Gu Yang seemed to have anticipated this. Hearing the words, he just shook his head and smiled, "I don't think the request is too high, but I still need to contact the principal."
He made the call in front of Li Ye, and after it connected, he quickly got to the point.
"Principal, six hundred Nutrient Solutions and three hundred thousand for each training session, just the Nutrient Solutions, right, Li Ye?"
As he spoke, he confirmed with Li Ye.
As Li Ye nodded, Gu Yang listened for a moment longer, "Yes, okay, I understand."
The call ended, and he said to Li Ye, "Alright, the school has agreed. There's just one condition: you can't transfer schools midway. It's the same for the martial arts competition; as long as you achieve results, you'll get everything you're owed!"
"The school takes this very seriously."
Li Ye smiled, "No need for a test?"
Gu Yang also smiled, "Ningjiang City and its eight subordinate counties have a total of sixty-seven high schools and two thousand Martial Arts Students. Xiang Feipeng, who you easily defeated, ranks in the top fifty. Your victory over him is proof of your strength, and now you can even clear out training points. Who would dare to test you? I certainly couldn't beat you."
He was also a graduate of Key Martial Arts University, entering through the Fourth Dragon Gate. However, there were differences within martial arts. He didn't have the talent for direct breakthroughs. After graduating from university, he only reached the Six Dragon Gate, and after more than a decade, he had only advanced once.
The Nine Dragon Gate Leaps became harder to achieve with each higher realm. Once a person reaches a certain age, their Blood Essence begins to decline and is no longer as vigorous as in their youth. The peak state of martial arts training is generally before university graduation. If one hasn't broken through by then, their realm after graduation won't change much.
Gu Yang was nearly forty. He broke through to the Seven Dragon Gate at twenty-eight and hadn't made any further progress since.
Thinking of this, Gu Yang sighed, "If you don't break through before graduating from university, there's no hope for the rest of your life. People like Fu Yan are too rare. Sometimes I envy those of you who directly practice martial arts that lead to breakthroughs. With talent and perseverance, you're bound to make a name for yourselves."
"A talent like you, the school will do whatever it takes to keep you. Just don't complain if our treatment isn't as good as theirs."
"As long as you don't trick me, I'm easy to talk to," Li Ye said with a smile.
After all, he attended school here and currently had no complaints. If the treatment was adequate, he had no reason to transfer, especially with close friends here.
"Okay, we'll get you the full amount of Nutrient Solutions later. Do you have a card? Three hundred thousand will be directly transferred to your card."
Upon hearing this, Li Ye gave his bank card number and then took his leave.
After he left, Gu Yang shook his head again, "Just the Nutrient Solutions..."
Judging by their effects, these were definitely not as good as high-quality ingredients. Their advantage lay in their stability and ease of absorption. Moreover, they were issued by the higher authorities, with each school having an allocation.
It wasn't difficult to provide Nutrient Solutions; the requirement was very low, except for the sheer quantity.
Li Ye needed six hundred for one training session, which they couldn't easily provide. However, they could exchange them with other schools. If these could be traded, Martial Arts Students would opt for something else. Anyone with some ability would choose better ingredients over Nutrient Solutions.
Giving Li Ye so many would necessitate changes to the weekly allocation for the class. However, replacing the weekly Nutrient Solutions with better items would surely be met with no objections.
Even if there were objections, it wouldn't matter. Such a genius had to be retained. Martial arts competitions could bring more resources to the school.
Otherwise, with Xiang Feipeng's temperament, most schools wouldn't tolerate him. But that was the way of the world – strength reigned supreme.
Gu Yang smiled, "Middle School No. 14 has had some incredible luck these past few years."
Fu Chuxue alone was remarkable. Add Li Ye and Xiang Feipeng, who had recovered, and the city's martial arts competition would have a solid three contenders out of one.
After Li Ye left, all his classmates had arrived.
"Li Big Diamond."
