Chapter 183 Unbelievable! The interviewer is Boss Ying! [1st Update]
The door to the middle subway car opened.
The flight attendant who had previously stopped him came down personally and respectfully greeted the girl.
She was facing this sideways, and although she was far away, her outline was very clear.
He Xun looked in the direction of the boy's voice, but only caught a glimpse of his profile before the girl boarded the subway.
After the doors closed, the subway train departed.
The underground subway station became empty, with no one else around.
“How is that possible?” The international students nearby laughed. “Teacher He brought us here using a pass. Even if she’s the top student in her grade, she’s not a student at Norton University.”
Without a pass, even if you get into that phone booth, you still can't get to this underground subway station.
Another student from the international class said, "Yeah, even if she wanted to save face and come with us, she wouldn't be able to get in."
Both of his companions said so, so the boy hesitated: "I must have seen wrong, but..."
Ying Zijing's face was so strikingly aggressive that Qingzhi could say everyone knew her.
Once you've seen someone, even just their profile, you'll never forget them.
Surely he wouldn't be so excited about entering Norton University that he would mistake someone for someone else?
He Xun didn't believe he would actually see Ying Zijin here either, and thought it was utterly ridiculous.
The president of Beijing University is not qualified to be personally picked up by the vice president of Norton University.
Norton University's world-class status is undeniable, far ahead and unshakeable.
He must be a top figure in some academic field.
He Xun didn't think much of it.
Let alone the vice-chancellor, he didn't meet a single member of the management team during his four years at Norton University.
Students at the D-level academy have absolutely no access to the core of Norton University.
**
On the subway.
The inside and outside of this subway car are completely different.
It retains the style of ancient Rome in the Middle Ages, with candlesticks and oil paintings by the windows.
Instead of chairs, there are coffee tables, sofas, and bookshelves.
It doesn't look like a train carriage; it looks more like a luxurious room.
Ying Zijin looked up and noticed one of the paintings, which had a strong Baroque style.
It is clearly the work of Kino von.
It's still an original.
Kino von's most expensive oil painting has sold for a record price of $300 million at auction.
Even in ancient O continent at that time, his paintings were very valuable.
As one of the artistic giants patronized by the Laurent family, most of Cino von's paintings are preserved in the Laurent family's collection.
There are still quite a few treasures stored in the underground vaults of Nishizaki.
This was one of the rewards the then president of Norton University received after he used alchemy to modify his body.
The train attendants had already left, leaving only the vice principal sitting upright and eagerly waiting in the carriage.
Upon hearing footsteps, he eagerly raised his head.
Upon seeing the girl, the vice principal clutched his chest, his eyes widening in shock, and he nearly fainted.
He rubbed his eyes, looked again, rubbed them again, pinched his thigh, and hissed.
"Stop looking." Ying Zijing walked to the sofa, sat down, and picked up the hot cocoa from the coffee table. "Real face."
The vice principal, who was just about to pull out a magnifying glass, was speechless.
He awkwardly withdrew his hand, feeling embarrassed: "I've never seen you like this before."
More than two hundred years have passed since then, and times have changed too quickly.
Yesterday it was 4G, and today it's 5G.
This forced him, an old relic who should have been lying underground long ago, to have to learn along with everyone.
But no matter how fast science develops, it can't compare to the impact Ying Zijin had on him today.
He had never seen her wear any color other than black during the three years they had worked together.
Ying Zijin glanced at him.
The vice principal immediately sat up straight, cleared his throat, and said seriously, "Don't worry, only I know you've come."
"To prevent others from recognizing it, since the day you posted, I've had the school run three subway trains every day, morning, noon, and evening, and arranged for all sorts of people to come to Norton from various places."
"Apart from a few issues today, everything is normal."
Ying Zijing picked up another chocolate muffin, and upon hearing this, she lifted her eyelids slightly and gave a perfunctory "Mm".
Vice Principal: "..."
Two hundred years later, when they met again, he was no longer entitled to even a word of praise.
After finishing her chocolate muffin, Ying Zijing asked, "How are you feeling?"
“Not good.” The vice principal was taken aback at first, then shook his head. “Although the principal used alchemy to help me modify my body, I have felt that I am about to reach my limit in recent years.”
He paused for a moment, then smiled wryly: "If you had come a few years later, you would probably only be able to dig me out of the ground by now."
Ying Zijin nodded.
This was expected.
