Ding!
"Congratulations on passing the 4-star great teacher examination and obtaining the honor of being the champion. Your reward is 3 rainbow-colored diamond treasure chests. Please continue to work hard!"
Ding!
"Congratulations, you have completed the Legendary achievement, the unprecedented Quad Champion. Your reward is three Rainbow Diamond Treasure Chests!"
Ding!
"Congratulations on perfectly dominating the rankings and continuing your glory. Reward: 1x mysterious treasure chest. Within it, you might be able to open two great teacher halos or a specialization with a proficiency level of grandmaster-grade."
The system congratulated him and rewarded him three times.
On Sun Mo's left was the lucky mascot. When he heard that he might be able to open two great teacher halos, he couldn't help but immediately pat the papaya girl's head.
"Open the Mysterious Treasure Chest first!"
Sun Mo instructed and waited quietly for the reward.
The treasure chest opened, and a colorful book popped out.
"Beautiful, it's a skill book!"
Sun Mo praised in his heart. However, after he saw the name on the book clearly, his brows immediately furrowed so tightly that they could clamp a nest of crabs to death.
Ding!
"Congratulations, you have obtained Western Painting Technique, Oil Painting Branch. Proficiency: Grandmaster. Please keep up the good work."
"Why don't you f * cking die?"
Sun Mo wouldn't scold people easily unless he couldn't help it.
This time, he was really angry.
"System, what the hell are you doing? (Even if you don't give me two great teacher halos, you should at least give me a profession, right?) It's fine even if it's at the expert level. What the hell is this Western painting reward? "
Sun Mo's lungs were about to explode from anger.
If it was in modern times, he could still rely on Western paintings to show off and deceive those artistic girls who didn't know anything but admired European and American culture.
However, in the Nine Prefectures, even in a metropolis like Jinling, there were not many westerners. What was the use of learning Western painting?
Honestly speaking, Sun Mo's understanding of this art was only limited to a few famous paintings like the Mona Lisa, the sunflower, and the man with a smoking pipe in his mouth.
Furthermore, he had heard of the names of famous people like Van Gogh, Monet, and Da Vinci. Finally, there was the need to use mannequins in oil paintings.
It was said that those who practiced Western painting could openly look at the naked models while they painted.
During his university days, Sun Mo really wanted to go to the Fine Arts Institute next door to take a look at the students attending classes. Sadly, he had never been able to fulfill his wish.
"Please don't discriminate against art!"
The system berated.
Sun Mo directly flashed a middle finger at her.
"Oil paintings are divided into the Renaissance Style, Baroque Style, Neoclassical Style, Romantic Style, New Impression Style, and Postmodern Impression Style. If I were to learn all of them and reach the grandmaster level, how many favorable impression points would I have to spend? But now, you've learned everything in one go. You've earned so much. "
The system looked at him in disdain. It had an expression that said, 'Why are you still trying to act innocent after getting a bargain?'
If he were to rely on himself, he would never be able to achieve this in his lifetime.
"Even if I become an Art Saint, what's the use?"
Sun Mo was speechless. "In Europe, you might be able to rely on your outstanding drawing skills to rise into the upper class and interact with those rich ladies. After all, this kind of culture is very popular there. But in the East, if you look at the feet of the young ladies who are wearing embroidered shoes, you'll be treated as a rude person!"
"There is no useless art, only useless people!"
The system made its decision.
"F * ck you!"
Sun Mo was depressed. (Even if I need materials to cast the technique, the Traditional Painting Technique is sufficient. Moreover, it has more artistic conception. For example, at the side of the flower path, when the green is plump and the red is thin, a lady will call out softly!)
"First, where is my husband?"
The charm of the East was something that could only be sensed and not conveyed through words.
"Teacher! Teacher! "
Lu Zhiruo exerted force and poked Sun Mo's arm.
"Ah?"
Sun Mo turned his head and saw the lucky mascot covering her mouth with her small hands. She reminded him in a low voice, "Teacher's wife is asking you a question!"
"Ask what?"
Sun Mo silently cursed in his heart. He didn't hear a single word.
Li Ziqi was smart. When she saw Sun Mo's expression, she knew that he didn't hear anything. Hence, she reminded him in a low voice.
"Teacher's wife said that the most important thing this year is to recruit a batch of great teachers to increase the school's teaching strength. Teacher's wife is asking you, which famous school do you plan to recruit from?"
Whether a school was strong or not, it still depended on the number of great teachers it had.
Sun Mo was very strong, but he was only one person. Moreover, he had to do academic research and couldn't possibly hold classes all the time. Hence, he had to recruit more great teachers.
"What's your plan?"
Sun Mo counter-asked.
