“Old thing, you’ve gotten the better deal, stop complaining!”
The old man with rosacea snorted. “You know better than anyone else that geniuses are prized for their quality, not numbers. One Ordos can match a few dozens of ordinary geniuses! Tsk, tsk, double superior-grade of Light-Element and Wind-Element, 88 times the spiritual power of same-age peers. It’s so crazy!”
“Exactly! If it’s possible, I would rather exchange all the students I got this year for Ordos!”
The bald man agreed deeply. “If a genius like Ordos is properly cultivated, it’s a sure thing for him to become a Ninth-Grade Magician Mentor, or even...”
He didn’t speak the rest of the sentence, but both the old man with rosacea and the one-horned old man understood his meaning. Talent such as Ordos’ had the prospect of reaching the Saint Domain!
The Saint Domain!
What kind of existence was that?
How many ordinary alumni were one Saint Domain alumni comparable to?
“It’s a pity that such a genius is pretty much wasted being put into your Dragon People Academy!” The old man with rosacea said angrily, “He should come to our Fire Dragon Academy. Only Fire Dragon Academy can give him the best educational environment!”
Upon hearing that, the one-horned old man immediately blew his beard and stared. “Old man, stop talking sh*t! Our Dragon People Academy isn’t much worse than your Fire Dragon Academy, if not for—”
“Teacher! Hurry! Another genius has appeared!”
While the three old men were arguing heatedly, a young man in a magic robe suddenly appeared and spoke, panting.
“What?”
“Another genius appeared?’
The three old men’s eyes stared at each other before they got up from the chairs in a swoosh and looked at the young man in a magic robe together. “What level of genius, how’s the talent?”
“Elemental Affinity: Superior-Grade Thunder-Element! Spiritual Power: 100 times that of same-age peers!” The young man in the magic robe continued. “Comprehensive evaluation—”
Before he finished his words, the three old men directly dashed past him, knocking the young man to the side, and he stumbled onto the ground!
“What is this, not even letting me finish speaking!”
The young man in the magic robe got up from the ground and complained, rubbing his buttocks. But he could completely understand the behavior of the three teachers. After all, this super-genius was... crazily amazing!
“Elemental Affinity: Thunder-Element... Superior-Grade!”
“Spiritual Power: 100 times that of same-age peers!”
“Oh my god!”
“Such talent is not bad even compared to Ordos!”
“Mine! He belongs to our Fire Dragon Magic Academy!”
“No! He belongs to our Douglas Magic Academy!”
“You’re daydreaming! To have such talent, it must be one of our Dragon People. He’ll surely join our Dragon People Magic Academy!”
“What about Dragon People? This old man is sure to succeed!”
“Move aside!”
“Move aside, all!”
“...”
Presently, Meng Lei was enjoying people’s envy and jealousy. He didn’t quite mind it. After all, this was what he expected!
“Brother Meng Lei, you’re amazing!”
Jonah, Joseph, and Andrew also approached and looked at Meng Lei full of envy, their eyes shining like they were full of little stars. Although they did not quite understand the meaning of Meng Lei’s talent, the shock and amazement that everyone around them expressed could explain a lot!
Meng Lei was a genius that everyone envied!
“Move! Move off!”
“Where is the genius...”
Right then, the three hasty old men squeezed into the crowd and looked around with their faces full of anxiousness. In the end, all their gazes fell on a young Dragon Man beside the spiritual tester!
This Dragon Man youth was dressed in a splendid silk robe, had black wings behind his back, and looked handsome and mighty. The appearance alone was pretty good!
“You are the genius?”
The old man with rosacea grabbed the shoulder of the young Dragon Man and said extremely anxiously, “Hello, hello! I’m the teacher in charge of admissions at the Fire Dragon Magic Academy this year. I’m called Carls!
“I sincerely invite you to join our Fire Dragon Magic Academy!
“So long as you join, your tuition, living expenses, water, material fees, and all other costs would all be spared. At the same time, you will enjoy a scholarship of 1,000... No, 2,000 gold coins per year...”
The old man with rosacea talked non-stop about various benefits before he was interrupted by the bald old man. He pushed the old man with rosacea aside and said in one breath, “Hello, Genius. I’m the admissions teacher of Douglas Magic Academy! I sincerely invite you to join the Douglas Magic Academy. So long as you join, school fees and scholarships can all easily be discussed!”
“Stop bullshitt*ng here, you guys! He’s a Dragon Man, he by right belongs to our Dragon People Magic Academy!”
The one-horned old man forcefully squeezed the bald old man away, smiling as bright as a flower. “Hello, I’m from Dragon People Magic Academy...”
When looking at the three extremely passionate old men, everyone around looked at each other and didn’t know what to say any more.
Meng Lei is the genius. What are all of you doing, inviting the young Dragon Man?
What a blunder!
Meng Lei also felt quite bemused, but he... could understand!
Since ancient times, Dragon People who inherited the bloodline of Colossal Dragons indeed had better magic talent than the human race. Also, they had a much higher probability of producing geniuses, while the biggest reason the human race produced geniuses was still... its huge population base!
