Chapter 244: Chapter 244

He might even act modest with you, saying things like, "No, no, not at all, I’m just average," "It’s really nothing much," "That’s about the extent of it," and so on.

Apart from those students who went home for the summer vacation, quite a few chose to stay at the university to engage in intensive studies.

Every day, they were either immersed in high-intensity learning in the training rooms, research labs, and experimental labs, or they were out earning credits by completing university assignments.

You hardly ever saw them from morning till night.

Such dedication to study is truly commendable in university life.

Indeed, many students who worked very hard in high school completely let themselves go once they experienced the freedom of university life.

Studying became non-existent.

Every day was just about having fun here and there, then cramming all night before exams—as long as they didn’t fail, that was fine.

So, Su Yan, with Jiu Li in tow, strolled through the nearly empty campus for just over an hour. During this holiday season, he finally became somewhat familiar with the campus environment.

Neither of them had eaten lunch. By a little after five in the afternoon, they were so hungry they couldn’t stand it anymore. With stomachs rumbling, they walked into Jingdou University’s cafeteria.

There, Su Yan finally saw some students in groups of three or four.

He felt a bit of the university’s vitality.

He curiously observed the Jing University students in the cafeteria, scrutinizing their Creature Level panels.

After looking around, he noticed that the lowest Creature Levels were all at the Half-step Rare level. A few exceptionally talented individuals reached Legendary Level, though their numbers weren’t large.

The majority of the students fell into the range between Rare level and Half-step Legendary Level. The source of this content ɪs NoveI(F)ire.net

As expected of Jing University. Basically, everyone who gets in here is a favorite child of the heavens, Su Yan mused, deeply feeling the strength of one of Jiuzhou’s top universities.

But then, a doubt suddenly crossed his mind as he recalled the group of Jing University students he had met outside the campus that morning.

He clearly remembered their Creature Levels; apart from the underperforming Dean Bai, who was suspected of getting the position through connections, all of them were at Legendary Level at a minimum.

Their overall strength was significantly higher than the average strength of the students in the cafeteria.

Perhaps... those were upperclassmen. Or maybe graduate students or something, Su Yan thought, finding his reasoning quite logical and convincing.

After getting a rough idea of the overall level of Jing University students, Su Yan suddenly thought of someone.

It was an instructor from South River University, a man referred to by local fangirls as God Gu.

Su Yan vaguely remembered that God Gu’s Creature Level was also Legendary Level, just like his own current level.

Yet in Luo City, he was hailed as the future star of Luo City, the youngest Legendary Level creature in Luo City’s history.

When Su Yan first heard this title, he had thought the man was quite incredible, wishing he could get into Jiangnan University in the future.

Then he could become his student and receive instruction from this star of the future.

But now that he thought about it... Good heavens, this so-called future star was just a giant among dwarves!

It seems the regional power disparity in this world is even greater than the wealth gap in my previous life, Su Yan muttered to himself and then took Jiu Li to the cafeteria’s food counter to order.

Arriving at the food counter, Su Yan looked up at the menu.

It was divided into three categories: Ordinary Meals, Beast Meat, and Spirit Plant Fruits and Vegetables.

The Ordinary Meals were similar to those at fast-food restaurants outside, with prices all within three digits.

As for the Beast Meat and Spirit Plant Fruits and Vegetables, those were much more expensive, with prices uniformly in the four-digit range and above.

A dinner costing four digits or more... Seriously? Your family must own a mine or something! Su Yan complained inwardly a few times, then ordered two portions of Ordinary Meals for himself and Jiu Li.

After finding an empty spot to sit, the two, already starving, started digging in right away.

They ate ravenously, attracting glances from a few passersby.

Neither cared, though. Since no one knew anyone else, there was no need to fret about their image.

It wasn’t like they were on a blind date where they needed to maintain their image. They just focused on eating.

As the two of them were eating, a few people sat down at the table next to them. All of them had Creature Levels at Half-step Legendary Level or above, and they were eating Beast Meat and Spirit Plant Fruits and Vegetables.

Comparison is truly the thief of joy. Su Yan and Jiu Li suddenly found their own meals less appetizing.

Before long, the people at the neighboring table started to chat.

"I heard that this year Nanjiang Province produced a really impressive top scholar, who beat out Chairman Li’s own younger brother to take the top spot."

"Actually, he’s just so-so. You all know Chairman Li’s brother isn’t that skilled. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have ended up going to high school in Nanjiang."

"Shh! You two, keep your voices down. Chairman Li wouldn’t like to hear that."

The conversation caught Su Yan’s attention, and he couldn’t help but chuckle inside.

I didn’t expect to be so well-known here at Jing University that I’d be a topic of conversation even during a meal,