Li Qianjun

Everyone froze for a moment at those words.

Zhang Zhi looked at the Principal in surprise. The Principal smiled at him. "Wait here. I'll go talk to that guy."

Only then did Zhang Zhi understand. The spot at Seven Dragons Academy had probably been secured for him by the Principal. He opened his mouth to say something, but the Principal had already left the office.

The teacher from Yuanzhou School grew anxious when he saw yet another change in the situation.

A student who could have a Mortal Transformation Realm existence from the moment he opened a Small World was an excellent prospect even for the Five Great Schools. No more than three such students appeared each year.

The Five Great Schools secretly competed with one another. The number of such genius students each school recruited over the years was also a standard by which they measured whose reputation was superior.

Especially since Zhang Zhi was the first genius student to appear this year, and Yuanzhou School had gone five years without recruiting one. That was why they had been willing to pay such a huge price this year.

They had originally thought victory was certain, but unexpectedly, Cheng Yaojin had appeared halfway through.

After quite a while, the Bearded Man and the Principal entered the office together.

When the teacher from Yuanzhou School saw the Bearded Man return, he sighed inwardly. It seems the duck that was already cooked is about to fly away.

After returning, the Bearded Man asked Zhang Zhi, "You're an orphan?"

The people from the other three schools looked at Zhang Zhi in surprise when they heard that.

Zhang Zhi looked at the Bearded Man and nodded. "I grew up in an orphanage."

The Principal chimed in from the side, "He's a good kid. I told you just now that after receiving his scholarship each month, he always takes part of it back to the orphanage."

The Bearded Man's expression softened considerably. "That explains it. Born an orphan with no elders to guide him, he values the immediate benefits he can obtain. It's normal for him to be somewhat short-sighted."

He sighed. "Enough, enough. Isn't it just a Trial Tower spot? I'll provide it."

He turned around and glared fiercely at the Principal. "Don't forget what you promised me."

The Principal smiled faintly without saying anything.

The Bearded Man glanced at the people from the other three schools. "What are you still doing here? If this fellow hadn't been born an orphan and had such limited experience, did you really think your lousy schools were worthy of competing with me for a student?"

Hearing this, Zhang Zhi finally understood why the two of them had seemed to be bickering when he entered the Principal's Office earlier.

This guy's mouth is seriously foul.

The recruitment teachers from the Five Great Schools exchanged glances and left the Principal's Office somewhat awkwardly.

The Bearded Man took out a token and tossed it to Zhang Zhi. "My name is Li Qianjun. The 'Qianjun' in 'strength capable of breaking through a thousand armies.'"

"Seven Dragons Academy's registration is in one month. When the time comes, give this token to the people at the registration office and have them bring you to me."

Zhang Zhi caught the token.

The token seemed to be made of wood. He could faintly feel its grain when he touched it, but it was far heavier than ordinary wood. It was pure black, with a large character, "Command," on it. Aside from that, the entire token was completely plain.

After carefully looking at the token, Zhang Zhi bowed deeply to the Principal. "Thank you for nurturing me, Principal."

It was obvious that the reason the Bearded Man was willing to recruit him into Seven Dragons Academy was entirely because the Principal was his friend.

The Principal smiled and helped him up. "You earned this through your own abilities. I merely made a suggestion to that fellow."

Zhang Zhi said seriously, "No. I know there must be plenty of Realm Lords like me throughout the All Domain who have opened Small Worlds. Without you, Principal, Teacher Li Qianjun definitely wouldn't have gone to such lengths to recruit me into Seven Dragons Academy."

Li Qianjun remarked from the side, "At least you're self-aware."

The Principal snorted. "Have you ever used your special recruitment quota in all these years? Is this child's talent not good enough for your school? I sent your school a genius, and instead of being grateful, you've been grumbling here nonstop."

After saying that, the Principal turned to Zhang Zhi. "Take good care of this token. Although Li Qianjun keeps his word, if you lose it, it'll still be quite difficult to see him."

He then took out a small bag and handed it to Zhang Zhi. "You must be exhausted after all these days. Go back and get some proper rest."

Seeing that Zhang Zhi did not accept it, he said with a smile, "There are just some White Cards and Green Cards. They're of no use to me."

"Don't overthink it, either. What I'm doing is simply making an investment while I'm at it."

In the future, if you turn out well, I'll collect both the principal and the interest.

Zhang Zhi thought for a moment before accepting the small bag. He bowed deeply to the Principal once again.

Having lived through two lifetimes, he naturally understood that the Principal had said those things only to make him feel more at ease about accepting the cards.

He turned and came before Li Qianjun, then bowed as well. "Thank you for your kindness."

Li Qianjun waved his hand. "What are you thanking me for? Perform well at Seven Dragons Academy. Just don't damage my reputation."

Zhang Zhi said seriously, "Rest assured. I definitely won't damage your reputation."

"All right, all right. Don't be so fussy. Go take care of your business. Remember the registration dates: July 1 to July 3. Once the time passes, getting into the school will be troublesome."

After thanking them both again, Zhang Zhi left the Principal's Office.

Standing in the corridor, he looked around the entire school before heading toward the school gate with light, cheerful steps.

Overall, his memories of this school were still positive.

As an orphan, he had naturally been an outsider at this school. Moreover, before he began using the pen name Lanling Xiaoxiaosheng to write his adult novels, he had studied very hard to obtain his scholarship. That had made him even more isolated in class.

Perhaps because this was a Transcendent Realm, he had never been bullied. His homeroom teacher, who was rather snobbish, had merely ignored him and never made things difficult for him.

What he had not expected was that the Principal, with whom he had never had any contact, would value him so highly.

Whether it was the Principal or Teacher Li Qianjun, he owed them both a huge favor!

After returning to the hotel, Zhang Zhi opened the small bag the Principal had given him. Inside were two Card Albums.

Each Card Album contained five Green Cards and ninety-five White Cards.

Every card was a Human Card.

Although he had been mentally prepared, the Principal's generosity still shocked him.

Now I owe him an even bigger favor.

But Zhang Zhi had too many fleas to fear getting bitten. With his abilities, surely he would have a chance to repay them in the future.

Looking at the large stack of Human Cards in the Card Albums, Zhang Zhi thought, With these Human Cards, the population shortage in the Small World should be temporarily alleviated, right?