Chapter 91: Activation (1/2)
Chapter 91: Activation
Translator: Double_LEditor: Tehrn
“So what’s the plan? It’s still early for dinner,” Hu Yangxuan asked.
“How ‘bout a little warm up?” Wang Ben turned toward Wang Tong.
“The Gravity Training Chamber? Is your body good to go already?”
“Nevermind, it’s just a scratch. Physical activities are good for my recovery,” Wang Ben replied. Yet, Ma Xiaoru and Hu Yangxuan knew that Wang Ben actually was still brooding over unaccountably losing to Wang Tong last time.
It wasn’t always about winning or losing, but being the son of General Hu Ben, Wang Ben had to have a strong victorious urge, yet it wasn’t purely a spiteful and sentimental urge, it was actually a calm urge to win, which was also his way of pursuing greater strength.
“Let’s go then!” Ma Xiaoru nodded. Everyone seconded her consent.
They were definitely the “Fantastic Four” of Ayrlarng. Ma Xiaoru, Wang Ben, and Hu Yangxuan’s standard were just as good as the students of an S-ranked academy; as for Wang Tong, even though he was only a nobody in F-Class, he made quite the performance during the previous month’s assessment. Ma Xiaoru and Hu Yangxuan might not have used their full strength, but Wang Tong did break the academy’s record. Even though his academic scores were bad, it didn’t mean he wasn’t talented, and Wang Tong actually managed to stand out amongst fellow students. Moreover, he was also one of the chosen candidates for the competition against Bernabeu, which already proved that he wasn’t someone with an average score.
Samantha was smart enough to know that class sorting decided by average scores wasn’t the most effective method, yet she placed Wang Tong in F-Class on purpose. Samantha knew that Wang Tong was gifted even though his academic performance wasn’t keeping up, and she wouldn’t let him got expelled because of that. Placing him in F-Class was her way of helping him to grow.
Geniuses who couldn’t handle stress were like exquisite porcelains. They might be lucky enough for not breaking apart, but they would still remain fragile.
The Gravity Training Chamber wasn’t always crowded due to the fact that students would prefer tempering their Soul Energy instead. After all, Soul Energy would directly affect a person’s GN Force, and GN Force represented one’s actual strength. Apparently, academies and the military wouldn’t accept one’s ability to handle pressure as the reference data because physical training couldn’t provide evident effectiveness. They would only say, “The more you practice, the more benefits you’ll see, and no one would force you to train as long as your stamina was enough during regular assessments.”
Wang Tong enjoyed visiting the Gravity Training Chamber because it was uncrowded and comfy. Some students of the METAL Combat class preferred to do their training here, while most of them who were in the Command Force would rather spend their time on expanding their astronautic knowledge instead. For those commanders-wannabe, the more knowledgeable one was, the better impression one would leave on the supervisors during internships in the fleet, and physical strength had nothing to do with it; after all, life on the fleet would definitely be easier than becoming a foot soldier.
Yet Wang Tong and the trio saw it differently, getting physical was what they were born to do, they were like the “over-active” ones.
Meanwhile, Gansus was meeting Samantha in her office.
“Ya asked to see me, Ma’am?” Gansus stared at the Ayrlarng’s new principal, he wasn’t very fond of her and absolutely didn’t like how she entered the academy. Yet, the girl in front of him has brought the hope of glory back to the academy once again, which was the reason Gansus still treated Samantha with respect even though he didn’t like her.
“Mr. Gansus, I’d like to hear your thoughts regarding my plans for the academy,” Samantha said.
“So ya want me to speak up my mind, or just my compliments?”
“I want to hear the truth. As you’ve noticed, I’ve been plotting my ulterior motive since I took over this academy’s administration, but ultimately, both of us have the same goal, which is restoring Ayrlarng to its former glory!”
“Very well. Honestly speaking, what you’ve done has indeed increased Ayrlarng’s prestige and popularity; however, I think it won’t be able to last long, and you’ll still fail in the end!” Gansus didn’t hold back in his comments.
“I’m listening.” Samantha wasn’t convinced by Gansus’ saying. Ayrlarng has been doing great due to her hard work and would even make a greater comeback once she drop-kicked Bernabeu.