"Although our school managed to avoid relegation this year, the attractiveness of the 'B' grade title is still too low. I plan to headhunt some outstanding students from the 'A' grade schools!"
An Xinhui glanced at Bai Xiqing.
Other than her, everyone here was on the same side.
"Why don't you headhunt high-star great teachers?"
After Lu Zhiruo asked, she was pinched lightly by Li Ziqi.
(Do you think the Central Province Academy is one of the Nine Greats?)
"The cost of headhunting high-star great teachers is too great."
An Xinhui bitterly smiled.
Right now, in the school, only the darkness illusion dojo and the Green Mist Forest were worthy.
"Your thinking is right. Headhunting high-star great teachers not only costs a lot, but they also don't have a sense of belonging. We might as well recruit outstanding graduates and nurture them ourselves."
Sun Mo nodded. Wanting to become a famous school wasn't something that could be accomplished overnight. At the very least, it would require over ten years of planning.
Luckily, he and An Xinhui were young enough and could afford to wait.
"But if we want to headhunt, we should headhunt the graduates from the Nine Greats!"
Sun Mo thought of the graduation season back then. Students from the top 985 schools were always fought over by various large companies. That treatment made them so envious that they drooled.
"Isn't this a little difficult?"
Jin Mujie felt that Sun Mo was a little inflated.
Students from the Nine Greats, even if they were at the bottom, would try their best to stay in the school. If they couldn't, they would go to the 'A' grade. As for those who went to the 'B' grade?
They were all trash that had been eliminated and had no competitiveness.
"It's very difficult!"
Mei Ziyu's lips twitched. "I grew up in Jixia Learning Palace and have only seen it twice. A headmaster from a 'A' grade school came to recruit people, but he was ignored."
"If you guys don't have a strong heart that can endure discrimination, I advise you guys not to go!"
Mei Ziyu said this for Sun Mo's own good.
"If I use a saint-tier cultivation art as a reward, will I be able to headhunt people?"
Sun Mo suddenly spoke.
Swoosh!
Everyone was stunned, looking at Sun Mo with their eyes and mouths agape.
"Teacher Sun, do you have to be so ruthless?"
Bai Xiqing was speechless. "Doing this is completely unfair competition. It will incur public indignation."
"The main point is, did you pick up your saint-tier cultivation art for free? Don't you feel heartache? "
Gu Xiuxun interjected. She thought about it and quickly drank a mouthful of chicken soup to calm her nerves.
(That's my son's inheritance!)
(Sun Mo, how can you do this?)
(Pui! Pui!
What am I thinking?)
Sun Mo grinned, revealing eight rows of snow-white teeth. (You don't say, my cultivation art is really picked up for free. As long as I have Immemorial Vairocana, I can have as many saint-tier cultivation arts as I want!)
"This method won't do!"
An Xinhui shook her head.
Everyone in the Nine Provinces, including great teachers, wanted face.
An Xinhui wanted graduates who could grow and develop together with the Central Province Academy. She didn't want them to come for benefits.
"In that case, I can only rely on my talent to convince them."
Lu Zhiruo looked at Sun Mo with worship. "I believe Teacher will definitely be able to do it."
Ding!
"New mission issued. Please participate in the next 5-star great teacher examination. Rewards will be given based on your ranking!"
Ding!
"If you become the top ranker again, you will be given an astonishing reward."
Ding!
"New mission issued. Please head to one of the Nine Greats and recruit at least ten graduates. If you fail the mission, you will be punished!"
The system's notification suddenly rang out in his ears, causing Sun Mo's expression to turn dark.
"Is it because I scolded you earlier that you issued these missions to intentionally disgust and make things difficult for me?"
"Do I look like such a petty person?"
The system explained, "This is to spur you on and motivate you!"
After dinner, Bai Xiqing left. The students also went to cultivate. Sun Mo, An Xinhui, Jin Mujie, and the others sat in the living room, discussing the school's future development.
"I've decided to headhunt people from the Nine Greats!"
Sun Mo was the first to speak, setting the tone.
The graduation season for the various schools was in May. But if they went there now, it would be too late. Everyone had already found their next school. Hence, once they decided to headhunt people, they would have to move after the new year.
"We can eliminate the Jixia Learning Palace. It's just a waste of time for you to go there."
Mei Ziyu persuaded patiently.
"Why?"
Gu Xiuxun mentally mused. (Aren't you an example?)
"Among the Nine Greats, the Jixia Learning Palace has the longest history and is the number one famous school in the Nine Provinces. The Jixia Lecture Platform is the stage that countless great teachers in the world yearn for the most."
Mei Ziyu wasn't wrong about this point.
