Chapter 225: First Class of the Semester (3.5k)
The next day, the morning light shone in through the balcony of the restroom, piercing through the seam of the curtains and casting a warm sensation on Su Jiu’s face.
“It’s been too long since I last fought a monster. Last night, it was that strange vine in the ring again, but since it was only 5% coagulated blood value, it didn’t matter.”
Slowly getting up, Su Jiu glanced at Bairnis beside her, who was curled up like a kitten. She gently removed her hand, then pulled the blanket over the other’s fair clavicle before quietly going to wash up.
“There’s no punishment? Forget it, I’ll deal with whatever comes my way.”
Su Jiu flipped through the campus app and put on her storage bag, then took out a bucket of instant noodles from it and placed it by the bed. She had taught Bairnis how to use hot water to steep instant noodles, so she wasn’t worried about her not knowing.
Walking out of the girls’ dormitory, the glaring September sun poured down from the sky, accompanied by a bustling clamor. It was all freshmen, preparing to attend their first class of the semester, just like Su Jiu.
“Did you guys see the video of the Frost Princess? She’s so fierce. Chairman Hu Ling turned into a pig’s head.”
“I think she’s so cool. If you don’t dare to fight back when your beast pet is bullied, aren’t you just a coward?”
“Speaking of cowards, the student council seems to have been reorganized by the school. Hu Ling has been replaced by a senior from the fourth year, named Mo Yun.”
However, there was little talk about the upcoming opening test; people were mostly discussing the events of yesterday. Even though the school quickly blocked the news, some people still found out. After all, it was a small world.
Su Jiu, dressed in a white short-sleeved T-shirt and jeans, with her hair tied up in a black butterfly hairpin at the ends, was not recognized by anyone.
Listening to the words of her fellow freshmen, Su Jiu didn’t have many feelings. She believed that no normal university would allow small groups of people to bully others within its campus. This kind of handling was normal.
“It seems the medical school’s class location is here.”
After taking several turns and passing by one or two other departments, Su Jiu arrived near the back mountain and finally stopped in front of a Chinese-style pavilion with an extremely large footprint. The top of the pavilion was inscribed with “Gewu Building” in a faded yellow pigment. It was enormous, arguably the largest of the teaching buildings Su Jiu had seen. The next moment, she heard the loud chatter of students from various grades of the medical school.
The students coming and going were all wearing robes ranging from yellow to green. Judging by the different styles of their clothes, their grades were different. Su Jiu guessed that it was arranged according to the order of wilting of fallen leaves.
“Junior Su Jiu?”
Outside this “Gewu Building,” Su Jiu stood for a few more minutes when a voice from behind startled her. Turning around, she saw Zi Yun, Bai Ming’s girlfriend. Zi Yun was wearing a faded yellow robe, with several bottles and jars on it, and the words “…sample” were faintly visible.
“Hello, Senior Zi Yun. Did you just finish an experiment?” Su Jiu asked with a smile, her gaze falling on the book in Zi Yun’s hand. Her eyes narrowed – “Ancient Skin Disease.” Skin disease again…
“Yes, the professor from Australia arrived a few days ago. She’s using samples to research the source of the skin disease. We should have results in a few days,” Zi Yun said with a faint smile after realizing it was indeed Su Jiu, explaining to her.
“Senior Zi Yun… For this skin rot disease, perhaps we can focus on certain plant demons.” Su Jiu retracted her gaze and said with a casual smile. She thought that at Magical Capital University’s level, they should be able to research it, especially since those spores were largely caused by inhalation into the lungs.
“Plant demons? But I don’t think it’s very likely. Although there are small floating dots in the blood of the patients, sample surveys found that those dots are not infectious agents, but ordinary dust. And there are no plants in the small town where it originated.” However, what Zi Yun said next made her pause slightly. Zi Yun seemed to fall into a moment of thought before slowly speaking.
“Is that so…” In Su Jiu’s mind flashed the operation she performed on the plane. She had indeed felt a breath similar to plant spores on that girl. Su Jiu’s expression turned serious for a moment – No! It’s definitely not! Perhaps those spores become quickly inactive when they leave the human body. This skin disease with such a wide radiation range, is it like the Black Death, having some kind of vector? Or was someone deliberately spreading it… I’ll check when I take on the mission.