Seeing Li Ye, Yao Leden's eyes lit up. Despite being a delicate, energetic young beauty with short hair, she struck a pose like a rubbing insect, smiling obsequiously, "Next time we go training, can you capture them all alive? I know you're capable. I'll offer you a 20% premium. Can you capture them all alive?"
She had been quite annoyed initially because, according to the usual arrangement, half the classmates she negotiated with would sell their training spoils to her.
But yesterday, she had only managed to get one.
Li Ye hadn't sold his other gains to her.
The problem must be with Li Ye. Although she was a bit upset, she quickly thought, He's quite valuable too!
If he dominated the training points alone and they could reach an agreement, it would be like she was getting all the spoils from the training points. Even if it was only a third, she would be making a fortune. It was best if he could capture them alive, as the price would be even higher.
"Did you sell yesterday's mantis?" Li Ye asked with a smile.
Yao Leden proudly tilted her head, "Twenty-five thousand. A buyer really liked it and bought it for his collection."
Who would refuse more money? A little extra pocket money was always good.
"Tsk, what a shrewd businesswoman," Li Ye chuckled. "You're quick to turn a profit."
He didn't harbor any ill feelings. At least she had stated the actual price. Being able to sell them for so much was her skill; Li Ye himself couldn't find such a channel.
He couldn't possibly bother Pan Zhengyang and Sun Shun with such a trivial matter.
"But you won't find me at the next training session. Gu Yang just found me and asked me not to participate. I agreed."
"Like Fu Chuxue?"
Yao Leden blinked, then nodded, "It's only right. You're too strong. You're only at the Three Dragon Gate, yet you've displayed dominating strength. If this continues, we won't even have the chance to have soup."
"Brother Ye."
Deng Hao and Jia Dong also entered the venue at this moment. Seeing Li Ye, they greeted him. They had barely started chatting when a towering, muscular youth, like a human tower, strode in with a group of people.
As everyone looked over, Deng Hao and Jia Dong instinctively shifted backward. The two-meter-tall, muscle-bound youth, with his vigorous Blood Essence, was indeed quite intimidating.
But they quickly regained their composure and stood straight behind Li Ye.
Their big brother was here, so what was there to fear?
"Brother Li!"
Yang Jie called out, his body noticeably hunched as he lowered his head. "Thank you for saving me yesterday."
"We're all classmates, just lending a hand. No need to be so polite. Is your arm better?"
Li Ye looked at Yang Jie's arm, which was still bandaged, but it didn't seem to hinder his movement much.
"One more day of observation and it should be fine. The martial arts I practice focus on recovery. A mere fracture, and it's almost healed after applying medicine all night," Yang Jie said.
In the world of martial arts, there were many miraculous medicines, similar to the Black Jade Bone-Setting Paste from his previous life. With the scientific means of the Divine Land in modern times, it was no different from mass production.
"If you need anything in the future, just ask. You're much better than Xiang Feipeng. I respect you."
Yang Jie spoke directly, "Everyone around me respects you!"
"Brother Ye!"
"Brother Li!"
"Brother Li, you were amazing yesterday, wiping out the training point all by yourself!"
The people behind Yang Jie exclaimed one after another.
Influenced by them, more Martial Arts Students gathered, all with smiles, shouting in a babble.
"Holy crap... recruiting followers," Deng Hao clicked his tongue.
Jia Dong nodded, "It's only right. Brother Ye has always had good relationships. It's just showing now."
He wasn't surprised. He had been observing these days and was sure Brother Ye would gain popularity.
That person named Fu Chuxue was elusive and incredibly cold, so much so that no one could even exchange a word with her.
Xiang Feipeng had tried to talk to her once and ended up in the hospital for two weeks after being struck by a palm.
And this guy himself was even more of a scumbag. He bullied people in the Martial Arts Class. Except for Fu Chuxue, he beat everyone else, forming a small clique with a few people and picking fights with anyone he didn't like.
Guo Chuming was with him, so the First Dragon Gate faction was also incredibly arrogant.
It was only because of their achievements in the martial arts competition, which brought some benefits to their classmates, that people dared not speak out in anger.
