My Apocalypse System Arrives 10 Years Early

Chapter 627: Chapter 377: Parents’ Open Day and the Past-Life Enemy

In many provinces, like Sichuan Province and the Qilu Region, it’s customary to address people as ”teacher.” Most of the residents in Underground Dungeon 03 were originally from Sichuan Province, so they naturally preserved this tradition.

Teacher Xu thought to herself, ’I call you Teacher Li, and you call me Teacher Xu. It makes us sound like colleagues. Yes, it feels much more familiar.’

Li Xiang was a hot commodity. Although he was over thirty, he looked to be about twenty-five or twenty-six. Many people privately called him the ”ageless heartthrob.”

Many middle-aged men, especially those in their late thirties and forties, liked to think of themselves as still being young, handsome guys. But in the eyes of others, they came off as insufferably cringey, with the air of a crotchety old man.

But Li Xiang was an exception—he was truly young. A Divine King Realm expert in his thirties had a lifespan of tens of thousands of years. He had barely begun his life, so how could he possibly show any signs of aging? He didn’t have a single white hair or wrinkle. His skin was fair with a healthy glow, and his eyes held no trace of world-weariness.

Being handsome was one thing, but he was also the number one person on Earth—the planet’s peak combat power and most influential figure.

Getting on his good side could save a person decades of struggle.

Lord Yao of Los Santos, Lord Zhao of Guanghan City, and City Lord Lei of Jade Rabbit City were all said to be his trusted confidants from his humble beginnings. Now, they were lords of major cities with populations of twenty million—some of the most developed cities in the Solar Element. How many years of struggle did that save them?

If women knew that through Dual Cultivation with Li Xiang, they had a high chance of reaching the Saint Tier and enjoying a lifespan of several hundred years—or even the Divine Tier with a lifespan of several thousand years—they would probably go even crazier. What was he? He was practically Tang Monk’s Flesh.

Of course, Yao Yao and the others would never go around advertising this secret. Besides, their relationships with Li Xiang weren’t public to begin with.

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The Li Family Village kindergarten was huge. Each grade level had over thirty classes, and Li Xinyue was in Middle Class 1.

Middle Class 1 occupied three classrooms, divided into several areas: a lesson area, a nap area, a play area, a reading area, a plant and animal area, an artwork display area, and more.

The nap area had bunk beds, but they were equipped with safety rails, making them quite secure. They were made of solid wood, with all the edges carved to be smooth and round. The floor was covered with a soft, thick carpet to prevent the children from getting hurt if they fell.

In addition to Teacher Xu, there was another instructor and a classroom aide who handled daily life tasks. The aide kept the classroom so spotless that the children could roll around on the floor without getting dirty. Even the bathrooms were sparkling clean.

Li Xiang chatted with Teacher Xu for a bit before going to join his daughter.

The first thing Li Xinyue did upon arriving in the classroom was to go get a drink of water. GLUG GLUG GLUG~ She downed a large cup of warm water, then took the opportunity to water the potted rainbow chili pepper she was growing and check on its progress.

By the time Li Xiang walked over, Li Xinyue had already finished her observation task and returned to her seat, where she was making an entry in her plant growth journal.

She was quite thorough, describing the plant’s growth from multiple angles. She even compared it to the previous day, drew a trend graph for the number and size of its leaves over the past seven days, and added detailed written descriptions.

The other children, on the other hand, could barely write. Li Xiang observed that most of them could only write their own names and the numbers for the date and day of the week, and even that was just a crooked scrawl, like a worm had crawled across the page.

Not Li Xinyue, though. She was naturally gifted, a little Extraordinary Being who had awakened a Memory Palace. Her drawing and calligraphy skills were already at a proficient level. She could already write over a thousand characters.

But since she was Li Xiang’s daughter, everyone felt that no matter how amazing she was, it was only to be expected.

Some children raised plants, while others raised animals. The plants included cacti, tomatoes, aloe vera, snake plants, asparagus ferns, garlic, green onions, bok choy, potatoes, and peanuts. The animals were mostly things like goldfish, turtles, and small hamsters.

The reason Li Xinyue chose to raise a rainbow chili pepper was because her ”Granny” (Granny Li Xiang, her great-grandmother) had told her a story. Back when they lived on the surface, there were several pepper trees in their courtyard garden that produced lots of peppers every year. During the harsh winters, when many other vegetables froze to death, those pepper trees thrived with lush leaves, bloomed profusely, and bore abundant fruit.

Zhao Xueqing had transplanted those very pepper trees to the Spirit Plant Garden, located in an underground farm in the suburbs of City No. 03. Li Xinyue had even begged her mother to take her there for a visit.

When she saw the pepper trees, they were indeed standing tall with canopies of leaves, even taller than her mother. In contrast, most people’s pepper plants were very short and had to be planted anew each year.

They had managed to raise an herbaceous plant into a woody one.

In fact, chili peppers were one of the easiest plants to grow, not requiring much meticulous care, and their flowers were quite beautiful.

In Underground Dungeon 03, rainbow chilies could stay green all year round. Their flowers were mostly white, looking fresh and elegant. After blooming, they began to produce round fruits. These started out green and would slowly turn light purple, purple, yellow, orange, and red. They got their name, ”rainbow chili,” because fruits of multiple colors could be found on the same plant. They were also called five-color peppers or small ornamental peppers. Not only were they beautiful, but they were also edible.

Every student at Li Family Village kindergarten was required to raise a potted plant or an animal. If they chose a plant, the school encouraged them to pick various types of vegetables. Purely ornamental plants or flowers were not highly recommended.

This was because, in the era of the Apocalypse, purely ornamental things were not as practical as vegetables. It was also a way to cultivate agricultural knowledge in the children, so that they wouldn’t grow up completely ignorant, unable to even tell the difference between chives and wheat shoots.