One skill point per second, I turn fireballs into forbidden spells.

Chapter 56 The First Reward! Is this young man obsessed with money?

"Now, let's congratulate all the candidates who have achieved the top ten results in the province this year!"

"They will represent our Dongjiang Province and travel to the capital to participate in the fifth round of final testing, which will determine the final rankings for this year's national college entrance examination!"

The midday news is still airing.

The pressure on Zhou Heping's psychological defenses never stopped.

He feels like his old face has been slapped so hard it's swollen.

The experience of trying to show off but ending up being the one being shown off is absolutely awful...

Lin Guodong certainly wouldn't let this opportunity slip by.

He wouldn't miss the chance to finish off an opponent.

"Xiao Yi is indeed a bit immature. He didn't even tell us in advance that he was going to the capital to take the final round of exams."

"Well, Director Zhou, thank you for your kindness. Xiao Yi might be back a little late. I'll just rent a car to pick him up myself. We appreciate your offer."

Xu Qingfang had somehow walked up to Lin Guodong's side.

She took her husband's hand with utmost gentleness.

He looked at Zhou Heping with a smile.

Zhou Heping felt like a clown.

He quickly nodded and said, "Um, then I won't bother you any longer..."

Jingle bell bell~!

Just as he was about to run away, his cell phone suddenly rang in his pocket.

As Zhou Heping stepped out of the Lin family's house, he answered the phone.

He was initially furious, but upon hearing the voice of the person opposite him, he immediately became respectful.

"Chairman, why did you call me personally? You could have just had Xiao Liao contact me if there was anything!"

Zhou Heping originally thought that his company's biggest boss had come to find him, which might mean something good.

But the next thing the person on the other end of the phone said completely stunned him.

"Xiao Zhou, it's like this, I heard from Xiao Zhang that you and one of our company's workers named Lin Guodong are neighbors, right?"

"I can't get through to the phone number he left on the list, so I came to you. Are you home right now? Can you get in touch with him?"

A bad feeling welled up in Zhou Heping's heart.

It's understandable that the chairman of Dingsheng Mining would contact him, but what bad thing could happen if he directly contacted a worker?
It must be a good thing!

Zhou Heping already had a bad feeling.

But he could only bite the bullet and say, "Yes, yes, he's right next to me..."

"Then give him the phone!"

Zhou Heping handed his phone to Lin Guodong.

Lin Guodong looked completely bewildered: "?"

Zhou Heping: "The chairman needs to speak with you..."

Lin Guodong answered the phone.

A few minutes later, he returned the phone to Zhou Heping.

Then, completely bewildered, he told his wife, Xu Qingfang, what had happened.

"The factory said I performed well and met the performance targets, so I will be promoted to director of the asset department tomorrow."

Xu Qingfang was overjoyed, especially with her son's excellent grades.

Today is truly a day of double happiness!

"Guodong, does that mean you won't have to go down into the mine anymore?"

Lin Guodong smiled, revealing a row of neat white teeth: "No need, I'll be working in an office from now on, and my salary has increased more than tenfold."

Zhou Heping: "???"

He heard the sound of his own heart breaking.

what's the situation?
One phone call, to one of his most ordinary workers.

Suddenly become your own boss?!
This is insane...!

……

Tianhai City, First Examination Room.

Lin Yi stepped out of the instance's light curtain.

Half a minute ago, he received a message that all four rounds of his exams were over.

So it was teleported out ahead of schedule.

That's good, saves me from sitting around in that desolate, barren dungeon space. He's had enough snacks and cola.

"Others come here to take exams, but you seem to be here for a relaxing vacation."

As soon as Lin Yi exited the instance, he saw a middle-aged man wearing the uniform of the Great Xia Education Bureau, who was smiling at him.

"Congratulations, Lin Yi, you've become the top student in Dongjiang Province this year!"

"And he was a perfect scorer."

"Before the exam started, none of us expected that this year's top scorer in our province would be someone whose name we had never heard of before."

Lin Yi: "Didn't they say there would be a fifth round of exams?"

Having already witnessed bosses like the Mutant Necromancer Knight and the Shadow Spider, whose ranks reached the King level, Lin Yi's perspective is now far superior to that of most of his peers.

The monsters in these four rounds of exams aren't even worthy of warming him up.

Therefore, he didn't take Li Yuanjing's praise to heart too seriously.

Instead, he calmly asked his own question.

In Li Yuanjing's eyes, this was an even more commendable bonus.

This young man's character far surpasses that of his peers.

"Let me introduce myself first. I am Li Yuanjing, the deputy director of the Dongjiang Provincial Education Bureau. You can call me Uncle Li."

"Then let me answer your question."

"There is a fifth round, but it won't be tested here. We'll be going to the capital. You can rest for a while at noon, and I'll personally take you to the capital this afternoon."

"Even I don't know much about the specifics of the fifth round of testing."

"But it must be a special dungeon extracted from the Abyss World. The difficulty and mechanics will only be explained to you after you arrive in the Imperial Capital."

"That's why we need to make sure you have the Abyss Entry Title."

"Alright, that's all for the fifth round. I'm here today mainly to see you and give you your reward!"

Lin Yi's heart stirred.

He thought to himself, "As expected, there is a reward."

However, on the surface, he remained neither arrogant nor humble, showing neither joy nor sorrow.

"Come here." Li Yuanjing beckoned to Lin Yi.

After Lin Yi approached, he took out a black scroll.

After crushing it.

Lin Yi felt a blur before his eyes.

It felt as if I had entered a teleportation array; the world spun around me.

The next moment, Lin Yi noticed the change in the surrounding scenery.

He had arrived in a new underground space.

"This is the Education Department's underground treasure trove. Give me your professional registration number first, and I'll have someone transfer the money to you."

"The prize for first place in our province is 100 million Da Xia coins, which can be considered as a scholarship for you. Don't think it's too little."

"In addition, there is a 1000-point tradable skill point scroll, which is also a fixed reward."

"For the remaining two rewards, you can choose one T2-level treasure from the treasure vault list, and one skill book from your class skill book list!"

Lin Yi was startled.

Goodness, 1000 tradable skill points!
Based solely on the current standard price of Blue Star, this is far more than one million Great Xia coins.

Even among those aristocratic families, unless they are the most prestigious ones.

Giving your juniors 1000 skill points instantly is no small amount.

However, those 1000 skill points are of little use to me.

So Lin Yi spoke up, "Um, Uncle Li, could you exchange this 1000 tradable skill point scroll for other rewards?"

Li Yuanjing glanced at Lin Yi in surprise.

In his opinion, most people would not refuse skill points.

But this kid actually refused and planned to change it to another reward.

Li Yuanjing realized that perhaps this kid wanted to take more of the rare treasures from the treasure vault.
So he shook his head: "This is a fixed reward, and it can't be replaced with treasures from the vault."

Lin Yi shook his head and said, "No, I don't want to exchange it for treasures in the vault, I want to exchange it for money."

Li Yuanjing was dumbfounded.

Holy crap, you don't want skill points, you want money?

What's wrong with you, young man?

Are they obsessed with money?
(End of this chapter)