As Li Pu himself, he obviously had no idea what kind of trouble he had stirred up.
And strictly speaking, it was the little treant that caused it, what did it have to do with him?
All he knew was that his journey here hadn't been easy.
Along the way, he encountered several waves of raging plant beasts, thankfully he was able to run fast enough.
Actually, if it came to a real fight, Li Pu felt he wouldn't be too afraid, after all, they were just weak beasts, but there were too many of them.
"Wait, no."
"Did I forget something?"
But at this moment, looking around himself, Li Pu realized it was empty.
The straw man didn't run as fast as him, who knows where it got left behind.
"Forget it, it's its own fault for not keeping up."
He thought about it and felt the straw man shouldn't have any big issues.
That guy has 10 wood attributes, with a high affinity for plant-type beasts.
It seemed more likely to join the wild army than to be attacked by them.
So Li Pu continued to climb the hill and finally reached the top of the small hill.
However, at the top, he didn't see any new students.
Only a few teachers standing in front of their tents, chatting casually, so engrossed, they didn't even notice his arrival.
"Could it be that I arrived too late, did the event disband already?"
This situation couldn't help but make him a bit worried.
After all, he'd been delayed by the little treant for too long, it was deserved to get the last place.
After glancing around all the tents, Li Pu finally chose, a bit anxiously, the one with the words [Flash Step] on it.
As a result, upon lifting the flap, there was no one inside.
"It's over, totally over, really no hope now."
This made Li Pu feel he was really the last one, didn't even the teachers leave?
But after thinking about it, he decided to lift the flap of another [Flash Step] tent next to this one.
"Hmm?"
As the flap lifted, he saw a mature and beautiful lady.
"Come in."
Her words dispelled Li Pu's hesitation.
Seems like there's a chance?
He hobbled inside.
"Looks like you are the first place in this competition."
Teacher Bai's words made Li Pu realize the situation was not what he had imagined.
Are the others not here yet, so weak?
Never imagined, after being delayed for so long, he could still get first place?
At the same time, Teacher Bai also had questions in her mind.
According to the timing of previous events, the arrival of the first new student at this time was normal.
But hadn't they just said the plant beasts were rampaging?
Could it be that he didn't encounter any beasts?
Carefully inspecting the young man, Teacher Bai noticed his clothes were dirty and tattered, evidence of many trials and tribulations, not like someone who had an unobstructed journey.
Both sides had their thoughts, after a long silence, Li Pu finally thought of an opening line.
"Hello teacher, I would like to learn [Flash Step]."
"Don't be in a rush, here's a test sheet for you to fill out first."
Teacher Bai took out a test paper from a drawer.
Being the kind of teacher who was quite responsible in teaching, she had her own procedures.
More than the order of competition ranks, she cared more about whether the new student was suitable for the course she taught.
Sure, [Flash Step] is an incredibly functional skill, but it's not suited for every Summoner.
Especially the first summoner skill a freshman chooses could greatly influence their lifelong fighting style.
Therefore, she hoped Li Pu would thoroughly fill out this test to get some reference from the results.
Of course, if Li Pu insisted on choosing her course, Teacher Bai had no authority to refuse.
It's the school's policy to respect the students' own choices.
"Alright, teacher."
Li Pu took the test paper and pen and began to answer earnestly.
Question 1: When chased by beasts and facing a 10-meter wide canyon ahead, you can only jump 7 meters, with [Flash Step] being 1 meter, how do you choose ()
A. Turn back and fight to the death B. Turn back, slide and feed C. Lie down on the spot and wait for death
D. Observe the surroundings for possible escape opportunities
E. Regardless of side effects, use Flash Step continuously to cross the canyon
F. It's impossible for me to be in such a dilemma
G. Personally refuse to answer the above question
After reading the first question, Li Pu raised an eyebrow.
This is practically a freebie, am I right?
Feels like anyone would know to choose D or E.
"I hope you follow your heart and choose the option that first comes to mind."
"Also, this answer is just a simple test of your compatibility with my [Flash Step] teachings."
"The final score won't affect your right to choose the course."
But at this moment, Teacher Bai offered a reminder.
Compatibility, following your heart, not affecting course selection.
These keywords made Li Pu change his thought.
Without hesitation, he marked F.
[It's impossible for me to be in such a dilemma]
Nothing more to say, this kid is just that confident.
In fact, this question, or rather these options, don't have a correct answer.
Reasonably, it's D or E.
But option D to use the environment to find a means to escape is a decision with many unknowns.
And E involves some risk, using [Flash Step] consecutively three times in a very short period could easily drain a Summoner's Spiritual Power, causing them to faint.
These two options are the only ones in the question that would earn you points.
To be honest, a few people might even choose A aside from D and E.
But a new student choosing F, Teacher Bai had never seen that before.
So when she saw Li Pu's choice for the first question, she slightly frowned.
Five minutes later, Li Pu had finished selecting all twenty questions.
"..."
But watching him answer the entire time, Teacher Bai was completely silent.
Now she thought she needed to consider, not whether this student was suitable for learning [Flash Step].
But... whether this guy was really suitable to be a Summoner?
0 points, that was Li Pu's final test score.
First of all, she had to admit that this test paper she designed was not perfect, it had some flaws.
But 0 points, that was just absurd.
She had never encountered a student who could get 0 points before.
As for his score, Li Pu had an "I knew it" expression.
Actually, halfway through answering, he already realized.
This teacher's style clearly didn't match his.
There were a total of 20 questions, 17 involved flash stepping backward, and the remaining 3 were side steps.
In other words, in her style, [Flash Step] was just a skill to flee for your life.
But what Li Pu wanted to learn, was to step forward.
Flash right into someone's arms and deliver an uppercut.
"Uh… how about you reconsider?"
"Alright, thank you, teacher."
Li Pu accepted the offer to back out gracefully from Teacher Bai.
...
"Didn't expect, to have such a bad start."
Walking out of Teacher Bai's tent, Li Pu couldn't help but sigh.
However, he recalled Wu Guinan mentioning that this female teacher seemed to be some kind of department head.
So, logically, the tents on either side of the department head should be at comparable strength or slightly below, right?
The tent on the right with the same [Flash Step] sign, he'd already checked, no one was there.
"If that's the case then…"
So Li Pu turned his gaze to the tent on the left.
The quality of the teacher inside aside, just from looking at the skill, it seemed quite in line with his interests.
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