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The group chat had over three hundred people. Compared to groups that often reached their two-thousand-member limit, this was a small one. Yet, its activity level was incredibly high, with messages flashing by at a speed comparable to the legendary Eastern bullet screens, making it impossible to keep up.
However, Huang Xiu’s attention wasn’t on the messages at the moment, but on the number of people in the chat.
“This year, did Tiandu University really only recruit this many Awakened freshmen nationwide?”
Over three hundred people, and that number didn’t even account for the school’s administrative staff. Upon closer thought, however, she found it strange.
During the re-examination, there were a total of 299 candidates, and it was estimated that less than one-sixth of them ultimately qualified for admission to Tiandu University.
Most of the remaining candidates had enrolled in the Jurisdiction Bureau, the Conquest Bureau, and the Awakened Higher Vocational College.
Out of all thirty-four provinces in the entire federation, only a handful boasted a larger population than Yunshang Province.
Thus, a freshman class of over three hundred seemed quite reasonable. After all, as the nation’s premier training institution for Awakened individuals, Huang Xiu inwardly lavished praise on her future alma mater.
[I hate joining group chats] was not particularly conspicuous amidst the message bubbles flashing by at light speed.
Yet, for a group chat with only three hundred members, the addition of a new person carried an obvious significance. Welcome messages and emojis instantly began to flood the screen.
[Shi Yun: Another new big shot has arrived! The top one in the group!]
[Dragon Emperor: Newbie, post a picture! It’s tradition!]
[Adaka: Newbie, which province are you from? What was your re-examination rank, and how many points did you get? Tell us honestly, quick!]
Posting a picture was definitely out of the question; even without her mother’s lessons, Huang Xiu would never casually send photos of herself.
As for her re-examination rank and scores, those couldn’t be revealed either, lest others label her as pretentious.
With everyone so enthusiastic, not responding at all felt impolite.
After a moment’s thought, Huang Xiu sent an adorable cat covering its head emoji, then quietly went offline, intending to lurk and observe.
But while she wished to lurk, someone else had other ideas. The very next second, a message bubble flew out.
[My Jin is truly strong: This one is a *true* big shot.]
[Shi Yun: A big shot? How big of a shot? (smirking emoji) Everyone in the group is a big shot; I’m just a small fry anyway.]
Shi Yun replied with feigned humility, though inwardly, he was far from impressed.
‘Who among those admitted to Tiandu University didn’t possess a few tricks up their sleeve, or hadn’t been praised as a “big shot” a few times?’
‘I’m a big shot too!’ he thought, picking up the can of cola from the dining table, popping it open, and tilting it to his lips.
Meanwhile, Huang Xiu was muttering to herself, ‘”My Jin is truly strong”… is this *her* account?’
This instantly reminded her of someone—that monstrously strong loli named Liu Lu!
While she had no idea how Liu Lu had figured out her identity, the immediate priority was to prevent her from exposing her.
Otherwise, forget lurking; she’d be dragged out and put on display like an ornamental fish!
Huang Xiu certainly didn’t want to relive the experience of being gawked at during the previous re-examination.
She quickly typed, ready to stop Liu Lu, but ultimately, she was a step too slow.
[My Jin is truly strong: This one is an S-rank, a ruthless individual who scored 910 points in the re-examination. Is *that* enough to be a big shot?]
The instant he saw the message, the words ‘S-rank’ washed over and monopolized Shi Yun’s vision, leaving him feeling utterly dazed.
“Pfft!”
He didn’t even have time to swallow the cola in his mouth; startled, he choked on it, spraying it out in a gush.
“Pfft!”
The black, fizzy soda splattered all over his girlfriend’s face opposite him, her foundation streaking down with the cola.
“You’re still ea—”
The girl’s words froze midway, her lips began to twitch, and her temples throbbed rhythmically.
The next second, a furious roar echoed through the restaurant.
“Shi Yun, you’re looking for death!”
The tragedy unfolding in the restaurant remained unknown to the group members, though if they had known, they likely would have merely remarked, “Oh, how typical!”
After all, he was a ‘normie’ with a girlfriend.
Everyone only knew that the once exceptionally active group member, Shi Yun, had fallen silent after seeing that message, seemingly struck by a blow.
Indeed, it was a blow—a double blow, both physical and psychological.
However, the group members couldn’t spare much thought for that at the moment, as the message Liu Lu had sent was simply too explosive.
It instantly ignited the entire freshman group chat.
Many freshmen who had been lurking no longer bothered to hide.
‘True or false?’
At this point, the freshmen from Yunshang Province also stepped forward.
[I also have the Tremor-Tremor Fruit: As a freshman from Yunshang Province, I must confirm it’s true, truly true! The big shot is even stronger than this person says; they single-handedly took down the combined forces of [Blank] and [Blank].]
Such words were clearly akin to pouring oil on a fire, and the group chat erupted even more fiercely.
Messages no longer just refreshed like Eastern bullet screens; they had transformed into a Gatling gun barrage.
Notifications for her account frantically popped up in the top right corner.
Huang Xiu no longer dared to speak in the group chat.
She could only stare at her phone, which was ringing incessantly with notification sounds, as if infected by a virus.
Friend request notifications constantly refreshed in the notification bar, with one often being pushed down by the next almost immediately after appearing.
Eventually, it simply became: [You have new friend requests, you have new messages].
The phone in her fair hand began to heat up, visibly slowing down and becoming sluggish.
Huang Xiu tried to tap into her contacts list, but no matter how many times she tapped, the phone remained unresponsive.
“My phone… it’s dead!”
Staring at the utterly unresponsive phone, the girl felt like crying but couldn’t, so she simply restarted it.
Zhou Shuren, the sage of their people, was right: restarting could solve ninety percent of all problems.
After restarting, the phone finally sprang back to life.
Huang Xiu, heart pounding, tentatively tapped into the group chat again, only to find the entire freshman group had been forcibly muted.
[Flash of Lightning (Group Admin): Please do not harass other freshmen, and everyone, please speak rationally. Now that all the freshmen have joined the group, please check the following notifications promptly.]
[Flash of Lightning: @everyone, both the genuine and supplementary admission notices have been prepared and will be delivered to you shortly. Please pay attention to the timing for prompt receipt. The moment you receive your admission notice, please immediately register for a VoidNet account according to the freshman handbook tutorial.]
This message was not only tagged for everyone but also set as a featured message and group announcement.
After sending these two messages, Flash of Lightning did not lift the mute.
Clearly, the admin intended for everyone to calm down.
“Eh, the admission notices are arriving!” Huang Xiu exclaimed, her voice rising several pitches with surprise.
This was the legendary Tiandu University admission notice!
In the past, she had only ever caught glimpses of them in unboxing videos on Station 13.
Who would have thought that after so many years, it would finally be her turn to unbox a Tiandu University admission notice!
“Oh, congratulations!” Huang Qinian and Zhuang Wenli both replied with smiles.
Her mother even tossed a peeled apple directly to her.
Huang Xiu raised a hand to catch it, then took a bite, the sweet and sour taste making her mouth water.
She devoured the apple in a few quick bites, then hesitated for a moment.
Still, Huang Xiu tapped into the ‘new friends’ section and accepted all the friend requests.
After all, they would all be schoolmates from now on, bound to see each other frequently; ‘connections,’ as they say, were a crucial form of wealth.