Chapter 25

He bought some groceries from the shop downstairs and carried them home.

When he stopped at the door of his house and looked down to retrieve his key, Bai Ye saw a few small cards on the ground.

Puzzled, he squatted down and picked them up.

They were business cards of loan companies, as well as promotional marketing cards with bikini-clad ladies.

He crushed the cards into a ball and threw them into the trash can near the doorstep.

He then opened the door and entered his home.

He sat on the sofa and entered a daze.

The initial period after his sister’s departure had been great, as there was no one at home to “supervise” him.

However, what followed that were bouts of loneliness.

In the dead of the night, Bai Ye was lying on his quiet bed alone.

He turned on the television and increased the volume to the maximum.

He then sighed.

When he looked behind him, Bai Ye’s gaze unknowingly landed on the bronze statue of the old man in the living room.

This bronze statue had existed for as long as he could remember.

The strange bronze statue had been in the house since he was a child. Although it looked a little weird, he had gotten used to it after a long time.

Suddenly, his cell phone rang. Bai Ye quickly answered the call after seeing the name of the caller.

“Hello, can you hear me? Did you miss me, Student Xiaobai?”

A familiar voice he had been missing came from the other side of the line.

The corners of Bai Ye’s mouth could not help curling into a smile. He leaned his back against the sofa and settled into a comfortable sitting position.

“Xiaobai? You have no respect. Call me Dad.”

“Alright! You sure have grown bolder after just a few days. How dare you talk to me like that!” Fang Luolin’s crisp voice came from the other side of the line.

“Have you arrived at school?”

“I just arrived in the afternoon.”

“Is the cold river enshrouded by fog? Is the river sand covered in moonlight?”

“Brother, you are a big fool.”

The secret code was correct.

Bai Ye heaved a sigh of relief. It seemed that his sister had arrived safely.

In order for her to avoid being controlled or threatened, Bai Ye had agreed to this secret code with his sister in advance.

However, he was not very happy with this code… He had initially been planning to use another code.

“Alright, I arrived at school and met my teacher today. She guided me and helped me take care of the admission paperwork. You’d be surprised. My university is really huge. I almost mistook it for a city. I have to walk more than 10 minutes to reach the educational building from my dormitory every day…” The voice on the other side of the phone chattered non-stop.

Bai Ye listened silently.

The moonlight was very beautiful tonight.

His impetuous heart felt increasingly calmer.

After half an hour, they ended the call.

Standing in front of the windows, Bai Ye looked outside and stretched his waist.

He would meditate for another hour today.

The progress of his meditation was getting faster and faster. He had a feeling that he would be able to break through to the silver ten-star level very soon. There was only one last step afterward: breaking through to the gold level.

…

The next day, a special guest visited him.

It was Zhou Xia, his junior high school form teacher.

“Have you contacted the school you want to study at? It’s been almost a month. It seems that you have not reported to the high school of your choice. Is it because you have no idea where to go?” It turned out that Zhou Xia had visited him as a lobbyist on behalf of the No. 1 High School.

Bai Ye had not contacted the schools after the examination.

When the results had been announced, Bai Ye’s results had caused a stir, especially in his class and cohort.

He had gotten a silver nine-star meditation score, topping the cohort straightaway.

However, Bai Ye was not close to his classmates and had always been aloof. Therefore, this had not affected him, and the influence had eventually disappeared outside Bai Ye’s social circle.

His results had indeed attracted the attention of many people.

Some schools were very tempted to recruit Bai Ye, but he was already a student of the junior high school of the No. 1 High School.

Many of the schools thought Bai Ye would eventually choose to study in the No. 1 High School.

Even the No. 1 High School believed so.

However, even though time had passed, Bai Ye had not chosen his school yet.

The No. 1 High School was beginning to feel anxious.

Therefore, they had asked Bai Ye’s junior high school form teacher, Zhou Xia, to help.

“I’m still considering it. Teacher Zhou, is there a way for me to study in the Obsidian Central City?” Bai Ye asked.

In fact, this empty house aside, it did not make much sense for him to remain in this place alone now.

Bai Ye felt from the bottom of his heart that it would be great if he could find a way to study in the central city, although it would be very difficult to do so that suddenly.

However, his grades were not bad. As long as there was a way to get there, it would not be difficult to relocate. At most, he would rent a place first.

“You wish to go to the Obsidian Central City?” Zhou Xia had not expected Bai Ye to mention this so suddenly.

She hesitated for a long time.

On one hand, Zhou Xia thought of persuading Bai Ye to study at the No. 1 High School. If she were to succeed, she would not only receive a bonus but she would also be promoted to a high-ranking position. She had been stuck in her current role for a number of years.

On the other hand, she was concerned about her student.

