After adjusting his state of mind in the room, Su Yu went downstairs.
…
In the dining hall.
Zhou Hui had already started eating. She was surrounded by a few new students, and the other students arrived one after another.
It was not just them. A few tables nearby also seemed to have a senior student with a few new students.
"Come here!"
Zhou Hui waved at Su Yu. When Su Yu came over, Zhou Hui said with a smile, "Go get your own food. Don't tell me you don't even know how to eat?"
Su Yu smiled and did not say anything. He went to the side to get his food.
This dining hall was similar to a buffet.
When he returned, Zhou Hui was almost done. The other students also came down one after another. Zhou Hui gestured for them to eat while she watched them eat. As she ate, she said, "In the past, there were some genius students who knew nothing when they came to the academy!"
"They thought the academy was their home. They ordered their seniors around. Some even asked their seniors to serve them rice …"
Zhou Hui said with a smile, "Fortunately, you guys aren't so stupid. Otherwise … I'd be rich!"
Everyone looked at her blankly. What did she mean?
"Are you stupid? Don't you get paid for your work?"
Zhou Hui said softly, "Everyone, look. I'm not the kind of senior who scams people. Look around. If any senior serves the freshmen rice later … hehe, that freshman will be in trouble!"
"According to the academy's rules, there must be a reward for your hard work! If they help you, you have to pay them. At least one merit point. If they want three to five merit points, you can't do anything about it. You have no choice but to pay. Who asked you to be a cripple! "
Zhou Hui said with a smile, "Wait and see. This will definitely happen. Some freshmen are too stupid and arrogant. They think the academy is their home!"
The expressions of Su Yu and the others changed.
Was it that unscrupulous?
Fortunately, this group of people did not have the nerve to ask Zhou Hui to help them. A short girl beside Su Yu said with some lingering fear, "Senior Sister, do you have to pay for helping me carry my luggage just now?"
"Of course!"
Zhou Hui said matter-of-factly, "I saw that they could carry it. You were wobbling with your luggage. Didn't I have to help? Don't worry, I'm not black-hearted. I'll send one Merit Point to your room for you! "
"…"
The short girl rejoiced. She had suggested it herself. Back then, she didn't want to trouble her senior. Now, it seemed that she had saved some merit points.
To the students, one merit point was not a small amount.
Even if there were wealthy families, they would not spend their merit points in such a manner.
This was equivalent to carrying several tens of thousands of yuan!
Who could stand this!
Su Yu did not care about this. He asked softly, "Senior Sister Zhou, is there a reward for the seniors welcoming the newcomers?"
"That's right. One Merit Point per trip!"
Zhou Hui giggled and said, "It's not a small amount. This is something that many people can't even get their hands on. Only students like us from the Nature Nurturing Class have the chance to get our hands on it. It's easy and safe, and the time is short. One merit point isn't that easy to earn normally."
With that, Zhou Hui looked at them and smiled. "Are there any upper-class students among you?"
The short girl carefully raised her hand and said, "I am."
Zhou Hui's eyes lit up. "You're a superior? Then there's a reward of 100 merit points when you enter the school? "
The short girl was a little afraid when she saw her glowing eyes, but she still nodded and said, "Yes, I heard there's a reward of 100 merit points …"
"Junior Sister!"
Zhou Hui's eyes lit up. "Have you considered a loan? 100 merit points. If you lend it out for three months, I'll return 110 points to you! Anyway, once you enter the school, you won't be able to use it. It'll be a waste to keep it! You can lend it to me, your senior sister, and I'll help you put it out. After three months, I'll return 110 points to you. That's a net profit of 10 merit points! "
"…"
Su Yu and the others were dumbfounded!
The people in the city were too playful!
Even the students from the other cities were stunned. The Civilization Academy really knew how to play!
The short girl was almost scared to tears. She hurriedly said, "No, I still need to exchange for some original cultivation techniques. I need to use them."
"Aiya!"
Zhou Hui smiled and said, "You don't know how to calculate at all. Forget it, I won't cheat you. Anyway, if you can't finish spending it, you can consider lending it to me. I'll leave my contact number with you later."
After saying that, she looked at the others at the table and said with a smile, "It's the same for you guys. You can think about it! Of course, some of you might also be upper-class students, but it's not shown on the information, so I can't be bothered to ask.
