When Shen received the invitation from Imperial University, she was taken aback, feeling as though a pie had fallen from the sky. The Shen family, while established, was merely a small to medium-sized family in Lake City.
As for families like this, there are more than a dozen large and small families in Lake City.
As a woman, she was excluded from the line of inheritance due to traditional patriarchal views, which, while unfair, were deeply ingrained in her family.
In their eyes, the continuation of the family line depended solely on males; women can take on management roles but could never assume the title of patriarch.
Despite her talent being impressive for someone from an ordinary background, it was considered standard among the offspring of aristocratic families.
However, with the recent awakening of her powers, her talent has changed from normal to excellent.
She aspired to attend a prestigious university and dreamed of top institutions like Imperial University, but she was realistic about her chances given her previous skill level.
Now, receiving an invitation from Imperial University made her feel fortunate, as she had the opportunity to enter as a special student—much like Julian—without even needing to take the grueling high school exams.
This was a dream come true for many high school seniors.
Thinking of this, Shen opened her mouth and wanted to agree, but Julian suddenly interjected: "Teacher Ella, what benefits can you give if Shen joins Imperial university?"
Shen, who has awakened her ability, is a target of recruitment for any top university, but it's just that she was discovered by Imperial University first.
Shen wanted to say that she was lucky enough to just join Imperial University, and there was no need for ask for anything.
But seeing Julian motioned her to talk less, She understood he had her best interests at heart, Shen didn't say more.
Teacher Ella smiled wryly at Julian. He clearly wanted to take advantage of the Imperial University, they had already given him a lot of benefits that even Elites would be jealous of in order to pull him into Imperial University.
Now it's fine if he didn't help her to persuade Shen to join, but instead this guy was helping Shen take advantage of her.
"The best I can offer at this moment is a cyan-qualified Fighting type Pokémon egg and a cash prize of five million."
Hearing about the Pokémon egg left Shen thrilled; if Julian hadn't again signaled her to be quiet, she might have eagerly agreed right then and there.
Will and the others looked at Shen with envy, recognizing the irony—while many begged to join top universities, Shen was in a position to be courted.
"Not enough" Julian shook his head.
Shen really wanted to say this is more than enough, seeing Teacher Ella's slightly angry face, she was really afraid that the other party would just leave in a fit of anger.
"Teacher Ella, you should know that once the Heart's Eye ability is fully awakened, there is a certain chance that it can be taught to others through teaching."
"Although this probability is very small, it does not mean that it is impossible, right?"
Like Psychic, Psychic is one of the few talents that can be awakened through acquired learning. Of course, the premise is that you already had such a talent, but it was just not stimulated.
"But she is only half-awakened and it would still be a while before she fully harnessed her abilities, and even if she fully awakens her ability, it will only be in the early stages."
"If her potential is as strong as yours in Aura, Then I could consider adding more benefits." Teacher Ella remarked.
Why did Julian had been sought after by top universities? In addition to his overwhelming strength in his age group, he also showed the power of Advanced Aura to the admission officers of the top universities.
Originally, his Aura was only at the intermediate level, and the promotion to advanced level was not through the system, but during his daily Aura training with Lucario.
It can be seen that Julian has a strong talent for Aura.
"f**k, Julian, you have awakened the power of Aura, why didn't I know?"
Will exclaimed, startled by Teacher Ella's revelation.
"I didn't want you to feel inferior," Julian replied, brushing it off.
Some things don't have to be known to everyone, and there is really no one in the same age group who can force him to use the power of Aura.
Shen originally thought that since she had awakened her ability, although she still couldn't catch up with Julian in terms of strength, but at least it had narrowed the distance between the two sides.
But she didn't expect that the other party had awakened the power of the Aura early, and listening to teacher Ella's remarks made it clear that Julian's Aura was exceptionally strong.
"Regarding Shen, Teacher Ella, I don't ask for much. How about granting her access to an advanced secret realm managed by Imperial University?"
The prestige of a top university often stems from its control of an advanced secret realm; last year, Imperial University claimed the college league championship and secured another realm for the following year.
Consequently, Imperial University now boasts two high-level secret realms along with ten intermediate-level ones.
There are no primary secret realms available, as their level is no longer adequate for Imperial University students.
"Teacher Ella, please consider this quickly, as it won't be long before other universities come seeking Shen," Julian said.
Shen had already demonstrated her ability during open competitions and live broadcasts, and any astute observer would have noticed it.
Teacher Ella's sudden appearance was a direct result of her witnessing Shen's remarkable talent at the event.
"It may not be so easy by then"
Julian's semi-threatening words did not anger the other party, because what he said was indeed the truth, once other top universities found out that Shen was awakened.
As they has already missed Julian, they will definitely use more benefits to invite Shen, especially their arch-rival Shu University.
"Fine, I agree,"
After a while, Teacher Ella gritted her teeth and nodded in agreement.
She knew that letting someone like Shen slip through her fingers would lead to her own regret.
"Shen, let's exchange WeChat information, and I'll send you an electronic contract for you to sign," she said, pulling out her phone.
Shen nodded.
After they exchanged WeChat contacts, Teacher Ella departed. Once she was gone, Shen murmured to herself in disbelief, "Am I really joining Imperial University now?"
"Absolutely! They'll also provide you with a Fighting-type Pokémon egg of cyan quality, in addition to access to a high-level secret realm,"
Will chimed in, his voice filled with a mix of envy and jealousy, making his expression somewhat contorted.
When compared to those offerings, the supposed five million cash seemed trivial; a single cyan-qualified Pokémon egg could drive countless trainers to take enormous risks, even to the extent of extreme sacrifices.
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