Zheng Dong was not very familiar with Modu University.
He just knew it was a prestigious school and certainly wouldn't be bad.
However, he still had to consider which school offered more scholarship money.
"Teacher Song Qing, Modu University is also very good, but this is a matter of my life. I need to think carefully!"
"That's understandable. Don't worry, the benefits we offer you will definitely be the best. As long as you come to our Modu University, you will not only be admitted without an exam, but you also won't have to pay any fees. You can also receive 10 million in pet cultivation subsidies annually. Additionally, we can help you get a Modu household registration, and even provide significant subsidies for buying a house in Modu..."
Song Qing listed all the benefits Modu University offered Zheng Dong, which made Ning Wei, Bei Wen, and others extremely envious.
"Wow, this is too good!"
Ning Wei was somewhat tempted and quickly asked, "Teacher Song Qing, what benefits will I get if I enter Modu University?"
Song Qing glanced at Ning Wei. She didn't recognize him, meaning he wasn't among the students she was recruiting this time.
So, she smiled politely and said, "Well, you'll have to pass our school's entrance examination first. After passing, you'll have to pay about 100,000 yuan in tuition fees annually. As for benefits, you'll get a free physical examination once a year, and you can enjoy meal subsidies when eating in the school cafeteria, and so on."
Ning Wei was stunned.
The difference was too great!
Song Qing didn't bother Zheng Dong too much. After giving him the relevant enrollment policies and information for Modu University, she left the private room.
After finishing their meal, Zheng Dong and Ning Wei and others took Bei Wen's car back to Anhe District.
Along the way, he received calls from several university admissions offices, as well as Principal Liu and Teacher Wang Gui Xiang.
As soon as he got home, Tu Qiong Lan also called.
Zheng Dong also wanted to ask Tu Qiong Lan which university would be more suitable and how to cultivate mental power.
Although he had now obtained the skill inheritance bead for Super Perception, he needed Xiao Zi's mental power to reach the intermediate level before he could cultivate it.
"Zheng Dong, congratulations. Your efforts have paid off. Next, you should participate in the Yan Huang Genius Selection Competition, right!" Although Tu Qiong Lan was busy, she was aware of Zheng Dong's recent activities. She had also watched the Rong Cheng Rookie King Competition when she had time.
"Thank you, Sister Lan. I plan to participate in the Yan Huang Genius Selection Competition to get a spot in the Qin Emperor's ruins. However, I'm currently facing two problems: I want to contract a potential undead-type pet, and I need to quickly improve the mental power of the Gold-devouring Rat so that it can learn Super Perception!" Zheng Dong said.
Regarding the first problem, Tu Qiong Lan felt a bit ashamed. She had promised to help Zheng Dong find an undead-type pet but hadn't had the time. The undead type, unlike other types, had a very low chance of producing offspring, and there were no specialized breeding bases for undead-type pets. Moreover, ordinary undead-type pets were relatively easy to obtain, but their growth potential was too low, making them not very valuable to cultivate.
Tu Qiong Lan thought for a moment and said, "For the first problem, you can ask Xia Meng Qiu for help. She can definitely help you find a suitable undead-type pet. As for the second problem, it's also simple. You haven't decided which beast-taming university to attend yet, right? If you go to Modu University, there is a ruin space within Modu University, which is said to have been left by a time-element extraordinary creature from the mythical era. It can help the Gold-devouring Rat quickly improve its mental power."
Time element?!
Zheng Dong didn't expect Modu University to have a ruin space. If it was indeed left by a time-element extraordinary creature, perhaps he could bring the Gem Cat there as well, and it might gain the time attribute.
"I have no problem entering Modu University, but it hasn't started yet. Will Modu University allow me to enter the ruin space?" Zheng Dong worried.
Tu Qiong Lan was very confident.
"Don't worry, I'll handle it. Just wait for the call from the Modu University admissions office."
Since that was the case, Zheng Dong didn't think much about it. After chatting with Tu Qiong Lan for a few more words, he ended the call.
Afterward, Zheng Dong glanced around his home.
Familiar yet strange.
Am I really a mixed-blood?
He hesitated for a moment and decided to go to his parents' room to look for any relevant information. He had never really understood his parents' work. It was said that they worked for a company researching mixed-blood pets. Although his parents were both beast masters, they didn't have combat-type beast-taming talents; they were more research-oriented. He had no idea what specific results they had achieved.