There were so many lectures in the world, but only the Jixia Lecture Platform had the highest standard, the largest scale, and the most recognized stage.
"If great teachers wish to listen to the Jixia Lecture, they must be 3-star or above. However, the students of the Jixia Learning Palace can be volunteers and enter the lecture platform to listen while working."
Mei Ziyu glanced at Gu Xiuxun. "If it was you, would you be willing to give up this opportunity?"
"Of course not!"
Gu Xiuxun blurted out.
The Jixia Lecture Platform had a long history of fame. She had long since wanted to experience it, but she wasn't qualified.
"Our Jixia Learning Palace has the largest library in the Nine Provinces and the highest number of great teacher exchanges. Here, your horizons will be broadened endlessly!"
Why was Mei Ziyu's knowledge so vast?
It was because she had read a lot of books!
In the great teacher world, any major academic achievements would be published in the Jixia Learning Palace.
In terms of connections, if the Jixia Learning Palace claimed to be number two, no one would dare to claim to be number two.
Here, it was equivalent to standing at the forefront of the academic world. They would be able to know all kinds of information at the first instant.
One must know that this was an era where communication was inconvenient. For some remote regions, by the time the latest academic achievements arrived, a year would have already passed.
After saying that, Mei Ziyu looked at Sun Mo and sighed.
If he was willing to come to the Jixia Learning Palace, given the Mei Clan's influence, they would be able to make his reputation reach an unprecedented height.
Would Jiang Zhitong dare to look for trouble?
He wouldn't dare to do so even if he had the courage of a dragon.
It was just like how there were so many famous courtesans in Qinhuai. Wasn't a courtesan who was nurtured by the rich? If a great teacher wanted to become famous quickly, they would also need the support of great teacher clans.
Why were great teacher clans undeclining for thousands of years?
Other than nurturing the outstanding juniors, they would also keep on recruiting geniuses from the commoners. If the other party was arrogant and refused?
Then they could only suppress him.
After all, there were only so many resources in the great teacher world. No one was willing to have another aristocratic clan rise up and snatch resources from everyone else. If it wasn't for the fact that Sun Mo was An Xinhui's fiance, many people would have thrown olive branches at him.
"Since we want to headhunt people, let's be more ruthless. How about the Skyraise Academy?"
Murong Mingyue suggested.
The others didn't say anything. Gu Xiuxun had a straightforward personality and directly flashed a thumbs up.
She wasn't praising Murong Mingyue but was mocking her.
Please, the publicly acknowledged number one famous school in the Nine Provinces was the Skyraise Academy. Go and ask their graduates. Which of them would be willing to go to a 'B' grade famous school from the number one school?
It was impossible even if they lost their minds.
Some graduates were unable to become full-time teachers for a few consecutive years and could only be teaching assistants. They didn't even have the chance to attend classes, but they still wouldn't leave.
As a famous school, their graduates viewed themselves very highly. They would either teach in their school or not become a great teacher. They would never choose the second path.
"The Skyraise Academy won't do."
Sun Mo shook his head.
What a joke. This was the school he didn't want to go against the most. It was because he cultivated the Grand Universe Formless Divine Art.
This was the ultimate divine art of the Skyraise Academy.
Although there was no problem with the source of the cultivation art, the people from the Skyraise Academy wouldn't care about this. It would be too troublesome if there was a dispute.
"Then why don't we choose the Heavenly Mystery Academy?"
Mei Ziyu looked toward An Xinhui.
The Dragon Subduing Academy definitely wouldn't do. A famous school in the Central Plains would definitely not allow barbarians to be teachers. It was fine if they recruited ten or so people, but if it exceeded tens or even hundreds, the school's reputation would be affected.
Moreover, the graduates of the Dragon Subduing Academy usually wouldn't leave the plains.
"This famous school won't do!"
An Xinhui rejected.
"Sister An, it can't be that you're too embarrassed to make a move against your alma mater, right?"
Gu Xiuxun teased.
"No!"
An Xinhui explained, "The graduates of the Heavenly Mystery Academy would put their efforts into divining heavenly secrets, researching astrology, and some mysterious arts. They might be good at doing academic work, but teaching students? That's too unpragmatic. "
The graduates of the Heavenly Mystery Academy were all versed in the art of vertical and horizontal. They were charlatans who liked to stir up trouble and pretend to be mysterious. They liked to talk about the past and present, and their eloquence was much better than their actual abilities.
In history, there were many sects among the people, such as Yellow Turban and White Lotus. The founders were all students of the Heavenly Mystery Academy.
An Xinhui didn't want the Central Province Academy to become a place where there were many sects.
"Eh!"
