In the cultivation room, Zhou Meng looked at Qin Chuan, who was lying unconscious in the healing pod. He then looked at Zhou Lin, who was standing at the side with an expressionless face. His face couldn't help but twitch violently. He said to Zhou Lin with some blame, "You're too rash. Aren't you afraid that he will really die in Cloud Dragon Mountain?"
Thinking back to the time when Zhou Lin carried Qinchuan back, Zhou Meng still had a lingering fear. He only knew that Zhou Lin took Qinchuan out to gain experience, but he didn't expect that Qinchuan was still alive and kicking when he left and came back covered in blood.
"With me here, he won't die."
Zhou Lin faintly replied Zhou Meng, "I'll leave the rest to you. I'm leaving."
Zhou Lin asked for a seven day leave from the school. Now that six days had passed, it was time for her to return.
Hearing that Zhou Lin wanted to return to the school, Zhou Meng didn't stop her. He only looked at Zhou Lin curiously and asked, "You said that you wanted to personally test Qinchuan, what was the result?"
Zhou Lin's eyes were slightly subtle as she looked at Qinchuan lying in the healing pod. She said to Zhou Meng, "When he wakes up, tell him that I'll be waiting for him at the Cosmic Star Academy."
After saying this, Zhou Lin didn't wait for Zhou Meng's response and directly turned to leave.
Looking at Zhou Lin's departing figure, Zhou Meng couldn't help but smile with some gratification. He muttered in a low voice, "This brat is really reliable!"
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When Qinchuan woke up, it was already noon of the second day. Although he suffered serious injuries, after lying in the healing pod for a day, he had almost completely recovered.
Standing on the floor of the cultivation room, Qinchuan casually moved his body. Feeling the abundant strength in his body, he couldn't help but grin. As the saying goes, one who survives a great disaster is bound to have good fortune later on. Qinchuan felt that he had made a big profit on this trip to the Cloud Dragon Mountain. It wasn't an exaggeration to say that he could beat a hundred Ma Zhen right now!
Even if he were to face that big black bear again, Qinchuan might not be afraid!
Looking at the excited Qinchuan, Zhou Meng coughed softly and said, "Don't be complacent just because of a small achievement. Compared to the real experts, you are still far behind!"
Of course, Qinchuan knew that he was still far from being a real powerhouse. After being excited for a while, he calmed down and asked Zhou Meng, "Director, where's Senior Sister?"
Qinchuan knew very well that it must have been Zhou Lin who had saved him that he was able to return to the cultivation room to receive treatment. Not only that, the wild beasts he had encountered in the Cloud Dragon Mountain these past few days, as well as the big black bear that seemed to be a ferocious beast, must have been specially arranged by Zhou Lin for him.
Now, he didn't know if he had fulfilled his promise, so he wanted to ask Zhou Lin in person.
"Her holiday is over. She went back to school after dropping you off yesterday."
Zhou Meng calmly said to Qinchuan, "But she told me to leave a message for you. She will wait for you at the Cosmic Star Academy."
Hearing Zhou Meng's reply, Qinchuan couldn't help but be slightly surprised. He knew about the Cosmic Star Academy. It was one of the Six Great Academies and was famous throughout the Federation. He had previously guessed that Zhou Lin was a student of the Six Great Academies, but he didn't expect Zhou Lin to be a student of the Cosmic Star Academy.
According to Qinchuan's knowledge, although the Cosmic Star Academy was one of the Six Great Academies, it was ranked sixth. Its comprehensive strength could only be considered average among the Six Great Academies. Qinchuan's ideal university was the number one among the Six Great Academies, Stardragon First Academy!
To be able to be named after the Federation and be crowned as number one, Stardragon First Academy was worthy of being called the strongest academy in the Federation. Entering the Stardragon First Academy was also Qinchuan's dream. Although Zhou Lin had been really good to him during this period of time, he was unwilling to give up the opportunity to enter the Stardragon First Academy because of this!
Seeing Qinchuan's tangled expression, Zhou Meng pursed his lips, sighed, and asked, "Qinchuan, tell me, is your dream to enter the Stardragon First Academy?"
Qinchuan was slightly surprised. He hesitated for a moment, then nodded honestly and said, "This has always been my dream!"
Kindness was kindness, and dreams were dreams. Qinchuan didn't want to mix the two together.
Hearing Qinchuan's answer, Zhou Meng's face slightly darkened. He took out a pack of cigarettes from his shirt pocket, lit one, and took a deep breath. Then he said to Qinchuan, "Come, let's sit over there and have a good chat. After listening to what I have to say, if you still insist on entering the Stardragon First Academy, then I won't stop you."
Qinchuan followed Zhou Meng to the lounge and sat down on the soft sofa.
Zhou Meng didn't start talking immediately. He kept smoking until he finished one cigarette and lit another one. Only then did he start talking to Chen Tang.
"In this world, 80% of the wealth is in the hands of 20% of the people. Similarly, 80% of the cultivation resources are in the hands of 20% of the people, and these 20% of the people are aristocratic families and sects.
It's not difficult for ordinary people like us to obtain some ordinary cultivation resources, but if we want to obtain some higher level cultivation resources, it's extremely difficult.
In the Federation, there are only two ways to obtain high-level cultivation resources. The first way is to join the army and become a glorious soldier of the Federation army. Through constant battles on the battlefield, you accumulate military merits, and then use those merits to exchange for high-level cultivation resources.
The second way is to submit to the aristocratic families and sects and become their vassals, or even lackeys! "
At this point, Zhou Meng took a big puff of his cigarette. As he exhaled, he said in a low voice, "Not all ordinary people are willing to join the army and risk their lives on the battlefield to accumulate military merits in exchange for cultivation resources. Most people choose to submit to the aristocratic families and sects after encountering some setbacks. They use the aristocratic families and sects as a condition in exchange for high-level cultivation resources. Do you know the consequences of these people doing this?"
Without waiting for Qinchuan to answer, Zhou Meng answered himself, "Over time, the aristocratic families and sects' control and influence over the Federation will grow. If ordinary people like us want to stand out, we have to look at their faces. If we're unwilling to submit to them and become their vassals, even if we choose to join the army, they have thousands of ways to send us to the most dangerous battlefield and let us die on the battlefield!"
"Qinchuan, I'm not trying to scare you, nor am I trying to scare you. I'm talking about the current situation of the Federation!
Our seemingly powerful Federation has long been corrupted by those maggot-like aristocratic families and sects!
If we can't change the current situation, the Federation's collapse will be right in front of us! "