Chapter 26: The Harem King, Spider-Man
A male teacher walked into the classroom. He had a gentle expression, even though there was a horizontal scar about 5 centimeters long on the bridge of his nose. It still did not give people a fierce feeling. A ponytail made him look very energetic (you can refer to Shikamaru's braid).
The male teacher walked to the blackboard and wrote "Ethan Alexander".
"Hello everyone, my name is Ethan Alexander, and from today on, I will be your teacher. Before we start class, let's introduce ourselves so we can get to know each other," Ethan said.
"How should we introduce ourselves, teacher?" a female student asked, raising her hand.
"Just talk about the things you like, the things you dislike, and your dreams!" Ethan said.
Lan Xingyu had a retort stuck in his throat. Teacher, are you a Transmigration case too? You're not named Ethan, you're Iruka, right... What's with this naruto-style opening? Are you going to teach us how to perform surgery on our brains? Pulling back his wildly active brain cells, Lan Xingyu continued to listen to the lecture.
"Since I'm the teacher, I'll go first. I like eating ramen, and what I hate is those few minutes waiting for the ramen. My dream is to become the principal of this school," Ethan said.
Then he pointed to the first person in Lan Xingyu's row and said: "The next one starts with you! And then we'll continue down the line."
"My name is..." The students in front of Lan Xingyu had all finished their self-introductions. When it was Lan Xingyu's turn, it seemed that most of the female students cast their gazes toward him.
"Hello everyone! My name is Xingyu Lan. I like watching anime and playing games. What I dislike is the week-long wait for updates. My dream is world peace," Lan Xingyu said calmly.
After all, this situation had been happening for 7 years, and Lan Xingyu was long used to it.
Ahem! Who told me to be so outstanding? Oh! This damn, nowhere-to-hide charm of mine!
Ignoring Lan Xingyu's narcissism, the introductions continued. The next person after Lan Xingyu was Peter.
"Hello everyone! My name is Peter Parker. I like assembling complex LEGOs, and I hate being ignored. My dream is to become a scientist."
Then came the names of one student after another. Just as Lan Xingyu was bored to death, he heard a familiar name.
"Hello everyone! My name is Gwen Stacy. I like sports and dancing. I don't like noisy places, and my dream is to become a scientist or a police officer."
Lan Xingyu knew her. He said that in the comics, she was Peter's first girlfriend, but she died at the hands of the Green Goblin. In some Universes, she became Spider-Woman.
Come to think of it, Gwen really had the foundation to become a beauty. Her large eyes looked even more spirited, she had a pointed chin, and her features were combined quite exquisitely.
And the next girl even surprised Lan Xingyu.
"Hello everyone! My name is Mary Jane. I like acting and studying, and I hate noisy places. My dream is to become a star."
Lan Xingyu thought to himself that this one was impressive; she was the wife of Spider-Man! What is going on? Is this class Peter's harem? The next one made Lan Xingyu choke on his retort.
"Hello everyone! My name is Felicia Hardy. I like sports, and I don't like things that are too troublesome. My future dream is to be a jewelry designer!"
This was the Black Cat in Marvel, and Lan Xingyu was certain that she wasn't the Black Cat from the comics. If you ask why Lan Xingyu knew, it was still because of Stark.
Felicia's father and Howard Stark had assisted Dr. Abraham Erskine in developing the Super Soldier Serum together—yes, that exact serum that made Captain America able to go fifty-fifty with anyone he met. She was also a shareholder of Stark Industries, and her mother seemed to be a wealthy person too.
Lan Xingyu had seen similar situations in an early Spider-Man animated series. Wait, does that mean there might be a Kingpin in this world? That would be trouble! He'd have to look into it properly when he got back.
However, Lan Xingyu was really a bit jealous of Peter; the whole class was like his harem. As expected, just like what was said online in his past life, this guy was truly worthy of being Tony's own son. But it made no sense! Why was someone as handsome as him still single...
There were no more familiar names after that, and Lan Xingyu couldn't be bothered to listen to the lecture; possessing a super brain, he had long since mastered all the knowledge prior to American university.
So, this was where Amber came in handy. Of course, Lan Xingyu wouldn't bring Amber to school for no reason. Lan Xingyu placed Amber on the table, then laid down—ah, Amber was so soft!
As everyone knows, cats are fluids. And a fluid is the perfect pillow because it can perfectly conform to your skeleton.
Subsequently, Lan Xingyu began to sleep, and the energy within Lan Xingyu's body began to circulate.
That's right, Lan Xingyu sleeping was actually Cultivating. Lan Xingyu himself didn't know why, but as long as he slept, his strength would start to rise, as if there were no limit? Anyway, since he was idle at school, he might as well sleep and Cultivate, and since sleeping required a good pillow, Amber was brought along.
Working hard is impossible; it's impossible to work hard in this life. I, Salted Fish Lan, can only rely on sleeping to Breakthrough to the Single Universe level. I'll sleep more; if I can reach the Single Universe level early, I won't need to go find Ghost Rider and wait for him to start the plot. I'll just break through the dimensional barrier, go to Hell, and destroy Mephisto. Then I can be a homebody in peace.
The whole morning passed while Lan Xingyu was writing "Cultivating" but reading "sleeping"—you read that right, the whole morning. No matter what happened in the classroom, nothing woke Xingyu up. Until the school bell rang... Sure enough, the start-of-class bell can cure all insomnia, and the end-of-class bell can cure all hypersomnia...
This day could be said to be the one where Lan Xingyu slept the most; it felt like if he didn't pull an all-nighter playing LoL today, he would be doing a disservice to his school (sleeping) time...
He contacted Tony by phone and told him not to send anyone to pick him up, then went back with Peter. Along the way, Peter kept talking about the interesting things Lan Xingyu missed today, and the scene of him being watched by a group of girls while he slept. Lan Xingyu was covered in black lines after hearing it; it seemed he couldn't be lazy in the future. Who knows what happened while he was asleep...
Spider-Man was indeed one of the two kings of trash talk in Marvel; he didn't stop talking from school to his home, and Lan Xingyu couldn't even get a word in...
After parting with Peter at Spider-Man's doorstep, Lan Xingyu wandered around New York. Since the school let out at three o'clock, Lan Xingyu wasn't in a hurry to go back. He had been in New York for so long and hadn't really walked around; it would be inexcusable not to.
But for some reason, Lan Xingyu felt that the people around him were getting fewer and fewer. It was even more so after reaching a certain area, and the people going there were all in a hurry. Lan Xingyu seemed to have used Observation Haki and magic to perceive it together, and this perception stunned him. In this area, robberies, kidnappings, murders, and other crimes were happening simultaneously. Lan Xingyu also knew what this place was! This was Hell's Kitchen, the dark side of New York. A place where light couldn't reach.
However, if he didn't know, that would be one thing, but now that Lan Xingyu knew, he naturally couldn't just leave it alone. He then turned directly into a nearby alley, where a group of people were planning to traffic humans. Lan Xingyu intended to use them as his first targets.
As soon as he entered the alley, those human traffickers set their sights on Lan Xingyu.
"Hahahaha! I didn't expect our luck to be so good today! Someone delivered themselves to our door before we even started working!"
A leading man laughed and was about to come over to grab Lan Xingyu. Just as Lan Xingyu was about to make a move to wipe them out, he suddenly paused. A cane flew past Lan Xingyu's ear, hitting the thug leader directly, and then a red figure appeared in front of Lan Xingyu, shielding him behind.
"Kid, this isn't a place you should be. You should leave quickly." As soon as the voice fell, he charged toward those thugs.
However, not only did Lan Xingyu not leave, but he also discovered something interesting...