Ten minutes earlier.
"Admissions teachers, this way, please. Lu Yuan will be here shortly."
Principal Wang Jiyuan led the four admissions teachers from Xida Prestigious University into the school lobby, then brewed them a pot of green tea.
"Ha ha ha, long time no see! Long time no see!"
"Does Tianshan Supernatural University even have a Seventh-Rank Ice Grandmaster? What are you doing here, trying to steal our student?"
"This is the only ice-element student this year. None of you are taking him from me!"
"You stole my student last year. This year, it's my turn, right?"
The four immediately exchanged pleasantries, but the air was thick with the smell of gunpowder!
Clearly, they all knew one another.
"Fifth-rank ability users are terrifying!"
As the four spoke, the pressure they unconsciously gave off weighed on Wang Jiyuan. He had only just woken up from a coma, and his legs felt a little weak, so he went outside the school lobby to wait for Lu Yuan.
"He managed to withstand a tenth of our pressure. His endurance is pretty good."
The four teachers nodded together, each thinking the same thing.
It was an old tradition of theirs.
"This is Teacher Zhang Wei from Jingbei Supernatural University."
"This is Teacher Li Hao from Tianshan Supernatural University."
"This is Teacher Jiang Ting from Modu Supernatural University."
"And last, this is Teacher Ling Weiwei from Shencheng Supernatural University!"
Wang Jiyuan introduced the four teachers one by one, from left to right.
"Hello, teachers!"
Lu Yuan bowed slightly. He was polite without being ostentatious.
"You probably know a bit about the four universities we represent, so there's no need to waste time on small talk. Let's get straight to our special recruitment offers. I'll go first!" Zhang Wei, from Jingbei Supernatural University, spoke up. "Our university is offering three million Blue Star coins, and we'll cover all your basic pills for all four years!"
The terms they'd been given by the higher-ups were fixed anyway, so it made no difference who went first.
Next, from left to right, came Li Hao. "Tianshan Supernatural University is offering three million Blue Star coins, plus a set of D-class equipment."
Then it was Jiang Ting's turn. Her red lips parted. "Four million Blue Star coins, a custom-made C-class weapon, and we also have a Seventh-Rank Ice Mage at our university~"
"A custom-made C-class weapon? Your university must be rolling in money."
As soon as Jiang Ting finished speaking, the first two admissions teachers turned to look at her and snorted.
After all, Modu was economically prosperous, so it had more money available to attract new students.
"Don't rush. Our university's offer is still coming."
"Although our university is only offering one million Blue Star coins, we'll also provide extra Credit Points every year, based on your performance. The guaranteed minimum is 300."
"And our university also has a Seventh-Rank Ice Grandmaster~"
Ling Weiwei, the last to speak, put on a mysterious air.
"Are all of you going this hard?"
Zhang Wei, who had spoken first, grumbled.
"Guaranteed Credit Points every year—and 300 at that? You're certainly generous!"
The other two admissions teachers were just as astonished, their mouths falling slightly open.
Credit Points worked differently at liberal arts universities and supernatural universities. At a supernatural university, they were basically currency: one Credit Point could be exchanged for 10,000 Blue Star coins, but the exchange couldn't be reversed. That showed just how precious Credit Points were!
And 300 was only the guaranteed minimum. It could increase further depending on his performance!
There were four years of university. Even if he only earned the guaranteed amount, he'd have 1,200 Credit Points. If he exchanged them all for Blue Star coins, that would be 12 million!
"Our university hasn't managed to recruit an ice-element student early in five years. We had to offer something substantial."
Ling Weiwei gave the other three admissions teachers a simple answer.
"Credit Points?"
Lu Yuan didn't understand what Credit Points meant, but he could see that the other three teachers were more or less astonished. He realized that the fourth teacher, Ling Weiwei from Shencheng Supernatural University, had made the best offer!
As it happened, because of the Beast Channel and the ice-element mentor, he was also considering Shencheng Supernatural University.
Was this what they called "two-way affection"?
"Lu Yuan, what do you think? Would you like to choose Shencheng Supernatural University?"
Ling Weiwei blinked at him brightly.
"Shencheng Supernatural University regularly organizes student trips into the Underground World. You'd better think carefully."
Jiang Ting hurriedly spoke up.
With those words, Jiang Ting was taking a gamble: betting that Lu Yuan wouldn't want to enter the Underground World, betting that he was afraid of ferocious beasts.
Not everyone wanted to enter the Underground World and fight ferocious beasts.
Some people went to university simply to find a better place to cultivate and advance, then land a safe, stable, high-paying job after graduation!
In previous years, she'd snatched quite a few students away this way.
Unfortunately, this year she was destined to be disappointed!
After all, who could have known that Lu Yuan had awakened a system?!
"Ferocious beasts are the common enemy of humanity. I'm not afraid of entering the Underground World!"
Lu Yuan declared righteously.
Ling Weiwei nodded slightly, giving Lu Yuan an appreciative look.
Lu Yuan had some mettle after all.
If he were just a coward afraid of death, she wouldn't mind failing to recruit him.
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