25: The more you have nothing, the more you should gamble everything!
Early the next morning.
Lin Yuan dialed Zhao Shanhe's number.
"Hello? Who is this?"
Once the call connected, Zhao Shanhe's voice immediately rang out from the other end.
"Senior Zhao, it's me, Lin Yuan."
"Lin Yuan?"
After recognizing Lin Yuan's voice, Zhao Shanhe perked up instantly. He cleared his throat and asked, "Have you made your decision?"
"Yes, I've decided."
Lin Yuan said, "I plan to join Modu Beast University."
"That's great!"
Zhao Shanhe exclaimed in surprise, but quickly realizing his loss of composure, he coughed twice to hide his embarrassment.
"Believe me, Modu Beast University won't disappoint you, and you won't regret today's choice."
Zhao Shanhe continued, "To be honest, I made a special application yesterday to see if I could get you some extra subsidies approved."
"After all, you are a top-tier Genius who cleared ten rounds of Beast Refining."
"However, the school's regulations are very strict. No matter how outstanding a student is, they refuse to increase the subsidy amount."
"The old fogies in the school's upper management are all very proud. They prefer students to join voluntarily and disdain using cultivation resources to trade for talented students."
"Of course, it should be the same situation over at Yanjing Beast University."
Lin Yuan nodded and said, "I understand. I'm already very grateful that you even considered this, Senior."
"Hahaha, no need to be so polite."
Zhao Shanhe said, "We'll be in the same school from now on. No need to call me Senior; you can just call me Teacher."
"By the way, does that fellow Cheng Yuhu know you're planning to join our Modu Beast University?"
Lin Yuan replied, "I haven't had the chance to tell Senior Cheng yet, but I'll give him a call later to let him know."
"It's fine. If you're too embarrassed to say it, I can tell him for you."
"Alright, then I'll leave it to you, Teacher Zhao."
"It's a small matter, a small matter!"
Zhao Shanhe's tone was full of pride.
Honestly, he couldn't wait to see how wonderful the expression on Cheng Yuhu's face would be.
So what if your Yanjing Beast University is number one in overall strength?
The one Lin Yuan chose... wasn't it still our Modu Beast University?
Just then, Zhao Shanhe suddenly remembered something and asked, "By the way, kid, I'm quite curious. Why did you suddenly decide to join Modu Beast University?"
"Because compared to Yanjing Beast University, Modu Beast University is more fair."
"More fair?"
Zhao Shanhe was slightly stunned, clearly not understanding Lin Yuan's meaning.
"Yes, for me, Modu Beast University will be more fair."
Lin Yuan spoke calmly, "Because Modu Beast University values martial prowess!"
"No matter what you want, you must fight others for it!"
"I have no family lineage, much less a background. For someone like me who has nothing, Modu Beast University is the best choice."
"Because here, I can fight for everything I want!"
After Lin Yuan said this, Zhao Shanhe couldn't help but be dazed.
He clearly hadn't expected Lin Yuan to join Modu Beast University for such a reason.
From Lin Yuan's calm tone, he heard the madness of a desperate gamble.
Vaguely, Zhao Shanhe suddenly felt that the person talking to him wasn't a youth under twenty at all, but a crazed gambler with nothing to lose.
It was precisely because he had nothing that he had to bet everything.
Either fail miserably and lose everything.
Or win victory after victory and win it all!
Zhao Shanhe then realized that perhaps... he had still underestimated this kid... After hanging up the call with Zhao Shanhe.
Lin Yuan also began to calculate his next plans.
Since he had already chosen Modu Beast University, there was nothing more to agonize over.
There were still nearly two months before the start of the school year.
What he should consider now was how to improve his strength as much as possible during these two months.
With the strength of a Beast General Rank Three Star, in a small place like Zhenhai City, there were naturally no peers who could match him.
However, this was not capital for Lin Yuan to be complacent.
After all, within Modu Beast University, Geniuses were truly as numerous as clouds, and Prodigies ran rampant!
Lin Yuan looked up the average strength of previous New Students at Modu Beast University; with his current strength, he could at most only rank in the upper-middle tier.
As for ranking among the top on the hidden dragon ranking, he probably couldn't do it yet.
To be honest, after learning this, Lin Yuan still felt somewhat surprised.
He clearly hadn't expected that the strength capable of clearing ten rounds of Beast Refining would only rank in the upper-middle tier among Modu Beast University's New Students.
It seemed his horizons were still too narrow; he had no idea just how many Geniuses existed in this world!
However, this also stimulated Lin Yuan's Battle Intent.
Geniuses?
So what?
As long as his own strength was great enough, he could still trample those so-called Geniuses under his feet!
After entering Modu Beast University, Lin Yuan's first goal was the top of the hidden dragon ranking!
The hidden dragon ranking took its meaning from 'a hidden dragon in the depths'.
Only New Students who had entered the school for no more than a year were eligible to be on the hidden dragon ranking.
Because of this, the hidden dragon ranking was also known as the 'New Student Ranking'!
Only the most talented Geniuses and Prodigies among the New Students were qualified to rank among the top on this list!
Similarly, if one could rank among the top on the hidden dragon ranking, they would be eligible to receive a large amount of resources distributed by Modu Beast University!
Top of the hidden dragon ranking... this was the goal Lin Yuan set for himself!
Since he was living a second life, it would be too boring if he didn't see the scenery at the Peak!
Therefore, Lin Yuan wanted to trample all Geniuses under his feet!
"Once Modu Beast University's resource subsidies are distributed, I'll be able to get 500,000 in enrollment funds, twenty superior beast soul crystals, five beast spirit pills, plus a Beast General Rank beast god weapon."
500,000 in enrollment funds was not a small sum for Lin Yuan.
After all, an inferior beast soul crystal was only 100 yuan each.
If he used all this money to purchase inferior beast soul crystals, he could buy exactly five thousand of them.
Based on Lin Yuan's previous experience, one inferior beast soul crystal could provide him with one thousand evolution points.
Five thousand inferior beast soul crystals... that would be a full five million evolution points!
Just thinking of this number, Lin Yuan couldn't help but feel his breathing quicken!
He wondered to what extent five million evolution points could raise his strength!