Naturally, the person who could leak the contents of the freshman assessment to Huo Yuhao was Fan Yu, the third in command of the Soul Tool Department.
According to him, the final reward for the freshman assessment was even a soul bone.
When Huo Yuhao heard this news, he felt completely stunned.
Soul bones were priceless treasures everywhere. If put up for auction in the outside world, they would fetch at least a million gold soul coins. For a high-quality soul bone, tens of millions of gold soul coins were common. For a rare treasure like a hundred-thousand-year soul bone, hundreds of millions of gold soul coins were not impossible.
Treasures of this level would be treated with extreme care and reverence even in a Duke's mansion. Yet, at Shrek Academy, this thing was the champion's reward for a freshman assessment held just three months after school started?
Furthermore, Fan Yu had processed Huo Yuhao's Rank 3 Soul Tool Master badge in less than a day. In the outside world, it would take at least a week.
Shrek Academy was truly wealthy and powerful. The rumors of its immense riches were clearly not unfounded.
By the time they said goodbye to Ning Tian and Wu Feng, it was almost time for afternoon classes. Huo Yuhao and Zhu Yun didn't linger and headed straight for the classroom.
However, while they were still some distance away from the classroom, they suddenly saw someone fly out of it. Zhou Yi's furious voice echoed from inside the classroom.
"Dai Huabin, I don't care what your status is outside! As long as you're at Shrek Academy, you're still my student! Watch your mouth!"
A group of students had already gathered by the classroom door. Huo Yuhao casually found one and asked:
"What happened here?"
The student saw Huo Yuhao and quickly said:
"Deputy Class Monitor, this is what happened. The nine students who were expelled this morning couldn't accept it, so they all came to the Class Monitor, wanting him to speak up for them. But as soon as the Class Monitor entered the classroom, he spoke to Teacher Zhou Yi in a commanding tone, telling her to withdraw the decision she made this morning. Then the two of them started arguing, and finally..."
At this point, the student didn't dare to continue, merely gesturing with his eyes towards Dai Huabin, who was lying by the classroom door.
Huo Yuhao suddenly understood.
"So that's what happened."
To be honest, Huo Yuhao was quite surprised.
He wasn't surprised that Dai Huabin's plea for the students failed. Given that guy's personality, he was bound to clash with Zhou Yi, and it would be strange if Zhou Yi gave him a kind look.
Even if he were to do something like this, it should have been done privately. Showing such disrespect to a teacher in public would lead most teachers to refuse him.
What surprised Huo Yuhao was that Dai Huabin would actually act on behalf of these expelled students.
Based on Huo Yuhao's understanding of Dai Huabin's character, he originally expected Dai Huabin to think that these students deserved to be expelled and then mock them. That guy's views should have been highly aligned with Zhou Yi's.
It seemed that Huo Yuhao becoming the Deputy Class Monitor had given him a significant sense of crisis.
Huo Yuhao was thinking when, at that moment, he felt his sleeve being tugged.
He turned his head and saw a freshman looking at him pleadingly.
"Um... Deputy Class Monitor, could you please put in a good word for us?"
"Ah, you are."
Huo Yuhao remembered him. He was one of the nine expelled this morning, and his name seemed to be Yun Xiaopiao.
Yun Xiaopiao pleaded:
"Deputy Class Monitor, we know we were wrong. Please help us."
He didn't actually expect Huo Yuhao to be able to solve the problem for him. After all, even Dai Huabin, the Class Monitor, had failed, so Huo Yuhao, the Deputy Class Monitor, probably wouldn't be of much help either.
But besides Huo Yuhao, there was no one else he could ask. If he didn't try to fight back, he would truly be expelled.
Being expelled on the very first day of school, even if it was the legendary Shrek Academy, was enough to become a laughingstock.
Just imagining his parents' reaction when he returned home sent shivers down Yun Xiaopiao's spine.
Hearing him say this, the surrounding classmates also looked at Huo Yuhao in unison, their eyes filled with hope.
When the rabbit dies, the fox grieves; when the lips are gone, the teeth feel the cold. Seeing these nine classmates expelled, the other students naturally didn't feel good either.
Feeling the gazes of his classmates, Huo Yuhao frowned inwardly.
Sure enough, while enjoying the convenience that came with the position of Deputy Class Monitor, he also had to bear the responsibilities that came with it.
He sighed softly and smiled at Yun Xiaopiao:
"Alright, I'll give it a try. I'll do my best."
"Thank you!"
Yun Xiaopiao's eyes immediately lit up again.
Regardless of whether Huo Yuhao succeeded, at least there was a glimmer of hope.
Huo Yuhao walked towards the classroom. As he passed by Dai Huabin, Dai Huabin happened to be getting up from the ground.
"What are you trying to do?!"
Seeing Huo Yuhao preparing to enter the classroom, a bad feeling arose in his heart. He roared and reached out to grab Huo Yuhao's shoulder.
However, Huo Yuhao had already anticipated his move. He slightly adjusted his body, dodging Dai Huabin's hand. Then, before Dai Huabin could react, he grabbed his hand and cleanly executed an over-the-shoulder throw on Dai Huabin.
Dai Huabin was completely bewildered. Immediately after, he heard Huo Yuhao's voice drift down from above.
"Sorry, it was a reflex. Class Monitor, please give me advance notice next time you want to grab me."
"You...!"
Dai Huabin felt like he was about to explode with anger, but as soon as he looked up and met Zhou Yi's gaze, a chill ran down his spine, and the curse words that were about to burst out were swallowed back down.
Seeing Huo Yuhao walk towards her, Zhou Yi asked coldly:
"What? Are you also here to order me to change my teaching methods?"
Huo Yuhao shook his head.
"I just wanted to make a suggestion."
"There's nothing to suggest. Get out."
Looking at Zhou Yi's displeased expression, Huo Yuhao felt a little helpless.
That guy Dai Huabin, although he might not have realized it himself, his actions had indeed made it more difficult for Huo Yuhao to persuade Zhou Yi.
He said seriously:
"Teacher, I also think your punishment is too severe."
Zhou Yi said coldly:
"It's normal that you can't understand. You will understand one day. Monsters should be treated with monster-level standards. Only strict teachers can produce outstanding students. The punishment must be increased."
"Teacher, why are you so confident?"
"Because I have one of the highest graduation rates in the entire Outer Court."
Zhou Yi replied proudly.
"I see."
Huo Yuhao nodded, a sharp glint flashing in his eyes. He asked:
"Then, Teacher, I have a question. Do the students you expelled qualify to be included in the denominator when you calculate your graduation rate?"