The top ten students, except for Huo Xian’er, including Ye Ling, were all being fiercely contested by the four Spirit Tamer Academies.
This was quite normal, as the top ten were always the prime targets for recruitment, and with only so many spots available, competition was inevitable.
Huo Xian’er was not contested because she had already made her choice from the beginning.
She was destined to join the Black Tortoise Spirit Tamer Academy, so the other three academies didn’t even consider competing for her.
There was no point in fighting over her; it was better to just let it go.
Zhang Shengnan, who ranked second in the assessment and was also a girl, was similarly contested by the Vermilion Bird Academy.
However, Zhang Shengnan was only interested in which academy Huo Xian’er would join, so she directly chose the Black Tortoise Spirit Tamer Academy.
The other three teachers were a bit envious when they saw Zhang Shengnan join Huo Ling’s Black Tortoise Academy.
Especially Hong Xiu, who noted that among the top ten, there were only two girls, and the rest were boys.
Now, both girls had chosen the Black Tortoise Academy, making Hong Xiu quite envious.
But envy was useless; even if she raised the stakes, she couldn’t win them over.
Compared to the other teachers, Huo Ling was clearly very pleased.
After all, she had just started and had already recruited two students, one of whom was Zhang Shengnan, the second in the assessment.
Soon, the top ten students, except for Ye Ling, had all chosen their respective academies.
Now, only Ye Ling remained undecided.
At this moment, everyone seemed to be waiting to see which academy Ye Ling would choose.
Seeing Ye Ling standing still, Lu Feng was the first to step forward and loudly announced from the stands.
“Ye Ling, if you join our Azure Dragon Academy, I can promise you resources that are five percent higher than those for regular students. Additionally, I can grant you three opportunities per year to enter the Secret Realm.”
Upon hearing Lu Feng’s offer, the audience was in an uproar.
They had been waiting for Ye Ling to make his decision, but they hadn’t expected a top academy representative to sweeten the deal.
“No way! Is this even allowed?”
“This is Ye Ling we’re talking about. Do you see any other top ten students getting this treatment?”
“Amazing, he hasn’t even joined an academy yet and he’s already getting extra resources.”
“The gap between people is just so huge.”
“He’s truly a winner in life, making everyone envious and jealous!”
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The crowd buzzed with noise, astonished at the conditions Lu Feng offered to recruit Ye Ling.
They had thought Ye Ling would unhesitatingly choose the Azure Dragon Academy.
But then, Bai Tong from the White Tiger Academy suddenly stood up.
“Ye Ling, don’t rush to decide. Listen to my offer first. If you join our White Tiger Academy, I can promise you resources that are eight percent higher than those for regular students.
Moreover, you’ll get five opportunities per year to enter the Secret Realm, and this offer will remain valid until you graduate.”
Compared to Lu Feng, Bai Tong’s offer was even better, and he promised that the conditions would remain valid until graduation.
Considering the years spent in the academy, these resources were quite substantial.
“Comparing people really drives you crazy. Is this the charm of being the top student?”
Meng Yue, who had lost to Ye Ling and joined the White Tiger Academy, admitted he felt a pang of jealousy upon hearing Bai Tong’s offer to Ye Ling.
They were both recruited by the White Tiger Academy, so why was Ye Ling so exceptional while he remained an ordinary student?
Thinking about this, Meng Yue felt a deep bitterness.
But this was reality; no matter how jealous he felt, he had to accept it.
“Ye Ling, don’t rush to decide. I haven’t spoken yet.”
At this moment, a clear voice came from the academy representatives’ stand.
It was Huo Ling from the Black Tortoise Academy.
“Ye Ling, don’t rush to decide. I can also offer better conditions. If you join our Black Tortoise Academy, I can guarantee you resources that are ten percent higher than those for other students, and five opportunities per year to enter the Secret Realm. These conditions will remain valid until you leave the academy, just like what Teacher Bai offered.
How about it? Would you like to join our Black Tortoise Academy? Xian’er is in our academy; don’t you want to be in the same academy as her?”
No one knew what Huo Ling was thinking, but she brought up Huo Xian’er in front of everyone.
Huo Xian’er, the person in question, was a bit stunned.
How did she suddenly become a bargaining chip?
Zhang Shengnan, who had also joined the Black Tortoise Academy, felt her initial joy at being in the same academy as Huo Xian’er vanish instantly upon hearing this.
She glared at Ye Ling, as if ready to tear him apart if he dared to accept the offer and join the Black Tortoise Academy.
Seeing Zhang Shengnan’s reaction, Ye Ling could only smile wryly.
If no one offered better conditions, Ye Ling might have directly joined the Black Tortoise Academy.
Among the four academies, the only one that hadn’t spoken yet was Hong Xiu from the Vermilion Bird Academy.
“It seems the other teachers have said enough, so I won’t say much more. Ye Ling, the Vermilion Bird Academy can offer you resources that are fifteen percent higher than those for other students.
Additionally, we can allow you to enter the Secret Realm once a month, and these conditions will remain valid until you leave the academy.”
Such a significant increase in conditions suddenly quieted the scene.
Not only were the onlookers stunned, but even the representatives of the other three academies were taken aback.
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