Lords of the Old Ones? I thought it was a speed bump.

Chapter 20 The Bizarre Campus Visit Day

Today, Baigang High School was bustling with an unusual vibrancy.

Many buses were parked at the school gate early in the morning, and students from various classes lined up and gathered on the playground in front of the gate.

When Lin Jue arrived at his class, Class 2 of Senior Three, Jiang Fan frowned and said:

"Why are you so late? You almost missed your train."

"It doesn't matter," Lin Jue shrugged, saying nonchalantly.

"If I miss it, I'll just ride my bike there myself. It's not that far from the University of Science and Technology of China."

Today, the senior high school students are going to visit one of the city's top universities, "Baigang University of Science and Technology".

This university currently ranks 39th in the federal university rankings, which means it is highly prestigious.

The "Hero Department" at the University of Taipei is particularly famous, with many graduates working in various hero media companies. The alumni can be described as elites.

That's why the school organized a group visit for the graduating class before the college entrance examination, in order to boost their morale and help them perform at a higher level during the exam.

Upon hearing that he was going to visit the site by bicycle, Jiang Fan pursed his lips and said:

"Forget it, the University of Science and Technology of China is on the other side of the city. If you ride your bike there, it'll probably be noon by then, and we'll be almost back by then."

Actually, I can reach that distance in half an hour... Never mind, it's better not to be so ostentatious.

Lin Jue was a low-key person, so he didn't argue and just shrugged.

Soon, led by their homeroom teacher Duan Hong, the students of Class 2, Grade 12 boarded a bus together.

Because of their usually very busy studies, the students were clearly very excited about this visit.

The bus was soon filled with laughter and chatter, and most of the conversation revolved around the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.

"I haven't been to Taipei University of Science and Technology yet. I've heard that the environment there is really nice, and there are a lot of beautiful girls there."

"If you can get into the Hero Course, you can have any kind of beautiful girl you want. If you can't, don't even mention it. Other courses don't give you any chance to choose a partner. You can only pick up what other people have left over."

"Then forget it. The Hero Course only admits a little over a hundred students each year. How could it be my turn?"

As expected, the "Hero Course" was the absolute focus of attention for all the students.

After all, this discipline has the best future prospects and the highest social status, so naturally, students flock to apply for it.

Lin Jue, however, had no interest in these discussions; he had never intended to continue his studies.

If it were before, it wouldn't be a big deal, but now they have such a powerful weapon as the dungeon.

Going to university and then working for someone else? Wouldn't that be crazy?

Just as Lin Jue was thinking this, a slender figure slowly approached him.

"Excuse me, Lin Jue, may I sit next to you?"

Lin Jue looked up and saw a familiar face in the aisle of the bus.

Her small face was beautiful and refined, and her long, black hair was simply tied in a braid.

She exudes a pure and stunning beauty that comes from adolescence without needing to dress up.

The girl who approached was named Bai Tingting, the class monitor and the prettiest girl in Class 2 of Senior Three.

To be honest, Lin Jue hadn't really spoken to this female class monitor much.

But she always seemed to be intentionally or unintentionally leaning towards Lin Jue, and I don't know what she was thinking.

There happened to be no one sitting in the seat to Lin Jue's right, so he nodded to indicate that the other person could sit down.

Bai Tingting was delighted to see this and quickly sat down in the rightmost seat.

Immediately, Jiang Fan, sitting at the other end, pursed his lips, leaned over, and whispered:

"I told you before that the class monitor definitely liked you, but you never believed me. Well, now you've come knocking on my door, haven't you?"

"Are you out of your mind? How could any girl like me? You must be out of your mind."

Although Lin Jue was often ridiculed at school because of his physical training habits.

But Jiang Fan knew that this guy was actually quite popular among the girls.

The reason is very simple: this guy is not only strong and healthy, but also very handsome.

Especially his shiny six-pack abs, his prominent deltoids, and his well-developed biceps.

For girls who are going through puberty, it's like a delicious piece of meat.

However, Lin Jue had never been interested in the opposite sex, and even when female classmates tried to talk to him, he would ignore them, completely unaware of this.

In fact, Bai Tingting's reason for sitting down was the same as Jiang Fan's whispered reason.

When Lin Jue turned to talk to Jiang Fan, the class beauty glanced at him cautiously and secretly clenched her small fist.

The college entrance exam is just around the corner, and we'll be going our separate ways after it's over. I have to make sure Lin Jue knows how I feel about him.

Looking at the broad, reliable back beside her, Bai Tingting couldn't help but smile gently.

As for how she fell in love with Lin Jue, we have to go back to the summer vacation a year ago.

Bai Tingting comes from a well-off family; her father's company owns several transport ships and operates in the ocean shipping industry.

That summer, her father wanted her to know about the hardships of life.

So he took his daughter to the dock so she could see how the transport workers worked.

At that moment, Mr. Bai pointed to the transport workers sweating profusely under the scorching sun and said to his daughter with righteous indignation:

"See? It's not easy to survive in society. You either study hard and get into a good university, or you end up like them, doing manual labor. Do you want to live that kind of life?"

Looking at the group of workers not far away, who were carrying goods with their own flesh and blood.

Bai Tingting, who had been pampered since childhood, immediately fell silent.

She realized for the first time that making a living was such a difficult thing.

To make a deeper impression on his daughter, Mr. Bai even took her on a tour of the cargo hold.

But just as Bai Tingting stepped into the cargo hold, she heard a "Watch out!" from behind her!

Then suddenly everything went black as a huge shipping container fell from the top of the container!

The moment the container hit the ground, Bai Tingting thought she was about to die... but a familiar figure quickly stepped in front of her.

Amidst the surprised shouts of the crowd, the boy, who was about the same age as her, used his body to shield her from the heavy cargo.

The image of the man who stood in front of her, using his hands to firmly support the hundreds of kilograms of goods, is something Bai Tingting can never forget to this day.

The transport worker who saved Bai Tingting was none other than Lin Jue, who worked at the dock.

But Lin Jue clearly didn't take the accident to heart. He just told Lin Jue to "be careful" a few times and then left on his own.

Later, when Bai Tingting met him in class, he had absolutely no recollection of ever meeting the school beauty, Bai, at the dock.

This situation puzzled Bai Tingting, who had always dreamed of a knight-and-princess love story.

He, the knight, had clearly saved the princess.

But the knight didn't take it seriously at all. What was this? Who did he think he was looking down on?

With this sense of resentment, Bai Tingting has been trying every possible way to get along with Lin Jue over the past year.

But Lin Jue was completely oblivious to the stirrings of her girlish heart, a true straight man.

Today, while Class 2 of Grade 3 was going to visit the university, Bai Tingting finally couldn't hold back anymore.

I have to let him know how I feel today, no matter what... no matter what.

However, just as Bai Tingting had finally made up her mind to confess to Lin Jue and was thinking about when it would be easier to speak up,

The bus driver, who was sitting perfectly fine in the front seat, suddenly frowned.

Because he seemed to have discovered something very strange... the surrounding traffic had all disappeared without him noticing.