Study Monster Cultivation System-Chapter 343 - 342 This girl is too dog-like.

It’s hard to say how many tests Zhang Xiaoke had stuffed into her bag, but she must have really not gone out for fun in a long time.

It wasn’t even a tourist spot, just Ji University, yet she was so delighted as if it were something extraordinary. Her waist wasn’t sore, her hips weren’t hurting, taking selfies every step, and panting every seven steps, as if she had arrived at some remarkable place.

"Wow, Master, can I visit the future dormitory building?"

"Wow, Master, the people here don’t look any different, do they?"

"Wow, Master, there’s an old man riding a bike over there. Could he be the Sweeping Monk? Let’s go chat with him to see if he has any Secret Manuals."

As Li Zheng, he had naturally blended into the campus atmosphere of Ji University.

But walking with Zhang Xiaoke instantly exposed his middle school student nature.

The teachers and students passing by couldn’t help but look at them with a laugh, making Li Zheng very uncomfortable.

"Keep blabbering and I’ll tie you up in the room to study," Li Zheng threatened.

Zhang Xiaoke turned her head and blinked, "Hey, then I might end up chatting with Jingjing~"

"Boring." Li Zheng didn’t bother with Zhang Xiaoke anymore and casually scanned the crowd.

It was indeed Ji University, the baseline Academic Power here was over 400, although not overwhelming, there were always some who broke a thousand.

As for that old man riding a bicycle...

He indeed had an Academic Power of 2185...

As for Scholastic Wealth, it generally correlated directly with Academic Power.

However, Li Zheng was surprised to find that at the same time, Scholastic Wealth inversely correlated with hair count.

Those young students generally had Scholastic Wealth below 30.

Students beginning to show signs of strain in their hair typically had grown their Scholastic Wealth to around sixty or seventy, probably just touching the surface of scientific research as graduate students.

And those with obviously irretrievable hair situations had some with Scholastic Wealth breaking a hundred.

If his guess was right, they must be PhD-level experts.

As for those whose Scholastic Wealth reached several hundred, Li Zheng had only met one along the way, an expert who still had faint traces of hair on the back of his head.

Clearly, there was a noticeable correlation between Academic Power, Scholastic Wealth, and hair count.

But this was not causality.

Like that old man riding a bike with an Academic Power of 2185, his Scholastic Wealth was just over a hundred, probably because he had long retired and aside from occasional teaching, he wasn’t involved in much anymore.

Meanwhile, although Zhang Xiaoke’s Academic Power was just about to break a hundred, her Scholastic Wealth had already reached an impressive 50, already achieving the level of top undergraduate students.

Amidst confusion, Zhang Xiaoke started cursing, holding her phone.

"Show-off, just showing off!"

"Are you cursing yourself?" Li Zheng asked, leaning over.

"I just posted a selfie, look at them showing off!" Zhang Xiaoke said, and lit up the phone screen for Li Zheng.

It was a selfie collage from Zhang Xiaoke’s Moments, edited to exude an artsy vibe, making her look slimmer. If it wasn’t for the distorted shrubbery fence, Li Zheng would have completely missed the traces.

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[Hey, I took a leave thinking I’d study at home, but I forgot, I’m just someone who can’t sit still and hates studying~]

Faking it, just outright faking it.

Although she had not explicitly mentioned it was Ji University or took snaps of Ji University’s sign, Zhang Xiaoke definitely wanted to subtly show off her target Ji University, constantly refreshing after posting, waiting for someone to point it out.

However, she forgot one thing.

Her Moments were mostly filled with people from Ren Da Fu.

[Oh? Xiaoke is also here for the direct admission process? I should’ve asked you to come with me yesterday.]

[The cafeteria around the corner isn’t bad, speaking from half a year’s experience of sitting in.]

[Envious of Xiaoke. I wanted to go to Ji University too, but Wudaokou Vocational Technical School offered me too many bonus points... ahh, just over 600 in the college entrance exam was enough, I lost interest in studying.]

[Hey, you direct admit students stop showing off, how do I even survive with a bonus drop to the first-tier college line.]

