Being an otaku in the world of American comics

#871 - Talent Detector

Events unfolded just as Liang Yue had anticipated. New York University truly couldn't bear the thought of Tina and her two companions vanishing from their campus.

Even though the three young ladies had spent relatively little time at the school previously, there was a fundamental difference between that and formally withdrawing or taking a leave of absence.

Furthermore, many elites within the American education system were also unwilling to see these three influential women disappear from the domestic university scene altogether.

They hoped to maintain some connection with the three, even if the hierarchical relationship of student and teacher, learner and educator, no longer existed.

And so, under this shared understanding, New York University quickly provided a solution.

A mere day after the three returned to campus, and only a dozen hours after they applied to the relevant departments to withdraw, a special-case employment agreement, passed unanimously by the board of trustees, was freshly produced.

Guna, Tina, and Mirawa, three young ladies who hadn't even had the chance to graduate from their freshman year, were thus specially invited to become visiting professors at New York University!

Moreover, these positions came without any teaching responsibilities. The rank and benefits were maximized, and there was no need to participate in various research projects or college activities.

They only needed to show up a few times a year when they had the time.

If they could incidentally bring back some benefits for their alma mater...

For instance, various extraterrestrial books, spacefaring logs, research data on strange and unusual biological species, rare metal samples not found on Earth, analyses of cosmic astronomical phenomena, and other such materials would naturally be even more reliable.

In short, the hope was that if these three special individuals gained any advantages in their future endeavors, they wouldn't forget that they had an alma mater silently supporting them.

There was no expectation of bringing back anything overly precious; some scraps of value that the three might not even consider important would suffice...

The terms of this employment contract were so generous that even though Liang Yue had given the three girls a heads-up beforehand, they still hesitated when the moment arrived.

So, they specifically sent a video link back to seek someone's opinion.

At the time, Liang Yue was in a meeting.

It was a seminar on the specific structural planning of the Planetary Academy, its educational philosophy and guiding principles, and the student enrollment standards.

In short, the nation attached great importance to his Planetary Academy project and had sent several people in advance to discuss the specific regulations of the academy with him.

For example, if you want to recruit students to the academy and teach them cultivation, what are the basic requirements for these students, such as age and aptitude?

After the academy officially opens, what kind of courses will the students be taught? Should there be distinctions in the specific content categories and cultivation systems?

In addition, what are the regulations and specific standards for the recruitment of personnel for the academy's research system, another integral part of the academy?

And should the research topics and projects of these personnel be systematically categorized?

Things like that...

In short, although Liang Yue was the initiator of this project, the owner of the academy, and even the planet's lord, the nation clearly valued it much more than he did...

However, Liang Yue wasn't entirely unprepared when facing the inquiries from the experts present.

After all, establishing a sect and teaching disciples was not the first time he had done such a thing.

Even the civilization in the stronghold world, the Great Xia Kingdom, had many similar academy teaching institutions, even cultivator sects and family inheritance systems, in its past millennia of development.

Then, by referring to the modern education system, the problem could be basically solved.

With the AI Xiaowu in charge of the academy's scientific research system, there were basically no difficulties.

The main problem now facing Liang Yue and the nation was actually only one: the student admission standards!

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"This is an instrument for aptitude testing, including multiple indicators such as spiritual roots, bone structure, and mental strength. Among them, spiritual root aptitude determines a person's prospects in immortal cultivation.

Bone structure determines the cultivation efficiency in martial arts, and those with extraordinary mental strength can consider studying the magic system. Of course, this indicator is not absolute."

"The various cultivation systems only have some differences in the initial stages and methods of cultivation. In the end, they will probably tend to converge to the same destination, and there will even be many overlapping stages in the process."

"In addition, there seem to be many awakened individuals in this world, either because of bloodlines or because they have reached an understanding with certain other dimensions.

Or, they have suddenly developed some ability due to some stimulus. These people are not orthodox cultivators, but their existence itself proves the diversity of supernatural energy."

"But frankly, I'm not very optimistic about the future of these suddenly awakened superpowered individuals. Perhaps some of them have decent abilities, but generally, they have little potential.

Rather than saying this is an ability, it's more like a talent, but this group of people is not within the academy's recruitment scope."

"You can take this aptitude testing instrument back and test some students on campus. I will send you the specific student talent standards later.

As for age, it's best not to exceed twenty-four or twenty-five years old, and the educational level should be a high school diploma. As for whether they can be admitted, I will ultimately decide."

"There will also be some cultivation requirements for scientific research students, but the standards don't have to be as strict as for professional cultivators."

"Cultivation is actually a passively running human evolution mechanism. With the deepening of cultivation, various functions of the human body will continue to improve, including brainpower and intelligence."

"So, my idea is that as long as the aptitude is qualified and they pass my screening, they can enter the academy for study and receive guidance.

When the students' cultivation reaches a certain level, their future paths will be diverted, either full-time cultivation or part-time scientific research exploration.

There is no need to divide the newly enrolled students into systems from the beginning."

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Perhaps they had deduced something from some previous signs.

Although the content of the discussion with Liang Yue this time was very important, the personnel sent by the relevant parties to contact him were basically young people, except for a kind-looking middle-aged woman in charge of leading the team.

Some were even younger than Meng Xiaoyu, looking only seventeen or eighteen years old, with pure and lovely faces, as if they were on an outing.

After receiving the spherical aptitude testing device sent by Liang Yue, they couldn't wait to start verifying their talents on the spot.

The few people present had no objections to what he said.

Anyway, these people were not the ones who would ultimately make the decision......

This meeting, to put it bluntly, was just a liaison occasion for mutual communication. It didn't really matter whether it was held or not. Liang Yue's little secretary, Meng Xiaoyu, could have negotiated it with him.

Therefore, Liang Yue had chosen a relatively quiet but drafty pavilion in his small town farm as the venue for this so-called meeting.

The leading middle-aged woman on the opposite side had set up a video recording device next to her at the beginning of the meeting, recording the content of the meeting in its entirety......

During the entire meeting, in addition to questions about the basic structure of the academy and the student enrollment standards, they only raised one additional request.

That was to send an expedition team to Liang Yue's planet in advance to explore the situation before the academy was officially established.

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