45: Enhanced mission card

After Shi Li left the office, Principal Su sat in his chair, silent for a long while.

“With that item card, I believe the Abundant - Passive entry on his Unique Character Card can be improved.”

“After all, the difference between 120 HP and 130 HP is still very significant.”

Subsequently, he opened a video call and dialed someone's number.

One thing at a time, Shi Li not only broke the school record but also brought him prestige in front of the other principals.

A simple material reward was not enough.

More importantly, he believed that such a student should not be overlooked.

After a period of melodious music, the video call connected.

“Hello, how may I help you?”

On the other side of the camera appeared a young and beautiful female student.

Her clothes bore a very clear school logo: Qingchuan University.

“Hello, I’m looking for your Dean Hu.”

“Dean Hu is currently in a meeting. Do you have an appointment?”

The girl on the other end spoke in a practiced tone.

Many people sought the Dean's help, but she never met with anyone casually.

Every time, she was the one who helped the Dean turn them away.

“Just tell her… it’s Senior Brother Principal Su looking for her.”

Principal Su certainly did not have an appointment.

“Okay, please wait a moment.”

The girl nodded, and after a few minutes, she walked back in.

“I’m sorry, the Dean says she doesn’t know you at all.”

“……”

This made Principal Su a bit awkward.

He sighed deeply and finally said helplessly, “Please correct that: Your defeated opponent, Principal Su, requests an audience.”

“Hey, Senior Brother, long time no see.”

As soon as his words fell, the camera switched to a middle-aged beautiful woman wearing glasses.

“Long time no see, long time no see.”

Principal Su quickly put on a smile.

He hadn't forgotten that he was here to ask for a favor today.

Although they both graduated from Qingchuan University, this junior sister from his hometown was doing much better than him now.

He chose to return to his hometown to dedicate himself to education.

She, on the other hand, stayed at their alma mater, and her position had steadily risen over the years.

“You rarely look for me. Tell me, what is it?”

Dean Hu got straight to the point.

“It’s like this, I have a student this year whom I’d like to recommend to you.”

“Oh, from Second High School or Third High School?”

The reason Principal Su could be on equal footing with the principals of Second and Third High Schools, besides his Jade rank, was another important factor.

That was that he knew someone in the Four Famous Universities.

More specifically, he knew Hu Lan, the Vice Dean of Qingchuan University’s Breaker College.

In previous years, Principal Chen and Principal Xue had asked him to recommend students to Qingchuan University, and there had been successful cases of guaranteed admission.

“Neither, just see for yourself.”

Principal Su directly sent Shi Li’s detailed information over.

“Oh?”

Hu Lan, having received the information, began to browse.

As she read, her brows furrowed slightly.

“I believe that since you recommend him, you must have your reasons, but you know our school’s rules.”

Compared to Card Halls, which prioritize immediate combat power, universities place more emphasis on potential.

Achieving resonance is a strict requirement for admission to Qingchuan University.

Previously, the students Principal Su recommended were those with three-system or four-system resonance, who naturally qualified for guaranteed admission.

But the student recommended this time hadn't even achieved one-system resonance. How could this work?

“Exceptional admission.”

Principal Su had clearly done his homework in advance.

He knew that the Four Famous Universities, including Qingchuan University, had a very small number of exceptional admission slots each year.

“Is he really that good?”

Hu Lan expressed her doubts.

The information even included all the card decks Shi Li had displayed.

But she had seen and mentored many students over the years, and while this level could be considered excellent among third-year high school students, it wasn't unique.

Moreover, after entering university as freshmen, students who had achieved card resonance would soon catch up.

So, this level alone was not enough to offset the shortcomings of not having achieved resonance.

“Seeing is believing. You can come and watch the tryouts at Jiangnan University this time.”

Principal Su knew that a few words from him alone wouldn't convince her.

He was also well aware of how significant the drawbacks of not having achieved resonance were.

But this did not affect his judgment of Shi Li’s growth rate.

Because in Principal Su’s eyes, what he cared more about was another ability of Shi Li.

An ability that didn't receive much attention from others.

That was his ability to successfully assimilate resources.

He quickly and perfectly assimilated both the grade card competition and the school rewards for the top 32, converting them into his own combat power.

A card player with such high assimilation ability, as long as resources are poured into him, his development will not be worse than those three-resonance or even four-resonance card players.

“Okay, it’s been a while since I returned to my hometown.”

Hu Lan nodded, saying no more.

She could certainly grant her senior brother this favor, but the final decision still rested in her hands.

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On the other end, after Shi Li left the office, he didn’t choose to attend classes but went straight home.

After all, the school gate now had a celebratory announcement posted about breaking the record, and he was pointed at wherever he went.

Several bold junior sisters even ran up to ask for his contact information.

They said they wanted to challenge him to a card game.

It made him quite uncomfortable.

Moreover, he had spent all night grinding in the Dragon Burial Ancient Tomb without success, and he still wanted to continue his fight.

However, upon returning home, the first thing Shi Li pulled out was the card given by the principal.

This was an item card.

“Reinforcement Quest”: When matching corresponding entries, complete the relevant quest to reinforce. (Two-star, Berserk)

This type of item card is called a Reinforcement Quest card among quest cards, meaning that by completing the specified quest in the item card, one can obtain reinforcement for an entry.

Compared to manual crafting, using a quest card can bypass the complex card-making process and also save some of the materials required for reinforcement.

More importantly, some quest cards can reinforce effects that cannot be achieved by manual crafting.

For example, allowing a two-star entry to achieve the strength typically only found in a three-star entry.

Or some unique effects that cannot be crafted manually and are exclusive to that quest card.

“Two-star, Berserk, this is a quest card specifically prepared by the principal for Red Blade Maiden.”

Shi Li felt a bit grateful, as he knew this item was not cheap.

Its price was comparable to some two-star relic cards on the market.

So he activated the quest card to view the reinforcement preview effect for the entry.

“Abundant - Passive”: Red Blade Maiden’s maximum HP +20 → +30

“Good stuff.”

It should be known that there are also quality differences among two-star quest cards.

Upon seeing this preview result, Shi Li knew that the quest card given by the principal was definitely top-tier among two-star quest cards.

Because among entries that purely increase HP unconditionally, +30 was the limit for this entry.

Entries of this strength typically require three-star character cards to possess.

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