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Chapter 70 Conflict! A Long-Awaited Enemy (5k)

"……what?"

what did he say?
Is he Ron?
Yun An and Marcus were stunned for a moment, and then immediately looked at the student ID that Ron had placed on the table.

Upon seeing the name "Ron" on the card and the college entrance examination ranking displayed on the "Achievement Display" section in the corner of the student ID, both of them immediately lost their composure.

They were just chatting casually; who knew the real person was right there on their face?!

The two of them dug their toes into the ground, almost carving out a three-bedroom apartment from their toes.

“Brother…” Yun An swallowed hard and said dryly, “If you ask me, it is indeed debatable to take Lv.2 as an enemy of the entire Ideal City.”

Looking at Ron's complicated gaze, he remained silent for a moment, then snapped his fan shut and decisively pulled Marcus down to his knees.

"We really didn't mean to make fun of you... We were wrong!"

“Not to the extent that…”

Brother, you've already knelt down, so what else can I say?

To be honest, Ron just thought these two had an exceptional talent for comedy and that they should probably start live streaming to become masters of pranks. He certainly didn't mean any harm.

He quickly pulled the two of them up, but Yun An insisted that he was in the wrong and should apologize. He pulled Ron to sit down in the living room and took out his treasured tea leaves to brew tea.

To be honest, Ron has been in this world for so long, and he hasn't even brewed a single cup of tea yet—

In this new world of cultural fusion, tea is truly rare and precious.

Tea drinks are fine, and all kinds of milk tea are everywhere, just like in the past, but they all use industrially produced tea leaves. As for good tea like the one Yun An has, even if Ron has money, he can't find a way to buy it.

Sipping tea, the group chatted briefly, and Ron finally understood why the two seemed to have a good relationship.

Dressed in white with a sword tassel at his waist and a folding fan in his hand, dressed like an ancient swordsman, his name is Yun An, the child of a senior executive at [Tian Ting News].

Dressed in all black, looking lazy but with bulging muscles and a fierce appearance, the man who looked like some kind of underground boxer was named Marcus, the son of the president of [Moen Building Materials].

These two are both sons of senior executives from important subsidiaries of three major companies. They've been playing together since they were little, bickering and fighting for over a decade. They've become like brothers even if they weren't blood brothers, so how could their relationship be bad?

However, although these two came from good backgrounds, they were clearly lacking in talent...

Despite having such a status and family support, he only entered Moen University through various "talent introduction programs," and his abilities were clearly weak.

According to Yun An, his ability is the most authentic [telekinesis], and he has only just reached Lv.2. Although Marcus is a bit stronger than him, he is only an ordinary [fire control] ability user...

His strength wasn't much stronger than his, but he broke through to Lv.2 a week earlier, so his computing power was slightly stronger.

—According to this statement, it proves that they probably hadn't even broken through to Lv.2 before the college entrance examination...

They were complete novices. Ron had no doubt that if they participated in the college entrance examination normally, even with the regional bonus points for Zone B, they might still be too low to get into the top three universities.

He couldn't help but ask:

"What exactly is this 'talent introduction program' you're talking about?"
"What kind of talent does Moen University actually prefer?"

Upon hearing Ron's words, Yun An and Marcus, who had been talking animatedly, were immediately embarrassed.

The two looked at each other in silence for a long time before Yun An, who was clearly more outgoing, sighed and opened the fan in his hand.

"Brother Luo, look, what words are written on this folding fan?"

Ron glanced at the inscription on the folding fan and saw that it was signed "Yun An," clearly written by the kid himself.

The black line above the signature is well drawn, giving off a wild and unrestrained vibe, but where are the words?
Ron stared at it for a long time before he could make out the words from the black thread:

"Is this... that everyone has their own unique talents?"

“That’s right!” Yun An closed his fan and said leisurely, “If I were truly talented, would I need to mention this word?”

