The assessment was over.
As Jiang Hao walked out of the Assessment Room,
Su Qingning, Lin Fan, and the others had already left.
Song Jun had told Jiang Hao and Lin Qiu to go home and wait for the results.
They would be announced the next day.
But Jiang Hao was a little surprised when—
just as he was about to leave,
Wang Tao, the mentor of Class 3-1, and Liu Mei, the mentor of Class 3, actually walked over to him.
"Classmate Jiang Hao."
Wang Tao's face had lost its earlier sternness, and he smiled warmly.
"Your performance was impressive. Keep up the good work!"
Liu Mei nodded as well.
"The younger generation is truly formidable."
Jiang Hao was a little surprised. He nodded modestly.
"Mentor Wang, Mentor Liu, you're too kind!"
"I will!"
With that,
Jiang Hao left the school.
When he got home,
the family ate dinner, then sat together in the living room and watched TV as usual.
"Big brother, how did the assessment go?"
Jiang Keke was the first to ask.
Jiang Chuanning and Shen Man immediately looked over with concern.
Jiang Hao answered calmly.
"Not bad."
"My Blood Qi Intensity is 9.5."
"But my test results basically met the standard for a Blood Qi Intensity of 10.0."
Jiang Chuanning and Shen Man's eyes lit up at once!
"What?"
"With Blood Qi at 9.5, you got results equivalent to 10.0?"
"How is that possible?"
Jiang Keke sprang up from the sofa, eyes wide with shock, and cried out,
"Big brother, if those numbers are right, you could get C-Class Treatment as soon as you enter the Key Class!"
"C-Class Treatment?"
Jiang Hao looked puzzled.
He knew the Key Class offered resource rewards, but he had no idea what C-Class Treatment meant.
"Oh!"
Seeing his expression, Jiang Keke perked up.
"The Key Class has different tiers of resource benefits!"
"There are five levels: S, A, B, C, and D!"
"S is the highest, and D is the lowest!"
"Here's how it works!"
"S-Class Treatment means five vials of High-grade Nutrient Solution each month, plus one personal lesson a month from a Martial Master Level mentor!"
"A-Class Treatment means three vials of High-grade Nutrient Solution each month, plus one lesson a month from an Elite Martial Practitioner mentor!"
"Below A-Class, there are no mentor lessons."
Jiang Keke rattled off the details.
"B-Class means five vials of Medium-grade Nutrient Solution every month!"
"C-Class means three vials of Medium-grade Nutrient Solution every month!"
"D-Class is the baseline: five vials of Low-grade Nutrient Solution each month!"
Jiang Hao was stunned.
One vial of High-grade Nutrient Solution was worth 100,000 Alliance Coins!
And that was nothing compared to a personal lesson from a Martial Master level expert—something money could hardly buy!
"If I can get C-Class Treatment..."
Jiang Hao quickly did the math.
"That means I can get three vials of Medium-grade Nutrient Solution for free every month?"
"That's worth 30,000 Alliance Coins a month!"
Out in the world, that kind of money would put someone at least on the level of a company manager or a martial arts squad leader!
While Jiang Hao was learning about the Key Class benefits,
at Longxing Eighth Martial High,
in the Principal's Office,
Song Jun handed Principal Zhao Hongyuan a freshly printed assessment score sheet.
Zhao Hongyuan was a refined-looking man in his fifties.
But appearances were deceiving!
Zhao Hongyuan's strength was unfathomable. They said he was a Martial King level expert!
And Martial Kings—
could cross the void and shatter mountains with their fists. They were practically earthly immortals!
Above Martial Masters came Grand Martial Masters, Grandmasters, and Great Grandmasters. Only after them came Martial King level experts!
But the gap widened even further at the top!
At Key Martial Arts Universities,
even the mentors were Great Grandmasters!
The principals were even more terrifying!
They had surpassed the Martial King realm and become Martial Emperors—among the handful of people standing at the very peak of Dragon Star!
That was why so many people pursued admission to Key Martial Arts Universities.
Zhao Hongyuan glanced over the score sheet and nodded in satisfaction.
"Not bad. Four students met the standard this time."
"That makes four more candidates with a shot at getting into a Key Martial Arts University."
Suddenly, Zhao Hongyuan's gaze settled on Jiang Hao's name.
"Oh? This Jiang Hao..."
"Blood Qi of 9.5, a punch force of 1,000 kilograms, and an attack strength of 10.5?"
A flicker of interest crossed Zhao Hongyuan's face.
"Not bad. He could be given C-Class Treatment."
But then,
Song Jun, who had remained silent until now, stepped forward.
"Principal."
"I recommend giving Jiang Hao A-Class Treatment."
"This student's talent is extraordinary."
Zhao Hongyuan looked up in surprise.
"A-Class?"
"Old Song, are you serious?"
"Tell me what happened."
Zhao Hongyuan was intrigued!
After all, Iron Face Song Jun wasn't one to hand out praise lightly. Zhao Hongyuan was curious about what made Jiang Hao so special!
Song Jun didn't hide anything. He recounted Jiang Hao's progress over the past month, from a Blood Qi Intensity of 8.1 to 9.5, and from Stance Training mastery to mastery of Spear Arts, in full.
After hearing him out,
Zhao Hongyuan couldn't help raising his brows.
But he wasn't entirely convinced yet.
"A-Class Treatment is no small matter."
"That's an investment of 300,000 Alliance Coins in resources every month."
Zhao Hongyuan mused.
"Besides,"
"there have been cases like this before, where someone suddenly made a breakthrough right before the Martial Arts Exam."
"But more often than not, they've exhausted their body's potential."
"In the end, they've done more harm than good!"
Song Jun wanted to press his case further.
"But Jiang Hao is different!"
"I've confirmed that he's most likely got a Mutated Martial Bone!"
"At the very least, he's a Moon-level talent. I think A-Class Treatment is justified!"
"..."
In the end,
after discussing it for a while, Zhao Hongyuan and Song Jun reached a decision on Jiang Hao's treatment.
"Give him B-Class Treatment for now."
Jiang Hao had no idea. He thought C-Class Treatment was already a pleasant surprise!
But Song Jun had gone to bat for him!
He had raised Jiang Hao's treatment directly from C-Class to B-Class!
That meant two extra vials of Medium-grade Nutrient Solution!
Meanwhile, back at Jiang Hao's home,
after Jiang Keke explained everything, Jiang Hao now fully understood the Key Class benefits and how the assessment worked!
Getting into the Key Class didn't mean he could rest on his laurels!
The number of places was fixed. If he slacked off, he could be pushed out after three months!
On top of that,
anyone with C-Class Treatment or higher had to meet monthly improvement requirements. If they fell short, their benefits would be lowered one level at a time, all the way down to D-Class Treatment.
Of course!
At the start of every month,
they also had a chance to improve their treatment!
The talented Key Class students with lower-tier benefits had to challenge those holding higher-tier benefits!
The Key Class was the Key Class for a reason: the competition was even fiercer!
But that also meant richer resources and a better chance to soar to the heavens.
"So that's how it works!"
"Looks like I can't slack off after joining the Key Class!"
"First, I'll set myself a goal!"
"I'll raise my treatment from C-Class to B-Class!"
Jiang Hao thought to himself.
Meanwhile,
at the Lin Family villa,
Lin Qiu stared at Lin Fan beside him in disbelief and exclaimed, "Big brother, you've got to be kidding me. Jiang Hao can reach a Blood Qi Intensity of 9.5, land an attack above 10.0, and his test results even meet the threshold for C-Class Treatment?"
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