Chapter 120
Jiang Yunu didn't know much about advanced schools for supernatural powers in the past. She had only studied in a primary school for supernatural powers for half a year. She knew that including Enge Primary School for Supernatural Powers, Songnan School, "Flea" School, and "Roll King" School - these four schools put together were considered the "Four Small Famous Schools" in their seventh district.
It can only be called the "Four Smalls" because the seventh district is not ranked high among the districts.
If any school in the lower region dares to call itself the "Big Four", it will be laughed at.
It was still Reiss Daniel and Lucy who patiently educated Jiang Yunu. They told her that the application conditions for an advanced supernatural school were relatively complicated, and the requirements for site selection and funding were also more stringent. Therefore, at least from the fifth district onwards, one would be qualified to establish an advanced supernatural school locally.
"Apart from the upper three districts, there are the lower two districts," Mudisa said. "Graduates generally set schools in the upper three districts as their first goal, and if they can get into a higher school, they will try their best to get into that."
Jiang Yunu returned to Xiate with a bunch of school materials.
In addition to school information, the thoughtful teachers also sent a stack of exam preparation materials to her personal terminal.
Screen schools, plan your entrance exams in advance, celebrate the end of one year with your family, and welcome the new year.
Qiao Yisen and Jiang Yunu were sharing their materials simultaneously, and Jiang Yunu accidentally checked the exam preparation materials, sharing them all with him. Out of curiosity, Qiao Yisen clicked on Jiang Yunu's preparation materials and took a look. Suddenly, a dense array of small floating light screens spread out around the table, encircling the entire dining table. The static and dynamic information on them was dizzying.
The red-haired boy felt his scalp tingle after just one more glance. He screamed miserably, "I was wrong! I was wrong! This isn't something I can peek into right now!"
Joe Daisy's voice came down from the top of the stairs: "What were you spying on?"
Aunt Daisy was wary of the word "voyeur" and spoke in a somewhat stern tone.
"Nothing." Jiang Yunu looked upstairs and replied for Qiao Yisen, "He accidentally saw some information that he will need sooner or later."
Jodaith became even more alert: "What will be used in the next few years?"
Qiao Yisen shouted, "Exam materials! They're all the materials Xiao Jiang needs for the entrance exam. Lots and lots of materials!"
Aunt Daisy realized that there were no youth education problems to be solved here, so she calmed down and began to think that it was unpromising that Joyson was intimidated by the amount of learning.
"Since it's learning material, you'll be used sooner or later. You and Xiaonu should take a look at it together." Qiao Daisi's instructions floated down from upstairs.
Joyson barely managed to look at the screens for ten minutes. He felt like he was carrying a weight of knowledge that a first-year student like him shouldn't have to bear. He quickly gave in and said, "I can't do it. It's too difficult. I'd better accompany Xiao Jiang to look at her school information."
Jiang Yunu operated on his personal terminal, and the intensive review materials were replaced with school information.
When she and Joyson got together to look at schools, she felt that the scene was somewhat familiar. Then she recalled that half a year ago, when she had just come to this world not too long ago and had just settled down in Chat City, she and Joyson were also like this, gathered in the living room and dining room of the Qiao family's small building, screening the primary schools they wanted to apply for.
"Time flies." Jiang Yunu couldn't help but sigh and shared the reason for his sigh with Qiao Yisen.
"You sound like an elderly person when you sigh like that," Joyson said.
Jiang Yunu picked up the cushion on the dining chair and hit him.
The cushions were on sale at the end of the year on Gin Street, and Aunt Daisy took Jiang Yunu and Qiao Yisen to go shopping. Jiang Yunu fell in love with the cushions at the sale and bought them with her own money.
Jodie tried to stop her from paying.
"You basically rely on subsidies in school. Save the welfare allowances issued by the Xiate government. When you go to senior school, there will be many places to spend money in the new city." Aunt Dai Si said this at the time and was ready to pay for Jiang Yunu.
However, Jiang Yunu tried to stop Qiao Daisi. She smiled and said, "I didn't use my allowance. These cushions are not expensive. I have some extra income, so I can buy them."
