Upon hearing the thirty thousand Federation credit points, Ye Ling was momentarily stunned, but quickly regained his composure.
With the mindset that not taking advantage of a good deal makes one a fool, Ye Ling had no reason to refuse such a benefit delivered right to his doorstep.
"Alright! Thirty thousand Federation points, I agree."
Seeing Ye Ling agree so decisively, Shen Mengyao's face was filled with a joyful smile.
Turning her gaze to the pale-faced Manager Zhao standing nearby, Shen Mengyao spoke.
"Old Zhao, quickly settle the account with Ye Ling. It's a total of four hundred and fifty thousand plus a forty-five thousand premium, making it four hundred and ninety-five thousand credit points in total."
To casually mention nearly half a million credit points, she truly lived up to being the Young Lady of the Sky Universe Pavilion, not even batting an eye.
This was quite the burden for Manager Zhao. Goodness, out of those four hundred and ninety-five thousand credit points, forty-five thousand were coming out of his own pocket.
Even if he didn't eat or drink for a month, he might not be able to fill this gap.
With a mournful expression, Manager Zhao reluctantly replied.
"Yes… yes, Young Lady, I'll handle it right away."
The Young Lady had already given her orders; how could he, as the manager, not comply?
Not comply? No problem, they'd just strip him of his position, taking away his livelihood.
Having worked hard to reach this position, he didn't want to lose his job over this matter.
When he approached Ye Ling, Manager Zhao's miserable expression almost made Ye Ling laugh.
"Brother Ye, please give me your credit point card. I'll arrange the transfer for you right away."
After Ye Ling handed over his credit point card to Manager Zhao, the manager left the reception room dejectedly.
"Mengyao, do you think punishing Manager Zhao like this will make him hate me?"
Seeing the dejected figure, Ye Ling joked.
Upon hearing this, Shen Mengyao shook her head vigorously.
"Impossible. Although Old Zhao lacks a bit of insight, I'm very confident in his work.
At the Sky Universe Pavilion, any employee who makes a mistake should be responsible for their actions.
I'm letting him keep his job because he's been working for a long time. This punishment is considered light."
In Shen Mengyao's view, this punishment wasn't severe; rather, it would help Manager Zhao remember his mistakes.
If Manager Zhao were here and heard these words, he would probably be terrified.
Fortunately, he had agreed to the compensation decisively; otherwise… he would have been done for.
It's also thanks to Manager Zhao being a seasoned hand, adept at handling matters; otherwise, he might have been kicked out long ago.
"Ye Ling, tell me, how did you become so strong? You just entered the academy, yet your strength has at least broken through to the Second Rank.
When I entered the academy, I was only at the First Rank, Tenth Level, nowhere near your level."
As she brought up this topic, Shen Mengyao's face showed a hint of envy.
Being able to break through to the Second Rank before entering the academy was extremely rare, like a phoenix feather or a unicorn horn.
In fact, Vermilion Bird Academy might not even recruit one such student in a year.
However, based on past history, any student who managed to break through to the Second Rank before enrollment usually achieved great things in the future.
Faced with this question, Ye Ling couldn't possibly tell the truth.
He couldn't just say he had a system that helped him get stronger, could he?
"It's just that I fight a lot. With more battles, breakthroughs come naturally."
Ye Ling's response was very diplomatic.
Shen Mengyao pursed her lips at this answer, somewhat skeptical.
However, everyone has their secrets, and Shen Mengyao wouldn't press the issue.
Asking someone the same question repeatedly would only breed resentment.
Then, Shen Mengyao asked another question that had been puzzling her for a long time.
"Then tell me how you got into Vermilion Bird Academy. There have been other boys who broke through to the Second Rank, but the academy didn't recruit them.
You must have something special; otherwise, why would the academy go to such lengths to recruit you?"
This question was not only on Shen Mengyao's mind; everyone in the academy, except for Hong Xiu and Principal Vermilion Bird, wanted to know.
But they couldn't just go and ask Hong Xiu, could they? Whether she would tell them was another matter.
As for asking the principal, that would be like courting death.
Regarding this question, Ye Ling had nothing to hide.
The main reason Vermilion Bird Academy took an interest in him, aside from his strength, was his ability to perform spiritual techniques beyond his level.
This was unprecedented in Federation history; Ye Ling was the only case.
Even if he didn't say it, anyone determined to investigate would find out quickly.
After all, he had used spiritual techniques beyond his level during the academy's assessment.
So, Ye Ling looked into Shen Mengyao's eyes and slowly said,
"Because… when I was at the First Rank, I could use Second Level spiritual techniques. Now that I'm a Second Rank Spirit Tamer, I can use Third Level spiritual techniques."
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