Before coming to school today, his mother had made a point of telling him to let her know the results as soon as the Awakening Ceremony was over.
Beep, beep, beep~~
The call connected!
"Hello, who is this?"
His mother, Fang Wan, spoke from the other end of the phone.
Lu Yuan had called her from Director Li's phone, so Fang Wan naturally had no idea who was on the other end.
After all, Lu Yuan never caused trouble, so there was no reason for the director of student affairs to call his guardian.
Afraid that Fang Wan might hang up, Lu Yuan hurriedly said, "Mom, it's me, A Yuan."
"Oh! A Yuan, the Awakening Ceremony's over, right? How did it go?"
Fang Wan asked with keen interest. From A Yuan's tone, it seemed like his awakening results were quite good.
"I awakened an S-class supernatural ability, Ice Snow Crown!"
Lu Yuan got straight to the point.
"R-really?!"
In an instant, Fang Wan's voice shot up several pitches. She was incredibly excited!
It wasn't a question. It was an exclamation.
She had guessed the results were good, but she hadn't expected them to be this good!
Ever since her husband had gotten into trouble, the person she worried about most was A Yuan.
What comforted her was that A Yuan hadn't given up on himself. Instead, he'd grown stronger and stronger!
Now that she knew A Yuan had awakened an extremely rare S-class supernatural ability, she could finally relax.
"Yeah. And this afternoon, teachers from Xida Prestigious University are coming to the school to recruit students directly."
Lu Yuan added.
"Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful!" Fang Wan said "wonderful" three times in a row, proving just how excited she was. "I'll make you something special for dinner tonight and give you a proper treat!"
"Okay, Mom."
Lu Yuan said he understood.
"That's all for now, A Yuan. I'm still at work, so I have to go!"
After saying that, Fang Wan hung up.
"Thank you, Director Li."
After the call ended, Lu Yuan handed the phone back to Director Li.
"Don't mention it."
Director Li waved a hand, then went over to his desk, entered his password, and turned on the computer.
"Lu Yuan, you can look up information about Xida Prestigious University here. The Awakening Crystal has already been rushed over from the city. I need to head to the Awakening Ceremony, so I'll be off."
Leaving him with those words, Director Li hurried out.
And so, Lu Yuan was left alone in the enormous office.
"Where should I start looking for information about Xida Prestigious University?"
Lu Yuan was at a loss.
With no other choice, he opened a short-video platform and searched.
More than ten minutes slipped by.
In the end, he got a jumble of answers.
To sum it up, A said B was good, B said C was good, C said D was good, and D said A was good.
It was just like in his previous life, when students at Beida said Qinghua was good, and students at Qinghua said Beida was good.
And Lu Yuan had never gone to university. How was he supposed to know where to start?
It wasn't like his previous life, when he'd needed to worry about bunk beds, air conditioning, a big balcony, and a private bathroom.
Xida Prestigious University had a reputation to uphold. There was no need to worry about things like that.
He didn't need to choose a major, either. With his ice-type supernatural ability, he was obviously going to the Ice Academy.
"I'll stop searching. I should ask the system about this first..."
Lu Yuan lowered his head and murmured.
Just then, he suddenly realized that the system hadn't only given him the S-class supernatural ability Ice Snow Crown, but also 100 Evolution Points.
What were Evolution Points?
"What are Evolution Points for? How do I get them?"
With those questions in mind, Lu Yuan communicated with the system in his thoughts.
[Evolution Points can directly raise your level and strengthen your skills!] [For more details, see the "↑" on the System Panel.]
The system quickly replied.
After the system explained, Lu Yuan understood at once.
It was the classic video-game setup: fight monsters and level up.
He opened the System Panel and, sure enough, saw an "↑" symbol.
[Name: Lu Yuan] [Evolution Points: 100] [Supernatural Ability: Ice Snow Crown (S)] [Realm: Awakened] [Spirit: 120 Hz] [Vitality: 210 cal] [Skill: Spear technique (Beginner) (↑)]
"Not bad. I like this kind of straightforward cheat!"
Lu Yuan nodded in satisfaction.
"How do I get Evolution Points?"
Suppressing his excitement, Lu Yuan continued to ask.
[You can obtain Evolution Points by killing ferocious beasts!]
The system explained.
"Kill ferocious beasts to get Evolution Points, then use Evolution Points to make myself stronger!"
"Kill ferocious beasts, kill ferocious beasts..."
Lu Yuan murmured a few times.
He now knew what other condition he should use to choose a university.
Ferocious beasts had invaded Blue Star through the Underground World passage years ago.
Now, the Underground World passages were gradually stabilizing. Combined with humanity's fortifications in the Underground World, this kept the ferocious beasts on the other side.
So, to save himself some trouble, another condition for choosing a university should be—
There had to be an Underground World passage on campus!
From chatting with his classmates and piecing together bits of information, Lu Yuan understood that not every school had an Underground World passage.
One reason was that the locations of the Underground World passages were unpredictable.
Another reason was that a student's school years were the golden age for improving their strength. An accident at that stage would be disastrous. It was better to wait until their strength had improved—say, until they reached the second or even third rank—before entering another world.
At present, most of the people who went to the Underground World to actively hunt ferocious beasts were Awakened from society.
They hunted ferocious beasts, took the crystals from their bodies, and exchanged them for money. That was how they made a living.
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