3: Quota

"Are you saying that he completed Marrow Cleansing the first time he Cultivated the Quenching Origin Technique!?" Qi Da looked up, somewhat stunned.

Huang Bo was beaming with joy: "Yes! I'm certain! Principal, our Chenyang No. 1 Middle School has produced a Martial Artist Genius this time! According to custom, isn't it…"

Besides reporting the good news, he also had another motive: to ask for benefits for Chu Yuan.

A smile appeared on Qi Da's Face, and just as he was about to speak, he suddenly thought of something and clicked his tongue.

Huang Bo's heart skipped a beat: "Principal, is there… some unexpected issue?"

Qi Da looked annoyed: "There actually is… I was just about to tell you. A transfer student from the Li Family in Yunan Prefecture is coming soon."

"The Li Family!? Transferring to our school!?" Huang Bo couldn't understand. Among the thirty-six Prefectures of Great Qin, Chenyang City was just an insignificant little place under the jurisdiction of Yunan Prefecture.

And the Li Family could be considered a behemoth in Yunan Prefecture, with formidable martial strength within their Family!

Even their Family head was already a Seventh-Rank Martial Artist… How could they look favorably upon the tiny Chenyang No. 1 Middle School?

Qi Da sighed heavily and explained: "The higher-ups have a training program to gather Geniuses from across the country to train them together. Except for those large cities and Prefectural Capitals, every other city has three seed quotas…"

Huang Bo understood instantly and became somewhat indignant: "They're coming to snatch this quota? That's unfair! He couldn't compete with others in the Prefectural Capital, so he ran to our small place to snatch one? Principal, how could you agree to this!?"

"I… how was I supposed to know that a Genius who completed Marrow Cleansing immediately would appear in this batch of students!?" Qi Da smiled bitterly: "If not our Chenyang No. 1 Middle School, isn't there the No. 2 Middle School? Or No. 3 Middle School? Wouldn't it be the same wherever that Li Family kid goes? I thought at first that by agreeing, I could at least secure some benefits for the school, as the Li Family is truly generous… Besides, it could also increase the reputation of Chenyang No. 1 Middle School. After all, his results would count towards our school, making it easier to apply for the budget next year…"

If he had known, he wouldn't have agreed. No matter how strong that Li Family kid was, he wasn't one of their own. But since he had already agreed, he couldn't go back on his word; otherwise, wouldn't that be a slap in the Face to the Li Family…

It wasn't that Chenyang No. 1 Middle School couldn't accommodate two Genius students, but the school could only apply for one highest-level support quota.

To whom should this resource be given?

If given to Chu Yuan, would that Li Family kid let it go? The resources within the support quota might not be much to him, but this was a matter of Face.

Giving it to that Li Family kid wouldn't be fair to Chu Yuan either…

"Regardless, Cultivation cannot be delayed. I'll first allocate a portion from the resources provided by the Li Family; you give it to Chu Yuan and let him use it first."

Huang Bo also knew of Qi Da's predicament; although he was still somewhat indignant, he had no choice but to gloomily agree…

…

"Chu Yuan, come with me for a moment."

Huang Bo spoke abruptly, interrupting the casual chat between Yang Yi and Chu Yuan. Actually, the two had a good relationship, or rather, Yang Yi had a good relationship with every classmate in the class. He had even helped Chu Yuan with a few things…

Arriving at Huang Bo's office, Huang Bo gestured for Chu Yuan to sit down. Without beating around the bush, he directly took out a few jade bottles and placed them on the table, then organized his words and began: "The Principal already knows about your talent, and he asked me to give these things to you."

"This is a qi and blood pill; it can accelerate the accumulation of qi and blood, but you must completely digest it before taking the next one…"

"This bottle is for Bone Strengthening Pills; using them in combination with the qi and blood pill yields better results…"

"Mind Calming Pill…"

Although Chu Yuan knew that after his talent was revealed, he would definitely receive training, he hadn't expected it to be so fast…

Picking up the jade bottle containing the qi and blood pill, the System sent a notification;

[Detected qi and blood pill; can be converted — Qi Gathering Powder! Conversion attempts for today: 0!]

Chu Yuan was stunned for a moment, then couldn't help but look delighted. So it wasn't just the Cultivation Technique; even resources could be converted!?

It was a pity that the System seemed to only have one conversion attempt per day, and today's opportunity had already been used on the Cultivation Technique…

Seeing his expression, Huang Bo felt somewhat comforted: "This is a week's supply. Afterward, resources will continue to be provided every week based on your progress."

Chu Yuan nodded: "Thank you, Teacher."

"Nothing to thank me for. Go Cultivate."

Chu Yuan always felt that something was off with Huang Bo, as if he were hiding something from him; however, he didn't press for answers, stuffed the jade bottles into his school uniform pocket, and left.

Just as he arrived not far from the classroom, he saw a group of students gathered outside his classroom… Although he was a bit bewildered, he didn't think too much about it and pushed through the crowd to enter.

"Chu Yuan! You're back!" Following a classmate's greeting, the students squeezed outside the Class 2 classroom all looked over in unison.

"Hmm?"

"They heard that our Class 2 produced a Genius who completed Marrow Cleansing the moment they started Cultivating, so they all came to see you!" Yang Yi leaned over and said helplessly.

The news spread way too fast…

But there was no helping it. Everyone had a Martial Artist terminal, so it was too easy for major events in the school to spread. The students in Class 2 probably didn't have any malicious intent; they just couldn't help but show off to their friends. After all… having a Martial Artist Genius in their own class always gave them a sense of shared pride.

"You're Chu Yuan? Did you really complete Marrow Cleansing?" Someone asked.

"No, they're just talking nonsense," Chu Yuan said calmly.

"Phew, I knew it…" The sturdy boy who spoke exhaled, looking somewhat disappointed that his expectations hadn't been met, but more so looking like he had expected as much.

"…" Chu Yuan couldn't help but mourn for his intelligence.

However, not many people believed Chu Yuan's nonsense. After all, such things were too easy to verify. Why would the students of Class 2 unanimously lie for someone else?

"Doesn't look like anything special, either?"

"What kind of special were you expecting? Auspicious signs from the sky, golden lotuses springing from the ground?"

"…I just thought that a Genius should be a bit different from us?"

Chu Yuan ignored their chatter and went straight back to his seat.

The sturdy boy realized it at this moment and became embarrassed and angry: "You dare to play me?!"

But before he could make his next move, Yang Yi glanced at him coldly: "Get lost!"

The sturdy boy silently shrank back. Whether a Martial Artist Genius could deal with him was uncertain, but this person could definitely deal with him…

"You've seen what you came to see, everyone disperse." After dropping this line, Yang Yi turned to Chu Yuan and said mysteriously: "What did the teacher say to you? Did he apply for a support quota for you?"

Chu Yuan was stunned for a moment. Huang Bo only gave him resources and didn't mention anything about a quota? He knew about this support quota; it was the same nature as a scholarship in his previous life, but he had been too focused on the System just now…

"Should… be, right?" Chu Yuan touched the jade bottles in his pocket. Weren't these resources already in hand?