I Became the Alchemy Master by Picking Up Trash-Chapter 235 - 233: Return to School
Before the live broadcast was interrupted, millions of viewers had already seen Chu Yunyi and three members of the Special Remedy Team disappear together, and the clever ones had already guessed that something unexpected must have happened in the competition.
Since Elder Chu didn’t allow the live broadcast, the TV station could only repeatedly play advertisements. But the more you try to keep something hidden, the more it sparks curiosity.
The viewers did not leave due to the pause in the broadcast, but instead persistently stayed in front of the TV, waiting for the subsequent results. This led to the advertisement viewership hitting a historic high, making the sponsors of the competition abundant with joy.
From the moment the broadcast terminated, Anna realized that something had happened to Li Xing. The most worrisome thing did happen, and Anna cried hysterically, even fainting once.
Li Yi was worried she’d get sick from crying, so he added some calming medicine in the water and fed it to her.
After Anna fell asleep, Li Yi tried to contact all the teachers accompanying Li Xing to the Xi Yuan City competition, but none of them could be reached. He then contacted the Xi Yuan competition group and received nothing but excuses, enraging him to curse and almost smash the light brain.
Similar to the situation of the Li Family, the Cui Family and Ye Family also couldn’t reach any teachers at Harssas, and could only send people personally to Xi Yuan City to investigate the situation.
However, unexpectedly the sent personnel soon returned, reporting that Xi Yuan City was currently under lockdown, and one could not enter or exit without formal documents from the Military Department or the Elder Council.
Ye Chun and Cui Changsheng felt uneasy, fearing their family’s juniors might have gotten into formidable trouble.
Perhaps due to Chu Baili being on-site, Chu Yu was much more composed regarding the situation than the Ye and Cui families.
Finally, after inserting twenty hours of advertisements, Zhou Jun’s face reappeared on the screen.
"Dear viewers, this is the Federal First Television Station! Just now, we were interrupted by desert dust storms which seriously affected the signal transmission from invisible cameras, preventing the timely broadcast of the competition. We deeply regret this unexpected situation. On behalf of all staff at our station, I apologize to all viewers watching the live broadcast!"
Zhou Jun cleared his throat and continued reading from the teleprompter: "Luckily, the camera’s recording function was not affected, and we have obtained the memory card. Now, we will broadcast the competition footage to you!"
After Zhou Jun spoke, a scene appeared on the screen, showing events on Lake Heart Island after Chu Yunyi and the others disappeared. However, these videos had been technically modified and bore no relation to what actually happened.
It could be said that this video was authorized by the Elder Council, scripted by Chu Baili, co-starred by the four major corps, and produced by all Xi Yuan City technical personnel as an AI face-swapping movie.
In the film, after Chu Yunyi and the others vanished, "Qi Ming" fought against many opponents and successfully captured Harssas’s competition flag, securing second place. The Desert Boat Team narrowly defeated the Tu Ling Team, claiming the third flag, and the Tu Ling Team finished fourth.
There was no score announcement segment, no post-match celebration, and even the competitors didn’t appear again. The Xi Yuan competition concluded in such a hasty manner.
Although it seemed odd, the explanation given by the competition group was reasonable, and they also showcased the competition footage, so most viewers accepted this setup.
However, there remained a group of intelligent viewers who recognized issues in the footage played afterward, but those who understood knew that what truly transpired was only known to the parties involved and the core of power.
A day later, Xi Yuan City’s lockdown was lifted, and everyone’s communications were restored. Li Xing quickly called Li Yi to reassure him before following the Harssas All-Star Team back home.
Setting foot on Harssas land, Li Xing finally felt completely at ease. The exhaustion from the competition suddenly came forth, an unstoppable fatigue sweeping over her. Even before getting off the flying device, Li Xing leaned against the seat back and fell into a deep sleep.
When Li Xing woke up, she was already lying on the dormitory bed and realized upon checking the light brain that she had slept for a full twenty-four hours.
The dormitory was empty, and Li Xing turned over, sending a message to the communication number Yang Zhou used initially to contact her.
Twenty minutes later, the message was still "unread," and Li Xing sighed, got up to wash up. After tidying up, she went to the principal’s office to find Wen Dao and requested a month’s family leave.
Li Xing had thought of how to argue for herself but upon hearing she wanted to take leave, Wen Dao agreed without saying a word.
He even asked if a month was enough, suggesting that she could take off until the end of the term if needed. She shouldn’t worry about the curriculum, as the school would provide an online course exclusively for her, and she only had to come back for an exam at the end of the term.
Li Xing was simply overwhelmed with favor, repeatedly saying it wasn’t necessary.
She asked for leave to advance in the Eternal Green Technique. According to the ancestor’s experience, transitioning from Great Perfection of Flesh Tempering realm to early Organ Tempering stage could be completed within half a month as long as there was sufficient Chaos Qi. A month’s holiday was more than enough.
What Li Xing didn’t know was that the fact she fell asleep exhausted on the flying device greatly moved the teachers of Harssas.
Everyone knew Li Xing was Harssas’s number one powerhouse, even Luo Jun had to admit admiration for her stamina. Seeing Li Xing so tired that she fell asleep indicated how much effort she had exerted for the competition.
Currently, Harssas Academy had a total score of six points, ranking second, a score never seen in hundreds of years, making all Harssas faculty and students grateful for the effort of the Special Remedy Team, especially Li Xing.
Therefore, even if Li Xing had not come to ask for leave, Wen Dao had decided to offer the four of them a few days of rest to properly adjust their conditions.
While Li Xing was asleep, Wen Dao had already conveyed his decision to Ye Qingting, Cui Tianxiao, and Qi Ming, but unexpectedly all three refused the leave, even asking Luo Jun to formulate exclusive training plans to intensify training.
The three were dissatisfied with their performance in the competition, especially Cui Tianxiao, who was eager to train hard to make up for deficiencies; there was simply no time for holidays?
The decision of these three students made Wen Dao feel touched to tears, further strengthening his confidence in Harssas’s imminent rise.
After finishing the leave application, Li Xing went to a shop to meet Yang Dawei, Ning Yao, Zhang Long, and others for a small gathering.
The sudden interruption of the competition had worried them no less than Li Yi and Anna, especially Ning Yao; if Ning Zhun and Qian Xiaowu hadn’t stopped her, she would have surely run to the Teleportation Port of Xi Yuan City to wait for news.
Looking at these friends who sincerely care about her, Li Xing suddenly realized she hadn’t thought of Blue Star for a long time.
Their meal extended into deep night, and aside from Li Xing, everyone else was quite drunk. After instructing the housekeeping robot to take care of everyone, Li Xing returned to her dorm room.
"Beep, beep."
Upon entering, the light brain received a message, and Li Xing hurriedly opened it, unsurprisingly finding it from an unfamiliar communication number.
This time, the picture was a set of complex gene sequences and chromosomal maps, accompanied by a line of explanation--an ancient species that existed for more than ten billion years.
Li Xing was stunned, ten billion years?!
The existence time of the Qianyuan World was only comparable to this; could it be that the three-eyed monster cicada was an ancient demon beast before the collapse of Qianyuan World, awakened like the Big-mouth Flower?
Li Xing quickly replied, but these communication numbers never responded after being used once. Sighing helplessly, Li Xing suppressed her curiosity, waiting for Yang Zhou’s next contact.