The "extra income" that Jiang Yunu mentioned refers to the income she earned from selling the boss's crystal core after defeating a small boss on the map in the holographic game with the school's "Crystal Core Group" before participating in the inter-school competition.
The Crystal Core Team contacted Jiang Yunu before she left for the competition, asking if she wanted to log in one more time. At the time, she was too busy to do so and declined the invitation. The team leader was a sincere man. After selling the boss crystal core on the trading platform and receiving the in-game coins, he sent Jiang Yunu's share of the coins to her account via in-game email.
After Jiang Yunu finished the league, he took the time to log into the game, accepted her share of gold coins, and exchanged the gold coins for real, usable star coins at a certain ratio.
A small amount of extra income was thus earned.
This is truly an unexpected windfall. The amount of star coins is not high, but it is more than enough to cover the cost of several discounted cushions.
Moreover, spending the money earned accidentally from playing games can make you feel as happy as if you didn’t spend any money at all!
"How about I try to join the Crystal Core Group next semester?" Joyson seemed to have gained some inspiration from this incident, and he stood aside with a thoughtful look on his face.
Then the red-haired boy was hit on the head by his mother: "What are you doing? Do you have so many hearts to share?"
Joyson held his head in his hands. "I just thought that if I could practice my skills, I could borrow the school's simulation warehouse every week to fight bosses online. I could earn some star coins and use it as a supplement to supplement my family's income!"
Jodaisi was clearly moved by the filial piety, but then she rolled her eyes and poked her son's forehead with her slender finger: "This family doesn't need to rely on child labor to supplement the family income."
The slender finger poked Jiang Yunu again: "—No child labor, male or female, is needed."
However, Jiang Yunu was quick. She quickly raised her wrist to signal the robot salesperson to scan her code, and paid the star coins in the blink of an eye.
After beating Joyson with the cushion he bought with his own money, Jiang Yunu sat back on the dining chair and flipped through the information in front of him about the Advanced Supernatural School, which contained a huge amount of information.
Half a year ago, she knew nothing about the elementary schools for supernatural powers here. When anyone mentioned a random school name, she could only look at people with clear and stupid eyes. Half a year later, Jiang Luobo's knowledge of elementary schools doubled, but then, "bang", a stack of information about advanced schools for supernatural powers fell in front of her, and she was completely in the dark about the new field again.
Joeyson had been knocked aside by the cushion before, and only after confirming that Jiang Yunu would not continue to beat him did he move back from not far away.
"Do you have a favorite target?" Joyson asked.
"I don't even know which high-level schools are in the upper three districts." Jiang Yunu replied.
This conversation also seemed familiar, as if it had happened when the two of them were choosing a junior high school together.
Jiang Yunu continued to flip through the information, and suddenly, a school name popped into her mind.
"Duma..." Jiang Yunu muttered subconsciously.
Joyson got close to her and immediately asked, "What?"
Jiang Yunu suddenly remembered that she still remembered a high-level supernatural school. She read out its name. When she heard Qiao Yisen ask, she said, "Of the so-called 'upper three districts' schools, the only one I remember is the Duma High-level Supernatural School—it's a school in the front star district, right?"
It had been so long since Jiang Yunu had last searched for information about Duma School that her memory was a little fuzzy. She only remembered that it should be a good school.
But she wasn't sure if it could be classified as a school in the "upper three districts," so she added another question in an uncertain tone.
Joyce was actually silent after being asked this question by Jiang Yunu.
Jiang Yunu:?
Why was he silent? She asked a question that was weird.
Jiang Yunu looked at Qiao Yisen with a confused expression, while Qiao Yisen looked at her as if she were a little alien.
"If you ask me about other schools, I probably wouldn't be able to answer you," the red-haired boy said with a puzzled expression. "Please don't say what you just said outside. People will think you came out of nowhere and haven't received a normal education in the past day."
Jiang Yunu: "..." Why are you suddenly questioning her past education level?
Besides, Joyce was well aware of her clueless state in the past!
"If Duma isn't considered an 'upper third district' school, then there's probably no other school in the entire galaxy that would dare to call itself one," Joyson said, shaking his head in shock. "Duma College! It's a high-level supernatural school located directly in District One!"
