Chapter 24: Dragonfly Over Water

Jiang Jian went up to the cabin door and stepped in.

A few meters in front, there was another door.

This door looked very heavy.

On it, light lines intertwined like a spider web.

Every moment, it was scanning back and forth.

"Please show your identity device."

A cold mechanical voice rang out.

Jiang Jian walked up and raised his wrist.

Immediately, several light beams swept over, stopping on Jiang Jian's hand.

A few seconds later.

"Verification successful, Level 3 talent freshman, Anhezhou, Jiang Jian."

"Permission to enter Cabin 1 granted."

Boom!

The dense light lines faded away inch by inch, and the second door opened.

Du Fang and Song Ling also raised their wrists to verify their identities.

"Anhezhou, there is actually a Level 3 talent."

As soon as they stepped into the cabin door, a surprised voice came.

The blinding light dissipated.

Jiang Jian squinted his eyes, and the scene in front of him gradually became clear.

In front, it was a huge cabin room like a high-rise building.

Not far away.

There were quite a few luxurious sofas and chairs.

Further away, it was separated by the scanning light beams of the cabin.

One could only vaguely see many giant instruments flashing with blue light.

Nothing else could be seen clearly.

In other words.

Although the cabin area was huge.

But the activity range of these freshmen in Cabin 1 was not large.

The person who spoke just now was sitting on the sofa, looking at the three of Jiang Jian: "Other cities in Anhezhou don't have a single Level 3 talent."

"This Guangling City actually produced three all at once!"

He was wearing a middle school uniform.

Obviously, he was also a freshman about to enroll.

Several people sitting next to him were all looking over with measuring gazes.

"Among these three, there shouldn't be any Art, right?"

"Don't know."

"Can't tell for now."

Besides these people.

Most others were sitting separately in twos and threes, not saying a word.

"Let's go over there."

Jiang Jian didn't pay attention to these few people, but looked around and found an empty bar.

There were several chairs placed there.

The open area of the cabin, although not large.

But there were seven or eight bars.

They were filled with expensive drinks and various beverages.

"Gu Qi said he had been to six provinces in Linjiang Prefecture."

Jiang Jian sat down, "These people should be all the Level 3 talent freshmen from the six provinces."

Du Fang took three drinks and sat down beside him, lowering his voice.

"Jiang Jian, I just received a communication, it was my family telling me."

Song Ling sat in the chair on the left and said: "Don't keep us in suspense!"

Du Fang opened a drink and took a big gulp happily.

Wiping his mouth, he then said: "Linjiang Academy's main recruitment area is actually in the directly-administered Linjiang Prefecture."

"Linjiang Academy's freshmen, Linjiang Prefecture accounts for 80 percent!"

"The rest of us, including the few people who spoke just now, are actually external recruits."

"As the No. 1 God-Given university in Linjiang Prefecture."

"Whenever a Level 3 talent appears in the seventeen provinces, Linjiang Academy will send people to snatch them."

"Most of the time, they can snatch them away."

"But occasionally, there are times when they go late and don't make it in time."

"In this case, the Level 3 talent examinees will sign an enrollment agreement and stay at the local God-Given university."

Listening to his words.

Song Ling was somewhat confused, asking: "I just looked, they went to Cabin 2, and there are already over two hundred people."

"How many freshmen does Linjiang Academy have in the current year?"

Du Fang raised his identity device and pulled up the data: "Last year, Linjiang Academy had 1800 first-year freshmen."

"Among them, 1500 came from Linjiang Prefecture."

"The other 300 came from other provinces."

"This year, although there are some discrepancies, it should be about the same."

Hearing this.

Jiang Jian smiled and said: "I know now why Gu Qi wanted to bring those students along."

Du Fang and Song Ling looked at each other and looked at Jiang Jian.

Jiang Jian pointed to Du Fang's screen: "Linjiang Academy is searching for Level 3 talents everywhere, but the local city governments and God-Given universities don't have any complaints."

"It's because."

"These students in Cabin 2."

"According to normal procedures, they don't have the qualifications to enter Linjiang Academy at all."

