Little Family Treasure of the Apocalyptic Boss - Ch 57

Chapter 57 Dragon Palace Academy

“The Dragon Palace Academy publicly claims to only admit students with priestly talents, but in reality, it also has ordinary classes. However, the fees for these classes are higher than those of other ordinary academies, and the spots are limited, requiring recommendations. Both Ming Ya and I can be Nuo Nuo’s recommenders.”

As for the tuition fees…

Ling Jue glanced at Ye Ze.

Under this guy’s terrifying ability to accumulate wealth, it’s simply not a problem.

Ye Ze nodded, indicating his understanding, then curiously asked, “Although that’s what you say, why do you all think that Nuo Nuo doesn’t have the talent to become a priest?”

In Ye Ze’s mind, the little snake sub-beast is the most outstanding offspring in the whole world.

They haven’t even been tested yet, why are they all so pessimistic?

Of course, even if the little snake sub-beast doesn’t have talent, they are still the best offspring in the entire multiverse!

“Squeak squeak squeak!”

“Ah!”

“Moo.”

Three World Spirits raised their claws, wings, and horns, respectively, and opened their mouths to respond.

This is their communicator, how could they not have shocking talents!

Even if they don’t, as long as Nuo Nuo wants to, they must have the best!

Otherwise, are you underestimating Nuo Nuo or underestimating them, the World Spirits?

“?” Ling Jue was bewildered by their enthusiastic response, but still explained dutifully, “Even in the most remote tribes, there will be at least one free enrollment every five years or so. Whether the sub-beasns and females have the talent to become priests will be known at that time.”

If Nuo Nuo wasn’t admitted to the priest school at the time, doesn’t that mean Nuo Nuo doesn’t have that possibility?

Ye Ze a newcomer to this world, and An Nuo, a recluse mountain dweller, all tilted their heads, displaying more question marks than Ling Jue.

“Nuo Nuo, have you been tested before?” Ye Ze asked the little snake sub-beast.

“Um… I haven’t, have I?” The little snake sub-beast furrowed their brow, his small brain working hard. Unfortunately, those memories still didn’t exist.

“Oh.” That’s fine then. It means it’s not his fault.

Ye Ze patted the little snake sub-beast’s head, then turned to face Ling Jue, pretending to be puzzled. “Nuo Nuo hasn’t been tested for these things before. Didn’t I mention it to you before?”

Did you mention it to him?!

Clearly, you yourself just found out! And you’re openly discussing it in front of him!

Faced with Ye Ze’s righteous counter-question, Ling Jue’s expression was on the verge of collapse.

“If you have talent, you’ll definitely fare better in the Dragon Palace Academy than without talent. But now it’s not far from the enrollment point for the academy. To save time, I happen to have a talent measurement sphere here. Although it can’t measure Nuo Nuo’s level, it can determine if there is talent. Want to give it a try?”

Ming Ya took out a azure crystal ball and placed it in front of the little snake sub-beast, eager to try. “Put your hand on it. If it lights up, it means you have talent; if it doesn’t, you don’t. It’s very simple.”

Ling Jue couldn’t help but rub his temples: There’s something off about your clever and calm demeanor!

The little snake sub-beast stared at the crystal ball for three seconds, then habitually tilted his head upward. As expected, he received an encouraging gentle smile. Taking a deep breath, he generously pressed his hand onto the ball as if offering himself up.

Ye Ze couldn’t help but want to laugh. He rubbed the strands of hair in his palm and looked at the crystal ball.

The crystal ball emitted a warm glow in Ming Ya’s palm.

“I knew Nuo Nuo must be the best!” Ye Ze smirked triumphantly, exaggerating praises. He blew so much rainbow farts that the little snake sub-beast, with thin skin, almost flew up like a hot air balloon.

The little snake sub-beast lowered his head, tail tip twitching, trying his best to anchor himself to the ground amidst the embarrassment. He felt like curling up into a ball and burying himself.

He still didn’t know the specific situation yet. Nuo Nuo shouldn’t be proud and complacent!

The abnormally proud and complacent groundhog and the big penguin cheered and waved flags on the sidelines, afraid that someone wouldn’t recognize the little snake sub-beast’s talent.

The horned deer still remembered its disguised dignity. However, upon closer inspection, one would notice that its four steady hooves had also become livelier, tapping on the ground cheerfully.

Ling Jue smirked, deeply feeling foolish for having eaten so much dog food and still daring to go out with this bunch!

With talent, everything would be fine.

With Ling Jue and Ming Ya’s intervention, they managed to secure access through an internal passage. The little snake sub-beast didn’t have to wait in long lines in the square to get monitoring qualifications.

As soon as they entered, the environment, even more chaotic than outside, assaulted the little snake sub-beast’s senses.

The little snake sub-beast shrunk closer to Ye Ze, feeling a bit scared amidst the sharp and intense atmosphere.

“Relax. This is no different from the testing ball; it’ll be over soon,” Ye Ze reassured.

The student in charge of recording, upon seeing Ling Jue and Ming Ya, adopted a gentler attitude towards the little snake sub-beast. They patiently explained, “Because a new student brought back reached the Upper Tier talent just now, everyone’s discussing it so intensely. There’s no ill will.”

The little snake sub-beast let out a slow breath of relief and, with Ye Ze by his side, approached with anticipation and placed his hand on the ball.