[Wow, Ji University, that’s so cool—a greeting from some third-tier Bright Academy.]

"That last one was too much…" Li Zheng shook his head and pursed his lips, "Bright Management Academy is the highest scoring academy of Ji University… that’s excessively pretentious."

"And the Wudaokou one isn’t excessive?" Zhang Xiaoke clenched her teeth and put away her phone, "Direct admissions are useless! They’re all sleazy, once I get in through the hard exam, I’ll show them all!"

"You attacked me too."

"You’re different, Master," Zhang Xiaoke grabbed her master’s arm, "You are admitted for five subjects, and you’re still taking the college entrance exam, aren’t you? Besides, Master, why don’t you ever post on Moments? Once you start showing off, who can outdo you? You’d be unbeatably showy, I’d show off every day if I were you."

"Showing off is just revealing things one is keen on; if the viewer is worse than you, they’ll hate you, if they’re better than you, they’ll mock you, just like you’re doing now." Li Zheng said, casually dismissing Zhang Xiaoke, "I don’t want to let others know what I’m keen on."

"Wow!" Zhang Xiaoke, being dismissed, chased after him again, "So, Master, will you show off wearing the lab coat Jingjing?"

"Not keen on that."

"Add another pair of glasses?"

"Not really... keen on that..."

"While operating a high-energy particle collider."

"Ah... stop talking..."

"Jingjing focused intently, pressed with a snap, and with a grunt, she exploded the smallest fundamental particle, creating the genesis particle! Wow, it’s the universe of ’hmm hmm,’ the experimental suit paradise, where 72 Jingjings from various disciplines are conducting experiments!"

"Meng! We’re running out of time, start the 500-meter dash."

...

Admissions office.

Huang Ying saw a panting, sweaty young man and woman with disheveled clothes.

Especially the girl, whose chubby legs were stretched tight, or her long socks might have been dropped long ago.

"You two... have some water..." Huang Ying covered her face and walked to the water dispenser, "I thought Lin Yujing would come with you..."

"No need, Teacher Huang, we’ll do it ourselves," Li Zheng hurriedly grabbed a cup, bowed and filled it with water, asking, "Lin Yujing didn’t choose a major either? Didn’t she choose astronomy?"

"It seems she is still hesitating, there’s no rush; as long as it’s decided before the college entrance examination applications, it’s fine." Huang Ying said as she walked back to her desk and, looking at Zhang Xiaoke who was still panting and pulling up her socks, asked, "And this is...?"

"My classmate, Zhang Xiaoke," Li Zheng said, holding two cups of water, "She also intends to apply to Ji University, and her grades are very promising. She insisted on coming to hear about it."

"Mm." Zhang Xiaoke immediately posed like a cute high school student, saluted and nodded to Huang Ying, "Hello, Teacher Huang, sorry for the trouble."

While speaking, she placed a hazelnut coffee that she had carried for a long time on the desk: "I ran here so it wouldn’t get cold."

"Oh my, just for the coffee not to get cold... why bother...", Huang Ying laughed shyly, "Such a sensible girl, I have high hopes for you."

"Thank you, Teacher Huang!" Zhang Xiaoke blinked and licked her lips, a tried and true move.

After the two of them sat down and caught their breath, Huang Ying also brought out the major recommendation forms but did not hurry to give them to Li Zheng. Instead, she spread out her hands and earnestly said, "Li Zheng, I know you already have a clear intention, but I still have the responsibility to explain the majors offered by each department in our school. Since Zhang Xiaoke is also here, it might take a few minutes for her to listen too, if that’s okay."

"Of course, please proceed, Teacher Huang," Li Zheng respectfully nodded.

Huang Ying then looked at Zhang Xiaoke, who was nodding furiously, and began to explain.

"You’re both science students, so I won’t mention the pure arts majors like languages, history, etc., but rather focus on what science students can choose."

"First of all, it’s clear to note that 70% of the majors we offer are absolute leaders domestically, essentially all number one nationally. The remaining 30% are mostly engineering majors, not absolute leaders but still many are second-best nationally."

