Chapter 30: A huge harvest

As Mu Hongtao's voice fell, everyone's martial arts test results were set!

1st place: Chen Fan from Qingcheng No. 3 High School, points

2nd place: Jiang Tiannan from Yancheng No. 1 High School, 6265 points

3rd place: Chu He from Weicheng No. 1 High School, 5824 points

……

Chen Fan won first place in the three-city joint examination without any surprise, yet he still frowned slightly.

Because the strange beasts he killed after the beast tide broke out were not counted in his martial examination results!

"Eighteen thousand points; I wonder if the top scholar spot for the martial examination is secure!"

Chen Fan began to worry a little; after all, the reward for becoming the top scholar includes a lottery draw for an ability!

"More than 200 second-tier strange beasts converted into points should be at least over 200,000, right? 200,000 points only got me a lousy bronze medal; this wave was a huge loss!"

Chen Fan reluctantly picked up the medal on his chest to look at it. One side was engraved with the totem of Daxia—the Divine Dragon! The other side was engraved with Chen Fan's name, as well as the date it was awarded at Yuliang Pass and other such details!

"Old Zhang, tell me, what use could this thing possibly have?" Chen Fan asked, looking at Zhang Zongwen beside him.

When Zhang Zongwen heard Chen Fan call him Old Zhang, he wasn't angry at all; instead, his smile grew even wider.

"Haha, this medal is a good thing! There are four types in total: bronze, silver, gold, and platinum! And each type is divided into five levels, from 1-star to 5-star! This is a symbol of honor!"

"So what? What is the actual value of this thing?" Chen Fan curled his lip. Honor? What the hell is that good for!

Zhang Zongwen hurriedly said: "You have to know that usually, entering an other-dimensional space to hunt strange beasts requires a fee! But those wearing a bronze medal can enter for free! Furthermore, you have the right to temporarily call upon 10 pass-guarding soldiers!"

"Oh? Old Zhang, there's one thing I don't understand. Isn't hunting strange beasts doing a good deed for the country? Why is there still a fee?" Chen Fan was somewhat puzzled.

Zhang Zongwen feigned silence for a few seconds, put his hands behind his back, and put on the appearance of a teacher as he said:

"Because the flesh and blood of strange beasts are very valuable; their whole bodies are treasures! Strange beasts killed by ability users can be brought out and sold for money!"

"What! The corpses can be sold for money!!?" The sense of injustice in Chen Fan's heart grew even stronger.

"This wave wasn't just a huge loss, it was a loss all the way to my grandmother's house!"

While the two were talking, they arrived at the square outside Yuliang Pass.

Zhang Zongwen had Chen Fan get directly into his private car, and the one driving was the grade dean, Du Jiang.

The moment Du Jiang saw Chen Fan, he decisively offered the kindest smile he could possibly muster in his entire life.

"Student Chen Fan, congratulations on taking first place in the three-city joint examination!"

"Heh!" Chen Fan sneered at him, adjusted his seat back to the lowest position, and laid his body almost flat, putting on an appearance of 'don't talk to me'.

Du Jiang was greatly embarrassed and hurriedly tried to explain.

However, Principal Zhang, who was to the side, interrupted him directly, and his tone was quite stern!

"Dean Du! Today, in front of Chen Fan, I must criticize you for a few things!"

"A student as excellent as Chen Fan almost couldn't participate in the martial examination because of your prejudice and ignorance!"

"You almost caused a grave mistake for the school! After you go back today, hand-write a 10,000-word self-criticism and deliver it to Chen Fan! Do you hear me?"

Du Jiang's face collapsed instantly. In his twenty-plus years in the profession, he had never imagined that one day he would need to write a self-criticism for a student...

Sigh, but he had no other choice; after all, he couldn't afford to offend either of the two people in the car.

"Al... alright, I will write it overnight and deliver it to Chen Fan tomorrow."

"That's enough!" Chen Fan waved his hand, interrupting the two's performance.

