The bad value system is measuring values.

Chapter 170 Standing Punishment

Zhong Huanli arrived at the classroom early, but it was empty. He possessed the most comprehensive knowledge in the entire universe, but due to the limitations of conquering different worlds, his knowledge had been reduced to that of a normal person.

He lay there sleeping, cultivating his mind and body, waiting for Qiao Xiao, but in the end, she did not appear until the morning reading session began.

Zhong Huanli regretted not following her last night. With a loud crash, Qiao Xiao fell down right by the door in front of the whole class.

Unexpectedly, the new male homeroom teacher didn't know how to handle the situation. He stepped forward and asked, "Can the student get up?"

The class monitor said, "Teacher, don't mind her. She's always like this. She likes to pretend. If you try to control her, she'll pester you."

The homeroom teacher gave an awkward smile. He had heard that Qiao Xiao was the worst student in the class and had an eccentric and withdrawn personality. He said, "Get up and sit in the seat at the top."

Zhong Huanli frowned. He didn't understand this world. If someone falls down, shouldn't you help them up immediately? Why do you have other ideas?

He stepped forward directly, saying, "Teacher, I think we should help her up first, no matter what." He then walked over to Qiao Xiao and helped her up. Qiao Xiao looked up at him, her eyes full of surprise. This action caused the other students in the class to whisper among themselves.

The class monitor snorted, "Zhong Huanli, don't let her fool you." Zhong Huanli ignored the monitor and simply asked Qiao Xiao softly if she was injured. Qiao Xiao shook her head and silently walked to her seat.

After class, Zhong Huanli walked up to Qiao Xiao's desk and asked, "What happened to you this morning? Did you run into some trouble?"

Qiao Xiao remained silent for a moment, then fell silent again, completely ignoring Zhong Huanli.

Zhong Huanli: "???" Why is she ignoring me? Did I say something wrong? Or did my behavior make her uncomfortable? But stepping forward is the most effective way, shifting the focus of the conflict while maintaining a united front with her. My plan wasn't wrong, so why did it fail?

He refused to give up, firmly believing that his theory was correct: "Qiao Xiao, don't worry, I will definitely take care of your matter."

Qiao Xiao didn't even lift her head, burying herself on her shoulder.

Just then, the class monitor and a few boys came over and said, "Zhong Huanli, stay away from her, or you'll end up being disliked like her."

Zhong Huanli frowned as she looked at them. "According to data from multiple worlds, middle school students shouldn't be like this. Shouldn't they be disciplined, respectful of teachers, and friendly and cooperative? Why are they behaving like this?"

"Are you bad students?" he asked.

The squad leader stared at him in surprise. "What are you talking about?! I'm the squad leader!"

"No, as the ancients said, one should not make a judgment before the truth is clear. You slander her without distinguishing right from wrong."

Squad leader: "What do you mean by 'judging too lightly'?! And 'slander'? Everyone around knows her father is an old drunkard, and she's no better."

Zhong Huanli was slightly annoyed: "When a story is told to three people, the truth is always lost. You haven't even seen her father with your own eyes, how do you know? Besides, Qiao doesn't smell of alcohol, how can you prove it!"

Squad leader: "Zhong Huanli, why are you talking so much today? I was just trying to help you! Don't cause me any trouble!"

Zhong Huanli: "Do I need your help?"

Squad leader: "You! Hmph, you'll see!"

The bell rang, and they obediently returned to their seats. Only Zhong Huanli remained standing next to Qiao Xiao's desk, and the other students looked at him with strange eyes.

Class teacher: "Zhong Huanli, what are you doing? Class is starting, go back to your seat."

Zhong Huanli stared straight at Qiao Xiao and said expressionlessly, "I want to sit next to her."

Class teacher: "Go back to your seats immediately!"

Zhong Huanli looked surprised. Why couldn't the teacher give timely feedback when I made a reasonable suggestion?

He looked up at the teacher and asked, "Is it not allowed?"

Class teacher: "No, go back to your seat right now!"

Zhong Huanli muttered under her breath, "Why is he repeating the same sentence over and over? Like an NPC."

He got up to leave, but heard a soft laugh behind him. He turned around and found that Qiao Xiao was still covering her face, without any change.

"Did I hear that right?" he asked doubtfully as he returned to his seat.

"It's better to be the commander. You don't have to understand their strange behavior. The system isn't that complicated."

Zhong Huanli has existed for a long time. His daily work makes him feel that time stands still. He does not participate in any world missions and maintains the balance between the system and the world. Psychologically, he can be a person of any age.

He asked the system, "How do I win her over?"

System: "Affection level has reached 100, and the target is not in a state of collapse."

Zhong Huanli: "Collapse?"

System: "Yes, Commander, this is an evil world. Events with high evil attributes can break out at any time. If the target shows signs of emotional breakdown, the evil world will collapse."

Zhong Huanli: "But I can't follow her around all day long."

System: "Commander, I am an evil system. As long as you do something that fits the evil attribute, I will level up. Once I reach a certain level, my functions will be unlocked. What can't you do if you want it?"

Zhong Huanli: "Asking you is pointless. Just shut it down."

It seems like this homeroom teacher is retaliating in some way; he keeps calling out Zhong Huanli's name during class, but he always manages to deflect it.

Upon realizing that her homeroom teacher was targeting her, Zhong Huanli immediately retaliated, "Teacher, thank you for always giving me the opportunity to speak, but I'm sorry to remind you of something. My second character is pronounced 'huan,' second tone. Please don't mispronounce it again."

The homeroom teacher said, "I checked the pronunciation of this character 'yan' myself."

Zhong Huanli: "It is a polyphonic character. When my father named me, he intended it to be pronounced 'huan'. I hope you are aware of this."

The homeroom teacher's face turned red with anger: "Get to the back of the class!"

Zhong Huanli frowned as she looked at him, as if asking, "Why should I stand at the back?" He could only assume that this was a strange behavior unique to humans, and could only accept and tolerate it helplessly. When he thought about how the conquerors had to conquer these strangely temperamental humans, he suddenly realized that it was not easy for them.

Standing at the back was fine, since Qiao Xiao was sitting at the very back. He deliberately stood close to her.

And so, Zhong Huanli stared at her blatantly throughout the entire class, his mind wandering from time to time as he looked out the window. Staring at someone for too long might make them feel like they were being monitored, judged, or had their privacy violated.

The bell rang, but he was still standing at the back. The others, seeing his strange behavior, unanimously agreed that Zhong Huanli had been infected by Qiao Xiao and had lost his mind.

Their strong yet subtle concept of good versus evil led them to uniformly categorize this incomprehensible behavior as abnormal and collectively label it as malicious.

Zhong Huanli was soon isolated as well.

But he didn't care. He came into this world for Qiao Xiao, and he didn't care about anyone else.