Ascension to the Gods

Chapter 318 Strings
The shipyard is not large.

Most of the vehicles that take off and land on it are new-style hovercraft.

After relocation and reconstruction, the waterfront cliff now accommodates a million residents.

Although not wealthy.

With the help of the government office, it can be arranged.

The residents' basic needs for food, clothing, housing, transportation, and employment have been addressed on the surface.

Zhou Yu was one of them.

As a teacher at Guangling No.1 Middle School.

He was originally assigned to Linya Middle School to continue working as a lecturer.

But in recent days...

The Linya Prefecture government issued a decree to resettle the displaced residents, causing unrest among the people.

on the forum.

Furthermore, news has emerged that many high schools are about to lay off their teaching staff.

The one who spearheaded this matter.

It is the Zhao family, a newly emerging powerful family.

Previously.

As a small family in Guangling City, the Zhao family suffered a devastating blow when they relocated, their business in array formations collapsed, and they fell into an unprecedented decline.

Just recently.

By reporting the extraterrestrial creatures, he not only received priority resettlement but also a reward from above!
Although these rewards are not much.

For the bigwigs in the central government of Tianjing, it was nothing more than a speck of dust between their fingers.

This reward, which can be placed in the newly established Linya Prefecture, is enough to propel the Zhao family to new heights!
Linya Prefecture was just one of thousands of resettlement prefectures.

Most of them were ordinary people in the God-given Realm.

The prefectural governor was only at the Yongquan realm in terms of cultivation.

After acquiring the resources, the Zhao family created more than ten members of the Yongquan Realm in a very short period of time!
Such a powerful family force.

This made the Zhao family members arrogant and domineering in Linya Prefecture. They quickly picked up the business of array formations and built a commercial empire at an extremely fast pace!
Even the governor of Linya Prefecture dared not interfere with the rise of the Zhao family.

The Zhao family has placed people in many key departments of Linya Prefecture, and their every move can even influence the prefecture's decision-making!

"Since I came to Linya Middle School, I have worked diligently and never slacked off for a single day. Why should the school fire me first?"

In the principal's office, Zhou Yu, his voice hoarse, held up his identity device, trying to make the new principal see the holographic screen clearly.

The screen is filled with dense attendance records.

Outside the attendance sheet, there are many dates marked in red.

That was Zhou Yu's overtime work, forgoing extra salary to tutor struggling students individually.

The new principal sat in his chair, adjusted his glasses, and without even glancing at Zhou Yu's identification device, said coldly, "Teacher Zhou, you've lost your composure."

Zhou Yu's face flushed red as he gritted his teeth and said, "This job is my source of income to support my whole family. I need a reason!"

The new principal stood up, tidying up the documents as he said, "A tree that stands out in the forest is not a good thing, Teacher Zhou, you work too hard."

Zhou Yu was taken aback.

Hear this.

In that instant, many things came to mind.

After the relocation.

The teachers at the resettlement school received excellent benefits and had very high incomes.

Therefore.

The already limited number of lecturer positions were snapped up by people with connections.

Zhou Yu was a renowned and highly regarded teacher in both Guangling City and Anhe Prefecture.

Based on this reputation.

After moving with his family of four to a place near the water's edge, he managed to secure employment at the Linya Middle School.

But Zhou Yu's colleagues at Linya Middle School were completely different.

Most of them disregarded the school rules.

Being late or leaving early, giving perfunctory lectures—these are all too commonplace.

Over time.

Many diligent students would spontaneously attend Zhou Yu's classes.

Zhou Yu volunteered to tutor struggling students, regardless of their class, treating everyone equally.

Thus.

The other teachers were even more jealous of Zhou Yu.

One of the Zhao family's collateral relatives was a female teacher who was in the same class as Zhou Yu but in a different subject.

The more outstanding Zhou Yu was, the more incompetent she appeared.

Previously.

After the Zhao family gained power.

Without the slightest hesitation, the female teacher used her family connections to first transfer the original principal, and then her first action was to order Zhou Yu's expulsion!
The new principal is not a relative, but an official from Linya Prefecture.

However, on the surface, he must have sided with the Zhao family to become the principal here.

"The relocation and reconstruction of Linjiang Prefecture has already made things difficult for the students here. Their only way out is to get higher scores in the divinely ordained examination."

"I tried everything to help them improve their theory scores, what's wrong with that?!"

As Zhou Yu spoke, he unconsciously clenched his fists.

The principal, standing to the side, remained unmoved, put down the documents in his hand, and said, "Teacher Zhou, I'll repeat myself, you have been officially dismissed by the school."

A cold glint flashed behind his glasses. "If you keep arguing like this, I'll report you to the security team."

Zhou Yu forced himself to say, "The average theoretical score of my students is 39, and I..."

The principal picked up the phone: "Security team!"

A few minutes later.

Zhou Yu walked out of the school gate, looking completely lost and dejected.

His son is less than a year old and was recently weaned.

My daughter is a bit older, but we still have to face high library fees.

What he found most unbearable was the monthly housing usage fee of 300 Alliance Coins.

In Linjiang Prefecture, Zhou Yu had accumulated quite a bit of savings and gradually purchased a house and a hovercar.

