24: Chapter 24 Lightning Thousand Birds, Borrowing Money

A single draw brings a miracle!

After the light faded, Su Mu clearly saw the reward he had obtained.

It was a golden card with an upward-pointing arrow on it.

'Congratulations on obtaining a combat technique quality enhancement card ×1'

Su Mu looked at the golden card with some curiosity; this was a card that hadn't appeared before.

However, he didn't switch to the system space to check it immediately.

Striking while the iron was hot, Su Mu prepared to use his final draw.

The wheel began to spin once more.

Finally, the pointer stopped in the blue area.

'Congratulations on obtaining a B-Rank Weapon Selection Card ×1'

(￣▽￣)"

I really shouldn't have high expectations.

Su Mu closed the lottery wheel and opened the system space to examine the combat technique quality enhancement card he just received.

combat technique quality enhancement card: Can upgrade the quality of an already learned combat technique by one rank. After the quality is upgraded, the technique's proficiency will return to the 'Introductory' level.

Su Mu was very excited and used it directly.

[Combat Technique]: A-Rank Combat Technique Chidori → S-Rank Combat Technique Rapid Lightning Chidori.

Awesome!!!

I finally have an S-Rank combat technique.

Su Mu closed his eyes to feel the changes in the skill.

Soon, a look of wild joy appeared on his face.

Because after being promoted to an S-Rank ability, Rapid Lightning Chidori could be launched away from the hand.

It could be thrown out like a lightning ball in the movies.

Furthermore, it could be attached to weapons.

While Chidori was very powerful and its lethality was practically unrivaled...

It had one fatal flaw: it couldn't perform long-range attacks. One had to get into close quarters to strike.

Ferocious beasts were massive, and it was inevitable to be hit by them during close-quarters combat.

But now it was different; after the lightning gathered, it could be released for a long-range attack.

It was already midnight, but Su Mu couldn't wait to go to the martial arts hall to practice the technique.

After leaving a note on the dining table, Su Mu jogged all the way toward the martial arts hall.

But just as he reached the bottom of his apartment building, Su Mu stopped abruptly.

He had no money!

Although the school had given him two hundred thousand before, he had basically spent it all through various expenses.

This time he needed to go to the Thunderbolt Martial Arts Hall. To practice a powerful lightning-element combat technique, he couldn't do it in the main hall; he had to use a combat room.

Ten thousand per hour!

How helpless!

After hesitating for a long time, Su Mu took out his phone and called Director He Kui.

"Hello—is this Student Su Mu?"

"Good evening, Teacher He! Sorry to disturb you so late."

Director He Kui didn't mind and asked directly,

"Student Su Mu, how is it? When can you come to Modu?"

Only then did Su Mu remember that he had forgotten to call Director He Kui back.

Su Mu felt very embarrassed; borrowing money was inherently a very awkward thing.

Fortunately, Su Mu had already consulted the two sisters, and they could go to Modu in a few days.

"Don't worry, Teacher He, I can go to Modu University in the next few days."

"That's great! I'll tell Principal Yang right now."

Saying this, Director He Kui was about to hang up.

"Um! Teacher He..."

"Hmm? What's wrong?"

On the other end of the phone, Director He Kui heard a lack of confidence in Su Mu's tone and immediately grew anxious.

He thought to himself, 'Nothing can happen to this little ancestor.'

Su Mu was clearly a bit hesitant. "Teacher He, I want to borrow some money from you!"

An awkward atmosphere filled the air.

Su Mu was so embarrassed he could have dug out a three-bedroom apartment with his toes.

There was a full pause of over ten seconds.

"Student Su Mu, what do you need to borrow money for? There are a lot of online scams nowadays; you have to be careful not to get cheated."

One couldn't blame Director He Kui for overthinking; who would have thought the top scorer of the Ability College Entrance Examination could be so poor that he couldn't afford to practice at a martial arts hall?

"Teacher He, I haven't been scammed. I just planned to go to the martial arts hall to practice combat techniques these next two days, but I've run out of money."

Director He Kui suddenly realized that the college entrance exam scores weren't out yet, so the prize money from various places hadn't been distributed.

The admission terms for Modu Ability University didn't include an immediate direct scholarship either.

In other words, Su Mu was still a poor student right now.

