He reached the end of the avenue.
In front of him was a very unique ironwood statue. It was carved with an old farmer resting in the field, happily looking at the seedlings that were growing healthily.
Even though the statue was black and did not look shocking, Meng Chao knew that it was the old principal of Agricultural University, Jin Zhenglin.
As a veteran agronomist and geneticist, Jin Zhenglin had developed more than one hundred technologies that combined Earth's crops with the creatures of the Other World. He also participated in the design of the 3D farm, which allowed the production of food per unit of space to exceed fifty times that of Earth. The farm facilities could also convert spirit energy to replace photosynthesis and bury the 3D farm underground to form a brand new man-made ecosystem.
It was because of his contributions that Dragon City was able to increase its population by tens of millions in just a few decades in a small city and recover the vitality it lost during the decades of war.
The old principal of Agricultural University, Jin Zhenglin, was the person who solved the food problem.
The old principal of Dragon City University, Fang Mocun, was the person who created a lot of laws for superhumans and the system to operate the superhuman society.
There was also Battle God Lei Zongchao.
He was acknowledged by both the government and the people, and he was one of the ten pioneers with the greatest influence ever since Dragon City transmigrated.
There were two platforms by the old principal's statue. One of them was the registration area for new students, and the other was a huge arena.
Once the new students registered themselves, they usually crowded around the arena. Nearly one thousand people surrounded the arena, and their faces were flushed red as they cheered for the new students.
Martial artists and monster controllers fought against each other in the arena. Monsters fought against beast souls, and they fought fiercely.
"Meng Chao!"
Before he could stand on tiptoe to see what was going on, a clear voice came from the registration area.
Ning Xueshi walked over with a few students with a smile on her face.
She wore a simple school uniform with a pleated skirt, but it brought out her snow-white skin.
She had a smile that could melt an iceberg, and it was something that the students rarely saw on her face.
For a period of time, regardless of whether it was the upperclassmen around Ning Xueshi or the new students who had just entered the university, they cast sidelong glances at Meng Chao. They could not understand how this guy, who was bald and only had spirit tattoos shining on his right arm, could enjoy the VIP treatment given to him by a senior.
While Meng Chao was hospitalized, Ning Xueshi came to visit him a few times, and she was familiar with the Meng family. "Uncle Meng, Auntie Bai, Little Sis Bai, you're here too?"
"Ms. Ning, hello." Meng Yishan and Bai Suxin greeted her with a grin.
A wary look flashed briefly in Bai Jiacao's eyes. A thought appeared in her head, and she suddenly drew closer. She stood on her tiptoes and whispered, "Big Sister Ning, why didn't you come when my big brother was discharged? That day, there was a really beautiful big sister who came to visit my big brother. She even helped my big brother pack his things and got discharged with him. I remember that her surname is Yan. Do you know her?"
Ning Xueshi's smile was a little stiff.
"I just think that Big Sister Yan is so pretty that she's a little greasy. She's not as pure as you, Big Sister Ning. But my big brother seems to be infatuated with her. When he looks at her, he can't take his eyes off her, and he's almost drooling," Bai Jiacao said seriously.
Ning Xueshi narrowed her eyes.
Meng Chao rapped Bai Jiacao's head. "What are you whispering about? You're being so sneaky."
"It's nothing." Bai Jiacao covered her head and changed the topic. "Hey, Big Sister Ning, what's that arena over there? It's really lively!"
Ning Xueshi explained, "It's the martial arts course and monster controller course. They're holding a tournament between courses. This is an old tradition of Agricultural University. As the saying goes, there's no second best in martial arts. Their fighting ideals are different. One of them believes that it's better to modify monsters to fight, while the other believes that it's better to kill monsters, eat their flesh and blood, extract their vitality magnetic fields, and turn them into beast souls. Only then can it be considered as one's own strength. Neither of them can convince the other, so they'll have to fight in the arena."
Bai Jiacao was curious. "Why did they choose to fight today? Isn't it the registration day for the new students?"
"It's because it's exciting to fight in front of the new students," Bai Jiacao said with a smile.
"The students from the martial arts course and monster controller course are born with conflicting horoscopes. No matter when and where they are, as long as they're 'What are you looking at?', they'll fight against each other. To vent their anger and for the sake of academic exchange, the university often organizes all sorts of tournaments." But the tournament during the registration day is the most exciting. Both sides will fight with all their might. If they lose in front of so many new students, it'll be really embarrassing! "
Bai Jiacao's eyes sparkled, and she asked eagerly, "Then, who's the winner now? Is the martial arts course stronger, or is the monster controller course stronger?"
"This time, the sophomores and juniors are participating in the arena tournament. They each sent ten contestants, and they've just fought nine rounds. The monster controller course has won six rounds and lost three. It's the last round now," Ning Xueshi said.
"Huh?"
Bai Jiacao's face fell.
Even though she was very displeased with her big brother's "oppression" toward her, they were family.
When they were outside, she would naturally stand on her big brother's side and hope that his martial arts course would become stronger.
She did not expect that the strongest fighting course in Agricultural University was not the martial arts course, but the monster controller course.
But that was to be expected. Their nickname was Monster University, after all!
As they spoke, a loud shout came from the arena.
