Universe Infinite Canteen.

Chapter 520 Historical Issues
The driver was a local, and along the way Malu and Qiu Tong heard him tell many stories about Houde.

Houde was one of the earliest schools of talisman masters. It had a brief period of glory in its early days and trained many famous talisman masters of the time.

But later, a warlord caused chaos in the local area. It is said that the warlord admired Yan Puchuan very much. He came to Yan Puchuan and the teachers and students of the school three times to ask him to work for him. He also promised that he would invite Yan Puchuan to be the prime minister after the founding of the People's Republic of China.

Although Yan Puchuan explicitly rejected him, the matter somehow reached the ears of the President and those cabinet members. After the warlord was defeated, Houde began to go downhill.

Although several subsequent principals struggled to keep the school going, they were unable to reproduce its former glory. When Cao Jinhua came to power, the school was obviously in even greater trouble. It was said that due to financial pressure, admissions offices in various places were closed down.

After hearing this, Malu suddenly realized that it was no wonder that Qiu Tong, a freshman with only D-level qualifications, had alarmed the principal Cao Jinhua to come in person, and it was estimated that the student was snatched from other schools.

Houde's situation seems to be very bad indeed, and Malu previously thought that it was the Mingxia Group that colluded with the Fu Shihui to kill Cao Jinhua. Now, after listening to the coachman's words, he realized that there is such a historical problem.

I'm not sure whether this matter has anything to do with Ming Xia, but the warlord rebellion happened sixty years ago, and the president and the cabinet have changed several times now, so they shouldn't be so vindictive.

Malu thought about it and decided not to waste his brain cells and just ask Cao Jinhua’s sister directly when they met.

After saying goodbye to the driver, he and Qiu Tong walked up the mountain along the stone steps. The scenery of Shouyang Mountain is superb, with lush vegetation and gorgeous wild flowers along the way. No wonder Yan Puchuan did not want to enjoy it alone and chose to leave this beautiful scenery to the world.

When they arrived at the real school gate, they saw a huge ginkgo tree that was probably thousands of years old and required six or seven people holding hands to surround it.

In a month or two, when the leaves turn yellow and the ground is covered with golden fallen leaves, the scenery should be even more beautiful.

Under the plaque of Houde Fu Shi School, an old man in a long gown and cloth shoes was sitting and smoking a pipe.

Seeing Malu and Qiutong, he didn't stand up, but just waved his hand, "You can't go forward. If you want to go up the mountain, you can go west. There is a trail over there."

As he spoke, white smoke came out of his mouth.

Qiu Tong stepped forward and bowed, "Old sir, I am Qiu Tong, a new student this year, and I am here to register at school."

"Freshman?" The old man was stunned. "You came here alone. Why didn't Principal Cao come with you?"

"Principal Cao, he...is no longer here."

"What did you say?" Another cold voice came from behind the old man.

Then, a woman with low bun, wearing a sky-blue straight-sleeved jacket and a black gauze skirt, who looked to be about twenty-three or twenty-four years old, walked out of the school gate and looked at Qiu Ma and the other man with burning eyes.

Qiu Tong recounted in a trembling voice what had happened in the disaster zone, and then Malu took out the only hat left of Cao Jinhua.

When the hat was given to the woman, her face turned pale immediately. She clutched the wide-brimmed hat tightly, her knuckles turned white, but she tried hard not to shed tears.

After a moment, he spoke again, "My brother...did Principal Cao say anything to you before he died?"

Ma Lu hesitated for a moment, but still said, "He said he wanted me to replace him as the principal of Houde, but don't worry, I'm just here to tell you that you can choose the principal yourself."

But then the woman threw the wide-brimmed hat back at him, "A man from the Cao family is a man of his word. If I say you will be the principal, then you will be the principal."

Ma Lu wanted to say that you two are indeed siblings. You dare to entrust the school to me without knowing who I am or my origins. Isn't it a bit too hasty? But the next moment, his expression suddenly changed, and he swallowed the words on his lips and nodded, "Since Cao..."

"Cao Youyi."

"Since Miss Cao Youyi is willing to trust me, let me be the new principal of Houde Fu Master School. However, I have never been a principal before, and I am not familiar with Fu Masters. I will need Miss Cao Youyi's help in the future."

"Okay, and Principal Ma, please call me Teacher Cao from now on. I'm not one of those ladies."

Cao Youyi was very decisive in her actions. She turned around and walked back into the school gate. After walking a few steps, she heard another voice from afar, "Follow me. I'll show you around the school first."

Qiu Tong still stood there with her mouth wide open until the two figures disappeared at the other end of the bluestone road.

She was still immersed in the grief of losing Principal Cao and had never expected that the school would have a new principal so soon, and that the new principal was an acquaintance of hers.

Can a newcomer randomly picked like this really manage a school?
Qiu Tong couldn't help but fall into deep doubt about her previous choice.

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Houde was undoubtedly a troublesome mess, and Malu's inherent impression of it was further deepened after listening to Cao Youyi's introduction to the specific situation of the school.

But he still took over the position of principal without hesitation. This was because after Cao Youyi recognized his identity as the principal, a series of alarms suddenly popped up on the [Traveler's Bracelet].

[Attention, attention, attention... Special high-dimensional energy has been detected, and new rules are being inserted into the current universe]

[The new rules have been inserted...the trigger conditions have been met and additional functions will be activated soon]

[Function number 09]

[Congratulations, you have just become the president of a university. The campus management system has been opened for you]

The new plug-in is actually bound to the principal's position!
It was this notice that made Malu change his mind. After all, although Houde's situation was bad, he could not find any other school willing to let him be the principal.

And now that Malu realizes that food can be collected in the disaster zone, he also needs to go through the school system to enter the disaster zone. He is not a talisman master, and he only has a zero-level spell given to him by a wandering warlock. It is not easy for him to pretend to be a freshman and sneak into other schools.

It would be better for me to stay in Houde and be the principal, at least I can have the final say.

Seeing this, Malu had no reason to refuse, but Cao Youyi's straightforwardness also exceeded his expectations.

On the way up the mountain, Malu was still thinking about Cao Youyi's reaction when she heard Cao Jinhua's last words. He guessed that she would not be willing, or even if she was willing, she would at least set up a few tests or something.

However, after listening to Cao Youyi's introduction, he realized to what extent Houde's situation had deteriorated, and it had not even met the university's minimum enrollment quota this year.

The minimum enrollment quota set by the Ministry of Education is actually not very demanding. It only requires each talisman school to recruit at least 5 students each year.

(End of this chapter)