Chapter 434: I Feel This Calamity... Is Coming! (Bonus Chapter)
Thank goodness I didn't give Grandpa Wang the Teletubbies Invisibility Cloak!
Otherwise, the Seven Great Mysterious Events would probably have a third one!
Exiting this thread, Jiangnan clicked into "Curse of the Night Demon" again.
The comments below had updated once more.
"Boo hoo~ Another senior sister went missing when she went to the bathroom last night!"
"Another missing? How many this time?"
"Eight! I cried all night under my covers, I'm so scared~"
"The girls' dorm is unlivable! There are 14 big holes in the walls, and the wind blows right in! It's too cold!"
Jiangnan swallowed hard.
What? Another eight missing? This Night Demon is way too lawless!
He scrolled further down.
"I heard those senior sisters and teachers from the day before yesterday were all found!"
"What? Really? Are they okay?"
"They're fine physically, but it's really weird."
"They were found, but the closest one was in Yangcheng, 800 kilometers away!"
"When discovered, they were only wearing pajamas, their feet were black, and the soles of the slippers on their feet were worn through! It was tragic!"
"Oh my god! 800 kilometers? Are you kidding me?"
"No kidding! They're taking the train back now..."
"The Night Demon is so scary!"
Jiangnan: (´⊙ж⊙`)
Cold sweat instantly soaked his back.
This... this damn well better not be because they wore my Extreme-Speed Slippers...
It's over, it's over!
If those senior sisters taken by the "Night Demon" come back, will they beat me up crying?
No wonder several people had been continuously refreshing their Resentment Value against me these past few days.
Maybe I should go hide for a couple of days?
If this keeps up, won't all those senior sisters who went to heaven be taken by the "Night Demon"?
If... if it really comes to that, I'll just put on the Teletubbies Invisibility Cloak and sneak back all the slippers!
Ning Youyou's eyes were red: "Shenanigod, why are you sweating so much?"
"Ah? Ah~ No... nothing! My cotton pants are too thick! I'm steamed up!"
Ning Youyou rubbed her eyes: "Shenanigod, can... can I go stay at your big villa for a couple of days? I don't dare stay in the dorm anymore!"
Jiangnan was startled: "Well, that's fine, there are plenty of rooms, it's just..."
Leng Yan: "Then... can I come too?"
Yu Qingqing: "Sister Yao Yao! I want to come stay with you!"
Hua Ling: "Can you include me?"
Rabbit Baby: "Me, me, me! And me!"
"Shenanigod, please! I'll sleep on the couch! Even the floor is fine!"
In an instant, over twenty female classmates in the class all made their requests.
Zhong Yingxue laughed: "Then everyone should come over. There should be enough space."
Xia Yao: "Hehe! With Xiao Nan at home, the Night Demon won't dare come!"
Jiangnan: !!!
That Night Demon IS damn well me!
But seeing so many girls wanting to stay at his big villa, Jiangnan felt that the plan to steal back the slippers could be postponed a bit.
Mm-hmm! No rush, no rush!
"Creak~ Creak~"
At this moment, all the male classmates had red eyes.
Some were grinding their teeth! Some were picking at their desks! Some were banging their heads against the radiator!
[From Zhang Huaiyu: Resentment Value +666!]
[From...]
Why don't WE have a big villa!
How damn frustrating!
Tao Xinyi walked into the classroom holding a folder, with darker circles under her eyes. She covered her mouth and yawned.
"Hawoo~ Alright, classmates, let's start class."
...
Dean's Office.
Xiao Chuihuo sat in his wheelchair, looking out the window at the panoramic view of the academy, his face full of worry.
"Sigh~"
The office door opened.
Zhao Dezhu, wrapped in bandages with a bruised and swollen face, pushed a wheelchair to the window. Together they gazed into the distance.
"Sigh~"
Two long sighs, containing endless sorrow.
"Things have been so unsettled this year."
"Indeed unsettled... wuwu~"
Xiao Chuihuo: "A fortune teller said that at 91, I have a great calamity. I feel this calamity... is coming!"
Zhao Dezhu rubbed his eyes: "Since when did you believe in fate? About the White Fang Ghost..."
"I've sent people to investigate. We'll wait for the results."
...
Retirement Home Zone.