It was completely reasonable that the three admission officer teachers had gotten the wrong person!
Chapter 21: Wild Scramble, The Dust Had Settled
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
That young Dragon Man, who had been mistaken to be the genius, was originally behind Meng Lei and the rest. As he had been shocked by Meng Lei’s astonishing talents, he had been unable to resist moving forward to see this amazing genius up close. Surprisingly, he had ended up being surrounded by these three old men!
The young Dragon Man was stunned. “Teachers, you have made a mistake. I have not been assessed yet!”
“What?”
“You are not the super genius?”
The three old men looked stunned. “Where is he?”
The middle-aged man in charge of the assessment pointed at Meng Lei and said helplessly, “Teachers, this is the one!”
They must be drunk not to recognize him properly!
Swish—
Three pairs of eyes landed on Meng Lei at the same time!
“He’s actually a human?”
“You are the super genius?”
Although the three old men had different expressions, they all had looks of wonder on their faces.
“Unexpectedly, my human race has also produced a super genius! Very good!”
The old man with rosacea was overjoyed. He did not even blush over the blunder he had just made!
“Top quality! Human geniuses with extraordinary elemental affinity are rare, and those with spiritual power 100 times that of their peers are literally unheard of!
The bald old man was very excited. “Hello, young man. I am Augustus, the admissions teacher of Douglas Magic Academy! I sincerely invite you to join our Douglas Magic Academy. I stand by what I said earlier. As long as you are keen, we can discuss any conditions you want! What do you think? Join us?”
“For a genius like him, only the best teaching environment will do. Going to your Douglas Magic Academy is a waste, a huge waste!”
The old man with rosacea snorted coldly and sneered at th
e words of the bald old man. However, when he looked at Meng Lei, he showed an amiable and kind expression. “Young man, our Fire Dragon Magic Academy is the best magic academy in the Fire Dragon Kingdom, with top-notch teachers and resources. Join us...”
Upon seeing his two competitors’ endless solicitation, the one-horned old man did not want to be left behind. “This human genius, I’m the admissions teacher of the Dragon People Magic Academy—”
It was a pity that the other two competitors ruthlessly attacked him before he could finish speaking. “Old fogey, are you senile? He is a genius of my human race. Why would he go to your Dragon People Magic Academy? Quit wasting your breath!”
Seeing the three major magic academies’ admissions teachers arguing over Meng Lei, the other young people present felt envious, jealous, and hateful toward him. They badly wanted to replace Meng Lei and become the super genius!
It would be great if they were the ones getting fought over!
Unfortunately, there was no such possibility!
At this time, the middle-aged man in charge of the assessment coughed and said, “My three teachers, why don’t you discuss at the side? We need to continue with the assessment...”
“Hmph!”
The three old men were slightly unhappy after getting interrupted by the middle-aged man, but they didn’t say much. They pulled Meng Lei to the side and activated their eloquent tongues, trying to recruit him!
“My two teachers, your conditions are very attractive. However, are you able to share the specifics so that I can make a choice?”
Meng Lei scratched his head and looked at the old man with rosacea and the bald old man. He then said that he would not consider the Dragon People Magic Academy, which was represented by the one-horned old man. He was not interested in associating with Dragon People!
“Little brother, you are really straightforward!”
The bald old man quickly followed up. “I think you are of a commoner’s background. It happens that our Douglas Magic Academy recruits commoners. As long as you join us, tuition and fees are exempted, and you will receive a scholarship grant of 3,000 gold coins per year!”
“Our Fire Dragon Magic Academy also exempts all tuition and fees, and offers a scholarship grant of 3,000 gold coins per year!” The old man with rosacea counter-offered.
“Old fogey, didn’t you just say 2,000 gold coins?” The bald old man glared at the old man with rosacea and yelled, “Why did you increase it by another 1,000 gold coins in a blink of an eye? Are you shameless?”
“Hmph! How can a genius like him be measurable by money?” The old man with rosacea snorted coldly. “A scholarship grant of 3,000 gold coins per year, that’s quite appropriate!”
“Shameless old thief!”
The bald old man ground his teeth in anger. “4,000 gold coins! As long as you join our Douglas Magic Academy, we are willing to provide a scholarship grant of 4,000 gold coins per year!”
“Our Fire Dragon Magic Academy is also willing to provide a scholarship grant of 4,000 gold coins!”
The old man with rosacea chuckled. There was an expression of victory on his face. Fire Dragon Magic Academy had money and power. How could Douglas Magic Academy be compared to them?
“Old fogey, are you bent on opposing me today?”
The bald old man was furious. “5,000 gold coins! This is the maximum I can offer. Little brother, be direct. Do you want to join us?”
The old man with rosacea said casually, “Hehe, I also offer 5,000 gold coins!”
“You! How ruthless!”
The bald old man clenched his teeth but did not make any further offers. Although he wanted to recruit Meng Lei, he was only an admissions teacher and had limited authority. The scholarship grant of 5,000 gold coins per year was his limit!
“Hahaha! I suppose you are not increasing your offer?” The old man with rosacea sneered. “Little brother, which would you choose? I believe you have already made up your mind?”