Although Yang Jie was also decent, his strength was a bit lacking. Even so, he had gathered a group of people who didn't want to be bullied, barely holding on.
Li Ye suppressing Xiang Feipeng on the first day and almost killing him was a very satisfying event for many.
However, it had only been a short time, and it hadn't fully fermented yet. But yesterday's rescue of Yang Jie had reassured people.
Easy to get along with, doesn't bully people, and is strong...
With the top student being invisible and the second student universally hated, the emergence of Li Ye naturally drew people to him.
The Martial Arts Class of No. 14 Middle School had long suffered from the lack of a leader!
Only those five or six people in the class huddled in a corner, while everyone else surrounded Li Ye.
Deng Hao provocatively glanced at Guo Chuming in the corner, grinning, "Old Guo must be having a tough time. Serves him right! Arrogance always gets its comeuppance. If heaven doesn't punish him, Brother Ye will."
"That's right!"
Yao Leden chimed in, "I'd like to make an announcement: there's only one 'brother' in the Martial Arts Class, and that's my Brother Li!"
"Alright, go practice. We're all classmates, no need for 'brother' this or that,"
Li Ye waved his hand with a smile, signaling everyone to disperse.
This was the spirit of seventeen or eighteen-year-old boys. In the past, he might have been satisfied with this, but now he only wanted to break through the Dragon Gate quickly.
During the morning, the Martial Arts Students continued their targeted training and Blood Essence refinement. Just as noon was approaching and school was about to end, Gu Yang entered with a group of people. They were pulling two carts, one carrying a food cabinet and the other a box.
"Everyone stop. We're going to distribute yesterday's training rewards," Gu Yang said, clapping his hands.
"Huh? There are rewards?"
Deng Hao, standing nearby, was stunned. They hadn't done anything yesterday.
"There must be compensation," Yao Leden chuckled.
"After all, the school's main purpose is to help people improve their Blood Essence, not to truly make them compete. This was an unexpected incident, so they'll give what's due."
"Come and line up."
Gu Yang announced, "Starting today, your weekly allocations will change. Nutrient Solutions will no longer be distributed. I will provide you with better ingredients specifically to enhance your martial arts. Yao Leden,"
He saw Yao Leden, who was first in line, take a rabbit from the food cabinet. It was already cleaned, its insides removed, and its head cut off. "Ghost Shadow Chasing Wind Rabbit. Eating it can enhance your reaction speed and complement your martial arts. Throw it into the blender when you eat."
"No..."
Yao Leden's eyes widened. "You want me to throw such good ingredients into a blender?!"
She wasn't surprised that Gu Yang suddenly produced high-grade ingredients for her. She recognized this item. It could indeed be simply prepared into a dish, was delicious, and had the effect of improving reaction time and enhancing explosive power. It would cost at least 30,000 outside. Throwing it into a blender was too much of a waste.
"Stop the nonsense. Its effects will be maximized when eaten with the ingredients from the cafeteria."
Gu Yang handed the rabbit to her and told her to leave, making way for the next person.
As their supervising Teacher, he planned what each person should eat based on their martial arts, recommending specific ingredients beneficial for cultivation.
Yao Leden's martial arts excelled in agility and burst, making him suited for these types of ingredients.
For someone like Yang Jie, the advice was to eat more ingredients that strengthen bones and increase power.
The reason martial arts schools outside were so popular, besides having good martial arts, was their specialization in targeted dietary supplements.
So, Li Ye only receiving Nutrient Solutions didn't strike him as strange; perhaps the martial art he was learning benefited more from Nutrient Solutions than from ingredients.
After distributing everyone's ingredients, he turned to Li Ye and patted another box on the cart. "The money has been transferred. Here are six hundred tubes; count them."
A smile touched Li Ye's lips. He opened the box, saw it filled with vials of medicine, and nodded in satisfaction. "No problem."
This batch was enough for him to Break Through Realm to the Fourth Dragon Gate!
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