7:55, at school.
Jiang Hou just sat down in the classroom when Zong Zheng Nan Mo came over, whispering, "Jiang Hou, late last night, there was a fire at a nightclub in the old town that killed more than ten people."
"Another dozen dead?" Jiang Hou was taken aback.
Zong Zheng Nan Mo nodded, whispering, "Yes, the Law Enforcement Department is officially saying it was a kitchen gas explosion, but I've heard that the corpses looked gruesome, not like typical asphyxiation deaths."
Jiang Hou understood what Zong Zheng Nan Mo meant, it seemed like another monster attack incident.
Of course, the ten-plus deaths last night referred to special deaths, excluding the daily traffic accidents, human vendettas, and natural deaths in Yidu.
As a metropolis with a population of over ten million, at least two to three hundred people die in Yidu every day for various reasons.
The reason Zong Zheng Nan Mo knew these things was because of his occupation. As a family inheriting the Taoist tradition, many of their family members worked with the dead, including collaborations with the Law Enforcement Department.
Therefore, information in this regard was very timely, and as soon as one person knew about these matters, it would quickly spread within the family's business group.
Those needing help called for help, those checking dates checked dates...
The morning passed quickly without incident.
At noon, after finishing lunch, Jiang Hou went downstairs to wash the lunchbox clean. By the time he returned to the classroom, his phone in his pocket vibrated slightly.
Jiang Hou put the lunchbox in the drawer before taking out his phone.
However, instead of the expected message, it was Qin Siyu, who had privately messaged him on the video app, tagging him with a video and attaching a smug emoji.
"What is this girl pushing this video to me for?" In doubt, Jiang Hou clicked on the link.
The video consisted of more than ten photos, all individual shots of the same girl in different settings: under a tree on the playground, by the classroom window, and in the corridor.
The girl's face was small yet fair and beautiful, with long black hair casually parted in the middle, and around her neck hung a purple headset.
The headset pressed the hair towards the center, covering part of the girl's cheek, making an already small face appear even more delicate.
By Jiang Hou's estimate, she was about one meter sixty-plus tall, wearing a white shirt and short skirt uniform, which made her chest, comparable to that of an adult woman, appear fuller.
Additionally, with the beauty enhancement feature of the video app, her lips were red, teeth white, and skin like creamy fat, a beauty beyond words.
Because the girl had excellent facial features and face shape, Jiang Hou felt that even without the beauty enhancement, her looks were no less than Li Mengwu's.
Huh! Since when did Li Mengwu become a unit of measurement?
Jiang Hou shook his head, tossing this strange thought out of his mind, and subconsciously glanced at the center of the classroom, where a boy named Jiang Chong was smiling and saying something to Li Mengwu.
The beauty of the girl wasn't important; what mattered was why Qin Siyu pushed this video to him?
Jiang Hou glanced at the video data, with likes already exceeding ten thousand, the post time was yesterday afternoon, and the followers in the background had reached over eight thousand.
All LSPs (Lustful Staring Perverts) indeed.
Without Qin Siyu saying, Jiang Hou already knew that the video account named 'Angel's Feather' was the one she and her classmates had been working on.
Giving the video a like and a follow, Jiang Hou then backed out and replied to Qin Siyu with "The pictures are well-taken, the lighting and composition are very professional!"
Soon, Qin Siyu replied, "Of course, I have been studying it for half a month."
Jiang Hou chuckled, knowing that with his understanding of Qin Siyu, the girl was surely very proud now, and perhaps if she had a bottle, her upturned lips could hang onto it.
The incident with the video was quickly forgotten by Jiang Hou, and he took a nap on the desk since he still had time.
After three classes in the afternoon, as the school bell rang, Zong Zheng Nan Mo's face immediately lit up with excitement, "Let's go, Jiang Hou, to the club."
Is it really something to be so excited about, it's not like we're going to see a beauty...
Well, the club president seems pretty too.