“Dong…” The sound of a large bronze bell pulled Su Jiu’s thoughts back to reality. She glanced at the sparse crowd around her and thought, “Oh no, I’m going to be late.”
“Senior Zi Yue, I’m going to report in first. I have an opening exam later.” She quickly said goodbye to Zi Yue beside her and entered the ancient building. Inside, it was a world within a world, completely unlike an ancient building. It was all modern design, and teaching voices could be heard from all directions.
Walking past classrooms, the rich medicinal scent of countless herbs wafted towards her. After a while, the medicinal scent turned into the smell of disinfectant. Su Jiu stopped outside a large lecture hall labeled “A-116” and looked inside through the half-open door.
“Skin rot disease is not practically contagious. As long as you don’t have fluid exchange with patients or have wounds that come into contact with patients, you are absolutely safe…” On the stage, a female teacher wearing a robe interspersed with complex patterns of green leaves was gently pointing at the blackboard, explaining skin rot disease to the people below. On the podium, a large alchemical whiteboard was placed next to a hand infected with skin rot disease, with “First Class of the Semester – Skin Rot Disease” written on the whiteboard.
“Who can explain the treatment method for skin rot disease? A correct answer will receive 10 credit points.” As if at a crucial moment, the teacher suddenly posed a question, her gaze sweeping across the audience below, finally settling on a few students who had raised their hands. She lightly said to the list, “Class of ’24 Pharmacology, Zi Yi, you answer it.”
This was a grey-haired, seemingly young girl with a single ponytail. She slowly stood up, her eyes full of arrogance. She glanced at the blackboard and then said with great confidence, “First, purify the body with Qingmian Technique, then maintain the basic life signs with Healing Arts, and finally delay until relevant medical personnel arrive, then administer special medicinal products…”
“Isn’t this our Director’s granddaughter? I heard she’s a pharmacology genius.”
“So this is the pharmacology genius of our year!” Before she could even finish, the crowd below recognized her identity. Her voice paused abruptly, and she smiled faintly, seeming to enjoy the feeling. The teacher didn’t say anything. What’s wrong with a leader’s child wanting some praise?
“Um… Report!” Seeing that Zi Yi stopped speaking, Su Jiu immediately called out.
As Su Jiu’s voice sounded, the teaching teacher frowned and turned her head to look. After examining Su Jiu’s attire, she picked up the attendance roster, gently tapped it with her finger, and softly said to Su Jiu, “Class of ’24 Ice and Snow Class 1, Su Jiu, you are one minute late, deducted two points for regular performance. You answer this question: how to treat skin rot disease.”
“Holy crap, isn’t this the freshman top student? She’s actually attending classes with us. I heard her combat power is comparable to a Peerless Battle General!”
“Our medical school has produced a year-level chief for the first time, but why is she in the Ice and Snow class?”
“Forget which class she’s in, did you guys see? Yesterday, several students she beat were almost turned into pig heads.”
Hearing the teacher’s words, before Su Jiu could speak, the classroom, with nearly a hundred people, became even more lively than before. The commotion instantly drowned out the voice from the podium. It wasn’t that they wanted to do this, but they were too excited to see Su Jiu.
At this moment, Zi Yi, seeing her limelight stolen, showed a hint of displeasure. After sitting down, she said faintly to the people praising Su Jiu around her, “Being powerful in combat doesn’t mean being powerful in healing. If you know, healing bloodlines are only her secondary bloodline. Those of you who have studied genetics should know that in twin bloodlines, the secondary bloodline is generally much weaker than the main bloodline.” The students around nodded in agreement with Zi Yi’s words, looking at Su Jiu with a bit of scrutiny. Healing wasn’t something that could be solved by fighting. It was perfectly normal for her not to know anything about it.
Under the gaze of countless expectant eyes, Su Jiu looked at the female teacher helplessly. After a moment of contemplation, she softly said, “Maintain vital signs and avoid stimulating the monster spores within the patient’s body.”
“Monster spores? Su Jiu, have you really studied the relevant preventive knowledge?” The female teacher frowned slightly. She had clearly never heard such a term before. However, realizing that Su Jiu had been fighting and Killing for the past few days and had no time to preview, she waved her hand, “Just find any seat and sit down.” Hearing Su Jiu’s answer, the expressions of the people below were no longer as fervent. They seemed more confident, as if saying, “The top student is nothing special… I actually have areas where I can surpass the top student.”
