Physical mage, challenge me to a solo duel!

In the reception room of Lanling Magic High School, Bai Jingting sat in the main seat in front of a huge tea table, with six leaders from the Magic University Admissions Office sitting on either side.

In fact, the work of these magic university admissions offices is very simple. Apart from keeping an eye on the geniuses of various magic high schools and drafting some lists of candidates for internal recruitment, all that's left is to poach students.

But don't let the simplicity of the job fool you, they wield considerable power.

After all, without power, one cannot determine interests or mobilize resources.

If they can't offer enough benefits and resources, how can they compete with other top-tier celebrities for talent?

To put it bluntly, the competition among top universities like Magic University is similar to companies poaching talent with high salaries. Aside from certain schools with which they have long-standing and deep partnerships, and students' unique emotional attachment to a particular school, most top talents are simply waiting for the highest bidder to come out on the market.

So having good talent really can make you money.

Bai Jingting deliberately gathered these six people together to meet Wang Yi, clearly intending it as a bidding process.

If you don't compete and fight, how can you get such a high price?

If we're talking about ordinary geniuses, the schools can have some tacit understanding: you assign a few geniuses, I assign a few geniuses, so we don't have to spend a lot of money or break ties.

However, Wang Yi's performance this year was so outstanding that there was no one who could rival him.

To exaggerate a bit, it could be said that acquiring Wang Yi would essentially guarantee control over the next four years.

But Wang Yi is only one person, so how can we divide him up?

Everyone wanted to recruit Wang Yi to their school, so a money-spending frenzy was inevitable.

Moreover, in the past, auctions were always conducted covertly, so no one knew the other party's bid. They would tentatively offer a high price, so it wouldn't be too outrageous.

Now things are really messed up; Bai Jingting has put them right in the open.

The worst thing is when things are rushed; once people rush to buy them, prices will inflate.

This information is still based on data from several schools, and it's all outdated.

They were all unaware of Wang Yi's true strength.

If they knew that Wang Yi was already a half-step extraordinary being, six out of the seven people present would probably go crazy on the spot.

The first thing I did after waking up was to call the principal and suggest selling off all our assets to poach the student.

I'm already at the half-step into the extraordinary realm; I can't even imagine what I'll achieve in the future.

Which school wouldn't want a student destined to break the records for the youngest high-level mage and the youngest extraordinary mage?

After all, for schools, students' reputation and achievements are the most solid assets and the basis for applying for national education funding.

"Everyone, let me make one thing clear first." In the somewhat awkward atmosphere, Zhuo Yancheng from the Imperial Capital Magic University spoke first: "In ten months, the next Magic High School World League will begin. Wang Yi is not very lucky. He has just enrolled and will have to face the only global competition of his life."

After Zhuo Yancheng finished speaking, there was a brief two-second silence in the room.

Everyone understood what Zhuo Yancheng wanted to express.

Wang Yi had just enrolled when he faced the Magic High School World League. Compared to the third and fourth-year students, he had two or three years less of growth time, and those were crucial two or three years. Naturally, his talent could not be fully realized.

If Wang Yi cannot become a high-level mage, he will not be able to achieve outstanding results in the Magic High School World League, and his value will naturally be greatly reduced.

Bai Jingting picked up his teacup and took a slow sip, feeling contempt in his heart.

Trying to drive down the price before even starting, he really has the makings of a businessman.

However, Wang Yi's value is not something you can suppress just by trying to do so.

In response to Zhuo Yancheng's statement, Chu Guangguo of Huaxia Magic Military University said solemnly, "Our school's ultimate goal is to cultivate a future pillar of the military, not to be among the top eight, top four, or even champions and runners-up in the Magic High School World League. That's not very meaningful."

Chu Guangguo's high regard for Wang Yi stemmed not only from Wang Yi's exceptional talent but also, crucially, from her character. Furthermore, as a military academy, it naturally maintained close ties with the military, so Chu Guangguo knew that Wang Yi had already accomplished many military tasks admirably.

"Teacher Zhuo is right." To Zhuo Yancheng's surprise, Wen Haizhou from Shanghai Magic University actually agreed with him.

But Wen Haizhou's next words made Zhuo Yancheng frown slightly.

