landbeastnovel Chapter 60 The School's Attempt to Win Him Over
Chapter 60 The School's Attempt to Win Him Over
Fang Yuan's voice abruptly stopped on the school's martial arts training ground.
"4 minutes..."
In the special task force, Fang Ruo's gaze was fixed on the light screen used to display data, where red ranking numbers were jumping wildly upwards.
Soon, the names of the final 50 students were listed.
Jiang Feng's score was once again a stunningly high first place!
On the high platform, the vice principal who sat in the realm of enlightenment no longer had the calm expression he once had, but had become solemn.
"If I'm not mistaken, how could his Flame Collapse Fist contain the power of a true dragon?"
The power of the true dragon is too ethereal and mysterious.
That kind of power is no longer something that spiritual objects or even Dao treasures can possess; it has reached the level of the word "Saint".
Xu Yuan also looked solemn. After a moment, he withdrew his gaze and pondered, "It shouldn't be the power of a true dragon, but some kind of technique that can be accompanied by the pressure of a pseudo-dragon aura."
Lan City also possesses several such cultivation techniques, all of which are at or above the Spirit Rank, making them extremely precious and rare.
Clearly, they are still unable to see through the true nature of the Purgatory Dragon Soul.
Upon hearing this, the vice-principal's expression softened slightly, but shock remained. "How could he possess such a skill?"
"I'm not sure." Xu Yuan shook his head, then suddenly seemed to remember something and said, "It's possible, it's Ge Cheng."
Although he knew Ge Cheng, their acquaintance was limited to nodding acquaintances. Ge Cheng was in charge of Donglin University, the top high school in Donglin, while he was only at Lancheng No. 13 Middle School. There was still a gap between them.
"Could it be that Katsuragi has gone to great lengths... to win this kid over?" the vice principal analyzed, recovering his composure.
"That's possible." Xu Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly. "During that call, he only told me that the kid got first place in the test and also obtained a Spirit-level Marrow Cleansing Agent. He didn't say anything else."
Xu Yuan thought about it more and more and felt that this was the truth. After all, the two cities were hundreds of thousands of kilometers apart, and even if the other party deliberately hid some information from him, he would have no way of knowing it.
"Hehe, that makes sense. It's just that the market price of a cultivation technique with pseudo-dragon power is far different from that of a spirit-level marrow cleansing agent... Since Ge Cheng is willing to give away even a spirit-level marrow cleansing agent, it's not surprising that he would also offer a spirit-level cultivation technique as a pledge of loyalty."
The vice principal grew increasingly anxious as he listened. He quickly lowered his voice and said seriously, "Principal, we absolutely cannot let this kid go. You know, the end of the year is the year-end unified assessment of all schools in the Star Region. With Jiang Feng, our No. 13 Middle School might just turn things around and become the number one high school in Lancheng!"
"Nonsense," Xu Yuan said irritably. "How could I not know what you're saying!"
He then rubbed his temples, looking somewhat troubled. "If it were just a cultivation technique, it would be easy to handle, but Ge Cheng is very wealthy. I'm afraid that besides this, he has promised this kid something else."
The vice-principal became even more anxious upon hearing this. He suggested, "How about we give him the cultivation technique and then directly grant him a spot in the ruins?"
Xu Yuan glanced at the other person. "Based on the strength he just displayed, do you think he would need this spot you're giving him out of charity?"
Vice Principal: "......."
"How about this?" After a moment's thought, Xu Yuan decided, "The next test is tomorrow morning. Arrange for me to meet with him tonight."
The vice principal agreed, "Okay! I'll arrange it right away!"
.......
That evening, in the principal's office of No. 13 Middle School.
Xu Yuan sat in a chair, and directly in front of him was Jiang Feng.
"Jiang Feng, your performance today... hehe, I really didn't expect that."
As he spoke, Xu Yuan skillfully poured the boiling water from the purple clay teapot into a porcelain bowl, brewing Jiang Feng a cup of fragrant, top-quality spiritual tea.
Jiang Feng accepted it respectfully, "Thank you, Principal."
