136: Exclusive villa, angering everyone
On the stage, after Meng Ze read out the names of the top ten, he continued:
"These are everyone's initial points after entering the Training Camp.
After this, all Inner Camp students will need to consume points for their daily life and Cultivation in the Training Camp.
Of course, there are various ways to acquire points in the Training Camp, which will be explained in your entry booklet.
Next, dormitory assignments will be made based on the point rankings.
The first-place dormitory is a detached villa.
The 2nd-10th places are single rooms on the top floor of the apartment building.
Those after 10th place will be in quad-occupancy dormitories.
All students with 100 points in the first round will stay in communal sleeping areas!"
The training ground immediately erupted in an uproar.
"Damn, these conditions are too bad! I'm a light sleeper; I can't sleep at all if there are people in the room!"
"What the hell is this?! There are communal sleeping areas? What are they doing?!"
"Damn it, this is practically treating us like dirt!"
"The key is that the first place gets a villa, but I have to sleep in a communal area. Is that fair?"
...
Upon hearing this, Jiang Fan's heart stirred, but his expression remained unperturbed.
The Training Camp was stirring up trouble.
By deliberately polarizing the living conditions, they were intentionally making students dissatisfied and escalating conflicts between him and other students.
The crowd's reaction was within Meng Ze's expectations, and he said loudly:
"Attention, maintain discipline! If anyone has an opinion, step forward and speak."
The audience immediately fell silent.
Although everyone was dissatisfied, they didn't dare to say much; it was already very difficult to enter the Inner Camp.
No one wanted to lose their spot over living arrangements.
Just then, Xie Chen spoke up, questioning:
"Reporting, Instructor, I think this arrangement is unfair!
Different groups have different levels of strength, yet they are ranked uniformly. This is unreasonable!
If some people were placed in our group, it's not even certain if they could pass the first round. Why should he be the one to live in a villa?"
As soon as these words came out, most of the students showed agreement; this was clearly aimed at Jiang Fan.
"These are the rules set by the Training Camp, treating everyone equally.
However, I haven't finished speaking. Accommodation is not fixed.
Students living in single rooms and villas must accept challenges from other students at least once a week.
If you win the challenge, you can swap dorms with them.
Of course, if all of you are cowards and don't dare to challenge others, then don't be envious!"
As soon as these words were uttered, Battle Intent surged in everyone's eyes.
They were all Prodigies from various regions, brimming with self-confidence.
Since there was an opportunity to live in a better dormitory, they would definitely strive for it with all their might.
Meng Ze continued:
"Alright! Next, everyone will receive their student handbooks and other items. Information regarding accommodation has already been sent to your wristbands. That's all for today. The time and location for tomorrow's class will be announced later."
After dismissal, everyone walked towards the dormitory area, following the map instructions on their wristwatches.
Just then, a black luxury van stopped by the training ground.
Then, a gentleman dressed as a butler, around fifty years old, and a slender woman in a business suit stepped out of the car.
Seeing this, the students were all a bit puzzled.
"Whose Young Master is this, who can even bring a butler in?"
"Probably some Young Master who can't take care of himself."
...
Under the students' gazes, the two walked directly to Jiang Fan.
The man was polite:
"Hello! Mr. Jiang Fan, I am your butler, Wang Quan. For the next two months, I will be at your service."
The woman behind him, smiling, stepped forward and introduced herself:
"Mr. Jiang Fan, I am your personal assistant, Yaoyao. Please feel free to instruct me if you need anything in the future."
Jiang Fan was stunned for a moment upon hearing this, then understood. These were the service staff provided with the villa; the standard was quite high.
He nodded, a slight smile on his face.
Wang Quan asked:
"Mr. Jiang, would you like to return to the villa first, or explore the Training Camp?"
Jiang Fan said, "Let's go back to the villa first."
"Alright, Mr. Jiang, this way please!"
With that, Wang Quan led Jiang Fan to the luxury van and personally opened the car door for him.
Meanwhile, the personal assistant respectfully asked:
"Mr. Jiang, what would you like for dinner tonight? Western or Chinese? We'll prepare it in advance..."
Under everyone's envious and jealous gazes, the luxury van sped away.
"Damn, this kid got lucky and moved into a villa, and he even has a butler and a secretary!"
"The key is that he doesn't even have to eat in the cafeteria; he gets custom-made meals!"
