Chapter 78 - 77: A Salaried Class President; A Newborn in the Divine Realm

After all forty students in the class had received their rewards,

Their homeroom teacher, Guo Aiqing, spoke up. "If any of you are not satisfied with the Divine Domain Card you chose, you can trade with another student in the class."

"Of course, you are not allowed to use force or coercion to make a trade."

"If you’re still not satisfied after trading, then you’ll just have to figure something out on your own."

"This school isn’t a kindergarten. We’re not going to solve every little problem for you!"

"If you want a better Divine Domain Card, then work hard and improve your grades!"

The teacher’s words, combined with the scene that had just played out—of each student going on stage to choose their Divine Domain Card—truly brought a saying to life: "People don’t learn from being told; they learn from experience."

"Now that the rewards for the placement exam have been distributed and the classes have been sorted,

let’s talk about selecting the class officers!"

Upon hearing the teacher’s words, every student—whether they were in a good mood or a bad one—suddenly perked up with interest!

"As is tradition at the school, positions will be chosen in order of academic rank, from highest to lowest."

"If someone doesn’t want a position, the choice passes to the next person in rank, and so on, until all the class officer roles are filled."

"Any questions? Does anyone object?"

The homeroom teacher, Guo Aiqing, looked up and scanned the students below.

Not a single student in the class voiced an objection.

After all, this was the standard procedure for selecting class officers at Golden City No.1 Middle School.

"Very good. In that case, Zhang Yi, how would you like to be the class president?"

Teacher Guo Aiqing had called him out by name, asking Zhang Yi first.

Zhang Yi nodded.

Zhang Yi himself didn’t particularly enjoy being in the spotlight.

There was nothing wrong with being just an ordinary member of the class,

but being class president would open up a whole new world of opportunities for Zhang Yi!

Not to mention, being the class president of an advanced class at Golden City No.1 Middle School

was like being a counselor’s assistant in college—it came with a salary!

Rather than let someone else get an extra Two-star or Three-star Divine Domain Card every month, Zhang Yi figured he might as well take the reward for himself.

Therefore, when Teacher Guo Aiqing called on him, Zhang Yi agreed without the slightest hesitation!

Seeing Zhang Yi accept, Teacher Guo Aiqing nodded as well.

After all, Zhang Yi was a student she had brought with her from the previous year’s Class 7,

and having been his teacher for over a semester, Guo Aiqing was fully confident in his abilities.

"Wan Hua, would you like to be the vice president or the academic representative?"

"Vice president, Teacher."

"Alright. From now on, you’ll work with Zhang Yi. If he has too much on his plate, you can help share the load."

Hearing Teacher Guo Aiqing’s words, Wan Hua nodded.

What ulterior motives could he possibly have?

He merely wanted to uncover the secret behind Zhang Yi’s first-place ranking—

to see if it was due to his own formidable strength, or if his family had simply provided him with too many resources.

"And Lin Aoxue, which position would you like?"

"The academic representative, Teacher Guo!"

"Okay!"

With the three most important positions filled so quickly, a smile appeared on Teacher Guo Aiqing’s face.

"Next up is..."

"What would you like to be..."

"..."

By the end of the morning, all the class officer positions had been assigned.

"Class president, vice president, come up here and pass out the class schedules for this month!"

At the teacher’s command, Zhang Yi and Wan Hua stood up, took their respective stacks of schedules from her hands,

and began handing them out to the students, starting from the front of the room and working their way back.

As Zhang Yi and Wan Hua distributed the schedules, the teacher continued:

"It’s almost noon, so you’re dismissed for lunch!"

"But after you finish lunch, classes will resume at one-thirty this afternoon!"

"I just finished giving you your tasks and assigning the class officers this morning. I don’t want to see anyone showing up late—or not at all—this afternoon!"

"Is that understood?" Teacher Guo Aiqing said in a stern voice.

"Understood," the entire class responded in unison.

...

In the days that followed, with Wan Hua cooperating with Zhang Yi,

the entire advanced class was managed in an orderly fashion, requiring no intervention from Teacher Guo Aiqing.

Moreover, every student in Advanced Class 1 was eager to improve,

so the learning atmosphere was naturally intense without needing much oversight.

Zhang Yi’s daily routine was also very disciplined.

He would wake up at seven in the morning and attend class at eight.

The morning would start with a Divine Art class, teaching how to use offensive Divine Arts,

followed by a geography class on how to read star charts and determine geographical locations where the two continents intersected.

After a short break for lunch,

the afternoon would begin with a politics class on how to strengthen the faith of one’s Clan,

followed by a management class on how to maximize a Clan’s effectiveness and manage time well!

In short, every day was fulfilling, and Zhang Yi was enjoying every moment of it.

Given how well Zhang Yi was managing the class,

many of the subject teachers praised the intense learning atmosphere in Advanced Class 1.

Hearing the praise from the other teachers,

Teacher Guo Aiqing showed nothing on the surface, but inwardly she felt a small flicker of delight.

So, even before the mock exam at the end of the month, Teacher Guo Aiqing gave Zhang Yi his "salary" for the month early.

At Zhang Yi’s request, Teacher Guo Aiqing even traded a Divine Domain Card she had with another teacher to get him a Two-star Skill Card: [Slide Tackle].

The Effect of the Two-star [Slide Tackle] Skill Card was a 30% chance to dodge a heavy blow.

’It’s somewhat useful!’

That was Zhang Yi’s Evaluation.

However, the real reason Zhang Yi wanted a Skill Card

was that he wanted to get his hands on a Synthesis Card he needed before the mock exam.

Therefore, Zhang Yi didn’t care about the quality of this Divine Domain Card; all that mattered was that it was a Skill Card!

After spending the better part of a month together, Wan Hua’s opinion of Zhang Yi had changed.

After all, top students always have a mutual appreciation for one another!

Through his daily interactions with Zhang Yi, he learned that not only was Zhang Yi’s background stronger than his, but he also studied even harder.

Realizing there was no aspect in which he could out-compete him,

Wan Hua actually let go of his pride and took the initiative to befriend Zhang Yi.

And Zhang Yi, for his part, preferred to make more friends and fewer enemies,

unless they were a complete idiot like Li Boyang.

Otherwise, Zhang Yi was more than happy to make a new friend.

So, with both sides willing—"the gentleman is willing, and the lady is interested," as the saying goes—

the relationship between Wan Hua and Zhang Yi’s group progressed by leaps and bounds, and he quickly integrated into Zhang Yi’s circle!

Meanwhile, back home, after Zhang Yi’s parents learned that he had gotten into the advanced class and become the class president,

they offered to give their son a gift.

They let him choose any Three-star Divine Domain Card he wanted as his present,

but at Zhang Yi’s suggestion, that one Three-star Divine Domain Card was successfully turned into two Two-star Skill Cards.

With that, the number of Skill Cards in Zhang Yi’s possession suddenly jumped to six!

And besides the Main World, progress in the Zhang Yi Divine Realm was also heartening.

After all this time, newborns had finally appeared in Zhang Yi’s Divine Realm!

But when Zhang Yi learned the details, he was shocked!

For so long, not a single Wood Elf had married.

And yet, the very first couple turned out to be a Wood Elf and a Fire Elf!

And right after the two of them married,

it wasn’t long before many other Wood Elves in the Divine Realm also got married.

There were marriages within the Fire Elf Clan as well.

More importantly, in less than a year after this wave of weddings, newborns began to appear in the Divine Realm.

With this, the population of the Clan in the Zhang Yi Divine Realm broke past seven hundred and was approaching eight hundred!