Starry Sky Professional Directory 102
Chapter 102: Refusal (Requesting Monthly Tickets)
The Blue Star Federation’s college entrance examination is actually divided into two stages.
The first stage is, naturally, the unified Federation examination; the score you get is your score.
However…
After the unified examination, there’s a second stage: the admission examinations of various universities!
In fact, the former is just a threshold. Whether or not you’re admitted mainly depends on the latter!
However, 99.9% of the examinees can’t even pass the threshold, so they don’t need to take the university entrance exams and are directly assigned to society or the Federation’s army.
For the top-tier universities, besides meeting the college entrance examination score line, there are many other requirements to participate in the university’s admission examinations.
Blue Star University is a comprehensive university with strong departments across the board.
Saint Armor University favors mecha pilots and mechanical engineers.
Nine Swords Academy leans towards those with superpowers, weapons masters, and so on…
“Taking Blue Star University as an example, they only recruit a maximum of one thousand freshmen every year… But this is the total number of students across dozens of departments, including Martial Dao, Mecha, and Superpower departments. Even the Martial Dao department, a major one, only has around fifty admission slots.”
Xia Long said: “Counting the three top-tier universities, there are only a little over a hundred places… You’re competing against geniuses from across the universe, plus exchange students from other planets! Reaching the fourth realm in Martial Dao is impressive on Aquila Star, but only considered excellent on Young Rhinoceros Star… Compared to the two major educational planets, Submerged Dragon and Young Phoenix, well… still very excellent, but definitely not guaranteed admission to a top-tier university.”
“Martial Dao geniuses of suitable age from across the universe, competing for a little over a hundred places?”
Fang Xing clenched his fist: “Quite interesting…”
“Go for it! Maybe you can really try for a top-tier university… Have you chosen your target? Although you can participate in the admission examinations of multiple schools, some schools’ examination times conflict… Even if they don’t conflict, the examinations on different planets might be impossible to reach in time… Even the most unfortunate bio-engineered examinees might not even be able to afford the spaceship tickets.” Xia Long described a cold reality.
“Wait… If a bio-engineered examinee hasn’t reached the fourth realm in Martial Dao, and isn’t a certified Professional, and hasn’t improved their Citizen Level, they probably wouldn’t even be qualified to buy a ticket, right?”
Fang Xing thought of a problem.
“Therefore, bio-engineered examinees must be very excellent. Without reaching the fourth realm, they need a guarantee from the school or a teacher who is a formal Professional to be eligible to buy a ticket… They often have fewer opportunities and narrower choices.”
Xia Long sighed.
“How long does it take to travel from Aquila Star to Blue Star?”
Fang Xing suddenly thought of a question, and quickly checked the spaceship ticketing website.
“Um… the cheapest economy-class ticket costs around two million Star Coins, and takes ten days… Ten days? That short?”
Even for a lightspeed spaceship, in voyages measured by star systems, several years or decades are normal.
Even… tens of thousands of years!
“Because there’s a natural wormhole in the Black Mountain Star System that’s directly connected to the solar system where Blue Star is located… Therefore, a shortcut can be taken.”
Xia Long replied: “But the Star Coins you have are probably only enough for one trip to Blue Star… To go to Saint Armor University and Nine Swords Academy located in the universe’s secret realms, it’s much further from here and there are no wormholes, requiring a long detour… If you apply to the principal, I think you could study at home during your senior year, specifically preparing for the exams or traveling.”
“No wonder genius examinees need financial aid… Just the travel expenses are incredibly outrageous.”
Fang Xing sighed.
…
Yucai High School, the main gate.
It was dismissal time, and many high school students were leaving in small groups.
Bai Lang and Qian Xun were classmates. They’d clashed before but had become friends, delaying their departure a bit.
They arrived at the gate and saw a hovering car waiting silently.
“This is… some big shot?”
Qian Xun glanced at the car’s sleek lines and the logo at the front, checked it briefly, and gasped: “A hovering car like this costs at least over a million Star Coins… and getting a flight permit is extremely difficult…”
“Could it be the principal’s car?”
Bai Lang offered his guess.
Just as they were guessing, the car door opened, and a woman in a suit got out.
She looked towards Yucai High School, with a somewhat sentimental expression. Seeing Bai Lang and Qian Xun, she immediately greeted them: “Bai Lang, Qian Xun, hello!”
“Hello, teacher!”
Bai Lang and Qian Xun instinctively returned the greeting, then were shocked: “Teacher Lan Fei?!”
They had spent two years with Lan Fei and couldn’t possibly be mistaken.
And this wasn’t the school classroom, but outside!
Therefore, was the person here a real person?
Bai Lang secretly compared Lan Fei to Qian Xun next to her, and his heart trembled.
“Yes…”
Lan Fei smiled: “After all, I’ve taught at this school for many years, and now that I have the opportunity, I wanted to come and see…”
“I heard that you resigned, Teacher?” Qian Xun, being a girl, immediately stepped forward and chattered excitedly.
“Yes, I resigned. I became a private secretary.”
