284 Enrollment

Ning Shi did not answer immediately, but asked, “And you are?”

The old man’s wrinkled face revealed a trace of pride. He said proudly, “I am Zhang Zhenfu, a Grade 5 teacher at the Norse Republic Academy. After retirement, I still want to shine for the country’s education, so I came to the City of Armor to be in charge of the recruitment work here.

“You can call me Teacher Zhang.”

Zhang Zhenfu said immediately after introducing himself.

“Student Ning Shi, I just looked through your information. You grew up in the orphanage in Sword Shield City and have never been in contact with mecha training since you were young. Your foundation is relatively weak. Even if you enter the mecha master class, you will be eliminated very quickly.

“Now that the spots for the mecha master class have been filled, why don’t you join the preparatory class first and spend a year building your foundation? After you pass the assessment next year, you can still join the mecha master class.”

The so-called preparatory class was prepared by the Norse Republic Academy for those who weren’t talented enough. After entering the preparatory class, they had to go through three rounds of collective assessment.

The passing rate for each round of assessment was 10%. Only those who passed all three rounds of assessment could enter the mecha master training course from the preparatory class.

Ning Shi looked at Zhang Zhenfu. He could clearly feel that this old man was treating him as a hothead who had just turned 18 years old.

If he were to join the preparatory class, he would only be able to enter the mecha master class next year at the earliest. Then, he would have no chance of joining the Star of Tomorrow.

This year’s mecha master training quota was completely different from next year’s.

If it was a young man who had just turned 18 years old and had grown up in an orphanage, he would have been deceived by Zhang Zhenfu with just a few words.

But Ning Shi was not.

He saw through Zhang Zhenfu’s trick at a glance.

He couldn’t be bothered to argue with a scumbag teacher like Zhang Zhenfu who deceived his students. He directly opened his smart wristwatch and pulled out the admission agreement.

The electronic screen of the smart wristwatch was projected in the air. Ning Shi, Zhang Zhenfu, the receptionist who came in with Zhang Zhenfu, and the two assistants could all see it.

Ning Shi read the agreement word by word, “After a professional appraisal, Ning Shi (ID57538302117)’s mecha master cultivation aptitude is S-level. He meets the requirements of the recruitment policy for special geniuses in the third section of the recruitment rules of the Norse Republic Academy. He is specially recruited to join the 169th mecha master training course of the Norse Republic Academy…

“Obligations to be observed by Party A: 1. After the signing of the agreement, Party A will be deemed as a student of the mecha master Class of the Norse Republic Academy and will not be allowed to join any class of any other academy. 2. Party A must ensure that there is no crime…

“1. The enrollment benefits enjoyed by the special genius students are as follows: Scholarship of 5 million, 30 hours of practical mecha training per week, three bottles of intermediate biopharmaceutical per month, and 20 hours of meditation room usage per month…5. At any recruitment office of the Norse Republic Academy, Party A has the right to request the recruitment teacher to escort him to the Norse Republic Academy. If the recruitment teacher does not cooperate and still refuses after mediation, it will be considered as Party B breaching the contract…”

As Ning Shi read out the agreement loudly, Zhang Zhenfu’s old face became uglier. This was because the admission agreement had been certified by the AI network. In order to ensure its credibility, the Norse Republic Academy pledged a mecha to the AI network.

If he breached the contract, one of the mechas of the Norse Republic Academy would be stripped of its ownership by the AI network.

This was an unbearable loss.

Seeing that his deception had failed, Zhang Zhenfu rudely interrupted Ning Shi’s speech and began to threaten him sternly, “Student Ning Shi, have you heard of a saying?

“A wise man understands the times.

“This year’s mecha master class has already been filled. If you insisted on entering, there would be a special incident where the number of students in the training class exceeds the quota. This will cause all the teachers in the student recruitment office to be collectively punished. The person in charge of the student recruitment office will also be criticized and reprimanded.

“The current person in charge of the student recruitment office is the vice-principal of the Norse Republic Academy, Pang Yuanqing. Not only is Principal Pang extremely strong, but he is also an intermediate mecha master. He has also taught at the Norse Republic Academy for more than twenty years and had many students under his belt. His connections are unimaginable.

“Are you sure you want to offend the vice-principal of the academy and the teachers of the entire student recruitment office?

“At that time, even if you join the academy’s mecha master training course, it will be difficult for you to move an inch!

“We have many ways to make sure that you are eliminated and withdraw from the mecha master class!

“If you offend us, it will be useless even if you enter the mecha master class, understand?

“Instead of making everyone look bad, why don’t you learn to be patient and take a step back? I can promise you that as long as you enter the preparatory class this year, you will definitely have a spot in the mecha master class next year.

“And I can give you an additional 5 million as compensation.”

Because Ning Shi hadn’t appeared a few days before the enrollment, plus he had been issued a bounty by the Hilda family, the enrollment teacher thought that Ning Shi was already dead.

Or perhaps he had already been captured by the Hilda family.

After all, from the perspective of the student recruitment office, Ning Shi was a genius youth who had just turned 18 years old and had no special abilities.

After the Hilda family put a bounty on him, Ning Shi disappeared, and the authorization to locate him was canceled.

Wu Qianlian had called Ning Shi a week ago. Ning Shi was immersed in killing monsters to level up. Coupled with Old Li’s previous analysis, his impression of Wu Qianlian had become very bad.

Therefore, he did not answer the call.

In this way, the student recruitment office was even more certain that Ning Shi was either dead or captured, and would definitely not be able to enroll.