No matter how advanced alchemy is, it must still follow the laws of nature. It can only push the human body's potential to its limit, but it cannot make people live forever.
"Why did you suddenly think of asking for an invitation?" the vice principal asked, puzzled. "The principal had already said he wanted you to be the principal, but you didn't want to."
"I hadn't originally planned it," Ying Zijing said calmly, "to give my brother special treatment."
The vice principal, who had initially thought it was a visit from him and the principal, suddenly broke down: "..."
"I haven't been here the whole time." Ying Zijing looked out the car window. "What have your admission standards been over the years?"
“As you know, in this technological age, the amount of information disseminated is enormous. If schools only offer those courses, some secrets will be exposed sooner or later.” The vice principal wiped his sweat. “But it’s impossible to change it, so the principal and I discussed and decided to create a tiered system.”
"The Alchemy, Supernatural, and Mechanical Engineering departments are all at or above the S-rank, and I and the Admissions Department will personally recruit students for them."
"The departments from A to D are no different from the subjects in other universities. This batch of students is recruited by the teachers below, so it is more chaotic and a mixed bag."
"When I went to check, I found that many unqualified people had been recruited. So a few years ago, I set up an assessment system. If you fail the assessment, your degree will be revoked."
The vice principal raised both hands: "I swear, it's absolutely not because the school lowered its standards. Anyway, this batch of students won't have access to the school's core resources."
Ying Zijing pondered for a moment: "Then the world's number one?"
"This..." The vice principal scratched his head and spread his hands. "It's probably just a whim of the principal. You know, people who play with alchemy are a bit mentally unstable."
Ying Zijin pressed her head.
That's true.
A dozen minutes later, the subway came to a stop.
The door opened, and Ying Zijin went downstairs and looked up.
What comes into view is a huge island, surrounded by water on all sides, magnificent and vast.
As night falls, skyscrapers stand side by side, brightly lit.
The bells in the very center of the clock tower rang out, their sound deep and resonant.
This is Norton University.
The subway runs underground through the town, across the ocean, and finally arrives at the campus.
Furthermore, the island is surrounded by an extremely tight security system.
Once inside, all external signals will be automatically blocked, making it extremely safe.
“The school is very different from when it was first built.” The vice principal jumped off the subway, glanced at the time, and said, “It’s very late today, you should go and rest first, I’ll take you around tomorrow.”
Ying Zijing nodded slightly: "Let's go."
**
The vice principal took Ying Zijin to the core of the campus, which required three steps: fingerprint, facial recognition, card swiping, and password verification.
This is to prevent people like disguise artists from entering the campus.
Aside from the Laurent family, Norton University is definitely the most popular place for hunters on the NOK ranking list.
There are also many bounty posts offering rewards for images of the core area of Norton University, but none of them have been successful yet.
"That's the dormitory building for students below S-level," the vice principal pointed out. "They're currently conducting assessments for them. Anyway, the school has already given them a chance; if they don't pass, they'll have to leave."
In recent years, especially in D-level colleges, very few have passed the assessment.
But those who pass are all elites in their respective industries.
The two walked through the accommodation area and headed towards the inner island.
They didn't attract anyone's attention along the way.
Apart from a few professors in the admissions office, no one else in the school had ever seen the vice president.
He Xun's mentor was no exception.
When he saw He Xun staring blankly at the opposite side, he immediately reminded him: "He, your temporary accommodation is here. The other side is all S-level academies."
He Xun turned around abruptly, a layer of cold sweat breaking out on his back: "I know, mentor."
He paused for a moment, then asked, "Professor, are there students from other schools who attend high school outside of school?"
"How could that be?" The tutor was quite surprised, then smiled. "If you can get into Norton University, you definitely won't have gone to high school."
He Xun also felt that his idea was too absurd.
He must have misread it.
Ying Zijin couldn't possibly be here.
"By the way, He," the mentor said as they walked, "I just received a notification from above that there will be new interviewers for your assessment."
He said seriously, "This interviewer is a member of the Norton University Board of Trustees. I've never met him before, but he'll definitely be stricter than before. You... sigh."
In his opinion, He Xun would not pass the test.
He Xun pursed his lips: "I understand, mentor."
**
Two days later.
He Xun took three students to the interview venue early in the morning.
Today's interviews also included people from other regions, and we were divided into several venues.
He Xun glanced at the time and said to the boy, "You can go in now."
The boy nodded and confidently pushed open the door.
(End of this chapter)
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