86: Like an old friend

As the crowd's gaze fell upon Li Changkong, their eyes were filled with envy.

To gain the recognition of the Dean was already an extremely rare feat.

Now, for the Deans of these three Institutes to contend for one student was indeed a rare sight.

Just as people were guessing which Institute Li Changkong would enter, he merely smiled faintly.

Then, he said, "I feel quite good staying in the Fire Institute, so I don't wish to transfer to any other Institute."

Upon hearing these words, the surrounding crowd was immediately taken aback.

The Fire Institute was inherently the worst among the five major Institutes, with virtually no resource allocation.

Moreover, its faculty was also very weak; any other Institute would be stronger than it.

No matter which Institute he entered, he would surely receive a large allocation of resources.

Staying in the Fire Institute was Li Changkong's worst choice.

It was equivalent to, among a pile of correct answers, deliberately searching for the only wrong one.

Many people also began to whisper, even doubting whether there was something wrong with Li Changkong's mind.

Jin Buhuan was also somewhat surprised upon hearing these words. Perhaps he hadn't anticipated this outcome either.

"Are you sure you want to continue staying in the Fire Institute?"

Jin Buhuan asked again.

"I'm someone who likes to go with the flow. I feel it's quite good to stay in the Fire Institute."

Li Changkong nodded, then spoke.

The three Deans before them now looked at each other, none of them having expected this answer.

"Since that's the case, then we won't say anything more."

"This time, you broke through to the eighteenth floor of the Black Pagoda, and we will reward you with a large amount of contribution points. These contribution points will be credited to your contribution card shortly."

Jin Buhuan looked at Li Changkong and instructed him.

"Thank you."

Looking at the crowd of people around him, Li Changkong merely offered a thank you before hastily departing.

Jin Buhuan watched Li Changkong's retreating figure, his eyes holding a complex expression.

"Forget it. Since he wants to stay in the Fire Institute, then let him stay. After all, he's still part of our school."

Water Wuqing sighed helplessly and prepared to leave.

"Did you feel that the Qi on this young fellow is very similar to an old friend of ours?"

Jin Buhuan's words suddenly made Water Wuqing stop.

"So I wasn't the only one who felt that way. I also feel he resembles that person."

Water Wuqing paused slightly, then voiced her thoughts.

"I looked at his information earlier. He seems to be from Blue Sea City, and that person's hometown was Blue Sea City."

Jin Buhuan nodded and continued.

"Since you have doubts, then you should thoroughly check his file."

Water Wuqing continued to speak.

...

Hou Wen followed behind Li Changkong, his plump face beaming with a smile.

"You don't know, we really struck it rich just now! Do you know how much I earned this time? A full 1.6 billion!"

"What does 1.6 billion chinese yuan mean? It's equivalent to two years of my pocket money!"

After getting closer to Li Changkong, Hou Wen excitedly and loudly said.

"Half for meeting."

Li Changkong looked at Hou Wen, saying with a chuckle.

"Don't worry, good brother, we'll earn money together."

"This time we've finally become rich. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have earned so much money."

Upon hearing this, Hou Wen waved his hand generously, actually agreeing to the matter immediately.

"The amount of this money is quite substantial, so it will only be credited in a couple of days. Once it's credited, I'll send half to you immediately."

"Really giving it to me?"

He had originally just wanted to tease him, but he didn't expect Hou Wen to take it seriously.

Eight hundred million chinese yuan, it would be strange not to be tempted.

The housing prices in the capital of Dragon Country were inherently extremely high.

After all, this was the safest area in the entire Dragon Country.

Any random house here would cost tens of millions of chinese yuan.

Actually, when buying a house here, what was truly expensive was not the house itself, but the safety it represented.

This place served as the last barrier for Dragon Country; if even the capital were to be Broken through, then the other base cities would not continue to exist.

With these eight hundred million, Li Changkong could completely buy a house here.

Once he had time, he would bring his sister to the capital.

"If I'm not really giving it to you, am I pretending to give it to you?"

Hou Wen said generously.

"Alright then."

Seeing Hou Wen's firm attitude, Li Changkong naturally didn't decline.

Along the way, people's gazes were all fixed on Li Changkong.

They were also very curious as to how this newcomer managed to break through to the eighteenth floor of the Black Pagoda.

However, no one dared to approach; the strength Li Changkong had just displayed already said a lot.

"Junior Brother truly has great strength!"

A hearty laugh came from afar, which made Li Changkong look towards the speaker.

The person speaking was dressed in white, appearing refined and scholarly.

Behind him were two guards, and the strength of these two guards was clearly extraordinary at a glance.

"You are?"

Li Changkong looked at the white-clad man.

"My name is Nangong Yu. People usually like to call me Eldest Crown Prince, you can also call me that."

The white-clad man smiled humbly.

"Eldest Crown Prince?"

Hearing this title, Li Changkong looked puzzled.

He quickly retorted, "Are we very familiar?"

The white-clad man, who had originally been smiling, now had his expression stiffen slightly.

"This person is the Gang leader of the Crown Prince Gang, Eldest Crown Prince, and also the son of our Vice Principal, Nangong Tianxia."

Hou Wen whispered from the side, reminding Li Changkong.

"Oh, then why are you here?"

Li Changkong continued to ask.

"I just saw that Your Excellency's strength seems to be quite good, so I thought, with such strong strength, why not join our Crown Prince Gang?"

Nangong Yu didn't say much, directly stating the purpose of his visit.

"I don't want to join any Gang, so I cannot agree to this matter."

Li Changkong shrugged, then said.

The Crown Prince Gang had indeed left a bad impression on Li Changkong, which also soured his impression of their leader.

After being rejected by Li Changkong, Nangong Yu's expression also became less pleasant.

"Since that's the case, then let's discuss another matter."

"In my eyes, one is either a friend or an enemy. How should we resolve the matter of you injuring members of our Gang earlier?"

Nangong Yu looked at Li Changkong, his tone gradually turning grim.

"Please get one thing straight: it was members of your Gang who provoked me first, not me who provoked them."

"This matter shouldn't be you asking me how to resolve it, but me asking you how to resolve it."

Li Changkong refused to back down in the slightest and continued to speak.