Lan Fei didn’t hide it.
“A private secretary?” Bai Lang was almost indignant.
Which bastard? Had they turned the dreams of their group of high school boys into a private possession?
“Yes… He also goes to school here.”
Lan Fei replied with a smile.
Just as Bai Lang was still guessing who the bastard was, Fang Xing walked out of the school gate. Seeing Lan Fei, he frowned: “Why are you here?”
“I’m here to serve the young master.” Lan Fei replied with a smile, leaving Bai Lang and Qian Xun speechless.
Only after Fang Xing got into the car and sped away did they come to their senses.
“What’s going on? Isn’t Fang Xing a bio-engineered person? Why does he suddenly seem like the young master of a wealthy family?”
Qian Xun’s jaw dropped. She clearly remembered Fang Xing and Liu Wei’s experiences as struggling workers!
“You said…”
A flash of intelligence appeared in Bai Lang’s eyes: “Could it be that after Axing became famous in the Hundred Star Joint Examination, his biological parents came forward to recognize him?”
After all, those who could provide excellent sperm and eggs were all upper-class people in the Federation.
If a biological father suddenly appeared, then he could take off instantly.
Although such things are rare, they’re not unheard of. They’ve even been made into TV dramas, which are very popular among bio-engineered people…
“That’s right, ordinary upper-class people probably wouldn’t be able to access the data from the incubation pods back then… Unless they are top figures and tycoons.”
Qian Xun nodded. The two of them watched the car disappear, both sighing.
At first, they looked down on their bio-engineered classmates.
But now, they felt as if the heavens had turned upside down, wishing they could find a crack in the ground to hide in…
…
The back seat of the car.
The seats of the Federation-made flying car were incredibly comfortable, even with massage functions.
Fang Xing closed his eyes slightly, too lazy to argue with Lan Fei. He recalled his conversation with Xia Long earlier, and the details he learned about Jushen Corporation.
“Jushen Corporation was founded by the legendary martial artist, Yin Daoyin. Yin Daoyin was one of the Federation’s earliest Martial Gods. Later, he joined forces with other martial arts masters to establish the Martial Daoist Association, an organization that made great contributions to the development of martial arts in the Federation. Therefore, the Yin family mainly passed down their legacy through martial arts… During its peak, the Yin family had two Martial Gods and four Martial Saints… But in the Starry Sky Calendar year 620, the Yin family’s ancestor, Yin Daoyin, died on the front lines, and the Yin family’s influence declined, but they still have a Martial God, Yin Shibao, holding the fort, so they cannot be underestimated…”
What made Fang Xing somewhat silent was that Xia Long had actively recommended Fang Xing for this contract with the Yin family.
It was, after all, for his own good…
‘This Xia Long… I didn’t expect him to be from the Martial Daoist Association… Well, martial artists are most likely connected to this association…’
‘It was a bit presumptuous, thinking it’s for my own good…’
Fang Xing shook his head inwardly.
It’s like some parents think they’ve chosen the best path for their children, and they’re not necessarily wrong.
But they neglect their children’s conflicted, sensitive, and suspicious hearts.
Perhaps they want to weather the storms, to be beaten by society…
When they are scarred and battered, looking back, they realize that what they’ve struggled for years is not worth what their family had arranged…
‘But even so, I want to walk my own path!’
He opened his eyes and made his decision: “Lan Fei!”
“Young Master, what are your orders?”
Lan Fei called him “Young Master” with a seductive tone: “This car is on autopilot, the soundproofing is very good… Young Master, you can do whatever you want.”
“I’ve decided, I’m rejecting the contract with Jushen Corporation.”
Fang Xing spoke, making Lan Fei startled.
“Rejecting? Do you have a better offer? Or are you dissatisfied with the contract? You can mention it.”
Lan Fei was genuinely regretful.
In her opinion, Fang Xing was her most outstanding student, but there were too many geniuses in the Federation, especially among the bio-engineered!
Without financial aid, they would eventually become ordinary people, or even die on the battlefield!
Therefore, advising him to accept Jushen Corporation’s financial aid was genuinely for Fang Xing’s good.
“My mind is set!”
Fang Xing said: “You can contact Yin Zhenzhen.”
“Young Master Yin has already given instructions, if you refuse, I will still serve you until the end of your senior year…”
Lan Fei replied.
‘This Yin Zhenzhen, he handles things quite generously…’
‘But, it seems like a sure win to have his subordinates spend a little effort to maintain goodwill with a genius…’
Just as Fang Xing was feeling this, Lan Fei curiously asked: “May I ask, have you found a better partner?”
“No, but I want to try it myself…”
Fang Xing answered: “I have confidence in my talent!”
Lan Fei was instantly speechless.
She had a hunch that this genius would definitely regret it later!
Even though Martial Dao is considered the path of evolution that requires the least resources, it still requires resources, especially at higher levels!
‘What a pity… This Fang Xing will never know what he rejected…’
Seeing this, Lan Fei could only sigh in her heart.
(End of Chapter)
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