My career has infinite upgrades.

While Gu Qing's phone was being bombarded with calls, Lin'an No. 1 High School was already surrounded by reporters.

The Director of Education was also interviewed.

"Gu Qing, I've been keeping an eye on this student for a while now. His combat skills are top-notch. I've always thought he was a promising talent, and sure enough, hahaha."

The details of Gu Qing's reward were also revealed during the interview.

"On behalf of the Lin'an Education Bureau, I would like to award Gu Qing one million energy crystals, plus a C-level resource pack."

Gu Qing helped Lin'an save face, and he can also ensure that Lin'an receives more resources next year, so naturally he should be rewarded handsomely.

Meanwhile, some companies eager to capitalize on the buzz also jumped on the bandwagon, contacting various media outlets to announce their intention to reward Gu Qing, the national champion, in order to motivate students.

"Hailan Exchange is gifting Gu Qing a Diamond Membership Card, which will give her a 20% discount on all future purchases at Hailan Exchange!"

"The Netherworld Equipment Center has gifted Gu Qing a set of Gold-grade equipment. Congratulations to Gu Qing on becoming the top scorer in the college entrance examination!"

"Awesome Lingerie presents Gu Qing with a set of exquisite silk lingerie, plus a set of ice silk lingerie, to congratulate Gu Qing on becoming the top scorer in the nation!"

......

Gu Qing waited until the afternoon before her frantically vibrating phone finally stopped.

Seeing the numerous unknown calls, Gu Qing called Li Tieshan back.

"Hey, teacher."

Li Tieshan's excited voice rang out: "Gu Qing! I knew you could do it!"

A warm feeling welled up in Gu Qing's heart, and she said, "Teacher, thank you. It's all thanks to your Blood-Weeping Demon Bead."

Li Tieshan laughed and said, "That was just an opportunity. Your achievements today are still due to your own hard work."

Li Tieshan calmed himself down and then said, "Alright, I won't chat with you any longer. I called you mainly to inform you that you need to come to the school tomorrow morning. You don't need to apply; admissions officers from various universities will come directly to you."

Gu Qing raised an eyebrow. He had heard before that top scorers in the college entrance examination would receive such treatment, but he never expected it to happen to him.

After chatting with Li Tieshan for a while, Gu Qing finally hung up the phone.

Afterwards, Gu Qing checked and found that his chef's simplification experience had reached 98, and he only needed two more points to max it out.

Without hesitation, Gu Qing went straight into the kitchen to prepare a celebratory meal.

Half an hour later, Gu Qing came out carrying several dishes, and a pleasant mechanical voice rang in her ears.

[Ding! Chef's Simplification Experience is maxed out (100/100)]

[The advancement requirements have been met. Do you wish to advance immediately?]

Gu Qing did not hesitate and directly chose to advance.

A beam of light rose from Gu Qing's body, marking the completion of his advancement.

[Ding! Congratulations, host! Your F-rank chef has successfully advanced to E-rank 'Spiritual Cuisine Master'!]

[Unlock Skill: Spiritual Food Extraction: Allows you to extract the attribute energy contained in food, increasing the chance of unlocking special effects in the spiritual food you create.]

[Passive Skill: After consuming food, the recovery speed of physical strength and mental strength increases by 10%]

Gu Qing raised an eyebrow, surprised that an E-rank Spirit Chef had two skills.

Both are very good.

Gu Qing then turned his attention to the requirements for advancing to the next level as a Spirit Chef.

[Upgrade Requirement: Prepare a spiritual dish that permanently increases attributes.]

Gu Qing clicked her tongue slightly. Even a B-rank chef would find it difficult to make such a spiritual dish, let alone an E-rank spiritual chef.

To complete this task, I'd probably have to cook for the rest of my life.

Fortunately, I have the ability to simplify career advancement.

Gu Qing quickly checked the simplified requirements for this Spiritual Cuisine Master profession.

[Simplified Advancement Requirements: Prepare one hundred spiritual dishes with special effects.]

The simplified advancement conditions are much better. Gu Qing estimates that at least one of the ten dishes will have a special effect.

Gu Qing nodded in satisfaction, and then joined Sacilia and Melissant for a celebratory feast.

......

The next morning, Gu Qing received a call from the principal, asking him to come directly to the school.

Admissions officers from various universities have arrived!

Gu Qing headed straight to the school.

At this moment, in the reception hall of Lin'an No. 1 High School, admissions officers from the top 20 universities in the country gathered together.

Only the top 20 universities in the country are qualified to compete for the top scorer in the college entrance examination.

The admissions officers at these universities all knew each other and started discussing it directly.

"Although Gu Qing has cleared the hundred-floor Nether Tower, he does have a level 30 platinum-grade desert undead dragon. His true strength is still questionable."

"That's right. I heard he switched to two F-rank jobs, one a sycophant and the other a necromancer, both useless jobs. Even with the Bloodthirsty Demon Orb, how much could he possibly advance?"

"Indeed, Gu Qing is probably the most questionable top scorer in the college entrance examination in recent years. In fact, by strict standards, he is not qualified to enter our top 20 universities."

The admissions officers at various universities all wore smiles, but no one knew what they were thinking underneath.

The principal was busy inside, attending to everyone without daring to be negligent in the slightest.

In particular, the top three universities—Tsinghua University, Peking University, Shanghai University, and Nanjing University—were given special attention in hosting the guests.

The three of them did not participate in the discussion among the admissions office staff around them, but simply waited quietly.

Soon, Gu Qing arrived and walked straight in.

Instantly! All the admissions officers' eyes fell on Gu Qing, scrutinizing her from head to toe.

Gu Qing remained calm and nodded to the admissions officers.

Many admissions officers nodded slightly. Before coming, they had heard a lot of news about female students going crazy for him. He certainly had a good appearance.

Even after entering university, he was still able to charm a group of female students.

The principal then introduced each of the admissions office teachers to Gu Qing.

Soon, the admissions officer from Northwest University got straight to the point: "Gu Qing, I won't beat around the bush. Northwest University values ​​you highly. If you come to Northwest University, we'll give you three million energy crystals, plus a Tier B resource package!"

Gu Qing's expression shifted slightly. This condition was not bad, after all, a B-level resource pack was worth at least five million energy crystals, and it was also in high demand but not readily available.

At this point, the other admissions officers also spoke up.

"Gu Qing! Come to our Chuannan Academy! We'll give you five million energy crystals, plus an epic-grade necromancy skill book—a true treasure of Chuannan!"

"Gu Qing! Donghai University is the perfect fit for you. We have high-level necromancers as mentors here, and we'll give you seven million energy crystals right away."

"Enough said, Gu Qing. Come to our Donghai University, and we'll give you ten million energy crystals straight away, no fluff!"