[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-contracted-all-ancient-divine-artifacts":3,"chapter-i-contracted-all-ancient-divine-artifacts-i-contracted-all-ancient-divine-artifacts-chapter-266":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","I Contracted All Ancient Divine Artifacts",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1865147,2473,"Chapter 266 165: This Geng Jiu Has Quite an Appetite","i-contracted-all-ancient-divine-artifacts-chapter-266",266,"\u003Cp>\"My Anti-Xia Alliance high-level relatives?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, those able to sit in this classroom are all savvy and astute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Zhan's last sentence was like the finishing touch that awakened the dreamers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone began biting their pen shafts, writing profusely on the white paper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon after, Han Zhan received their answer sheets one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some people handed in a blank sheet, but it became densely written upon return.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides parents, there were numerous relatives listed, all distinctly noted without missing a single name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, he comes from an elite family, and it's impressive he remembers his relatives' names and positions so well at his age.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some had relatively simple listings, with only a line or two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These are likely those whom the elderly lady mentioned gained admissions to Shang Academy through marital alliances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through this simple survey, Han Zhan already had a good grasp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He cleared his throat and began his second topic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"According to Shang Academy's rules, the Dean's classes are taught in rotation. Since you all seized the slots for this first class, you must possess certain abilities.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Therefore, we can speak frankly without holding back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"From other teachers, I learned that each instructor has the power to score students, and these scores will be aggregated by the Dean.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Furthermore, as Dean of Shang Academy, I have five additional slots for extraordinary awakenings.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Here, Han Zhan suddenly paused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After giving the audience ample time to ponder and respond, he continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, that's all for my first class. How much you can grasp depends on yourselves.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After finishing, Han Zhan wrote \"End of Class\" in large characters on the blackboard behind him, turned decisively, and left a dashing silhouette to the stunned students.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There's no wall in the world that doesn't let a breeze through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, so many eyes are fixated on Han Zhan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eager to see what actions this newly appointed Shang Academy Dean, recruited by Master Gongyang Jin, would take.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both his words and actions in class quickly spread like the wind!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Daxi, at sixty-six, belonged to the \"young faction\" within Shang Academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He successfully secured a front-row seat in Geng Jiu's class today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's based on experience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Students sitting in the front row make a better impression on instructors, ensuring deeper impressions and naturally higher scores afterwards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For this so-called front-row seat, Shang Academy's students were always scheming and plotting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using backpack, textbook, or physically occupying a seat were considered minor tactics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet today's class with Geng Jiu shattered Wen Daxi's previous perceptions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While instructors had scoring power, they were discreetly hinting that students could bribe them for higher scores.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This ensured instructors received significant compensation, students got higher scores, and increased awakening selection probability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone was pleased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one dared, like Geng Jiu today, to openly expose their purpose so clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon returning home, Wen Daxi immediately told his father, Wen Mingyue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A man appearing to be in his thirties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In reality, Wen Mingyue was over two hundred years old, with Wen Daxi being his youngest and most beloved son.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Mingyue had already successfully awakened as a Spirit Contract Master. As a Tier Four Spirit Contract Master, he was a Defender in Fulong City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though his official rank wasn't high, his father was a Tier Five Spirit Contract Master, serving as Captain of the Defenders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though his rank wasn't high, his father's father was a Tier Six Spirit Contract Master, serving as Company Captain of the Defenders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although not high-ranking, his father's father's father...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No need to elaborate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire Wen Daxi family held official positions, which is why his paper was filled to the brim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After listening to Wen Daxi's words, Wen Mingyue fell into deep thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Father, do you think we should offer a gift to the newly appointed Shang Academy Dean tomorrow?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Daxi asked as he rubbed his thumb and index finger together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This gesture, when performed by a man in his sixties, always looked somewhat sleazy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We must certainly give!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shouldn't we wait and see? Might Dean Geng Jiu be engaging in entrapment operations?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Daxi wasn't foolish and was aware of entrapment operations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Mingyue snorted coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He wouldn't dare.\" Wen Mingyue assuredly said, \"Have you forgotten how the previous Dean of Shang Academy was forced to step down?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The higher-ups don't care who receives benefits, who gives them, nor even to whom the annual ten awakening slots are distributed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Their only concern is the stability of the entire Anti-Xia Alliance. For stability, the higher-ups must remain orderly!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Daxi listened with a surprised expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Father, how did you come to such insights?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watched by his son with admiring eyes, Wen Mingyue felt proud and casually waved his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll visit your grandfather to discuss details about tomorrow's offerings for that esteemed figure.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More students, like Wen Daxi, returned home, narrating the incident to their parents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their reactions were almost identical to Wen Mingyue's.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, Fulong City became bustling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fulong City's commotion swiftly reached the ears of other core members of the Anti-Xia Alliance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Drunkard Sun Yun chuckled upon hearing and laughed quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This Geng Jiu has quite the appetite.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Initially, I thought such a proud person wouldn't tolerate any blunders. Shang Academy placed him to watch him explode.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Unexpectedly, he'd perfectly integrate? On his first day, already accepting student benefits, while thoroughly understanding their family circumstances.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tsk tsk tsk.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Yun shook his head in wonder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Given his personality, he wouldn't act as overtly as Han Zhan but would choose a more subtle approach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Bing's residence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this news, Elder Bing's eyebrows furrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A big appetite isn't a good thing; it leads to being stuffed to death.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The amount offered is the business of the students and their elite families.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the art of receiving requires careful consideration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the current perspective, Geng Jiu seemed to lack artistic finesse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside Fulong City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sinister youth using an alien race as a mount burst into laughter upon hearing the news.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Tao looked at Fulong City behind him and murmured:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Looks like I won't need to intervene; before long, you'll bring about your own extinction, Geng Jiu.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1026,"2026-06-10T05:31:13.179Z",1,"novelbin.me","01c8f6f8c3cc5cad8bd0abbfba3585ff691a753e9e2cbd96f5014ceb84cff7d6","i-contracted-all-ancient-divine-artifacts-chapter-267","i-contracted-all-ancient-divine-artifacts-chapter-265",617,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-contracted-all-ancient-divine-artifacts-cover.jpg"]