Chapter 157 A Bright Future
In the dormitory, Zhang Mou was still lying obediently on his bed.
At this time, a notification from the Hongwu University software had popped up.
Zhang Mou read the contents carefully, skimming through them.
The notification mainly mentioned the entrance examination and the final rankings.
The content included the rankings.
The first place naturally belonged to Jiang Tian. There was no doubt about it, and no one in their right mind would object.
Second place went to Xue Ruyan.
Whether it was the strength she displayed in the fierce battles during the assessment process or her final competition with Jiang Tian, she had clearly shown everyone what a real gap in power looked like.
Zhang Mou was not surprised by this result. He was more concerned about the rankings of others.
Third place: Zhang Mou.
Fourth place: Tian Yundong.
Fifth place: Shentu Jiayi.
...
Tenth place: Leng Hao.
When Zhang Mou saw an unfamiliar name suddenly appearing among the top ten, a look of surprise crossed his face.
He then searched on his phone and pulled up the ranking of freshmen based on the national martial arts college entrance examination results.
After seeing Leng Hao's previous ranking, Zhang Mou's eyes showed a strange glint.
That was a significant improvement.
Obviously, Leng Hao's ability to climb the rankings so dramatically had to be related to Jiang Tian.
Having known Jiang Tian in the past, Leng Hao had the advantage of being close to him during the summer vacation.
He must have eaten a lot of delicious food cooked by Jiang Tian, which undoubtedly contributed to his rapid improvement.
"Boss Jiang's ability is truly fascinating," Zhang Mou couldn't help but sigh. Such ability was truly incredible.
After checking the rankings, Zhang Mou focused on the rewards.
There was nothing particularly special about the rewards for this entrance examination. They were similar to the usual ones.
Credits!
In a martial arts university like Hongwu University, credits were hard currency.
With credits, students could exchange for all the resources needed for cultivation.
The better their performance and talent, the more credits they earned.
How to spend those credits was also a very important matter.
Since Zhang Mou ranked third in the entrance examination, he was awarded 300 credits.
Three hundred credits was a huge sum. According to the price list, one hour in a Level 2 Blood Source Room inside Hongwu University only cost 0.1 credit.
Even the Level 3 Blood Source Room required only 5 credits per hour when used within Hongwu University.
This was remarkable because outside the university, there were no Level 3 Blood Source Rooms at all—they were restricted management facilities.
"Hmm?" At this moment, Zhang Mou suddenly noticed something special. In addition to credits, there was another reward.
After looking more carefully, he realized that being in third place granted him three opportunities to have Jiang Tian cook a perfect dish for him.
However, after he requested Jiang Tian to cook a perfect dish, he would have to wait for the other party to be available.
If Jiang Tian was busy or simply didn't want to prepare a dish for him, he had the right to refuse.
In other words, this extra special reward was just an opportunity to make a request of Jiang Tian.
"I didn't expect that Boss Jiang's status would be so high," Zhang Mou exclaimed.
It had style!
It actually depended on his mood?
"Give it a try. It's worth it."
Thinking of this, Zhang Mou didn't hesitate and directly messaged Jiang Tian.
Zhang Mou: [Boss Jiang, I got a special reward that lets you cook three perfect dishes for me.]
Zhang Mou: [I'd like to use one now. When would you be available?]
On the other side, in the special cafeteria, Jiang Tian, who was preparing nutritious meals, received a message on his phone.
He glanced down, saw Zhang Mou's message, and blinked.
He hadn't even known about this reward yet.
Jiang Tian walked to the window and called out to Zhou Shang, who was still waiting outside. "Teacher, did you arrange this special reward?"
Zhou Shang heard Jiang Tian's voice and came over. After listening to the question, he immediately understood.
Zhou Shang nodded. "This is just an extra reward. It doesn't matter if you don't want to do it."
As he spoke, Zhou Shang also took out his phone and showed Jiang Tian the rules.
Jiang Tian looked through them and found that the reward was indeed rather arbitrary.
Zhou Shang had given the top ten students this opportunity, but whether Jiang Tian agreed or not depended on his own decision.
"It's fine. I'll cook for them if I have time." Jiang Tian nodded. "Besides, let's test if making a perfect dish has any effect on improving my talent."
When Zhou Shang heard Jiang Tian's words, he knew what he meant.
But Zhou Shang was puzzled. "Many people have eaten your perfect dishes in the past, but you never noticed any changes?"
"Maybe the key to improving talent isn't just the number of times, but the number of people eating it." Jiang Tian theorized.
At this point, Jiang Tian turned around and walked toward the kitchen. "I'll test it out by making a perfect dish for Zhang Mou first."
"This Zhang Mou is a good person—very talented and very smart. If he develops further, he'll be great."
As for his classmates, Jiang Tian still hoped they could become better and stronger.
A stronger human race meant greater stability. Once the overall strength improved, it would be easier to discover new alien races.
Right now, humanity was on the defensive, constantly being invaded by aliens.
But what if the human race became strong enough to go on the offensive?
"If I want to find more delicious ingredients, I need to be the one searching for them," Jiang Tian mused.
They couldn't always wait to be invaded. It would be better if humans became the hunters of the universe.
By then, they would be able to discover an endless variety of ingredients and raw materials.
He would go even further on the path of being a chef.
Not just the best chef among humans—but the best chef in the universe.
With such a beautiful thought in mind, Jiang Tian smiled and replied to Zhang Mou, telling him to wait for his meal.
With great dreams in his heart, Jiang Tian immersed himself in the world of cooking.