Chapter 235: Fame Shocks Songyang

Zhang Bi of Tianwu Group's gaze sharpened as she looked at the characters formed by the cluster of flying swords in the sky. "Oasis Group is actually doing something like this?" she thought to herself.

While in Xiandu, she had occasionally heard rumors about Oasis Group and several families, including the Ye family, collaborating to promote certain technologies on the first level. However, Zhang Bi never expected them to openly publicize the high school Foundation Establishment Qualification Exam right now.

"What exactly are they trying to do? Are they using this Foundation Establishment Exam to promote new technology?" Zhang Bi understood that the promotion of any new technology often involves various eye-catching publicity methods and gimmicks. Evidently, Oasis Group was now capitalizing on the buzz surrounding the Foundation Establishment Exam.

As for the unwritten rules of the first level... "They don't care at all," Zhang Bi thought with a wry smile. "It seems the rumors are true; a prominent figure from the second level is coming down to oversee Oasis Group's operations."

Representatives from other companies nearby also showed various expressions, clearly pondering Oasis Group's actions and their potential implications.

Meanwhile, the principal, along with the school leadership, had already gone to the school gate to welcome the representatives sent by Oasis Group. Zhou Chechen followed behind, somewhat dazed, his eyes occasionally drifting towards the large characters still shimmering with sword light in the sky.

"Foundation Establishment Certificate?""Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen passed the Foundation Establishment Qualification Exam?""How is that possible?"

Zhou Chechen's first reaction was disbelief. Based on the information he possessed and his understanding, it was impossible for high school students to pass the Foundation Establishment Qualification Exam. At the same time, Lan Ling had appeared beside him, asking with a mix of surprise and uncertainty, "Can high school students also pass the Foundation Establishment Qualification Exam? Isn't that something only university students take?"

Zhou Chechen did not reply, simply following the school leaders with Lan Ling to meet the Oasis Group representatives. A large crowd of students, curious to see what was happening, also gathered similarly. Normally, the principal, school leaders, and student council president would have already started managing campus order, sending them back to their studies and cultivation. However, the commotion caused by Oasis Group was so significant that it completely engrossed everyone's attention, leaving no one to notice the high school students watching the spectacle around them.

Meanwhile, at the school gate, just as the principal and several school leaders arrived, they saw several Oasis Group representatives approaching. The middle-aged man leading them had blood-red eyes and impeccably combed silver hair. He seemed to perpetually carry a faint scent of blood. Seeing the bewildered school leaders from Songyang High School, the blood-eyed man smiled and said, "You must be the school leaders from Songyang High School, correct? I am Chi He, the General Manager of Oasis Group's Songyang City branch. We are here mainly because our CEO, Mr. Wang, was deeply moved after learning about the achievements of your school's students, Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen. To support Songyang's education, Mr. Wang has decided to donate 10 million to reward them both, hoping they will continue to strive for excellence, become grateful citizens of Kunxu, dedicated contributors to the company, and responsible members of their universities..."

Hearing the figure of 10 million, the students around them collectively gasped, marveling at the generosity of Oasis Group's CEO, Mr. Wang. In their daily lives, they had only heard of people using money to buy limbs or muscles, or borrowing money for mortgages. But donating funds to reward students? That was a rather niche concept.

The school leaders, upon hearing these words, looked even more embarrassed and perplexed. On one hand, they were shocked by Oasis Group's large sum; on the other, they had no idea what achievements Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen had accomplished to impress CEO Wang so much. Some school leaders wanted to ask what it meant for the two students to suddenly acquire Foundation Establishment Certificates, but they were unsure if it was appropriate to ask, and thus fell silent.

Fortunately, Chi He of Oasis Group had anticipated this. Looking at the awkward silence, he smiled slightly and said, "Your school's students, Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen, recently traveled to Xiandu to take the high school Foundation Establishment Qualification Exam. They excelled, winning top honors and were granted Foundation Establishment Certificates by the Celestial Court, thereby obtaining Foundation Establishment qualifications." Chi He then briefly explained the high school Foundation Establishment Exam and the significance of passing it, noting, for example, that it guaranteed admission to one of the future Top Ten institutions.

As Chi He spoke, continuous exclamations erupted from the teachers and students present. Someone exclaimed in surprise, "Isn't Zhang Yu already halfway into the Top Ten, stepping onto the second level?" Another person remarked, "Halfway? Didn't you hear them say he can choose any university after the college entrance exam? That's not just halfway; I'd say he's already mostly squeezed onto the second level." Someone concluded, "Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen, one could say, are already standing on the 1.9th level." Another person excitedly declared, "Two Foundation Establishers from one school! From now on, Songyang City should be known for its 'Four Great High Schools,' and our Songyang High School will be the first among them!"

The students who heard this all nodded in agreement, feeling that Songyang High School's emblem was now more brilliant and their own high school diplomas looked more impressive.

Standing not far away, Wang Hai secretly congratulated himself for not participating in Zhou Chechen's plan last time. Meanwhile, several teachers who had previously caused trouble for Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen changed their expressions. The female physical education teacher who had drugged Zhang Yu, in particular, looked utterly dispirited. Suddenly, as if remembering something, she rushed to Wang Hai's side and asked, "Teacher Wang, I heard you also had a conflict with Zhang Yu initially, but then reconciled. How did you manage that?"

