Global Deities: Rising as Wood Elves' God

Chapter 266: Chapter 211: Changes to the Assessment, Comprehensive Development of the Divine Realm, The Instructor’s Change of Status

"Alright, none of that."

Instructor Li Qiantian waved his hand, his expression turning serious.

"I saw everything—your performance yesterday and today, both in fighting for and defending the Golden Throne!"

"I can only say, you did a very good job!"

Instructor Li Qiantian paused abruptly before offering his unequivocal praise.

Upon hearing this, the corners of Zhang Yi’s mouth turned up slightly. Who doesn’t like to hear sincere praise? But Zhang Yi quickly composed himself. After all, he had come today with a purpose.

Instructor Li Qiantian continued, "In my opinion, with your strength, securing a Golden Throne in this assessment against all the students of the Yanhuang Federation shouldn’t be too difficult for you."

"But!" Instructor Li Qiantian’s face was grim. "What I want to know is, what are your plans from here on out? And do you still remember what we discussed before?"

Zhang Yi nodded.

The last time they spoke, Instructor Li Qiantian had brought up the matter of teams and forming a squad. He still remembered.

Seeing Zhang Yi nod, Instructor Li Qiantian nodded as well and continued, "The assessments for the Yanhuang Federal Region aren’t managed by us instructors who were in charge of the provincial ones. They fall directly under Chief Instructor Yang’s authority."

"Therefore, I don’t know much about the specific content of the upcoming assessments either."

As he said this, there was a hint of regret in Instructor Li Qiantian’s voice.

But Zhang Yi didn’t respond immediately. He’d had a feeling this would be the case from the very first day of the Yanhuang Federal Region assessment, ever since he saw Chief Instructor Yang and the other instructors’ reactions to him.

"However..." Instructor Li Qiantian’s tone suddenly shifted. "But, even if I’m not clear on the details of the upcoming assessments, there are still ways I can help you!"

As he spoke, Instructor Li Qiantian stared intently at Zhang Yi, eager to see his reaction.

Zhang Yi understood the hidden meaning in Instructor Li Qiantian’s words. It was simply that he could no longer support Zhang Yi as heavily as he had during the provincial assessments. This brought up the matter of Zhang Yi’s prior promise to join the team being formed by Tianya Academy and serve as its captain. Would he go back on his word?

To be honest, Zhang Yi was not the kind of petty person who went back on his word. He wasn’t the type to get what he wanted and then turn on the person who helped him get there.

Zhang Yi had always been one to repay his debts. Besides, Zhang Yi could feel that Instructor Li Qiantian had always valued him highly. So, unless Instructor Li Qiantian tried to screw him over, Zhang Yi wouldn’t be the one to back out of their arrangement.

Upon hearing Zhang Yi’s declaration, Instructor Li Qiantian let out a long sigh of relief.

He couldn’t be blamed for his caution. It was just that, based on his observations during the provincial assessments and the first round of the Yanhuang Federation assessment, he felt that with Zhang Yi’s talent and diligence, combined with his background, the combination of the two meant that Zhang Yi’s future was surely limitless.

Perhaps now, at the University Alliance Training Camp, Zhang Yi still had to call him "Instructor." But a hundred years from now in the Main World, Zhang Yi’s strength might very well surpass his own. When they met again, he might just be one of the supporting characters at a banquet, while Zhang Yi, across from him, would be the star of the entire event. At that point, he might even have to call Zhang Yi "Sir."

Therefore, knowing he had such a golden opportunity right now, why would he wait to befriend Zhang Yi and foster a good relationship? Was he just going to wait for the instructors from the other five top-tier academies in the Yanhuang Federal Region—institutions on par with his own—to snatch away the prospect he had discovered first?

Not only that, Instructor Li Qiantian had actually contacted Tianya Academy right after the provincial assessments ended. Not only had he, on his call with the academy, hyped Zhang Yi up as "a monstrous genius the Main World hasn’t seen in ten thousand years," but he had also leveraged the personal connections he had painstakingly built at Tianya Academy to lock in Zhang Yi’s minimum enrollment benefits at A Level.

In other words, even if Zhang Yi’s performance in the upcoming assessments for the Yanhuang Federal Region turned out to be subpar, with his prior performance and Instructor Li Qiantian’s personal guarantee, Zhang Yi would, at minimum, receive a contract with A Level benefits upon enrollment.

At a university, the level of one’s enrollment contract determines the resources the school invests in their development and the importance placed upon them. A student with a D Level enrollment contract might not receive as many resources over four years in the Main World as a student with an A Level contract receives in a single year.

Of course, this contract wasn’t set in stone; it could change dynamically each semester and year based on a student’s performance.

Of course, if Zhang Yi performed well in the subsequent assessments for the Yanhuang Federal Region, or even made it to the final assessment against the entire Blue Star Federation, then not only would his contract, which guaranteed a minimum Cultivation Level of A Level, be upgraded a tier to S Level, but Instructor Li Qiantian would also reap significant benefits. After all, it would prove that Instructor Li Qiantian had a good eye for talent.

Of course, for now, Zhang Yi was unaware of all the things Instructor Li Qiantian was doing for him behind the scenes. Since the matter was still being processed, Instructor Li Qiantian naturally wouldn’t tell Zhang Yi about something that wasn’t finalized yet. What if something went wrong and it ended up making him lose face?