When he opened the door, there were several people in suits and leather shoes standing at the door.
One of them was obviously the leader. He was wearing a crisp suit, tall and wearing a pair of gold-rimmed glasses. He seemed to be in his forties.
"Who are you?" Ning Chen asked.
"You are Ning Chen, right? You are really young and promising. You are an eighteen-year-old quasi-first-class person with a bright future." The man wearing gold-rimmed glasses smiled and said: "Let me introduce myself, my name is Liu Zhong, and I am from our Jing Province Martial Arts School.
It’s from the college’s admissions office.”
As he spoke, he stretched out his hand, shook Ning Chen's hand, and introduced a few people around him, including people from the local education bureau and his colleagues.
Looking at these people, Ning Chen was a little surprised.
Yuan Gang had reminded him before that there might be people from the martial arts academy recruiting him, but he didn't expect people to come so quickly.
The martial arts test was held during the day, and people came in the evening.
This was actually because of Jiang Hai. After the martial arts exam, he called the admissions office of Jing Province Martial Arts Academy.
When they learned about Ning Chen's results, they immediately sent someone over. Linjiang Wu was ranked first in the examination and was accurate to the limit of the first grade, which was worthy of their attention.
The provincial capital is not too far from Linjiang, more than three hours' drive, so Liu Zhong and others arrived so quickly.
After inviting a few people into the house, Ning Chen felt a little embarrassed and was about to eat. The old man greeted the few people warmly and invited them to eat together.
Seeing this situation, Liu Zhong smiled and declined, then went straight to the point, saying that he was inviting Ning Chen on behalf of the Jing Province Martial Arts Academy, and gave various conditions.
For example, free elixirs, training resources, at least a third-grade warrior or above mentor to guide his training, etc...
Compared with these, a scholarship of 1 million is nothing.
You must know that whether it is elixirs or mentors above the level of third-grade warriors, nothing can be bought with just 1 million.
Ning Chen could barely keep his composure, but the old man was almost dumbfounded when he heard that the scholarship alone was worth 1 million, and there were various rewards, which were worth a lot of money.
This... is my grandson so popular?
"Director Liu." Ning Chen smiled and said, "Thank you for your consideration of Jing Province Martial Arts Academy. I will seriously consider it." He did not refuse, nor did he directly agree.
"Okay, the door of our Jing Province Martial Arts Academy is always open for you." Liu Zhong was slightly disappointed, but he still stood up with a smile and said goodbye.
After seeing off a few people, Ning Chen couldn't help but sigh, he was only an extreme first-grade warrior, what would happen if he was a first-grade warrior?
Therefore, it is said that warriors are the superiors and the privileged class.
Not to mention anything else, it can be seen from this point alone.
"This is our Jing Province Martial Arts Academy. We actually sent someone to invite you to attend." The old man no longer had any thoughts about eating. He clicked his tongue twice and asked, "Xiao Chen, what do you think about applying for the Martial Arts Academy?"
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"Grandpa, there's no need to rush this." Ning Chen was calm. He sat down and picked up his chopsticks to eat. He took a few bites and said with a smile, "Maybe there will be calls from other martial arts schools in the next few days. We don't have to worry.
, just accept it, you can’t agree without rejecting it. There is also a literary test later, I will make a choice after passing it.”
"Yeah, that's right." The old man nodded, "You make your own decision on this matter. Grandpa is old and not a warrior, so I can't give you any advice."
Ning Chen smiled and gave his grandfather a piece of fish meat.
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After finishing the meal, Ning Chen returned to the room.
First he reviewed the textbook, then he lay on the bed, closed his eyes, came to the boundless starry sky, and stood outside the Bronze Palace.
During this period, he came every day and tried various methods to open the door of the Bronze Palace, but all failed.
After trying every method, Ning Chen became more and more certain that it was probably because he was not strong enough, and he might have to reach a certain level before he could open it.
"Now my strength has reached the quasi-first-level limit. If I want to improve further, I can only break through to the first-level."
"Well, this bronze palace probably requires my strength to reach the first level before I can open it. That's the first level!"
"According to what Instructor Yuan Gang said, a speed of 20 meters per second and a punch strength of 800kg are the limits of ordinary people. If you want to improve at this time, you need to complete a human transformation and break the limits of the human body. After taking this step, that is
A first-grade warrior."
Ning Chen asked Yuan Gang.
I learned from Yuan Gang that there is a hurdle from reaching the first-level limit.
Many people are stuck at this hurdle throughout their lives, unable to make progress.
Just like Yuan Gang himself, he reached the first level at the age of 25. Now he is 35 years old and has been stuck at the first level for ten years.
"I heard from my instructor that breaking through to the first level requires talent, hard work and opportunity."
"Some people are extremely talented, and it is not difficult to go from the first level to the first level. There are even some people who are so talented that they have no bottlenecks, and they break through naturally. There are also some people who rely on hard work and impact again and again to finally break the limit and become the first level."
"In addition, the breakthrough can only be achieved with the help of elixir. This is considered a chance. If you obtain a precious elixir, you may be able to complete the transformation and become a first-class one."
"It's just that this kind of elixir is extremely precious, much more precious than the intermittent elixir. Not to mention that ordinary people can't afford it, even if they can afford it, they may not have channels to buy it."
Ning Chen shook his head, he had no idea how to break through to the first level.
When he encountered the black giant snake before, his strength improved a lot, reaching the first level. Later, he studied it and came up with two guesses.
First, it may be because of the Bronze Palace. The death of the giant snake promoted his improvement in strength, and there is some connection there.
Second, it may be due to one's own reasons. When encountering a life or death crisis, people's potential will be stimulated and their strength will suddenly increase. It is not uncommon.
"It's a pity that I haven't encountered any scary creatures again, so I can't verify it." Ning Chen said to himself, and then he couldn't help but laugh. The last experience was still vivid in his mind.
Encountering a terrifying creature is not a pleasant experience.
Ning Chen reached out and touched the door of the Bronze Palace, and stopped for a while before leaving. He still had to wait until he reached the first level.
After a period of time, Ning Chen received a lot of phone calls.
Some martial arts academies from other places also called, with the same purpose as the Jing Province Martial Arts Academy, to recruit Ning Chen and invite him to enroll.
Some schools also offer benefits, but compared to the conditions offered by Jing Province Martial Arts Academy, they are much worse.
There are also some martial arts academies that do not provide benefits, but they all say that their schools have strong teachers and you deserve it.
Ning Chen only responded politely to these invitations and did not agree. He had not made a decision yet, but if possible, he would naturally take the exam to the number one martial arts academy in Daxia.
After a period of time, Ning Chen found that his martial arts strength could no longer improve and reached a bottleneck, so he simply focused all his energy on the literary examination.
Half a month passed in the blink of an eye, and the literary test was here!