436: Chapter 436 One Hundred Per Year

"Starting this year?"

"Yes, it will be announced one week before the Great Supernatural Exam."

"Then how many people do you plan to recruit?"

"This year, the plan is to recruit all Geniuses with a Level 5 Extraordinary Talent or higher."

"All of them?"

"Yes, all of them."

Good heavens.

Xiao Weiqing marveled inwardly. At least a thousand Level 5 Extraordinary Talents were awakened in Great Xia every year; could the resources keep up?

One must understand.

Even in the former Azure Dragon Academy, the annual enrollment did not exceed 500, and the combined number of Level 6 and Level 5 Talents was only twenty or thirty.

Now, they were going to concentrate all Level 5 and Level 6 Talents for one-on-one teaching, with teachers having a minimum strength of the Seventh Realm.

The resources consumed in a single year would likely be an astronomical figure.

"What about the Azure Dragon Training Camp?"

Minister Lu Youlin said, "The talent cultivation model of the Azure Dragon Training Camp remains unchanged."

"However, the number of slots will be increased. Additionally, we will no longer recruit people from the Tianlang Empire and the Xuanwu Kingdom, only reserving some slots for exchange with the Vermilion Bird Empire."

"How many do you plan to increase it to?"

Xiao Weiqing asked curiously. The year he entered the Azure Dragon Training Camp, there were nearly 2,000 people.

"10,000."

"10,000?"

Xiao Weiqing was somewhat surprised. "There won't be enough resources, right?"

Although most Trainees in the Azure Dragon Training Camp would go to Civilization Ruins to earn resources, 10,000 was simply too many.

In Xiao Weiqing's view, the maximum capacity of the Training Camp was 4,000 people, and it shouldn't exceed 5,000.

If it exceeded 5,000, the operation of the Training Camp would change.

For example, in Shenxiang Mountain, there weren't even 5,000 Spiritual Energy Caves. Even if there were, the Spiritual Qi supply wouldn't keep up, slowing down everyone's cultivation speed.

If that were the case, it would be better to reduce the numbers and focus entirely on cultivating the top Geniuses.

And so on.

People would likely have to queue for the Heaven-Reaching Pillar, not to mention the Phantasm Moon Pond and the Crystal Long Bridge.

Even the connection from the World within a World to the Civilization Ruins would see reduced gains because of the large number of people.

However, the number of deaths would actually increase due to the large base population.

Minister Lu Youlin smiled and said, "If resources aren't enough, aren't there those Families outside?"

"Selling slots?"

"Yes."

"That doesn't seem appropriate," Xie Zhiyuan said.

Xiao Weiqing nodded; he also felt it was somewhat inappropriate.

Minister Lu Youlin explained, "Buying slots is just one of the methods, and it only accounts for a small number of slots."

"The main way to enter the Azure Dragon Training Camp is still through the assessment."

"The assessment?"

"Yes."

"By limiting the strength and age of the personnel participating in the assessment, we ensure that true Geniuses can enter the Azure Dragon Training Camp."

"As for those from the Great Families who don't meet the requirements, they can spend resources to buy a slot, but the resources spent for one slot will be massive."

Xie Zhiyuan nodded. This wasn't unfeasible; it made the people from those Great Families use their resources to Cultivate those from ordinary backgrounds.

As for whether the people from the Great Families would be willing, there was no need to worry.

If you don't buy it, plenty of others will.

By the time their Family strength declined and they were surpassed by other families or even competitors, it would likely be too late.

"Fine, I have no objection."

Since the authorities had a general plan, Xiao Weiqing naturally wouldn't interfere.

"Good."

Minister Lu Youlin nodded with a smile. As he had expected, Xiao Weiqing wouldn't care about such small matters.

"Then how many slots do you need for the Awakening Training Camp?"

"Me?"

"Yes. You probably don't need slots for the Azure Dragon Academy. To show fairness, it's not good for me to give you slots there privately, I hope you understand. However, for the Awakening Training Camp, you can arrange for your people to enter."

Xiao Weiqing raised an eyebrow and pondered, asking tentatively, "How many can I have?"

