After receiving seven or eight calls in a row, Lu Lin reluctantly set his Biological Chip's status to 'busy.'
Not including the first call from Dahan Star Martial Arts School, only a few good schools were now contacting Lu Lin and inviting him to fill in his college preferences. They were all ordinary universities from various parts of Blue Star, trying their luck after learning that Lu Lin had grasped Double Star Skills.
The deadline for high school graduates to submit their preferences was in three days. At that time, candidates could fill in their college preferences based on their initial refining degree, and schools could determine their admission criteria according to this year's Awakening situation.
Truly prestigious schools wouldn't extend an olive branch to Lu Lin just because he had grasped Double Star Skills.
Zuo Yiming had left by the time Lu Lin received the third call. Before leaving, he specifically reminded Lu Lin not to forget their dinner plans for the evening.
As Lu Lin walked out of the Multimedia Classroom, he was surprised to see Class Teacher Li waiting for him outside. Teacher Li looked embarrassed and somewhat uneasy when she saw Lu Lin.
It turned out that Teacher Li had accidentally revealed Lu Lin's Star Skill comprehension to others, which was why so many university admissions offices were calling him. A Five Elements Attribute Talent who had mastered Double Star Skills—no wonder those smaller schools wanted to take a gamble on Lu Lin's potential to become a strong person. It wasn't a particularly valuable special admission slot, just a bet that Lu Lin might become a strong person in the future.
"It's okay, Teacher Li. Let's talk about filling in the preferences after the initial refining degree results are out," Lu Lin said. "I'm heading home now."
「When he returned home」
Lu Lin began planning his future life. He now had two Talents unlocked: the Earth Talent and the Eye Talent. His Star Core was stable, and his Star Power was abundant.
The Earth Talent was straightforward. As long as he followed the normal development track, Lu Lin could become a capable Earth Warrior.
The key was the Second Talent. Lu Lin had no experience with this. After searching for a long time on the Federation Special Talent Management and Public Information Network, he saw various strange Talents, but none related to eyes.
It seemed the development and research of the Eye Talent would have to depend on his own gradual exploration. Fortunately, through his Eye and Star Skill Perception, Lu Lin was sure his Second Talent was closely related to these two.
When he received Star Skill Guidance that afternoon, Lu Lin had a faint feeling. He felt that when he entered Master Jiang Yueming's guidance domain, he must have gone a little deeper than the other students. Otherwise, he couldn't explain why he, with an Earth Talent, was able to comprehend two Star Skills.
Maybe...
Lu Lin's mind raced. Perhaps the development of the Eye Talent will ultimately relate to the Star Skill Instructor profession. If that was the case, I'd better consult Master Jiang when I see him later.
Regardless of whether Lu Lin chose the Star Skill Instructor profession in the future, or merely treated it as a secondary occupation, learning more about it wouldn't hurt.
Having made up his mind, Lu Lin began to consider his university preferences.
Previously, Lu Lin hadn't been quite sure, but after entering the Consciousness Universe multiple times and comparing the refining degrees of the two Star Veins on his Star Core, he came to a conclusion.
My initial refining degree for the Earth Talent shouldn't be too low. Although 0.99% might be an exaggeration, I think there's a high probability my initial refining degree is above 0.8%.
This means that, apart from the top three universities among the Eighteen Colleges, I can really choose any of the others I like.
As a high school student, Lu Lin was familiar with the universities in the Eighteen University Union. The top-notch North Capital Star Martial Arts, Magic City Star Martial Arts, and Hua Xia Star Martial Arts each enrolled no more than 80 students annually, all of whom were elites. Star Warriors with Double Star Skills were rare elsewhere, perhaps seen once every year or two, but in these three universities, they were almost commonplace.
In addition to Hua Xia's top three Star Martial Arts universities, Northern Europe Classical Star Martial Arts, East African Pyramid Star Martial Arts, North America Superman Star Martial Arts, South American Amazon Star Martial Arts, and the Exotic Iron Blood Star Martial Arts together constituted the top ten Human Star Martial Arts Universities. Compared to the Eighteen Colleges, which were solely within Hua Xia on Blue Star, the top ten Human Star Martial Arts Universities were the truly prestigious institutions.
However, as a citizen of Hua Xia, Lu Lin naturally wouldn't choose a Star Martial Arts school outside of Hua Xia.
Among the Eighteen University Union, besides the three super universities, the top ten Star Martial Arts Universities were also good choices.
There was Hua Xia Geological University, specializing in Earth Talents; Hua Xia Ocean University, which trained students with Water Attribute Talents; Hua Xia Science and Technology University and Hua Xia Industrial University trained students with Gold System Talents; Hua Xia Forestry University for Wood System Talents; while Hua Xia Iron and Steel University, Hua Xia Railway University, and Hua Xia Starship University trained students with Fire System Talents.
In addition, there was Hua Xia Humanities University, specializing in cultivating Star Skill Instructors; Hua Xia Traditional Chinese Medicine University for pharmacists; and Hua Xia Ancient Biology University, which mainly studied the ecological biology of the Exotic Battlefield, and so on.
With so many universities, Lu Lin was momentarily dazzled.
Lu Lin simply deactivated his Biological Chip and closed his eyes to meditate.
He possessed double Talents and Double Star Skills. This was an advantage. It was also a secret.
Although Lu Lin already possessed the Perceive Star Skill, which prevented his secrets from being detected by others, he couldn't just ignore his Second Talent and never develop or use it; otherwise, it would be no different from having no talent at all.
Money is meant to be spent, and Talents and Star Skills are meant to be used.
As Lu Lin explored the development and use of his Second Talent himself, it was impossible to completely avoid cultivating, researching, and using it where others might notice.
Therefore, he needed to enter a university with relatively lax management, one that offered more freedom. Only then could he ensure his secret wouldn't be discovered.
Moreover, the best way to hide a grain of sand is to put it in the desert.
At Golden Sword High School and in Tongyuan City, Lu Lin's current Talent could be considered top-tier. However, if placed in a university teeming with geniuses, his slight eccentricities wouldn't easily attract attention.
Lu Lin opened his eyes and sat up, his gaze sharp.
Among the many Federal Martial Arts Universities, the ones truly suitable for me right now are... North Capital Star Martial Arts. Magic City Star Martial Arts. Exotic Iron Blood Star Martial Arts.
He first ruled out Hua Xia Star Martial Arts, as it was directly under the jurisdiction of the Federation Army. In the army, he would have to eat, sleep, and train alongside instructors and fellow students, leaving him with little personal time or space.
Exotic Iron Blood Star Martial Arts was a super university located on an Exotic Battlefield planet. Its scale was even larger than North Capital Star Martial Arts and Magic City Star Martial Arts. Furthermore, Exotic Iron Blood Star Martial Arts was situated on an alien planet that had appeared a thousand years ago, making access to the Exotic Battlefield incredibly convenient.
The teaching philosophy of Exotic Iron Blood Star Martial Arts was 'iron and blood.' It advocated for student autonomy in development and for students to improve through combat. Once a student became a Level 1 Star Core Warrior, a teacher would lead them into the Exotic Battlefield.
Lu Lin often saw universities fiercely debating rankings online, but whenever students from Exotic Iron Blood Star Martial Arts joined the discussion, things would instantly quiet down.
"'Stop running your mouths; let's settle it in 'Exotic OL'!' "
Thinking about this, Lu Lin felt a surge of excitement.
Exotic Iron Blood Star Martial Arts it is!
When the time comes, I'll list Exotic Iron Blood Star Martial Arts as my first choice, with North Capital Star Martial Arts and Magic City Star Martial Arts as my second and third.
It's decided!