"Look at my memory, Student Su Mu! Principal Yang—your teacher—told me to give you a scholarship when I went to Jianglan, and I completely forgot to give it to you.

Send me your card number, and I'll transfer it to you in a bit."

One could say he truly deserved to be the admissions director of a top university; he was very socially adept.

Originally, Su Mu was asking to borrow money, which would mean Su Mu owed him a favor.

But the problem was that when Su Mu had money and went to pay him back, both sides would be very embarrassed.

With this one sentence, Director He Kui directly cut off the chance for Su Mu to pay him back, while also doing Principal Yang a favor.

See, your disciple was taken care of when he had no money.

Would Principal Yang pay Director He Kui back?

Who cared? Could the favor of an eighth-rank powerhouse be bought with money?

Without waiting for Su Mu to say anything else, Director He Kui hung up the phone.

Then a text message arrived on the phone.

He Kui: Student Su Mu, send me your bank card number. I'll send you the scholarship your teacher gave you.

Su Mu didn't refuse; the most critical thing was that he truly needed it.

He sent the bank card number over.

A few seconds later!

A text message arrived on Su Mu's phone.

Dear Mr. Su Mu: Your bank card ending in 9907 has received a deposit of 1,000,000 Yuan. Current balance: 1,008,541.09.

Su Mu was shocked!

He had transferred one million directly.

After thanking Director He Kui on his phone, Su Mu headed straight for the Thunderbolt Martial Arts Hall.

At this time, Director He Kui, who had already returned to Modu University, had a smile on his face.

He was very happy, then he walked toward the villa where Principal Yang was located.

Top-tier ability universities basically arranged villas for both teachers and students.

However, students usually shared a villa among several people, while teachers were different.

A small two-story villa housed only one teacher.

As for the Principal, he lived in a large three-story villa.

Because the three principals of the school had all started families and also had disciples, sometimes visiting students also needed rooms to rest in.

Fortunately, the area of this world was large enough; otherwise, such extravagance would definitely cause public dissatisfaction.

Before long, Director He Kui arrived at Yang Wendao's villa.

"Principal Yang, Su Mu can come to Modu in the next few days!"

At this moment, Yang Wendao was still intently watching the video of Su Mu using Chidori.

This combat technique had attracted this Spear Saint since the day he saw it.

Moreover, after checking the records, he was surprised to find that this combat technique didn't exist.

Then there was only one possibility: this combat technique was Su Mu's own creation.

A genius! An unparalleled genius!

To be able to cultivate Spear Techniques to proficiency and create an A-Rank combat technique.

"Good! Good!! Good!!!"

Saying 'good' three times in a row, Yang Wendao slapped his thigh hard.

"Little He, you've done well. I'll double your salary."

At this moment, a young man walked down from upstairs. The man had sharp eyebrows and starry eyes, and his whole body exuded a sense of killing intent.

"Teacher! What are you so happy about?"

This person was Yang Wendao's first great disciple—Yi Chuan.

He had just returned from the ferocious beast battlefield today.

"It's Yi Chuan! Come, come, come, take a look at this."

As he spoke, he beckoned to Yi Chuan, letting him come over to watch the video.

Yi Chuan was also very curious; he was an eighth-rank ability user himself.

What could possibly make the old man so excited?

After finishing the video, Yi Chuan's expression made Yang Wendao burst into laughter.

"Tea... Teacher, this is?"

"How is it? Are you satisfied with having him as a little junior brother?"

Yi Chuan was extremely shocked, even though Yang Wendao had only shown him the clip of Su Mu fighting the Explosive Flame Panda.

Yi Chuan said impatiently, "Teacher, where is this little junior brother of mine now?"

He couldn't wait to meet this genius little junior brother.

Speaking of which, Yang Wendao had taken nine disciples so far; Yi Chuan was the strongest among them and the eldest senior brother.

He had become a disciple just as Yang Wendao broke through to the sixth rank.

Afterward, he had taken eight more disciples one after another. Some got along well, some didn't feel much, and some even had some friction.

But ultimately, everyone's talent was about the same. But today, he saw it.

A superlative genius.

"Your little junior brother should still be a few days away from arriving. After all, the college entrance exam just ended not long ago."

Hearing this, Yi Chuan felt a bit disappointed.

"That's a pity, I have to leave the day after tomorrow."