Rags to Riches: The Rise of a Dual-Talent Prodigy-Chapter 486 - 478: Are You the Principal or Am I the Principal?

Chapter 486: Chapter 478: Are You the Principal or Am I the Principal?

"Hey, Little Qian, you’re finally back~~~" Principal Zheng rubbed his hands together, eagerly greeting her.

Qian Qi looked suspiciously at the principal, then turned to Su Ang, "Did he greet you so enthusiastically every time you returned to school?"

Su Ang glanced at the principal, "Not this groveling."

The principal gave him a slight glare, then smiled at Qian Qi, "The students initially planned to put up red banners and set off fireworks to welcome you, but knowing you always prefer to keep things low-key, I called it off~"

Qian Qi grinned, "Then you really don’t know me."

Principal Zheng: ?

Principal Zheng decided to quickly skip over this topic and get to business, "The deans of the Five Major Colleges are all in the meeting room, let’s go, we need to carefully plan the specific direction for the future of the school."

Qian Qi, who was about to head to the back mountain, paused her steps when she heard this, turned back with a puzzled look at Principal Zheng, "Wait, who’s the principal here, you or me? Isn’t planning the future direction of the school your job? Why are you involving me?"

Is she supposed to be a student, a teacher, and now a principal too?

Principal Zheng looked at her as if it was obvious, "I’m getting older, I need a successor, and I think you’re perfect for it."

"You wish." Qian Qi waved her hand, "You’re only 40, the average lifespan of an A-level Awakened is 150 years, by the time you kick the bucket, I’d be 130!"

"You’re actually planning to make me work until I die?" Principal Zheng was shocked, the way he looked at Qian Qi was like accusing her of being a heartless capitalist.

Qian Qi glared back with a matter-of-fact expression.

So what! Is that not allowed! Besides, it’s not like I’m doing it!

"Just come here." Principal Zheng grabbed the back of Qian Qi’s collar, dragging her along, "You have to go even if you don’t want to!"

"Help! The principal is exploiting student labor!" Qian Qi yelled, struggling.

Su Ang watched the two jokers, shook his head with a smile, and followed them.

In the meeting room, Li Hongsheng, Hua Zhenlong, Fan Jinghai, Lu Jian’an, and Xi Mingde were all there. As the school structure was being adjusted, the presence of the deans from the Five Major Colleges was essential.

However, they had actually already held numerous meetings discussing the specific direction and content of adjustments, and the final plan had been hammered out. This time, they called Qian Qi in essentially for a recap to make sure she was aware.

As for why she needed to know...

It seemed only Qian Qi was unaware of the real reason.

"The freshman classes will change from the traditional sorting to being divided based on spiritual power level into B, A, and S classes, with corresponding allocation of educational resources; sophomores and juniors will be assessed based on exams for core and elective courses, the rank and combat capability of Contracted Beasts, their cooperation with Contractors, and then placed into the appropriate class level, also with adjusted educational resources."

Xi Mingde explained the revised sorting system for the Guardian Beast program, "Seniors will be sent for internships off-site, as the number of magical beasts available for Contracting is relatively small, lacking a lot of practical information. Under the protection of the Contracted Beasts, aiming for a thesis on ’How to Successfully Contract XX Magic Beast’ could rapidly advance National Beast Taming."

Hearing this, Qian Qi raised her eyebrows.

She suddenly recalled the "Dog Petting Guide" and "Complete Guide to Raising Snakes" she bought earlier, wondering if they could count as ready-made theses.

Ah... thinking about it, buying guides from the system, does that count as buying a thesis, a kind of alternative academic fraud?

After the meeting, Qian Qi fully understood the future development direction of the school.

She was about to leave when the principal stopped her again.

"Wait, there’s more."

"Again?!" Qian Qi’s butt was numb from sitting, "What else? Wasn’t everything already discussed?"

"There’s also connecting with other universities, we only admit students with B-level spiritual power and above, but to fully enact National Beast Taming, we also have to consider those with lower than C-level spiritual power."

"So these universities intend to employ our students and teachers, and send their people here for advanced training, establishing Guardian Beast high schools nationwide, giving more people the opportunity to Contract magical beasts!" Principal Zheng declared forcefully!

Qian Qi: ...

Can’t you guys just continue on without me?! I just wanted to go see how my land is doing in the back mountain!

Principal Zheng coaxed, "Think about it, if these include promising young Awakeners, when they want to advance to Awakener University, they’ll surely need to buy Concentration Fruits to increase their spiritual power, and where do you think they’ll buy those from..."

Qian Qi’s expression instantly turned solemn, sitting properly back in her chair, "It’s not about the money, I mainly believe everyone should have a second chance in life."

Principal Zheng: ...

He knew this approach worked! But why was he still so annoyed?

...

University shopping center.

"Squeak, squeak, squeak."

"Squeak, squeak, squeak—"

A chubby Big White Extreme Rat stood at the cashier, holding up a round light brain hanging from its neck, tapping it twice to display a payment QR code.

Behind it, a dozen similarly equipped White Extreme Rats were working together underneath a shopping cart, pushing the wheels in unison. Inside the cart was a mountain of chocolate of all brands and flavors, practically clearing out the shelves.

The cashier was unfazed, after all, this wasn’t the first time the White Extreme Rats had come to the shopping center.

Once the cashier scanned the payment code with their scanner, Big White closed the light brain, whistled, and the group of White Extreme Rats swiftly pushed the cart towards the Magic Plant Department.

At the back mountain, a gigantic Demon Ant Queen stood majestically on the hilltop, while atop its head, Bai Ji also stood proudly, surveying the condition of the back mountain with an authoritative gaze.

In just two days, it had taught the Demon Ant Queen how to deploy worker ants to loosen soil, plant, and harvest Concentration Fruits in the back mountain, transporting them down carefully to be stored in the Magic Plant Department’s warehouse.

The Magic Ants were strong, fast, and reproduced quickly, perfectly replacing the work of the White Extreme Rats, and even exceeding it. Most importantly, they ate little and were not picky, even enjoyed leftovers, making them very easy to sustain.

As long as they diligently worked and refrained from killing within the campus, they could earn a piece of chocolate or a small cream cake as a weekly reward. Having tasted the world’s sweets, the Magic Ants were instantly captivated by this delicacy, willingly working for the Magic Plant Department for those treats.

Liang Yuting also found the Magic Ants a new home—a B-level school instance.