"Old Zhang, there is one more thing I must tell you. That Li Wenbin in our class who made a bet with me—didn't he want to streak at the graduation ceremony? The school must satisfy him on this matter!"

Sigh, Zhang Zongwen's expression froze, and he spoke awkwardly: "That student suddenly started shouting and screaming in the exam hall this afternoon while taking the math test, acting like he was crazy. His exam qualifications have already been revoked."

"So, how could he have the face to come to the graduation ceremony!"

Chen Fan was speechless. He was the top student in the liberal arts grade, after all; is his mentality really that poor?

"I can't let this kid off so easily..." Chen Fan muttered to himself.

Zhang Zongwen felt somewhat helpless; these were all scandals of his own school!

He hurriedly changed the subject: "Chen Fan, it is estimated that universities will contact you in two days, so you must consider in advance which university you should attend."

"Contact me in advance?" Chen Fan was a bit puzzled: "Isn't the martial examination ranking only announced in seven days?"

Zhang Zongwen said: "Top universities naturally have channels to know your college entrance exam scores in advance. With your results, there is no need to apply; universities will directly recruit you as a special talent!"

"Alright, then I'll check the situation of the major universities these next few days!"

……

When Chen Fan returned home, it was already three o'clock in the morning. Tongtong was not at home, but at Wang Yanran's house.

After taking a quick hot shower, he lay on the bed and fell into a deep sleep.

The next morning, before the sun had appeared, Chen Fan's sweet dream was ruthlessly broken by a series of urgent phone rings. The person calling was actually his eldest uncle, with whom he had always been distant.

Chen Fan frowned slightly. This eldest uncle of his lived in Yancheng City, and for so many years, he had almost never taken the initiative to contact him. Now that he was calling, he was likely aware that he had won first place in the three-city joint examination.

After hesitating, Chen Fan answered the phone.

On the other end of the line, an enthusiastic voice came through as expected: "Nephew, it's your eldest uncle."

"Hmm!" Chen Fan responded in a lukewarm tone.

"Haha, Xiao Fan, I heard you won first place in the three-city joint examination? Very good indeed. I'll come to pick you and your sister up in two days to stay at my place for a couple of days. I'll have Wenwen take you around Yancheng for a few days."

"By the way, Wenwen is also participating in the martial examination next year. You should give her some good guidance when the time comes."

Heh, Chen Fan was immediately angered to the point of laughter. The Wenwen his eldest uncle mentioned was his cousin, his eldest uncle's only daughter!

Chen Fan sneered in his heart. He had thought this eldest uncle was calling to congratulate him, but he didn't expect the real intention was to have him act as free labor to guide his own daughter. He truly never does anything without a profit motive.

But in the end, he didn't tear off the mask of civility, and used an excuse: "Go to Yancheng? I'm afraid that won't work. I'm taking Tongtong on a trip to the south in a few days."

The man on the other end of the line was clearly somewhat displeased. After a few seconds of silence, he said:

"Xiao Fan, is that so? It just so happens that Wenwen also wants to go out and play. Let her go with you all when the time comes. You can guide her on the way. Don't worry, I will cover her expenses."

Chen Fan was completely disappointed in this eldest uncle. He said indifferently: "We'll talk about this later. I have things to do, I'm hanging up."

After saying this, Chen Fan hung up the phone directly.

There is truly no family affection to speak of with such relatives!

However, the other party still wouldn't give up and called him several times in a row. Chen Fan directly muted his phone and tossed it aside.

"Once you ignored me, now I make you unable to climb high enough to reach me!" Chen Fan recalled a famous 'philosophy'.

"Forget it, I won't think about these troublesome relatives anymore. Lottery, lottery!" Chen Fan hurriedly checked the system.

He completed the task of resisting the beast tide and obtained an E-grade lottery draw. In addition, he still had over 3,000 killing points in his system, which was enough for him to exchange for 30 F-grade lottery opportunities.

Chen Fan decided to be extravagant and use them all for the lottery!