"But because of our existence."

"They have the opportunity to enter Linjiang Academy."

Song Ling showed realization: "Jiang Jian, you mean, this is a kind of exchange?"

"Linjiang Academy, while taking away Level 3 talent students."

"Has to take away a small number of local students who don't meet the recruitment standards?"

Jiang Jian nodded: "That's exactly it."

"Ordinary students, after achieving success in cultivation, will more or less give back to their hometowns."

"Local city governments know that their resources are limited."

"It's very difficult to supply the growth of Level 3 talents."

"So they would rather send Level 3 talents to Linjiang Academy."

"But the additional condition."

"Is to bring along some local students."

Hearing this.

Du Fang held up his drink and smiled: "In that way, the 26 people just now were able to enter Linjiang Academy because they were tagging along with us three."

Song Ling glanced at him: "Although I don't want to see this face of yours, the fact might just be that."

Du Fang clicked his tongue: "I was just wondering, Gu Qi seemed to be a bit disgusted with those students in his words."

"But in the end, he still recruited them."

"Now I finally understand the reason."

While talking.

Someone walked to the bar, smiling, and reached out: "Hello three students, my name is Shi Xuan, from Shaoshuizhou."

Du Fang stood up and shook hands with him: "My name is Du Fang, we are from Anhezhou."

Shi Xuan measured the three of them and raised his identity device: "My talent is Level 3 'Martial', let's be friends."

Du Fang exchanged identity device information with him and smiled: "I am also Level 3 'Martial'."

"Then that's truly fate."

Shi Xuan smiled and looked at Jiang Jian and Song Ling.

Song Ling stepped forward to exchange identity information and said: "My name is Song Ling, Level 3 'Mind'."

"Student Song Ling, hello."

Shi Xuan's gaze shifted and landed on Jiang Jian here.

Jiang Jian showed a formulaic smile and raised his wrist, his identity device sliding over.

"My name is Jiang Jian, Level 3 'Art'."

As the words fell.

Shi Xuan's eyes brightened immediately.

He looked at Jiang Jian emphatically and said in his mouth: "We are all one in ten thousand, crawling out of small places, after arriving at Linjiang Academy, let's look out for each other."

Jiang Jian smiled: "That's natural."

Shi Xuan shook hands with Jiang Jian.

Then he clicked a few times on his identity device and smiled: "Student Jiang Jian, here is a document, perhaps it will be useful to you."

After saying this.

He turned around and left this bar.

Beep!

A prompt sounded.

In Jiang Jian's identity device, a new communication had been received.

This was an extremely detailed document.

"Linjiang Academy, Enrollment Division Rules."

At the same time.

Song Ling and Du Fang both received this communication.

"This Shi Xuan, he's not bad."

Du Fang praised after opening the document.

"Why are you so easy to trust others?"

Song Ling sighed.

Jiang Jian didn't speak, but opened the document and read it carefully.

Linjiang Academy.

Linjiang Prefecture's No. 1 God-Given university.

Its size was truly too large.

Each grade had a separate campus.

In the campus of each grade, it was divided into seventeen divisions!

Linjiang Academy had strict ranking rules, which were extremely cruel.

The subsidized resources issued to students were based on the division ranking, from most to least!

Cultivation is about fighting for resources!

If you are assigned to a poorer division.

Resources are scarce.

One step behind, every step behind!

"Seventeen divisions."

"Actually named after the seventeen provinces of Linjiang."

"First Division, Linjiang Division."

"The most subsidized resources!"

"The teaching staff, the teaching system, are all the most top-tier!"

Du Fang's expression was shocked, pointing to a line of text at the very top of the document.

"Level 4 talent, direct entry to Linjiang Division!"

"Below Level 4 talent, all need to follow the division rules, participate in the division assessment upon enrollment!"

"I haven't seen a Level 4 talent person yet!"

Song Ling shook her head and said: "Gu Qi just now, a third-year student, isn't he a Level 4 talent?"

"Gu Qi is indeed a Level 4 talent."

Du Fang came back to his senses and nodded stutteringly.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 25 =====