The Benefits of Academy Aptitude City-Level

In the office, Ye Qiong looked at Tribios and spoke:

"Teacher Tribios, a very important student will be reporting for enrollment tomorrow."

"What kind of student?"

Ye Qiong took out a piece of paper and handed it to Tribios:

"This is her application. Her name is Cerydra, the princess of the Kingdom of Balak and the kingdom's sole heir."

Tribios took the paper and scanned it, her ultramarine eyes flickering:

"Royal bloodline?"

Ye Qiong shook his head:

"An adopted daughter, but her position is extremely secure."

Tribios was silent for a moment before nodding:

"Then I will go to Bala City to pick her up personally tomorrow."

"You are willing to make the trip?"

Tribios smiled slightly:

"Having a princess join our academy will be of great benefit to its future development."

"Besides, I also want to mentor a few more children."

Hearing this, Ye Qiong smiled knowingly and nodded in agreement:

"That works. You have the portal, so you can bring her over early tomorrow morning."

After helping Cerydra successfully enroll, Ye Qiong returned to his office and let out a soft sigh.

He leaned back in his chair and opened the information regarding Cerydra in the system interface.

[Name: Cerydra (Caesar)]

[Age: Twelve]

[Level: Thirty-three]

[Martial Soul: Scales of Justice (manifested as chess pieces and a chessboard for combat)]

[Academy Position: Student]

[Identity: Princess of the Kingdom of Balak and sole heir.]

Ye Qiong looked at the information and the familiar face on the screen, and a flood of memories suddenly surged through his mind.

Cerydra, the Empress of Amphoreus Okhema in his past life, was the monarch who sat upon a chessboard and used an entire city as a wager.

She never feared controversy, nor did she ever act for the sake of praise.

She made decisions like playing chess, with the win rate as her only criterion.

As long as she could achieve her goal, she would pay any price, including sending herself to the gallows.

Ye Qiong still remembered that plotline from the game.

In a desperate situation, she chose to let Hysilens kill her with her own hands.

When that "tragic" scene flashed on the screen at the time, he sat in front of his computer in silence for a full five minutes.

During those five minutes, his mood was exceptionally complex.

Clearly, she could have thought of other ways.

But in the end, she still chose the most direct and cruelest path.

Because that was the choice with the highest win rate...

"Roasted Chicken, your crimes are truly too numerous to record."

"But in this life, I will not let you walk that path again."

I hope to be able to pull Hysilens soon.

In that way, perhaps this pair of star-crossed lovers can have a better ending here.

Thinking of this, Ye Qiong finally clicked on his own personal information for the first time since the basic full-functionality update, which he had never opened before.

[Host: Ye Qiong.]

[Age: Sixteen.]

[Academy Position: Dean.]

[Martial Soul: Trailblazer Bat.]

[Level: 74.]

[Spirit Ring Configuration: Yellow (700), Purple (2,000), Purple (5,000), Black (10,000), Black (40,000), Black (70,000), Red (100,000).]

[Spirit Skills...]

"The information is quite sufficient. I didn't expect my Martial Soul to actually be called the Trailblazer Bat."

It was truly simple and straightforward.

However, Ye Qiong suddenly noticed a red dot under his personal information in the system interface!

Filled with curiosity, Ye Qiong tapped on the red dot.

The next second, another pop-up window appeared.

"Amphoreus Academy archive information?"

Ye Qiong stared at the text on the window, stunned for a moment, before reaching out to tap it.

Sure enough, the next moment, the window changed, displaying a string of brand-new information.

[Academy Name: Omphalos.]

[Academy Address: Soto City.]

[Academy Facility Level: Level 1.]

[Academy Qualification: City-level.]

[Academy Funds: 3,000,000 Gold Spirit Coins.]

[Academy Instructors: Two (Tribios, Ye Qiong).]

[Academy Students: Seven (five ordinary students, two Golden Descendants).]

After reading through this information, Ye Qiong was full of question marks.

He could understand the facility level, but what the hell was a qualification?

"System, what does this qualification mean?"

[Academy qualification is the system's assessment of the academy's influence on the Douluo Continent.]

[Based on the scale of influence, it is divided from smallest to largest into: Village-level, Town-level, City-level, District-level, Province-level, Kingdom-level, Empire-level, Continent-level, Planet-level, and Universe-level.]

[The host's current Amphoreus Academy already possesses a certain level of influence in Soto City, hence it is City-level.]

Hearing the system's explanation, Ye Qiong raised an eyebrow.

So that was it, but why did the influence levels go all the way up to the universe?

"System, does this academy qualification have any use?"

[The higher the academy qualification, the more generous the rewards provided by the system.]

"Generous? How generous are we talking?"

[Once the host's academy reaches City-level, the Stellar Jade bonus mode is activated. The system will automatically add extra Stellar Jades to the base reward upon mission completion. The higher the academy qualification, the more Stellar Jades are added.]

"Then how much can I get added at the City-level?"

[Ten percent of the base Stellar Jades.]

After reading the system's explanation, Ye Qiong rubbed his chin and opened his mission interface.

[Enhance the cultivation aptitude of the five students who are not Golden Descendants. Each student rewards 2,000 Stellar Jades; completing all grants one special card.]

"In other words, as long as I improve the aptitude of Wang Sheng and the other four, I can obtain a total of 11,000 Stellar Jades?"

An expression of excitement immediately appeared on Ye Qiong's face.

This news was excellent for him.

"Improving aptitude, right? I'll go prepare right now."

Inside the office.

Ye Qiong took a map out of his system inventory and spread it across the desk.

Tribios stood opposite him, her gaze fixed on the map.

"Dean, you called me here to..."

Ye Qiong traced a line across the map, his fingertip stopping at a specific location.

"Here."

Tribios leaned in closer, her eyes following his finger.

"Sunset Forest?"

"That's right, the Sunset Forest lies to the west of Tiandou City."

"But what does that have to do with our academy?"

Ye Qiong withdrew his hand and leaned back against the chair.

"As far as I know, there is a secret realm within the Sunset Forest called the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well."

Tribios blinked, waiting for him to continue.

"That place is extremely unique; extreme cold and extreme heat coexist there, giving birth to a vast number of rare natural treasures."

"And some of those treasures can enhance their aptitude."

Tribios's eyes lit up.

The talents of the five students, including Wang Sheng, were uneven; Wang Sheng was only level twenty-one at fourteen years old.

Even if she taught them with the utmost care, without external assistance, their potential would ultimately be limited.

"Dean! This information is too important. If we have the help of those natural treasures, I am confident that they will shine brilliantly in the upcoming Spirit Master Tournament!"

A look of excitement appeared on Tribios's face.

She had indeed been worrying about the aptitude of those children, including Wang Sheng, lately.

"However, Dean, since that place is a secret realm, I'm afraid it won't be peaceful, right?"

Ye Qiong smiled candidly:

"That is why I intend to..."