He pointed to himself as he spoke: "I got in through the 'Ancient Culture Enthusiasts and Text Research Talent Introduction Program.' This program only needs one person, and the information was only sent to [Tian Ting News]."

He then pointed at Marcus: "This good-for-nothing is even more ruthless, far more shameless than me—he came in through the 'Moen Building Materials Corporate Culture Research Talent Introduction Program'."

"That day, his father went directly to Principal [Pointer], and the principal personally pulled strings for him..."

Upon hearing this, Ron nearly spat out the tea he had just drunk.

The "interest in ancient culture and research on writing" is somewhat understandable and can be explained to some extent... but what the heck is "Moen Building Materials corporate culture research talent"?

What's the difference between this and saying "My dad is the president of Moen Building Materials"?
But Marcus, standing to the side, clearly disagreed with Yun An's words and retorted indignantly:

"I don't agree with what you're saying... How is that shameless?"
“I’m just being straightforward. I’d rather be a genuine villain than a hypocrite—didn’t your mother personally ask Principal [Pointer] to send you here?”

"People should have self-awareness..."

A cross appeared on Yun'an's forehead, but she endured it.

Ron looked at them, a hint of curiosity creeping into his heart:
Are there many students like you who got into the three top universities through the "talent introduction program"?

"Many," Yun An said confidently, fanning himself.

“Every year, students who enter the three universities through the ‘Talent Introduction Program’ account for at least 70% of all new students. Moen University is considered better; even if we estimate it at least 65%…”

Sixty-five percent?
Ron's lips twitched, and he almost couldn't hold back his laughter.

It turned out that Kevin hadn't lied to him after all.

It's absolutely true that the vast majority of students at these three universities rely on connections to get in!

If all students at these three universities are of this caliber...

In the future, wouldn't the only opponent Ron would be vying for control of Prometheus, namely Euan Hansen, who had already been defeated by Ron?
No wonder Dunn and Irina both thought he had a good chance...

It turns out that Ron might really be unbeatable at Moen University!

While Yuan is indeed not weak, and has now surpassed Ron in ability level, having constructed an ability formula—

But no matter how much of a defeated opponent he was, there was no reason for him to be able to beat Ron again. Ron never considered Euan a real opponent!

Thinking of this, Ron couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth, a clear smile appearing on his face.

But seeing Ron's smile, Yun An, who had just been boasting about him, saw through his amusement and instead offered sincere advice:

"Brother Luo... judging from your attitude, you probably think that all these students who came in through the talent introduction program are just as useless as us?"

"That's absolutely unacceptable... Although there are many people like me and Marcus who are good-for-nothings who got in through connections, and whose abilities and academic performance are far inferior to Brother Luo's, there are always some who are truly talented."

"I heard that some of those people are incredibly talented; they can construct [ability formulas] even before enrolling...and some can even visit [knowledge-seeking experiments]!"

Yun An spoke earnestly, advising Ron to guard against arrogance and impetuosity:

"If that's the case, aren't they truly talented? They might even be better than you!"

Visit the [Knowledge Experiment]?
If we go back a little over a month, Minister Old would have hoped I would simply be visiting the "Ability Transformation" project...

Ron inwardly complained, but knowing that Yun An was doing it for his own good, he nodded and accepted his kindness.

But at the same time, Marcus, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly spoke up:

"Yun'an, I think you're wrong."

wrong?

Yun An was taken aback, then raised an eyebrow at Marcus: "This isn't a joke, I'm seriously admonishing Brother Luo, something's not right..."

"Who says it's wrong?"

Marcus said impatiently, "I said what you said before was wrong."

"Who's a good-for-nothing who got in through connections like you?"

“你这【2312年7月29日】才Lv.2的废柴，比我【2312年7月22日】就晋升Lv.2的天才晚了太多，下回不许因为自己废物就连带侮辱我这位真正的天才，我可比你强多了！”

Yun Anren... No, she can't take it anymore.

"How dare you humiliate me like this! You unfilial son, I will kill you today!"

