On that very same night, in Xia Yan’s home.
Jiang Xiao was wolfing down the noodles cooked by Auntie Zhou for supper when he suddenly thought of something. He then smiled and said to Han Jiangxue, “I haven’t even graduated and yet, I’ve already received two offers from the top teams of China.”
Han Jiangxue grimaced and rolled her eyes at him smilingly with a trace of displeasure. However, she felt rather proud of him.
“Auntie Zhou, hurry and give me two extra slices of meat,” Jiang Xiao said while putting a hand on his waist.
“Come, come, have more,” Auntie Zhou said while cutting two slices of well-done beef, which she then placed on his bowl.
Although Auntie Zhou was almost 50, she had already gotten used to going to bed late. The amount of training that the kids underwent every day was excessive. Hence, they would inevitably have an extra meal when they came home at night. As a result, Auntie Zhou’s schedule had also changed.
When they went out for competitions, Auntie Zhou would stay at home and take care of things. Although she could go to bed early, she would feel empty about doing so.
“Huh?” Xia Yan raised her head while holding onto her bowl. Before she even finished biting off the noodles, she continued to speak in a muffled voice.
Auntie Zhou hurriedly cut Xia Yan two more slices of beef.
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To their surprise, the visit from the Wasteland Reclaimers was just a starter.
In the following week, Jiang Xiao and his team met with a lot of big shots and figures of status.
Of course, unlike the Wasteland Reclaimer, Qin Wangchuan, the big shots all visited in the day after contacting the school. No one waited outside the classroom or ambushed them in the corridor as Qin Wangchuan did…
The first person who visited them was from the Beijiang Province Star Warriors Association.
During the Beijiang Provincial High School League and the Beijiang Province Second Wasteland Reclamation Competition, the Beijiang Province Star Warriors Association gave Jiang Xiao’s team a total of six Fallen Shadow Witch Star Beads.
Logically speaking, it wouldn’t be overboard to say that the officials were focusing on nurturing and grooming them.
They came to Jiangbin High School to invite Jiang Xiao’s team to join the Star Warriors Association.
What did the Beijiang Province Star Warriors Association do?
That’s a good question. The concept of an organization as such was a little abstract. The Star Warriors from all walks of life were determined to serve the citizens and strove to promote the development of Star Study, continuously promoting the overall standards of Star Warriors.
In general, anything related to Star Warriors would be within their scope of authority.
A few simple examples would be:
Various competitions would be held in the province. The important thing was that the world did not revolve around High School students and there were many other Star Warrior competitions that Jiang Xiao had yet to be exposed to.
If issues and problems occurred during the competitions, such as the pulling of dirty tricks, the Beijiang Province Star Warriors Association would be the first ones to be liable. Although the Star Warriors Association was not the organizer of the competitions, they were the leaders and supervisors. Hence, they would, of course, be responsible.
To what extent was the scope of authority of the Star Warriors Association?
There was a phrase that was commonly used in society: “If you can’t solve an issue, look for the Star Warriors Association.”
The Star Warriors Association was very authoritative and had huge responsibilities. Without exception, the members were all regular Star Warriors.
Awakened students like Jiang Xiao who had yet to graduate from High School and had not been approved by the authorities or issued the Star Warrior identification card would not be eligible to become a member of the Star Warriors Association.
In other words, Jiang Xiao, Han Jiangxue, Xia Yan, and Li Weiyi were the only exceptions who had been admitted against the rules.
The person sent by the Star Warriors Association had made it clear that they would not put any burden on them before they graduated from High School. He also wanted them to rest assured that they wouldn’t be assigned to any tasks and wanted them to feel at ease while sitting for the national college entrance examination.
Jiang Xiao and Han Jiangxue didn’t have too many choices. Since the authorities had decided to give them the honor to be admitted, they had to take it.
Truth be told, if they didn’t join the army and wanted to land themselves a decent job after graduating from High School or university in the future, joining the provincial and national Star Warriors Associations would be an excellent choice. Now that they had the opportunity to join directly, what was not to like?
It would definitely be better to enjoy the protection of a powerful backer. That was a fact that would never change.
Besides, Jiang Xiao did have his own thoughts deep down. Since the Beijiang Province Star Warriors Association has already given us six Fallen Shadow Witch Star Beads, can they give four more?
Uh… the king of toxic healers doesn’t care about his pride or dignity anymore.
He happily joined the Star Warriors Association and had a good chat with the representative that the association sent.
“Brother, look, I’m a member of the association now. To obtain greater exposure for Beijiang Province and achieve a better breakthrough, can you support us by giving us a few more Fallen Shadow Witch Star Beads? My sister can make it. She has 30 star slots and it’s hard to find another person like her in the entire province. Trust me, she’ll definitely acquire Sound of Silence.”