Soon, he found many books and materials related to mixed-blood pet research. Unfortunately, he didn't find any information related to himself.
Zheng Dong frowned. Seeing the room he had turned upside down, he calmed down for a moment and began to tidy it up again, preparing to restore it to its original state. Although he had been reborn into this world, he had a very good relationship with his parents in this world. Seeing familiar objects brought back memories, and he hoped this room would always remain as it was.
After tidying up for more than ten minutes, Zheng Dong suddenly had an idea: why not ask Xiao Zi to help him look for it?
He immediately summoned Xiao Zi. Xiao Zi was good at finding things. It quickly found a notebook in the interlayer of a drawer in the wardrobe, along with some of his physical examination data and information. Through the notebook, Zheng Dong learned that when he was two years old, he suffered from a strange illness that couldn't be cured even with the special skills of some pets. Judging by the situation at the time, he wouldn't live past the age of three. His parents were helpless and could only risk injecting Zheng Dong with an experimental mixed-blood potion in the hope of extending his life. This potion could allow beast masters to gain the bloodline power of a mythical era Azure Dragon. Unfortunately, according to the later experimental data, this mixed-blood potion had significant side effects, and its users couldn't live very long. Eventually, this experimental potion was abandoned. As for how long Zheng Dong could live, his parents were unsure. However, based on the analysis of his annual physical examination data, they speculated that he might not live past 21. Of course, this was just a guess. Although the Azure Dragon's bloodline power cured Zheng Dong's strange illness, the side effects it brought would continue to affect Zheng Dong's body until they erupted completely one day. Unless Zheng Dong could perfectly integrate the Azure Dragon's bloodline power or completely clear it from his body, the effects could not be resolved.
Zheng Dong was dumbfounded. He never expected to find such a result. Who exactly were his parents, and why were they researching these things? Moreover, the Azure Dragon's bloodline power was not inferior to the Undying Nether Phoenix, and it was even stronger than the Undying Nether Phoenix. How did they obtain the experimental related potion? Zheng Dong didn't find any relevant answers in the notebook.
However, Zheng Dong quickly came to terms with it. It was just the Azure Dragon's bloodline power. With his beast-taming talent, as long as he kept getting stronger, he should be able to integrate it or clear it completely. Next, he planned to find a way to clarify his parents' true identities and whether there were any remaining problems with his body. After all, in his memory, he had rarely gotten sick since childhood, and he didn't feel any discomfort now. It was just a bit strange that he remembered most of what happened before his rebirth but not what happened from his rebirth until the age of three. That is to say, his memory before the age of three seemed to have disappeared. Therefore, he didn't remember being seriously ill at the age of two.
After thinking about these things, Zheng Dong returned to his room and went to sleep. It wasn't until around nine in the morning that a knock on the door woke him up. Zheng Dong sleepily opened the door and saw Teacher Song Qing from Modu University standing at his doorstep. At the same time, Teacher Song Qing was sizing Zheng Dong up. She couldn't understand why the principal of Modu University had personally called her late at night and also made an exception for Zheng Dong, allowing him to complete his enrollment procedures early and enter the ruin space within Modu University for cultivation. After all, Principal Yu of Modu University was known for being a stubborn old man who showed no favoritism and strictly followed rules. Did this Zheng Dong have some hidden identity or background?
"Student Zheng Dong, I'm here to complete your enrollment procedures. After that, you can report directly to Modu University and enter the ruin space for cultivation."
"Okay... no problem, I'll trouble you then, Teacher Song Qing." Zheng Dong nodded after being stunned for a moment. Although he was still sleepy, he understood that Tu Qiong Lan must have used some special connections, otherwise Teacher Song Qing wouldn't have come so early in the morning.
The enrollment procedures were completed quickly, and all the promised benefits were included. In addition, he received an extra 800 points of Modu University campus points. This was also a benefit that Tu Qiong Lan had secured for him. Points could be used within Modu University to exchange for various resources and skill inheritance beads. According to Song Qing, the value of these 800 points was equivalent to 20 million Dragon Yuan. Moreover, normal new student registrations would only receive a maximum of 50 points.
After completing the enrollment procedures in the morning, Zheng Dong booked his flight ticket to Modu for the next day in the afternoon. He wanted to become stronger as soon as possible. As for flying, Zheng Dong was not nervous at all. He had flown alone before. It would be even better if he had a mechanical-type flying pet that could transform into a battleship form and fly to Modu.
