Douluo: A Century-old Legend I Am the Second Uncle Chenxin

Chapter 1421 The Spirited Chang'an Academy

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More than ten days have passed since the provincial competition ended, but the ripples of the event still resonate throughout the streets and alleys of Fasno province.

The first thing affected by this upheaval was the change in the top three positions in the competition.

The past monopoly of the three major colleges on the rankings has been completely broken, indicating that the seemingly impregnable structure of the education sector is undergoing a dramatic transformation.

Even more astonishing is the astonishing elimination process at Canghui Academy.

This outcome was like a heavy blow to the academy, which had weathered centuries of storms, leaving an indelible scar on its glorious reputation.

Meanwhile, Chang'an Academy was at its zenith, stealing the spotlight.

They not only successfully defended their title, maintaining the precarious reputation of the three colleges, but also wrote an unprecedented chapter in the history of the English Language Competition with the feat of winning the championship with a middle school team.

This achievement instantly set them apart from other colleges such as Yuesi and Canghui, making them unique in the province and the undisputed focus of attention.

However, what truly made Chang'an College famous and profoundly impacted all aspects of society was the early enrollment storm they launched throughout the thirteen counties of the province.

This move undoubtedly ignited the battle for students and even changed the landscape of the education sector.

It is said that in Tianling County alone, they recruited more than 30 outstanding students with innate soul power of level six, including four little geniuses with innate soul power of level seven.

The number of students with innate soul power at level five has more than doubled.

This is only the harvest of Tianling County; there are twelve other counties as well, and the scale of this harvest is unimaginable.

In this fierce competition for students, Marineford County suffered the most.

Thanks to the elimination of Canghui Academy, a large number of students from the county were recruited by Chang'an Academy.

This situation undoubtedly exacerbates the already difficult situation in Marineford County's education sector, affecting not only Candice College but also some intermediate colleges, and thus this pressure will be transmitted to lower-level colleges.

Against this backdrop, Lian Changzhi resigned in a "responsible" manner.

This move, while failing to completely quell the resentment from all sides, did offset some of the negative reviews to a certain extent, leaving him with a rather subtle public image.

The interplay of positive and negative evaluations makes his image more complex and multifaceted.

In fact, in the medieval Douluo Continent education system, there were very few precedents of established powerhouses resigning due to their failure to qualify.

However, Lian Changzhi's attitude at least protected Shi Liuguang and other coaches and players from a greater impact.

Moreover, it is said that before resigning, Lian Changzhi left a gift for Canghui Academy—a trump card.

What exactly this trump card is remains unknown to outsiders.

But one thing is certain: it will become an important bargaining chip for Canghui Academy to regain its former glory in the future.

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During this period alone, the Student Affairs Office of Chang'an Academy conducted a thorough survey, which revealed that there were as many as 37 students at the Innate Level 7.

It's worth noting that in previous years, there were only about 10 students at the Innate Level 7 in each academic year on average, but now that number has more than doubled.

This unexpected good news made all the teachers in the college beam with joy, their smiles almost reaching their ears.

Of course, they also knew that this kind of success was only possible this year. Next year, other colleges would definitely be more vigilant, and it would be difficult to recruit so many high-quality students so easily again, unless they came up with new recruitment methods.

To date, Chang'an College has enrolled 650 new students ahead of schedule, far exceeding the original plan of 500.

With the addition of students to be recruited in the future, the total number is estimated to exceed 800.

It's worth mentioning that there are quite a few water-type soul masters among them. Although Chang'an Academy is not famous for training water-type soul masters, Chang'an City is located in a place with abundant water resources, possessing eight major rivers. The academy is also surrounded by waterways such as the Chan River and the Ba River, providing a suitable training environment for water-type soul masters.

To cope with such a large number of new students, Chang'an College has begun a major construction project to expand its campus.

The academy has received approval from the city lord's government for 1000 acres of land for the expansion project, which includes not only new dormitory buildings, but also a series of teaching facilities such as teaching buildings, playgrounds, and training grounds.

It can be said that Chang'an College is rebuilding a brand new campus to meet the needs of the college's rapid development.

This prompted the Allianz Construction Company, under the Chen family, to urgently dispatch numerous construction teams to the academy.

At the same time, the college's administrative structure has also undergone significant changes, with each department working diligently to adjust and optimize its work processes to ensure the college's normal operation.

However, the surge in the number of students in the lower grades, from the original 250 to 800, posed a huge challenge to the teaching staff of Chang'an Academy.

The college did not have enough time to adapt to the changes and seemed somewhat caught off guard.

Moreover, not only the lower-level departments, but also the middle and upper-level departments received a large number of applications for further education from students in other middle and lower-level colleges.

This is related to the fact that the middle school students won the provincial competition, proving that the academy has the ability to cultivate geniuses.

Faced with the pressure on faculty resources brought about by such a large enrollment, the General Affairs Office and Personnel Department of Chang'an College were extremely busy.

They not only actively contacted outstanding graduates of their own college to stay and teach, in order to alleviate the shortage of teachers, but also waved their money around to poach high-quality teachers from all over the country.

Yes, you heard right, it's money.

Chang'an College has made a fortune from this trip to the provincial competition.

They have earned a huge amount of additional revenue through fan economy and advertising collaborations.

Of these, the additional advertising revenue from the Chen family alone amounted to a staggering 465 million gold coins in the final settlement.

With other income as well, the total amount reached more than 800 million gold coins.

This huge income, equivalent to one-third more than in previous years, coupled with the city lord's emergency allocation of 500 million, undoubtedly provided strong financial support for the expansion and development of Chang'an Academy.

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All of this almost overwhelmed Zhuang Mochen, who was in charge of administrative affairs. With the lights in the General Affairs Office and the Student Affairs Office often burning all night, he had to bite the bullet and go to the Chen family mansion to ask for help.

The Chen family was indeed generous; without saying a word, they sent people, money, and resources like a tidal wave.

Nowadays, for various fundraising activities led by the General Affairs Department, the Chen family simply hand over checks for three million gold coins.

That's not all. The shrewd managers of the Chen family even came up with all the donation categories for the academy—the teaching building would have a gilded plaque, the tree-lined avenue would have bronze plaques, and even the donation memorials in the nooks and crannies would be engraved with the Chen family's Seven Kill Sword emblem.

Not to mention the ubiquitous advertising walls of the Chen family, the largest and brightest of which uses starlight stone, shines even brighter than the star trails of Tian Dou City at night.

That's not all. The previously agreed-upon private car service is also provided by the fleet of vehicles from Chenjia Management Department, along with special student loans and other support measures.

Even the special "Tianjiao Student Loan" has interest rates so low they could scare pawnshop owners to death.

The Chen family has left a deep mark on all aspects of Chang'an Academy.

They provided comprehensive support and guarantees for the expansion of the college.

Now even the janitors in the academy are talking about how the Chen family's influence is practically seeping into the cracks between the bricks of Chang'an Academy.

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I'm taking a break tonight; I'm a bit tired.

(End of this chapter)