Musclebound Necromancer?! Are You Kidding Me?

Chapter 26 – Parents' certificates

Master Wen Nian's face almost turned green.

You made an 11th-level Mad Wolf shut down with one punch, how am I, a level 5 Body Cultivator, supposed to fight you?

"Uh... well, Qiao Yu, I just remembered I have something to do at home. My mom's calling me to help clean the windows. How about we spar another day?"

Master Wen Nian rubbed his hands together like a green-headed fly and said.

Qiao Yu naturally saw through his little scheme and shook his head with a smile.

Let bygones be bygones, more friends mean more paths. Master Wen Nian hadn't done anything particularly offensive, so there was no need to hold a grudge.

"Alright, let's spar another day, Brother Wen. Let's go back and eat." Qiao Yu said.

Once they returned to the table, Master Wen Nian didn't dare to show off anymore.

He sat properly at the table, looking like a student waiting for the teacher to ask a question.

He had no choice! A true master who can kill an 11th-level Body Cultivator with one punch was sitting right there! How could he dare to speak?

On the other hand, Deng Yanggang's eyes shone even brighter! Handsome, with nice hands, and strong!

This was practically the template for his dream prince!

"Brother Qiao Yu, I toast to you~" Deng Yanggang raised his wine glass and said.

Qiao Yu's fist instantly clenched again!

Damn it, it's all that Mad Wolf's fault for disturbing my thoughts, how did I forget about this sissy Deng Yanggang!

Next time I see Mad Wolf, I'll have to beat him up to vent my anger!

I should have beaten this sissy at the Duel Grounds so he'd never dare come near me again.

"Brother Qiao Yu, why aren't you speaking? Don't worry, I'm an Archer, I won't challenge you to a spar like Master Wen Nian~"

Seeing Qiao Yu not speaking, Deng Yanggang moved closer.

"Classmate Deng Yanggang, please respect yourself!" Qiao Yu picked up a black truffle roast duck to block in front of him.

"Don't be so distant, Brother Qiao Yu~"

Seeing Deng Yanggang still trying to get closer, Qiao Yu grabbed a fork from the table, ready to give him a jab.

At this moment, a low, angry shout rang out.

"Deng Yanggang! If you keep this up, I'll kill you right now!" Zhuo Xinyuan said through gritted teeth.

"Fine, I won't, hmph!"

Watching Deng Yanggang sit back in his seat in a huff, Qiao Yu breathed a sigh of relief.

"By the way, Wen Nian, are you guys planning to take the Inner World College Entrance Examination?" Ma Fei asked.

"Yeah, we can only take the entrance exam, unlike you guys who are guaranteed admission, carefree." Master Wen Nian spread his hands.

The College Entrance Examination on Kaiji Star is divided into the normal exam and the Inner World exam, the latter targeting students with outstanding talents in the Inner World.

"I should be taking the normal exam." Zhuo Xinyuan smiled wryly.

"My talent is too poor, I probably can't make waves in the Inner World like you guys. But I'll try to get into the programming department at either Huaqing or Kyoto, and then I'll make some hacks for you."

"Hahaha! Alright, we'll be waiting for your hacks then, cheers!" Ma Fei said.

After a few rounds of drinks, the meal finally ended amidst the laughter of the young men.

Ma Fei arranged a car to take Qiao Yu and the others back. On the way back, Zuo You turned her head and asked.

"Qiao Yu, when do you plan to clear your Exclusive Dungeon? Speaking of which, both you and Yang Xiangdi are in the Mage Class, you two should be able to participate together, right?"

"There's no rush, Teacher Xue Jinlong said there would be follow-up teaching on clearing Exclusive Dungeons." Qiao Yu replied.

Zuo You nodded.

"You're right, I'm being too hasty. But soon we'll be divided into classes based on our professions, see you at Kyoto University!"

With the Novice Trial completed, Fourth High School would reclassify students based on their Inner World professions.

In essence, it's a pre-exam sprint class, aiming to get more students into prestigious schools and boost Fourth High School's college admission rate.

"But even if we go to Kyoto University, we might not be in the same class." Qiao Yu said seriously.

Zuo You: "......."

You're really like Garen with a Last Whisper, silent yet breaking defenses.

"Zuo You, even if you don't get to be in the same class as Qiao Yu, you might be in the same class as Master Wen Nian!"

Yang Xiangdi had a sudden inspiration.

"Think about it! Master Wen Nian's talent isn't bad. If he really gets into Kyoto, as a Body Cultivator, a secondary tank class, there will definitely be many classes overlapping with your Tank Class!"

Zuo You: "......."

"But wait, if that's the case, wouldn't Qiao Yu joining the Body Cultivation Major also mean he'd be in the same class as Zuo You?" Zhao Ziyue couldn't help but ask.

"Why would a Necromancer attend Tank-related classes? To learn how to take damage?"

Yang Xiangdi looked at Zhao Ziyue with a dumbfounded expression.

"Then why don't you ask why a Necromancer would join the Body Cultivation Major?" Zhao Ziyue retorted.

"Because......." Yang Xiangdi paused, then slapped his forehead and looked at Qiao Yu.

"Yeah, Brother Yu, why did you join the Body Cultivation Major? How am I supposed to cling to your leg in the future?"

Qiao Yu had already anticipated Zuo You and the others' questions, so he started making things up casually.

"Remember the Barrel Theory I mentioned to you in Nightmare Village? I joined the Body Cultivation Major to strengthen my weakest shortcoming!"

"When you have no shortcomings, no one can defeat you! Applause, please!"

Qiao Yu's words made everyone fall into deep thought. Is this why they aren't as strong as Qiao Yu?

Seeing Zuo You and the others believe his nonsense again, Qiao Yu sighed in relief. He really had a talent for being a cult leader.

"I'm back!"

Qiao Yu pushed open his home's door, and the house was as quiet as ever.

The difference this time was that Qiao Yu didn't have to cook for himself; he went straight to his parents' old room.

Ever since his parents disappeared, he hadn't entered this room again. He always felt that one day, his parents would open the door and come out, just like when he was a child.

Creak!

The old wooden door, long unopened, let out a groan.

The floor was covered in a thick layer of dust, and the first thing he saw was a cozy big bed with neatly folded blankets.

Beside the bed was a desk, cluttered with some draft papers.

Qiao Yu picked up a piece of draft paper, which had symbols he couldn't understand at all.

"#include

int main()

char grade;

sf(......."

Just one look made Qiao Yu's head spin. Could this be some kind of code left by his parents?

He tucked one of the draft papers into his pocket, planning to ask someone knowledgeable about it later.

"Found it!"

Qiao Yu finally found what he was looking for, a stack of certificates with gilded embossing appeared in his hand.

They were his parents' bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degree certificates, all from Kyoto University.

"Computer Science Major......."

Qiao Yu flipped through them one by one, discovering that his parents studied the same major from undergraduate to doctoral level.

Apart from these certificates, Qiao Yu didn't find any other useful information, only some clothes and personal items left by his parents.

"It seems I'll have to go to Kyoto University to find more clues......." Qiao Yu murmured to himself.