NOVPUBChen Chuan walked into the dormitory, and the dormitory security guard came up to him, saying, "Student, please show your student ID." He then took out his student card from his pocket and handed it over. The security guard took it, inserted it into the slot of the marking machine beside him, and the indicator light above lit up. After a few clicks following the color codes, a piece of paper with his name printed on it came out with a few clicks. The security guard returned the name card and the paper to him, saying, "Student Chen, this is your entry and exit slip for today, please keep it safe. Your dormitory is on the seventh floor, area one, room four."
Chen Chuan said thank you and walked towards the stairs. He noticed that there was an elevator in the dormitory building, and it seemed there weren't many people around at this time, so he walked over and pressed the button. The grille door slid open with a unique metal friction sound, and he stepped inside, directly pressing the button for the seventh floor. The elevator shook and started to ascend.
After a while, the number on the roller flipped to seven, and with a slight drop under his feet, the elevator door slid open to the side, and he walked out.
In front of him was a hall of several hundred square meters, with area number signs above. To the left were areas three to four, and to the right were areas one to two. He walked towards the right, found area one, and in front of him was a wide carpeted corridor with four doors facing each other on both sides. He found his dormitory room number four at the end of the corridor, took out the key to open it, and as soon as he entered, he saw a floor-to-ceiling window opposite, with the curtains wide open, and the nearly noon sunlight streaming in from outside.
He placed his luggage aside and walked over, pulling the curtains open a bit more. Standing here, he could see the scenery outside. Below the building was a stretch of emerald green lake, with willow trees planted along the shore. He had looked at the map and knew this was the famous "Spring and Autumn Lake' within the school, and across the lake was the administrative building of the Wuyi Academy. Besides, there was a lakeside running track, and he could see quite a few students walking there below.
After watching for a while, he then surveyed the interior situation. This was a single dormitory of about ninety square meters, including a bedroom, a living room, a drying room, a bathroom, and a single training room. It provided 24-hour water and electricity, and outside, there were lost and found boards, public phones, and internal delivery boxes. On his desk, he also found a dormitory management guide. The room was cleaned daily by a dedicated person, with bed sheets changed and washed. Clothes could be sent to the laundry room below the dormitory for cleaning, but food was not allowed to be brought into the dormitory, drinking and smoking were not permitted in the dormitory, and it was strictly forbidden to randomly post posters or similar items on the walls...There were quite a few things to take in.
After looking around for a while and getting a general understanding, he decided to head to the cafeteria for a meal first, leaving other matters to be dealt with upon his return.
"Knock, knock, knock..."
At this moment, he heard knocking from outside. The door wasn't completely closed, so he turned around and saw a student, a couple of years older than him, also wearing the upper dormitory school uniform, standing there with a not-so-friendly look in his eyes.
Chen Chuan asked, "Senior, what can I do for you?"
The student stood there, asking in a not-so-polite tone, "You're Chen Chuan, right?"
Chen Chuan inquired, "May I know who you are, senior?"
The student waved a piece of paper at him, saying with some resentment, "I'm the senior responsible for liaising with you, Shu Han. I've been waiting for you all morning without seeing you. I've been waiting outside like a fool, and other students are making fun of me. I'm in my third year, and I've never seen a freshman as arrogant as you."
Chen Chuan apologized, "I'm sorry, Senior Shu. I had some school matters to attend to this morning and couldn't communicate with you in advance."
He suspected that the school might not have passed the message down, either due to oversight or intentionally. But since the matter was over, he prepared to show his travel slip to clear up the misunderstanding.
Shu Han, however, looked him up and down, flexed his wrist, and said, "Alright, since you're here now, there's no point in saying more. As the senior responsible for liaising with you, I need to test your level first to understand your situation. That way, the report I submit later can be more detailed."
Chen Chuan asked, "Oh? Is there such a procedure in the liaison process?"
"Why the nonsense? I'm the senior, I must know better than you, right?" Shu Han appeared impatient, but his eyes were somewhat evasive.
Chen Chuan smiled, glanced at him a few times, and said, "Alright." Regardless of whether there was such a procedure, he was also somewhat curious about the level of the senior students.
He had observed Wei Chang'an's performance; just from what was shown, it was really impressive, worthy of a third-year student. From the scene at the phone booth, it was highly likely that he had mastered the force. According to Yu Gang, even in Wuyi Academy, such people were considered elites.
But unfortunately, there was no time or opportunity for a sparring session. However, he could learn a thing or two from the senior student in front of him, who was also a top student.Shu Han looked around and said, "It's too cramped here, follow me outside."
Chen Chuan readily agreed and followed him to an open area on the same floor, which was essentially a training ground, covering more than five hundred square meters, ample for spectators and sparring.
When they got outside, a senior student was leaning against the wall, waiting boredly. Seeing the two come out, he smiled and said, "What, going through the procedures?"
Shu Han grunted in affirmation.
It's known that those who practice combat have some temper, and some young students, who haven't been beaten up, act as if they're the top dogs, looking down on everyone, speaking very aggressively during interactions, which inevitably leads to conflicts. At such times, verbal communication is useless, and only fists can speak.
So, this is considered an unofficial procedure, another set of rules summarized by the students. Generally, for troublemakers, a beating is all it takes to make them submit, and then they can calmly listen to reason.
However, Chen Chuan's case is special. He has a good attitude, possibly for other reasons, but being left hanging without a definite message, having waited all morning for nothing, has really annoyed Shu Han, so he wants to go through the procedure.
At the same time, he has heard about Chen Chuan knocking down Zhong Wu, a monster, after enrolling, and some have even compared Chen Chuan to a former idol of his, which he finds hard to accept, wanting to measure Chen Chuan's capabilities.
The senior student also became interested and proactively walked up to Chen Chuan, extending his hand for a handshake.
"Student Chen, right? Hello, my name is Shen Shao. I've heard of you. Hey, you might not know, but you're quite famous now. Even us third-year students have heard about it. You managed to knock down a monster like Zhong Wu, I really admire that. Please go easy on Senior Shu later, don't hurt him too badly. He's actually a good guy, just a bit hot-tempered today after waiting for you all morning, especially since he just got dumped a few days ago. Go easy on him."
Shu Han couldn't help but feel a bit annoyed, "What are you talking about? Can you stop bringing up irrelevant stuff? Do I need a junior to go easy on me? And I've told you, I didn't get dumped, we just mutually rejected each other."
"Yes, yes, I understand. She rejected you first, and then you rejected her."
Shu Han, somewhat embarrassed and annoyed, said, "Do you and I need to go through the procedures here first?"
Shen Shao said, "Alright, alright, I won't say anymore. Be careful, it's just the start of the semester, getting injured isn't worth it."Chen Chuan could actually tell that he was enjoying the drama and didn't mind causing trouble, but it didn't matter. In the past, he could only find Lu Ke at Yu Gang's place, and later he had to go to the boxing gym to find opponents. Now, having someone to spar with for free, he was very welcoming of it.
If he lost, he could identify his problems; if he won, it could also push his second self. So why not?
He went to one side to warm up a bit, and when he came back, he saw Shu Han already waiting there.
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