203: Chapter 203 - Don't go to the dungeon that's a must-run.
Bang!
The tan conference table rattled loudly. Cen Gong, the Director of the Combat Department at Huaxia University, glared with wide, furious eyes, his fierce, tiger-like gaze sweeping across the directors and full professors of the other departments at the table.
A deep, resonant voice rumbled from his throat: "I'm putting it on the record today: Yue Yun must enter Huaxia University, he must come to study in our Combat Department, and I will teach him personally!"
The directors and full professors of the other departments said nothing, though they looked at Cen Gong with composed expressions.
In truth, their thoughts were not aligned; their varied expressions revealed pity, mockery, and disdain in their eyes.
It was only when Cen Gong's anger subsided slightly that an old scholar slowly spoke up: "Although Yue Yun's grades are very high, his unique Beast-Taming School is not suited to our educational system. Not admitting him is a conclusion reached after deliberation."
Cen Gong's newly calmed temper flared up again instantly.
He roared, almost unable to restrain himself: "Deliberation? So your so-called deliberation actually meant excluding our Combat Department? That is truly novel!"
Cen Gong's eyes widened as if they were about to spew fire. He raised a finger and swept it across everyone present.
"You bunch of theorists, at best you've won a few competition awards, but you've never truly stepped onto a battlefield. You have no idea what kind of Beast Tamer the front lines need."
"Yue Yun's unique talent is a gift from the heavens—not just for us, but for the East District and even the entire Alliance. He is a legend in the making who could sway the outcome of future battles. You people who only know how to talk on paper, judging and denying a Beast Tamer born for battle based on a few pieced-together sets of data—it's absolutely disgraceful!"
At the height of his agitation, Cen Gong slammed his fist onto the conference table. The Contract Power enveloping the table instantly dissipated, leaving a thin crack running through its entire length.
The attendees from the Combat Department nodded in unison, looking at the scholars from the theoretical factions with shared animosity.
The old scholar who had spoken earlier twitched at the corner of his eye, staring at his dissipated Contract Power, and said nothing more.
A slightly younger professor swallowed nervously, pushed up his glasses, and said: "Yue Yun's Beast-Taming School differs greatly from our existing educational system. Admitting him won't increase his strength; he would only learn knowledge he cannot use."
"Director Cen often says that students only talk on paper and have never witnessed a truly brutal battlefield. If that's the case, why let a good seedling like Yue Yun come to Huaxia University? Wouldn't it be better to send him straight to the front lines for training?"
The young professor's tone was filled with cadence, his Yin and Yang mockery stinging Cen Gong until his face turned red.
Seeing Cen Gong so furious, the members of the theoretical factions all displayed faint smiles, cheering inwardly.
Another professor quickly chimed in: "That makes sense. Everyone here goes to the front lines twice a year, and even then, Cen Gong thinks we only talk on paper. Why not have Yue Yun stay on the front lines all the time and become a vanguard detached from theoretical knowledge?"
Upon saying this, the professor couldn't help but snicker, and then the entire theoretical faction burst into laughter.
They all felt incredibly satisfied.
Cen Gong, it's true you came from the military and experienced many battles on the front lines in your early years, but who here hasn't led teams to the front lines? What right do you have to say we don't understand the battlefield?
If not for our painstaking research, how would those high-end Beast Tamer knowledge exist, and the combat power of Beast Tamers wouldn't have improved so quickly.
That brute Yue Yun, who doesn't rely on Pet Beasts, completely fails to understand the aesthetics of a Beast Tamer, and you, Cen Gong, are cut from the same cloth.
One jumps around like a savage, the other only knows how to improve strength and bayonet the enemy. Two birds of a feather, no wonder Cen Gong is hell-bent on protecting Yue Yun.
In that case, Yue Yun can forget about entering Huaxia University!
The smugness of the group could hardly be contained; they were so happy their fox tails were practically wagging in the sky.
Seeing this, Cen Gong was driven to laughter by his anger.
The theoretical faction members might not have great combat skills, but the knowledge stored in their brains is incredibly important.
The East District values them highly, so how could they be allowed to truly be in danger? Therefore, their so-called leading teams to the front lines is essentially field research protected by front-line troops.
If that counts as having witnessed the brutality of the battlefield, then they truly have no respect for the Beast Tamer troops of the East District and the Alliance!
Cen Gong, his face flushed, was about to say more when a dull thud interrupted him.
Bang!
A figure burst through the conference room door, stumbling and scrambling into the room.
The newcomer didn't care about their disheveled appearance with blood leaking from their mouth and nose. Facing the surprised gazes of the directors and full professors, they let out a blood-curdling scream comparable to a slaughtering pig:
"Professor, Yue Yun... Yue Yun has no martial virtue!"
"Yue Yun is here?!"
While the others were still bewildered, Cen Gong shot up from his chair and flashed in front of this person.
His eyes shone with a sharp glint the person had never seen before.
"Where is Yue Yun? Take me to him, quickly!"
...
The Three Heavenly Kings waved goodbye to Huang Jingcheng and Liang Yinbing, standing lazily at the entrance of the Beast Tamer Service Center.
Yue Yun looked at the access card in his hand, deep in thought: "Telling me not to go to Huaxia University? The Chen family shouldn't be able to reach that far, right?"
"It could also be those Academic Cliques," Mo Yu reminded.
Mo Yu's expression was quite mocking. Xu Qingfang and Yue Yun exchanged glances and immediately understood what Mo Yu was planning.
"Do not go" meant it was a Must-Clear Dungeon!
Yue Yun was a bit worried: "Won't this affect you guys?"
"Pfft~ Who doesn't know that Yue Yun is my brother? If it were going to affect us, it would have already. Saying this now is just nonsense!"
Xu Qingfang scoffed disdainfully, showing no regard for his image.
The Three Heavenly Kings looked at each other and smiled.
Having made up their minds, the Three Heavenly Kings headed toward Huaxia University. Using the access card provided by the association, they passed through the security gate and successfully entered Huaxia University, a place countless students in the East District dreamed of.
Whether it was because the end of the term was approaching or if Huaxia University was always like this, there were students everywhere training Pet Beasts and exchanging knowledge. The academic atmosphere was indeed very strong.
There were also some students who had just entered the university, excitedly paying attention to the results of this year's Beast Taming College Entrance Examination.
Soon, someone noticed that the Nanyuan Province top scorer, Yue Yun, was among the three outsiders visiting Huaxia University.
— "He looks much better in person than in the photos."
— "Huh, why does Yue Yun feel a bit familiar?"
— "You say that every time you see a handsome guy..."
The arrival of the Three Heavenly Kings did not cause a huge stir; on the contrary, not many people paid attention to them.
It was a perfectly ordinary occurrence.
However, there were always those with ulterior motives who would notice them, sniffing them out and blocking the Three Heavenly Kings by the rippling, azure lakeside.
The leader looked Yue Yun up and down, the disdain and contempt in their eyes almost overflowing: "You are Yue Yun?"