87: Announcements and disturbances, one after another, headed to Beijiang City

Ji Feiyue: "I just finished taking a bath and saw our top scorer sent me a huge pile of things. Are these gifts for me?"

Jiang Yuan: "Sister Feiyue probably wouldn't think much of these things (laughs)."

Ji Feiyue: "That's not necessarily true. I like everything you send."

Jiang Yuan: "..."

Rena: "What did I hear? President, could you be into younger guys?"

Member Rena has been muted.

Jiang Yuan: "...I'll send Sister Feiyue some more good stuff later. I'll leave these to you."

Ji Feiyue: "That's more like it. I can help you sell these, but I also have a small request."

Jiang Yuan: "What is it?"

Ji Feiyue: "Call me Sister and let me hear it."

Jiang Yuan: "..."

Luo Yi: "President, you have a younger brother complex, definitely a younger brother complex, right?"

Member Luo Yi has been muted.

Xu Yihan: "So this is what an admin boss is like. So scary, so scary."

Lan Xue: "Scary + 1"

Jiang Yuan: "...Sister, sorry to trouble you."

Inside the villa, Ji Feiyue, wearing a bathrobe, crossed her long legs, her red lips curving slightly upwards.

Ji Feiyue: "Good boy (headpat), Sister will get it done for you tomorrow, (.. ＞ ◡ ＜ ..)."

Shi Tou: "Can that Gold-Rank Ant Heavy Armor and Greatshield be saved for me? @Jiang Yuan, I don't have anything to trade with in my hands. Can I exchange them with Merit Points?"

Jiang Yuan: "Sure."

Ji Feiyue: "Two LV35 Gold-Rank weapons with quite good stats, adding up to around 6,000 Merit Points in the market."

That's about sixty million.

Without saying another word, Shi Tou traded 5,000 Merit Points and ten million in cash to Jiang Yuan.

Jiang Yuan's Merit Points increased to 5,357.

Ji Feiyue: "Except for these two pieces of equipment, the Yellow Springs set and that Annihilation Bow you put up have even better stats, but it's a pity no one in our team is suitable to use them."

Xu Yihan: "@Ji Feiyue, Sister Feiyue, when my Rank reaches that level, isn't that Yellow Springs set very suitable for me?"

Ji Feiyue: "Do you have the money to buy it?"

Xu Yihan fell silent.

Right in the feels, Sis.

Lan Xue: "@Jiang Yuan, I want to trade with you for that [Ghost-Faced Wood Staff]."

Ji Feiyue: "Mm, it has Spell penetration and casting speed bonus effects. It quite suits you."

Lan Xue: "I can offer 800 Merit Points."

Jiang Yuan: "Deal."

This was already the value of high-tier rare equipment.

After completing the trade.

The few of them chatted idly for a while longer.

Xu Yihan suggested getting together in a few days to celebrate for Jiang Yuan.

Ji Feiyue: "Instead of that, we might as well go down a dungeon together. That's the fastest way to improve team relations."

Jiang Yuan also wanted to witness a Level 4 Abyss, so everyone hit it off immediately and agreed to gather in three days to run another Level 4 Abyss.

The night passed without incident.

The next day.

The news from the Education Bureau came even faster than expected.

Early the next morning, the College Entrance Examination score thresholds and the general situation of the Abyss Invasion incident were announced.

The announcement mentioned the terrifying Abyss Lord known as the [Yin Lord], but concealed the fact that Jiang Yuan's group of four killed the Yin Lord's Clone, only stating that the four of them held off its Clone and persisted until one of the Ten Sovereigns arrived.

Even so, this was shocking enough to the hearts of people.

...

[Abyss Invasion, King Realm Lord, the ones who saved Jiang Province turned out to be this year's examinees!!]

[Martial Examination concludes! This year's exam difficulty is immense! The highest in history!]

[Education Bureau issues announcement, the undergraduate score threshold is as high as 30 points!]

[Four students from Martial Arts No. 1 High School ranked in the top ten!]