"To put our situation in perspective, it’s basically the situation at Jinghua University."

"So, the professional rankings I’m about to discuss are just our internal rankings at Ji University; most of them would be first nationally if viewed externally."

"Firstly, our top tier includes Business Administration, Philosophy, Mathematics, Physics, and Yingpei."

"It’s not that these majors are the strongest."

"But that the strongest students tend to apply to these majors."

"I’m not very sure about Zhang Xiaoke’s specific situation, but these majors are only available to top-tier national students, so choose wisely."

"Also, in recent years, computer-related majors have gradually moved into the top tier. Again, not because our teaching quality improved rapidly, but because the brightest minds tend to choose this field."

"The second tier includes Chemistry, Economics, Biology, and several engineering disciplines."

"I must say, bio-chemical materials... really lack significant talent exports, but studying these at Ji University is definitely full of opportunities, major opportunities, like Shi Yang, who has already started working in organic research with Dean Zhou before even graduating."

"The third tier includes Psychology, Law, Journalism, and other comprehensive majors that rank highly in the arts but are somewhat less appealing to science students."

"The fourth tier is the Medical School."

"Compared to the employment pressure of bio-chemical materials, the workload and safety pressures seem to be even greater for medical jobs."

"Some even say—those who can get into Ji University and Jinghua’s medical schools might as well not study medicine..."

"Regarding this... I’m not in a position to comment, but it’s still referential for ordinary people who want to live a long life."

"Although Medicine is in the last tier, our Medical School is on almost the same level as Jinghua and Xiehe."

"If we must compare, our clinical level is first nationally, Jinghua’s research level is first nationally, and Xiehe is more balanced, but their experience is just so rich. If you love medicine and want to explore a wide range of unique problems, I’d recommend Xiehe more."

"Hmm..." Huang Ying looked at the two, "It seems that neither of you is interested in medicine."

"Ha." Zhang Xiaoke scratched her head and laughed, "If I chose to study medicine, I’d probably be killed by my parents first."

Li Zheng simply shook his head, "Studying medicine can’t save..."

"Alright, alright." Huang Ying quickly intervened, "Let me first talk about Yingpei, and then about the majors Zhang Xiaoke is interested in."

"At Yingpei, it’s hard to encounter a subject champion, but you will definitely meet many top scholars from the national exams."

"It’s hard to meet those clearly targeted geniuses, but you may encounter many creative eccentrics."

"The new dean at Yingpei has initiated many reforms; the current atmosphere is extremely free, with rich choices and numerous opportunities for projects and collaborations."

"Yingpei can maximize a person’s potential, allowing one to embrace a free future."

"But it has its downsides too. Due to its inherent nature, Yingpei often plays a role in educational enlightenment more than others, lacking a compulsory systematic professional education. This means you’ll spend your first two years learning a mishmash of various topics before finally deciding on a major and competing in the same arena as those who chose their majors from the start."

"From a long-term perspective, we believe that after studying at Yingpei, students will unleash more potential in their future careers, although it’s still difficult to verify this with data to date,"

"At the same time, there will inevitably be some who complain, thinking that their time at Yingpei was merely a two-year delay."

"Believe me, that’s a minority. For the vast majority of students at Yingpei, it’s the most wonderful and dynamic experience of their lives."

"It must be said that due to Yingpei’s system of choosing majors freely in the sophomore year, these years have seen a group of people using Yingpei as a stepping stone because they couldn’t get into their ideal Bright Academy."

"For them, Yingpei equally respects and carefully nurtures them without discrimination."

"Furthermore, Yingpei adopts a mentorship system at the undergraduate level, where each student is assigned to the best mentors from various institutes who guide your studies and major selections, and you may even have the opportunity to participate in mentors’ projects as undergraduates."

"When it comes to choosing mentors, if a student has won the favor of a mentor before entering school, they can let the mentor directly apply, and Yingpei honors free combinations."

"If not, then the institute will assign a suitable mentor based on the student’s major preference."