"Don't worry, no one will dare to scam your merit points. This is the Civilization Academy, so there will definitely be interest. The academy is short of merit points. It's temporary, and we'll return it to you soon …"
Su Yu could not help but ask, "Senior Sister, is it so difficult to earn merit points in the academy?"
"Of course!"
Zhou Hui said helplessly, "We're not fighters, and our physical strength is not strong, so we can't take on some missions. There are also many old people who haven't graduated from the academy. We don't even have a chance to take on some translation jobs or assistance jobs. They'll be snatched up in an instant! "
Zhou Hui sighed and said, "I've been in the academy for six years, and I've entered the cultivation stage. But even at this stage, there are not many good missions that I can take on. Otherwise, why would I come to pick you new students? Now, reading the Text of Will requires merit points, attending classes requires merit points, eating and sleeping requires merit points …"
Zhou Hui said dejectedly, "It's hard to live."
Hearing her speak so miserably, everyone's hearts were filled with sorrow.
It was too miserable!
Su Yu was also a little worried. "Then there's no way to earn merit points?"
"There is!"
Zhou Hui said gloomily, "Didn't I tell you? There are many missions, such as assisting alchemists in refining pills, assisting beast tamers in raising monsters, assisting the Shenwen Army in their work. All of these can earn merit points.
"Those who are strong and confident can challenge the academy's Top 100 Leaderboard. Those who enter the Top 100 Leaderboard will be compensated with merit points every month!"
"Top 100 Leaderboard?" Su Yu was slightly stunned.
Beside him, the short girl hurriedly said, "I know, Senior Sister. Is it the ranking for the cultivation stage?"
"You can say that."
Zhou Hui said with a smile, "Only cultivators in the cultivation stage can enter the leaderboard, and they have to be strong! After 30 years old, they can't enter the leaderboard. Soar graduates can't enter the leaderboard either. It's for other students to reward. "
The short girl said again, "Senior Sister, I heard my auntie mention this, but I'm planning to become an alchemist. I won't be strong, so how can I enter the leaderboard?"
"That's simple!"
Zhou Hui said with a smile, "The Top 100 Leaderboard is mainly for practical students. Alchemists, talisman masters, and weaponsmiths all have their own leaderboards. You can enter these leaderboards too, just not as famous as the Top 100 Leaderboard."
With that, she looked at the envious freshmen and chuckled. "Don't even think about it! Think about how many people there are in the Civilization Academy. Only a few graduate every year, and there are at least a thousand people under 30 who can't graduate. The others leave the academy … In total, there are more than ten thousand students in the past ten years! "
There were tens of thousands of students below the age of 30.
Many of them could not stand it and left the academy. Otherwise, there would be more students.
Zhou Hui said with a smile, "There's not just one Tempering Class. All the major faculties have them. There are about 5,000 Tempering students under 30 in the academy, and 100 of them are on the leaderboard … You freshmen, don't even think about it!"
"So many Tempering students?"
A boy at the table said in surprise, "Isn't that too much?"
"That's considered a lot?"
Zhou Hui said disapprovingly, "There are many Tempering students. They're not even considered students over 30! When one's willpower reaches 50%, it's Tempering. Freshmen spend a year or two to reach that level, but they'll be stuck in the Tempering phase for a long time. There are still many Tempering students in the academy who are in their seventies or eighties! "
Zhou Hui shook her head and sighed. "Soar is too difficult. There were 62 graduates last year, and 16 of them were under 30. The rest were above 30! That's not bad. Most of them have no hope of Soar for the rest of their lives. "
Everyone instantly fell silent.
Zhou Hui quickly said with a smile, "Don't worry. If it really doesn't work, we can just change careers. Take me for example. If I can't Soar by 30, I'll leave the academy to find my own way!"
"We have strong willpower. If we switch to the Warrior Path, Qianjun and Wan Shi will be very fast. When we reach Wan Shi, we can find a good job anywhere."
A student could not help but ask, "Senior, how old are you?"
Zhou Hui said with a dangerous look in her eyes, "It's very dangerous to ask this question. Do you know that?"
After saying that, she resumed her smile and said, "I'm fine. I've been in the academy for six years. I'm 24 this year. It's fine to ask me, but if you ask the seniors who have stayed in the academy for decades … you'll be in trouble!"
