5: University Admissions

“You’re at the fully proficient level?”

“Old Lin, you’re fully proficient?”

“Holy moly, Old Lin, you’ve been hiding your true strength.”

“This isn’t just a guaranteed spot at a Martial Arts University; you could aim for Jing University or Magic City University.”

“No, this is a guaranteed spot at Jing University or Magic University! Old Lin is a Martial Artist. I checked, a Martial Artist’s Star Force and Force Emission are incredibly difficult to train. Most of the fully proficient levels before were for skills that were relatively easy to learn. Old Lin, don’t forget your brothers when you make it big!”

The brothers nearby exclaimed in surprise upon hearing Lin Ye’s words. They knew Lin Ye was taking off and didn’t doubt his words, as Lin Ye had always been an honest person.

Lin Ye forced himself to appear calm, but the upward curve of his lips couldn’t be suppressed.

“Settle down, settle down. I didn’t expect it either; it just clicked while I was practicing.”

Kai-ge punched Lin Ye.

“You little brat, you kept it hidden from your brothers! What did you say at our last get-together? ‘Progress is average,’ ‘it’s okay,’ ‘it’s pretty hard.’ We were afraid you’d feel bad, so we didn’t dare ask. So you were holding out for a big reveal, huh? No way, you have to treat us.”

Lin Ye chuckled.

“Alright, once I’m admitted, I’ll treat you. Eat whatever you want.”

Kai-ge had mostly been the one treating them, and Lin Ye had long wanted to return the favor.

If he got into a good university, the bonus from the Ministry of Education, the increased student loan limit, and the national subsidies would all come in, so he wouldn’t have to worry about money for a long time.

As for repayment, it would be easy once his strength increased. Not to mention, as a private tutor, with his cheat, Lin Ye could definitely achieve a level far exceeding that of ordinary private tutors.

Moreover, with his cheat, Lin Ye’s ambitions were much greater.

“Old Lin, I want some too.”

“How can you eat without inviting us?”

Several people nearby spoke up, and Lin Ye accepted them all.

The news gradually spread to other classmates in the class, and everyone looked on, sighing at the impermanence of life and the ruthlessness of dark horses.

Lin Ye was usually only at an upper-middle level in class, and his family had no background. No, he didn’t even have a family. The only thing that made people look twice was his minor accomplishment in the Ninth Set of National Middle School Student Body Forging Method. He never expected to soar to great heights now.

During their conversation, Lin Ye gradually learned about the current situation in the class. Only Sun Zong and Wang Laoban were at the fully proficient level.

Sun Zong’s full name was Sun Jian. His father owned a construction company, and his family handled more than half of the large and small projects in Ye Hai City. Wang Laoban’s family did a variety of things; they dabbled in everything. His family also had shares in the training room Lin Ye frequented.

Their becoming popular figures in the class was naturally not just because of their families. There were one or two other similar students in the class. The main reason was that they were excellent themselves, ranking in the top ten in almost all school-wide tests, and they were approachable.

The old class teacher walked in with his familiar splayed gait, gave a few simple instructions, and then led everyone to the test.

It was still in the martial arts arena, but more precise instruments had been added. 108 Ephemeral Sky Eyes provided almost omnidirectional monitoring, and the surroundings were filled with fully armed soldiers.

Ability and skill proficiency were more difficult to detect than physical fitness, but with the Ministry of Education’s heavy investment, specialized instruments had been created over a hundred years ago. Now, many institutions and training rooms also had simplified versions that could roughly assess proficiency levels.

Lin Ye walked into the testing cabin. After ten seconds of scanning, his Star Force level was scanned. Then, under the guidance of a mechanical voice, he performed a few Force Emission movements, and his results appeared. He glanced at them, and the difference from his panel was not significant.

Host: Lin Ye

Level: First-Order (71%)

Ability: Star Force (Proficient 63%)

Cultivation Methods: Ninth Set of National Middle School Student Body Forging Method (Minor Accomplishment 69.1%), Third Set of National Middle School Student Star Power Breathing Method (Proficient 31.6%)

Skill: Force Emission (Proficient 21.2%)

Skill Points: 0

The panel had an extra skill bar, and his only skill now was Force Emission.

The test results were not as detailed as the panel.

Candidate Lin Ye’s Results: Star Force (Mid-Proficient), Force Emission (Early-Proficient)

Of course, this result was much more precise than what Lin Ye had tested in the training room. That thing could only distinguish between proficient and beginner.

After exiting the testing cabin, Lin Ye felt his body lighten considerably. At the same time, a wave of fatigue swept over him.

“University admissions nowadays really lack a sense of ceremony. The results are out in less than a minute,” Lin Ye complained.

Thinking back to his previous life, he had to prepare rigorously for exams, with society making way for them, enduring two days of intense testing, and then a long wait for the results.

But this was also good; he wouldn’t want to go through that again.

Admissions would take place one day after the results were released. First, students would be assigned to confirm their universities. After being admitted to a university, they would then choose their instructors. The choice was mutual; if both parties were not satisfied, adjustments would be made the next day, including both internal and external adjustments. However, most people would not make adjustments unless absolutely necessary, as adjustments usually meant choosing from schools and instructors that others had already picked over.

After the entire class completed their tests, the old class teacher said a few words of encouragement and then announced graduation.

Everyone felt a sense of loss, but there was still the matter of choosing a university and an instructor tomorrow, which was much more troublesome than the test. They didn’t talk much, agreeing to gather once they were successfully admitted, and then dispersed.

Lin Ye and Kai-ge said a few words and then parted ways, as Kai-ge was not going the same way as Lin Ye.

Back home, Lin Ye began to browse the schools and instructors recommended by the official university selection assistance APP.

It must be said that Martial Artists were indeed relatively rare. Lin Ye remembered that when he was paying attention to Shield Warrior news in his previous body, a university would have at least a hundred Shield Warrior instructors. But for Martial Artists, a university only had a few.

Currently, university instructors are divided into two types: full-time instructors and cooperative instructors. Full-time instructors, in addition to guiding students, also undertake university tasks, conduct research, develop skills, optimize skills, and even some top experts will develop new professions.

A new profession is not just a combination of abilities; it also requires the creation of an entire skill set, which is extremely difficult. It is usually created through multi-person collaboration in project teams, or even cooperation between multiple project teams from multiple universities.

Nearly half of the hundreds of professions on Blue Star now were introduced from alien civilizations, and most of the others were developed internally over hundreds of years. Especially powerful professions were basically self-developed; alien civilizations would not sell such things, which measure the foundation of a civilization, to Blue Star.

Cooperative instructors, on the other hand, made up the majority of instructors. Universities cooperated with well-known ability users in society, and after evaluation, they could recruit students at the university.

Full-time instructors and cooperative instructors are not superior or inferior to each other. Full-time instructors have richer theoretical knowledge and are adept at teaching. Cooperative instructors usually have their own main occupations and will bring students into their teams for internships, even directly recruiting those who perform exceptionally well.

After browsing a few times, Lin Ye roughly understood the situation of Martial Artist admissions. As expected, Jing University and Magic City University were far ahead in strength, with dozens of rare Martial Artists, and their strength was also far superior.

Lin Ye decided to choose one of these two universities.