Chapter 105: Unbelievable Liu Wentao! No Wonder He

"Oh? Then what conditions can your Ash Society offer?"

Wu Yuan looked toward a group approaching from nearby; at their head was Wei He, the leader of the Ash Society.

Unlike Wu Yuan's gentle demeanor, Wei He's aura was overwhelmingly oppressive.

Looking at him felt like sensing the icy chill of mountains of corpses and seas of blood.

Xu Jingming recognized this aura well—it formed naturally from prolonged training in the Wild Zones and countless kills of ferocious beasts.

"Naturally, ours are better."

Wei He replied coolly, then turned to Xu Jingming:

"Xu Jingming, if you join our Ash Society, you can become Acting Leader immediately."

"Once I graduate, the Ash Society will be yours!"

"Moreover, we offer all the resources the Starfall Society has—no need to worry about that."

Acting Leader!

Wu Yuan's heart skipped a beat.

That position was indeed better than what he had offered.

He couldn't even match such an offer.

After all, the Starfall Society was backed by the Starfall Guild, which had already planned its next leader.

Even he, as current leader, had no say in it.

Even with an S-rank ability, Xu Jingming could only become leader by the term after next at the earliest.

He could never assume leadership as soon as next term, like the Ash Society was offering.

"No way! The Ash Society is going all-in!"

"Looks like the Ash Guild behind them suffered heavy losses and desperately needs fresh blood."

"If Xu Jingming accepts, he'll probably become the youngest leader in Ash Society history!"

"......"

Some of the new students around clearly understood what the position of Acting Leader meant.

Amidst their envious murmurs, a few even wished they were Xu Jingming so they could instantly accept!

"Vice Leader... Acting Leader..."

After a moment's pause, Xu Jingming spoke: "I need time to consider. I'll give you my answer in a few days."

Clubs at Metropolis Magical University were relatively loose organizations; as ordinary members, attendance at club activities wasn't strictly monitored.

But Vice Leader—or especially Acting Leader—couldn't be treated so casually.

He didn't mind joining a club, but he couldn't afford to let a club consume too much of his time.

In his past life, during university, he had once joined the Student Union.

He had even become its president in his senior year.

Once president, a cascade of duties consumed most of his personal time.

Now, he wouldn't repeat that mistake.

"Fine. Here's my personal number—any questions about the position, feel free to contact me directly."

Wei He, leader of the Ash Society, seemed unsurprised and handed Xu Jingming his contact information immediately.

Wu Yuan, leader of the Starfall Society, followed suit without delay, exchanging contact details with Xu Jingming.

As they left, Wu Yuan and Wei He both extended club membership invitations to Song Qiuyun, Liu Wentao, and Qi Dongxia.

After all, they were among the top fifty new students—prime targets for recruitment.

Of course, the offers to Song Qiuyun and the others were for ordinary member positions only, with no special treatment.

Faced with invitations from both major clubs, Song Qiuyun and the others didn't decide immediately, instead promising to consider and reply later.

"The Starfall Society and Ash Society—both peak clubs—don't seem quite right for me."

Liu Wentao, watching the two groups depart, looked troubled.

Though these were peak clubs, they operated as adventurer squads in the Wild Zones.

For a mental-type adept like him, who planned to pursue a command officer path, they offered little practical training value.

"Peak clubs aren't necessarily better—choose what suits you."

Xu Jingming smiled.

Of course, peak clubs were powerful; if possible, joining one was still preferable.

But Liu Wentao's path—tactical command—was more specialized.

After parting ways with the two peak clubs, Xu Jingming and the others encountered various other clubs along the way, each extending invitations.

At first, he patiently listened to each club's pitch.

But as more and more recruitment members gathered around him, he eventually gave the same reply to all: "I'll consider it carefully after returning."

Thus, over the short distance of a thousand meters—from the stadium podium to the exit—the four of them took over twenty minutes to walk through, their hands now cluttered with pamphlets from countless clubs.

To an outsider, it might have looked like a mall running a discount promotion handing out flyers.

Yet among these recruitment pamphlets were many clubs that new students dreamed of joining.

"Our school has this many clubs?"

Shaking his head, Xu Jingming shoved all the pamphlets into his space ring.

He still had time—he'd read them slowly after returning to the dorm.

"Finally out. Let's go to Qingya Residence."

Anyway, there's still time. I'll take my time looking at it once I'm back at the dorm.

"Finally out. Let's go, to the Qingya Residence."

Carrying a long spear on his back, Xu Jingming led the way ahead.

However, after walking for only a short while, Xu Jingming spotted a girl's figure beside the road.

The girl's features were absolutely beautiful, only slightly cool and aloof.

Behind her, a head of silvery-white long hair cascaded down to her waist, setting off the Bai Xi slender long legs beneath her black short skirt.

This person was none other than Jiang Chuxuan, who had left the spectator stands.

She seemed to have been waiting here for quite a while, and upon seeing Xu Jingming,

her face lit up with joy. She stepped forward with her long, slender strides and said with a beaming smile:

"Long time no see, junior."

When pronouncing the word 'junior,' she deliberately added a bit of emphasis to her tone.

Xu Jingming hadn't expected to run into Jiang Chuxuan here either. After a brief moment of surprise, he quickly recovered and said with a faint smile:

"Hello, senior."

The word 'senior' came out perfectly naturally, with no trace of anything off about it, leaving even the Jiang Chuxuan across from him staring blankly in response.

"And this person is...?"

A hint of puzzlement surfaced on Song Qiuyun's pretty face.

"She's Jiang Chuxuan senior, whom I met in the Yuanshui Wilderness Zone some time ago."

Xu Jingming introduced with a smile.

Liu Wentao, who stood off to the side, rubbed his eyes upon hearing this, finding it somewhat hard to believe.

As a man who knew everything, he naturally knew Jiang Chuxuan, a video blogger with a small reputation within the Magic City Ability University.

It was just that she had always been aloof and cold, and he had never heard of her having any intimate relationship with any man.

So what was with that faint, gentle smile on Jiang Chuxuan's face now?

Where was the promised Bingshan-type beauty, where was the promised aloof and cold demeanor!

But then again, as expected of Brother Ming.

When others went to the Yuanshui Wilderness Zone this time, they didn't even bring their lives back.

Yet Brother Ming not only returned safely, he also got to know such a great beauty.

Where's the justice in that?