Universe Infinite Canteen-Chapter 633: Ask is to Max Out

Ma Lu had guessed that Wei Ruonan's family background was not simple, but he didn't expect it to be this complicated.

The Cabinet Prime Minister was generally considered as one of the top two figures in a country, whether he was the first or the second figure depended on the specifics of the situation.

For instance, during the Republic era, when Yuan Shikai was the President, his power exceeded that of the Prime Minister, Sun Wen. But when Li Yuanhong became the President, it was Duan Qirui, the Prime Minister, who held more sway.

In modern times, it was also the Prime Ministers who held sway in countries like Germany and India.

As for the current Plane, the ongoing struggle between President Fu Tongzhao and Cabinet Prime Minister Yuan Honglin, each commanding their own factions, had lasted for several years.

Before Yuan Honglin tendered his resignation, among the nine departments under the Administrative Council, except for the Ministry of Education, Military Affairs Department, and Ministry of Transportation which still listened to Fu Tongzhao, the remaining Ministry of Internal Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Navy, Ministry of Agriculture, and Ministry of Railways had mostly leaned towards Yuan Honglin.

Moreover, Yuan Honglin also controlled the Congress.

Though President Fu Tongzhao, who originated from the military, commanded an absolute advantage with his military prowess and 2.8 million-strong army, and maintained close relations with the Talisman Master Association, Yuan Honglin also possessed the navy.

The navy was not large, consisting of only 50,000 men, but was personally established by Yuan Honglin with new equipment and Western combat techniques, making it a formidable force.

What particularly annoyed Fu Tongzhao was the naval fleet that Yuan Honglin stationed at Bingzhou Port.

Bingzhou Port was very close to Xindu, and if any incident occurred, the Southern Ocean Fleet could travel up the inland river to Xindu in less than two hours.

Having such an uncontrollable armed force right under his nose was a constant irritation for Fu Tongzhao.

In addition to this, Fu Tongzhao was also financially choked by Yuan Honglin, making his presidency extremely frustrating.

He detested Yuan Honglin intensely, yet despite his efforts, he couldn't catch any wrongdoing by him until two months ago, when a huge corruption scandal involving military procurements erupted in the Southern Ocean Fleet.

Fu Tongzhao was immediately exhilarated, issued several orders overnight, and even declared he would send a commissioner for a thorough investigation. He also penned strong-worded articles in several newspapers, vowing to capture the parasites of the country.

Rubbing his hands with glee, he saw an opportunity to take down the commander of the Southern Ocean Fleet and replace him with his own man, removing the thorn in his side once and for all.

In this political whirlwind, Yuan Honglin was undoubtedly at a disadvantage. To save the Southern Ocean Fleet at the doorstep of Xindu, Yuan Honglin ultimately took all the blame onto himself and submitted his resignation to the President Mansion.

After hearing Cao Youyi explain the current political situation, Ma Lu felt that Yuan Ruonan was still worth building a deeper relationship with. Although her father's current situation wasn't great, political figures weren't doomed by stepping down from power.

Baldy had once risen and fallen three times, and sometimes retreating could serve as a strategy as long as the person still had the means to make a comeback.

Yuan Honglin, who had controlled the Cabinet and Congress for many years, clearly still had such means.

Thus, Ma Lu agreed to Yuan Ruonan's request, who was formerly known as Wei Ruonan.

It was a trivial matter for him anyway; in another Plane, a cheap recorder only cost less than a hundred dollars. Such a political investment that came knocking at his door was too good to pass up.

After dealing with various miscellaneous matters, Ma Lu could finally receive the real grand prize.

According to the academy management system's rules, for every rise in the school's ranking by one place, a reward of 5,000 education points was to be awarded.

This time, Hou De, through its battle with Heroic Concealment, had leapt from the 157th position to the 89th, rising by a staggering 68 ranks!

When the official from the Ministry of Education announced Hou De's victory, Ma Lu had directly received 340,000 education points.

That was the most substantial reward he had received since his arrival on this Plane.

Without hesitation, Ma Lu had upgraded the remaining five major buildings to max level 10.

He spent a total of 115,000 education points, and then he still wasn't satisfied, spending another 25,550 education points to max out the Teacher Training Building, which had just been unlocked last week.

Adding in the already-maxed Principal's Office,

these buildings now provided the following enhancements for the teachers and students of Hou De.

Student Dormitory (Max): Restores an additional 100% of physical and mental energy during rest periods.

Classroom (Max): Provides a 100% learning efficiency enhancement.

Playground (Max): Provides a 100% exercise effect enhancement.

Cafeteria (Max): Increases appetite and mood value by 30% for diners. (Appetite and mood value will affect learning, teaching, exercise, and recovery effects, bringing an equivalent value enhancement)

Teacher's Rest Room (Max): Improves the recovery effects of physical and mental energy for the faculty by 100% and additionally enhances teaching effectiveness by 20%.

Principal's Office (Max): Increases the principal's mood value by 100 points and reduces research time by 70%.

Teacher Training Building (Max): Opens faculty training and advanced study options. Currently, the level allows for 9 advanced study slots; faculty placed in these slots will see their teaching abilities gradually increase over time.

Optionally, one could spend education points to start an intensified training class, gaining a set amount of teaching ability in one go.

Note: Whether training or advanced study, it is necessary to set a lead academic in advance, as the lead academic's teaching ability will directly affect the results of the advanced study and training.

Ma Lu was familiar with the effects of the preceding six buildings, the reason he had not upgraded earlier was due to a shortage of education points.

Although the enhancements provided by these buildings were tempting, they were not effects that could be seen in the short term.

Out of necessity, Ma Lu had to choose an unconventional approach, selecting the method that would increase the production of education points the fastest.

And now, with plenty of education points on hand, Ma Lu was able to boost all these buildings.

After all, even a small mosquito is still meat, not to mention this mosquito was not small.

With such a long string of buffs coming down, not to mention anything else, all students were effectively raised by one and a half levels in aptitude.

Students who originally had Grade E aptitudes, their training and learning speeds were now between Grade C and D.

Adding in the advantages in physical and mental energy recovery, they were essentially on par with Grade C, achieving a surprising double jump in improvement.

If Hou De still had any weaknesses, it would probably be the faculty.

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Although Ma Lu had recruited six faculty members including Li Zhengwei and Zhou Zuolin in his second week, compared to other schools, especially those also ranked in the top 100, Hou De's faculty was still too weak.

High-level talismans like Hand Palm Thunder were only taught by Chen Wangjun, and Qiutong had learned from her.

The other two faculty members who taught talisman courses, Zhou Zuolin and Dai Lianliang, one was a theoretical expert, ivory-tower type, while the other liked to take a wild approach to modifying talismans.

Actually, both were more research-oriented, and their focus was more on mid and low-level talismans research. Their teaching was mediocre, but Hou De had no choice but to keep them because of a lack of talent.

Nevertheless, the lack of faculty who could teach high-level talismans persisted.

And that was why Ma Lu was anxious to unlock the faculty training system last week.