"Therefore, I suggest that Beijing Magic University should not delay Wang Yi and let him come to Shanghai Magic University. Our school believes that participation is the most important thing in the competition, and the purpose is to learn from and exchange ideas with genius mages from all over the world. Therefore, our school is prepared to set aside a seed spot so that Wang Yi can form his own team and go to the Magic High School World League to exchange and learn."

At this point, Wen Haizhou smiled slightly at Zhuo Yancheng: "As for the final result, it's not important."

Zhuo Yancheng was somewhat dissatisfied. Although Shanghai University and Beijing University had always been at odds, price reductions were beneficial to everyone. No one's education funding came from thin air, and Wen Haizhou didn't need to be so blatantly opposed.

Moreover, each of China's top magic universities only has two seeded teams, and one of them was directly given to Wang Yi. He was even allowed to form his own team. Even if it's the second seed team, he still has a chance to achieve a high ranking. With good luck, he might even go further than the first seed team.

Seeing that everyone had started discussing, Zhang Chengyuan from South China University of Magical Medicine cleared his throat and took the lead in stating his conditions: "Our school can also provide a seed team, as well as two years of cultivation resources for Wang Yi, and twenty high-level magic crystals."

Following that, Kou Ganlin from the Imperial Capital Magical Medical University spoke up: "Same as above, and our school guarantees that Wang Yi will be able to absorb at least one legendary-grade medical magic. Moreover, our school can establish a long-term cooperative relationship with Lanling Magic High School, providing Lanling Magic High School with two guaranteed admission quotas from our school every year."

Kou Ganlin's final condition was clearly set for Bai Jingting, hoping to influence Wang Yi's decision through Bai Jingting.

Bai Jingting waved his hand and refused, saying, "Wang Yi can decide where he wants to go; I won't interfere with his choice."

Kou Ganlin had no choice but to give up.

Next, Xie Yuanyu from Huaxia Magic Military University offered his terms: "A spot in the seed team, at least three years of cultivation resources, and thirty high-grade magic crystals. If Wang Yi advances to a high-level mage before graduation, our university guarantees that Wang Yi will be able to absorb at least one domain magic and three legendary-grade auxiliary magics. Furthermore, after Wang Yi enlists, we will do our utmost to secure a general's rank for him."

After Xie Yuanyu finished speaking, Chu Guangguo immediately followed up, saying, "The conditions of the two military academies are the same; Wang Yi's choice will prevail."

Clearly, these two had already discussed it.

As the only two military academies in China, the China Magic Military University and the China Magic Military Academy have always worked together, only with different focuses.

Huaxia Magic Military University aims to cultivate all-round officers who can handle military affairs from the office with deep thinking; command large-scale battles with strategic planning; and personally participate in battles, leading the charge with both courage and wisdom.

Huaxia Magic Military University focuses more on combat training, maximizing combat power and fighting will, so that students can become elite squads or lone military leaders to complete various crucial military missions, taking on hundreds or thousands of enemies single-handedly.

So far, four top-tier universities in the United States have offered very attractive terms, and these terms have been increased to an astonishing degree.

With only two schools remaining—Shanghai University and Beijing University—all eyes naturally turned to the two students.

These two schools are also the two strongest magic universities in China, and they have been vying for the top spot for many years.

All of these conditions were within Zhuo Yancheng's expectations, so he gestured for Wen Haizhou to speak first, and then he would add his own final offer to make the final decision.

Wen Haizhou gave Zhuo Yancheng a look that said, "You'll regret this." Before Zhuo Yancheng could figure it out, Wen Haizhou spoke directly:

"Our school will provide all of Wang Yi's cultivation resources for four years of university. In addition, regarding the second seed team mentioned earlier, Wang Yi can form the team according to his own wishes. He has absolute control, and the school will not only not interfere, but will even fully cooperate."

"If Wang Yi advances to a high-level mage during his time at the school, our school will provide at least ten suitable high-level magic crystals, with a minimum of five of each type, and guarantee that Wang Yi will absorb at least two domain magic spells and five legendary-grade magic spells."

"Finally, two Super-Rank Magic Crystals. You can choose any one of them, as long as it's from our school's reserves. There are no prerequisites; they will be given to you upon enrollment."

Wen Haizhou was too lazy to add layers of pressure and push the progress step by step, so he simply doubled the price and raised it to an unbelievable level right away.