"Don't stand on ceremony with me." Xu Yuan looked at Jiang Feng as if he were his own son, and said kindly:
"Vice Principal Lin usually takes care of the school's affairs. I myself am mostly in seclusion. I came out these past two days just in time for the monthly exams, and I never expected to meet such a gem as you."
Jiang Feng was flattered and said, "You're too kind."
"Hey~" Xu Yuan waved his hand, showing no trace of authority.
"I have just seen your information. You have become a martial artist at the fifth level of Body Tempering in a short period of time without making a fuss. Not only that, you also won first place in the exhibition assessment in places like Suzhou. Even Principal Ge Cheng is impressed with you."
He picked up his teacup, took a sip, and chuckled, "Speaking of which, Jiang Feng has such talent. Keeping him here would be a waste of his abilities. How about I use my relationship with Ge Cheng to write you a letter of recommendation for you to attend No. 1 High School?"
When Xu Yuan said those words, he appeared calm and collected, but his palms were actually sweating slightly, and he was extremely nervous.
However, he was certain that Ge Cheng must have extended an olive branch to Jiang Feng long ago, but since he was still able to appear in front of him now, it meant that he had most likely rejected the other party's kindness.
Therefore, he felt obligated to do this favor.
As expected, Jiang Feng shook his head after hearing this. "Thank you for your kindness, Principal, but I currently... have no intention of going to school in Suzhou."
Having received a definite reply, Xu Yuan could no longer suppress the smile on his face. He laughed twice and said with satisfaction:
"Alright, alright, since Jiang Feng is willing to trust our No. 13 Middle School, then I, as the principal, will give you a heads-up: the school will provide you with every single core resource it's entitled to!"
As he spoke, he opened a drawer to the side and took out a magnetic card and 10 bottles of purified water that he had prepared beforehand.
As he handed over the items, he casually asked, "By the way, Jiang Feng, what about Ge Cheng... hehe, did he ever give you a gift like I did when we first met..."
Xu Yuan didn't finish speaking, but Jiang Feng understood what he meant.
He took the magnetic card and resources from the other party, smiled, and said, "Aside from the marrow cleansing agent, there are indeed several cultivation techniques and martial arts skills."
Sun Hao had told him about this before he left the company: the two cities were far apart, and Ge Cheng and Xu Yuan only had a superficial relationship. Otherwise, Ge Cheng would not have openly poached people.
Sun Hao's original intention was to make Xu Yuan feel a strong sense of crisis because of this incident, thereby forcing the school to give Jiang Feng more resources.
This was one of the few possible backup plans he could come up with for Jiang Feng before he left the company.
Jiang Feng, on the other hand, was even more resourceful, because he realized that he could use this to cover up the Hextech incident.
"Hehe." Having confirmed his guess, Xu Yuan's expression relaxed, and he added, "Actually, it's good that Jiang Feng is willing to stay at our No. 13 Middle School."
Seeing Jiang Feng's confusion, he explained, "The competition at No. 1 High School is too intense. Although you have good talent, you certainly won't receive such attention if you go there."
Xu Yuan pointed to the magnetic card in Jiang Feng's hand, "Although my resources are not as abundant as those of No. 1 Middle School, I can guarantee that as long as Jiang Feng can maintain his current momentum, he will definitely receive the highest level of attention."
"In the future, such resources will be available more often!"
Jiang Feng nodded solemnly and glanced at the magnetic card.
His breathing suddenly became heavier.
It's actually a Spirit-level martial skill!
You should know that even if you get first place in the monthly exam, you only get this level of martial arts skill!
Xu Yuan is actually willing to go to such lengths to keep me here!
"Thank you, Principal." This time, his gratitude was much more sincere than before.
Xu Yuan quickly waved his hand with a smile, "Jiang Feng, please accept it."
Accepting it means acknowledging their kindness. If they change their mind and want to go to No. 1 Middle School in the future, they'll have to remember how well I treated them.
"That's all for today. There's an assessment tomorrow, so you should go home and rest early and not stay up late."
He seemed like a caring elder.
Jiang Feng nodded obediently, thanked him again, and then left the office with the magnetic card.