Chapter 2 Tuition Fees
Li Chen looked at his grades and did not show much expression on his face, he didn't know that his reserved actions had made Ma Jiu and Hu Shen aware of it, but he did all this for the sake of his family, if he surpassed Chen Jie, it would definitely attract Chen Jie's jealousy, and at that time, his father, who worked as a long-term worker in Chen Jie's family, would be bullied, which he didn't want to see.
Just because it happened twice, these two times touched Li Chen a lot, his father was harassed by Chen Jie, he could go home at night to work, but it was delayed until the early hours of the morning, and before dawn, he had to drag his tired body to work, so that he deeply understood the truth that people have to bow their heads under the eaves.
So he secretly vowed to let his parents get rid of the fate of being played and applauded by others, then he must have the ability that even the nobles dare not provoke, and now he does not have the confidence to challenge the nobles, let alone the time for him to attack, everything must be endured, even if the other party provokes for no reason, anger cannot be suppressed, and it must be swallowed in the stomach.
"Qualified!" Immediately, he turned around and bowed to Ma Jiu before stepping off the test bench, and at the same time, there was a voice in his ears, announcing that he could enter the Dali Warrior Academy for further study.
At this time, no teenager cast a contemptuous gaze, replaced by jealousy and envy!
When Li Chen returned to the place that belonged to him that no one occupied, he continued to wait, he had already seen the process of the entrance assessment, and naturally knew that after the assessment, Ma Jiu still had something to announce.
Time passed bit by bit, only seven of the dozens of teenagers were qualified, Li Chen's results were neither the best nor the worst, they were at a medium level, the highest was the thirteen points of spiritual power obtained by Chen Jie, followed by a twelve-point spiritual power, he had eleven points of spiritual power, and the rest just met the requirements of ten points of spiritual power.
And ten points of spiritual power means that they have reached the strength that adults can wield, which is equivalent to becoming an adult with the ability to protect themselves.
If someone takes a serious look at these seven teenagers, they will definitely be able to find that four of them are actually children from civilian backgrounds, compared to those children who have some family background, they are more calm, and at the same time, they are also more aware of today's achievements, that is, the glory and status of the future.
"Although there are many people who have not been able to enter the Dali Warrior Academy for further study and missed this opportunity, I believe that you still have a broader space for development, as long as you don't give up your cultivation, then you will have the opportunity to change your fate!" Ma Jiu is quite satisfied with this result, after all, it is not easy for dozens of twelve-year-old teenagers to have seven qualified people, and now those teenagers who fail to qualify will definitely be lost, after all, no matter how you say it, it is the person he brought out, and it is inevitable to motivate it.
Suddenly, there was a trace of fluctuation on the faces of those dejected teenagers, and some of them even burst into tears, they had worked hard for many years just to leap into the dragon gate today, and since then their dreams of soaring have been shattered in an instant, even if there is still a chance in the future, they can't be compared with today, so they just nodded lightly and didn't have any grandiose words.
"Okay, the qualified ones stay, and the others are scattered!" Ma Jiu's voice sounded again, prompting Zhong Wei to grit his teeth and turn around and run away with unwillingness on his face, they just didn't leave or waited for Ma Jiu's order, and now they need to leave this place where their dreams can take off and vent their unwillingness in their hearts.
Even the teenagers who were watching obediently left this place, not daring to listen, after all, they had more important things to do, otherwise they would follow in the footsteps of those dozens of teenagers, so that in a moment, there were only nine people left in the field.
Chen Jie naturally stood at the front, he raised his chin high, and made it look like I was the strongest here, and no one else competed with him for that insignificant position, but every teenager had an excited look on his face.
"Although the seven of you have become candidates for the Dali Warrior Academy, whether you can really become a student of the academy depends on whether your family can afford the tuition, after all, it is impossible for our academy to teach you martial arts for free, and the annual tuition fee requires one gold coin, a total of three years of study, that is, three gold coins, and each must prepare three years of food expenses!" Ma Jiu turned his head to look at Hu Shen after seeing that the teenagers were scattered, and Hu Shen was not ambiguous and bluntly stated the requirements for becoming a student.
There is no free lunch in the world, especially in places that can make people soar, it takes money, if there is no money, how can you go higher and further?
What's more, although the purpose of establishing these academies is for the sake of mankind, it is also necessary to take into account the feelings of those nobles, otherwise a few commoners will jump out at random, and turn into an existence pressed on top of their heads, which will definitely be dissatisfied.
As soon as these words came out, the excitement on the face of the young man from a civilian background immediately subsided, even Li Chen was no exception, only Chen Jie and the other three did not change much, but used the kind of mocking expression that you poor sour people also want to go to the academy for further study, or have a good rebirth, and enter the rich and noble family.