Meng Lei glanced at the old bald man with a little regret before turning to the old man with rosacea. He bowed and politely said, “I am honored to be a member of the Fire Dragon Magic Academy!”
“Hahaha, smart choice, kid!” The old man with rosacea was very pleased with himself. “I’m glad you joined our Fire Dragon Magic Academy. This is the badge of the academy. You need to drop your blood to swear allegiance to it quickly!”
This was a small badge, similar to the school badge from Meng Lei’s previous life. However, it was a product of alchemy. There was an awe-inspiring ferocious fire dragon at the front, and a magic pattern at the back, containing some kind of strange magic energy!
Meng Lei took the badge and squeezed a drop of blood on it. Suddenly, he felt a mysterious connection with the badge!
“Oh, what a shame!”
The bald old man looked on and sighed helplessly. He knew this would happen. Geniuses like Meng Lei would choose the Fire Dragon Magic Academy even when offered the same conditions!
He could only watch as geniuses miss their Douglas Magic Academy again and again!
“The academy badge is not only a form of identification but also a certificate of admission. You can only pass through the academy and freely enter and exit the academy, only if you are wearing the badge!”
The old man with rosacea patiently introduced, “Of course, the academy badge is also engraved with a spirit-gathering magic pattern, which constantly absorbs magic elements, hence improving your meditation efficiency!”
“I see!”
Meng Lei acknowledged with a nod!
“Today is the last day of the magic assessment!”
The old man with rosacea exhorted. “Generally, there will be a two-day rest period after the magic assessment, and then the school starts! Hence, you should come to the academy for registration the day after tomorrow. There will be an internal test during the registration. After successfully passing the test, you will officially become a member of the academy!”
“Understood!”
Meng Lei nodded!
“Very good!”
The old man with rosacea nodded in satisfaction. “By the way, I still do not know what your name is?”
“Meng Lei!”
Chapter 22: Warrior Training Is For The Rich, Exorbitant Fees
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Elemental Affinity: Thunder-Element, Superior-Grade!
Spiritual Power: 100 times that of same-age peers!
Such talents are truly shocking, surpassing everybody else!
After successfully recruiting such a genius, the old man with rosacea left contentedly. The eyes of countless nobles, commoners, and Dragon People in the audience were fixed on Meng Lei, filled with envy!
“This country bumpkin... No, this fellow’s fate has completely changed. When he graduates from the academy, he will be at least a Sixth-Grade Magician!”
“So envious, jealous, and hateful towards him!”
The magic assessment had yet to end. After Meng Lei, Joseph and Andrew underwent the assessment with hope and anxiety!
They hoped that they could be like Meng Lei, shocking the audience with their astonishing magic talents.
Unfortunately, reality was cruel!
Joseph!
Elemental Affinity: Fire-Element, Low-Grade!
Spiritual Power: 1 time that of same-age peers!
Overall evaluation: Mediocre talent, no potential to become a Magician!
Andrew!
Elemental Affinity: Wind-Element, Low-Grade!
Spiritual Power: 1 time that of same-age peers!
Overall evaluation: Mediocre talent, no potential to become a Magician!
This outcome made Joseph and Andrew extremely dejected!
They couldn’t accept it. Why did Meng Lei, who had grown up with them, have such amazing talents, and they didn’t even have any!?
Why?
Why was that so?
When looking at his downcast, cry
ing friends, Meng Lei didn’t know how to comfort them. He could only pat them on the shoulders and offer his condolences.
Although Meng Lei hoped that the three of them possessed magic talent, reality was often cruel. It would never change just because one wanted a certain outcome!
“Elemental Affinity: Wood-Elemental, Medium-Grade. Wind-Element, Low-Grade!”
At that moment, the young man in charge of the assessment announced Jonah’s results!
“Huh?”
Meng Lei turned his head and saw Jonah holding the crystal ball in both hands. The ball was filled with green light, like an emerald agate. Occasionally, streaks of gray would flash through it!
“Jonah... actually possesses magic talent as well?”
Meng Lei was a little surprised. Joseph and Andrew, who were downcast and weeping, also looked at Jonah, biting their lips tightly. Their mood instantly got better but was soon replaced by greater grief!
Jonah was also assessed with magic talent, but for them...
The young man in charge of the assessment said with a kind expression, “Next, assessing your spiritual power!”
Due to Jonah’s relationship with Meng Lei, his attitude toward Jonah was also very good. After all, Jonah and Meng Lei had arrived together!
Spiritual power: 8 times that of same-age peers!
“Overall evaluation Has the potential to become a Magician!”
The young man announced the last result with a smile and immediately beamed at Jonah. “Student, congratulations. You have the potential to become a Magician!”
“I also have magic talent?” Jonah murmured and suddenly cheered loud, “I can become a Magician? I can become a Magician...”
If someone else had shouted, the young man in charge of the assessment would have reprimanded them. But at this moment, instead of reprimanding, he had a smile on his face with a friendly attitude!
Not only that, the middle-aged man and the other two young people were also smiling. Their attitudes were abnormally good!
“Jonah, congratulations!”
Meng Lei went up to congratulate her with a smile.
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