109: Chapter 109 Snatching Students

"Hahaha, this kid really has a vengeful personality, but his strength is indeed very impressive."

Long Junhao, who witnessed the entire battle between Tang Mo and Xing Shan, said with satisfaction, "Xing Shan's level is more than 70 levels higher than his, and even then, it didn't force out his true strength."

"I am becoming more and more interested in him."

"Hmm, when he fought against the beast tide back then, his methods were much fiercer than this. Fighting against Xing Shan actually limited his performance."

Yao Kangbo said with a kind smile.

He was also very satisfied with this student he had selected.

"Hahaha, Old Yao, I trust you with matters."

Long Junhao said with a laugh, patting Yao Kangbo on the shoulder, but then he said with a hint of heartache, "Sigh, it's just that I feel pained about those ten special grade skill secret tomes."

After finishing, Long Junhao left on his own, leaving Yao Kangbo standing there calmly.

Seeing Long Junhao walk away, Yao Kangbo sighed, "The old fellow flips his face faster than turning a book. You should just change your name to 'Stingy Junhao' in the future; you're so miserly."

"This kid caused such a big scene as soon as he arrived. I need to hurry up and get his enrollment sorted out, lest those old fellows get jealous."

Inside the school, Tang Mo stood before one black fortress-like building after another, staring wide-eyed.

It was for no other reason than that these black, fortress-like buildings all had the names of various dungeons and secret realms written on them in bold, black Song typeface, along with the conditions required to enter them.

At the entrance of every dungeon and secret realm chamber, there was a huge honor board displaying the identity information of the record holders for clearing that dungeon or secret realm.

Tang Mo stepped forward quickly and began to examine them carefully, skipping over the lower-level dungeons and secret realms directly.

Tang Mo was already level 56; entering dungeons that were too low-level yielded little benefit, and he couldn't enter secret realms that were too low-level.

"Level 50 Goblin Kingdom dungeon, minimum level requirement 45."

"Zhenshan Academy five-person team, Zhou Qingyu level 143, Dong Junwu level 144, Han Ji level 142, Fan Chu level 142, Tian Fenghua level 141, Purgatory difficulty dungeon, completion time 30 minutes."

"Level 60 Mine dungeon, minimum level requirement 55."

"Cangmu Academy five-person team, Jing Rui level 144, Xu Zimo level 143, Ling Yue level 143, Wu Xiaoyan level 142, Jiang Haohao level 141, Purgatory difficulty dungeon, completion time 35 minutes."

"Level 50 Skeleton Forest secret realm, minimum level requirement 50, maximum level requirement 55."

"Shangshui Academy five-person team, Yi Mengrui level 54, Han Shunci level 55, Jing Yajie level 54, Ai Muning level 53, Xiang Zixuan level 52, Purgatory difficulty secret realm, completion time 2 days, 20 hours, 55 minutes."

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After looking through them, Tang Mo discovered that among these record holders, not a single one was from the War God Academy.

Tang Mo: ???

What's going on? Isn't it said that the War God Academy is the strongest academy at Xiafu University? Why aren't there any record holders for the dungeons or secret realms?

"Ahem, ahem..." A fit of coughing pulled Tang Mo's thoughts back.

Tang Mo turned around and saw Old Yao, who had already arrived behind him.

"Kid Tang, are you already impatient to enter a dungeon?"

Tang Mo nodded, "Then can I enter now?"

Yao Kangbo: "Of course... not."

"But it will be fine once you finish the enrollment procedures."

"Follow me, once the enrollment procedures are done, you can enter any dungeon you want."

Tang Mo: "What about secret realms?"

Yao Kangbo said with a smile, "As long as you successfully enroll, you can enter everything here, whether it's a dungeon or a secret realm."

"Of course, entering a secret realm will still deduct the corresponding credits."

Tang Mo: "Then how do I obtain credits?"

Yao Kangbo reached out and pointed to the dungeons and secret realms beside them, "All materials and equipment dropped in these dungeons and secret realms can be sold to the school, and the school will grant credits based on the level of the materials and equipment. Furthermore, clearing dungeons within the school can also grant corresponding credits."

"By the way, after new students enroll, they can challenge the Coiling Dragon Pagoda once. This Coiling Dragon Pagoda has a total of 100 floors; the higher you go, the better the rewards."

Yao Kangbo talked incessantly, explaining everything about the school to Tang Mo while leading him toward the admissions office.

It was through Old Yao's explanation that Tang Mo finally understood completely why there were no War God Academy students on these dungeon and secret realm clearance records.

In fact, despite Xiafu University's high reputation, the total number of people in the school was only a little over a thousand, and that was only after counting all the faculty and staff.

If the faculty and staff were excluded and only students were counted, there were probably fewer than eight hundred.

Xiafu University had always adhered to the principle of quality over quantity.

This could be seen from the fact that Xiafu University only recruited five students in this Unified Examination.

Those students who entered the War God Academy would also choose to enter dungeons and secret realms at the beginning, but soon they would have no time to farm dungeons due to other reasons.

Or rather, they felt that the gains from farming dungeons were no longer high, so they wouldn't enter them again.

When first entering the school, even the War God Academy students' levels wouldn't be very high, and even if their individual strength was very strong, it couldn't overcome the level gap.

Looking at the student information from various academies on those honor boards, one could tell; they were all level 140 and above. Once the level gap became large, no matter how strong one's ability was, one couldn't hold up.

As the only student recruited into the War God Academy in this Unified Examination, Tang Mo naturally wouldn't give up such a good opportunity.

Except for those secret realms for which he couldn't meet the level requirements, Tang Mo planned to clear all the dungeons and secret realms he could enter.

As long as he made it onto the dungeon honor board, he could also get school credits.

Arriving at the admissions office, they saw three old men and one middle-aged man arguing about something at the entrance.

Seeing Yao Kangbo approach, the four of them surrounded him.

"Old Yao, you've come just in time; come and be the judge for me."

An old man with gray hair and thick-rimmed black glasses grabbed Yao Kangbo's hand and said excitedly, "Our Cangmu Academy hasn't received any new students for two years; it's about time we were assigned a new student this time."

Hearing his words, Tang Mo understood instantly; they were here to snatch students.

But then Tang Mo thought about it, that's not right; Xiafu University only recruited five students in this Unified Examination. Logically, each academy should be able to get one student, so why were they snatching them?

"Old Wu, aren't you making things difficult for me?"

"It's entirely up to the students which academy they choose; no one can interfere with that."

Then Yao Kangbo earnestly comforted him, "Instead of complaining to me here, you might as well offer those students more benefits. Once they see hope for the future, they will naturally join your academy."

"But I..." Wu Hongyi wanted to say something more, but was directly interrupted by Yao Kangbo, who led Tang Mo into the admissions office.