"One in two hundred thousand? How shockingly difficult." Li Xiang exclaimed. Ye Tong was probably one of those people who had already been selected. If he wanted to keep up with her, he would have to overcome all obstacles without slacking off.
In the past three months, his strength had increased by leaps and bounds. At the same time, his mentality had also changed slightly. Maria's words were like a wake-up call to him, instantly waking him up.
He still had a long way to go. If he couldn't even get into a school of the Chronometer Tower Consortium, what right did he have to call himself a genius?
"Of course it's difficult. Only the higher-ups of the Five Sovereigns have the right to ask for a place. There are less than thirty people in the Seven Continents who can ask for a place in the Chronometer Tower Consortium. If you want to get into one of these top universities, you have to be a dragon among men!" Maria took a sip of soda water and chuckled. "With the talent you've shown so far, you can barely be considered a first-rate talent among the younger generation. And this is only because of your extraordinary mechanical talent. In terms of player talent, you only awakened your talent as a magician after the Polar night. Your talent level is average, far from being a first-rate talent."
Li Xiang nodded. Maria naturally didn't know that he had awakened six magic circuits after awakening the Bai Clan's mark. But even so, according to Baimiya, his talent wasn't the best in the Bai Clan. He was probably still a distance away from the so-called first-rate talent.
But this didn't matter. No matter how talented he was, if he couldn't fulfill it, it would all be for naught.
And the first step to fulfilling it was to stand out in the ultimate trial and prove himself.
"There's no point in talking too much. It's a good thing that you have such a grand goal. As for me, I plan to work part-time in my laboratory as an assistant when you enter the university. What do you think? Salary and benefits can be discussed, but I need an answer from you now. " Maria rested her chin on her hands and looked at him with a half-smile. It was safer to sign a contract with a genius like him first.
She was extremely short of manpower now. If not for the ultimate trial being next month, she would have grabbed Li Xiang and made him her able-bodied man.
"No problem." Li Xiang naturally would not give up such a good opportunity. The Serpent Mechanical Department was a platform for communication, and Maria's Laboratory was a platform for learning. To be able to learn from a real Mechanic was something that many mechanical apprentices could only dream of.
Maria took out a piece of pale yellow parchment from her bag and spread it out in front of him. "This is the contract agreement. If there are no problems, you can sign it. It's mainly to prevent you from changing your mind when I reserve a spot for you."
Li Xiang nodded and quickly browsed through the contents of the contract. It was almost the same as what Maria had just said. He then signed his signature in steam language at the bottom.
"Alright, it's done. I reckon it's going to start soon. Let me bring you to meet someone." Maria stood up and pulled him toward the top floor. She had a mysterious look on her face. Li Xiang asked a few times, but she did not answer. He gave up and allowed her to bring him there.
Suddenly, there was an inexplicable throbbing in his heart. Ever since he came to this world, he had not felt this way for a long time. Li Xiang followed Maria to the top floor. The two of them entered a special room. The walls were transparent and clear. They could clearly see the scene outside.
"You don't have to worry about them seeing us. Just stay here and watch the show." Maria pulled Li Xiang to sit on the sofa. It was unknown if she did it intentionally or not, but her body was very close to him. This personality reminded Li Xiang of Zhang Xixi.
Speaking of which, Maria and Zhang Xixi were quite similar. However, Maria was obviously from a prestigious family. While she was open, she did not make others feel that she was wanton. Zhang Xixi, on the other hand, came from a poor family. She had a more 'social vibe' to her, making it difficult for others to tell what she was thinking.
Outside the transparent wall was a huge living room. A group of Wessex Security personnel gathered together, holding the same spirit guns in their hands. Each of them had a serious look on their faces.
Behind them stood a tall man. He was wearing the uniform of Wessex Security that Li Xiang had seen before. However, the outer circle of the badge was light gold. It was obviously different from the others.
"This is the badge of the patrol team's captain. His name is Nick, a Level-3 magician. He is also the executive captain of this rescue team. He is in charge of the entire rescue operation. By the way, he doesn't like the Bai family." Maria put on a look as if she was watching a good show. Behind Nick, Bai Jiaqi had a bitter expression on her face. Her hands and feet were cuffed, and her nose was bruised. It seemed that she had been beaten up quite a bit.
