The group hadn't seen each other for a long time, and they all stepped forward to give Wang Zheng a warm hug.

They walked and talked.

"Brother Zheng, what's Jingnan University like? Are there many pretty senior girls there? I've given up on Beijing University and Shanghai University, but I can still give Jingnan a shot. As a senior, could you give me some advice?"

This stumped Wang Zheng. If you asked him who was the strongest in the school or which teacher had the highest teaching quality, he could talk about it. But if you asked him about the pretty senior female student?

All he could say was "heh heh!"

A real man like Wang Zheng, standing tall and upright, never cared about such things!

"I haven't really paid attention to that, but judging from this year's trend, if you just barely make the cut, you might not pass next year."

Jingnan University is currently undergoing comprehensive reforms and has firmly secured its position as the third-best university in the country. It's understandable that you don't know this until you graduate. If you really want to be my junior, you'd better work hard!

"Oh... this is so sudden. Wasn't it said that apart from Beijing University and Shanghai University, the rest of the schools were about the same? How did it suddenly become third in the country? I didn't hear any news about it."

"Oh no, oh no! I was hoping to give it my all and make one last push, but what if I end up staying in Jingnan? What am I going to do then?!"

Wang Zheng smiled and continued to apply pressure: "It's not just Jingnan University. Judging from this year's situation, Jingnan University is third and Southeast University is fifth."

If your physical fitness test scores aren't exceptionally high, or you have particularly strong motivation but also aren't outstanding in your academic subjects, then staying in southern Beijing is basically out of the question.

"Uh... forget it, let's give up, let's just give up and let whatever happens, happens."

...

Upon hearing Wang Zheng mention these rumors circulating only within the university, everyone immediately began discussing them animatedly.

The ranking Wang Zheng mentioned is naturally the ranking of schools in the freshman training camp, and using this as a ranking of the strength of universities is not wrong.

Moreover, according to Old Man Chu, the resource allocation will be changed next year. This time, the results of the university martial arts tournament will be used for calculation. However, the specific rules have not yet been released. It is estimated that they will be announced when the martial arts tournament begins.

The people who came to the dinner were all Awakened, so naturally they talked about topics that Awakened people discuss.

Listening to the discussion among his classmates, Wang Zheng didn't interrupt; he had already left them far behind.

Let alone his high school classmates, how many of his college classmates could keep up with him?

Watching them discuss which universities they wanted to apply to next year, Wang Zheng silently ranked the universities based on his memory.

"Brother Zheng, Brother Zheng, we're thinking of going on a trip to the outskirts of Slow City tomorrow to relax. Do you want to come along? Let's go see the flower fields and eat hairy crabs. It's the perfect time of year to enjoy the autumn scenery and eat crabs."

Just as Wang Zheng was helping them consider which schools to apply to, Curly suddenly sent them an invitation.

Wang Zheng asked, "Is it still just the few of us?"

Yang Yang, standing to the side, replied, "How could that be? It's just him and Liu Yi. Those two guys rely on their good grades and have no pressure. We dare not relax at all!"

Wang Zheng never expected that Curly would receive such a good academic evaluation in this life. In his previous life, he and Curly were like brothers in misfortune, one attending a second-tier university and the other a third-tier university.

However, as the best high school in the entire Jingnan City, Jingnan No.1 High School has several students admitted to universities in Beijing and Shanghai through their own efforts each year, in addition to various special admissions programs. Their Class 1, as the class with the best academic performance, may have varying levels of academic ability, but their physical fitness test scores are consistently excellent!

Wang Zheng asked with a smile, "You two have already secured your places in university through the guaranteed admission program? Why don't you take advantage of this opportunity to push yourselves a little further?"

Curly Hair replied, "Go for it! I never thought about going anywhere else. I plan to go to Jingnan University next year to join you, Brother Zheng."

The capital city, well, let's not talk about it.

As for Shanghai, the cost of living is too high. I've heard the tuition fees are outrageously expensive. Since I'm not a naturally awakened person and can't get scholarships, I won't consider it.

Wang Zheng hadn't expected him to say such a thing. Although he knew that Curly's family wasn't well-off, he never thought that Curly would say he wouldn't go to Shanghai University because of financial reasons.

He himself has never worried about money. Just now, the game console and game discs cost several thousand yuan, which was almost ten thousand yuan, and he bought them without hesitation.

When school started, his mother gave him a bank card, saying it was money she had saved for him since he was little. Wang Zheng had checked the bank and found over 100,000 yuan in it. Li Liang also told him that if he used it all up, he could ask her for more.

Wang Zheng never took this seriously. He thought that the living standards of people across the country had improved in this world. After all, his mother was the director of a research institute, but she still lived in the old neighborhood.

He understood why Curly didn't want to go to the capital; Duan Zhengkai lived there, and he was afraid of being retaliated against if he went there.

He patted Curly Hair's shoulder to comfort him, "Then come to Jingnan University. It's the third best in the country, and it might even become the best someday. I'll protect you if you come!"

Wang Zheng knew that Liu Yi had excellent grades, so he continued to ask, "What about Liu Yi?"

Curly answered in a low voice, "His mother is in poor health and has no other relatives living, so she can't leave Jingnan. He's thinking of applying to be a day student so he can at least go home every day to take care of her when he goes to university in Jingnan."

Looking at Liu Yi's resolute expression, Wang Zheng felt a bitter taste in his mouth. He thought that the world was only in danger of alien beasts, but he didn't expect that these worldly troubles were inevitable everywhere.

They must be feeling really bad, because despite their excellent grades, they can't go to the best universities because of these trivial reasons.

Wang Zheng slammed his fist on the table, his voice brimming with confidence: "Come on! All of you come! Come to Jingnan University, and I'll protect you! I'll do it, I'm waiting for you!"

Amid cheers from his classmates, Wang Zheng downed two bottles of beer in one go!