Chapter 372: Persuasion! The Wise Adapt to Circumstances!

"A 6. 8 million yuan package, Senior Brother—does this banquet have some Ninth-Rank Beast Emperor meat?"

Though puzzled inside, Xu Jingming showed no expression on his face, only half-jokingly said:

"Six million odd yuan can't buy even a single portion of Beast Emperor meat."

"But this package contains something even more thrilling than Beast Emperor meat."

Senior Brother Fan Ren chuckled, then clapped his hands and called out: "Come in, everyone."

No sooner had he spoken than the private room door opened.

Four women, beautiful-faced and tall, entered gracefully.

All four wore extremely revealing exotic attire, covering only their most essential areas.

Their long legs and snow-white abdomens were fully exposed.

As their slender waists swayed, they exuded an intoxicating allure.

"Your Excellencies, we've arrived..."

The woman at the front was precisely the waitress who had just been wearing a qipao.

She bowed slightly, her eyes brimming with liquid desire, fixing them on Xu Jingming.

"Senior Brother, what's this?" Xu Jingming finally understood.

So all 6. 8 million yuan had been spent on this!

But purely by looks and figure, these women were indeed impressive.

In any ordinary university, they'd be campus goddesses.

"You're new here, so as host, I must fulfill my duty—go ahead, pick two."

Fan Ren laughed heartily, "They can accompany you during the meal, and after the banquet, you can take them back with you."

"You take them if you want—I don't have that habit," Xu Jingming smiled and shook his head.

Such scenes might still tempt some greenhorns.

But for him, who had already felt the warmth and passion of Song Qiuyun and Jiang Chu, they stirred not the slightest feeling.

Besides, he wasn't that kind of person.

"These girls are all pure, and all have reached First-Rank—no worries about any issues."

Misinterpreting Xu Jingming's refusal as disdain, Fan Ren quickly explained:

Students admitted into the Prodigy Training Camp must have at least B-Rank abilities and terrifying talent.

For such geniuses, the martial arts academy naturally wouldn't let their bloodline leak out carelessly.

"No thanks," Xu Jingming still shook his head.

Seeing Xu Jingming wasn't being polite, Fan Ren stopped pressing, waving to the women:

"You're dismissed—go."

"Yes..."

The lead woman, draped in gauze with a slender figure, reluctantly tore her gaze away from Xu Jingming.

Such a handsome young man wasn't something you encountered every day—what a pity.

"This was the most distinctive service in the 6. 8 million package—you're not interested?"

After the women left, Senior Brother Fan Ren sighed and shook his head:

"I say, you've graduated from Devil University—you're no longer a college student. You should loosen up a bit."

Xu Jingming merely smiled at this, saying nothing.

How could one cultivate and reach the peak if one couldn't even control one's own desires?

Of course, he had no habit of preaching to others.

This truth was enough for him to understand—it didn't need to be preached to a senior brother he'd just met.

Though the women were the highlight of the 6. 8 million yuan luxury package, the dishes served were no less impressive.

The dishes were mostly stir-fried with meat from Fourth-Rank or higher ferocious beasts, and tasted excellent.

Senior Brother Fan Ren was also very talkative; conversing with him, Xu Jingming felt no constraint.

"I thought the Prodigy Training Camp of Thunder Martial Arts Academy was a place of harsh cultivation—I never expected such services."

After three rounds of wine, Xu Jingming, now slightly more familiar with Fan Ren, remarked with amazement:

"Training camp is indeed about cultivation, but occasionally you must relax, right?"

Fan Ren tilted his head back and drank a cup of wine, then closed his eyes.

Faint blue lightning flickered across his body, his expression one of deep immersion.

After a long while, he opened his eyes with a sigh of comfort: "Good wine must be savored with one's ability."

"Impressive!" Xu Jingming gave a thumbs-up.

Thunder-based abilities could activate bodily cells and enhance the senses.

Most ability users typically applied this only in combat.

Yet this Senior Brother Fan Ren had thought to use it to enhance the drinking experience.

"It's just a small trick."

Senior Brother Fan Ren chuckled, then added:

"Actually, the taverns at Thunder Martial Arts Academy headquarters never had these services before."

These were added in recent years, with the tacit approval of our deputy director, Hu Jinyu."

"To be honest, I admire him—do you know anything about him, Senior Brother?"

Deputy Director Hu Jinyu?

Xu Jingming's eyebrows lifted slightly—he finally understood Fan Ren's intent, and smiled:

"We're from the same sect—Senior Brother, just say what you want. I won't mind."

"I love dealing with smart people like you!"

Senior Brother Fan Ren laughed heartily, "Then I'll be blunt: Deputy Director wants to recruit you into our faction—name your terms."

"Our faction? Are you one of them too?" Xu Jingming sharply caught the key point.

"Pretty much."

Fan Ren didn't deny it, speaking openly: "Since I entered the training camp three years ago, they've helped me a great deal."

"You know I was recruited by Director Su, right?"

"Why would I ignore Director Su's favor and join Deputy Director's faction?"

Xu Jingming smiled and countered.

"You've only just joined Thunder Martial Arts Academy—you don't understand many things yet."

Fan Ren poured himself another cup, drank it down, then spoke slowly:

"Let me put it plainly: right now, Deputy Director Hu Jinyu holds more power than Director Su Qingli!"

"Oh? Why?"

Xu Jingming was surprised—he'd never heard this before.

Fan Ren didn't drag it out:

"Five years ago, the former director of Thunder Martial Arts Academy suddenly vanished."

Logically, the most senior deputy director, Hu Jinyu, should have inherited the position."

But who could have expected that Su Qingli, the daughter of the former director,

would suddenly break through to Eighth-Rank and become a Ninth-Rank Law Saint just two years later?

She forcibly pushed Hu Jinyu, who had served as acting director for two years, aside.

Though Su Qingli ultimately became director,

her youth meant her influence within the academy paled beside Deputy Director Hu Jinyu's.

She couldn't even fully control the allocation of key cultivation resources."

Fan Ren's tiger-like eyes fixed on him:

"You know that for ability users, resources are everything.

Without resources, how can you gain super-tier combat power?

So, the wise adapt to circumstances—Senior Brother Jingming, join us."