Gu Xiuxun was stunned. (Isn't it a little bad for you to talk about your alma mater like this?)
"If it wasn't for my grandfather's opinion, I wouldn't have gone to this famous school!"
An Xinhui revealed and sighed helplessly. "Actually, I'm not interested in those metaphysics!"
"Ah?"
Gu Xiuxun was speechless. "Even if you don't like it, you can still become the most outstanding graduate in the Heavenly Mystery Academy's hundred-year history. You can even become one of the top three in your generation. If you change to another school, wouldn't you be heaven-defying?"
"What nonsense are you talking about?"
An Xinhui rolled her eyes at Gu Xiuxun.
"Oh right, given your qualifications, you should have cultivated the Xuanji Painting before, right?"
Mei Ziyu was curious.
This was the ultimate divine art of the Heavenly Mystery Academy. It was said that this cultivation art had unfathomable abilities. After cultivating it, one would be able to ask the heavens and earth and communicate with ghosts and gods.
"The headmaster showed it to me before, but I rejected it to avoid arousing suspicion."
An Xinhui bitterly smiled. "After all, my grandfather is the headmaster of the Central Province Academy. Also, I feel that my clan's Great Dream Heart Sutra isn't bad either!"
"..."
Gu Xiuxun's red lips moved. She really wanted to curse. (You damnable second-generation scions, your family background is so thick.)
(If it was someone else who showed me a peerless-grade saint-tier cultivation art, I'd definitely call him daddy!)
(Eh?
If that's the case, I should have called him daddy many times already.)
Gu Xiuxun couldn't help but glance at Sun Mo.
(Eh?)
(Thinking of this, it's quite interesting!)
"The Seagod Palace of the Southeast Sea. More than half of the knowledge they impart is related to the sea. For a landlocked country like ours, it's almost useless."
Mei Ziyu analyzed with her fingers.
"The Myriad Spirits Academy of the Yue Province specializes in things like bug masters, gu poisons, curses, and the like. Moreover, they are a minority and are disliked by the people of the Central Plains. Hence, this famous school can be removed."
"In that case, only the Westshore Military School and the Black-White Academy are left!"
Jin Mujie drank a mouthful of tea. "If it's fighting, the Westshore Military School might be outstanding. But when it comes to teaching knowledge, it's a notch lower."
Western Xia was a poor place. The people here all learned killing arts and battle formation arts. They were full of vigor and would draw their weapons at the slightest disagreement.
An Xinhui's goal was definitely to turn the Central Province Academy into a holy land for education, producing great teachers and saints. It wasn't to produce all sorts of war maniacs and murderers.
"In that case, we can only choose the Black-White Academy!"
Gu Xiuxun's lips twitched.
Among the Nine Greats, the Black-White Academy's reputation was average. The most famous thing should be the black-and-white chessboard in their school.
It was also known as the Black-White Astrolabe. It was said that by using the stars as chess pieces, one could play against the heavens!
"Actually, I have quite a good impression of the Black-White Academy. Look at Secondary Saint Shi and Great Teacher Tong. They are both humble and polite gentlemen!"
Jin Mujie praised.
"The crux is to fleece them. We can't just catch one and fleece them!"
Gu Xiuxun was speechless. "I reckon that we'll be chased out before we even enter the Black-White Academy."
(Do you know how great of a grudge it is to headhunt a secondary saint?
It's even more serious than sleeping with someone else's wife!)
"I'll choose the Black-White Academy!"
Sun Mo decided.
Due to his relationship with Secondary Saint Shi and Tong Xugao, Sun Mo's impression of this school wasn't bad.
Moreover, he also wanted to take a look at that black-and-white astrolabe.
"Sun Mo, remember to bring me along when you go there!"
Gu Xiuxun also wanted to go. "Given your reputation, you should have a chance to get the black-and-white astrolabe. I heard that the first-generation headmaster of this famous school once won against Tian by half a chess point!"
"Then we'll have to set off after the new year!"
An Xinhui calculated the time.
The Black-White Academy was located in the Youzhou in the northeast, between the white mountains and black waters. It was said that the place was covered in white snow and had abundant natural resources. There were all sorts of wild animals and countless places of historical interest. It was a good place for traveling.
"Don't think about all these. Let's celebrate the new year first!"
Sun Mo stretched his back.
With the 4-star great teacher qualification in his hands, he could finally take a break from his busy career. Moreover, the Calabash Brothers' performance wasn't bad. Li Ziqi, in particular, had shone brilliantly.
Right now, he could be considered to have some achievements and had the capital to indulge himself!
Mn, after returning to Jinling, he'd first go to the brothels of the Qinhuai River and enjoy the immortal days of spending money like water.
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