"This is outrageous, there's no justice! I still have to squeeze into a communal sleeping area..."
"No way! I'm going to challenge Jiang Fan. Why does he get to live so well?!"
...
The sun set.
Sunlight spilled onto the lake, creating shimmering golden reflections.
On the villa's lawn, a long table was set.
Jiang Fan ate tender, delicious steak alone, drinking red wine.
Four or five maids stood by, hands clasped.
Not far away, his assistant played a beautiful piano piece.
Less than a kilometer behind him, four or five high-rise apartments stood tall.
The apartment balconies faced the beautiful lake, and also faced this luxurious villa, which spanned three or four hectares.
At this moment,
On the balcony of a single room on the top floor of one of the apartments.
Xie Chen looked at the villa in the distance, his eyes flickering with a dark expression:
"Jiang Fan, you don't deserve to live in this villa. That belongs to me!"
A screen projected from his wristband appeared in the air before him.
He operated on the screen for a moment.
A challenge was sent out.
Coincidentally,
The same thing was happening in different dormitories throughout the apartment building.
Everyone looked at the young man's luxurious dinner outside the window,
Then thought of the portioned meals they ate in the cafeteria,
And also having to endure their roommates' foot odor and teeth grinding,
Suddenly, an inexplicable anger burned fiercely in their hearts.
"We are all Prodigies, why do you get to live so well!
While I have to squeeze into a communal sleeping area with others! I can't stand another day of this!"
Thus, challenges flew out like snowflakes.
On the villa lawn, Jiang Fan took the napkin handed to him by a maid and wiped his mouth.
The continuous beeping from his wristband made Jiang Fan's lips curl slightly:
"It seems everyone is very envious of me!
It's not that I want to provoke you, but I truly need the points in your hands!"
After dinner, Jiang Fan looked at the Training Camp's resource exchange list, his heart pounding.
Purple Fire Divine Scorching Pill, Enhanced Essence Blood Potion, Heaven-Grade Martial Skill Cultivation Technique...
A large number of Heaven And Earth Treasures and rare Cultivation resources dazzled Jiang Fan.
However, the thousands of points for each item also made Jiang Fan secretly click his tongue.
No wonder everyone flocked to the Training Camp; there were simply too many rare resources here.
It seemed the country had invested a lot here.
Points!
With enough points, his strength would increase significantly again.
Without further thought, Jiang Fan took out the 46 wristbands he had collected today and examined them one by one.
He picked out a few good items.
Three bottles of Fifth-Grade Enhanced Essence Blood Potion, one Heaven-Grade Star River Swordplay card, and two Earth-Grade Cultivation Technique cards.
Enhanced Essence Blood Potion was an evolved version of Vicious Beast essence blood, with an effect similar to the improvement from an Essence Blood Pill of the same grade.
The Cultivation Technique cards all required reaching the Grandmaster Realm to Cultivate, so for now, they could only be put aside.
On the other side,
In the Instructor's dormitory,
Several people were gathered, watching everything unfold on the screen.
Meng Ze stroked his chin and smiled:
"This kid, Jiang Fan, is really cunning. He doesn't even need us to fuel the flames; he's started showing off on his own."
Gao Junjie echoed:
"That lawn dinner is like rubbing salt in others' wounds! I estimate many students will have a completely sleepless night tonight!"
Yuan Xiwei's red lips parted:
"Is it really that exaggerated? These children aren't as fragile as you think."
Gao Junjie shook his head and said:
"Instructor Yuan, can you imagine the miserable state of 10 boys sleeping in one room?
Grinding teeth, snoring, farting, sleepwalking at night... how can you sleep?
When you wake up and see the villa outside the window, your heart will be utterly chilled!"
Meng Ze chuckled:
"Heh heh, Prodigies, if they can't even handle this much setback, they won't achieve much! Who do you think Jiang Fan will accept a challenge from?"
Yuan Xiwei raised an eyebrow, saying with interest:
"He should choose someone from the top ten list, but probably not Xie Chen. If he were to directly choose Xie Chen, he wouldn't need to do all these provocative things."
Gao Junjie was unconvinced:
"I think he'll provoke everyone first, then decisively defeat Xie Chen. Wouldn't that make everyone speechless?"
Meng Ze remained noncommittal:
"Let's see. This kid is quite interesting!"
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