Lin Xu arrived at the school.
His talent is related to the island, so he needs to enter the island's master space to truly verify how to use it.
However, landing on the island for the first time requires the use of some expensive equipment, which only large organizations like schools have the equipment to provide.
However, education in this world is naturally not free. Even students of this school need to pay expensive usage fees to use the equipment.
If they don't have the money, they need to sign a loan agreement, using something as collateral to guarantee that the student will repay the loan in the future.
Lin Xu had no confidence that he could repay the loan yesterday, so he did not borrow the school's equipment.
But today is different.
Now that Awakening Day has passed, the atmosphere at the school is quite somber.
When Lin Xu arrived at the classroom, he heard many students discussing something.
"Only 10 people in our class awakened to become island lords this time; the rest are just ordinary people!"
"Alas, our family background is not good. Our parents were servants, and we are still servants in our generation!"
"That's just the fate of commoners! Without the bloodline of the island lord, it's lucky if one out of ten thousand commoners awakens to become an island lord! At least there are ten in our class, but that's only because we were selected, and many of us have some of the island lord's bloodline inherited from our ancestors..."
"I envy those ten island owners. If they had accepted contracts from big companies, they would have had the chance to turn their lives around and develop their businesses. Their future would have been completely different!"
"Yeah, even if you're a dog for a big company, your life is still incomparable to what we commoners can live in!"
"Neither my brother nor I have been able to awaken and become island lords! We can only continue to be island servants for the rest of our lives. I hope my children can awaken and become island lords!"
At this moment, Lin Xu walked into the classroom. He looked around but did not see the homeroom teacher.
To use the equipment, you need to apply to your homeroom teacher, and then the head of academic affairs will lead you to the equipment.
The other students saw Lin Xu and their expressions were somewhat complicated.
I felt a mixture of envy and sympathy.
Everyone knows that Lin Xu awakened and became the island lord yesterday.
But Lin Xu was incredibly unlucky; he only had such a small island.
Even if such an island were auctioned off, it would only fetch a few million at most, barely enough for an ordinary person to make ends meet for a lifetime. They wouldn't even have enough money left over if they wanted to eat some spiritual fruits to prolong their lifespan.
Some people felt sorry for Lin Xu.
They heard that Lin Xu had rejected offers from large companies and had not chosen to become a servant or administrator for the nobility, remaining a "free man."
Without the support of powerful figures, Lin Xu would have no chance of turning his life around.
One of the classmates looked at Lin Xu and couldn't help but say:
“Lin Xu, I heard about what happened yesterday. I think you shouldn’t be so stubborn. With your talent and intelligence, you will have a bright future if you join a big company. It’s just a permanent contract of servitude. Which of us commoners will sign such a contract in the future? It’s just a matter of sooner or later. You don’t need to care so much about it.”
Lin Xu looked at the person who spoke. This person should be called Zhang Qiang. He failed to awaken as the island lord yesterday.
However, this person has a cousin who became the island owner three years earlier, so his family background is better than that of the average person.
Lin Xu nodded:
"Thanks for reminding me. Where did the teacher go?"
He wouldn't reveal his talent to others, even if they meant well, he had no need to expose his trump card.
Zhang Qiang looked at Lin Xu, thinking that Lin Xu might not have listened to what he had just said, shook his head, and pointed out the way to Lin Xu:
"Our homeroom teacher was called away by the head of the teaching department; it seems they were discussing something."
Lin Xu:
"Thanks, I need to talk to the teacher, I'll talk to you guys later."
Lin Xu then walked out of the classroom.
However, at this moment, Zhang Qiang called out to Lin Xu again:
"Wait a minute, Lin Xu! That young master Chen from the elite class just said he's going to target you. What he said sounded pretty harsh, so you need to be careful."
"Young Master Chen?"
Lin Xu remembered this person.
This so-called Young Master Chen is actually named Chen Shaojie, and he was in the top ten of the elite class.
The so-called elite class is actually a class specially set up by wealthy people for their own children. The curriculum, training resources and teaching staff are incomparable to those of ordinary classes.
Lin Xu originally had no interaction with these elite class members.
However, due to an accident, Lin Xu helped a young lady from the elite class.
This may have aroused the jealousy of that young master Chen, who frequently tried to target Lin Xu.
Before Lin Xu entered the island's world, no matter how dissatisfied Chen Shaojie was with Lin Xu, he couldn't do anything too outrageous.
Of course, now that Lin Xu has become the island lord, entering the island lord's world means he has officially stepped into the competitive rules of this world.
There are many things that Chen Shaojie can do.
The most direct method is to send a fleet of airships to find the coordinates of Lin Xu's island in the island master space, and then destroy Lin Xu's island master core.
In that case, Lin Xu would lose his island owner status and become an ordinary person.
Lin Xu secretly remembered this.
Chen Shaojie might be a problem in the future, and I should try to eliminate this potential threat before he causes any harm.
Lin Xu pondered Chen Shaojie's family background and possible methods before heading to the dean's office.
I knocked on the door, and there was a response from inside.
Lin Xu then pushed open the door and went inside.
There are two people in the room.
One of them was a bald, pot-bellied middle-aged man, who was the head of the teaching department.
In addition, there is Lin Xu's homeroom teacher, a cheerful man in his thirties.
"So it was you!"
When the homeroom teacher saw Lin Xu, he showed a hint of surprise, followed by some delight, and said:
"Lin Xu, have you thought it through? Are you willing to accept Mercury Company's recruitment?"
Lin Xu shook his head:
"I will not accept any permanent indentured servitude contract!"
The homeroom teacher's face stiffened, then showed some disappointment:
"Lin Xu, that contract was specially negotiated for you by your teacher. It's not exactly a complete servitude contract, because it still provides some protection for your life and future. As long as you perform well, you'll have a bright future!"
Lin Xu:
"I'm sorry, Teacher Wang!"
Teacher Wang sighed.
He actually thought highly of Lin Xu and believed that if Lin Xu chose the path of striving, he would have a bright future.
Even if Lin Xu hadn't awakened to become the island lord, but instead joined the company as an ordinary person, he should still have had a good future.
Unfortunately, this child is too competitive.
Moreover, it's somewhat childish.
In this world, if you don't join big corporations or powerful forces, where is there room for ordinary people to develop, apart from nobles and parliament?
Even if some large companies have a bit of an overbearing contract, such as requiring employees to arrange their marriages and have their next three generations serve the company.
But for ordinary people, isn't this a kind of luck?
If ordinary people want to raise their children peacefully and cultivate them into independent individuals, how many ordinary people can do so without the support of large corporations?
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