The following morning, Moss and Alan walked to school together as usual. Moss realized that the path they took to school was convenient because he did not have to waste time waiting for buses and could travel in a low-carbon manner.

Time could move faster or slower, but Moss had it under control. Several students took the initiative to greet him when he arrived at the school gate.

“Good morning, Moss!”

“Good morning!”

…

Moss nodded in response, but he was not familiar with those students.

“Moss, you’re famous again!” Alan nudged Moss as he said smilingly.

The two chatted and soon arrived at their classroom. Moss realized he missed his class and regular school life, especially since he had to prepare for the college entrance exams. His life as a second-year student in class two was getting shorter by the day.

His first period was about Magical Beasts, and Moss listened attentively. Although he already knew most of what his teacher spoke of, he still enjoyed his wonderful time in class.

However, Aisha called Moss to the director’s office as soon as his class ended.

“Prepare yourself, Moss. The people from the top ten institutes will arrive in fifteen minutes. You should know that East Lake and Aerospace institutes are military institutes. The other five will arrive slightly later due to the weather.”

Elroy patted Moss’s shoulder as he continued smilingly, “Kyoto Institute is among them too, kid.”

Aisha was astonished when she heard Kyoto Institute would show up.

Moss was also speechless as he looked at Elroy in surprise. “Director, didn’t you tell me that the top three don’t do special enrollment?”

“Hahaha, indeed they don’t! According to the staff, they are coming over because they think we’re promising!” Elroy said laughingly, his excitement overflowing through his speech. Moss could tell how thrilled Elroy was.

The bottom seven of the top ten institutes would typically do special enrollment, and Kyoto Institute, the best institute in the country, also decided to join them this year.

Elroy had never encountered such a thing, even though he had been White Deer High’s director for years. Thus, he felt honored.

He lowered his head to look at his watch as he said to Moss, “They are about to arrive. Are you interested in any of these institutes?”

“Director Elroy, I still want to be in the top three institutes!

“So, you’re refusing special enrollment?” Elroy was stunned before reacting. Although he had vaguely sensed Moss’s decision before, he was still surprised when Moss said it aloud.

“Yes, sir!” Moss nodded firmly in response.

Hearing Moss’s reply, the smile that had just appeared on Aisha’s face froze instantly.

Elroy looked at Moss’s determined gaze and could not help but remind him, “Giving up on special enrollment means you will no longer have its privileges during the college entrance exams.”

However, Elroy did not tell Moss that he might not even make it to the top 100 institutes if he performed poorly in the college entrance exams, especially since Moss was a knight.

“I know, sir!” Moss said.

Elroy trusted Moss. Still, he asked, “Do you want to reconsider?”

“Thank you, Director Elroy, but there is no need. I’ve already thought about this last night,” Moss answered decisively.

Elroy finally gave up trying to persuade Moss after hearing his words because he was familiar with Moss’s behavior. He knew Moss would not make hasty decisions and that Moss had already considered every possible outcome.

“The people from the top ten are already here. You’ve given me a big problem to deal with now, kid.” Elroy smiled bitterly and helplessly.

Aisha wanted to persuade Moss otherwise, but Elroy had already agreed, so she could not say anything else. Moreover, she knew Moss was intelligent and must have his reasons for doing so. She witnessed Moss’s experience and decided to support his choice.

However, these institutes were in the top ten, so how could they give up on persuading Moss to take their side?

…

A moment later, Elroy and Moss walked to the VIP reception room under Elroy’s assistant’s guidance. Before they reached the VIP reception room door, Moss heard a voice from inside.

“Ronnie, your military institute is swift. You’re over a thousand kilometers away, yet you’re already here? Did you use your military vehicle or something?”

“What’s the big deal? I only used the latest military fighter jets.”

“W-Wait, aren’t those still in service? How did you guys mobilize them?”

“We’d do anything to claim outstanding talent for our institute!”

“Hahaha, famous institutes love their talents, don’t they?”

…

When the two arrived at the reception room, Elroy cleared his throat and walked in with Moss.

When Moss entered, he saw three people sitting on a luxurious sofa on the west side of the room. Although the trio had different clothing styles, they tightly controlled their temperament.

Two men and one woman were in the reception room, and each possessed imposing bearings with bright eyes.

Moss tried to use his spiritual power to sense the trio, but they all possessed highly potent spiritual powers, and Moss could not compare to them. He determined that the trio was at least above level 40.

The trio was also sensing Moss as Moss attempted to sense them. Although the trio could not sense how potent Moss’s spiritual power was, they were sure he possessed the best spiritual power among his peers.

Moss was also more outstanding than some third-year students, leaving an excellent first impression on the trio.

Moss knew the trio’s identities under Elroy’s introductions.

The female lecturer in a white uniform was the Dean of admissions from East Lake Institute, Lisa. Ronnie was a burly man who looked a bit like Kevin from the elite training program and was the Dean of admissions for Military Institute. The third person was Aerospace Institute’s Dean of admissions, Schneider. He was of medium height and very muscular.

Moss looked at the trio and bowed, saying, “Hello, sirs and madam. I hope your travels weren’t too cumbersome.”

Moss knew these highly renowned lecturers possessed tremendous amounts of experience killing Magical Beasts and that they had made outstanding contributions to protecting humankind. As a junior, Moss knew he had to be well-mannered and respectful.

“Not bad.” Seeing this, the trio could not help but nod and praise.

Schneider and the other two had met countless geniuses in their time, so they had a better impression of Moss since he was courteous and strong.

Ronnie was the first to speak, “Your school is familiar with our institute’s purpose, and I don’t like to beat around the bush. Let me first state the facilities our institute can offer.”

Ronnie noticed Moss was listening attentively, so he continued, “If you choose our institute, we will immediately include you in our designated A-grade training program. We will also give you a four-star set of equipment and a scholarship of 500,000 yuan per year. If you perform well, you will receive a floating scholarship of another 500,000.”

‘That’s one million yuan every semester! They’ll even give him four-star equipment and a spot in the A-grade training program. Military Institute does not joke around regarding talent!’ Elroy was stunned.