The remaining three exchanged glances, then rose to their feet together.
It was not that they truly wanted to leave. They merely wanted to pressure Chu Sheng into changing his terms.
This was not the first time they had used this move, and it had worked every time.
If you refused a special recruitment offer, then just wait and apply later. By then, you would get nothing.
Even a fool knew which choice to make.
"Since we can't reach an agreement, then forget it. I hope student Chu Sheng finds an academy he likes."
"Mm, alright."
???
The three of them froze.
Wang He, who had taken the lead, directly pushed open the door and left.
He had seen plenty of people who thought highly of themselves, but this was the first time he had seen someone like Chu Sheng.
They could do without this kind of student.
Seeing this, the remaining three followed him out.
However, after leaving Second High School, they did not leave Baian City.
In their eyes, Chu Sheng was merely waiting to see whether Dragon Martial Academy, the last one, would agree to his terms.
Was that even possible?
Unless Chu Sheng displayed even greater value.
Otherwise, Dragon Martial Academy would not agree to it either.
When the time came, they only needed to extend an olive branch to him once more.
Inside the principal's office, Wu Qingshan felt like his head was about to explode.
All four negotiations had fallen through!?
What condition had Chu Sheng proposed? Surely he did not want to become the principal?
But after hearing what Chu Sheng had to say.
It was simply too wildly unrealistic!
"The Jingwu Bureau has incredibly strict rules, and the federal government has always attached great importance to that department. How could it be so easy to slip someone in!?"
"That's why I wanted to give it a try."
"Forget about it. The talent you've displayed right now isn't enough for them to put in that much effort. Change your condition, and I'll contact them again."
"There's still one left."
The talent he had displayed was not enough?
That did remind Chu Sheng of something.
Then he could simply display more talent when the time came?
At noon, Dragon Martial Academy's special recruitment officer arrived.
He was a steady-faced middle-aged man named Long Liang.
Unlike the previous four, Long Liang did not leave after hearing Chu Sheng's condition.
Instead, he said bluntly,
"With your talent, you're not yet worth us doing this."
"Reaching the fourth layer of the Meridian Opening Realm in four days doesn't mean you can also reach the third layer of the Qi Sea Realm in four days. You might not even manage it in four months."
Chu Sheng nodded, and countless sparks of lightning surged around his body.
"What about now?"
After a brief daze, Long Liang's expression changed drastically.
He thought of the Breathing Technique recorded in Chu Sheng's profile, the one Chu Sheng had only obtained at the league competition a few days ago.
"You... have reached Lesser Accomplishment!?"
"Great Accomplishment."
At those words, Long Liang's breathing immediately grew heavier.
Three days to cultivate a Heaven-grade Breathing Technique to Great Accomplishment.
That was far more terrifying than rising three minor realms in four days.
The latter could be described as accumulated effort finally bursting forth.
But the former was genuine, top-tier talent!
"Is it enough now? If not, I have more."
"Enough, enough... huh!?"
Long Liang stared at Chu Sheng in astonishment. "What did you say? You have more?"
Chu Sheng nodded. "But since it's enough, I suppose I don't need to display it. I should leave myself a few trump cards, shouldn't I?"
Chu Sheng truly disdained playing the pig to eat the tiger, hiding this and concealing that.
The martial path was about fighting to be first.
Why not just kill yourself and see if you could travel back instead?
As for being coveted by others, what did he have to fear when he had trump cards?
If they pushed him too far, he would directly pull out Past Dreams and blow them up.
An Ascension Realm powerhouse—what could they use to withstand that?
Long Liang nodded with great understanding. "That makes sense."
Originally, he had thought that, having arrived so late, Chu Sheng might already have been recruited away.
Who would have thought there would be such an unexpected delight?
Then he continued, "But I still need to ask the academy about this. Please wait a moment."
With that, Long Liang left the room.
Three minutes later.
"We can agree to your condition, but the Jingwu Bureau has one hard requirement: you must reach the Qi Sea Realm first."
Everything else could be negotiated, but there was absolutely no room to maneuver regarding his realm.
No matter how strong their connections were, it would not work.
"That? No problem."
At his current pace, he would definitely reach the Qi Sea Realm before the National College Entrance Examination.
It would not delay him for long.
"There's one more thing. You can't hold a nominal position at the Jingwu Bureau, so what about your studies?"
"I'll study on my own. I can come back when it's time for exams or anything like that."
"Huh? Are you sure?"
Other than resources and cultivation techniques, the most important thing at a top academy was guidance from first-rate teachers.
Self-study meant taking many detours.
But Long Liang quickly understood again.
This guy could cultivate a Heaven-grade Breathing Technique to Great Accomplishment in three days.
Wasn't that faster than any famous teacher's guidance?
This kid simply did not need anyone to teach him!
Afterward, Long Liang directly took out the enrollment contract.
"Other than the Jingwu Bureau matter, we won't shortchange you on any of the rewards due to special recruits. Take a look. If there's no problem, sign it."
Chu Sheng glanced through it.
Aside from a five-million Federal Currency enrollment reward.
They also promised to provide resources and cultivation techniques sufficient for him to advance to the Stage Four True Essence Realm.
As well as a reward of 1,000 contribution points.
In an instant, his impression of Longwu University improved considerably.
At least they were fucking genuinely giving him the benefits, even if he had to wait until formal enrollment.
After signing the contract, Long Liang handed Chu Sheng a silver waist token.
A black dragon was engraved in the center of the token.
"Given your aptitude, you could have been given a gold waist token, but I didn't bring one this time..."
"I'll exchange it for you when you return to the academy."
"It's fine."
Chu Sheng did not care too much. After taking the waist token, he casually rubbed the black dragon upon it.
An inexplicable sense of familiarity welled up in his heart.
Deathwing?
Chu Sheng did not dwell on it.
"There's one more thing. Special recruitment is special recruitment, but it would be best if you still participate in the martial examination. Your score will be converted into contribution points proportionally when the time comes."
Contribution points were a common trick used by higher academies. They could be exchanged for resources, cultivation techniques, and the like.
Chu Sheng nodded, then abruptly changed the subject.
"I have something too."
"I killed someone."
Long Liang wore a black guy question-mark expression for quite a while. Seeing that Chu Sheng did not seem to be joking, he said,
"Small matter. The academy will wipe your ass for you."
"Uh, no..."
Chu Sheng explained what had happened in the Earth Abyss.
There was no reason not to use an available backer.
After learning the full story, Long Liang was greatly enraged.
"Fuck their mothers. No matter what fucking time it is, there's never any shortage of fucking infighting."
"Don't worry about Lingyue Academy. The academy will go head-to-head with them. A mere first-rate academy thinks it can fly to the heavens?"
"As for the Sun Family..."
Long Liang hesitated for a moment. "This matter can't be pinned on them, but they definitely won't let you off so easily."
"They might even try to harm you."
"How about this? I'll uproot them for you, to eliminate future trouble."
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