Chapter 1137 - 674: The Young Dean (Part 2)
Chapter 1137: Chapter 674: The Young Dean (Part 2)
The Time Travelers suddenly looked toward the mysterious War Fortress.
When City No. 10 was replicated down to the pixel, they seemed to be experiencing a city’s rise and fall.
"What’s going on?" a Time Traveler wondered aloud.
The next moment, Qing Chen walked out of the War Academy, looking a bit fatigued.
Armed with a laser pointer, he drew an area on the map: "Time Travelers living in this area, step forward."
More than forty Time Travelers slowly approached, exchanging glances with each other.
Without turning his head, Qing Chen said, "Lu Yuan, appoint a team leader for them, and then have everyone come here. I want you all to leave your homes immediately after and gather in front of the convenience store on Electric Street. The team leader will tally everyone’s money, and you’ll buy water, protein bars, canned synthetic meat, sugar, and lighters from the store. Buy as much as you can."
Qing Chen moved the laser pointer to draw a route through the city: "After leaving Electric Street, head south along Ziyun Road. It’s easy to hail a taxi there, so everyone should take taxis in groups to the border checkpoint. Remember to tell the driver not to take Seven Star Street, because even though it’s the shortest route, it gets extremely congested from 8 PM to 2 AM."
As he spoke, Qing Chen looked expressionlessly at the Time Travelers behind him: "Did anyone remember that?"
The Time Travelers hesitated for a moment, exchanging looks: "You spoke slowly enough, but it was a bit complex."
At this moment, a Time Traveler who looked about seventeen or eighteen stepped forward: "Hello... Sir..."
For a moment, the Time Traveler didn’t know how to address Qing Chen. Calling him a fellow student? It didn’t seem right; they were clearly not on the same level.
To shamelessly call him boss? That seemed abrupt.
Qing Chen looked at him and said, "You can call me Dean, Dean of the Agricultural College."
In the midnight of Whale Island, the Time Travelers were first stunned, then gasped.
Before this, many Time Travelers had tried to find information about the Dean of the Agricultural College on the Academy app, especially after they learned that those magical products originated there.
But no matter how they searched, the identity of the Agricultural College’s Dean remained a mystery.
Qing Chen, the Dean of the Agricultural College, was considered one of the two great mysteries within the Time Traveler’s Academy.
But now, everyone realized that the two mysterious figures were the same person.
It’s so strange; a boy just seventeen years old is already serving as a Dean! Is he really their peer?
Qing Chen interrupted their thoughts: "Do you have anything to say?"
The Time Traveler who had stepped forward timidly said: "Dean... I can remember the route you just drew. I know how to go."
Qing Chen nodded: "Very good, you’ll be the vice-captain, assisting the captain in the evacuation."
In Qing Chen’s organization, the person with the strongest leadership and cognitive skills served as captain, while someone familiar with the route was vice-captain.
He waved his hand to signal for the person to return to the group, and then used the laser pointer to mark another area on the sand table: "Time Travelers in this area, step forward. I need you to assemble at the pharmacy on Yerba Buena Street and spend all your savings to buy outdoor emergency supplies. Then, go through Triumph West Road... Remember, don’t take Nine Capital Boulevard; it’s very congested, and I suspect it’s also a major disaster area for the rat infestation. Those who can remember the route, step forward."
At this moment, Chen Zhuoqu stepped forward: "Dean, I can remember."
"Any others?" Qing Chen calmly asked: "Anyone else who can remember, step forward."
Another student stepped forward: "Dean, I can remember."
"Very good, you will be the vice-captain," Qing Chen looked at Chen Zhuoqu: "You’re already the captain. Your team members’ lives can’t depend solely on you. If you die, the vice-captain can lead everyone forward. If the vice-captain dies, at least you’ll still be the backbone."
Everyone felt a chill in their hearts. This young Dean really planned for the worst-case scenario.
Chen Zhuoqu originally thought Qing Chen was distrusting her when he wanted another person who knew the way, but upon hearing Qing Chen’s arrangements, she immediately understood: "I understand, Dean."
Qing Chen nodded and continued assigning the next group.
Lu Yuan stood beside the sand table, frowning in contemplation. Honestly, he couldn’t imagine how Qing Chen’s mind worked, to have every route and road condition of City No. 10 entirely memorized.
Initially, he was somewhat dissatisfied with the other taking over the task of organizing the Time Travelers, but now he was convinced.
Moreover, Lu Yuan also realized his previous mistake. He had initially divided the groups based on intuition. But when the sand table appeared, he saw how foolish he had been.
One must understand that the cities in the Inner World are three-dimensional. Some skyscrapers’ 88th floors might be equivalent to other buildings’ 1st floors. Students in the same geographical area might have to ride flying vehicles to quickly meet up, otherwise, they’d have to take a long detour.
Qing Chen’s assignments would never allow such situations to occur.
Lu Yuan understood that Qing Chen interrupted him precisely because he had realized this problem.
He recalled, at the beginning of the crossing event, tracking that silhouette through turn after turn. The other was just an ordinary student, yet managed to evade their overlapping surveillance with ease, as if even the traffic lights were on his side.