"Haha..."

Minister Lu Youlin laughed loudly. "You can have as many as you want. Azure Dragon Island was conquered by you, after all."

"Uh..."

Xiao Weiqing was slightly stunned, feeling a bit foolish. When there were benefits to be had, he habitually started playing mind games.

"Then I'll take fifty."

Xiao Weiqing calculated in his mind. Some of his classmates in the Upper Academy were quite good and could be given some; Da Wei would likely need one or two as well.

There was also the Wei Family, but that would depend on the situation.

The rest would be kept for emergencies.

"Let's make it a hundred," Minister Lu Youlin said.

"Fine, a hundred it is."

Xiao Weiqing did not refuse. Having more wasn't a bad thing, even though he certainly wouldn't use them all.

"Then it's settled. One hundred every year. When you need to arrange for someone, just let me know in advance."

"One hundred every year?"

Xiao Weiqing didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He really hadn't expected Minister Lu Youlin to mean every year, rather than in total.

"I have no use for them."

One hundred every year—Xiao Weiqing hadn't even started a Family or had any offspring. It was impossible to use them all. These slots were truly useless to him and would be a complete waste.

He only said this here; if Xiao Weiqing said it outside, he would probably be cursed to death.

Little did he know.

Currently in Luo Jiang Prefecture, countless Powerhouses were begging for a few slots but had no way to get them.

"That's hard to say. They're useless now, but there will always be a time when they come in handy."

Xiao Weiqing shook his head and said nothing more.

The three chatted about the Yao Race for a while longer before Minister Lu Youlin finally left, satisfied.

"Old Headmaster, I'm heading back."

"Mm."

Back at the Villa.

Xiao Weiqing began to plan his next steps for cultivation.

His Mental Energy level had already broken through Level 90.

As for the Divine Soul.

Xiao Weiqing couldn't judge what level he had reached.

However, after his Divine Soul refined the Great Sun Burning Heaven Flame last time, Xiao Weiqing clearly felt that his Divine Soul had improved by a level.

Furthermore.

The golden Divine Soul inside his body seemed to be nurturing something.

As for the Divine Body.

He had enough Divine Body treasures. He believed that reaching Perfection in his Divine Body was only a matter of time, and it would be very soon.

Just as Xiao Weiqing was holding the Divine Body treasures and preparing to go to the basement.

His steps paused slightly.

He raised an eyebrow and looked outside the courtyard.

Xiao Weiqing put down the Divine Body treasures and walked out the door.

At the courtyard gate.

A group of people was walking over.

It was Qin Tian, Xue Cheng, Fei Xiaobao, and others.

"Fei Xiaobao, are you sure Xiao Weiqing is back?"

"Of course, my teacher said so, how could it be false?" Fei Xiaobao's teacher was Li Ding, so it wasn't strange for him to know Xiao Weiqing had returned to the academy.

Moreover, Fei Xiaobao was one of the few Trainees who knew that the fellow Xiao Weiqing had conquered the Azure Dragon Divine Hall.

Yesterday, when he got this news from his teacher's mouth, he was completely stunned.

Now that Xiao Weiqing was back, he couldn't wait to find him.

"Do you think it's appropriate for us to go find Xiao Weiqing now?"

"What's not appropriate?"

Fei Xiaobao asked, puzzled.

"Are you really stupid or just pretending?"

"Right now, the whole of Great Xia is focused on Luo Jiang Academy, and it's all for Azure Dragon Island and the slots to enter it," Huang Yitong said. She was also one of the few people in the know.

At this time, Huang Yitong was followed by a one-meter-tall colorful tiger, looking very majestic; it was Second Girl.

"Xiaotong is right. I didn't expect such a terrifying person to appear in your Blue Star Civilization, directly conquering the Divine Hall," Second Girl said with a look of amazement.

When she learned this news, the shock in her heart was even greater than that of Huang Yitong and the others. Only she knew what kind of strength was required to achieve such a feat.

"Xiaotong, this old lady said back then that this boy Xiao Weiqing was definitely no ordinary person."