The sophomore from the martial arts course with spirit tattoos all over his body gathered the spirit flames on his arms to form two faint golden tiger heads. They opened their mouths wide and went to bite his opponent.
His opponent was a standard monster controller. He had a brainwave amplifier on his forehead, and spirit tattoos that were as fine as vines flowed slowly around his eyes and temples as if they were alive. His brainwaves practically turned into visible electricity that crawled into the brain of a reptile-type monster with a receiver on it.
The biochemical beasts monster controllers used were not just captured monsters to tame them.
Instead, they were genetically modified and used biochemical technology to fuse many types of monsters together. In fact, they would even implant a lot of machines into the monsters' bodies.
The monsters' flesh was strong enough to support all sorts of modifications. They could even be equipped with reactive armor and firearms, which was why they were known as chimeras. Their fighting strength was much stronger than that of normal monsters.
The chimeras might not be equipped with firearms, but they had the characteristics of eight reptiles. At first glance, they looked like the amalgamation of a python and a crocodile. There was also a sturdy turtle shell on its back. The tip of its tail was swollen in a deformed manner and covered in bumps. It looked like a natural morningstar.
The martial arts course student's attacks had been blocked by its sturdy turtle shell.
This time, the martial arts course student finally found an opening and threw his beast soul at the monster controller.
But this was just a trap set by the monster controller. The chimeras might have seemed to be slow, but in truth, they had quietly swung the bone hammer on their tails at the martial arts course student's back.
Whoosh!
The bone hammer separated from the tail and was connected to it by an alloy chain. It turned into a morningstar, and its attack range instantly increased by five meters. The angle of attack also became really tricky.
Thud!
Before the martial arts course student's tiger soul could hit his opponent's chest, his back was struck. He coughed up blood and fell off the stage like a kite with its string snapped.
The monster controller course student won seven out of ten fights and lost three. With an overwhelming advantage, they defended their glory as the strongest fighting course in Agricultural University.
The victors would naturally flaunt their strength. The monster controller course freshmen who had just entered the university felt honored and cheered loudly.
The losers were humiliated and dejected. Even the martial arts course freshmen who had just entered the university felt like they had been hit in the head.
Of course, newborn calves were not afraid of tigers. The martial arts course freshmen would not admit defeat just like that.
They gritted their teeth and clenched their fists. Their gazes were like lightning bolts as they stared at the monster controller course freshmen.
The freshmen across from them had their heads held high and grinned at them.
The grudge between them had been formed on the first day they entered the university.
They swore that they would definitely train hard and fight for and defend their glory.
This was also the original reason why the university arranged this match on the registration day.
Based on previous years' experience, with this sort of glory and humiliation, the freshmen would be able to get into the zone even faster and use every second they had to train madly.
"Meng Chao, I really don't understand. Why did you register for the martial arts course?"
Ning Xueshi frowned. "With your talent, if you joined the resource course, in less than a year, you would definitely become an outstanding harvester. Alright, even if you worship fighting, you could have just gone to the monster controller course. You would definitely have enough points.
"The fighting strength of the monster controller course is even greater. They also need to research the structure of monsters in depth and even participate in the creation of artificial organs. It's closely related to harvesting skills, so it wouldn't have been a waste of your talent.
"But you didn't choose anyone else and chose the martial arts course, which has always been ranked second. Do you know that over the past ten years, the martial arts course has been suppressed by the monster controller course so much that they can't even lift their heads? The difference in admission points alone is more than twenty points!"
Meng Chao naturally could not say it. He knew that in the future, Agricultural University's martial arts course would rely on the Ultimate Style to rise to power and stand on equal footing with Dragon City University's martial arts course.
It would not be long before the monster controller course became the king of the martial arts course.
He thought about it and could only say, "I still prefer the feeling of my fists hitting flesh. I feel that relying on monsters, guns, and machines to fight isn't very reliable."
"But you've only cleared three main meridians …" Ning Xueshi blurted out.
But she was afraid that she would touch on something that hurt Meng Chao, so she waved her hand and said, "Oh well, since you've chosen the martial arts course, you should practice the Beast Soul Style properly. When you're free, come to the resource course. Harvesting monsters is very helpful for you to absorb beast souls. If you really can't do it, you'll have the chance to change courses when you're in your sophomore year. Come, I'll help you register first!"
With Ning Xueshi leading the way, Meng Chao quickly completed a series of complicated procedures.
Based on the rules, his parents were not allowed to follow him to the martial arts course.
Ning Xueshi told Meng Yishan and Bai Suxin that the university had prepared a free lunch for the parents, so they could eat it before they left.
As the saying went, "Eat in Agricultural University", the specialty of the university was all sorts of delicacies. The food there was better than that of many of the luxurious hotels outside. It was rare for them to come here, so it would be a pity if they did not try it.
When Bai Jiacao heard this, she was so hungry that she quickly waved goodbye to her older brother and dragged her parents to the cafeteria.
Ning Xueshi was from the resource course, so she was not familiar with the internal situation of the martial arts course.
But quite a number of martial arts course freshmen had already gathered by the arena. Among them were people Meng Chao was familiar with.
"Meng Chao!"
Xie Feng, who came from Dragon City Second High School and had fought alongside him in Test Area 5523, raised his arm and shouted loudly with a smile on his face.
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