When a person is in a high-ranking position, their words carry the law.

Chapter 165 Zhao Yao
After crossing the long bridge, there is a long mountain path. At the end of the path, a stone pavilion is turned into a wide road, and in the distance, you can see a cluster of buildings.

That should correspond to the Baiyujing area of ​​the central campus.

Bai Ze and Yun Shu walked while their qi clashed, and before they knew it, they had left the area corresponding to the South Campus.

He glanced at the distant buildings, stopped, and fixed his gaze on the stone pavilion.

Two men dressed as scholars were inside the stone pavilion. One was Jiang Xiaobai from the news agency, and the other—

Dressed in a scholar's robe, with her long hair tied up, revealing a bright and beautiful face, she was clearly a woman dressed as a man.

"The president of the news agency?" Bai Ze asked.

"Zhao Yao, the president of the news agency." The other person opened his folding fan with a swish and said with a smile.

Well... all I can say is that it's a name that's quite fitting for the paparazzi industry.

Zhao Yao – spreading rumors.

"Finally, we meet. Super freshman, the new president of the Alchemy Club, the new leader of the Astronomy Club, and the tenth on the Heroes Ranking," Zhao Yao said with a smile.

As soon as she opened her mouth, she called out to a large group of people.

Bai Ze was familiar with the first three titles, but only vaguely recognized the fourth one.

It sounds like a ranking list from a university, but Bai Ze has spent most of the past two days in seclusion, so he hasn't had much free time to surf the internet.

Despite his outward confidence, Bai Ze still felt considerable pressure from Yun Shu.

He wouldn't become complacent and slack off in his cultivation just because he went down two floors in a row.

Seemingly noticing Bai Ze's unfamiliarity with the Heroes Ranking, Zhao Yao explained, "The Heroes Ranking is a list established by the News Agency in conjunction with several other related clubs or student organizations at Wuhan University. Its purpose is to rank the strength of contemporary outstanding talents at Wuhan University. President Bai defeated Sima Ming, who was originally ranked tenth, so you are now tenth."

"Since it has only appeared in recent years, Yao Guang may not have told President Bai about it."

After all, the news agency of Yujing Martial Arts University only rose to prominence in the last two years and entered one of the twelve floors.

I see, it's a ranking list that often appears in novels.

Previously, Bai Ze hadn't encountered the top two students in the dormitory, and he thought that the tropes in novels wouldn't have a place in another world. Now it seems that his thoughts were somewhat one-sided.

In the original world, there was no martial arts.

Besides being a repeating machine, the essence of humanity should also include "cricket fighting".

There are comparisons across time like Guan Yu versus Qin Qiong, let alone those between people from the same era.

In Bai Ze's previous life, some people even compared Tyson and Xiang Yu.

"Could there be some kind of beauty list?" Bai Ze thought of another tactic.

"That is indeed true...it has happened before."

Zhao Yao's face showed a moment of frustration as she said, "When the news agency first started creating the list, we did it, and we received a bunch of campaign photos of men dressed as women, and even a photoshopped image of the Western Union's God of Humanity dressed as a woman..."

In Dongxia, if it were Xilian, the person who posted the photo the next day would probably have been forced to commit suicide.

It can only be said that college students from both worlds are quite similar in some ways.

As for what happened to the beauty list in the end, it was naturally withdrawn.

While posting photos might seem audacious, Zhao Yao isn't that bold.

Who knows how magnanimous the gods of the mortal realm are, or if they might send assassins specifically for this matter? Bai Ze could feel Zhao Yao's helplessness at that moment.

Indeed, the pursuit of power is a logic written in the genes of living beings. Apart from the ranking of strength, other lists can suddenly go completely off track.

"The beauty ranking list was abandoned halfway, but another similar unofficial list has been going on online for a long time. Junior Brother Bai Ze has emerged as a dark horse on this list and is expected to be in the top ten." Jiang Xiaobai said, suppressing a laugh.

"What list?" Bai Ze asked curiously.

"The Vanilla Ranking".

The Vanilla Rankings...are they ranking handsome men?

No, it should be...

Bai Ze automatically changed "fragrant" to "want".

"I won't ask about the meaning of this herb list."

He sighed softly and said, "Getting back to the point, Senior Zhao Yao waited for me here specifically because she couldn't have just wanted to tell me that I made the list, could she?"

At first glance, the news agency's paparazzi group may seem insignificant, but judging from Zhao Yao's actions, this group is anything but simple.

Leaving aside the fact that she led the news agency into one of the twelfth floors, the sheer number of heroes behind this list reveals Zhao Yao's skill and cunning.

The list, spearheaded by the news agency and jointly released with other relevant student organizations at Wuhan University, signifies that the news agency's influence has extended beyond the university campus.

If you extend your reach to all the martial arts schools, then even if you're a paparazzi, you'll be the king of paparazzi.

Perhaps the news agency, like other clubs, will start from campus clubs and develop into a force similar to the Renxia Society and the Xinggong Chenyi Society.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Yao slightly shook her folding fan and said, "Of course, that's not all. There are also the ranking rules for the Heroes Ranking. As long as you can defeat someone ranked higher than yourself, you can take their place in the ranking, and the defeated person will be demoted one place. And the summer or winter vacations are the times when the Heroes Ranking changes most frequently."

Although students at Wuhan University may have assignments during the year, there is no doubt that they have much more free time during holidays.

Those who made the list, and those who didn't make it but wanted to, would definitely take advantage of the holiday to challenge themselves everywhere.

Whether it's for fame, to prove martial arts, or to increase combat experience, since the ranking list exists, it will definitely not be ignored.

"So?" Bai Ze asked with a deep gaze.

"So, President Bai might not be lonely this holiday."

Zhao Yao smiled slyly and said, "Also, here's a bonus: President Yun Shu failed to break through his cultivation level because he came out of seclusion early, but he intends to seek out opponents from all directions after Yun Yan's funeral to try and break through. I heard that President Yun Shu, who is ranked first on the Heroes Ranking, intends to challenge the other members of the top ten at the same time."

Bai Ze's eyes narrowed.

Bai Ze wasn't surprised that Yun Shu ranked first.

The fact that Yujing Martial Arts University has poured resources into Yun Shu is not only because Yun Shu's grandfather is the dean of the Martial Arts Academy, but also because he has demonstrated sufficient strength.

The key information provided by Zhao Yao lies in Yun Shu's desire to fight against the other top ten players simultaneously.

Bai Ze happened to be included in this.

Generally speaking, Yun Shu, as a five-star martial artist, would not be able to challenge Bai Ze, but if Bai Ze becomes an extra, then that's another story.

Whether Bai Ze agrees or not, it will be in accordance with Yun Shu's wishes.

Furthermore, if Yun Shu breaks through in this battle, he will undoubtedly become the number one martial arts student of this generation, and suppressing Bai Ze will be a piece of cake.

(End of this chapter)