The reason was not hard to understand.
If Ye Lan had been a student from some small place, then even if he won the championship, people would have been more willing to believe that the more powerful Ouyang family had contributed more to his success.
But if Ye Lan had been a student at one of Jindu's major schools, then compared to the Ouyang family, which controlled an industry like battle arenas, the general public would have been more willing to accept that the school had helped Ye Lan more.
After all, Jindu's three secondary schools had been established in the city for many years and held greater influence throughout the province.
Even if Ye Lan knew about this now, he could not possibly give up the opportunity to study at a gym just for the resources offered by those schools.
And once Ye Lan went to the gym, they would have even less chance to get in touch with him.
Mianzhou did not know about this information gap. If he did not take the opportunity to squeeze out some more resources, that would not have been Ye Lan's style.
The call connected, and a familiar voice came through. "Ye Lan, is that you? Congratulations. I received the news about your fourteen consecutive victories at the battle arena too."
"Principal, I got the opportunity to study at a gym. I may have to stay there for at least a month, so I'm calling to let you know that my return to school may be delayed again."
The other end fell silent. After a long while, Liu Qingshan's voice came through again. "This... which school in Jindu offered you those terms?"
In the conference room, Principal Liu Qingshan had the call on speakerphone. Upon hearing Ye Lan's words, Chairman Feng Jiaqing's