[Shocking! The biggest dark horse of this year's College Entrance Examination turns out to be him!]

[National Number One, a score of 1,323, unprecedented!]

[This year's College Entrance Examination provincial top scorers are freshly released, totaling eleven people, and the number one ranked is...!]

[Education Bureau's Bai Huang makes an appearance, Abyss Invasion in the College Entrance Examination dungeon, what exactly happened?]

...

Since early morning, the Great Xia region of the Star Domain internet was flooded with College Entrance Examination news, packing the trending searches.

Hundreds of millions of views, millions of comments.

Jiang Province top scorer, national number one, Abyss Invasion, South River City's Martial Arts No. 1 High School, Jiang Yuan.

These search terms were blazing red, and their popularity was frighteningly high.

Whether they were transitioned Martial Artists or ordinary people, everyone was discussing it with relish.

A child from an ordinary family counter-attacking all the way to become the national top scorer was already eye-catching enough, let alone the fact that an Abyss Invasion occurred during the process.

Four examinees faced the King Realm Lord directly and played a significant role, buying time for the reinforcements from above to arrive and indirectly saving several cities from being threatened.

This was simply incredible!

"Holy shit, holy shit, holy shit! What did I see waking up early in the morning?! College examinees facing a King Realm Lord directly and indirectly saving cities, am I crazy or is the world crazy?"

"If it weren't for the announcement issued by the Education Bureau, I wouldn't dare believe it."

"This is just too absurd..."

"However, looking closely at the profiles of those four examinees, it's no wonder. One S-rank talent, one legendary-class profession, all of them in the top ten of Jiang Province."

"Even so, it's still terrifying. That's a King Realm Lord capable of destroying a city of millions at every turn. Even a Clone should be comparable to Tier 5 or even Tier 6 transitioned Martial Artists."

"When I went down to the Abyss before, I was scared out of my wits just seeing a Tier 4 Vicious Beast. King Realm creatures... probably a single glance would be enough to crush ten thousand people. It's hard to believe that when facing It, they didn't collapse and actually had the courage to resist... Admirable, truly admirable."

"What is this called? This is called every generation having its own responsibilities. Even when facing a King Realm Lord head-on, one must swing their blade at the edge of the abyss and not retreat a single step. These four examinees are truly awesome!"

"Hehe, you guys actually believe something so absurd? Anyway, I don't believe it."

"Believe it or not."

"However, the most absurd one is still that Jiang Yuan!"

"Yeah, a score of over 1,300 is simply frightening."

"Did a bug really not happen? Even if you gave me three days to slaughter pigs, I couldn't slaughter this many."

"Is this the gold content of a top-tier Prodigy..."

"Is he the offspring of a King-Rank aristocratic family?"

"I think so too. There must be top-tier powerhouses in his family, with backing and a background, paving the way for him through the Education Bureau. And facing a King Realm Lord to hold them off for a moment... Hehe."

"My ass. I'm from South River City myself. I heard that a month ago, he was still ranked in the middle of his class, and his family background is also very ordinary."

"Don't be fooled. If it were decades ago, it might have been possible. Nowadays, most resources are monopolized by powerhouses, and it's hard for ordinary families to turn things around. Could such a Prodigy come out? How is that possible?"

"Sigh... I understand the current world less and less. Geniuses pop out one after another, as if they cost nothing."

"I'm just afraid that a tall tree catches the wind. In past years, quite a few examinees with outstanding College Entrance Examination results had their entire families slaughtered by Abyss Believers. A national top-tier scorer without any family background like him will probably attract even more crazy attacks from the Abyss Believers."

"I'm afraid it's not just the Abyss Believers..."

"Relax, relax. If such a Prodigy were gone, the loss would be Great Xia's. The higher-ups definitely won't sit by and do nothing."

"That's also true."

"Thunder Guild is recruiting people. Only healers above Tier 5 are wanted. Generous benefits, come quickly."

"Damn, why is there still someone advertising."

...

...