“Ma’am, winning Bernabeu isn’t enough. The truth is, even if you were to defeat every single S-ranked academies, it will still not be enough to help Ayrlarng because the victories were achieved by a few geniuses, and they’re definitely not enough to represent Ayrlarng itself. People will only remember Ma Xiaoru as House of Ma’s descendent, Hu Yangxuan as the Templar’s Follower, and Wang Ben as the son of General Hu Ben, and their success obviously has nothing to do with Ayrlarng!”
“You’ve got a point, and I agree with you on this, but you have to understand, I recruited them because they’re able to boost our image.”
“Hmph, I believe the people will doubt its effectiveness though; moreover, even our very own students wouldn’t be convinced because everyone thinks that their successes are the expected outcomes, and the victories have nothing to do with them. I will admit psychology isn’t my thing, but this is how I feel!” Gansus was a straightforward person, he didn’t care if what he said would hurt other’s feelings.
Obviously, Gansus’ crude attitude pissed her off, yet Samantha couldn’t argue back, because apparently what he said was the naked truth!
Apart from Gansus, no one had ever told Samantha so.
“What about Wang Tong? He’s one of ours too.”
“Yes, I agree. Wang Tong is gifted, and he has what it takes to represent Ayrlarng; but his strength alone isn’t enough, Ayrlarng needs more talented students like him. Most importantly, students of Ayrlarng need to fix their lazy attitudes, it’s normal for their strength and abilities to vary, but it’s definitely the academy’s fault if they all have a bad attitude!” once again, Gansus threw out another undeniable truth.
“Mr. Gansus, your words are really thought-provoking, and believe me, I do have made the same considerations before, which is why I came up with this class sorting method to stimulate the winning ambition of fellow students. I dare not to say that it has brought a tremendous effect, but I’m sure that there have been some improvements. Yet, based on what you’ve said, I believe you have a better solution?”
Samantha appreciated Gansus’ honesty, yet she refused to comply, she wanted to see if this man was the real deal or just a good-for-nothing blabbermouth.
“Actually, I was wondering if we could increase the periods of daily physical training. I still believe that strict physical training is the best method to strengthen their willpower,” Gansus said.
Most of the academies are not doing this anymore. Students would rather spend time practicing their tactics than doing physical training.
However, Samantha understood that Gansus was trying to imply that the old method is the best method!
“Thank you very much for your enlightenment, Mr. Gansus. Your advice would definitely help me in restoring Ayrlarng’s former glory!”
“Please Ma’am, those were only some random words from a humble teacher. Yet I believe you didn’t summon me just to hear my bullsh*t, am I right?”
“Haha, you have good eyes Mr. Gansus. Wang Tong is definitely a gifted kid, and I was wondering if you could recommend any other outstanding or talented students to be the candidates for the competition against Bernabeu.”
“Zhou Sisi from A-Class Command Force, Carl from F-Class, Kyaero from B-Class METAL Combat Class, and Rumi from C-Class Intel Force. These four are quite unique.”
“Zhou Sisi… yes I remember, she’s one of the top students of A-Class Command Force, but her Soul Energy is a bit weak… Carl is only average, as for Kyaero and Rumi, both of their results are not very outstanding though.” Samantha remembered every student’s information, she was gifted with an extraordinarily retentive memory.
“Ma’am, information has to be updated from time to time. Teachers shouldn’t only refer to the available data; instead, we should do our best to discover the hidden potentials amongst every student. Those are my personal recommendations that you’ve asked for, and it’s all up to you to decide,” Gansus turned and left after saying that, and Samantha was astounded by his action.
Ayrlarng was definitely a strange place filled with idiots and weirdos. The position as the academy’s principal was stressing her out terribly.
Yet Samantha had to agree with Gansus’ point about reinstating physical training. It could help Ayrlarng’s students to enhance their physical strength which has been forgotten by most of the academies, most importantly, it would be able to improve students’ discipline and their fighting spirits, and this could help to create positivities in other aspects even though results wouldn’t be shown instantly. Anyhow, she believed this was crucial for Ayrlarng’s development.