The next day, at two in the afternoon, Zheng Dong arrived outside Modu University. At this moment, a tall senior sister with long hair wearing a white dress walked towards him.
"You're Zheng Dong! I'm Fang Yao, and I'm also in the combat department. Teacher Song Qing asked me to pick you up!"
Zheng Dong finally chose the combat department of Modu University. Compared to the breeding department, archaeology department, and mechanical department, he felt that the combat department was more suitable for him because it didn't require learning too much theoretical knowledge, saving him from many unnecessary exams.
"Yes, I am Zheng Dong. Senior Fang Yao, thank you for picking me up!" Zheng Dong smiled.
Afterward, he followed Fang Yao into Modu University and completed some daily procedures, including accommodation, campus cards, and so on.
Admittedly, Modu University's treatment was excellent. Zheng Dong was assigned a separate villa. According to Fang Yao, only genius beast masters had such treatment. However, he had to be aware that some students might challenge him, and if he lost the challenge, he would have to move out of the villa.
"It's the holiday season now, so no one should bother you. You can live here with peace of mind. If you encounter any problems, you can call me!" Fang Yao was rather cold and didn't talk much. After arranging for Zheng Dong, she left.
Zheng Dong didn't mind. After putting away his luggage, he applied to enter the ruin space of Modu University on the school's official website. The approval was quick, but the earliest he could enter was the next day. The ruin space was located in a small mountain southeast of Modu University. It was called a mountain, but it was actually just a hill, not large, and was surrounded by osmanthus trees. The guardian of the ruin space was a pet left behind by a senior of Modu University, a Nine-Colored Deer, which had reached the overlord level and was called Teacher Yu by the students of Modu University.
The next morning, Zheng Dong arrived outside the ruin space and met Teacher Yu, the Nine-Colored Deer, in the building at the entrance. This overlord-level pet had already learned to communicate with humans using mental power. It glanced at Zheng Dong and didn't pay much attention.
"Entering the ruin space for cultivation for one day costs 20 points. How many days do you plan to cultivate inside?" the Nine-Colored Deer's voice echoed in Zheng Dong's mind. Zheng Dong was not surprised, as almost all overlord-level pets had mastered communicating with other intelligent beings using mental power. He thought for a moment and decided to cultivate for 5 days first to see the effect.
Immediately, Zheng Dong swiped his campus card on the machine next to him as requested by the Nine-Colored Deer, deducting 100 points. However, it wasn't over yet. The Nine-Colored Deer continued, "The previous one was for the school. You also need to give me 5 Ethereal Stones!"
Zheng Dong was stunned. He didn't know if this was a Modu school regulation or if the Nine-Colored Deer was openly soliciting benefits. He had to take out another 5 Ethereal Stones. The Nine-Colored Deer didn't take them for nothing. After asking Zheng Dong to summon Xiao Zi, it used the light-element ultimate skill, Three-Colored Divine Light, on them. This skill could strengthen the mental power, physique, and soul of pets and beast masters, making them more adaptable to the special environment within the ruin space. Zheng Dong immediately felt much more energetic, as if he had inexhaustible strength.
"Remember not to cultivate in the ruin space for more than five days. After five days, my Three-Colored Divine Light will lose its effect, and continuing to cultivate will be dangerous," the Nine-Colored Deer reminded him.
"Thank you, Teacher Yu!" The Nine-Colored Deer didn't mind, as if it had done something very ordinary.
Afterward, Zheng Dong took Xiao Zi into the ruin space. This ruin space was very special. There was nothing in it, just empty space. He couldn't see the ground or the sky. Everything was white, making people feel very uncomfortable. Zheng Dong had originally planned to search for treasures after cultivating here, but it seemed that was not possible now. He wondered how the time power here was, and whether it could make the Gem Cat cub mutate again and gain the time attribute. Before coming, Zheng Dong had put the Gem Cat cub into his backpack, and the Nine-Colored Deer did not stop him when he entered the ruin space. He let the Gem Cat cub out and then took out the Mutation Bead, trying to make it mutate again. However, the Gem Cat cub cried out in panic, its fur standing on end, looking very uncomfortable. Zheng Dong comforted it for a long time, but it only calmed down slightly. As for Xiao Zi, it was diligently cultivating its mental power on the side. After cultivating for a short while, it told Zheng Dong that this place was very suitable for cultivating mental power. If nothing unexpected happened, it should be able to break through to the intermediate level within three to four days.