Thunder Martial Hall.

After that day, the people coming to sign up decreased by thirty to forty percent, but today there was a long queue at the entrance.

They weren't here to apprentice, but purely to visit, take photos, and check in.

Even Liang Cheng, who was defeated by Jiang Yuan, received a lot of pursuit and boasting from many people.

"That is Senior Brother Liang Cheng."

"As expected, he looks so strong."

"That's of course. After all, he's a figure who could fight against that national top scorer."

"Yeah, yeah. Although he was one-shotted, being able to exchange blows under the national top scorer is not something an ordinary person can do."

"Although he was one-shotted..."

"I heard that Prodigy from the Qin family only lasted two moves. Does that mean Senior Brother Liang Cheng is equivalent to half a Qin family Prodigy?"

"I think it's about the same."

Liang Cheng, who missed the College Entrance Examination due to heavy injuries from fighting Jiang Yuan and was still wrapped in bandages all over, took a deep breath and roared at the group of nosy onlookers taking pictures of him:

"Get lost—!"

...

Chongming Martial Arts Hall, which was originally just a remote small martial arts hall, gathered countless people outside its doors who wanted to become apprentices.

The reputation of Chongming Martial Arts Hall completely spread because Jiang Yuan became the national top scorer.

Some people traveled from far away on the other side of South River City, just to become fellow martial arts brothers with the national top scorer.

While feeling excited and joyful about the revitalization of the martial arts hall, Xu Yihan was also somewhat troubled.

Her small martial arts hall couldn't possibly accommodate so many people.

Her energy was also limited.

In the end, she had to adopt Ji Feiyue's suggestion to conduct an entrance examination and select the best candidates.

She would only recruit students under 12 years old who had a certain foundation in martial arts and could pass the examination.

Finally, the number of people was set at 25.

She would provide Martial Skill guidance to them on Saturdays and Sundays.

...

The city defense force under the city walls of South River City.

There was nothing to do today, so Jiang Damu and several comrades-in-arms sat around together.

"I really didn't expect that one day South River City would actually produce a top scorer, and even a national top scorer!" a teammate sighed with emotion.

"A martial arts top scorer, it's hard to imagine..."

"What's even more astonishing is that he remained calm in the face of the Abyss Invasion. Let's be real, we all know how terrifying those Vicious Beasts are, a King Realm Lord... I wouldn't dare think about it."

"Yeah, I'm considered a tough guy who has been through many battles, but sometimes seeing a Tier 3 Vicious Beast still makes my legs weak with fear."

"At seventeen years old, facing a King Realm Lord directly, saving the city from peril, and having the Director of the Education Bureau personally come to award him... Any single one of those is terrifying enough."

"If my son could have this kind of success, I'd kowtow to him. Oh right, I don't have a son."

"So amazing, what's the name of the College Entrance Examination top scorer?" Jiang's father asked curiously.

"He's that dark horse who made a name for himself in South River City earlier, and his surname is also Jiang. Right, his name is Jiang Yuan, that Prodigy who has the same name as your son, Old Jiang."

Jiang's father was slightly stunned.

"Right, that's him! He's truly a Prodigy, going dark horse all the way. I heard that even the Education Bureau Chief of Jiang Province personally stepped forward."

"Seventeen years old, tsk tsk tsk, could he be even more powerful than Commander Lie?"

"Probably not. Commander Lie is already Tier 4, no matter what..."

Another teammate said: "Old Jiang, didn't you say last time that he shares the same name as your son? How did your son do on the exam?"

The others also looked at Jiang's father.

Jiang's father came back to his senses and gave a wry smile: "I... I'm not clear yet."

He had sent a message to Jiang Yuan, and Jiang Yuan did indeed reply, but the content left him somewhat baffled.

There was only a single number "1".

Did he only score one point?

Or...

"The College Entrance Examination is already over, and you, as a father, still don't know your son's score. Sigh..."

"Hahaha, Old Jiang has always been so careless. I reckon his son probably didn't do too well on the exam either, and is too embarrassed to say." The teammates roared with laughter.

