Chapter 924
Instead, he tightened his grip on the form and asked, “Serena, since you’re still a part of the Vanguard Honors Program… it’s your call. Do you want to enter p>
Muffled beneath her jacket, the girl’s voice was crisp and cold. “No p>
She didn’t even bother opening her eyes.
Every single day, Mr. Harrison was ruthlessly hounding her, dragging her through the exhaustive research for the human brain chip project just to deal with the so- called Global Ivy Syndicate challenge.
She had zero interest and even less energy for this kind of child’s play.
To her, the whole thing was just a massive, time-consuming nuisance.
But Caleb refused to give up completely. “Serena, this is a collective challenge for the entire Vanguard class. Are you sure you don’t want to think about it? If you do decide to join, my team p>
“Caleb Sommers!” Bianca snapped, her brow furrowing heavily, her tone dripping with displeasure and a sharp threat.
Caleb stiffened, turning his head to look at her.
Bianca’s face was terrifyingly dark as she glared at him with pure ice. “Why are you wasting your breath on a slacker who barely even shows up to class? What? Are you actually trying to recruit her? Caleb, don’t forget your place. You are a dog for the Doyle family p>
The deeply humiliating insult made Caleb’s face burn crimson.
He gripped the registration form tightly, a violent storm of emotion surging behind the lenses of his glasses.
But in the end, he swallowed his anger, suppressing everything.
The girl slumped on the desk hadn’t moved an inch through the entire exchange.
She clearly didn’t have a shred of interest in his invitation.
He took a deep breath, pulled the form back, and silently retreated to his seat.
Bianca sneered in triumph.
Mr. Ashwell cleared his throat. “Since Serena doesn’t wish to participate, she doesn’t have to. We will respect her decision p>
He then addressed the rest of the room. “The rest of you, finalize your teams quickly. But think carefully about who you align with. This competition directly impacts Marington College’s reputation in the global academic community. I expect you all to give it everything you have p>
Clutching their registration forms, the students’ eyes burned with fanatical devotion as they shouted in unison, “We will p>
As soon as Mr. Ashwell left the room.
Bianca waved her form in the air, letting out a cold, intentional laugh designed to carry across the room “Some people really know how to put on a tough act. In reality, they don’t even have the guts to enter the competition. Then again, if a certain someone actually showed up, they d only make a total fool of
themselves p>
She threw out a few more sharp jabs.
But Serena didn’t budge.
She was obviously fast asleep.
Bianca felt like she had just thrown a vicious punch into a pile of cotton, leaving her bitterly frustrated.
She glared venomously in Serena’s direction, her eyes turning somber.
Just wait!
She wasn’t going to let Serena keep strutting around with this arrogant attitude!
The entire Vanguard class was completely consumed by the thrill of the upcoming tournament.
Because the challenge covered an incredibly broad spectrum of subjects, practically touching on every major field.
The students chosen to represent each university had to be apex geniuses in their respective disciplines.
As a result, the curriculum for the Vanguard Honors Program immediately shifted to focus purely on competition prep.
Today’s lecture was being hosted by
Professor Warren, a heavy-hitter that
Marington College had urgently
recalled from a series of elite
international seminars.
He was a core member of Mr. Harrison’s laboratory and an absolute authority in the
field of microchip engineering.
He had been abroad hosting lectures for quite some time.
He only rushed back specifically to prepare the students for the Global Elite Challenge.
Professor Warren was in his sixties and notoriously hot-tempered, with zero tolerance for disrespect or academic laziness.
Bianca knew this fact perfectly well.
The second Professor Warren set foot on campus, she sought him out and fed him a highly exaggerated story about the new slacker who had
ferred into the
Vanguard class.