My Ability Pool is Superior-Chapter 131 - 130: School Names

"I have a rough understanding of the situation."

Principal Pu Xueli shook hands with Lv Bai, then turned to Chen Li and gave him a signal.

Chen Li stepped forward, bent down to Lv Bai, and said, "Lv Bai, I’m sorry for my actions and hope you can forgive me."

His apology was sincere, leaving no room for fault.

Honestly, this Director Chen had always had a rather arrogant demeanor, and Lv Bai had noticed this the first time they met.

Not a bad person, just a bit unpleasant in character, not very likable.

The fact that he managed to become a director was probably because of his identity as a Death Fighter.

Lv Bai was too lazy to bother with someone like him.

Besides, the friendly demeanor from the school leaders toward him now was mostly because of his promising future, but the problem was that future hadn’t been realized yet.

If he forcibly retaliated now, perhaps the school would still stand by him, but his image as a victim would no longer be perfect, making it not worth the loss.

Maintaining the image of a perfect victim has clearly more benefits.

Didn’t you see how this incident immediately brought in another million?

Lv Bai smiled and stood up to help Chen Li up.

"Director Chen, there’s no need for this. The Zudian Campus is thriving, and we should continue on this new starting point to grow and prosper together."

"Well said!"

Vice-Principal Guan Yong applauded generously.

With the principal leading the way, the school staff present naturally followed suit, filling the reception room with a cheerful atmosphere.

...

Returning home with the Lv siblings, it was already afternoon.

No matter how shocking the event was, after half a day, it should numb you.

Lü Ziyi’s attitude towards Lv Bai remained indifferent, with no significant change, while Lv Qingyan occasionally burst out with some exaggerated expressions.

"I’ve transferred the money to you, treat yourself to something good from now on."

Lv Bai put down his phone and looked up at his sister.

He transferred a million to Lü Ziyi so she wouldn’t have to continue working overnight shifts at the convenience store.

It seemed that special circumstances necessitated swift action, as the Zudian Campus just flew through the transaction process; as soon as Lv Bai got home, his account had an extra two million.

With this amount, they were financially comfortable.

Of course, this money could only improve their quality of life a little; buying a house was out of the question.

It’s not that housing prices in the Habitable City were exorbitant, with some going for hundreds of thousands and the better ones for over a million, with a reasonable average price.

They already lived in the Habitable City, and changing floors didn’t make much sense.

But if they wanted to move out to the rich district, this amount wasn’t nearly enough.

After all, the Underground City No. 9 was pricey, and space was a precious resource, houses in the rich district wouldn’t necessarily be affordable even with two extra zeros.

"Big brother, big sister, shall we go out to eat today? We have money now; shouldn’t we celebrate properly?"

Lv Qingyan hopped off the sofa excitedly.

"You’re crazy."

Lü Ziyi grumbled and tapped the little kid’s head. She turned to Lv Bai, hesitated for a moment, and said, "But indeed, there’s a reason to celebrate. I’ll go buy some groceries."

...

After seeing Lü Ziyi off, Lv Bai turned his attention back to his phone.

In fact, aside from the large transaction notification, his phone screen was also crowded with other messages.

There’s no doubt that after half a day’s fermentation, his consecutive top ranks in two rounds of Deathmatch had become knowledge among various factions of the Underground City No. 9.

Many factions congratulated him, and some media requested to interview him.

The United Government Office even sent condolences, even if drafted in the Secretary-General’s name, it showed a significant level of concern.

The implication of being consecutively ranked first is apparent.

But all those are trivial; the real point of interest is the olive branches from other campuses.

Chuzhong, Yu Ji, and Chaoxi Ku.

These three campuses all extended enrollment invitations to him, mentioning they would offer bonuses, though not as lavishly as Zudian Campus’s direct $2 million package.

Based on Lv Bai’s understanding, these three campuses happen to be the top three ranked among all campuses.

Throughout the years, it’s consistently been these three vying for the top spots. Even if occasionally missing it, they would soon regain their position.

Therefore, while campuses ranked lower had thoughts of recruiting Lv Bai, they knew their limits, realizing they couldn’t compete with the top three, and only tentatively mentioned it in their emails.

It’s worth noting that within Shelter Number 9, there are a total of ten Death Battle Campuses.

Generally, they are referred to as the First Campus, Second Campus, and so on, while the Zudian Campus where Lv Bai is currently, is the Sixth Campus.

But these designations aren’t based on the campuses’ overall strength but are just a sequence.

Chuzhong, Small Lian, Big Lian, Wearing Mourning Clothes, Chaoxi Ku, Moving the Coffin, Zudian, Funeral Procession, Returning to Cry, Yu Ji, Final Wail, Xiaoxiang, Da Xiang.

Among them, Small Lian and Big Lian refer to the same campus, while Xiaoxiang and Da Xiang oversee logistical coordination among the ten schools.

Yes, just by looking at these names, one can roughly guess what order they follow.

The meaning is, born to die.

Nonetheless, regardless of the implied meaning, most of the asylum’s population instinctively use the sequence to refer to each campus.

That being said,

Returning to the topic, the three campuses that extended offers to Lv Bai are far superior to Zudian Campus, whether in terms of faculty strength or resource reserves, capable of consistently producing students ranked first each year.

For ordinary students, transferring schools is a no-brainer.

But Lv Bai is exceptional, with no need to learn from predecessors’ experiences.

As long as they can offer a training ground, it’s the same at any school.

Lv Bai finished composing the email and clicked send.

[Politely declined~ (•́ω•̀)]

...

People like to set special days to do things that can be done any day, giving those things extra significance.

Lv Bai, however, wasn’t fond of that; he preferred to follow his whims.

After a hearty, nutritious meal with his siblings,

He lounged on the sofa for a while and decided to go to the riverside to breathe.

The more he adapted to life in this world, the more relaxed he felt.

Even though he was aware there were secrets behind the Deathmatch System and knew the United Government was hiding something.

But he wasn’t in a rush to seek answers; in his previous life, he wasn’t the kind of person who felt urgency.

Anyway, as long as he continued on this path, once he became a true Death Fighter, these secrets would reveal their true selves to him.

The noise in the Habitable City was endless, and the air was always mixed with some irritating, chaotic scents.

Lv Bai stepped out of the coffin apartment and quickened his pace.

The Habitable City wasn’t a suitable place to live; he’d known this for a long time.

You can’t call the scent of intoxicated men and smoky corners the smell of life.

With money in hand, Lv Bai ducked into a well-decorated convenience store, intending to dilute his senses with a carbonated drink.

"A bottle of coke, how much?"

The cashier smiled sweetly: "Ten bucks."

"How big a bottle?" Lv Bai was taken aback.

"The kind that’s three bucks outside."

"... Never mind then."

Lv Bai suddenly decided to leave.

The smell of life isn’t completely unbearable...