Guan Hu was holding a photo of seven teeth, knocking on every door.
"Hey~ Grandpa Zhou! It's me, Fat Tiger! Come on, smile!"
Guan Hu looked at the photo, then at Grandpa Zhou.
"Mm~ Eleven teeth, not bad, not bad! Remember to brush your teeth regularly, oh!"
With that, he went to knock on the next grandpa's door.
Meanwhile, Grandpa Wang, whose skin color had returned to normal, paced back and forth in his room.
He was about to go crazy with anxiety.
"Ah-choo~ Slurp~"
Rubbing his nose, Grandpa Wang peeked through the crack in the door. They were almost at his room.
"Damn it! I let my guard down! Trying to catch me? No way!"
He walked to the mirror, pulled pliers from the drawer, grabbed one of his lower teeth, and yanked hard.
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"Owwwwww! Ptooey! Haha! Now it's symmetrical! Let's see how you catch me! Hehehe~"
He couldn't help but give himself a thumbs up for his cleverness.
"Knock, knock, knock~ Grandpa Wang? It's me, Fat Tiger! Come on! Open up and smile!"
Grandpa Wang grinned widely. His remaining six teeth stood like rocks in the sea.
Guan Hu was stunned. He looked at the photo, then at Grandpa Wang.
The... tooth positions looked a bit similar, especially the gaps.
But the number was wrong. Must be a coincidence.
"Nothing wrong, Grandpa Wang! Did you catch a cold? Put on more clothes!"
Grandpa Wang: ...
Closing the door, Grandpa Wang let out a long sigh.
Six teeth left. Plenty of opportunities.
Guan Hu cheerfully went to knock on the next grandpa's door.
Every grandpa had fewer teeth than him. He didn't know why, but it made him happy.
Ha!
...
After another morning of professional courses, Jiangnan's head was spinning.
After lunch, the trainees thought they'd be heading to the physical training center again to receive the ruthless whippings from Jianglong and Xiahouhu.
But unexpectedly, Tao Xinyi led them to a huge, oval-shaped building that looked like a turtle shell.
The sign on the door read: Gravity Training Room.
All the trainees' eyes lit up with joy.
Finally, no more beatings?
Jiangnan was a little disappointed.
No little cuties left for me to hit?
Tao Xinyi laughed: "This is the Gravity Training Room."
"Before entering, remember to put all your belongings in the lockers, or it could be dangerous."
After preparing, everyone followed Tao Xinyi into the gravity training room.
Inside, it was laid out like a Roman arena.
But the floor was made of square metal plates, each 2m × 2m.
The stone plates were densely engraved with incantations.
Above, a layer of specialized tempered glass covered everything.
The moment they stepped onto the metal plates,
everyone felt their bodies grow heavy.
One times gravity was stacked onto everyone.
If their previous weight was 70 kilograms, it was now 140 kilograms.
Jiangnan was startled. It reminded him of the Jiang Yun he'd met at the Qianhu Island Lingxu, whose ability was to control gravity.
The gravity enhancement in this training room must be artificially created using incantations.
Yu Qingqing asked curiously: "Sister Xinyi, what's the use of gravity training?"
Tao Xinyi explained: "It can greatly enhance physical fitness."
"Normal bone density is about 1.228 (g/cm³)."
"Muscle density is about 1060 kg/m³."
"However, in high-gravity environments, the human body spontaneously increases bone strength, muscle density, and strengthens itself to adapt to the environment."
"This is validated by scientific experiments."
"Imagine! If your body moves freely under ten times gravity, what happens when you return to one times gravity?"
At this moment, everyone's eyes lit up.
The training facilities at Pioneer Academy were freaking awesome.
"Brother Hu became bulletproof tiger by training here. As long as elementalists work hard, they can also have strong bodies."
"So, work hard, classmates! Also, don't walk too far inward; the gravity gets stronger the deeper you go."
"This row of squares is all one time gravity. The next row is two times, then three times."
"This is all thanks to Sister Menglu! She invented the weight-increasing incantations."
Jiangnan's eyes lit up.
He immediately pulled out his 50-pound gold brick.
Sure enough, under one time gravity, it instantly became 100 pounds.
Jiangnan swallowed his saliva. He looked at the incantations on the floor, then at the gold brick in his hand.
"I... I might have struck it rich!"
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