The representative from the Star Warriors Association then left.
Hmm… it was unknown if they regretted inviting Jiang Xiao to join the association or not.
In the days that followed, Jiang Xiao’s team met several more groups of people and even received some written invitations.
Similarly, they were also figures of status and authority. They were representatives of Beijiang Province Star Warriors University, Zhongji Province Star Warriors University, Eastern Five League Star Warriors Institutes, Dameng Province Star Warriors University, and many others…
They all had the same purpose, and that was to poach the students!
Principal Yan was over the moon. Given the current situation, the students would be admitted to any school of their choice, as long as Han Jiangxue gave the green light. They wouldn’t even have to sit for the college entrance examination anymore because they had already received guaranteed places.
After discussing with the school, Han Jiangxue gave Principal Yan some face, and then tactfully declined those invitations.
It was not that they were not good enough, but rather, Goddess Xue could do better.
Well, that was a tragic story.
Afterward, came the invitation from the real big shot, the Northern National Technological University of Defense.
It was not Star Warriors University but an actual military school.
After sitting for the national college entrance examination, the Awakened students would have a few choices. They could either be admitted to Star Warriors Universities or go to local military academies in various locations.
This military school was only slightly inferior to the Southern National Technological University of Defense in Hunan, and it was known as the Qingbei University of military academies, which was extremely prestigious. However, the Northern National Technological University of Defense was definitely a key institution for undergraduates.
In this regard, Li Weiyi was tempted.
The goal that Li Weiyi’s father had set for him was to be admitted to the Southern National Technological University of Defense.
Now that Li Weiyi had received such an important letter of offer, he could just get enrolled in the school of his dream without having to go through a series of tedious procedures such as the national college entrance examination and the Star Examination. He could just bring the letter to the institute and take the internal examination to get admitted.
If you were in his place, would you seize the opportunity?
The only thing hindering him was the fact that he had already obtained 20 bonus points for the national college entrance examination. He did not gain any extra points for his bravery and righteousness.
Li Weiyi was well aware of his competency in the cultural subjects. If nothing went wrong during the Star Study test, he would obtain good results, and it should be no problem for him to pass. However, even if he had a bonus of 20 points for the cultural subject, could he really pass the benchmark set by the Southern National Technological University of Defense?
What? Do you mean achieving bonus points in the National High School League?
Stop dreaming. Their team was indeed overpowering and impressive within the province, but they were definitely inferior to the other teams in the nation and would be defeated when it came to the national level.
It had been plenty of years since the National High School League was established, and the High School teams that represented Beijiang Province had never once entered the semi-finals. That was to say, regardless of the change in system and rules of the competition, the teams from high schools in Beijiang Province had never been in the top eight.
What was the ratio of high school students in Beijiang Province? What were the requirements of the schools, provincial Star Warriors Association, and the Provincial Department of Education?
Their standards were based on rankings!
What ranking? Advancing from the 99th place to the 50th place. As long as a team could enter the top 50, they could be considered successful.
It was not a joke, but a tragic truth.
All of a sudden, Li Weiyi was a little confused.
Faced with the letter of offer that was extremely formal, Li Weiyi declared that he had to discuss it with his family.
It would be impossible for Jiang Xiao to not be tempted. It was a key national military academy. It was not a laughing matter at all.
When Jiang Xiao looked at Han Jiangxue, he discovered that there was no change in her expression at all. There were no fluctuations of emotions in her beautiful, black eyes either.
Sensing that Jiang Xiao was looking at her curiously, Han Jiangxue reached out and gently smacked him on the shoulder. Shaking her head slightly, she said softly, “Beijing Star Warrior University.”
Jiang Xiao was in absolute awe and he thought, Missy is so ambitious!
Xia Yan had mentioned a long time ago that she did not want to join the army. Hence, she was not interested in the invitation.
Taking advantage of the fact that Principal Yan was in a good mood, Jiang Xiao decided to persuade him.
Back then, he was too young and foolish to have agreed to the school’s demand for him to remain in school for three years.
He now had a 30-point bonus for the national college entrance examination. He shared good chemistry with his teammates and he would definitely achieve good results in the cultural subject and the Star Examination. Hence, he was very likely to be admitted to an excellent university.
If he were to stay in school for a few more years, he wouldn’t get to achieve any bonus points for the national college entrance examination or have such wonderful teammates again.
Principal Yan seemed to have also considered the issue. He did not hesitate at all and readily agreed to Jiang Xiao’s request. He even said something rather interesting: “If you’re planning to go to an elite school, the school will never stop you, but If you lower your standards and downgrade to an inferior one, you are recommended to repeat your studies until you get admitted to a first-tier institute.”
Jiang Xiao wanted to pick up the invitation letter from the Northern National Technological University of Defense and flee…