"Team: Beauty is Justice. Residence: City A. Project: Scavenger Daily Work."
"Evaluation Format: Team Evaluation. Current team size: 3."
"Multi-player Evaluation Mission, Code 84729: Zhengmiao Childcare School."
"Objective: Obtain the signature of the person in charge on the performance file."
"We wish you success in your evaluation. Eden is waiting for you."
Nan Yue looked at the scene before her, which was a room decorated in a somewhat childish manner.
Many plush toys were scattered on the floor, while letter-shaped balloons were stuck to the windows and walls. On the blackboard at the back, words were written in colorful chalk:
Children are the flowers of the motherland. Do not give up on any seedling.
This place seemed to be... a school.
Nan Yue's eyelid twitched. She had only just mentioned wanting to be a teacher, and now the mission had assigned her to a school.
Schools were one of the most common locations in mock exams and were also a nightmare for many scavengers.
After all, since everyone lived and ate at the Scavenger Training Academy, seeing a familiar setting turn into a horror scene was twice as shocking to the psyche.
Nan Yue scanned the crowd. There were 15 scavengers this time, and she even spotted a few familiar faces.
Chi He?
Nan Yue's gaze paused. The handsome, doll-faced boy flashed a smile at her.
"Time is tight. Since we're all here, let's introduce ourselves."
"I'm Jiang Xi Cheng, currently in the letter cities."
Jiang Xi Cheng wore glasses and looked refined and scholarly, but he was calm and composed, making it easy for people to trust him.
The scavengers had been somewhat restless at first, but many fell silent upon hearing he was from the letter cities.
While some used 'heavy hitters' to enter mid-to-high-level city states, they were a minority. To survive long enough to reach the letter cities required genuine skill.
Everyone introduced themselves one after another. Many were from the digital city states, and three or four were from the Nameless City.
Nan Yue noticed Chi He claimed to be a newcomer who had just reached the digital city states, using his looks to trick a few girls into protecting him.
However, everyone was a bit surprised when Bai La La pulled out her notebook and pen, as it was rare to see a disabled scavenger.
"Can she really not hear anything? That's so pitiful."
"What bad luck. How did we get grouped with someone like this? It's a disaster to be partnered with her."
Reactions to Bai La La's disability varied. Although many pitied her, no one offered a helping hand since their lives were on the line during the mission.
A few men even began discussing her right in front of her face, merely turning their bodies slightly so she couldn't read their lips.
Bai La La showed no reaction to those insulting words.
As expected, she truly couldn't hear or speak.
Jiang Xi Cheng frowned and was about to say something when the door to the room was pushed open.
"Are you the new teachers reporting for duty?"
A plump, middle-aged woman walked in. She wore a black suit with her hair tied up, and her bloated face bore a harsh expression.
Jiang Xi Cheng immediately put on a smile. "Yes. We just arrived and aren't sure what to do yet, so we hope for your guidance."
The woman's thin lips were painted a bright red, and she curled them into a cold smile.
"I am Director Wu, primarily responsible for the school's management. You will follow my orders from now on."
"Now, I will take you on a tour of the school."
Director Wu led the way, with the fifteen or so people following her like a tail.
Outside the door was a corridor painted emerald green, its walls lined with many simple doodles.
Everyone frowned as they looked at the drawings. The brushstrokes looked like a child's random sketches, but the content was eerie.
Nan Yue saw one drawing of a stick figure falling down the stairs, its head and body separated and rolling away.
Another drawing showed a stick figure being boiled in a soup pot in the kitchen, its wide-open mouth looking as if it could let out a real scream.
These drawings... were practically '100 Ways to Die'.
This was not the kind of content a school should have.
"Director Wu... these drawings..."
As soon as Nan Yue spoke, the scavengers in front of her moved aside. Although residences could be faked, everyone could tell that Nan Yue's trio were not just ordinary small fry.
Director Wu's gaze shifted to the drawings. For some reason, Nan Yue felt that she also found them repulsive, though her words suggested otherwise.
"Those... they were drawn by the children after watching a horror movie on a movie day. They are a bit creepy... We'll replace them with new ones on the next drawing day."
Director Wu quickly looked away. "The room you were just in is the free activity room. This is the dance room, this is the drawing room..."
As she opened the doors, the rooms inside were all bright and clean.
Nan Yue quietly exchanged looks with Gu Xiang Kai and Zhu Xi Ning.
However, iron bars had been installed outside the windows of every room.
What should have been cozy rooms looked like prison cells.
"Public security has been poor lately, so these bars were added."
Director Wu spoke coldly, as if sensing the unease of the new teachers behind her.
"This is the classroom. The school has 32 students, and they all attend classes together."
The room Director Wu opened this time was larger, with neatly arranged desks and simple math problems written on the blackboard.
"Director, how old are the children in this school?"
A girl still wearing a student uniform asked cautiously. Nan Yue remembered her name was Zhou Zhou.
"They range from 6 to 16 years old."
Director Wu didn't stay there for long. She turned to face the group.
"You should have known before coming here that this is a charity school. The children inside are all orphans, so pay close attention to your educational methods."
Everyone understood that such a school wouldn't have separate classes. They would all have to receive the same basic education.
"It is currently lunch break. I will assign your tasks."
Director Wu pointed at a few people. "You, go help in the kitchen."
"You, teach dance."
"You, teach drawing."
"You are the life teachers."
Director Wu looked at Nan Yue and grouped her with Chi He, a tall boy named Xu Yuan, and a slightly chubby girl named Xie Qi Qi. "You four are the teachers."
Grouped with Zhu Xi Ning was a tall, thin girl named Shi Yu, who asked softly, "Um... I don't know how to dance..."
Director Wu looked at her expressionlessly. "If you can't even teach children to dance, then perhaps you shouldn't work here at all."
Shi Yu immediately shut her mouth, looking a bit aggrieved.
Nan Yue noticed that those assigned to the kitchen were all strong men. Aside from Gu Xiang Kai, there were three other males, two of whom were still wearing student uniforms.
Bai La La was assigned to drawing, which relieved Nan Yue, who had been worried she might be assigned to teaching.
"The schedules are in the dormitories. I will remind you of only two things."
Director Wu's voice suddenly rose, becoming sharp and even piercing. Nan Yue felt as if a screeching sound like nails on a blackboard was coming from her throat.
"First, work hard."
"Second, children are devils."
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