Therefore, they sold Ning Shi’s enrollment spot.

It was sold to the Hu family, the Count of Southern Peak City, at a sky-high price of 5 billion.

To the nobles and elites of the Norse Republic, entering the Taining Planet Advanced Mecha Academy to further their studies was the best opportunity for their families to make a leap in social class.

If they were really lucky enough to obtain a place to further their studies, their family’s influence and status on the origin planet would definitely skyrocket.

Therefore, everyone was fighting fiercely for the spots in this year’s mecha master training course.

Five billion was not expensive to buy a spot. This was because Pang Yuanqing’s wife was a member of the Hu family, so he offered a discounted price.

In order to get Yan Yinfei into the mecha master class, Li Sijia had already sacrificed tens of billions of dollars in profits from the helium ore trade alone.

Of course, everyone knew that Yan Yinfei was already a mecha master. With Yan Yinfei’s strength, he would definitely be able to get a spot to further his studies after he entered the training class.

Therefore, the price Li Sijia paid was much higher than the Hu family.

This was because the Hu family was buying an opportunity to further their studies, while Li Sijia was basically buying a position to further Yan Yinfei’s studies.

Everything was about benefits. The aid that the Star Field Alliance gave to the origin planet had turned the republic government into a tool for amassing wealth and forming factions.

Although they were gathering money and forming cliques, on the surface, everyone at least followed the rules of the game.

The mecha master training course of the Norse Republic Academy usually had 30 students in a batch. For the sake of profit, this batch had been expanded to 50 students.

The extra 20 slots were used to trade.

Of course, there were also lucky students who were originally recruited into the mecha master class by the student recruitment office. After being found by the nobles and elites, some students were willing to give up the opportunity to enroll.

However, no matter what, on the surface, everyone was willing. They definitely could not allow the quota to be replaced when the student was unwilling.

If Ning Shi insisted on enrolling, it would trigger an over-quota event, and the matter of the student recruitment office selling his spot would be put on the surface.

This kind of behavior would at least implicate a large number of teachers who had received the money. Even Pang Yuanqing would be blamed, so Zhang Zhenfu was very anxious.

His tone became more and more stern, hoping that Ning Shi would back off.

But Ning Shi would never compromise.

Ever since he heard Old Li’s analysis, Ning Shi was mentally prepared to experience some twists and turns in school.

He ignored Zhang Zhenfu’s words and said coldly, “Teacher Zhang, I’m not here to ask for your help. I’m here to ask for your help in enrolling me in the academy, understand? This is my right.

“I’ll give you half an hour. If you don’t prepare everything, I’ll apply for a trial with the AI network.”

Zhang Zhenfu’s face was ashen. He could feel that this young man in front of him was not someone to be trifled with. He was really determined and unyielding.

If he did not prepare a transportation vehicle to send Ning Shi to the academy, he would probably apply for a trial.

He had to first stabilize Ning Shi and use the stalling tactic.

“Half an hour is too much of a rush,” said Zhang Zhenfu. “Three hours will be enough.”

Ning Shi shook his head, looked at his watch, and said, “You only have 29 minutes left. Once the time is up, I’ll leave.”

Ning Shi would not give them time to discuss how to deal with him. The people from the student recruitment office would definitely not dare to make the matter a public trial.

Ning Shi was certain of this and directly used this to threaten him. He cut the Gordian knot quickly to prevent any more trouble.

“The warship won’t be able to reach here in half an hour,” Zhang Zhenfu struggled.

Ning Shi was expressionless. “That’s your business. I don’t care about that. If I can’t leave when the time is up, you know the consequences.”

Zhang Zhenfu was speechless. He had lived for so long, but this was the first time he had met such a powerful young man like Ning Shi.

He didn’t waste any more time and walked out of the pantry. He first mobilized the warship closest to the City of Armor and then called Pang Yuanqing.

Zhang Zhenfu told Pang Yuanqing what had happened over the phone. Unexpectedly, Pang Yuanqing was not angry. He did not even have any emotional fluctuations.

“Old Zhang, it’s been hard on you. Bring Ning Shi to the academy safely. Don’t have any other thoughts. Make sure he’s safe,” he said calmly.

Zhang Zhenfu was confused by Pang Yuanqing’s attitude. He asked in confusion, “Principal Pang, once Ning Shi reports to the school, there will be 51 people in the mecha master class. This will trigger an over-quota event. The student recruitment office will definitely be attacked by all parties.

“You must know that the Star Field Alliance has also sent law enforcement teams and teachers to supervise this enrollment.”

Pang Yuanqing smiled and said, “Don’t worry, Old Zhang. I’ve always been thorough. The money collected by the admission office has been distributed from top to bottom.

“This includes the law enforcement team.

“If there’s an over-enrollment, the entire school will be punished. Principal Wu is even more nervous than me. The entire academy doesn’t want to see an over-enrollment.

“We can use Ning Shi’s matter to get the academy to recruit five more students. This way, Ning Shi wouldn’t be considered an over-enrollment.

“In this way, the academy won’t be punished, and we can still make more money.”

Zhang Zhenfu couldn’t help but admire Pang Yuanqing’s flexible methods, unlike himself, who was helpless when faced with some unforeseen circumstances.

“There are 55 students in that class. Isn’t that too many?” he asked.

Click!

Pang Yuanqing lit up a cigarette and took a puff before saying, “If there are too many people, we’ll just eliminate a batch. Since this Ning Shi doesn’t want to give us any face, let’s just get him out of here as soon as possible!”