Pre-determined Choices

Before coming to school today, Mother had specifically instructed him to tell her the results the moment the Awakening Ceremony ended.

Beep, beep, beep~~

The call connected!

"Hello, who is this?"

His mother Fang Wan's voice came from the other end of the line.

Lu Yuan had used Director Li's phone to call, so naturally, Fang Wan did not know who was on the other end.

After all, Lu Yuan didn't usually cause trouble, so there was no need for the dean to call his guardian.

Afraid that Fang Wan would hang up, Lu Yuan quickly said, "Mom, it's me, A Yuan."

"Oh! A Yuan, the Awakening Ceremony is over, right? How did it go?"

Fang Wan asked with great interest; judging by A Yuan's tone, it seemed the result of his awakening was quite good.

"I awakened the S-class supernatural ability Ice Snow Crown!"

Lu Yuan got straight to the point.

"Re... really?!!"

In an instant, Fang Wan's voice rose several octaves, sounding incredibly excited!

It wasn't a question, but an exclamation.

She had guessed the result would be good, but she hadn't expected it to be this good!

Ever since her husband's accident, the thing she worried about most was A Yuan.

What comforted her was that A Yuan hadn't given up on himself, but had instead become increasingly strong!

Now that she learned A Yuan had awakened an extremely rare S-class supernatural ability, she could finally set her mind at ease.

"Yes, and this afternoon, a teacher from Xida Prestigious University will come to the school for special recruitment."

Lu Yuan added.

"Good, good, good!" Fang Wan said the word "good" three times in a row, proving she was truly excited. "Mom will cook a feast for you tonight to reward you properly!"

"Alright, Mom."

Lu Yuan acknowledged.

"That's all then, A Yuan. I'm still at work, so I'm hanging up now!"

After Fang Wan finished speaking, she hung up the phone.

"Director Li, thank you."

After the call ended, Lu Yuan returned the phone to Director Li.

"Don't mention it."

Director Li waved his hand, then walked to his desk, entered his computer password, and turned it on.

"Lu Yuan, you can look up information about Xida Prestigious University here. The Awakening Crystal has already been shipped here from the city on an expedited basis. I need to head over to the Awakening Ceremony now, so I'll be going."

After leaving these words behind, Director Li hurried away.

Just like that, Lu Yuan was the only one left in the large office.

"Looking up information on Xida Prestigious University, where should I even start?"

Regarding this, Lu Yuan was somewhat at a loss.

With no other choice, he opened a short-video platform to search.

Over ten minutes passed quietly.

The final results were all over the place.

To summarize in one sentence: 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 his past life, where students from Beida said Qinghua was better, and students from Qinghua said Beida was better.

Since Lu Yuan hadn't been to university before, how would he know how to choose?

It wasn't like his past life where he had to worry about bunk beds, air conditioning, large balconies, or private bathrooms.

With the reputation of Xida Prestigious University, these things didn't even need to be considered.

He didn't need to choose a major either; since he awakened an ice-type supernatural ability, he would definitely enter the Ice Academy.

"I'll stop searching. I'd better ask the system some questions first..."

Lu Yuan lowered his head and pondered.

Just a moment ago, he realized that the system hadn't just gifted him the S-class supernatural ability Ice Snow Crown, but also 100 Evolution Points.

What were these Evolution Points?

"What is the purpose of Evolution Points, and how should I obtain them?"

With questions in mind, Lu Yuan communicated with the system in his heart.

[Evolution Points can help you directly increase your level and strengthen your skills!]

[You can see the details by clicking the "↑" on the system panel.]

The system responded promptly.

After the system's explanation, Lu Yuan understood instantly.

It was a very traditional, online-game-style model of grinding monsters to level up.

Opening the system panel, he indeed saw the "↑" symbol.

[Name: Lu Yuan]

[Evolution Points: 100]

[Ability: Ice Snow Crown (S)]

[Realm: Awakened]

[Mental Energy: 120 Hz]

[Vitality: 210 cal]

[Skill: Spear technique (Basic) (↑)]

"Not bad, I love this kind of simple and brutal cheat!"

Lu Yuan nodded with satisfaction.

"How do I obtain Evolution Points?"

Suppressing the excitement in his heart, Lu Yuan continued to ask.

[Killing ferocious beasts grants Evolution Points!]

The system explained.

"Kill ferocious beasts to get Evolution Points, use Evolution Points to become stronger!"

"Kill ferocious beasts, kill ferocious beasts..."

Lu Yuan muttered a few times.

He now knew what the other criteria for selecting his university were.

Ferocious beasts had invaded Blue Star through portals to the Underground World years ago.

Now, as these portals gradually stabilized and humanity constructed fortifications within the Underground World, the ferocious beasts were mostly blocked off on the other side.

Therefore, for the sake of convenience, there should be one more requirement for his choice of university—

The school must have an Underground World portal!

From chatting with classmates and piecing together fragmented information, Lu Yuan understood that not all schools had Underground World portals.

One reason was that the locations of these portals were uncontrollable.

Another reason was that the student years were the golden period for improving one's strength, and any accidents would be disastrous; it was considered a better choice to enter the Otherworld only after one's strength had improved, for instance, reaching the second or even third tier.

At this current stage, those who actively headed to the Underground World to hunt ferocious beasts were mostly social Awakened.

They made a living by hunting these beasts and harvesting the crystals within their bodies to exchange for money.