Versatile Mage: Thunderstorm

Chapter 153 Dean Xiao's Abacus Beads
Ever since she discovered that special undead item, Ding Yumian has devoted herself to reading historical texts. According to her, if she could really crack the secret of that item, her undead strength would improve by leaps and bounds.

In this case, Li Yu did not want to disturb him, and he started to go to the Three-Step Tower from time to time to practice space system and try out the high-level magic of Wind Wings.

Until this day...

"What? When did I get an extra nomination ticket?"

Li Yu was extremely shocked when he learned the news from Dean Xiao. What had he done to have an extra nomination ticket for no reason?

"You really don't know what you've done?"

Dean Xiao had a gracious smile on his face. He really was not wrong. His own student made him proud by defeating a palace guard mage in Hangzhou. He was an elite among high-level mages, yet he was defeated by his own student.

"Would you like me to give you a hint about where this vote came from? It was cast for you by a congressman named Zhu Meng."

"Zhu Meng?"

Hearing this familiar name, Li Yu instinctively showed a look of disdain.
"That reckless man?"

"Reckless man?" Dean Xiao's face froze. This didn't sound like a good word.

Moreover, he originally thought that since Councilman Zhu Meng had specially voted for Li Yu with a nomination ticket for the World Academy Competition, he should have a good relationship with Li Yu. But judging from the other party's attitude now, his inference was wrong.

It’s hard to say what Councillor Zhu Meng’s attitude is, but at least Li Yu doesn’t get along well with that councillor.

"They gave you such a valuable ticket, shouldn't you say something nice about it?"

"Good words?" Li Yu's attitude was like a reef in the sea, unwavering.
"I don't plan to participate in the World University Competition. What's the point of having this ticket? You might as well give me a discount."

At this point, Li Yu suddenly came to his senses.
"Yes! Discount!"

A nomination ticket should be worth at least 100 or 200 million, and he is so poor that he almost has to sell his pants.

"Dean, this..."

"It's impossible to cash it out." Before Li Yu could finish his words, Dean Xiao flatly refused.

"Once you cast your nomination vote, it cannot be changed. Do you think you can return the product within seven days without giving any reason?"

"Since the facts cannot be changed, don't waste this nomination ticket. Why don't you go and participate in the World Academy Competition? You should be able to get Mingzhu's nomination ticket. I'll let the academy get the remaining two for you. How do you think?"

Dean Xiao was still trying to seduce Li Yu, but the latter refused to listen.
"President Xiao, there are many stronger people in the academy. Why are you focusing on me alone?"

Li Yu was also helpless. No wonder Dean Xiao was so concerned this time and even called him to the Dean's office in person. It turned out that he was still planning to trick him into going abroad to compete.

"There are so many benefits to participating in the World Academy Competition, why are you so unwilling to do so?"

Dean Xiao also didn't understand Li Yu's attitude. Not to mention the huge bonus to reputation from the World Academy Competition was enough to make many forces fight over it.

Judging from the surface benefits alone, the World Academy Competition includes a year of global training beforehand, plus several months of finals, and the rewards for more than a year can reach hundreds of millions. Add to that the rewards for outstanding results, and even a super-class magician's income is not that high, and yet this kid refuses to move.

If Ding Yumian's identity was not special and could not be exposed, he would have planned to use the beauty trap to get that girl into the National Government team. If the little girl went there, could Li Yu still bear it?

However, Dean Xiao thought again, if Ding Yumian could participate in the competition, with her strength, beating the group of little brats from the National Team would be a piece of cake. Would he still need to trick Li Yu into going?
There are not many people in this world who can make Dean Xiao spend so much time and effort to deal with them, and Li Yu is one of them.

This kid is really very strong. It is said that a monster-level student has appeared in the military this year, and he has been designated as the captain.

But in Dean Xiao's opinion, as long as the guy in the military is still a normal human being and has not reached the super level, he is worthy of the title if he can last more than 30 seconds in front of Li Yu.

A magician special attack like Li Yu is definitely the best candidate to participate in the World Academy Competition.

Besides, even if they were to compete in cultivation speed alone, Li Yu would not be at a disadvantage. From the video of the last match where Li Yu defeated the top 50 students in the Wind Academy, it can be seen that Li Yu's control over the wind system has reached a higher level, and it is very likely that his cultivation has improved. "Think about it carefully, kid. In any case, our academy will reserve three tickets for you. When you change your mind, you can directly join the national team."

Until this moment, Dean Xiao was still unwilling to give up hope. If the monster in the military academy could ensure that the Chinese team's performance in this college competition was not bad, then Li Yu's joining would make the championship of this competition a foregone conclusion. For this reason alone, and in order to avenge his previous shame, Dean Xiao would never give up.

Hearing Dean Xiao's helpless yet rock-solid attitude, Li Yu felt a little touched. He knew that these three nomination votes would cost a lot even for Mingzhu Academy. Dean Xiao should be making this high-risk investment at the risk of losing all his money, and he might even be criticized and questioned by other professors and deans for it.

"President Xiao, two of your nomination tickets are enough."

"What do you mean?" Dean Xiao's eyes flashed.
"Are you finally willing to go?"

"No no no."

Li Yu shook his head in denial.

"I just want you, Dean Xiao, to suffer less loss."

Finally, Li Yu tried to recover some losses for Dean Xiao's bad move. After all, the reason why the latter held on to this card of his was largely because he thought that he was unwilling to make a move due to his personality. Even so, the other party did not force him, which was considered to be very sincere.

Moreover, Li Yu also figured it out. If he really gained something from this trip to Leicheng, it is not impossible for him to go to the World Academy Competition.

"If you need anything, just contact me."

Dean Xiao didn't care about all this. He just knew that Li Yu had finally given in. If things really didn't work out, he would just throw this guy to the team guarding the hall to cause trouble for other national teams.

It's just a matter of not going abroad. It should be no problem for me to be the captain of the pavilion defense team. The national pavilion team is located in Shanghai.

He knew that due to the disastrous results of the previous competition, many countries seemed to look down on Chinese institutions in recent years. Once they encountered the weaker Chinese defense team, they would inevitably be sarcastic.

And with Li Yu's temper, the end of such a person will not be so beautiful. By then, once the record is posted, it will blind the eyes of a bunch of old guys and he can be dragged to the finals at any time.

It doesn't matter even if he doesn't make it to the finals. The three tickets he mentioned are the debts owed by the old guy back then. Just treat them as interest gone down the drain.

If Li Yu knew that he was moved by compassion and wanted to help Dean Xiao recover his losses, but the latter, the old fox, was secretly planning to throw Li Yu into the finals, he would probably not even think about recovering the losses for others, and would have to sigh that his heart was not clean enough.

"President Xiao, do you know the two players named Zu Xingyi and Qin Yuer from the National Government team two years ago?"

Hearing these two names, Li Yu noticed that Dean Xiao's breathing obviously stopped for a moment.
"Where did you hear that from... Oh, now I remember, that kid must have told you."

Dean Xiao was surprised at first, but then he expressed his understanding. He also knew Zhan Kong's identity. After all, it was such a big thing back then, but the final result was just a cold treatment, and the people who knew about it were not all dead.

Then comes the question,

"Why, didn't the boy tell you everything?"

"No."

Li Yu shook his head slightly disappointed.
"Can Dean Xiao tell me about it?"

Dean Xiao took a deep look at Li Yu and saw that the latter had a rare expectation, instead of the usual attitude of not caring about strength in the academy.

"Forget it. Since the boy is willing to tell you, he probably isn't planning to hide it."

“That happened right before the finals.”

"..."

(End of this chapter)