"And then... I specifically called you here because..." Huang Ying said as she pushed an envelope toward Li Zheng, "someone wanted to meet you, but suddenly had a meeting... so they wrote this instead."

Li Zheng, who was very much engaged, was suddenly interrupted and reluctantly started reading the envelope.

[My dear Zheng Zheng:]

[Hearing that you’ve chosen Yingpei, I absolutely support it.]

[For someone of your caliber, the specific major is no longer important; a free and open environment is the priority.]

[Also, a mentor with broad interests can make you freer.]

[Like me, not only can I let you casually come to Chemical Institute’s lab, but I can also arrange for you to go to the School of Physics’s lab, Biology’s lab, Computer’s lab...]

[Please rest assured, my relationship with the leaders of various institutes at Ji University is absolutely wonderful.]

[Choose me, you won’t regret it.]

[20 hours a week in the lab is enough, the rest of the time, play as you wish.]

[—Your Zhou Huanhuan]

"Uh..." Li Zheng calmly put away the envelope.

"What did it say?" Huang Ying asked expectantly.

"It’s a bit cheesy..." Li Zheng nodded, "Please thank Dean Zhou for me."

"So, you’re not interested?" Huang Ying smiled with a shrug.

"After all... chemistry..." Li Zheng laughed, "and he already has Shi Yang."

"Then you thank him yourself." Huang Ying turned to Zhang Xiaoke, "Do you have any majors you want to know about?"

"Hmm... I’ve thought about it for a long time..." Zhang Xiaoke said earnestly, rubbing his chin, "I’m still more concerned about Bright."

Huang Ying said with difficulty: "Bright Academy has the highest scores every year... think carefully."

"Oh..." Zhang Xiaoke licked his lips, "Just want to understand, just fantasize about it."

"Alright then." Huang Ying smiled helplessly.

"Bright Management Academy, can be traced back to the Commerce Department of Capital Normal Academy in 1902, which was the earliest higher institute of commerce in our country."

"A hundred years later, today, it is still absolutely the number one business school in the nation."

"Bright Management Academy, is a place that nurtures leaders."

"This statement is actually just the official rhetoric."

"In fact, the reason it has become the hardest major to get into within the hardest universities to enter, is not because it can produce outstanding managers..."

"It’s purely because finance is too profitable."

"Yes, our finance major at Bright Academy, starts at a million annual salary for master’s graduates..."

"Just like that."

Huang Ying spread her hands and said with a sigh, "With that salary, who would still study biochemistry, materials, or medicine?"

"What about management? What about the MBA?" Zhang Xiaoke pressed further.

"That’s also an option after entering the academy, but most people head straight for finance," Huang Ying gestured, "At Bright and Yingpei, you don’t choose a major for the first two years, it’s all general education, then you choose between finance, accounting, marketing, and business management."

Zhang Xiaoke pressed on again, "If you choose business management, can you really get it?"

"As far as I know, almost certainly..." Huang Ying laughed, "Again, those with the highest scores all cram into finance. Coming out of finance at Bright, the least you make is an annual million. As for those coming out of management, very few would hire a greenhorn student as a CEO, but getting a 500,000 annual salary in a big company isn’t much of a problem."

"!" Zhang Xiaoke suddenly turned to Li Zheng, his eyes brimming with tears, "Will you, master?"

"What? What will I do?"

"Would you hire a greenhorn student as CEO??"

"?????"

"Ah!" Huang Ying excitedly raised an eyebrow, "Are you planning to become startup partners? That’s great... Youth is wonderful..."

"You’re thinking too much." Li Zheng raised his hand and shook his head, "I plan to stick around the research institute until I’m 80, and I don’t need a CEO; moreover, you can’t even pass Bright."

"What if, Master, what if I do get admitted!" Zhang Xiaoke clutched Li Zheng’s arm, "Would you be okay with that?"

"Impossible."

"Heh!" Zhang Xiaoke immediately got excited, "How about a game then?!"

"Didn’t it all end previously!"

"That was the end of high school; now that we’re adults, we can play on a larger scale."

"Still not doing it." Li Zheng turned his head and cursed, "C your CEO, I hate the company, hate starting businesses, I only like studying."

