57: It mainly depends on the price.

"Lin Chuan, which university are you planning to attend?"

After Ye Yao vigorously punched Lin Chuan a few times, the topic finally returned to normal.

"I don't know, it depends on the price," Lin Chuan said casually.

"Tuition fees? There's absolutely no problem for you to get into a key university, and key universities generally don't charge much."

Ye Yao said enviously.

"No, I mean the price they offer to have me study there, like scholarships and such. Where would I get the money for tuition?"

Lin Chuan said with a frank expression.

"???"

Ye Yao was shocked.

"You'll go to whichever one offers the most money? Isn't that a bit too casual?"

Ye Yao found it hard to believe.

Don't you consider teaching quality or the school's style?

"Little sister, that's why you're still too young! More money means they value you more. It's like when you choose a husband in the future; never go for a smooth-talker, look for something practical. How can a man who won't spend money on you be a good man?"

Lin Chuan directly poured a large bowl of chicken soup onto her.

"But, my family isn't short on money."

Ye Yao's face was flushed with embarrassment. Why did the conversation suddenly shift to husbands? Was he implying something?

Rich dog.

Lin Chuan was speechless, then said, "Then look at other things, whatever you like, they'll give you! ... We're getting off-topic. I value Cultivate resources. The more resources a school provides, the more I'll naturally prioritize it."

"I like the sea, I like the Beasts Tamers in the sea, and also..." Ye Yao was dazed, talking nonsense.

Lin Chuan: "..."

Why does this girl seem a bit slow-witted? Who asked what you like? It was an example, don't you understand an example!

"Hey, wake up, wake up..."

Lin Chuan waved his hand in front of Ye Yao's face.

Ye Yao immediately reacted, feeling shy inside, yet also a little disappointed.

Lin Chuan probably knew what Ye Yao was thinking and could only comfort her, "Don't worry, didn't I promise you? I'll bring you some local specialties from the seaside, simple and plain..."

"Okay, you said it."

"Absolutely."

Under the shade of the trees, the sunlight cast their shadows, appearing and disappearing... Inside the villa, Lin Chuan finished ordering takeout.

He also started searching online for information about universities, which he hadn't paid much attention to before.

Xuanwu Ring City has a total of 81 districts, and in addition, there is a university district where dozens of higher education institutions are located.

Famous ones include Xuanwu University, Elemental University, Hundred Battles University, Hundred Flowers University, and so on... Each university focuses on different main specialties. For example, Elemental University, as its name suggests, is for Beast Tamers with elemental attributes; Hundred Flowers University seems to lean towards plant-type; Xuanwu University is ranked first and is more comprehensive.

Lin Chuan took a look and it seemed there wasn't a school that particularly advantaged his situation.

But it didn't matter, he didn't know what he could learn anyway, as long as they gave him resources, that was fine.

Therefore, choosing a school based on the price each school offered was the most reasonable method for him.

As for the admission exam methods, they varied each year.

Some years, admission was based on a comprehensive evaluation of talent, Rank, Beast Tamer potential, and achievements over three years, without needing an exam. Each university had its own assessment and screening standards, then sent admission notices to interested students.

Some years, it was based on the ranking of performance in district-wide practical combat competitions, followed by screening;

Other years, a practical combat Secret Realm would be opened, and all high school students in Xuanwu Ring City would enter the same Secret Realm for practical combat elimination.

So, every year at this time, many 'experts' would come out to predict exam questions, which also attracted a lot of traffic.

How to assess was something for the big shots in the Ministry of Education to consider; Lin Chuan naturally couldn't be bothered to think about it.

However, he was quite interested in that practical combat Secret Realm.

It is said that this Secret Realm is different from those in the wild; it has been specially modified by big shots, allowing free attacks inside. When facing a life-threatening crisis, one would be ejected from the Secret Realm, making it very suitable for cultivating students' practical combat experience.

After all, a real battlefield wouldn't allow a Beast Tamer to safely command their Beast.

Lin Chuan indicated that he could do this.

Timid outside the Ring City, but a heavy hitter in the practical combat Secret Realm!

...Soon, the "Lin Chuan's Zero Challenge" series released two more updates.

This time, it directly ignited the entire District 81.

Countless Beast Tamers with some connection to District 81 had more or less heard this news.

A defensive Beast Tamer, a Heaven-Defying rise, invincible with full attribute defense... Many large teams had already begun planning whether to recruit Lin Chuan in advance. As long as Lin Chuan reached Silver Rank, he would be qualified to independently lead a Beast Tamer team. Of course, the mission objectives he would undertake would only be Elite Rank.

If he reached Gold Rank, he would be a core force of a Beast Tamer team.

Many captains of large teams rose through these steps.

Waiting until he reached Gold Rank to recruit him? Who the hell would bother with you then?

...As one end of the storm, Lin Chuan ignored the outside world's noise, focusing on lying flat at home.

Meanwhile, First High and Second High, on the other side, appeared calm on the surface.

It was as if Lin Chuan hadn't embarrassed their schools, but rather someone else.

Little did they know, the teachers from both schools were cooperating to analyze and discuss the video frame by frame.

The final conclusion was startling:

This Beast's fire attribute damage immunity reached an astonishing 90% or more, with other attributes almost all above 50%.

The lightning attribute, however, was slightly lower, only about 30%.

When this conclusion came out, the teachers of First High were fine; after all, they still had Lei Dian, an S-Rank, 9-star Peak lightning attribute user, who could advance to Silver Rank at any time, an undisputed number one in District 81.

Lin Chuan struggled a bit to defeat a B-Rank, 9-star lightning attribute user, so he naturally wouldn't be a match for Lei Dian.

As for Second High, it was awkward. Their current trump cards were the brothers Nan Jingwen and Nan Jingwu, whom Lin Chuan called the 'Ice and Fire Brothers'.

Second High had long given up on the position of District 81's number one, but they absolutely had to keep the second place; this was Second High's face.

Unexpectedly, the originally stable situation was shattered by the sudden emergence of Lin Chuan.

The 'Ice and Fire Brothers' were completely countered by Lin Chuan. How could they even compete?

"Well, the conclusion is out. Let's go back and report."

The teachers from First High stood up to leave, giving the teachers from Second High sympathetic glances.

The teachers from Second High were crestfallen, not knowing how to face the principal's wrath.

"Let's go, let's go. Things will be as they are. I just hope this year's admission method isn't one-on-one combat."

"Alas, I had hoped to retire after this year's class, but who knew such a freak would appear this year? It seems my bonus is out of the question."

"Don't be too dejected. Maybe Lin Chuan can even overturn Lei Dian. Look at them gloating; they're not really afraid of capsizing in a ditch."

"But we'll still be at most third."

"But it feels good to watch."

"That's true... Haha."

A group of Second High teachers found solace in their misery, preparing to return and face the principal's storm.