The Principal's Funding

"Holy crap! What on earth is Shen Hui's world? How is it so terrifying?!"

"N-no... wasn't it said that his world couldn't create life? What on earth is this thing?!"

"Look, this seems to be a Hero Unit, too! It's not a Common thing!"

"Holy crap! How did he do it? He actually created a Hero Unit in a world that can't produce life!"

"He hasn't even built a world view, yet he can create a Hero. That's just too overpowered!"

"No wonder he got an A+ rating and tied for first place with Qingxue. This is insane. Was it just good luck? Did he stumble onto the rule that lets things be born in a Death World?"

All the students were in shock. At this moment, nobody was even talking about Qingxue.

Shen Hui's aura had completely overshadowed her.

After all, he'd gone from someone everyone thought would come in last to taking first place in one fell swoop!

Th-this was just too damn incredible!

But they were only shocked; none of them felt jealous or envious.

After all, Shen Hui's world was still the smallest, and although a Hero had now appeared in it,

what about its world view? What about the creatures to come?

Without those, his world could only get so far.

Shen Hui hadn't expected the teacher to give him such a high rating.

But that was for the best. He could obtain more resources to help develop his world.

At that moment, Qingxue came over to Shen Hui and asked curiously:

"Shen Hui, how did you create this creature? She... isn't alive, is she?"

Although Qingxue was the school belle, she wasn't aloof.

Shen Hui smiled and said, "That's right. My Death World can't create living things, but I managed to create a creature that doesn't need to be alive."

As they listened to Shen Hui, the people around them immediately gathered closer.

After all, they were curious, too.

"Then what are these creatures called? And what's the name of the Hero you created?"

Qingxue continued to ask.

"I call these creatures Eldritch Beings, and the one I created is called Sadako."

"Eldritch Beings? Sadako?"

The people around them repeated Shen Hui's words.

They didn't quite understand, but it sounded incredibly impressive.

Soon, the principal came out and stood on the platform, addressing all the students:

"All right, everyone. Today's evaluations are complete. Your individual rewards will be credited to your campus cards later."

"I hope you make good use of the rewards you've earned to improve your strength. In five days, we'll hold a practical test at the school."

"I hope you'll give me and all the teachers a pleasant surprise then!"

"Everyone, you're dismissed. Shen Hui and Qingxue, come to my office."

All the students began to leave, leaving only Shen Hui and Qingxue behind.

The two exchanged a glance, then headed to the principal's office together.

The principal had already gone ahead and was waiting for them in the office.

When he saw them arrive, he immediately smiled and said, "Come on, sit down. You two really gave me a pleasant surprise this time."

Qingxue immediately smiled and replied, "Principal, it's all thanks to the school's excellent teaching. I developed my world according to what I learned here."

The principal looked even happier. "Mm, but your own hard work played a part, too. Now, what are your thoughts on developing your world?"

Qingxue thought for a moment, then glanced at Shen Hui beside her and said, "Principal, I think... I'll build a Hero first."

After hearing Qingxue's answer, the principal knew she must have seen that Shen Hui had already built one and was feeling impatient.

But the principal shook his head and said:

"Qingxue, your Esper World has already developed some of its environment, and you've also created humans with espers. It may seem to be developing quickly."

"But don't forget, the key to an Esper World is the awakening of Bloodlines. So you can speed up the flow of time in your world to an appropriate degree and first create more Common humans to drive the development of espers."

"Only once espers have developed can you create even more powerful Hero Units."

After hearing the principal's words, Qingxue nodded, seeming to understand.

Then the principal turned to Shen Hui. "Shen Hui, the fact that you managed to create creatures in your Death World is a new breakthrough in world development."

"Although your world is small, I have great confidence in your talent for world construction."

"However, there's no precedent you can learn from for developing your world, so I can't offer you any better advice. You'll have to experiment more. You young people shouldn't be afraid."

Shen Hui nodded. "Thank you for your concern, Principal. But I already have a plan for developing my Death World."

The principal was very pleased. "Good. You two are the future stars of Qingshui Middle School. I hope you'll get good results in the upcoming trial competition."

"Here, this is funding for your cultivation that I'm personally providing. Five hundred thousand World Coins. It's not much, but it's a token of my goodwill."

As he spoke, the principal handed Shen Hui and Qingxue a World Card each.

They could use these to withdraw World Coins from the World Bank.

It was the currency of this world.

The principal said five hundred thousand wasn't much, but for a Common family,

it was the income of three or four years without spending a single coin.

For an orphan like Shen Hui, it was a huge sum, too.

After all, his monthly living expenses, including rent, usually came to no more than five hundred World Coins.

But for improving a world, it really wasn't that much.

Shen Hui accepted without hesitation. It was a kind of investment from the principal.

And Shen Hui needed this investment to improve himself.

Qingxue hesitated for a moment, then accepted it, too.

After all, Qingxue's family was a Common family as well.

"All right, you two should go work hard. I hope you'll impress me again in five days."

Shen Hui and Qingxue left together, then went to the supply storage room to collect their respective supplies.

As A+ students, they each received a complete bottle of Low-Level World Origin Potion, a Building Construction Card, and a Time Flow Rate Card.

A single complete bottle of Low-Level World Origin Potion alone sold for over a million on the market.

The Building Construction Card and Time Flow Rate Card each cost several hundred thousand.

It could be said that the school had spared no expense in cultivating them.

After collecting everything, Shen Hui considered that the World Origin Potion could restore World Origin Power.

Then he'd be able to create a second Eldritch Being.

But what should he create?