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"But studying also needs someone to manage it." Zhang Xiaoke nodded vigorously, "Some internet companies came to me, they wanted to contact you to collaborate on developing a study app, I got it all sorted for you, see how easy I’ve made it for you!"

"??? What?"

"Ah..." Zhang Xiaoke hurriedly covered her mouth.

She blurted it out!

Under Li Zheng’s intimidation, she could only hang her head and confess the truth.

"It’s that ’Homework King’ app, I don’t know how but they found out about this learning software and wanted to discuss a collaboration, and also asked for a beta account, but I didn’t give it to them, nor did I allow them to disturb you."

"Hmm..." Li Zheng rested his chin in his hand, "You did the right thing."

"See, that’s the importance of a CEO." Zhang Xiaoke immediately raised her head again and patted her belly, "With me, no one can disturb your studies ever again."

"Wait a second..." Huang Ying interrupted with a frown, "This is still a business opportunity, if I’m not mistaken, Homework King recently raised a lot of money."

"Don’t rush, I’m playing a big game." Zhang Xiaoke snickered, bracing her arms on the table and feeling pompous again, "From the negotiation so far, they only see Master as a poor student who happened to develop a promising software, wanting a test account just to copy Master’s developed features. At this moment, we must drag them along and act as if we’re not short of money. As a listed company, they are very eager to develop features that bind users effectively; they have already been contacting me frequently, saying they could let Master join as a technical partner, or even talk about directly selling the code."

Huang Ying exclaimed, "Did you really hook them?"

"So Master, I’ve planned it all for you." Zhang Xiaoke turned her body, "I’ll handle this thing right after my college entrance exam. You use this time to further enhance the software’s value. If you want to continue, I’ll help you with the partnership talks. If you don’t want to be involved anymore, we can just sell it, and no one knows how to negotiate better than me."

Huang Ying nodded in agreement, "It’s true that students from our school often invent something during their school terms and either sell it for millions or embark on an entrepreneurial path."

I don’t know why, but today Teacher Huang seemed like a hype man.

Probably because of that hazelnut coffee.

Trust Zhang Xiaoke to have such schemes hidden in a simple cup of coffee.

For Li Zheng, the study app was indeed just a casual move, merely something to work on while sitting on the toilet with his laptop, converting the time he’d otherwise spend browsing social media into studying.

But it indeed had its value.

After all, no one understood studying better than Li Zheng.

The software’s principles and algorithms, though not complex, would still be hard to develop without a team of dozens of college entrance exam experts.

"Then I’ll leave the negotiation to you, I really don’t want to deal with them." Li Zheng finally nodded, "Besides, I should probably buy a car, yeah."

"Master!!!" Zhang Xiaoke was thrilled, "So if I get into Bright, does that mean my role as your little manager is also settled?"

"Get admitted first." Li Zheng tapped the table, "You’re still 500 kilograms short, only 60 days left, lose about 10 kilograms per day and then we’ll talk."

"Haha, I’ll get right on it!"

"That’s great..." Huang Ying clapped her hands contentedly, "Then shall I take you guys to visit Yingpei sometime?"

"Let’s do that some other time." Li Zheng took out his phone to check the time, "I have another appointment with a different teacher."

"Really, your schedule is already packed." Huang Ying then pushed a document towards Li Zheng, "Then you might as well fill out the application for assured admission."

"Hmm."

"Master," Zhang Xiaoke leaned in cautiously and whispered, "For this kind of contractual document, it’s best to let Assistant Xiaoke review it first."

"No need..."

"Teacher Huang is a... complex individual, best to be cautious."

"Why would you suddenly say that..."

"I’m your little manager now, I’m your person."

"Get admitted to Bright first!"

Huang Ying, seeing Zhang Xiaoke’s wary look, felt a sense of the weight of years.

She had just called me teacher.

The hazelnut coffee was actually pretty good.

It’s all fake, all of it.

This girl is too cunning.

If she really gets involved.

The top students at Bright Academy might just get a taste of the harshness of society ahead of time.