74: Shenlong Ruins, something happened to Lina?

“Uh…”

General Hu’s words silenced Xia Qi.

Shengjing University, and calling him Xia Qi—who else could it be besides his cheap parents who ran away from home three years ago?

The main thing is, if you’re going to send someone to deliver a message, can you not be so casual, hey!

What does “How have you been these past three years?” even mean?

A normal person would probably find it hard to say “good” in response.

Looking at the silent Xia Qi, General Hu smiled, “I’m afraid you already know who this old acquaintance I mentioned is.”

“Did he say anything else?”

“No. Do you want to send him a reply?”

“No need. Let’s talk about the rewards for the top scorer in the college entrance examination.”

“Haha, I like your personality; it’s not like his.”

Wang Changyuan quietly sat aside, drinking water. This topic clearly concerned Xia Qi’s family matters, and he couldn’t interject.

However, from General Hu’s tone and attitude, it seemed that someone close to Xia Qi was an old acquaintance of War God Hu Jun, which meant Xia Qi’s background was indeed not so simple.

“I knew it. Since Xia Qi can be connected to the War God, his talent must be more than S-Rank. There must have been a problem with his Awakening ceremony.”

Wang Changyuan thought to himself.

The first thing he would do when he got back was to report to the city. Some of Jiangcheng No. 1 High School’s equipment needed to be updated.

“Then, let’s not chat about trivial matters anymore. I’ll give you the rewards first.”

“The rewards for the national top scorer in the college entrance examination are quite good.”

With a wave of General Hu’s hand, several items instantly appeared on the coffee table.

Xia Qi’s gaze sharpened. Rewards personally brought by the War God were certainly valuable.

“First, this is your points card, with one hundred thousand points stored in it.”

“Points card?”

Xia Qi asked, puzzled.

“Exactly. Points on a points card are commonly used to exchange for valuable resources at universities.”

“You’ll understand its specific uses once you get to university.”

“I’ll remind you here: points are far more valuable than cash. Don’t ever be swayed by others to sell them for money. These one hundred thousand points are not easy to obtain.”

“Understood.”

Xia Qi nodded gratefully.

“The second item is a slot: one free forging opportunity with a Great Master from the Divine Craftsman Pavilion.”

General Hu pointed to a golden iron token. Xia Qi picked it up and saw the Divine Craftsman Pavilion’s emblem engraved on the back: a giant hammer engulfed in flames.

“This is also a good item. Make sure to keep it safe. It’s recognized by the card, not the person.”

Upon hearing this, Xia Qi immediately placed the iron token into his storage space.

He had heard of the Divine Craftsman Pavilion’s reputation.

It was the Dragon Nation’s most formidable gathering place for blacksmiths, where everyone from forging apprentices to top-tier blacksmiths were the most outstanding individuals in countless forging professions.

Those who could forge equipment for others at the Divine Craftsman Pavilion were Great Masters revered in other places.

They were renowned nationwide for their exquisite forging skills.

Such a precious slot, in terms of value alone, was probably worth no less than tens of millions.

The main thing was that sometimes, you might not even be able to get one, because there were simply too many people looking to have equipment forged at the Divine Craftsman Pavilion.

“The third item is simpler: a scholarship of fifty million. This is issued by Xijiang Province, and Jiangcheng City will also provide subsidies later.”

“Fifty million, that much?”

Xia Qi was a bit surprised. He knew the top scorer would receive a substantial scholarship, but he hadn’t expected it to be fifty million.

Even with his S-Rank Luck, if he wanted to earn fifty million now, he would have to run dungeons back and forth for four or five days.

This reward was already very generous.

“Sigh, fifty million really isn’t much. If I were the one in charge of the Ministry of Education, a national top scorer should at least get one or two hundred million.”

“After all, no matter how you look at it, this is someone who got first place among millions of examinees. Fifty million seems too petty.”

General Hu seemed to have some reservations about this, unusually complaining.

He had his reasons for saying this.

Poor in literature, rich in martial arts.

The more powerful a potential examinee was, the more resources should be allocated to them.

After all, the further a strong person progresses, the more money they need to spend.

Fifty million seemed like a lot, but when truly spent, it might not even be enough to forge a single rare piece of equipment.

Of course, this was from the perspective of someone at General Hu’s Rank.

For Xia Qi’s current Rank, it was temporarily sufficient.

“The last item is an admission ticket to the Divine Dragon Ruin.”

“You will naturally learn the specific information about the Divine Dragon Ruin when you arrive at Shengjing University, so I won’t waste any more words.”

“But I must remind you of one thing: the previous items can be lost, but this admission ticket must be kept safe. The qualification is extremely precious.”

General Hu’s words made Xia Qi take it seriously.

From his words, it wasn’t hard to tell that the value of this Divine Dragon Ruin admission ticket definitely exceeded the total of the previous items.

“Understood.”

After putting away all the items, Xia Qi opened the door and saw the principal and General Hu to the entrance.

With a flash of light, the two used a teleportation Dao tool to leave.

He quietly recalled the message General Hu brought.

“Xia Qi, how have you been these past three years?”

“You can send someone to deliver a message, so why don’t you come back and see me?”

Xia Qi sighed, quietly closed the door, pulled out his phone, and sat back down.

He swiped the screen, and the striking red 99+ unread messages immediately caught his eye.

He had originally intended to check dungeon information and use up today’s runs, but after thinking about it, he clicked to take a look.

As expected.

The screen was full of congratulations and well wishes from classmates, except for Su Yuanchen; the two had already unfriended each other.

The Class Four group chat was also constantly refreshing with messages, and the topic was almost entirely centered around Xia Qi and Yun Qingyue’s college entrance examination rankings.

He simply replied with a quick “Thank you everyone” in the group.

Xia Qi clicked on the message from Yu Qiu.

“Hey, top scholar, I forgot to congratulate you at the exam. If you have time, come to Tongcheng to play. I guarantee I’ll arrange everything for you perfectly.”

Yu Qiu’s attitude was still so bold and generous. It was hard to imagine such a beautiful girl giving off the feeling of being a buddy.

“No problem, I’ll definitely go if I get the chance.”

He replied politely.

When he had time, he could indeed go and have some fun.

He heard that Tongcheng’s service industry was very developed, but he didn’t know if it was true or not.

Afterwards, Xia Qi chatted with Yun Qingyue for a few more sentences.

Even if Xia Qi were an idiot now, he could still feel Yun Qingyue’s feelings for him.

Xia Qi couldn’t say he wasn’t touched at all by this kind of heartfelt concern.

But being touched is one thing, and being romantically interested is another.

He currently only considered Yun Qingyue a friend and had no other thoughts for now.

Scrolling further down, Xia Qi narrowed his eyes. Teacher Lina had also sent a message.

“Brother Xia Qi, no, I should call you Scholar Lord now. Where are you now? Have you returned to Jiangcheng?”

Since their last chat, it had been many days without any messages.

“Not yet, still in Yuzhang City.”

The next second, the message was instantly replied.

“(Location) Hurry over. Sister here needs your help with something.”

He looked at the location: Haitian Grand Banquet Hotel.

Xia Qi was amused. What a coincidence! Lina was staying in the same hotel as him.

(Not a single female lead. Just stating this in advance.)