nownovels Chapter 32 Look Me Directly
Chapter 32 Look Me Directly
Seeing that no one spoke, Jian Wei's lips curled into a cruel smile.
The woman walked down step by step, her military boots making a dull thud on the ground.
She walked straight into the crowd, her gaze sweeping across the faces of the new students.
A moment later she stopped in the middle of the first row, in front of a slick-haired boy.
Jianwei looked down at him, the shadow enveloping the boy completely.
"What were you laughing about in the line just now?" she asked.
The boy's shoulders twitched. His Adam's apple bobbed, but no sound came out.
Several freshmen nearby held their breath, afraid that the fighting might accidentally spread to their side.
After a long silence, the boy finally mustered the courage to speak: "I didn't..."
"You didn't?" Jian Wei interrupted him. "Do you think I'm blind?"
The boy's expression kept changing, and the gold watch on his wrist reflected the sunlight.
Jian Wei scoffed, "Did your family buy you that watch?"
The boy lowered his head and refused to answer.
But when Jian Wei raised his voice, he immediately nodded tremblingly: "Yes, it was bought by my family."
"Useless." Jian Wei cursed without any politeness.
Someone nearby gasped, feeling that Tianqiong's freshman orientation meeting was somewhat outrageous.
Jian Wei continued, "Do you think you're here to play around? Gold-plated arms, limited-edition jerseys, designer backpacks—do you think these things will help you win a fight?"
"Remember to keep plenty of cash in your pocket; if you can't beat someone, just throw money at them."
Tears streamed down the boy's face; he didn't understand why he was being met with such cold words.
In fact, this is a process that destroys self-confidence.
The woman is telling the newborns in the cruelest way that everything you once had is worthless here.
In the past, you were the pride of your hometown, but here you are just an ordinary student.
Every one of Tianqiong's more than three thousand students is a prodigy.
Comparing money?
There are countless families with immense wealth, and even princes and princesses from those kingdoms, and occasionally you can see the children of high-ranking federal officials.
Comparing talent?
Many prodigies are born with amazing abilities that can greatly enhance the skills of spirits.
If you can't maintain a calm mindset, joining Tianqiong might actually be a bad thing.
A student's self-confidence being destroyed can erode the very foundation of their character.
Rather than doing that, it's better to let her back down. Tianqiong doesn't need that kind of spoiled, obedient girl.
Jian Wei turned and walked to the next one.
She was a girl with a ponytail, not very tall, and at that moment she was so nervous that her lips were pressed into a thin line.
Jian Wei stood in front of her, looking down at her: "You, look at me."
The girl slightly raised her chin, meeting her gaze with a defiant look.
A hint of appreciation flashed in Jian Wei's eyes.
Girls who appear gentle but are strong-willed often go further in life, but she still maintains a fierce demeanor on the surface: "You think you're so great?"
The girl hesitated for a moment, then shook her head.
"Then why are you standing here?"
The girl's lips moved slightly: "I want to become more powerful."
puff!
An inappropriate laugh came from the side.
Jian Wei glared at her fiercely, then turned to the girl: "Wanting and being able are two different things. Everyone who comes here wants to become better, but more than a third of the freshmen are eliminated every year."
The girl's eyes were slightly red, and she said stubbornly, "I want to be one of the two-thirds."
Jian Wei nodded and slowly turned to look at the laughing young man.
What were you laughing at just now?
"Sorry." The young man remained standing, meeting the female instructor's gaze calmly.
After silently watching him for a moment, Jian Wei turned and went to find the others.
This time she stopped in front of another boy.
The boy kept his head down and didn't look at her. His collar was slightly white, and his appearance was very different from the wealthy young men around him.
This time, Jian Wei didn't make him look up, but simply asked, "Where are you from?"
"Eastern Suburbs City".
Jian Wei nodded, then turned to another girl and asked the same question.
"Where are you from?"
"Eastern suburbs".
Jian Wei walked past these people.
Their attitude is completely different from before.
She didn't need to say those harsh words.
These words have already been spoken for her by the ruins in the eastern suburbs.
These children knew better than anyone else present the shape of reality, the smell of blood, and the weight of each corpse.
They don't need anyone to tell them how cruel the world is.
After walking around for a while, Jianwei returned to the stands and spoke to the students present through a microphone.
"You might have been geniuses where you were before, but here you are nothing."
She paused for a moment, letting her words resonate in everyone's hearts.
"Tianqiong currently has 4,326 students, each of whom is the kind of genius you think they are."
Her gaze swept across the crowd: "Some of you will cry, some will get hurt, some will question why you came to this place, but I tell you that all of this is normal."
She then pointed to the crowds on both sides and said that everyone here had been tested.
If you can persevere, you will become a part of this place in the future.
Become someone who contributes to society as a whole.
On the stands beside the playground, the upperclassmen were still laughing and joking.
Someone is recording with their phone; these will be extremely precious moments in the future.
Maybe I can get a few meals from the younger students.
They've all been through this too; many people have been scared to tears on this playground.
Now it's their turn to sit in the stands and watch the next group of people go through the same thing.
The rules of Tianqiong Academy remain the same every year.
"But to be honest, these students are quite talented."
"You mean not many people were scared to tears?"
"That year, there was even a kid who fainted on the spot from fright."
"I like that kid who dares to laugh out loud; he's got personality."
"Sigh, what happened in the eastern suburbs has had a great impact on many people's hearts."
"Hopefully, more of those guys will get in."
"It doesn't matter if they don't pass. Their performance will be recognized by other colleges, so their efforts won't be in vain."
The noise gradually rose, and Jianwei's military boots slammed heavily on the wooden table.
The noise on the playground was extinguished instantly.
She is not only intimidating to newcomers, but also to other students.
"I believe you all worked hard during these few days of rest."
"The academy has given you time. We will not accept those who know there will be assessments but do not work hard."
No one spoke, and some students' faces turned grim.
Jian Wei raised his wrist and glanced at his watch: "Now you can form teams of five, with a time limit of half an hour."
The playground erupted in chaos.
Everyone knew that the crucial test that would determine their fate had finally arrived.
"A team of five?" Fang Bo roughly understood the instructor's intention.
To put it bluntly, team battles are the real test.
Once you understand this, you'll know how to behave.