On August 15, the third day after finishing his first provincial competition, Kurosawa returned to Haitang City.

When I left the high-speed rail station, I was surrounded by onlookers again.

Although the Haitang team did not achieve a major breakthrough in the 2022 Hanquan Provincial League A, for the vast majority of fans, they are already satisfied.

Kurosawa has made its debut in the province, and they are proud of being hometown people.

Currently, Kurosawa's core fan base has expanded from two in the past to four.

The main members of the first, second and third groups are Haitang fans, while the fourth group is mainly fans from outside Haitang City.

The number of people in each group has also expanded from the initial two hundred to five hundred, two thousand, and now it is full with three thousand people.

Even so, users who have not spoken for a long time need to be regularly cleared to make room for other friends.

Kurosawa has joined all four groups, but basically he only dives and doesn’t speak.

An interesting thing is that because he has been diving in the group for a long time and has no chat level, he was even kicked out of the group chat by the group management as a zombie fan. The group leader Tian Cheng found out that he was not in the group and pulled him out again.

Come in.

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The air in Haitang City is very good.

The blue sky and white clouds, and various evergreen plants clinging to the wall are very eye-catching.

Hundreds of miles away, an exciting race was taking place in Nagakawa City, but it had nothing to do with Kurosawa.

Kurosawa walked out of the high-speed rail station and had breakfast at a rice roll restaurant.

After the provincial competition, he took himself two or three days off and felt like his body was getting rusty.

After taking a walk to digest breakfast, he and the three elves quickly ran up the slope towards the elf base in the city center.

It is now the hot summer of August, and the breath of summer envelopes the entire small town of Haitang.

School has already closed, and the roadside is full of young girls and boys dressed up in high spirits.

Three children were sitting on the steps in front of the supermarket, licking and playing with the green snow strips in their hands.

Kurosawa calmed down and ran, admiring the summer scenery. Little Shining and Nightmare were hanging behind Kurosawa, flying high in the sky.

Mum, in the form of a silkworm baby, was sitting obediently behind Nightmare, with her eyes half-closed and her body shaking gently at a subtle frequency. It seemed a little nervous when it flew in the sky for the first time.

Kurosawa runs extremely fast and looks very smooth.

People on the street couldn't even see his face clearly, they could only vaguely see a strong figure flashing past the corner of their eyes.

"Hey! Ozawa!"

There were some beads of sweat on Kurosawa's forehead, and he heard faint sounds in the wind.

"Duoduoduo."

He backed away and ran back to the direction from which the sound came.

He turned and looked at a window on the second floor of the attic next to the street.

There was a person inside leaning against the window frame and greeting him.

Kurosawa looked a little surprised and waved to him.

"It's really you, come in and eat some watermelon."

"Stop running, I'll come down and open the door."

As if he was afraid that Kurosawa would run away, he jumped off the window sill and walked into the house. His voice became quieter and quieter, and then there was the clear sound of going down the stairs.

"嚓——"

The man opened the street door.

"Coach Wang, it turns out you live here."

Kurosawa took out a pack of tissues from his storage bracelet and wiped the sweat off his forehead.

The person who called him was Wang Jun, his coach at Senli Club.

"Well, didn't I leave my job before to concentrate on preparing for the league exam, so I moved out to live alone." Coach Wang scratched his head.

"Come in and sit down, the place is a bit small, don't dislike it."

He stepped aside.

Kurosawa walked through the door.

The entrance is relatively long and narrow, with wardrobes and shoe racks on both sides.

After passing the entrance hall, there is the living room on the first floor.

"Coach, how was your exam?"

When Kurosawa was talking about the exam just now, he noticed that he was in high spirits and had some general guesses, so he asked with concern.

It looks like the summer vacation alliance will include new staff.

"Haha, I just sent the acceptance letter a few days ago. I think I passed the test. I can't help it. I can't pass those young people at my old age. Fortunately, my status as an elf master has been reduced a bit." Wang Jun scratched his head and smiled.

He said.

Kurosawa was also really happy for him.

"Congratulations, coach, I will have to rely on you to take care of me in the Haitang League from now on."

"Haha, what you said makes me blush."

Not every elf master can always be active on the front line, especially for registered elf masters. Although they can earn income by taking on low-level alliance tasks, commissioned by others, and working in various training institutions, they want to maintain their

The fighting ability of elves also consumes a lot of money. The food and various supplies for the elves alone are a big expense. If you want to enhance your advanced strength, the expenses will be even more.

Finding a satisfying job is a good choice.

Sitting in the living room, Wang Jun opened an iced watermelon for him.

Eat melon and chat at the same time.

Kurosawa noticed the teacup monkey on the table and looked around the small living room.

"Have the other two elves sent away, Coach?"