He noticed the almost undisguised envy when everyone mentioned that new student.

They must be a formidable existence.

The little snake sub-beast couldn’t help but think: If only Nuo Nuo could be as amazing. He would definitely be able to help Ye Ze in the future!

The pillar of light in front of the platform began to illuminate.

The little snake sub-beast stared eagerly at the display column. His gaze followed the rising light column all the way up until it reached the top, casting down a luxurious golden glow.

Hmm. If it’s at the top, it should be, pretty good, right?

The little snake sub-beast blinked uncertainly.

Meanwhile, there were more frequent exclamations around them than before.

Various kinds of gazes came at them, but Ye Ze indifferently stood behind, shielding him. Ye Ze smiled at the little snake sub-beast when they glanced up at him inquiringly.

“Nuo Nuo’s talent is the best.”

“Congratulations, An Nuo, your talent has reached the rare top tier! You’ll definitely become an extraordinary priest in the future!”

Two congratulations almost sounded at the same time.

The testing students were so excited that their faces turned red. Even the teacher who was only responsible for monitoring the progress stood up behind them and took the initiative to greet the little snake sub-beast.

Ling Jue and Ming Ya stared at the brilliant golden light, their eyes almost popping out.

The top talent was right beside them, and just a moment ago, they had still regarded each other as ordinary sub-beast!

Thank goodness for Ye Ze, who was so superficial. Otherwise, with the little snake sub-beast’s personality, he would have entered a regular academy obediently!

Ling Jue and Ming Ya exchanged a glance and made the same decision.

A sub-beast with such outstanding talent had actually been neglected until now, only discovered by accident.

Based on this, the enrollment throughout Dragon Palace City’s lower ranks was likely hiding many problems.

In any case, this matter must be reported!

“Ming Ya, it’s really you.”

A sarcastic voice suddenly pierced through the crowd, landing beside everyone’s ears. Then, a familiar sub-beast pushed through the crowd arrogantly.

“It’s Qinglan! What’s he doing here?”

“He’s in charge of the enrollment area this time. A sub-beast with an upper-tier talent emerged from there. It seems he’s here to show off, especially since he and Ming Ya have never gotten along.”

“It’s indeed an impressive achievement. However, compared to these individuals, it’s still far from enough. How dare he come over here?”

The surrounding whispers silenced instantly as they stared at Qinglan with a rather strange expression.

It seemed that before coming over, he probably hadn’t had time to learn about the situation here. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have dared to say such things to the future candidate for High Priest.

“You don’t need to worry about that.” Ye Ze draped his arm around the little snake sub-beast’s shoulder and pulled him into his embrace. Squinting, he looked down at Qinglan and smiled, “Nuo Nuo just has an ordinary top-tier talent. Although it doesn’t look impressive, it’s enough for enrollment. It’s nothing compared to you, a mediocre middle-tier talent, and the top genius under you.”

A damn ordinary top-tier talent!

If this was ordinary, what were they? Extraordinary without the ordinary?

The onlookers seemed frozen in place, their expressions cracking open like statues.

Qinglan’s arrogant expression froze for a moment. He looked incredulously at the little snake sub-beast, then at the teacher behind the little snake sub-beast with an unpleasant expression. Suddenly, his mind went blank.

How could this be!

This time, Ming Ya was completely trapped in Little Dragon City for the winter due to unexpected weather conditions. It was completely different from the person in charge who specifically went to remote areas to find new students. Why should it be considered a top-tier talent just because Ming Ya happened to bring someone back!

“Let’s go. Irrelevant people are not worth our time,” Ye Ze said astonishingly, calmly holding the little snake sub-beast and leaving.

“Okay.” The little snake sub-beast obediently followed and turned back to bid farewell to the kind teacher. “Goodbye, teacher.”

“Goodbye, Nuo Nuo. I’ll be waiting for you at the academy. Have fun in Dragon Palace City recently.” In a second, the female teacher, who had a face full of gloom while facing Qinglan, changed her expression and waved gently goodbye to the little snake sub-beast.

Ming Ya gave Qinglan a second of sympathy. Then, together with Ling Jue, decisively followed Ye Ze and left.

The increasingly obvious answer was ruthlessly presented to Qinglan. His face turned pale, cold sweat dripping like rain. He stood still, unable to react.

“In my hometown, there’s a saying called ‘things don’t happen more than three times.’ Although you haven’t reached three times yet, you really don’t understand,” a low mutter from the passing beastman suddenly reached his ears.

“I heard from Ming Ya that your family mainly deals in textile business, right? This time, consider it as paying for a lesson.”

“!”

Qinglan’s pupils shrank. He suddenly turned around and looked at Ye Ze’s leisurely back, “You!”

Qinglan’s questioning voice came to an abrupt halt.

He suddenly realized that the expressions of the others didn’t seem like they had heard Ye Ze’s words at all!

But those chilling remarks were so clear in his mind!

Qinglan couldn’t help but tremble. He belatedly realized that while he was competing with Ming Ya, he seemed to have provoked someone extraordinary.

Since you want to act, don’t blame him for using other means to eliminate threats!

Qinglan clenched his fists. After calming down the shudder brought by Ye Ze, he made up his mind.

For the third time.

Ye Ze felt the malice emanating from Qinglan and his smile gradually turned cold.