Chapter 60: Too Much Given!
This was also within Li Ye’s expectations.
His family situation wasn’t some secret, whereas the Disinfection Bureau was more secretive. It was normal for people from educational institutions to look up his home address.
There were definitely people who would take the parent route.
It was just that Li Ye hadn’t expected Wuyu Middle School to react so quickly.
Seeing the visitors, the two stood up, and the older one said:
“Student Li Ye, I’m surnamed Zhao. This is Teacher Qu, the guidance teacher from Wuyu Middle School. We’re here this time to ask for your thoughts. We just chatted with your parents and also thank them for their contributions to Ningjiang City, for raising such a good child.”
Principal Zhao chuckled and said, “Student Li Ye, this uninvited visit is mainly because we’re eager for talent. For you, we feel that staying at No. 14 Middle School is a waste of your talent. You should have a better development space.”
Li Ye put down his schoolbag, walked to the dining table, pulled out a chair and sat down, saying, “Someone has already approached me today.”
“That’s to be expected.”
Principal Zhao said, “A genius like you who takes the Three Passes route—it’s strange if no one approaches you. Can you tell us which Three Passes you’re taking?”
“Vajra, Qi Meridian, Po Jun.”
There was no need to hide this; it would be discovered over time anyway, and they were probably already studying him.
Teacher Qu at the side nodded: “About right. Vajra and Qi Meridian are definitely there, but I didn’t expect Po Jun. I thought it was Divine Movement.”
Among the Six Passes, there are no specific combinations because each martial art is different, with varying effects, none superior or inferior, only depending on performance.
“Those who take Three Passes are all great talents.”
Principal Zhao sighed, “But No. 14 Middle School’s conditions may not be enough to support your cultivation. I know they have Fu Chuxue there; with you two together, to be honest, they’d definitely take first in the City Martial Arts Competition, and maybe even top three in the Provincial Martial Arts Competition.”
“But as an ordinary high school, it lacks the accumulation and foundation. Unlike our Wuyu Middle School, which ranks every year and has accumulated many resources over the years.”
“Teacher Qu was even brought over by me from Yunhai. He’s a graduate of a top Martial Arts University and is now solidly at Nine Dragon Gate.”
Nine Dragon Gate.
Li Ye looked over in surprise. Teacher Qu slightly raised his head and humbly said, “You’re too kind. My Nine Dragon Gate was purely trained through Qi and Blood, without the talent for breakthrough.”
Indeed.
His Qi and Blood seemed abundant but appeared somewhat superficial, and his martial arts seemed lacking.
“But no matter what, he’s still a Nine Dragon Gate with rich teaching experience. Although Wuyu Middle School hasn’t produced any students who broke through before the Gaokao, our students who went to university have produced several who broke through, and they stay in touch with us.”
“In terms of breakthrough experience, we’re definitely much richer than other schools and can provide you with customized cultivation resources.”
Principal Zhao said, “Student Li Ye, martial artists are straightforward, so I won’t beat around the bush. Two million signing bonus, eight million in cultivation resources investment within a year, and for the rest, whatever treatment No. 14 Middle School gives you, we’ll increase it by 20%, with a guaranteed personal share of the entire experience points revenue.”
Li Ye was about to speak when Principal Zhao waved his hand again, “And that’s not all. You know the newly developed ‘Yangtze Sky Observatory’ in Ningjiang City, right? We’ll give you a four-million property there for free, and we’ll handle the renovations too.”
“Regarding your parents, I just chatted a bit with Brother Li. He’s a supermarket maintenance supervisor, right? If you don’t mind, our Group has a branch in Ningjiang and can offer an engineering supervisor position. Your mother can also have a higher-paying, low-effort leisurely job there. I guarantee your parents’ combined annual income won’t be less than six hundred thousand.”
Good grief!
Although Li Ye hadn’t thought to refuse at first, he hadn’t planned to accept either, but now, he couldn’t even bring himself to say he’d think about it.
They’re offering too much!
But that said.
“There won’t be any indenture contract, right?” Li Ye asked.
“It’s not exactly an indenture; it’s a directional contract.”
Principal Zhao smiled: “We’re a private school backed by a Group. Wuyu Middle School isn’t only in Ningjiang City. The school’s purpose is to discover and cultivate talent. Our parent company, Wuhun Group, specializes in dealing with demonic creatures. Ordinary people might not have heard of it, but our Group is a major company that hunts and breeds demonic creatures to obtain demonic creature materials.”
The appearance of demonic creatures isn’t all bad; there are benefits too. What aspect of martial artist cultivation isn’t related to demonic creatures?
Demonic creatures harm people, people eat demonic creatures—it’s an eternal truth since the world’s birth.
Having related industries is perfectly normal.
Yao Ledan’s family does business in demonic creature ingredients, and larger-scale ones certainly exist.
“A Group like ours naturally needs its own martial artists, so cultivating stronger ones who join us after graduation is a win-win. After all, even the strongest martial artists need to eat and will seek jobs after graduation. Whoever they choose, our company is very strong too.”
“You’re on the Three Passes route. After you enter university, the Group will also invest resources in you to help you become a Second Realm Martial Artist faster. And all it takes is signing a small directional contract, agreeing to join us after graduation.”
Principal Zhao smiled while giving Teacher Qu a look. The other immediately took out a stack of contracts and placed them on the dining table.
“Student Li Ye, you have to know that whether in high school or university, cultivation resources are never enough for an individual. No matter how much support a school provides, it has to consider all students.”
“It’s not that your talent is lacking, but having a resource provider behind you will make your cultivation faster and your path smoother. Second Realm isn’t that easy to break through. You can take a look at this contract; the terms aren’t harsh, and the post-graduation onboarding treatment is very good too.”
Martial artists on the Three Passes route are strong, but they require not only talent but also high resources.
Dragon Gate Realm is manageable, but Second Realm is much harder. If he truly had exceptional talent, Li Ye wouldn’t be a preparatory student switching to martial arts track; he should be like Fu Chuxue, having broken through Dragon Gate long ago.
Maybe his martial art is special, suppressing his Qi and Blood early on, then feeding back after breakthrough, but there’s still a limit. Even if it pushes him straight to Nine Dragon Gate, he still needs to break through when it’s time.
The martial arts path has no shortcuts.
He could offer such good conditions not because the school lacks talent—though that’s important to him as principal.
Li Ye’s demonstrated combat power, per their internal estimates, could even compete with a Six Dragon Gate on the Three Passes route. That’s already a known contender provincially, ranking in the top hundred.
With Li Ye joining, their Provincial Martial Arts Competition ranking would definitely be higher.
But it’s not that crucial; they could already enter the Provincial Martial Arts Competition, and adding Li Ye wouldn’t boost it much.
What’s important is this talent for practicing Three Passes martial arts.
This is very important to the Group—able to practice to Three Passes.
That’s not Second Realm; it’s a solid Three Realms Martial Artist!
