20: The strength division of extraordinary people

Professor Shen Fei, of course, didn't know what Yang Dian was thinking.

After introducing the current situation, he turned to Yang Dian again:

"Oh, right, Lin Mo mentioned that Little Yang is still a high school graduate this year?"

"How did you do on the college entrance exam?"

Yang Dian smiled awkwardly.

Books, without a cheat, if you can't learn it, you can't learn it, even as a Transmigrator.

So, his grades had always been his biggest pain:

"My test scores were pretty average."

"I might not even make it into a second-tier university; to get into an undergraduate program, I'd probably have to go to another province."

Professor Shen Fei nodded slightly at this, then changed the subject:

"Actually, you don't necessarily have to go to another province."

"Our Fuzhou University has special admissions plans for special talents."

"You are an Awakened, you've mastered Ancient Martial Arts, you've joined the Special Administration Bureau, and you're willing to fight for the people."

"Whether it's your ability or your awareness, you fully meet the special admission requirements of our Fuzhou University."

"Are you interested in coming to our Fuda University for your studies?"

Yang Dian's eyes lit up at the mention.

When Professor Shen Fei said this, he had already guessed that he might be specially recruited.

He hadn't expected his guess to actually become a reality.

However, in line with China's consistent principle of modesty, he still feigned a moment of hesitation, "But..."

The word 'but' had barely left his mouth when Professor Shen Fei, sensing Yang Dian's hesitation, immediately interrupted him:

"Oh, right, our Fuda University also provides special care for specially recruited students like you."

"For example, exotic beast meat."

"Soon, even if exotic beast farming is successful, there won't be much exotic beast meat at first, and we'll definitely have to prioritize our own people."

"And our Research Department."

"Although our Fuda University's Research Department mainly focuses on biological sciences, it also dabbles in transcendent armaments."

"As long as your strength improvement speed meets our expectations, customizing a few pieces of transcendent armament for you is not a big deal."

As Professor Shen Fei's words fell, Lin Mo, who was nearby, was already envious:

"Professor Shen."

"We're all from the Special Administration Bureau, after all."

"Last time I asked you to help me forge a transcendent armament, you kept pushing it off."

"How is it that with Little Yang, you're offering several pieces right away?"

"The difference is too great, isn't it?"

Professor Shen Fei cast an approving glance at Lin Mo, clearly praising him for hitting the punchline perfectly.

Seeing this, Yang Dian also expressed his thoughts:

"Given my mediocre grades, being specially recruited by Fuda University is definitely something I'm willing to do."

"But Professor Shen, as I just said, my college entrance exam scores were not ideal."

"So when I filled out my college applications, I listed universities in other provinces..."

Professor Shen Fei waved his hand dismissively:

"Oh, I thought it was something serious."

"Although our Fuda University isn't among the top few academies, discussing it with our sister institutions to transfer your application to Fuda University is still not a problem."

At this point, he confirmed with Yang Dian again:

"Transferring your application to the Biology Department of Fuzhou University, is that alright?"

Yang Dian understood instantly.

Professor Shen Fei wanted to win him over, or perhaps cultivate him as a Disciple.

"No problem, absolutely no problem."

"It's just that my academic performance isn't good, and I'm afraid I won't be able to keep up with the school's teaching pace."

Professor Shen Fei waved his hand again:

"Special talents, of course, have special cultivation plans."

"You just need to focus on practicing martial arts and developing your innate abilities."

"As for the rest, I'll..."

After chatting a few more times with Professor Shen Fei, Yang Dian suddenly changed the subject:

"Oh, Professor, you mentioned earlier that if my strength improvement reaches your expectations, you'd customize several transcendent armaments for me."

"I'd like to ask what kind of improvement speed would meet your expectations."

"Also, what is the strength classification system for Martial Artists and Awakened in the country?"

Hearing Yang Dian ask this question, Professor Shen Fei, who seemed to have thought of something, simply led the two out of the laboratory and towards the ground floor:

"In China, or rather, globally, the strength classification for Ancient Cultivators and Awakened is the same; it's based on individual destructive power."

"We are more pragmatic here."

"Based on the destructive power that Ancient Cultivators and Awakened can cause, we classify the strength of Ancient Cultivators into three tiers: Village-Level, Street-Level, and City-Level."

"As the name suggests, Village-Level strength means being able to cause destructive damage to a village-level administrative unit without heavy firepower support."

"Street-Level is similar to Village-Level; it means being able to cause destructive damage to a street-level administrative unit without heavy firepower."

"But it's different when it comes to City-Level."

"To become City-Level, one needs to cause severe damage to a city under heavy weapon strikes and kill more than 30% of the combat units within the city."

"Only by achieving this can one be worthy of the City-Level title."

"The strongest Ancient Cultivators and Awakened currently can achieve this level."

"Of course, such existences are rare."

"There are no more than 10 openly in the entire world, and even with those hidden, it wouldn't exceed 30."

After listening to Professor Shen Fei's explanation, Yang Dian instinctively clenched his fist, comparing it to his own strength.

'With my current strength, dealing with an administrative village shouldn't be a problem.'

'But if I were to face a street, it probably wouldn't work.'

'After all, a street not only has a Public Security Bureau but also a Martial Security Bureau and a Special Administration Bureau.'

'Once trouble breaks out, the Awakened in the Special Administration Bureau and the Ancient Cultivators in the Martial Security Bureau are not to be trifled with.'

Thinking of this, Yang Dian paused in his steps.

'So, I'm just a 'villager' right now?'

Realizing this, Yang Dian instinctively wanted to scratch the back of his head.

But the thick protective suit made him abandon the idea.

'Thinking about it more carefully, it seems like Captain and Shi Sheng are also at 'villager' strength...'

Just as Yang Dian was lost in thought, Professor Shen Fei, who was leading the way, had already brought him back to the changing room:

"First, change into your own clothes; I'll take you somewhere later."

With a hint of doubt, he changed into his own clothes, and upon returning to the ground floor, he followed Professor Shen Fei up to the third floor of the research institute.

The third floor of the research institute was a bit different from what Yang Dian had imagined.

In his impression, every inch of land in a research institute should be dedicated to research, filled with various high-tech instruments and ubiquitous researchers.

However, the entire third floor was filled with fitness equipment like treadmills and sandbags.

Before Yang Dian could ponder why Professor Shen Fei brought him here, Professor Shen Fei explained first:

"The third floor of the research institute is where Awakened and Ancient Cultivators undergo testing."

He first stepped on a treadmill:

"The treadmill can test speed, which can be precise to 0.001 seconds."

Then he walked over to the sandbag:

"The sandbag can test punching power; the specialized sandbag can withstand up to 20 tons of punching power."

After introducing the sandbag, he looked at Yang Dian with some anticipation:

"How about it? Want to give it a try?"