The handsome man has been completely transformed from a magnanimous gentleman who shelters beggars into a fawning lapdog.
He starts telling you how excellent their university is, how they'll offer you scholarships, and how you'll be allocated spots in various competitions, etc.
[It wasn't just him; other personnel on the spaceship, such as the disciplinary committee members who were inspecting various situations at local schools, also smiled at you.]
You couldn't help but think of a school principal thousands of miles away.
If he hadn't been bribed by the Sixth Branch Chief, he could have withstood the pressure from a single branch chief of the conglomerate and protected the three of you.
[...It should be said that even the conglomerates dared not put pressure on him.]
[Star Glory School is a powerful force in the Sky Domain. Even conglomerates wouldn't dare touch it. You haven't made a move for the past ten months either, waiting for this opportunity.]
First impressions are crucial. If you take out that principal before going into the airspace, it will definitely result in a significant deduction in points later on, as it's an outsider who harmed one of your own.
[But if you join the airspace and then take him out, it's just your own people punishing each other, nothing serious.]
Besides, you're now letting professionals handle him.
[...]
[Star Shine School.]
Although it's December, the abandoned mining planet has no four seasons, only warm summers, constant summers, and scorching summers.
Now, in the sweltering heat of summer, the students are full of complaints.
"It's so hot... Why isn't the cooling system on yet?"
"The investigation team won't arrive until the afternoon; it's still morning now."
Several students were pleading outside the principal's office, saying they couldn't bear the high temperature any longer.
"It's not that hot, is it?"
The principal's authoritative voice echoed from inside the door: "In the past, the red-cloaked wandering swordsman emerged from the blazing flames, his hair slightly disheveled and his face slightly bruised. Now, the room temperature is only 37 degrees Celsius, which is similar to the normal human body temperature, not to mention that you all possess the power of manipulation!"
"Have you not heard the saying, 'A calm mind brings coolness'? It's not that it doesn't feel cool, it's that your minds are not calm!"
Several students sighed repeatedly and were about to leave when suddenly a spaceship arrived, and someone shouted, "People from the airspace have arrived!"
"The spaceship is over our school!"
"Is the Discipline Inspection Commission here?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the principal's office door swung open with a bang. In that instant, a bone-chilling cold poured out from inside, causing the students outside to sneeze involuntarily, their eyebrows and hair frosting slightly.
Several students couldn't help but whisper among themselves after watching the principal's round body dash off.
"The order in which this spaceship arrived here has been changed; they're up to no good."
"A major investigation will uncover all the taxes the principal evaded."
"Then the principal must have evaded a lot of taxes."
"After all, given the principal's physique, it's understandable."
[You waited on the spaceship for over three hours before the Discipline Inspection Commission returned.]
"Is the investigation finished?" you asked.
The Discipline Inspection Commission member wiped a bead of sweat from his brow: "No, we've uncovered a death sentence. Just take him in and execute him. Let the locals handle the rest. If we investigate any further, we won't have enough time to return."
Looking at that fat guy with a face full of despair, you don't feel much pleasure, because you've never been to such a terrible school.
However, Xu Wen behind you was happily waving his hands in a flourish.
[On December 15th, including the three of you, a total of 47 people from the abandoned mining planet arrived in the airspace.]
[You should have been selected by universities through the job market, but that handsome man directly booked you, had you sign admission agreements, and after you entered the universities you were admitted to, he even offered you substantial scholarships.]
[Ordinary students from lower realms are selected by universities, but you, including the Xu siblings who have reached the first realm, already have the qualification to choose a university.]
However… the handsome man's recommendation of "Evergreen University" is quite impressive. They even showed you the official website's reviews; Evergreen University is ranked seventeenth in Minghong Province!
[Don't underestimate this ranking. The airspace is roughly square in shape, with sides measuring 11 billion kilometers, and is divided into 7,000 provinces. That means each province on average is over 100 million kilometers long and wide!]
[Minghong Province is larger than fifty Hanhai Ningbo Provinces combined!]
[Changqing University's admission score is 980, which is close to 1000!]
[You now know the handsome man's name; his name is Ji Xun, an outstanding teacher at Changqing University, and one of the top ten most capable teachers in the university!]
Something feels off.
[A faculty member with a scale exceeding fifty Han Hai Ning Bo, ranked seventeenth among the top ten most powerful teachers, and a fourth-level Inner Manipulation Master?]
From a hierarchical perspective, this represents a transitional stage between the innate and celestial realms.
Is it a bit too low?
[Ji Xun didn't notice your expression and continued his eloquent introduction of his school's teaching staff.]
"A 15x virtual space pod, a top-of-the-line exoskeleton generator, and even the wreckage of a mid-range mech—that's a mid-range mech!"
"What level of mecha is it?" you ask, raising your hand.
"Hahaha, of course it's exclusively for internal operators." Ji Xun said as if he had heard a joke: "What kind of existence is a master operator? Even if you sold our entire Changqing University, you couldn't afford a single component."
"This isn't right... something must be wrong. I collected data when I first arrived in the airspace, and the school should be able to directly assign mechs..." You shook your head, thinking to yourself.
"My memory can't be wrong, so I must have missed some details back then. Yes! University is just the beginning; there are graduate schools, master's schools, doctoral schools, and only then will the mecha be available."
"Looks like I'll have to skip a grade."
Just as you were thinking this, you heard Ji Xun continue, "You know, a top university like ours is no worse than some vocational colleges!"
Yun Shou: "???"
What?
What did he just hear?
Top universities are no worse than... anything else.
"Some less desirable vocational colleges offer niche majors, and even after graduation, students may not find good jobs. But our university is different; it offers all-around development!"
Ji Xun proudly stated, "Only vocational colleges specializing in mecha can be said to be superior to us, but that's not necessarily true. For example, the vocational college specializing in mecha painting and exterior design is at the bottom of the list. This year's admission score was only 1005, which is only slightly higher than ours. In reality, it's not as good as us!"
"Wait a minute! Isn't the maximum score 1000?" you suddenly asked.
Ji Xun nodded: "Yes, this is different from your lower realm. The college entrance examination in the entire airspace has no upper limit on scores. For example, this year's top scorer scored 3567 points..."
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