arrange his participation?”

The vice principal thought for a moment. “We shouldn’t interfere directly. Let him act with his department, and during his independent tasks, we can guide him with missions. Six years should be enough to let him complete the sequence of tasks.”

The principal didn’t respond immediately. He pondered for a long time, then turned to his subordinates. “Let’s not disturb him yet. I’ll have someone investigate his background, see what attributes and paths he follows. Zhang—have your Genius Apprentices find someone whose attributes match his. Chen—give your Student Council a quota; just don’t pick anyone who’ll drag the team down. Carter—choose someone obedient from your Teacher’s Family Group. Li, find another obedient student from the school, someone about to graduate, whose attributes complement his. Put them together as a team.”

Hearing the principal’s orders, each nodded. They didn’t know exactly what article nineteen, clause twenty-three, entailed, but none were fools. They all realized how extraordinary it was for a player with a game name to appear among these Lv0 students.

In fact, even if the principal abandoned the School Battle and poured all the school’s resources into leveling up the player called ‘Zhu Liu Giant,’ none would object. Let alone now, when they were only arranging protection.

Once this matter was settled, the topic shifted back to the School Battle, though most people’s thoughts had already drifted far away.

Meanwhile, Liu Zong himself had no idea anything was happening in the principal’s office. At that moment, he was competing with his classmates in a contest of luck.

Their location was before the Yin Attribute Grand Roulette. By inserting the undead servant card they had just acquired into the roulette, they could receive an Lv0 undead minion to fight for them.

Naturally, the number of cards each student held varied. As students attuned to martial power, regardless of whether their combat arts focused on Yin, Moon, Ghost, Soul, Illusion, Cold, or other elements, and regardless of whether they pursued the path of zombies, skeletons, vampires, or death knights, they could only have a single undead servant to accompany them throughout.

This undead servant’s level matched their own, could not be traded, and could not be strengthened through modification. The undead’s attributes depended entirely on luck.

Unlike the martial affinity students who struggled, those attuned to magic had it far better: not only could they select up to seven undead minions, but these minions could be exchanged with others, strengthened through necromancer techniques, and even guided for further learning.

It was clear from the group of magic affinity students who, having drawn their undead minions, had already run off to one side, beginning private trades.

As for Liu Zong, he was stuck in the middle: allowed to draw three undead minions, with the option to exchange and strengthen them—better, at least, than those with martial affinity.

Soon, the grand roulette was Liu Zong’s turn. Unlike the martial affinity students, Liu Zong didn’t need to pray for good fortune or dread the curse of bad luck.

He placed his cards into the roulette, then entered the keywords he desired: ‘Yin Attribute, Undead, Death, Spirit.’

Afterward, Liu Zong gave the handle a forceful pull, sending the roulette spinning rapidly.

As it spun, three cards shot out from the side. Liu Zong, quick-eyed, saw that they were two white and one green.

Although he hadn’t drawn the highest-tier blue card, neither had he gotten three blanks—his luck was fair enough, and at least he hadn’t lost out.

Picking up the three cards, Liu Zong saw two white: the most common Coffin and Will-o’-the-Wisp; the green card was a gothic-dressed little girl holding a bloodstained teddy bear.

[Ten-Year Coffin (White)]
[Race: Undead]
[Level: Lv0 (3 stars)]
[Attributes: Strength 1, Agility 1, Constitution 3, Spirit 0]

[Description: A coffin buried underground for ten years, not yet decayed when opened. The lingering yin energy makes it the best material for raising corpses.]

[Will-o’-the-Wisp (White)]
[Race: Undead]
[Level: Lv0 (2 stars)]
[Attributes: Strength 1, Agility 2, Constitution 1, Spirit 2]

[Description: Will-o’-the-wisps drifting over roadside graves, which actively follow the living and use illusions or yin techniques on them. In numbers, they can even cast maze-type spells.]

[Little Ghost Girl with Teddy Bear (Green)]
[Race: Undead]
[Level: Lv0 (7 stars)]
[Attributes: Strength 2, Agility 1, Constitution 3, Spirit 3]

[Description: A timid little girl who died clutching her teddy bear. She has no combat ability under normal circumstances, but will go berserk if her teddy bear is destroyed. Afterwards, she always patches it up with her enemy’s skin.]