Chapter 56: Chapter 56: First Reward! Has This Kid Become Obsessed with Money?
"Now, let’s congratulate all the candidates who have made it into this year’s top ten in the province!"
"They will represent our Dongjiang Province and travel to the Imperial Capital to participate in the final round of testing, which will determine the final ranking of this year’s national college entrance exams!"
The midday news is still broadcasting.
The psychological pressure on Zhou Heping hasn’t stopped at all.
Now he feels like his old face is about to be slapped swollen.
The experience of trying to show off only to be eclipsed by someone else is utterly wretched...
Lin Guodong naturally wouldn’t pass up this opportunity.
He wouldn’t miss out on the chance to add insult to injury.
"Xiaoyi indeed doesn’t know any better, going to the Imperial Capital for the last round of exams without even informing us in advance."
"Mr. Zhou, thanks for your kindness, Xiaoyi might be back a bit later, I’ll just rent a car myself to pick him up when the time comes, we appreciate your good intentions."
Xu Qingfang, at some point, also walked up to Lin Guodong’s side.
She gracefully took her husband’s hand.
With a smile, she looked at Zhou Heping.
Zhou Heping felt downright like a clown.
He quickly nodded, saying: "Uh, then I won’t disturb you..."
Ring ring~!
Just as he was about to make his escape, his phone suddenly rang in his pocket.
Stepping out of the Lin Family’s door, Zhou Heping answered the call.
With a gut full of frustration, he immediately became respectful upon hearing the voice on the other end.
"Chairman, why are you calling me personally? Anything you need Liao to inform me will do!"
Zhou Heping initially thought that the biggest boss of his company reaching out might mean some good news.
Who knew the next sentence from the person on the other end would stun him.
"Ah, Zhou, I heard from Zhang that you and one of our company’s workers named Lin Guodong happen to be neighbors, right?"
"I couldn’t get through with the contact number he left on the roster, so I reached out to you, are you at home? Can you reach him?"
Zhou Heping had an ominous feeling rising in his heart.
The chairman of Dingsheng Mining reaching out to him might be understandable, but directly looking for a worker, could it be bad news?
It must be something good!
Yet, the ominous feeling was still rising in Zhou Heping’s heart.
Still, he could only bite the bullet and say: "He’s here, he’s right beside me..."
"Then pass the phone to him!"
Zhou Heping handed his phone over to Lin Guodong.
Lin Guodong looked bewildered: "?"
Zhou Heping: "The chairman wants to talk to you..."
Lin Guodong took over the phone.
A few minutes later, he returned the phone to Zhou Heping.
Then, with a face full of confusion, he shared the situation with his wife, Xu Qingfang.
"The factory said I did well, met my performance targets, and tomorrow I’ll be promoted to the director of the Assets Department."
Xu Qingfang was overjoyed, combined with their son’s excellent grades.
Today was truly a double blessing!
"Guodong, doesn’t that mean you won’t have to go down to the mines anymore?"
Lin Guodong also smiled, revealing a row of neat white teeth: "No need, from now on I’ll just be in the office, and my salary has increased more than tenfold."
Zhou Heping: "???"
He heard the sound of his own heart breaking.
What’s going on?
With just one call, his most ordinary worker suddenly becomes his superior??
What the hell...!!
...
Tianhai City, first exam venue.
Lin Yi stepped out of the instance’s light curtain.
Half a minute ago, he received the news that all four rounds of his exams were completed.
So he teleported out ahead of time.
Well, he was spared having to sit idly in that godforsaken place, with nothing in the instance space.
He’s had enough snacks and cola.
"Others are here to take exams, you seem like you’re here for a leisure holiday."
Upon exiting the instance, Lin Yi saw a middle-aged man wearing a Xia Education Bureau uniform, smiling at him.
"Congratulations, Lin Yi, you’ve become this year’s top scorer in our Dongjiang Province!"
"And you’re a perfect score top scorer."
"Before the exam started, no one had anticipated that this year’s top scorer of our province would be someone whose name we’ve never heard before."
Lin Yi: "Wasn’t there supposed to be a fifth round of exams?"
Perhaps having already encountered bosses like the mutated Death Knight and Shadow Demon Spider at the king-tier, Lin Yi’s perspective is much higher than most peers.
The monsters in these four exams didn’t even qualify as a warm-up for him.
Thus, he didn’t really take Li Yuanjing’s compliments to heart.
Instead, he calmly asked his question.
In Li Yuanjing’s eyes, this was another commendable bonus trait.
This young man’s mentality far surpasses his peers.
"Let me introduce myself first, I’m Li Yuanjing, Deputy Director of Dongjiang Province Education Bureau, you can call me Mr. Li."
"Then, to answer your question."
"There is a fifth round, but it won’t be tested here, it’s going to be in the Imperial Capital. You can take a good rest at noon, I’ll personally escort you to the Imperial Capital in the afternoon."
"As for the specifics of the fifth round of testing, even I don’t know much about it."
"But it must be a special instance extracted from the Abyss World; the difficulty and mechanism will only be explained to you after you arrive in the Imperial Capital."
"That’s why it’s essential to confirm that you must have the Abyss Entry Title."
"Alright, that’s all about the fifth round, today I’m mainly here to meet you and give you your reward!"
Lin Yi’s heart moved.
He thought to himself, there really is a reward.
But on the surface, he remained composed, without joy or sorrow.
"Come over." Li Yuanjing beckoned to Lin Yi.
When Lin Yi approached, he took out a black scroll.
Crushed it.
Lin Yi’s vision blurred.
As if entering a teleportation array, the world spun around him.
The next moment, he noticed his surroundings had changed.
He was already in a new underground space.
"This is the Education Bureau’s underground treasure room, first give me your trainee number, I’ll arrange for the transfer of funds."
"The reward for being top in our province is 1 million Xia currency, considered as your scholarship, don’t think it’s too little."
"Additionally, there’s a 1000-point tradable skill point scroll, also a fixed reward."
"For the remaining two rewards, you can select one T2-level treasure from the treasury list and choose one skill book from your profession skill book list!"
Lin Yi was taken aback.
Damn, 1000 tradable skill points!
Based solely on the current Blue Star standard price, this far exceeds a million Xia currency.
Even those noble families, unless they are top-tier.
Instantly pulling out 1000 skill points for their juniors isn’t a small thing.
However, these 1000 skill points are just empty benefit for him.
So Lin Yi said: "Um, Mr. Li, can the 1000-point tradable skill point scroll be exchanged for other rewards?"
Li Yuanjing gave Lin Yi a surprised look.
In his mind, most people wouldn’t refuse skill points.
But this kid actually refused them and wants to exchange for other rewards.
Li Yuanjing wondered if this kid wanted more rare treasures from the treasury?
So he shook his head: "This is a fixed reward, there’s no way to exchange it for treasures from the treasury."
Lin Yi also shook his head: "No, I don’t want to exchange for treasures from the treasury, I want to exchange for money."
Li Yuanjing was dumbfounded.
What the heck, don’t want skill points, you want money?
Young man, what’s wrong with you?
Falling into a money pit?