However, Guangling City in Anhe Prefecture is the core area of ​​the spatial turbulence and riots, and it suffered the most severe damage!
Many of these buildings were affected by the spatial turbulence and were destroyed.

The house that Zhou Yu bought with his life savings is unfortunately among the properties he purchased.

This disaster caused his family business to vanish, and he suffered an unprecedented and severe blow.

"Teacher Zhou!"

Outside the school gate stood a thin student holding textbooks. He looked up, his face full of expectation, "Is there any extra class tomorrow?" Zhou Yuqiang smiled and said, "Come to my house after school tomorrow, I'll help you review."

The thin student immediately perked up and said sincerely, "Thank you, Teacher Zhou!"

Zhou Yu gently patted the student's shoulder and walked past him, his steps growing heavier.

"The meal is ready."

He pushed open the door, and his wife came forward, speaking softly, the fine lines around her eyes clearly visible.

Zhou Yu leaned against the door frame, looking at the woman in front of him, his heart aching slightly.

She was a lively and lovely young girl when she married him.

However, since moving to Linya Prefecture, in less than a year, she has aged considerably at a visible rate.

Zhou Yu sat on the sofa, gazing silently at the gray sky outside the window.

"time to eat."

The wife arranged the dishes and called softly from the side.

Zhou Yu turned his head, put his arm around the woman's shoulder, and said in a hoarse voice, "I'm sorry."

The steam from the food filled his eyes, causing them to well up with tears.

Why apologize all of a sudden?

The woman leaned against Zhou Yu and said gently, "You work so hard every day and sacrifice so much for the family. There's nothing I should be sorry about."

"I'm changing jobs."

Zhou Yu mustered his courage and told them about being fired.

The words fell.

The woman's body visibly tensed up.

But then.

She relaxed again, put her arms around Zhou Yu's head, and said in a softer voice, "It's okay. You're already being ostracized at school, so this will actually make things easier for you."

The door was pushed open.

The two quickly separated.

Zhou Yu quietly wiped his eyes, adopted a fatherly demeanor, and asked sternly, "Why did you come back from the library? Weren't you supposed to study until 8 o'clock?"

The girl closed the door, turned around in her faded school uniform, and looked a little aggrieved: "The administrator kicked me out, saying I wasn't qualified to read there."

Zhou Yu's heart tightened.

His worst fears came true.

My female teacher, who was in my class, was very petty.

She must have taken revenge on her own, and contacted the library to kick her daughter out.

"Qinxian, where's your schoolbag?"

The woman next to Zhou Yu noticed that her daughter's back was bare and there were some stains on her school skirt, so she couldn't help but ask.

Hear the question.

Zhou Qinxian pouted, tears welling up in her eyes uncontrollably. She sobbed softly, "Two new security guards at the library shoved and pushed me, tore my backpack and textbooks to shreds, and threw them in the trash can!"

The woman was taken aback.

Zhou Yu's eyes reddened, and he subconsciously clenched his fists: "This is simply outrageous!"

He immediately stood up and rushed towards the door.

The woman snapped out of her daze, hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed Zhou Yu tightly. Turning her head, she whispered to the girl, "Quickly, stop your father!"

Zhou Qinxian wiped away her tears, hugged Zhou Yu tightly around the waist, and said in a sob, "Dad, please don't go. I don't want the schoolbag anymore!"

Zhou Yu's body trembled, as if he had been frozen in place by a spell, and he stood motionless.

A few moments.

He turned around, gently pushed his wife's hand away, and walked silently to the bedroom, locking the door firmly from the inside.

Outside.

Then came her daughter's anxious voice.

Zhou Yu sat on the edge of the bed, staring blankly out the window until it got dark.

at last.

He raised his hand, took out his identification device, and opened his contacts.

At the very top of the list.

It's a pinned, gold-colored name.

In the Earth Alliance's identity system, golden identity cards are extremely rare.

we can even say.

One in a hundred million.

Zhou Yu stared at the line of golden names, his fingers trembling slightly, but he still clicked on it.

Jiang Jian, the lord of Yinshan.

The holographic screen flashed.

A dialog box popped up.

Zhou Yu stared at the screen and gave a wry smile.

He saw on the forum that Jiang Jian had gone to the Earth Moon Academy.

He had also heard that Jiang Jian was favored by the wondrous realm and eventually became the master of Yinshan, becoming famous throughout the world.

Based on Zhou Yu's understanding, he was not clear about what the Lord of Yinshan represented, or the significance behind his control of the wondrous realm.

All he knew was that his students had achieved great success.

It was higher than I could have imagined, higher than I could ever reach.

these past few years.

Zhou Yu never intended to take advantage of his former students.

Although Jiang Jian there, unknowingly brought him many benefits.

But Zhou Yu had his own backbone.

same.

He couldn't bring himself to lower his pride.

Zhou Yu always believed that no matter how poor or how hard life is, one should never beg for charity from others.

But now.

Face the harsh reality.

He was almost in despair.

The once impenetrable defenses in their hearts have also become shaky and on the verge of collapse.

(End of this chapter)