“Can you tell your teacher why you want to go to the central city?” Zhou Xia asked. “The Obsidian Central City is the largest city on the planet, and there are very good educational resources there. However, it’s too far away, and you don’t have any relatives or friends over there…”

“My sister is a university student in the Obsidian Central City. She’s my only relative at home now,” Bai Ye said.

His parents had temporarily left the Obsidian Planet to attend to something, so Bai Ye guessed it was fine to put it this way.

However, Zhou Xia misunderstood.

There was a trace of pity in her eyes when she looked at Bai Ye.

It turned out that he wanted to accompany his only relative.

Zhou Xia sighed. “I can help you inquire about this, but I’m not sure if that will be possible.”

She might have been able to promise him this if it had been any other place.

However, the standing and geographical location of the Obsidian Central City were very unique.

If they could afford to, families would certainly send their children to a place with better educational resources.

Thus, there was hardly any shortage of students in the schools of the Obsidian Central City.

It was not that easy to study there.

It was easier to get into university, as the students just had to meet the admission requirements by taking the college entrance examination. However, Bai Ye had only completed the middle school entrance examination.

Furthermore, the middle school entrance examination was held separately by the various base cities.

Therefore, Bai Ye’s results in the middle school entrance examination might not be recognized by the schools in the Obsidian Central City.

Zhou Xia had majored in education during her university days. One of her university roommates had been from the Obsidian Central City. After graduation, the roommate had remained in the Obsidian Central City by relying on her family’s connections.

Over the past few years, she had occasionally kept in touch with this roommate during the festive season and the holidays.

It was the holiday season now. Zhou Xia made a call, and the phone was picked up by the other party very quickly.

After briefly explaining Bai Ye’s situation, Zhou Xia asked if he could go to the Obsidian Central City to study.

On the other side of the phone, in an affluent district outside the 4th ring of the Obsidian Central City, a woman was lying on a sofa with a plantal beast essence mask on her face. She said, “Even foreigners want to come and study in the high schools of the Obsidian Central City? He needs to have a household registration in the Obsidian Central City.”

“Is it necessary to have a household registration?” Zhou Xia asked.

“Yes, but it’s not that difficult to apply for a household registration in the central city. You can do that so long as you’re a gold-level Beast Tamer. Alternatively, you can buy it for 50 million stars.”

“Aifang, this is really difficult.” Zhou Xia believed Bai Ye would definitely become a gold-level Beast Tamer, or even a more competent one, in the time to come.

However, potential was potential.

It was very difficult to transform him into his future self at the moment.

“There’s no choice. Household registrations in the Obsidian City are becoming more and more popular. The other base cities cannot match the central city’s resources or security. Xiaoxia, you might as well come and settle down in the Obsidian City. It’ll only become harder and harder to get a household registration here in the future.”

“Is there any other way?”

“I heard that the Obsidian City’s household registration department has established a talent-based policy. It may work if he possesses some specific advanced certificates,” Xie Aifang said.

Zhou Xia told Bai Ye the conditions.

She then said helplessly, “I helped you check on this, but it may be quite difficult for you to do this now.”

Bai Ye felt somewhat regretful.

He nodded. “Sorry to trouble you, Teacher Zhou.”

Since he could not go to the Obsidian City for the time being, he would find ways to earn money or become a gold-level Beast Tamer.

He would strive to meet one of these two conditions as soon as possible and then move to the Obsidian Central City.

In that case, it did not matter which school he studied at.

“What are your current plans?” Zhou Xia asked. “The school has said that if you continue to study there, you will be given some privileges. First, you will be promoted to the top of the class directly. Second, you’ll receive a scholarship of 300,000 stars. At the same time, you will be given a Grade-A scholarship contract.”

“Scholarship contract?”

“Yes, high schools have preferential training policies for such students. Scholarship contracts are classified as either Grade A or Grade B.

“According to both types of contracts, the school will provide the student with free meals and accommodation. At the same time, they will be free to use the meditation rooms at no cost during the weekend and after classes. Normally, other students are charged a fee for using the meditation rooms during non-teaching hours.

“The Grade-A scholarship contract will also provide you with a fixed amount of tamed beast resources every month. Those will be given in accordance to the attributes and level of your tamed beast.”

“That’s generous. Are there any conditions attached?” Bai Ye asked.

“You must take the college entrance examination in the No. 1 High School,” Zhou Xia said.

“Huh?” Bai Ye frowned.

“Are you still thinking of going to the Obsidian Central City?” Zhou Xia asked.

“Yes.” Bai Ye nodded.

“There is another solution,” Zhou Xia said.

“What is that?”

“You can take the college entrance examination in advance.” Zhou Xia couldn’t help but smile. This method might be fast but detrimental. “I’m just making casual suggestions. You can only take the college entrance examination once, so you can’t waste the opportunity. If you don’t fare well, you won’t stand to gain anything. After all, this exam will affect your entire life.”

Bai Ye was tempted.

If he could get into the Revolving Starlight University within a year, would he be able to go to the Obsidian Central City?