He took a bite of the watermelon, and on the hot summer day, the pulp was crushed in his mouth to produce a sweet, light red juice.

"Woo——"

Wang Jun nodded.

"The burden was too great. The little monkey ate less and had a quiet personality, so I kept him."

Kurosawa was not surprised by his choice. If they bid farewell to their identity as elf masters, many people would choose to hand over their elves to the Alliance or to be raised by researchers.

If they have to work on weekdays, the time they spend with them will be greatly reduced. Elves can easily get sick if they stay at home. Keeping them in flash cards is not the solution. Giving them to other formal institutions to raise them is not good for these people and their elves.

, are all good things.

The two of them ate fruit and chatted, and the topics ranged from the provincial competition in Changchuan, to past club affairs, to league work.

Suddenly, Wang Jun revealed a piece of news that surprised Kurosawa.

"Minister Palace is leaving?"

It took Kurosawa a long time to swallow the pulp in his throat and rub his temples.

"Yeah, didn't you receive the news?" Wang Jun was particularly puzzled. "I heard from other colleagues at the induction training two days ago that a new minister will come to Haitang to take over the position of Minister Gong in the near future. Minister Gong seems to be

He’s going to be transferred to Zhongdu.”

Kurosawa shook his head and took a deep breath to calm down.

During this time, he was competing and taking vacations in Changchuan. He was hundreds of miles away and had relatively little information.

Gong Lihua herself has been busy with work in the provincial capital and has not had much contact with her these days.

This is really weird.

For example, the replacement of new and old leaders of municipal alliance branches is often not too frequent. A few years is considered short, and terms of more than ten years are common.

It took about half a year for Gong Lihua to arrive.

Kurosawa's mood was very complicated.

The transfer from Haitang City to the capital Zhongdu, even if the position is lowered, is still considered a promotion, which should be a good thing for Gong Lihua.

After staying at Coach Wang's house for another ten minutes, Kurosawa said goodbye and left.

Back at the Haitang Elf Base, Kurosawa found out that Gong Lihua had returned to the office building.

He quickly took the elevator to the top floor.

Inside the top floor office.

Gong Lihua leaned over the desk to sign documents, while Chi Lei stood beside her holding a thick folder.

Hearing the slightly urgent knock on the door, Gong Lihua stretched out her hand and pinched the center of her eyebrows.

"Come in."

Kurosawa opened the door.

Gong Lihua seemed not surprised by his arrival and smiled kindly.

"minister......"

Kurosawa's eagerness to seek an explanation calmed down a lot the moment he opened the door.

"Sister Hua, I heard you are leaving?"

He ran all the way, panting slightly.

"Minister, I'm going out first." Seeing that the two of them had something to discuss, Chi Lei excused herself and left the office.

Gong Lihua moved the document aside and nodded quietly.

"Because of some important things, I have to go to Zhongdu and stay for a long time."

"Actually, I should have left more than half a month ago, but Haitang had some finishing work to deal with, so it was postponed until now."

"Then Sister Hua, you should have told me earlier. It's so sudden..." Kurosawa sighed.

Gong Lihua pursed her lips, with a rare tangled look on her cheeks.

"I originally wanted to tell you earlier, but after all, this is your first time in the provincial competition. I was afraid that you would be thinking about other things, so I simply waited until I returned to Haitang after the competition to mention it to you. I didn't expect that you were well informed."

"What's wrong? I can't bear to leave. Just because I'm going to Zhongdu this time doesn't mean we won't be able to see each other again. Our relationship will still not change."

Kurosawa sat on the chair and nodded silently.

"How about I take you to Zhongdu with me? Although I don't have much free time there, it should be no problem to continue teaching you. The two of us, master and apprentice, will go to the capital to "make great achievements".

"However, I'm just worried that you'll be too far away from home and will miss home easily."

Gong Lihua smiled.

Kurosawa shook his head and smiled bitterly.

He actually thought clearly, but the news came too suddenly and he couldn't accept it for a while.

Now that Gong Lihua is coaxing him like a child, he has also loosened some of his knots in his heart, and all the feasts in the world are about to come to an end.

"I won't be your troll anymore. Sister Hua, you are right. There will be many opportunities to meet in the future."

First of all, since Gong Lihua left so suddenly, she must have had a heavy task after arriving in Zhongdu.

If he follows her, it will only cause trouble for her.

Secondly, what can he do after going to Zhongdu? Going to the capital too early may not be beneficial to his growth plan.

Regardless of his emotional or rational thinking, his decision to go north to Zhongdu with Gong Lihua was not a good idea.

Gong Lihua lowered her head and smiled, with a look of helplessness in her glowing eyes.

She had already guessed that Kurosawa would not agree to this proposal.

