Chapter 37: The VIP of Magic Capital University? Confused Zhang Qiang

Liu Qian also realized, her eyebrows furrowed in mild anger:

"Zhang Qiang, isn't your car only four seats? Aren't you deliberately targeting us?"

"I never meant that—I just thought it might be a bit cramped with so many people."

"Since you say so, let's just go together—my brother's car has enough space."

Seeing Liu Qian upset, Zhang Qiang blinked in surprise, then immediately changed his tone.

He wanted to drive Xu Jingming away, but if Liu Qian left too, it would be pointless.

"Do you think everyone's dying to visit Huangpu Institute of Esoteric Studies?"

Liu Qian glared at him, then turned to Xu Jingming:

"Jingming, if you don't mind, you can ride with us in a taxi."

"Before we came, we already planned several universities to visit—we can go together."

Huangpu Institute of Esoteric Studies is still a decent school.

And it generally doesn't allow outsiders to enter.

Normally, she'd really have liked to visit.

But she was utterly sick of Zhang Qiang's bottomless, oily boasting.

Now he's deliberately picking on others—that's beyond what she can tolerate.

Sun Rui beside her also noticed Zhang Qiang seemed to be deliberately targeting Xu Jingming.

Although she really wanted to visit Huangpu Institute of Esoteric Studies, at this moment she stood firmly by Liu Qian's side.

She smiled and invited Xu Jingming: "Come with us—another person just makes it more fun."

"You... you guys!"

Hearing this, Zhang Qiang's once-handsome face flushed dark purple.

But Xu Jingming didn't even glance at him—he turned to Liu Qian and Sun Rui and said:

"I'm heading to the Magic Capital University City—there's a car coming to pick me up."

"I'll ask if they can take you along—if they agree, I'll have them take you too."

"Magic Capital University City..."

Liu Qian paused, slightly stunned.

Magic Capital University City is a famous attraction in Magic Capital.

There, you'll find the top-tier university ranked among the nation's top three—Magic Capital Institute of Esoteric Studies!

The surrounding universities are also among the nation's best, with extremely high admission scores!

Of course, because they're all elite schools, visiting requires advance reservation.

But due to overwhelming demand, reservation slots are booked months ahead—they never got any.

Even if they went, it would be a wasted trip—they couldn't get inside.

Still, Magic Capital University City as a famous landmark is worth seeing even from outside.

After thinking it over, Liu Qian nodded: "Fine, let's go ask—if they say no, we'll just take a taxi."

Xu Jingming had already spotted Zhang Chaoyang's car when exiting the subway, so he led Liu Qian and Sun Rui toward it.

"Hmph, guys who couldn't even book Huangpu Institute of Esoteric Studies—how could you possibly get into any school in Magic Capital University City!"

Watching the three leave together, Zhang Qiang muttered bitterly.

But then, as he noticed the direction Xu Jingming was heading, his eyes widened:

"That's...?"

There, where Xu Jingming was walking, stood a Mercedes X-100 off-road vehicle.

The Mercedes X-100 is a military-grade off-roader—accelerating from 0 to 100 km/h in just 1.8 seconds, built for any terrain.

It's the favorite model among wilderness adventurers, with an official price of over ten million!

Of course, in prosperous Magic Capital, a ten-million-yuan car isn't unusual.

Most striking was the massive emblem painted on the hood and doors.

At its center: sharp blades and swords, encircled by thorned roses.

The whole design looked both imposing and luxurious.

Every person in Magic Capital recognized this emblem.

It was the emblem of Magic Capital Institute of Esoteric Studies!

Although Zhang Qiang wasn't from Magic Capital, as a college applicant he naturally knew the emblem of Magic Capital Institute of Esoteric Studies.

In fact, he'd noticed this car the moment he stepped out of the high-speed rail station.

He'd assumed it was there to pick up some VIP guest of Magic Capital Institute of Esoteric Studies, so he paid no mind.

He never imagined it was waiting for Xu Jingming!

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible—he must be heading for another car!"

Zhang Qiang stared fixedly at Xu Jingming, hoping he was wrong.

But Xu Jingming led Liu Qian and Sun Rui onto the car with effortless ease—and drove off...

"That car was really waiting for Xu Jingming!"

Zhang Qiang, watching from afar, was stunned.

Magic Capital Institute of Esoteric Studies' official vehicle couldn't be casually summoned—it was reserved only for important guests.

Meaning, this plain-dressed Xu Jingming was actually a VIP of Magic Capital Institute of Esoteric Studies!

"Damn, even VIPs are this low-key?"

Shocked, Zhang Qiang also felt a twinge of relief.

Fortunately, he hadn't been too arrogant just now......

On the other side, after getting the approval of Admissions Office Director Zhang Zhaoyang, Xu Jingming took the two of them and got in the car together.

And Liu Qian and Sun Rui naturally also recognized the Magic City Ability University school badge.

They just hadn't expected that what was waiting for Xu Jingming was actually a car like this!

By the time they came back to their senses, the two had already been brought into the car.

"Are these all your friends?"

In the driver's seat, Zhang Zhaoyang asked with a smile.

"Met them on the high-speed rail. They want to apply to universities here in Magic City, so they came to do an on-site visit.

I figured there are quite a few schools over at the Magic City University Town, so I brought them along on the way."

Xu Jingming, in the front passenger seat, briefly explained.

"Oh? There are indeed a few good schools over at the University Town, but if you want to visit, you need to book in advance.

Have you all made your reservations?"

Seeing Zhang Zhaoyang bring them up.

In the back seat, Liu Qian and Sun Rui — who had been cowed into silence like quails the moment they got in the car by Zhang Zhaoyang's high-rank ability-user aura — hurriedly shook their heads.

"You need to book in advance just to visit a school?"

Xu Jingming frowned; this was something he hadn't expected.

"That was my oversight. When we get there later, I'll hail a cab and take you to wherever you originally planned to go."

Xu Jingming apologized, but Liu Qian and Sun Rui in the back seat hurriedly waved their hands:

"It's fine, it's fine. We were only planning to wander around outside the schools anyway."

"Just wandering around won't do. Here are two all-schools visit passes for Magic City University Town — just take them."

While waiting at a red light, Zhang Zhaoyang passed two passes back from the front.

"Visit passes!"

Liu Qian and Sun Rui's eyes lit up at the same time.

Of course they knew Magic City University Town had visit passes, but the ones on the official website were impossible to get.

Scalpers did have tickets, but each one cost twenty or thirty thousand — as mere students, they simply couldn't afford it.

"This is too valuable, we can't accept it."

Although they really wanted them, Liu Qian and Sun Rui still resisted the temptation and refused with a shake of their heads.

"It's just two tickets, what's so valuable about them? I've got a whole pile here."

Zhang Zhaoyang laughed heartily and directly opened the car's miscellaneous-items box.

Inside the box, a stack of such passes was neatly arranged — at least a hundred of them.

"These were all given to me by others, and they're useless to me.

Since you're all Student Xu's friends, giving you a couple is nothing."

As Admissions Office Director, Zhang Zhaoyang received quite a few such passes every year.

But students of Magic City Ability University itself could already freely enter and exit all the schools in the University Town, so naturally they had no use for such passes.

Kept with him, they were no better than wastepaper.

In fact, these in the car were only a small portion.

In his office drawer, there were at least another hundred or so......