Training students dormitory

Fan Lin's room.

The list was here. Fan Lin was relieved after seeing the list below his bed

This list was the culmination of his past three years hard work. If this was used at the right time then whole game would be changed.

Fan Lin was in a bad mood since meeting that man. If it was before that day then he wouldn't have cared even if Xie Xie burnt the whole students dormitory. He would have ignored him and come to collect his things later.

After becoming a part of that rag tag group in his past life, his desire of showing off in front of others had already been killed long ago.

He doesn't need people admiration nor did he want others jealousy. He just wants to live his life his own way. He will have it by any cost.

The next day

"This semester, you all have one assignment: create your own mechas. Now, I will be announcing your groups. Group one: Tang Wulin, Gu Yue, Luo Guixing, and Wu Siduo."

After declaring that group one was composed of the four class representatives, Wu Zhangkong announced the rest of the groups. Each group had at least ten people, and the sum of every group's talents were basically on par with the rest.

"You must be able to use the mechas you make. As for how you make it, that's up to you. I have only covered the basics of mecha making up to this point, so you should go to the library to learn about things like what materials should be used."

"In order to make your mechas, you will need the help of everyone in your group. You must make your mechas by the end of the term. If any group has a single person without a completed mecha, the entire group will lose marks. A single member failing this assignment means the elimination of an entire group, and all of you will be made to withdraw from Shrek."

"Additionally, all of you can forget about completing the assignment half-heartedly. In the second half of the semester, you will be taught how to pilot ordinary mechas. Shrek Academy's curriculum aims to raise well-rounded students, so part of the final exam will be a class-wide mecha competition. The students that rank in the bottom ten for that competition will be expelled."

Wu Zhangkong's proclamation sent chills down everyone's spines and increased the pressure they were under.

Even if everyone was strong individually, it was impossible to make a mecha without the help of their classmates. In other words, they had to rely on each other. Cooperation was indispensable for this assignment.

"The exam at the end of the semester also includes a group competition where each group will select their four strongest mecha pilots to compete as a team. The specific rules will be announced closer to the date of the competition." Wu Zhangkong paused to let this information sink in, then gravely said, "I will now give you half an hour to gather into your groups and discuss your plans. Be warned, you do not have as much time for this task as you think."

" Sir, can I opt out of the group." I asked.

" What is your reason for doing that?. It should be a valid reason." Wu Zhangkong said. His tone a little icier.

"I just started my secondary profession. I would be a drag to the others. So I wanted to work alone." I reasoned. My voice without a hint of fluctuation.

The students were looking at him like he was joking.

Wu Zhangkong picked up the tab and Started fiddling with it. He replied after a seconds," Isn't working in a group better for you. Why do you want to work alone?"

"I am rich Sir. I just need to design on my own and I can ask for others to make it for me. As you said that the students occupational understanding will also be tested. I just want to raise my secondary profession to level 3 without any hitch."

He said icily," so you want to say that your classmates will become a problem in you reaching level 3 of your secondary profession?"

"Yes Sir."

Fan Lin's words make the whole class boil. They thought he was arrogant to say those words.

"Ok. You are allowed to work on your project alone. But you can only use the money earned by yourself as a working student and you need to make a one word battle armour piece design by yourself. Do you accept this condition?"

Fan Lin smiled, "I accept the terms Sir."

" And call me teacher not Sir."

"Yes Sir. I mean teacher."

He went to teaching about mecha armour as if the conversation never happened.

Shrek Academy's teaching methods were clearly different from what these students were used to. Here, independent studies were encouraged. Very little time, a few hours at most, was spent in class every day. Students could procrastinate and play around and no one would bother with them. However, if they didn't pass the exams at the end of the semester, they would be expelled, and no one wanted to be expelled from Shrek Academy.

So, their only option was to pour blood and sweat into their studies.

It was a long-established rule that the ten students that ranked at the bottom of the class would be expelled at the end of each semester. That was ten percent of the class. This danger pushed everyone, especially the weaker students, to work hard. For them, the possibility of expulsion was all too real.

'Now I just need to focus on my secondary profession. What should I cut out. Training in the boundless place is heavenly for me. I am already at the peak of level 28 and will breakthrough to level 29 in around two days. My studies are good for now. Let's use my training at night. Mecha designing needs spirit engraving. My soul power will be used pretty quickly and the danger of my overcharged state will not exist. Plus adding the time at night I could practice for 12 hours a day since I don't sleep and my first spirit soul will work as my passive cultivation assistant. Sounds good. Now the only thing that's left is to know whether I am allowed to practice at night.'

While Fan Lin was making plans for my future. Tang Wulin went to his seat and asked," would you like me help you? I am fourth rank blacksmith. I have a hundred percent success rate in first grade thousand refining. You are also making a battle armour piece by yourself.I can first grade thousand refine them."

I interrupted his speech like words," can you Spirit refine alloys with more than 93% conductivity. If you can't then don't talk to me. Come to me when you can do so and I will pay triple the market price."

He went towards his group with a bitter face after hearing this.