Jiang Damu smiled and didn't say anything.

"Look, he is Jiang Yuan, this session's College Entrance Examination top scorer."

A nosy teammate pulled up a photo on the forum.

"Let me see..."

Everyone crowded closer.

"So he is Jiang Yuan..."

"As expected, he has a heroic bearing and is a man of exceptional talent."

"If he were my son-in-law, that would be great."

"This face, I seem to have seen it somewhere..."

"！！！"

The moment Jiang Damu saw the photo, he froze.

This...

Isn't this his son?!

Although the difference compared to before was huge.

But a father's intuition told him.

This was his son.

Jiang Yuan.

But reason made him dare not believe all this.

Sh-, it shouldn't be...

Brother Yuan is the national top scorer?

Impossible, right...

Just at this moment.

A burly man with a buzz cut, wearing a military uniform and a mechanical arm on his left arm, walked over with a solemn expression.

"It's Commander Lie."

"Quickly stand at attention!"

Jiang's father and the others hurriedly stood straight.

Commander Lie walked straight up to them, a powerful Aura washing over them.

The few of them couldn't help swallowing hard, recalling whether they had violated any military discipline in the past few days.

After all, this Commander Lie was notoriously strict and merciless.

Commander Lie spoke: "Who is Jiang Damu?"

The others glanced sideways at Jiang's father out of the corner of their eyes.

Jiang's father took a step forward with a nervous heart,

"Present."

"You are Jiang Damu?"

"Yes..."

"Your son is named Jiang Yuan?"

Jiang's father was slightly stunned, but still replied: "Yes."

The next second, he saw with shock.

On Commander Lie's traditionally iron-cold face, a trace of a smile actually appeared.

"Then that's right."

"Starting today, you can go home and no longer need to serve as a sentinel."

Jiang's father was stunned, and then became anxious.

"Wh-, why? Did I do something wrong anywhere?"

"Yeah, Commander Lie, Old Jiang has always been diligent and conscientious, never making any mistakes." A teammate pleaded on his behalf.

Commander Lie laughed and said: "You guys misunderstood. I'm letting him go home to rest, but his benefits remain unchanged, and his salary will be drawn as usual."

Jiang's father and the others were even more puzzled and perplexed.

"This... why on earth is that?"

Amidst the shocked gazes of his teammates and the dumbfounded gaze of Jiang's father,

Commander Lie continued to smile and said: "This is all what you deserve."

"Thank you for being a father who raised such an outstanding son and made a tremendous contribution to Great Xia in resisting the Abyss."

"My son...? Commander Lie, what are you talking about?"

Commander Lie was somewhat surprised: "You don't know yet?"

"Your son Jiang Yuan is this year's national top scorer."

The gazes of several teammates swished onto Jiang Damu's face.

Jiang Damu froze in place, his expression blank.

[Beep, you have a new voice message from your son.]

He blankly clicked to connect.

Jiang Yuan's voice rang out: "Dad, you should have seen it by now. I scored national number one. Don't be too excited, it's bad for the heart."

"Right, do you have any leave recently? Can you take leave to return to the city? Our family hasn't gotten together in a long time either."

"I'm currently sitting on the air rail heading to Beijiang City to pick up Mom. At that time, we can discuss my going to university as well. I've already decided to go to Divine Martial University."

After listening,

Jiang Damu took a deep breath and looked at the stunned teammates beside him.

"Old Zhang, punch me and see if I'm dreaming."

...

On the other side.

Over South River City, dark clouds and rain were dense, with lightning intertwining.

In the heavy rain weather,

the air rail heading to Beijiang City traversed above the swaying Po Suo River.

Jiang Yuan closed the message panel, cupping his chin as he looked at the turbulent, yellowish river water outside the window, a trace of a smile lingering on his handsome face.

The moment he thought about how his current assets were approaching the 200 million mark, and that there were still several massive sums of funds about to be credited,

he couldn't help but feel happy.