Li Xiang was silent. He still did not know who Maria wanted him to see. However, she definitely would not do anything meaningless. He could only wait and see.
Another ten minutes passed. During this time, Nick kept looking at his watch. His expression was getting worse and worse. At exactly twelve o 'clock, the door finally opened.
The first to walk in was a middle-aged man in a white shirt and pants. He had a dignified appearance and a cold face. He looked to be about fifty years old.
On his collar was a white dragon badge that Li Xiang could not be more familiar with. On the white dragon were the words "Shi Lu".
Behind the middle-aged man was a group of people in the same white shirt and pants. It was a sharp contrast to Nick and the other black-clothed people.
"Bai family's sixteenth branch family councilor, Bai Yulou." The middle-aged man's voice was deep. As soon as he spoke, Nick, who was originally the most intimidating person in the room, was suppressed.
In the Bai family, the average councilor was either in the top hundred of the line of successors or was a real player. Only the probationary councilors were magicians.
Therefore, becoming a councilor was the first threshold in the Bai family. It meant that they had officially stepped into the middle management circle of the Bai family.
Bai Yulou had become a guardian ten years ago. He could be considered an extremely senior player. His personal visit showed how much he doted on his son.
After all, the sixteenth branch family was currently preparing for the upcoming competition. He was very busy. If not for this, he would not have bothered to come so far to negotiate with a level three magician.
But Nick did not show the slightest bit of fear because he was a player. Instead, his expression of disgust grew.
Even Li Xiang could feel this hostility.
"Nick liked a girl from the Bai family a few years ago. He was rejected because of his lack of talent. Later, he made a name for himself in the Wesaix Security Company. He turned around and wiped out that small branch of the Bai family. That girl was also killed by him." Maria laughed coldly. She looked at Nick with a very cold gaze.
"How could the Bai family let someone like that go?" Li Xiang was shocked. The influence of the five Thrones was not ordinary. Even Bai Yunfei, whose family was not considered much in the Bai family, could act like a tyrant in City 0127. No one dared to provoke him.
Not many people dared to challenge the prestige of the five Thrones. Nick's actions were practically a slap to the face of the Bai family. As the head of the five Thrones and the current strongest power, how could they tolerate this?
"Young! In the eyes of the true bigwigs, there is only a choice of benefits. Nick has a very high chance of becoming a player, and a rare magician at that. In order to save his life, he signed a lifetime contract with the Wesaix Security Company. A talent like this is naturally protected by the Wesaix Security Company. As for that small branch family, who knows how long it has been in decline. It's a small family in some remote city. If the Wesaix Security Company can afford to pay such a price, the Bai family will not give up such a huge benefit for such a small family. "
"Even if they are also members of the Bai family and have the blood of the Bai family flowing in their veins, they won't pursue this matter?" Li Xiang frowned. He really did not like this kind of method where benefits were placed above all else. In comparison, although he looked down on outsiders, at least he had a better impression of the Dong Ling family.
But if the Bai family was like this, then the five Thrones were also jackals of the same lair.
"Idiot, do you think the lives of these small people are worth more, or do you think the origin substance is worth more? In order to settle this matter, the Wesaix Security Company paid a total of five billion Blue Astral Coins for Nick, fifty thousand standard tubes of origin substance gas, which is equivalent to five hundred standard tubes of origin substance liquid! " Maria laughed loudly, the disdain in her eyes becoming even more apparent. "Although such a large sum was paid, Nick is not grateful for the Bai family's mercy. Instead, he is even more resentful, because that money will be slowly dug out by him in the future."
"Remember, in the true upper echelons, there are only benefits and no feelings. Remember the lesson I taught you today. If you talk about feelings with those people, the end result will be incomparably miserable." After Maria finished speaking, she did not say anything else.
Li Xiang did not respond, but she knew that he had taken her words to heart.
He did not respond because there was a person in the crowd who had firmly attracted his attention.
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