The students laughed, and the atmosphere eased up a lot.
Previously, everyone was very nervous, but Zhou Hui seemed to be very talkative. She did not have the cold arrogance of the other seniors, so they could continue the conversation.
Su Yu and the others also saw that the surrounding tables were eerily quiet.
Some seniors were minding their own business and did not care about the freshmen at all.
Obviously, this was just a mission. They were only responsible for leading the way. They did not need to care about anything else. If they wanted to talk, they would talk. If they did not want to talk, they would ignore the freshmen.
Su Yu was most concerned about merit points. At this moment, he asked again, "Senior, I heard that we need merit points for classes. Is it very expensive?"
"Of course!"
Zhou Hui said. "Not all classes require merit points. Some basic subjects don't require merit points. But when it comes to professional knowledge, especially the writing of the Text of Will, the merit points are terrifying!"
Zhou Hui said with a pained expression, "For example, writing the Text of Will on the spot for teaching assistant classes costs at least five merit points per class! For junior researchers, that's ten! You can't afford the intermediate or advanced ones. In fact, they rarely give classes to freshmen. It depends on whether you're a genius or not. Otherwise, they won't waste time teaching us. "
"Go to the library and the library. Those all require merit points."
Su Yu was surprised. "The library is different from the library?"
"Of course it's different. The library contains ordinary books. The library is the essence. It's all Wan's original works or the Text of Will written by some human powerhouses. Some might be too effective, but it's still much more valuable than ordinary books."
Zhou Hui sighed. "The library, the library, classes, cultivation, pills, weapons, talismans … all of these require merit points. Not to mention the secret realms. The secret realms opened by the academy cost a terrifying amount of merit points to enter. I've been here for six years, and I've only been there once …"
Zhou Hui gritted her teeth. "Just this alone cost me several years of savings. I'm back to before I enrolled. Otherwise, I wouldn't be bothered to welcome freshmen like you."
Everyone was distressed. How tragic.
It was like there was no way to survive here without merit points. It was too terrifying.
A student said in a low voice, "Fortunately, my dad gave me 30 merit points when I came here …"
As soon as this was said, Zhou Hui instantly looked at that person, her eyes shining. "Student, how about lending it to me?"
"…"
Everyone was speechless. This senior was really unscrupulous. She would borrow from anyone who had it.
Seeing that the person did not speak, Zhou Hui sighed. "Forget it, you miser! However, 30 merit points … were useless! In a few months, you'll realize that this amount of merit points … is too little! "
Zhou Hui shook her head and said, "Besides, it's not your own. If your merit points don't increase, there are some things that you can't exchange for. It's useless even if you have merit points. "Speaking of the secret realms, even if you have merit points, you might not be able to enter.
"Even if it's open and the most ordinary secret realms, you'll need more than 30 merit points to enter."
Zhou Hui shook her head and said, "For those high-level secret realms, you'll need more than 100 merit points. Think about it. If you don't reach Soar, how are you going to accumulate more than 100 merit points?"
Su Yu hurriedly calculated how many merit points he had accumulated.
In the Wan language, he only got 18 merit points.
The last mission, he got 10 merit points.
The first place in the assessment, he got a total of 40 points, but 20 of them were extra rewards and did not count as merit points.
That was 48 merit points. This time, there were rewards too. Above 40 points, it would be close to 90 merit points.
Su Yu secretly heaved a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he had accumulated more.
Even if he only had 100 merit points, he was close to the target.
The academy did this to give students from ordinary families a chance. Everyone needed to accumulate merit points, and the chances of entering the secret realms were equal. Even if the large families did not lack merit points, they could not enter if they did not accumulate enough.
After accumulating enough, students from ordinary families could almost earn enough merit points to enter the secret realms.
"This rule is actually to restrict the members of the large families …"
Su Yu understood a little. In the academy, it was mainly up to oneself. Family background was useful, but it might not be as great as imagined, weakening the influence of the large families.
Zhou Hui was not in the mood to care about what Su Yu was thinking. She continued, "It's too early to tell you all this. You'll know after some time! When you first enter the academy, your main task is to grasp the basic knowledge, choose a subject, choose a teacher … Of course, this is the treatment for geniuses. "
Zhou Hui shrugged and said, "If you're not a genius, then you'll have to obediently attend large classes. If you want special attention, you'll need merit points."
