Chapter 535 Good News


    "Ah, I heard that Houde seems to have a new principal, and it turns out it''s you."


    Manager Bian pushed up the monocle on his face and looked Ma Lu up and down, "Are you rich now?"


    "No."


    "Then what did you say?" Manager Bian turned his head again, looked at Cao Youyi in front of the door, cupped his hands and said, "Miss Cao, I''m offended."


    When the group of people in indigo gowns behind him heard this, they began to gear up and swarmed up, pushing Cao Youyi aside to enter the school.


    But then Malu''s voice sounded again, "But I have this."


    As he spoke, he took out the green stones dropped from the last monster fight, thirteen in total.


    Qiu Tong once said that Cao Jinhua paid for this thing at the Ministry of Education, which shows that it should also be a kind of currency.


    The things in the disaster zone are far away from ordinary people, but Manager Bian, as a bank manager, still recognized the things in Ma Lu''s hand.


    "Is this... loose stone?"


    He picked up a piece, looked at it carefully under his monocle, and said after a moment.


    "It''s indeed turquoise, and the quality is pretty good. I told you that you still have such good things."


    Malu originally didn''t want to exchange the pine stone for money, because this thing was only produced in the disaster zone and was obviously rarer than silver coins.


    But now the creditors are coming to the door, so I have to get over this situation first.


    Manager Bian said, "Turkey is an indispensable raw material for talisman masters to make talismans. It is also the currency of the talisman master world. It is very easy to convert into cash and can be regarded as the equivalent of cash, but..."


    He changed the topic and said, "It''s not enough. The total turquoise you have on hand should be worth three to four thousand yuan, but Principal Cao borrowed five thousand yuan from our bank."


    "Including interest, the total is 5,371 yuan and 40 cents. If you round it up, even if you get 5,371 yuan, you are still short of more than a thousand yuan."


    "Then add this." Malu took out another luminous leaf. These were the trophies he got from the disaster belt last time, and they were registered in the Talisman Masters Association.


    Malu packed up the Variety Sakura completely, and he didn''t care about a single leaf, so he just put it here with the turquoise stones without taking it back.


    "Is this... a rare talisman-making material?"


    It was also the first time for Manager Bian to see such a magical leaf. He couldn''t help but look at it a few more times, but he quickly withdrew his gaze, showing a look of embarrassment.


    "We are just a small bank and cannot assess the value of the materials used to make charms."


    "It doesn''t matter, I know where I can buy this thing." Cao Youyi said, "Manager Bian, didn''t you say that you can just pay the money before today?"


    Manager Bian hesitated for a moment, then nodded, "Then I''ll give you one more night. If you can''t raise the money before sunrise, don''t blame us for selling that school building to the Salt Gang."


    After he finished speaking, he ignored those indigo gowns and hurried down the mountain.


    When the people from the Salt Gang saw Manager Bian leaving, they looked at each other and left in despair.


    But they didn''t go too far. They stopped again halfway up the mountain and found a place to sit there. Apparently they wanted to wait and see whether Houde could pay back the money before dawn.


    Cao Youyi ignored those people. She just looked at Malu and said calmly, "You''re back."


    "I''m back," Ma Lu said, "Were those people just sent by the Mingxia Group to cause trouble?"


    Cao Youyi nodded slightly, "Railway Bank Pingcheng Branch actually had a good relationship with us before, otherwise my brother would not have gone to them to borrow money." This time they suddenly asked us to repay the loan in advance, and their attitude was tough. There must be someone behind it. As for the Salt Gang, they are a group of gangsters who will do anything for money. "


    "But Houde is, after all, a regular Talisman Master school recognized by the Ministry of Education, and there are also many Talisman Masters in the school. They may not dare to really attack us. They should come more to test the truth, especially yours. ”


    Cao Youyi paused and said, "The more than five thousand yuan is what the school owes you. I will pay you back when I have money in the future."


    She didn''t have any confidence in what she said next. Who in Pingcheng doesn''t know that Houde is a bottomless pit.


    The Cao family is the best example. Cao Jinhua invested all his family property, but he still couldn''t stop the decline of Houde. Before his death, he owed money to the bank and had to pay it back to his successor, Malu.


    Ma Lu didn''t care. He wouldn''t live in this plane for a long time and didn''t value money that much. Moreover, if his plan could be implemented smoothly, the school would not be short of money in the future.


    In fact, Cao Youyi brought him good news later.


    The Ministry of Education''s reform rules have come out. In the future, when the disaster zone is cleared up, not only will everything gained go to the school, but a corresponding amount of cash rewards will be issued according to the level.


    In other words, starting from today''s victory over the disaster zone, the Ministry of Education will give out money. Although it is not too much, there is also 500 yuan for the first-level disaster zone.


    At least the round trip expenses will be reimbursed, and there will be a lot of surplus. In addition, the top ten in the end will get another reward based on the total amount of cleanup.


    But this reward has nothing to do with Malu, because it is only given out once a year, and the key is one year later.


    In addition, in order to encourage competition among schools, the Ministry of Education also decided to trial a challenge system.


    To put it simply, schools can quickly improve their ranking in the Ministry of Education through challenges.


    The original Ministry of Education university rankings were updated every six months, but after the introduction of the challenge system, the rankings of schools changed in real time, and the rankings of both parties who succeeded in the challenge could be interchanged.


    This was a major benefit to Malu, which surprised him greatly.


    Because rising rankings can bring him education points, and the number is quite large. The change was too slow in the past six months, and officials from the Ministry of Education make judgments based on the school''s size, teachers, financial status... multiple dimensions.


    It is not easy to improve the school ranking, but now you can rise as long as you succeed in the challenge.


    For schools like Houde, which is at the bottom of the ladder, there is no need to defend, just let go and attack.


    However, Cao Youyi is not optimistic about this, especially when she learned that the Ministry of Education''s funding will also be linked to school rankings in the future, and financial subsidies may be canceled for lower-ranking schools.


    This is tantamount to worsening the already poor financial situation of Houde.


    But she just reminded Ma Lu, and then she was busy looking for someone to buy the glowing leaves and turquoise.


    Ma Lu first went to the scientific research laboratory and took a look at the newly released [Practical Combat is the Best Teacher] and [Weight-bearing Exercise].


    Actual combat is the best teacher: after each actual combat, corresponding education points will be provided based on the number of students participating in the combat. The first-level disaster belt provides 2 points for each person, the second-level disaster belt provides 4 points for each person, and the third-level disaster belt provides 8 points for each person...


    Weight-bearing training: Temporarily reduce 50% of the physical strength and 50% of the mental strength of teachers and students participating in the battle, in exchange for doubling the education points after the battle.


    Very good, the prerequisites for earning education points have been met. The next step is to find a way to defeat the monsters and lords in the disaster zone.


    But with the combat effectiveness of Houde teachers and students now halved, it is obviously impossible to do this.


    But it didn''t matter, Ma Lu already had a way to deal with it, and then he turned his attention to a prop in the prop shop.


    (End of chapter)