If Jiang Yunu originally had no idea how grand the Duma Advanced School of Supernatural Powers was, then she immediately understood as soon as Joyceen said this.
A high school that can be built in the first district is already strong enough.
"The students graduating from the Duma Advanced School of Supernatural Powers are also very formidable," Joyson said in an even more astonished tone. "I heard that all of its students are guaranteed jobs upon graduation. No graduate needs to worry about where they'll go. Even the internship training for the Supernatural Association starting in the third year is handled by Duma College. Its students are either directly selected by the Snow Wolf or enter the Golden Horse directly with letters of recommendation."
Being able to smoothly enter Snow Wolf or Golden Horse means that the students of this school are not only outstanding in ability, but are also basically rich or noble.
"...You don't want to join Shen Duma, do you?" Joyson took a look at the Duma Advanced School of Supernatural Powers from afar and suddenly realized the key problem. He looked at Jiang Yunu warily, "It has a very high threshold."
Jiang Yunu had not thought about applying to Duma College yet. She didn't think about it as much as Joyson did. However, when she heard what Joyson said, she became a little "rebellious".
"That shouldn't be the case," the white-haired girl said. "Shouldn't you support me in applying to any school and believe I'll definitely get in?"
Why is “Brotherly Trust” facing a crisis of trust today?
"It's different." Joyson frowned and thought hard for a long time before uttering these three words.
He sighed. "Although Duma College is excellent, and I respect it and its students, I don't think it's right for you."
Jiang Yunu said, "Hmm?"
"It's different from Engel, which seems traditional but also values protecting one's own shortcomings and camaraderie." Joyson raised his hand and waved it in the air, making an indecipherable gesture before lowering it with a sullen look. "Duma College might be built in the First District, and over 70% of its students were born in those two districts. So, while it's very elitist, it can be a bit impersonal."
Joyson heard the term "lack of human touch" from Engel's senior classmates.
Otherwise, how could he, a little boy in the first grade of primary school in the Seventh District, know so much information about the "pyramid people" in the First District?
"It seems like it was when you went out to participate in the inter-school competition." Qiao Yisen and Jiang Yunu shared information. "Higher schools also have league activities, and they're larger in scale and attract more attention. In this year's college league, a student from Duma injured the energy core of a player from a lower-ranked school."
"Ah?" Jiang Yunu asked, "Why, were they fighting during the league?"
"No." Joyson shook his head. "In the senior league, there are events like the supernatural power showdowns between players. This accident happened during the competition."
Jiang Yunu: "Then..."
"Duma's students refused to apologize and believed that the other party should reflect on themselves." Joyson shrugged slightly.
Jiang Yunu frowned: "Didn't he hurt the other person? Why do you want him to reflect on this?"
Joyson glanced at her. "He made his opponent reflect on his own lack of strength, saying he couldn't even defend himself in the college league. He also said that it might not be useful for him to intern at the Psychic Association in the future, let alone become a full member of the association and carry out psychic missions."
Jiang Yunu: "..."
Jiang Yunu asked, "He wasn't punished for his words and actions?"
Joyson curled his lips. "The seniors said that, while there was a penalty on the surface, it was almost the same as not having been punished. With Duma Academy's elitist philosophy, they believe that survival of the fittest is a natural phenomenon, and that the strong occasionally make mistakes and injure the weak simply because they didn't expect them to be so weak."
It is a very strong-willed society where the strong prey on the weak.
Jiang Yunu is a girl that at least nine out of ten people who meet her will think is a little wild.
Joyson's eyes fell on her face, wanting to know her opinion of this theory.
Would a person who is generally recognized as a little wild animal agree with this variant of the "Law of the Jungle"?
Jiang Yunu tilted his head slightly.
"I'm truly not suited to this school," she said without hesitation. "I think those who believe in the 'survival of the fittest' and use it to justify themselves, believing that as long as they're strong enough they can hurt those who dominate them, are people who, deep down, never consider themselves vulnerable. They believe they can forever maintain their class, maintain their superiority, and remain 'the one in power.'"
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