After saying that, she looked at the short girl and said with a smile, "Liu Ke, you're an upper-class student. There will definitely be researchers who will accept you. Do you have a target now? If not, how about I recommend you one? "
The short girl, Liu Ke, said timidly, "There's no need, senior. I already have a teacher."
"What a pity!"
Zhou Hui had a look of regret. "I'll introduce you to a teacher. If I succeed, I can still get some merit points. What a pity!"
After saying that, she looked at the people around her and said with a smile, "Do you have any upper-class students? Above average is fine too. After all, there are only a few upper-class students. Above average, there's a high chance of finding an assistant teacher. I'll introduce you to the most suitable one. If both parties like each other, I'll get some benefits too. "
On the right side of Su Yu, a boy raised his hand and said, "Senior, I'm taking the mid-average exam. Can you find a suitable teacher to guide me?"
"There's hope!"
Zhou Hui nodded and said, "Let's talk later. There aren't many new students this year. Although it's said that there will be a reduction of 500 spots, in fact, there are all sorts of people being squeezed in. In addition to a bunch of people going to small cities to take the exam, the number of people actually enrolled is about the same as in previous years. There are about 2,000 people.
"The lower-class students are in the majority. There are at least 1,200 of them. The middle-class students are five to six hundred, and the rest are probably upper-class students …"
After saying that, Zhou Hui continued, "This year, the school has regulations and there are requirements for researchers. There might be more than a hundred researchers who want to take in students. If they take in a few hundred people, the middle-class students actually have a chance …"
Su Yu waited for her to finish and continued, "Senior, if no one takes in new students this year, will there be a chance in the future?"
"Yes!"
Zhou Hui grinned and said, "Senior, I want to try this year too. I want to see if there's a chance to find a teacher! But the teachers don't like to take in older students … "
Zhou Hui started to sigh again. "They say that we're wily old foxes. Our temperaments have been ground down. Why don't they think about what we can do! If no one takes us in when we first enrolled, we have to slowly grind it down. If we weren't wily old foxes, we wouldn't have been able to cultivate to this level. Seriously, we can only take it one step at a time! "
After saying that, she looked at Su Yu and said, "Su Yu, you're from Southern Yuan. I heard that there seems to be an upper-class student in Southern Yuan this year …"
After saying that, Zhou Hui blinked her eyes!
What was the name of the upper-class student in Southern Yuan?
As older students, they rarely cared about this. Freshmen might care about it a little, but older students didn't care about it. No matter how powerful they were, it had nothing to do with them.
The other freshmen weren't sure either, but Liu Ke suddenly glanced at Su Yu, feeling a little curious.
Su Yu?
Was it him?
Upper-Class students generally only cared about upper-class students. Unless they were very close to them, they wouldn't care about those who were weaker than them.
Liu Ke was an upper-class student, so she naturally cared about the other upper-class students this year.
Although there wasn't a complete list, there was only one in Southern Yuan. She seemed to have heard of it before. His name … his name was Su something?
Su Yu?
As for Zhou Hui, the expression in her eyes also changed. The other students from Southern Yuan hadn't arrived yet. Not only Southern Yuan, but the ordinary students from the other cities also hadn't arrived yet.
Su Yu seemed to be the only one from Southern Yuan!
This … that upper-class student was this kid?
"Is it him?"
Zhou Hui's eyes lit up slightly. Since Su Yu didn't say, she didn't expose him. However, she was still a little more enthusiastic and said with a smile, "Student Su Yu, remember my contact number later. Contact me if you need anything! For example, looking for teachers, looking for information, understanding the list of geniuses in the school, the list of the top 100, and so on … Look for me anytime. It's cheap. No merit points. Cash is fine too! "
"The same goes for you guys!"
After saying that, Zhou Hui suddenly took out some books from her bag and said with a smile, "Since you've come to the school, you should actually buy a general handbook of the 'Great Xia Civilization University'. It's cheap and affordable!"
Liu Ke's interest was piqued. She hurriedly asked, "Senior, how much is one?"
"It's not expensive, 500 yuan each!"