Yun An was instantly enraged and grabbed his fan, unleashing a telekinetic fan attack on Marcus, a series of celestial strikes...

Marcus was not to be outdone, wielding his arms with great force, fighting Yun'an with his bare hands and holding his own in the fight.

Ron watched as the two of them started arguing like elementary school kids at the slightest disagreement, and couldn't help but sigh.

Well, it seems like it can't be changed.

Ron's roommates for the next four years of university are two reasonably good-natured elementary school students... Is that a good thing or a bad thing? Ron shrugged, just about to go back to his room, when he suddenly realized something—

What happened to your last roommate?
"Stop, stop..."

He stopped the two of them and asked, puzzled:

"It's already past 2 PM... Aren't there four of us in our dorm? Have you guys seen that person before?"

The two obediently stopped, and after thinking for a moment, said in unison:

"No...it seems like he didn't even come."

I wonder who my last roommate was...

Ron shrugged. "Alright, you guys continue. I won't bother you."

The two nodded, and the fierce battle that had stopped immediately resumed. Swords flashed and fists flew, with the two gaining and losing points, fighting all the way to the edge of the dormitory living room...

But Ron couldn't see who would win or lose.

He walked into his own room, A, which was neatly arranged and nearly fifty square meters in size.

The bedroom has a walk-in closet, a bathroom... and even a personal training room that occupies less than ten square meters.

The training room wasn't big, and when I opened it, it was completely empty.

But it contains an AR headset that can simulate abilities.

Judging from the brand logo, it's produced by [Tian Ting Media]. The design is even newer than the AR helmet Ron saw at Dunn's Ability Training Center more than two months ago...

As expected of Moen University.

In terms of resources provided to students, the three universities are truly generous...

Ron was quite moved as he looked around his dormitory room. All his daily necessities had been prepared by the school and had been properly taken care of. Ron touched the desk and found it so clean that there wasn't a speck of dust on it.

But being clean is not enough.

Ron locked the door and thoroughly searched the entire room. Only after confirming that there were no surveillance devices was he able to breathe a sigh of relief.

He opened the walk-in closet and placed a small safe in the innermost compartment of the wardrobe.

He bought the safe a month ago, specifically to store those shady items.

The spellbook "Introduction to Mysticism", a finger bone used as an "anchor", three magicians' "power amplifiers", berries from a growth tree, and two sapphire pendants engraved with "restriction spells"...

Now, they were all stuffed into this small safe by Ron and piled up under his clothes.

Today, I only brought a backpack. There are still not many clothes in the closet. After all the countless clothes that Ms. Irina sent before are sent, the closet will become completely crowded and messy, making it difficult to find the small safe in the corner.

In addition, Ron also installed a small surveillance camera and a small alarm in the corner of the wardrobe. Whenever someone rummages through it, he will receive an alarm via his brain-computer interface immediately.

...This is the best we can do.

Looking at the clothes piled up in the corner of the closet, Ron couldn't help but sigh.

He dared not carry these things with him, because Ron was going to meet a Level 5 student at the opening ceremony later...

He didn't know if hiding it here would be discovered by a Level 5, but if he dared to carry it with him, Ron felt that he probably wouldn't be able to hide these things under the nose of that [Pointer] Principal.

Better safe than sorry, let's keep it hidden for now...

Once we acquire items with storage space in the "Potion Era" or embark on a potion series with such capabilities in the future, we won't need to worry about this anymore.

Ron glanced at his phone, then was startled to realize that because he had just turned the room upside down, it was already past 4:20 PM...

There are only thirty-odd minutes left until the opening ceremony of the school opening ceremony!
Not to mention the opening ceremony I had promised An Hui, which I was supposed to attend early...

Ron rushed out, only to find that Yun An and Marcus had already left.

These two amazing people, who fought all the way to the edge of the dormitory living room, thoughtfully tidied up the living room before leaving. Only the faint aroma of tea on the table told Ron that the two of them had spilled tea on the table earlier.

