18: Chapter 18 Questioning? Is it really an S-class superpower?
Compiling the scores for the Ability College Entrance Examination wasn't that much of a hassle; it was just a matter of tallying up the scores of all the examinees.
With a single line of code, a supercomputer could get it done in seconds.
On this night, the college entrance examination scores were tallied.
The list of the top fifty scorers in Jiang Province for the National Ability College Entrance Examination spread through various well-known Ability Universities.
The first line was exceptionally eye-catching!
Name: Su Mu
School: Jianglan No. 1 Middle School
Score: 1888
Rank: 1
...
Early the next morning, Su Mu was woken up by a phone call.
"Hello? Hi."
A familiar man's voice came from the other end of the line.
"Eh! Is student Su Mu awake?"
Su Mu recognized the voice; it was Principal Gao Sheng of No. 1 Middle School.
"Hello, Principal! I've been up for a while, I'm having breakfast.
Is there something I can do for you?"
"It's good to be young, so full of energy; it reminds me of my younger days.
But I digress!
The admissions teachers from various universities just contacted me, hoping I could arrange for you all to have a chat as soon as possible."
Principal Gao Sheng was very happy, as if he were the top scorer of the Ability College Entrance Examination himself.
"Sure! You arrange it, then. My schedule is flexible."
"Good, good, good. Then let's make it 2:00 PM in the Principal's office."
Principal Gao Sheng had only one thought in his heart,
Like Qin Shi Huang touching a power line—he was winning big!
Having so many teachers from Ability Universities come to Jianglan No. 1 Middle School was the ultimate exposure.
He never expected that, in his middle age, his career would actually experience a second spring.
"Hahahahahaha!"
Su Mu lay on the bed, listening to this boisterous laughter.
He hung up the phone directly and went back to sleep.
He even muttered under his breath, "With laughter like that, he's definitely a villain."
Su Mu didn't fully wake up until noon.
Lin Ruoxi was at school; she was entering her first year of high school this year, and the little girl's study schedule was very tight.
Leng Jing was at work. Her ability was a B-rank functional type: Accelerated Growth.
Although it was a B-rank ability, it lacked any combat talent.
Accelerated Growth: Can speed up the growth of plants.
In the early years when the Ferocious Beasts first appeared, this was actually an ability of strategic significance.
Because one possessor of the Accelerated Growth ability could ensure a normal life for about 100 humans.
However, in the current environment, the situation for this ability was a bit awkward.
Nevertheless, Leng Jing still relied on this ability to open a flower shop.
Flowers cultivated using her ability were very fresh and hadn't suffered transportation damage, so there were many buyers.
Plus, while other flower shops had to buy flowers to sell, Leng Jing's shop only needed to buy seeds.
Low costs, high-quality goods.
Naturally, business at Leng Jing's flower shop was excellent.
Su Mu opened the fridge, planning to just whip up some noodles to eat.
But as soon as the fridge opened, he was drawn to a sticky note.
"You must be hungry, little brother. Big sister prepared your favorite braised pork ribs. Just heat them up and you can eat. \( •̀ω•́ )/ "
The corners of Su Mu's mouth curled up, and a warm current flowed through his heart.
After eating, Su Mu tidied up a bit and then changed into clean, simple clothes.
After all, he was going to meet admissions teachers from various schools; Su Mu knew the importance of the occasion.
At 1:30 PM, Su Mu had already arrived at the Principal's office.
"Arriving half an hour early shows some respect. I can't let a bunch of big shots wait for a single student like me."
Even though they were the ones coming to recruit him, he had to understand the current power dynamic.
One shouldn't get too carried away; only a genius who can successfully develop is a true genius.
However, Su Mu was still being too modest; he underestimated the influence of an S-rank ability user.
Knock! Knock! Knock!
Su Mu knocked on the door.
Click!
Before the door was even fully open, a voice rang out from inside.
"Hello! I am the Principal of Jianglan No. 1 Middle Sch..."
After opening the door, Principal Gao Sheng froze on the spot.
"Hello, Principal!"
He was the principal of a school after all, and he recovered in just two seconds.
"Student Su Mu! You're here!"
When he said this, Principal Gao Sheng intentionally raised his voice.
Su Mu walked into the office and found that there were already many people inside.
The men were dressed in suits and ties, and the women were poised and elegant.
Everyone was sitting on the sofas next to the office desk.
Everyone's eyes turned toward the door.
Those gazes were incredibly eager, as if they wanted to devour Su Mu.
Su Mu quietly scanned the room; there were seven people in total.
This included the four people who had stopped him outside the examination hall yesterday.
"Come, come, come, Student Su, come and sit down."
Several teachers enthusiastically called Su Mu over.
One of them, a man in a suit with his hair slicked back, said,
"Since student Su Mu has arrived, let's start discussing the admissions matters."
Principal Gao Sheng looked a bit troubled. "Teacher Li, the teachers from two other schools haven't arrived yet!"
The person called Teacher Li was the admissions teacher from Military University, and his whole being exuded a resolute aura.
"Principal Gao, look, even Student Su knows to arrive early, yet those two admissions teachers still haven't shown up.
That shows they aren't sincere about recruiting Student Su.
Besides, to put it bluntly, even if they come, it's impossible for them to successfully recruit Student Su."
As he said that last sentence, he also looked in the direction of the directors from Modu University and Kyoto University.
Director He Kui, the admissions director of Modu University, also spoke up.
"I don't think there's anything wrong with what Teacher Li Jun said; even the student knows to arrive early.
The teachers from the other two Ability Universities are being a bit too arrogant."
Cui Yuyu, the admissions director of Kyoto Ability University, indicated she had no problem with it.
"Then let's begin!"
Seeing that both Modu Ability University and Kyoto Ability University had stated their positions, the other teachers didn't waste time and followed suit.
They were naturally willing to have two fewer competitors.
Then they got down to business, and everyone was in a bind again.
No one was willing to be the first to state their conditions.
If you came out with 100% of your conditions right away, only to find that others' prices were only half of yours,
Wouldn't you be the big sucker?
Seeing that no one was speaking, Li Jun, who had spoken first, opened his mouth.
"Since my colleagues are unwilling to speak, then I'll start the ball rolling."
As he spoke, he stood up, straightened his clothes, and said in a loud voice,
"Hello, Student Su, I am Li Jun, the admissions director of the China Military Ability University.
You can just call me Teacher Li.
Let me talk about the conditions of our Military University.
First of all, I'll take the liberty of confirming your ability.
Please understand, the importance of an S-rank ability is not something I can decide on my own. Therefore, the admissions conditions for an A-rank ability and an S-rank ability are different."
Li Jun's words were already very tactful; simply put, if you aren't S-rank, the conditions I give you will be heavily slashed.
The teachers from the other Ability Universities had the same thought and nodded slightly.
Su Mu naturally wasn't afraid to show his worth.
"I have no problem with that, but how do I let you know my ability? I can't just say it, can I?"
"Just use your ability directly; we've brought the latest tools for checking abilities."
As he spoke, he took out a set of equipment and placed it on the floor.
Su Mu didn't waste words and directly used his ability.
Black lightning surged out.
Everyone in the room stared intently at that black lightning.
Seeing it on video, after all, was separated by a screen and lacked that sense of atmospheric pressure.
Now, seeing Su Mu's S-rank lightning ability up close, that aura of looking down on the world made everyone feel oppressed.
Soon, the machine made a mechanical sound.
"Detection complete. Ability rating is S. Ability is Dark Thunder Domain."