38: Chapter 38 The Madman of Law

"I've heard about your situation from an old friend at Blue Cave Technology. Well done; you've brought honor to our academy and even to Lanshi City."

As soon as Chen Mo sat down, Li Chengsheng spoke plainly.

"You overpraise me, Dean!" Chen Mo sat up straight and hurriedly waved his hands.

"Whether it's overpraise or not, do you think I, who have been a dean for thousands of years, wouldn't know?"

"Chen Mo, humility is a good thing, but facts are facts."

"I'm not afraid of you laughing, but in the history of our school, you are the first to receive a pseudo s-class contract."

Chen Mo was somewhat surprised; he really hadn't looked into this.

"What, surprised? Haha!" Li Chengsheng suddenly laughed, then took out a document stamped with the official seal of the Lanshi City Government and handed it to Chen Mo.

"See for yourself."

Chen Mo took the document, his pupils dilating slightly.

The full name of the document was the 'Lanshi City Talent Incentive Program'.

It clearly introduced the talent support policies for various fields, and there was one very eye-catching column.

'Any Student included in the Virtual Universe god nurturing program is eligible for a special support fund from the Lanshi City Government.'

D-rank contract: 500,000 Credit Points.

C-rank contract: 1,000,000 Credit Points.

B-rank contract: 2,000,000 Credit Points.

a-rank contract: 5,000,000 Credit Points.

"Why isn't there an S-rank?"

Chen Mo reflexively asked the question on his mind.

"S-rank?" Li Chengsheng looked at Chen Mo with a strange expression and spoke slowly.

"Those with an s-rank contract don't lack these ten or twenty million in resources. If it were any more, the city government would also feel the pressure."

"However, if you truly obtained an s-rank contract, the city government would likely come looking for you on their own initiative."

Chen Mo realized, then looked pleasantly surprised. 5 million was truly a lot!

"Little money-grubber!"

Seeing Chen Mo's excited look, Li Chengsheng couldn't help but tease him.

"Dean, who would complain about having too much money? Besides, Blue Cave isn't giving me all the resources at once. Not counting the Virtual Universe points and physical resources, I only received 5 million for the first stage."

Chen Mo wasn't embarrassed at all and openly admitted to being a money-grubber.

"5 million is not a small amount. If used properly, it's enough to last you until your Second Transition when you get the next stage of resources."

Duan Fei, who had been acting like a wooden statue in the corner, suddenly interjected.

"Nobody asked you." Li Chengsheng immediately glared at Duan Fei with dissatisfaction.

Now Duan Fei became completely quiet. He sighed and turned to face the wall.

"Dean, actually, it's not Teacher Duan's fault. I only revealed my Law talent after condensing my God Domain. Teacher Duan usually cares about us quite a bit."

Chen Mo was very clever and naturally understood the reason why Li Chengsheng was blaming Duan Fei.

To be honest, even he felt Duan Fei was a bit wronged, since the last Weekly Exam only tested the followers.

If it had been the unrestricted assessment of the Monthly Exam, Duan Fei certainly wouldn't have been so ignorant of his situation.

"Law talent? Hmm, it's about what I guessed."

Li Chengsheng nodded to himself. Actually, after Huo Yuan left, he had been pondering a question.

How could a Student who had just condensed their God Domain be worthy of a major power like Blue Cave signing them early with pseudo s-class treatment?

The God Domain and followers were obviously impossible; these things could never be rushed.

But Laws were different.

Everyone's Comprehension Ability is different; some people are naturally exceptionally sensitive to the myriad Daos of the world.

In the parlance of the deities' circles, these people are the darlings of the Dao; even eating and drinking could lead them to comprehend Laws or increase their Law comprehension levels.

History has even seen those who achieved the Dao in a single morning, performing an Ascension from demigod to True God in half a day.

And these Law-type Geniuses are often the favorites of various major powers.

Because as long as these people are given enough resources for their God Domains to keep up, their future achievements are destined not to be too poor. Chen Mo clearly belonged to this category.

"How many Laws have you comprehended now, and what are the comprehension levels?"

"Five types. The one with the highest comprehension level is the mid-tier Law of Blood, at about five point something percent."

Out of trust in Li Chengsheng, Chen Mo chose to tell the truth, but the other party frowned.

"That shouldn't be right!" Li Chengsheng muttered to himself.

In his impression, to get an a-rank contract, one must have at least a high-tier Law, and the comprehension level must not be lower than 20%.

Of course, there are special cases, such as 'White Phoenix', who has already raised the Law of Ice to over 40%.

For a Genius with monster-level comprehension of only one Law, requirements can be appropriately lowered.

"What are your other Laws?"

Li Chengsheng, quickly identifying the key to the problem, spoke again.

"Death, Calamity, Life, and the Law of Earth I comprehended not long ago."

Chen Mo still didn't hide anything, nor was there any need to.

Given the Law comprehension speed he was currently displaying, he might have to add a few more types in a while.

"Still not right. These are enough for you to sign an a-rank contract, but still not enough for a pseudo s-class one."

Li Chengsheng stared intently at Chen Mo's youthful yet confident face, enunciating each word: "You brat, you haven't already started trying Law Fusion, have you? Tell me, how many Laws have you fused?"

"As expected of you, to be able to guess even that." Chen Mo smiled, not forgetting to offer a bit of flattery.

"Tell me, how many? To make Blue Cave invest so heavily, it must be at least..."

"Death, Life, and Calamity. It's a three-Law fusion divine art I created myself, though it's only first-rank."

Just as Li Chengsheng was about to voice his guess, Chen Mo provided an answer he hadn't anticipated.

"You brat really are... not afraid of Death!"

The way Li Chengsheng looked at Chen Mo completely changed.

He had always thought Chen Mo was just a lucky person who suddenly displayed Law talent, but the facts slapped him hard in the face.

This wasn't some lucky person; this was a reckless Madman who didn't value his Life!

But now everything made sense. In the eyes of many truly powerful beings, a deity who only cultivates a single Law has no future.

Fusing Laws doesn't just mean stronger combat power; it also possesses a higher ceiling.

As for what that ceiling is...

It is one of the paths to the ultimate, what people often call the Supreme Road.

"I'm actually quite afraid of Death."

Chen Mo rubbed the tip of his nose.

He could accept Li Chengsheng's other praises, but he really couldn't accept this kind of "praise."

For someone who had already died once, nothing was more important than being alive.

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