Zhou Hui said with a smile, "This is the latest edition. It will be updated at any time. The old edition is worthless, but the new edition is sold to you by a black-hearted senior for 1 merit point. You guys will have to buy it no matter what, right?"
Many people nodded. That was true.
In particular, everyone was actually very curious about the list of the top 100. Zhou Hui flipped to a page, pointed at it casually, and said, "This is the chapter on the strongest teaching assistant in the school. Look, the number one is Xia Yuwen. Some people might know who he is, but who is the second and third?"
"Are you interested?"
"Also, this is the latest student ranking. Who is the strongest among the students under 30 years old?"
"This is the ranking of junior researchers. Who is the strongest among the junior researchers?"
"…"
"This is …"
Every time Zhou Hui said it, everyone was tempted. The next moment, the students all became interested and took out their money to buy the book!
Su Yu was also tempted. He was also very curious about this. He knew less than the others. At this moment, even though it was a little painful, he still took out 500 Anping dollars to buy a book.
The ten or so students each had a book. Zhou Hui held the money, and a smile bloomed on her face.
The cost of this thing was 30 yuan per book. That was more than ten times the profit!
Unfortunately, she did not have many students under her.
And she was not black-hearted enough!
Just as she said, she was considered kind-hearted. Over there, a new student suddenly exclaimed, "3 merit points per book. That's too expensive!"
"Take it or leave it!"
Over there, a male senior student said indifferently, "This thing is that expensive. It involves the internal information of the Civilization Academy. Do you think it's that simple? I also took the risk to bring it out! "
At this moment, some of the senior students at the surrounding tables were secretly speechless. F * ck, that was too black-hearted!
Some of them only accepted cash, and some only accepted 1 merit point. This guy was too black-hearted. He asked for 3 merit points at once. He was simply black-hearted!
Of course, no one exposed him.
Although this guy was black-hearted, it seemed like he could make a lot of money. However … be careful that the new students would come to settle the score in a few years when they became stronger. It was not like there was no such thing.
As for how much he could earn, even if he did not look at the present, he had to look at the future.
Zhou Hui was also envious, but she did not care too much. If she really encountered some genius students who were stingy, they would become stronger in a few years. For the sake of these few merit points, they would casually make things difficult for you. Heh heh … Just wait for your bad luck!
She did not care. Su Yu and the others suddenly looked at her gratefully.
It seemed like they had made a huge profit!
Others bought a book for 3 merit points, which was worth tens of thousands. They could not even buy it for 50,000 or 60,000, but they only needed 500. There was no harm without comparison!
They had thought it was expensive before, but now they suddenly felt that it was worth it!
The few of them carefully hid the book so that others would not know that they had bought it cheaply.
Zhou Hui secretly laughed. This was also good. Among this group of people, there were at least two upper-class students. It was best if they did not have resentment. Perhaps they could even leave a good impression.
They had earned money and made a good impression. Regardless of whether these people remembered them in the future, they had at least left some favor behind.
As for the old student next door, he probably did not care about these new students. Scamming one by one was one. Perhaps he would leave after a few years. With Soar gone, what was the point of staying in the academy?
"Go back and read slowly. I'll pick you up tomorrow and send you to the dormitory. Right, upper-class students can stay in the Nature Nurturing Garden. I advise you to stay there if you have the chance. Otherwise … hehe, those ordinary dormitories will annoy you to death!"
Zhou Hui gritted her teeth and said, "Eight people in a room. You're reading, others are practicing martial arts, you're practicing martial arts, others are bathing, you're bathing, others are reading … You'll go crazy!"
Su Yu's expression changed slightly. Was there such a scam?
Eight people in a room!
One must know that this was cultivation, not a daily residence. The biggest taboo for cultivation was to be disturbed by others!
At this moment, Su Yu suddenly felt a little depressed. Could it be that he had to live in the Nature Nurturing Garden?
50,000!
He did not even have that much money in all his possessions!
Zhou Hui was actually secretly observing him. Seeing this, she smiled in her heart. Sure enough, this was probably the upper-class student from Southern Yuan. Not bad, she actually had two upper-class students to pick up this time.
Although it was just one time to pick up new students, there might be some benefits if they interacted well.
Zhou Hui was secretly pleased. Previously, it had been beneficial to act coquettishly to the researcher who assigned her tasks. The list of names assigned to her was not bad.
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