Speaking of which, Jiang Hou noticed that it seemed like there had been quite a few beauties appearing in recent days, aside from Qin Siyu and Li Mengwu, both Jiang Ruochan and Siyu's classmate were no less than Li Mengwu.
However, this is also quite normal; girls who aren't pretty, Jiang Hou wouldn't remember them, like other girls in the class!
Once out of the teaching building, Zong Zheng Nan Mo said, "Jiang Hou, I found out that there is a strength ranking software inside the watch, but it's not permitted to open."
"Let's ask the president later if we can get the permissions opened."
"Sure, I'm curious about it, too." Jiang Hou nodded.
As they spoke, the two crossed the soccer field and headed to the old teaching building behind it.
At this time, it wasn't just them; many students participating in social activities were also gathering here, but their destinations were the activity rooms on the first, second, and third floors.
Reaching the fourth floor of the teaching building, there were only a few people left, and the fifth floor was even quieter.
When the two arrived at room 501, they saw the handsome and spirited black-haired girl already sitting by the window, quietly reading the book she had yesterday.
"President, you're here already." Zong Zheng Nan Mo warmly greeted, showing no sign of yesterday's restraint.
All being eighteen-year-old teenagers, their thoughts weren't as complicated as adults'. In Zong Zheng Nan Mo's view, now that everyone joined the club, they were good friends to hang out with.
Jiang Ruochan looked up, her voice indifferent, "So, you've gone through the materials in the watch, right?"
"We have."
Zong Zheng Nan Mo nodded, pulling over a chair, "President, this strength ranking software can't be opened. Can you get us the access permissions?"
"Are you sure you want to open this? Aren't you afraid of being discouraged?"
Zong Zheng Nan Mo didn't mind, "Afraid of what? It's normal for us to be weak just after awakening. What's really scary is ignorance, not being clear about our position."
"Zong Zheng is right, I think so too." Jiang Hou nodded in agreement.
"Alright, open the settings, find the serial number of your smartwatch, and I'll enable the access for you." As she spoke, Jiang Ruochan revealed her left wrist.
Unlike the ordinary style of watches Jiang Hou and his friends had, Jiang Ruochan's 'smartwatch' was very exquisite.
The slender, delicate wristband was intertwined with gold and blue patterns, connected to a starry-themed watch face, surrounded by a phoenix-tail pattern composed of tiny diamond-like grains.
After Jiang Hou and Zong Zheng Nan Mo reported their serial numbers, Jiang Ruochan started operating.
"Alright, you should be able to open it after rebooting."
"Haha, the president is really impressive." Zong Zheng Nan Mo flattered, then eagerly shut down and rebooted the watch, Jiang Hou performing the same action simultaneously.
"Beep-beep, welcome to the Celestial Punishment Regional Network, upload of basic data in progress."
"Name, Jiang Hou."
"Age, 18 years and four months, awakening date October 14th, Year 34 of the Dragon Calendar, member of the Wind Chime Squad."
"Physique Evolution type, power system unknown, physique strength 8.6, late-tier One level."
When the electronic voice sounded with the data update on Jiang Hou's watch, Zong Zheng Nan Mo's side was roughly the same, although his data hadn't changed much since yesterday.
"Wait a minute, Jiang Hou, wasn't your physique strength 5.3?" Zong Zheng Nan Mo was surprised, wondering if he had misheard.
"What do you mean?" Jiang Ruochan glanced over.
Zong Zheng Nan Mo scratched the back of his head, "After you left yesterday, we followed the beginner's tutorial to test our strength."
"Jiang Hou's data showed his physique strength as 5.3. At the time, I was amazed at how he was lower than me, but now it seems the watch must have measured wrong. Otherwise, how could the change be so great in one day?"
Jiang Ruochan shook her head slightly, "Even though I gave you the basic model, it wouldn't be wrong. This can only indicate that his physique strength genuinely increased by three units in one day."