The weakest martial artist? One punch and he's leveled up a whole realm!

"vote?"

Ye Xiao looked even more bewildered.

but.

The old man was cursing and swearing.

This did ease the serious atmosphere on the field.

This also helped Ye Xiao rediscover the familiar impression of Grandpa Hei.

At this time.

Professor Qian stepped forward and answered gently, "Yes, it's about the voting."

"Since the principal is no longer here, after discussion, we have decided that you will inherit the principal's voting rights."

Ye Xiao asked, "Why me?"

Mr. Qian asked with a smile, "Did the principal say anything to you before he left?"

"Has the principal given you anything?"

At this moment, Ye Xiao took out a sword.

Upon seeing this, all four people on the field recognized him.

"The principal always carried his Tinglan with him and never gave it to anyone."

"You are the only one who has obtained Tinglan."

When I heard this...

Ye Xiao's thoughts quickly flew back to the moment he first met Wu Canglan.

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"Its name is Tinglan," Wu Canglan said. "It has been with me for fifty years. When I'm not around, it guards this place for me."

"Many people recognize it; if you carry it, many people will give you face."

Ye Xiao looked at the sword, and his heart began to beat faster.

"What do you want me to do?"

Wu Canglan sat down on the edge of the bed and looked out at the cracks in the window.

"What I need you to do is not to fight in the rifts, nor to kill monsters. You'll do those things later, but not now." He paused. "What I need you to do is guard this place."

"Protect the school?" Ye Xiao smiled, somewhat puzzled. "But there are so many deans, professors, and mentors at the school who are far more capable than me. How can it be my place to presumptuously claim to protect the school?"

"It's about protecting people!" Wu Canglan turned to look at him. "Whether it's the Heavenly Pride Society, the Demon Hunter Society, or the Myriad Manifestations Pavilion, whether they are from noble families or commoners, on the day the rift opens, they will all be human, and they will all need someone to stand in front of them and lead them!"

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Ye Xiao's thoughts returned to the reality before him.

He nodded seriously: "Okay, I'll vote."

A smile appeared on the faces of the four people.

next moment.

The vote was initiated by the elderly man.

"There are three things that need to be voted on in this election!"

"First, the first thing to do is activate the school's protective barrier?"

Regarding this point...

Apart from Ye Xiao, the other four people were quite clear about it.

Ye Xiao was not quite sure yet.

Therefore, Mr. Qian made a special effort to explain it to Ye Xiao.

"There is a hidden protective barrier beneath the school. Once activated, it can form a semi-circular protective barrier around and above the entire school."

"The main purpose of the protective barrier is to defend against the attack of the monster army."

Upon hearing this, Ye Xiao immediately nodded and said.

"We definitely need to activate the protective barrier, right? Two Flame Demon Birds have already appeared in the sky above the school, causing considerable damage and losses."

Mr. Qian smiled and nodded, then continued.

"However, activating the protective barrier will consume a large amount of spirit stones, and the school's spirit stone reserves are only enough to support the protective barrier for half a month."

"If all of this reserve of spirit stones is used for the protective barrier, then the school's consumption of spirit stones in other areas must be stopped immediately."

"For example..."

Lu Qingshan, who was standing next to him, took over the conversation.

"Take our current location, the [Dimensional Rift Observation Station], for example. The operation of this place also requires a continuous consumption of spirit stones."

"And this is just the tip of the iceberg of what's needed for the entire school to function."

Upon hearing this, Ye Xiao showed a surprised expression.

"Does activating the protective barrier consume that much energy?"

Old man Hei snorted coldly.

"You're only finding out now? Otherwise, why would we even hold a vote on this?"

"If the protective barrier is not activated, the school's spirit stone reserves are enough for the school to operate normally for six months."

"However, once the protective barrier is activated, the spirit stone reserves will be depleted within half a month!"

"Furthermore, during this period, the Crimson Abyss World army invaded, and the school's supply of spirit stones was temporarily suspended."

Faced with this series of problems.

Ye Xiao then realized that things were far more complicated than he had thought.

"Alright, everyone has five minutes to think."

"Voting will begin in five minutes."

After Ye Xiao pondered for five minutes...

Voting has begun.

The voting was anonymous.

Each person is given a piece of paper to write down whether they agree or not.

Ye Xiao has yet to put pen to paper.

As a result, all four of them had finished writing and crumpled it up and threw it in the middle of the table.

Ye Xiao was the only one who hadn't made a decision yet.

The old man was too lazy to dawdle.

Simply separate the four crumpled pieces of paper.

"Agreed!"

"be opposed to!"

"be opposed to!"

"Agreed!"

Ye Xiao was completely dumbfounded when this ticket type was announced.

All four of them looked at him.

"Ye Xiao, the voting results are in here: two votes in favor and two votes against."

"Therefore, your vote is the most crucial."

Ye Xiao's lips twitched slightly.

He said, "I have a feeling you guys have set me up on purpose?"

At this moment, Old Zhang laughed heartily.

Why would we set you up?

"Didn't you just see our voting process?"

"Now we only need your last vote."

Do you agree or disagree?

This moment.

Ye Xiao felt an unprecedented pressure on his shoulders.

He never thought of it.

One day, a single sentence from him could determine the fate and future of all the teachers and students in the school!

When the responsibilities that need to be shouldered become too great.

Humans instinctively want to escape.

But at this time...

Ye Xiao then recalled what Principal Wu Canglan had once said to him.

"Ye Xiao, I'm asking you, how much worse are you than those geniuses?"

His answer at the time was: "Exactly the same!"

That very moment.

What does he have to be afraid of or back down from?

As the saying goes, times make heroes!

In his past life, Ye Xiao, who had lived an ordinary life, had fantasized countless times about doing something earth-shattering in his mundane days.

Now, this opportunity has been personally handed to him.

Why did he want to back down again?

next moment.

Ye Xiao's previously confused eyes were no longer lost.

Instead, they became more resolute than ever before.

And he made his decision with a firm tone.

I vote...

"Agree!"

"Support activating the protective barrier!"

"Because nothing is more important than a human life!"