Wang Hai raised an eyebrow, rubbed his fingers together, and said, "You're just going to ask such an important question dryly?" After the female teacher transferred 10,000 yuan, Wang Hai said, "Exactly like what you just did. That's how I reconciled with him. I gave 66,000 yuan back then. You now... tsk tsk." Wang Hai shook his head. "Hard to say if that's enough."

Standing in the crowd, Lei Jun felt as if he'd been struck by lightning upon hearing Chi He's words, his heart filled with extreme shock and bewilderment. "Foundation Establishment Certificate? Those two... they got Foundation Establishment Certificates in high school?" Recalling the certificate he failed to obtain in ten years of university, and seeing his two students achieve it in their second year of high school, a flood of complex emotions overwhelmed Lei Jun, making him feel like weeping. To say he wasn't jealous was absolutely impossible, but it was more of a helpless resignation. Lei Jun lamented in his heart, "Comparing oneself to others truly is impossible. They're only in high school, yet they've already completely surpassed me."

On the other side, Zhou Chechen's body swayed, and he only managed not to fall thanks to Lan Ling supporting him. "A Foundation Establishment Certificate for high school students? Such a thing actually exists? Why have my elders never mentioned this to me?" Lan Ling, standing beside him, said exasperatedly, "I told you, we should've just had a delivery person run them over when they were weak and settled it once and for all! Look... just look..." He kept repeating "look," without clarifying what exactly Zhou Chechen should be looking at.

Zhou Chechen, however, pushed Lan Ling's supporting hand away, casting a disdainful glance at him. "Run them over? Have you forgotten about the True God incident last time? Six months ago, if you had dared to harm him, we might all be finished. Do you think someone without a significant background could pass a certificate like this? A Foundation Establishment Certificate that we didn't even know existed?" After saying this, he didn't bother looking at Lan Ling again, thinking, *Why do I have an idiot like Lan Ling by my side, while Zhang Yu has a prodigy like Bai Zhenzhen?*

In the noisy crowd, Zhao Tianxing's body trembled as he stammered, "Found... Foundation Establishment Certificate! Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen... can get into the Top Ten just by passing the college entrance exam, relying on this certificate?!"

Qian Shen nodded slightly and said, "It appears so." Qian Shen's gaze was serious at this moment as he thought, *So that's it; there's actually a high school Foundation Establishment Certificate. I had thought Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen had surpassed the scope measurable by six subject scores plus competition rankings, that they were super-evolved species whose abilities could no longer be quantified by scores. But it turns out my understanding of the entire college entrance exam system was simply incomplete. Beyond the six subjects and competitions, there's also this high school Foundation Establishment Exam score, which fully encompasses Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen's achievements.* Thinking this, Qian Shen breathed a deep sigh of relief. *Sure enough... the entire college entrance exam system has no loopholes. It has indeed been verified and adjusted by countless experts and powerful individuals, making it the most optimal, scientific, and immortal cultivation system for evaluating a person.*

On the street outside the school gate, Le Mulan had also seen the array formed by the flying swords in the sky earlier, and later heard what Chi He of Oasis Group had said. Le Mulan thought to herself, *As poor individuals, have they actually surpassed the achievements of all the wealthy people in Songyang City?* She felt that her impression of the poor had been continually reshaped by Zhang Yu over the past year, and now it was completely shattered.

Then she thought, *Does this mean Zhang Yu will also attend one of the Top Ten institutions like me? I wonder which one he'll choose? But if so, booking Zhang Yu's lessons will probably not be as simple in the future, and even if possible, it certainly won't be as cheap as it is now.* A subtle emotion welled up in her heart, thinking about how his value was likely to skyrocket. How to put it... The feeling that surged in Le Mulan's heart at that moment was somewhat akin to someone suddenly discovering their favorite regular masseuse had quit, become a popular streamer, and gone viral. She both marveled at having booked them before and regretted that she would no longer be able to.

Le Mulan shook her head, casting aside extraneous thoughts, and first informed Le Jingchen of the news. Hearing the news from his sister, Le Jingchen was first surprised, then, after a moment of contemplation, said, "Once he returns, try your best to contact him and obtain his sweat, saliva, urine... any bodily fluid will do. Oh, and try to get it 'original' — don't let your bodily fluids contaminate the samples. In short, do your best. Contact me if you need any support."

After hanging up the phone, Le Jingchen thought to himself, *It must be Oasis Group's Immortal Cultivation technology that elevated Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen to this level. No wonder, no wonder these two poor kids' grades skyrocketed. No wonder a Tier 6 Deity backed them. So, Oasis Group is the true mastermind. If I could get some samples from Zhang Yu and research something from them...*

On the other end of the phone, Le Mulan stared blankly at her disconnected phone, lost in thought. *Booking lessons will definitely be difficult now. But I have the electronic key to their apartment. Maybe I could hide under their bed... Wait, there's no bed in the apartment. So, should I hide in the closet instead?* Le Mulan fell into a state of confusion, feeling that her family had given her an impossible mission.