Ma Jiu looked at the four civilian-born teenagers, a look of helplessness appeared on his face, even if he had the heart to help, he knew that he didn't have that ability, it was all white and golden money, and a gold coin was equivalent to half a year's living expenses for a civilian.
"You better go back and ask your family first, see if you can afford your tuition, I will wait for you here, if you don't see you by the afternoon, then I will think that you automatically give up the qualification to enter the Dali Warrior Academy for further study!" Hu Shen continued.
Immediately, Chen Jie and the other three teenagers who were not burdened turned around and left, but before leaving, they looked at the four civilian teenagers who showed a bald color, and then strode out of this place.
After Li Chen and the other four glanced at each other, they all saw the same pain in each other's eyes, they successfully reached ten points of spiritual power, but they still couldn't change the cruelty of reality, they could only hope that their families had a little money, even a gold coin could go to study for a year, but when they thought of their family background, they became even more uncomfortable.
"Li Chen, you stay!" When the four of them chose to leave, Ma Jiu's voice suddenly sounded, making the other three teenagers look at Li Chen with some envy, although they are not very old, they also have some wisdom, how could they not see that Ma Jiu is likely to support Li Chen, and then, the three of them didn't want to see Li Chen's good luck, and went back to ask their families how to raise this tuition.
Li Chen quietly looked at the three teenagers whose relationship with him was not too bad, but there was no better than that, in fact, there was no need to guess that the real reason why they didn't dare to associate with Li Chen was because of Chen Jie, and they couldn't afford to hide if they couldn't afford it!
"Instructor Ma Jiu, do you have anything else to order?" Li Chen also thought that Ma Jiu asked him to stay, and he might sponsor him to go to the Dali Warrior Academy for further study, prompting him to ask with a hint of anticipation.
He had already thought that his family would never be able to pay for his tuition, and if someone was willing to pay for him in advance, he would definitely remember it.
"Li Chen, you don't have to think about the tuition, I will bear the tuition for you, but you have to rely on yourself for your food expenses!" Sure enough, Ma Jiu said what Li Chen was looking forward to without hesitation.
"Thank you, Instructor Ma Jiu!" Li Chen's face immediately showed excitement, and at the same time, he also bent down ninety degrees and said gratefully.
"Alas, if you kid don't hide your own spiritual power, maybe you can reach the level of the second level of reserve warriors, then you may be eligible for free admission!" Hu Shen on the side sighed long and said tentatively.
"Really, can I test it again?" Li Chen was young, and it was easy to fall into someone else's trap, and he asked excitedly in an instant.
Being able not to owe others favors, he is naturally very willing to give full play to himself, so he no longer intends to have the slightest reservation, not to mention, Chen Jie and the others have already left here, and he doesn't need to worry about anything.
After this scene was imprinted in the eyes of Ma Jiu and Hu Shen, they were all surprised, it was just a temptation just now, and they were not very sure, but now Li Chen's performance told them that Li Chen had really entered the level of reserve warrior level.
"Your assessment is over, it's impossible for you to do it all over again!" Hu Shen quickly regained his composure, the second level of the reserve warrior is nothing in those big families, but there is a seedling here that is already considered good, but even if he wants to know if Li Chen has the cultivation of the second level of the reserve warrior, it is impossible to give Li Chen a chance, shook his head, and said.
"Li Chen, you go back and pack your bags now, you must come here!" Ma Jiu felt that Hu Shen was a little unreasonable, but after thinking about it, he felt that Hu Shen was beating Li Chen, because Li Chen concealed his spiritual power, and he would definitely fall into the point of being ignored in the academy, and only by showing everything he had could he be taken care of by the mentors, so this was not a bad thing, and immediately, he didn't want to see Li Chen's expression of self-reproach, and said.
"Instructor Ma Jiu, then I'll go back first!" Li Chen still had a self-reproachful expression on his face, and after dropping a sentence, he hurried towards the way home, not wanting to stay here for a quarter of an hour, just because he needed to ask his family about something, after all, he was about to leave this place where he had lived for twelve years and go to a broader place to live for three years.
"Hu Shen, although I don't know how much spiritual power he has, I can at least judge that his qualifications should be at the middle level, if he can unearth them all, he will be able to reach the cultivation of a fifth-order Battle Venerable in his lifetime, right?" Ma Jiu looked at Li Chen's back as he left in a hurry, and asked softly.
"It's hard to say!" Hu Shen shook his head, not sure enough.
To evaluate a person's future, it is not only necessary to have the qualifications that exist in the body, but also whether they are willing to work hard and whether they will die on the road of future growth, especially those cultivators, who will not eat on the knife edge one day, and will face the threat of death all the time.
Li Chen didn't know about this, if he knew that Ma Jiu and Hu Shen were testing him, then he would definitely regret it until his intestines came out, but Hu Shen didn't tell a lie, because every academy wanted to recruit some teenagers with middle and upper qualifications to win glory for the academy.