Chapter 35 - 35 Benefits Advantage (Seeking Recommendations and Follows for Latest Chapter)_1
The dark-faced middle-aged man watched skeptically as Pei Jinye was led away by Ice Sister.
“This kid…”
He just felt like he was being watched.
Could it be that he was an Awakener?
“Ice Sister, why did you come?” Pei Jinye asked, puzzled.
Ice Sister, with a composed gaze, stared straight ahead at the road. “Because of Fang Hai’s incident, the school is in a state of ‘immense sorrow.’ I am taking you to see the principal now.”
“Ice Sister, I don’t want everyone to know,” Pei Jinye whispered, shaking his head.
“Don’t worry, the school doesn’t know about your awakening yet. Besides, this is a private meeting with the principal. You can’t bypass him. Whether it’s a regular classification or an elite evaluation, the school will find out eventually. Informing him in advance might actually make it easier to hide your information.”
The words of Ice Sister gave Pei Jinye food for thought.
Because of a word from Teacher Chang, he had nearly become a target for everyone at the Bronze Association, though they were only respecting Teacher Chang’s face.
To those students with illustrious backgrounds, he was just an Awakener. The Psychic Class might be worth noticing, but not to the extent that they would lose face to foster a connection with him.
If everyone at the school knew…
Ice Sister said meaningfully, “With Fang Hai’s precedent, the principal will surely treasure your identity secrecy even more this time.”
Pei Jinye paused.
Ten minutes later.
Principal’s office.
An intense aura suddenly burst forth.
Principal Wang, with his hair gray, could not conceal his excitement. “Are you saying that you’ve awakened? And to the Psychic Class?”
Pei Jinye calmly nodded.
“Do I need to demonstrate?”
Principal Wang’s eyes shone with anticipation.
Pei Jinye stretched out his hand and pointed at Principal Wang’s cup from a distance.
The next second.
The cup suddenly shook.
A few drops of tea splashed out.
With Principal Wang’s expression frozen, Pei Jinye explained without any rush, “What I’ve awakened is a Spiritual Attack. Against entities without a soul, it can only exert this much power.”
Principal Wang snapped back to reality, “Right, that’s the principle. How long have you been awakened?”
Pei Jinye thought for a moment. “A week ago? I’ve forgotten the exact time.”
It felt like only a few days, yet it was as if a long time had passed.
After all, who could have imagined that he, a high school student with a simple background and ordinary status, would somehow end up associated with the notorious Old Gods Association?
“That long?” Principal Wang was taken aback, he looked at Ice Sister. “Teacher Xiao, this?”
Ice Sister, with her calm gaze, said, “Fang Hai’s fate has shown the importance of keeping information confidential, so Principal Wang, I hope the matter of Pei Jinye’s awakening can be kept secret.”
Principal Wang came to his senses, slamming his fist on the desk, “Yes, it must be kept secret! This matter must be kept confidential! Pei… Student Pei is indeed a rare talent, awakened to the Transcendent before the major exam, and to the Psychic Class at that. His future is boundless. For our number two school, it’s an honor to have him…”
Pei Jinye felt no joy from Principal Wang’s hollow praises, and got straight to the point, “I want to know what the number two school can offer me?”
Principal Wang was startled, having never seen such a direct student before, but this was a seedling that could bring honor to their school.
He quickly regained his composure, “Of course! You can have the same treatment as Fang Hai! For your upcoming classes, I can personally arrange a teacher for you. It’s not easy to find a Transcendent from the Psychic Class, but I will try my best to find you one…”
Ice Sister calmly interjected, “I’ve registered him for this year’s elite evaluation.”
“The elite evaluation?” Principal Wang was momentarily stunned, his brain failing to grasp the concept.
But the next moment, his eyes bulged as he stared hard at Ice Sister, “You mean, he… he’s signed up for this year’s national elite evaluation?”
“Yes,” Ice Sister was as calm as ever.
Principal Wang suddenly looked at Pei Jinye, then glanced at Ice Sister, excited yet somewhat hesitant, “Do you think he…”
He didn’t finish his sentence in front of Pei Jinye, instead, he diverted the topic and looked at Pei Jinye, saying with a warm smile, “Student Pei, you may directly make a request. What do you want? As far as I know, according to past practice, the elite examination is around November.”
Pei Jinye was not shy about his needs, smiling he said, “There’s no need to arrange for a tutor; I have my own training plan. What I urgently need right now are things that can substantially replenish my Vitality.”
As for the Psychic Class techniques, he had them all, both defensive and offensive, and he didn’t have the spare energy to learn any other techniques for the time being.
Principal Wang was very decisive, “That can be arranged! I will personally take care of it. You just focus on the exam!”
“Then thank you for your support, Principal Wang!”
“Haha, the school is honored to have such an outstanding student like you, it’s a credit to us.”
Principal Wang’s smile grew even brighter.
If this Student Pei really succeeded, then his contribution wouldn’t just be the icing on the cake; it could be like sending charcoal in snowy weather.
Even if he didn’t succeed in the assessment, he was still an Awakener. There was still a chance for him to make it into top schools in next year’s big exam, and by then, he could bring endless glory to their Second Middle School.
Before long.
Principal Wang shared some hearsay about the elite examination. After all, it had been many years since anyone from Da Peng City participated in the elite examination.
The specific details were ones that Principal Wang learned through his former friends.
What was described matched what Ice Sister had said; it was an evaluation based on the proportion of three types of abilities.
After a while, Pei Jinye stood up to take his leave, holding the leave slip personally signed by Principal Wang. Under the stunned gaze of his chubby desk-mate, he watched as the hot-tempered dean of education gave him permission to leave.
“Damn, what’s up with Brother Ye? Why has he been taking leave so often lately… Has his condition weakened to this extent?”
Inside the office.
Only then did Principal Wang finally voiced the question that had been in his heart.
“Do you think he has a chance?”
Ice Sister neither denied nor affirmed, merely stating calmly, “He is different from the others.”
Principal Wang frowned; this wasn’t the answer he wanted.
He said gravely, “You shouldn’t forget, the elite examination has a fatality rate. Aren’t you afraid… He is the future hope of our Second Middle School, I don’t want a repeat of what happened to Fang Hai.”
Ice Sister looked over slowly, “And what if he succeeds?”
Principal Wang fell silent.
Ice Sister continued slowly, “He has already joined the Bronze Association and became that person’s Inhouse Student, in less than two weeks.”
Principal Wang was taken aback.
Ice Sister said softly, “I don’t believe your judgment is inferior to his.”
Principal Wang immediately scoffed, “Teacher Chang’s judgment isn’t better than mine.”
He was also skeptical in his heart.
Was Pei Jinye really so “valuable”? Was he worth getting that old man’s attention…
Just as Ice Sister was about to leave the room.
Principal Wang suddenly spoke up, “Are you planning to bring him into the Military Department in the future? I hope you won’t interfere with his choices. I understand your difficulties, but I hope… you’ll give him a little more freedom.”
Ice Sister paused, “You’re thinking too much.”
“Creak” went the door as it opened, then closed again.
Everything returned to tranquility.
It took a long while for Principal Wang to remember that he had long since quit smoking.
But this time.
He was even more excited than when Fang Hai awakened.
“This is a little monster who has awakened to the power of Spiritual Attacks.”