At this moment, Ron suddenly remembered that he seemed to have heard someone knocking on the door just now. He figured it was these two people who came to remind him that it was time to go to the opening ceremony and were trying to drag him away.

Unfortunately, Ron had the door locked and was busy arranging the wiring for the emergency alarm, so he didn't have time to pay attention to it at all...

No more time to waste.

He activated [Vector Control] and flew up, half running and half floating, like the wind, down the dormitory building and appeared on the teleportation array outside the dormitory building.

In just a moment, the scenery in front of Ron changed to a huge school auditorium, and he was teleported to the ninety-ninth floor of Moen University City...

Although there was only about half an hour left before the opening ceremony, the auditorium was still sparsely populated, with only about half of the attendees present.

The remaining half will gradually arrive in the next half hour. Obviously, there are quite a few students who don't want to be called out and just want to attend the opening ceremony on time.

However, although only half of them came, the front row was already quite full, and the first row was even crowded with people, with hardly any empty seats left.

Alright, it's already this late, forget about the first row, there probably aren't any seats left...

Ron sighed, but still walked towards the front row, intending to find where An Hui was sitting.

But before he could take a step, he suddenly heard a familiar voice from the side.

"Brother Luo! Why are you so late?"

Turning my head, I saw Yun An and Marcus.

As soon as Yun An arrived, he couldn't hide his excitement and whispered:

“You almost missed a great show… but you’ve come at the right time; you can still see the ending.”

"A big show?" Ron was slightly taken aback. "What happened?"

"Our physics department freshman, the one who's second in the year, what's his name again... Oh right, Yu An! Brother Luo should know him, right? You beat him in the college entrance exam..."

Yun An looked on with an amused expression, while Marcus added from the side:

"I think this guy's itching for a fight. He's only just enrolled and he's already gotten into a brawl with the guys from the Electromagnetism Department next door..."

Yu'an? Fight?
To be honest, it doesn't seem to fit that guy's style...

After all, although this person is not a good person, he does put on a peaceful facade and is quite protective of his reputation. It's hard to imagine what reason he would have to fight with someone.

However, this matter is probably not going to be interesting. Although Euan was defeated by Ron, he is still a Level 3 who constructed the formula...

No matter what, he's going to win... That poor guy from the electrical engineering department is going to be in trouble.

Ron shrugged, but the two men in front of him continued:
"But if you ask me, Yu An is really shameless, bullying a girl..."

"It wasn't exactly bullying... Do you know who that person is?"
"She's the top student in the Electromagnetism Department this year, a genius who's already advanced to Lv.3 before even enrolling... I heard that the dean of our Physics Department wanted to take her on as a student!"

"She's beautiful and strong, it's just a pity there are too many monsters enrolling this year, otherwise she would have been a top-tier genius in previous years..."

and many more?

Female, Electromagnetism Department, Level 3, ranked first upon enrollment?

Isn't that An Hui?

Although she didn't know why she clashed with Yu An, if they really fought, there was no way she could beat Yu An!

The moment Ron realized this, he immediately and without hesitation activated [Vector Manipulation], flying directly towards the first row of the auditorium...

As Ron flew closer, he saw the huge crowd in the front row slowly backing away, seemingly avoiding something.

Upon closer inspection, it became clear that the reason they avoided it was because there were countless silver snakes flying around and a heavy pressure that seemed to have solidified into reality!

The two were locked in a tense standoff, lightning and gravity each holding equal sway, their individual realities sharply divided...

An Hui frowned, her abilities operating at full power, but You An lazily yawned, looked at An Hui who was still struggling to hold on, and lightly tapped her fingertips on her chest, making the sign of the cross.

Then, he casually snapped his fingers—

In an instant, the endless stream of silvery light was forced to retreat everywhere, shrinking to An Hui's side in a flash.

An Hui struggled to stand there, her legs trembling from the sudden increase in weight, and the lightning around her flickered.

Clearly, she was about to give up.

(End of this chapter)