She knew Kurosawa's character very well. He usually seemed very talkative and amiable, and did not like to have conflicts with others, but he had a strong sense of self-esteem.

Even if the two of them established a master-disciple relationship and she usually imparted skills and knowledge, he always had the attitude of being indebted to her.

He wanted to provide the magical resources for his practice but was rejected. He always wanted to do something for her elsewhere, cooking, exercising with her, and coming to take care of her when she was sick. It seemed that he would feel uncomfortable if he didn't do something.

.

When he goes to Zhongdu, he will definitely not go to enjoy the blessings as a "vassal" of Gong Lihua, but to make his way in [Zhongdu] as the elf master Kurosawa.

"Are you just going to reject it outright? Master, I'm a little sad." Gong Lihua raised her eyebrows.

"Well, just go and enjoy yourself. Sister Hua, you might be able to see me in Zhongdu in a few years."

Kurosawa smiled confidently.

In a few years, he believes that his strength will be able to achieve a great breakthrough.

"That being said, I also have confidence in your talent, but to be honest, I couldn't bear to leave you alone here. I didn't have time to teach you many things."

Gong Lihua sighed.

When she accepted Kurosawa as her apprentice, she felt from the bottom of her heart that she would teach him for many years.

Although it was her first time taking on a disciple, she really put a lot of effort into Kurosawa.

At first, she thought that the core elf in Kurosawa was a doo-doo bird, and wanted to use her connections to find someone to find a highly qualified initial elf cub with good talent. However, later she discovered that the doo-doo bird in Kurosawa was something special.

I calmed down my thoughts for the time being.

Kurosawa had communicated with her and wanted to take the elite route. He wanted to cultivate every elf carefully and did not want to blindly expand the number of elf.

Although she felt it was unrealistic, she still encouraged Kurosawa's idea.

Her level of medicine refining was average, and she spent a lot of effort diluting the contemplation method auxiliary medicine decoction to a level that Kurosawa could consume.

She even fantasized about teaching Kurosawa to be better than herself, and let those stubborn old guys see...

It's a pity that the separation came so suddenly.

"Sister Hua, don't say that, you have already helped me a lot."

"We can't talk about it." Gong Lihua paused and took out a blue envelope from her coat pocket.

The letter is sealed with golden lacquer in the shape of an eagle.

"Take this letter."

"Go to Nandu to find... Go to Jinling University, my alma mater. By coincidence, September is also the freshman reporting season."

"Even if I'm not here, your growth rate at Jinling University will only be faster than slower,"

"Jinling University?"

Kurosawa took the envelope hesitantly and could probably guess the contents inside. It should be a special letter of introduction from Jinling University.

Jinling University is one of the three top universities in Haihua.

Kurosawa had heard about this university since he was in elementary school.

"Of course, it's up to you whether you want to go or not. I just asked a friend for a letter of recommendation. If you are willing, you can join one of the schools without taking the exam."

Gong Lihua saw the embarrassment on Kurosawa's face and added.

"There's no need to return it to me. This is a letter of recommendation for you. If you don't use it, it's just a piece of waste paper."

"I should be still in Haitang these days. You come to me at three o'clock every afternoon and I will give you some prescriptions that you may need."

"Thank you, teacher." Kurosawa held the envelope, feeling heavier in his heart.

"You're welcome, I'll have to work alone from now on."

Miya Lihua stretched out her hand to touch Kurosawa's head, hesitated for a moment on the way, and then changed her mind and patted his shoulder.

...

late at night.

Kurosawa was lying on the bed.

He held an envelope high in his hand.

His eyes were stunned.

In fact, he could understand that the letter in his hand was not as cheap as Gong Lihua said.

If it were just an ordinary recommendation letter for admission to the school, given his current level of strength, it should be possible to get it through some means.

But the letter in front of me is not an ordinary recommendation letter, but a recommendation letter from the Elf School of Jinling University.

It must be explained that the elf schools of the three top universities are not student-level organizations, but a special institution with a very high level. Similar to the existence of the top elf clubs, it can even be regarded as a streamlined personnel, level

Higher Alliance Division.

Master elf master, top academic researcher, powerful ability user, talented newcomer...

It can be said that the three major metropolitan areas of Zhongdu, Dongdu, and Nandu have unparalleled and huge influence in Haitang, and they are inseparable from the schools of thought in the three top universities.

What makes Kurosawa even more excited is that by joining the school, you can learn more knowledge and skills, and have easier access to elven battles in different regions and even countries.

Moreover, the management is not too strict, and members of the school have a high degree of freedom. They can still return to their city or province at any time to participate in local competitions or go out for training, which is indeed very suitable for his growth direction.

I owe more favors...
Chapter completed!