Benefits of Academy Aptitude City-Level

In the office, Ye Qiong looked at Ti Bao and spoke:

"Teacher Ti Bao, a very important student will be reporting tomorrow."

"What kind of student?"

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

"This is her enrollment application. Her name is Keleradra, the princess of the Kingdom of Barak and the kingdom's sole heir."

Ti Bao took the paper and glanced over it, her ultramarine eyes flickering slightly:

"Royal bloodline?"

Ye Qiong shook his head:

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

Ti Bao was silent for a moment before nodding:

"Then I will go to Balak City to pick her up myself tomorrow."

"You are willing to make the trip?"

Ti Bao smiled slightly:

"Being able to have a princess join our academy will be of great benefit to the academy's future development."

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

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

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

After helping Keleradra 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 Keleradra in the system interface.

[Name: Keleradra (Caesar)]

[Age: Twelve]

[Level: Thirty-three]

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

[Academy Position: Student]

[Identity: Princess of the Kingdom of Barak 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.

Keleradra, the Empress of Omphalos Ochema in his past life, was that 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 plot point in the game.

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

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

And during those five minutes, his mood had been exceptionally complicated.

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...

"Shao Ji, your sins 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 Hessian soon.

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—something he hadn't opened since the basic full functions were unlocked.

[Host: Ye Qiong.]

[Age: Sixteen.]

[Academy Position: Dean.]

[Martial Soul: Pathfinder Baseball Bat.]

[Level: Seventy-four.]

[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 Pathfinder Baseball Bat."

So simple, so 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.

"Omphalos Academy archive information?"

Ye Qiong stared at the text on the pop-up, stunned for a moment, then reached out and tapped 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: Tier 1.]

[Academy Qualification: City-level.]

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

[Academy Instructors: Two (Ti Bao, 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.]

[According to the magnitude of influence, from smallest to largest, it is divided into: Village-level, Town-level, City-level, District-level, Province-level, Kingdom-level, Empire-level, Continent-level, Planetary-level, and Universal-level.]

[The host's current Omphalos 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 how did this influence ranking go all the way up to Universal?

"System, what is the purpose of this academy qualification?"

[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 Star Jade bonus mode is activated. The system will automatically add extra Star Jade to the host's base Star Jade reward upon mission completion. The higher the academy qualification, the more Star Jade is added.]

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

[Ten percent of the base Star Jade.]

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

[Enhance the cultivation aptitude of the five students who are not Golden Descendants. 2,000 Star Jade reward per student; 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 Star Jade?"

A look of excitement immediately appeared on Ye Qiong's face.

This news was excellent for him.

"Improving aptitude, is it? 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.

Ti Bao stood opposite him, her gaze falling upon the map.

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

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

"Here."

Ti Bao leaned in closer, her eyes following his finger.

"Sunset Forest?"

"That's right, the Sunset Forest lies to the west of Heaven Dou 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."

Ti Bao 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 improve their aptitude."

Ti Bao's eyes lit up.

The talent of the five students, including Wang Sheng, was uneven; Wang Sheng was already fourteen and only at level twenty-one.

Even with her most dedicated instruction, their potential would remain limited without external assistance.

"Headmaster! This information is vital. If we have the aid of those natural treasures, I am confident they will shine brilliantly in the upcoming Spirit Master Tournament!"

A look of excitement appeared on Ti Bao's face.

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

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

Ye Qiong smiled candidly:

"That is why I intend to..."