Shen Qian actually refused Wei Sijian's insistence on calling him "brother," even though Wei was several years older than him.
But Wei Sijian kept insisting that "the accomplished are respected" and refused to repent, so there was nothing that could be done but let him go before he drowned.
"Why are you here too?" Shen Qian asked in surprise as he let the three of them in.
"Brother Chen, have you forgotten?" Wei Sijian explained, "I was originally a student at Beiwu University. I'm only a junior this year. It's just that I've been traveling around with my teachers this year and haven't been on campus often!"
Suddenly realizing what had happened, he remembered that he had looked up the other person's information back then.
"This is Professor Huang Lizhi from the admissions office. You've met him before."
Wei Sijian then pointed to the tall, thin young man with a high hairline next to him and said, "This is my senior brother Liu Kong, who is now a lecturer at the Beiwu Pharmacy Academy."
"You must be Shen Qian. I've heard Si Jian mention you several times."
Liu Kongchong smiled before sinking down and shook hands with him. "My teacher is also very curious about you. It's just a pity that he has already gone to Shannan Province, otherwise he would probably come to see you too."
"Professor Cheng Shanhe?" Shen Qian smiled. "I admire him very much..."
"Brother Chen, you're so hypocritical. What is there about your teacher that makes you admire him?"
Wei Sijian interrupted Shen Qian, "You clearly had never heard of the teacher before you met me."
Shen Qian and Liu Kong's smiles froze simultaneously.
"Ahem, let's sit down first." Huang Lizhi quickly eased the awkward atmosphere and invited everyone to sit down.
Because there were two more people, Shen Qian had to brew two more cups of tea.
"Brother Chen, why don't you drink the Maojian tea I gave you?" Wei Sijian asked curiously, seeing that it was just ordinary tea from the hotel.
"Maojian tea?" Before Shen Qian could speak, Liu Kong's expression changed. "Is it the medicinal tea you grew in the laboratory soil?"
“Yes, I gave Brother Chen two taels.” Wei Sijian nodded.
"Two taels?" Liu Kong felt a sharp pain in his heart, making it hard to breathe. "Why wouldn't you give me three qian last time when I asked you for it?"
"What's so strange about that? Who is Brother Shen? And who are you, Senior Brother Liu? Senior Brother, aren't you being a bit too self-aware..."
"Ah, Sijian, you still haven't told me why you're here too?" Seeing Liu Kong's ashen face, Shen Qian quickly interrupted the oblivious Wei Sijian and forcibly changed the subject.
"Of course, we've come to persuade Brother Chen to join Beiwu, or more precisely, to join our Pharmacy Academy."
Wei Sijian said excitedly, "I've studied it carefully. As long as Brother Shen is willing to condescend to study at the School of Pharmacy, our school's research level can rise by at least 21 percentage points..."
Next, Wei Sijian went on to describe the promising future that Chenqian could bring to the School of Pharmacy from four different aspects.
Finally, when Wei Sijian mentioned being thirsty and picked up his teacup, Chen Qian's wooden expression regained a hint of life.
"Sijian, I'm sorry, I probably won't choose the School of Pharmacy."
"Why?!"
Wei Sijian was taken aback, then looked up in confusion, and Liu Kong also looked over in surprise.
"Well, pharmacology is one of my hobbies, but I won't just focus on making medicine," Shen Qian said after a moment's thought.
Having a system is enough for alchemy; Shen Qian has no intention of trapping himself in it.
"Brother Chen, with your talent, if you don't dedicate your life to the great art of alchemy, it would be a waste of your talent, a desecration of your soul, and an irresponsibility towards all humanity..."
Wei Sijian shouted excitedly.
I just want to focus on martial arts, how does that become being irresponsible to humanity?
Shen Qian's face darkened, and he tried to reason with Wei Sijian.
But Wei Sijian had already seized the moral high ground, and Shen Qian found that he couldn't argue with him at all.
Liu Kong also felt that his junior brother's theory was too exaggerated, but Wei Sijian was obviously less likely to listen to his advice. In the end, Huang Lizhi stepped in to smooth things over.
"Well, Sijian, why don't you and your senior brother step aside for a moment, and let me try to persuade Shen Qian?"
"You?" Wei Sijian looked doubtful.
"Have you forgotten what I do?" Huang Lizhi coughed lightly.
“Right, you’re a pro at tricking people into going to school.” Wei Sijian suddenly realized, ignoring Huang Lizhi’s darkening face. “Alright, my senior brother and I will go out first.”
After Liu Kong and Wei Sijian left, Huang Lizhi adjusted his expression and smiled, "It seems that classmate Shen Qian is still more interested in pure martial arts?"
"I wonder if Beiwu has any academies that would suit me?" Shen Qian asked.
Huang Lizhi, having understood the implied meaning in Shen Qian's words, was relieved and smiled, "Of course, among the nine academies of the Northern Martial Arts Academy, four are renowned for their martial arts and specialize in training true martial artists. Each of these four academies has its own independent five-star secret realm!"
"In addition, our Beiwu also has one of only two six-star secret realms among all universities in the country!"
Shen Qian raised an eyebrow in surprise.
Having "interviewed" so many universities, Shen Qian has come to understand that the existence of the Secret Realm is an important indicator of a university's strength, and almost every university's admissions officer mentions it.
However, based on previous understanding, the Secret Realm of the High School is only divided into one-star to five-star, and six-star is something I have never heard of before.
"Where is the other six-star secret realm?" Shen Qian asked curiously.
“It’s in Jiangzhong Military Academy, but as you probably know, Jiangzhong Military Academy hasn’t recruited students for ten years, so the Six-Star Secret Realm of Beiwu is the only one there,” Huang Lizhi said with a smile.
What exactly happened to Jiang Zhongjun ten years ago?
Shen Qian was quite interested in the legendary military academy that had once surpassed Beiwu and Huawu.
My dear reader, there's more to this chapter! Please click the next page to continue reading—even more exciting content awaits!
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
