Chapter 257: 254 Lu Wu's Prestige
After reviewing his attributes.
How should one put it? Lu Wu was somewhat dissatisfied with what he achieved this time.
He gained three new skills. The skill "Flood" was specifically designed to complement the little goldfish's talent, making it a divine skill for the little goldfish but useless for Lu Wu.
As for "Dragon Bone Power," Lu Wu didn't have a dragon bone, nor could he modify himself to have one, so it was hard to say whether this skill would be discounted for him.
Lastly, "Cold Ice Body" was okay, but Lu Wu wasn't fond of such skills used for enduring hits.
Overall, the gains were much smaller than when he was a boss.
However, since he had broken through, Lu Wu's power had improved to some extent, which was somewhat a good thing.
And there was another thing.
Little Skeleton had also successfully undergone the Second Evolution.
There was no doubt that Little Skeleton, having evolved twice, would reach the Lord level.
Furthermore, the shortest record from Leader 1 Star to Lord 1 Star was a little over a year, and that was with serendipitous encounters.
Thus, even if Lu Wu had superpowers, Little Skeleton would not become a Lord anytime soon.
This was a good thing for the current Lu Wu.
He didn't have to rush into figuring out the matters about Little Skeleton's potential third evolution.
He had time to slowly "charge" himself and handle some necessary matters.
For instance, the one just mentioned.
Thinking of this, Lu Wu immediately shifted his gaze from the attribute panel and made a phone call to Zhang Wentao.
"Hello, Uncle Zhang, it's me, Lu Wu."
"Yes, I've woken up. I'm fine. Things are good on my end. I'd like to talk to you about something concerning the student council. Where are you now?
Me? I'm currently with Uncle Zhao.
Oh, you're coming over? Sure, I'll wait for you!"
After hanging up, Lu Wu returned to Zhao Kai Ming's hospital bed, leafing through Zhao Kai Ming's medical records while waiting for Zhang Wentao to arrive.
Meanwhile, at Zhang Wentao's place.
When Lu Wu's call came through, he was just making tea with Li Mingrui.
"Old Li, let's continue our chat next time; I'm going to visit Old Zhao."
Zhang Wentao didn't suggest that Li Mingrui should come along.
Li Mingrui was perceptive enough to nod in agreement, saying 'Go ahead,' and watched Zhang Wentao leave.
Just watching Zhang Wentao's departing figure, Li Mingrui was chewing over the keywords 'Lu Wu,' 'Zhao Kai Ming,' and 'student council' in his mind, falling into deep thought.
Zhang Wentao didn't make Lu Wu wait too long.
Soon he arrived at Zhao Kai Ming's hospital room.
"Xiao Lu, are you interested in the position of president of the student council? That's great. I used to think you weren't interested, so I never mentioned it.
Now that you are interested, let me explain in detail."
No sooner had Zhang Wentao arrived than he began discussing the role of student council president with Lu Wu.
In a simple conversation, Lu Wu realized that the authority of Jiangnan University's student council president was much greater than he had anticipated.
Not only could he be involved in the school's internal affairs, but many school matters also needed to be processed through the student council, which even controlled some of the school's assets.
Theoretically speaking, the president of the student council was basically a high-ranked leader in the school, especially one with substantial power.
Of course, that was theoretically speaking.
The position held that power.
But not every president of the student council was capable of exercising that authority.
Some enhanced the system with their powers, infusing the school with more vigor, while others could only acquiesce to the school's demands.
Stuck between the school and the students, it was a thankless position on both ends.
The current president belonged to the latter category.
However, if Lu Wu were to assume office, he would certainly belong to the former category, Zhang Wentao was quite confident about that.
Lu Wu had never let him down.
As for Lu Wu's concern about how to take office?
To Zhang Wentao, this was no issue at all. As long as Lu Wu spoke up, he wouldn't have to do anything; the entire student body would elevate him.
After all, he was the youngest Master-level Cultivation Master in history, the same Lu Wu who, as a referee, had spectacularly defeated the top eight in the Cultivator's contest.
Now, Lu Wu was virtually the pride of Jiangnan University.
"Since that's the case, I'll leave this matter in your hands."
Zhang Wentao slapped his chest confidently, "Rest assured, leave it to me. I'll handle it flawlessly!"
His manner was very much like Zhao Kai Ming lying nearby.
But, thankfully, it was just a resemblance. If it were Zhao Kai Ming, Lu Wu might have to think of another way, or find someone else to help him.
Once Zhang Wentao undertook this task, he got down to business with great gusto.
Very soon, an announcement appeared on Jiangnan University's campus network about Lu Wu running for the next president of the student council.
The Jiangnan University campus network was not very active.
Moreover, the timing was off, as it was class time and few people were online.
But still, there were some.
During a freshman theory class, a round-faced girl was distracted during the lecture and logged into the internal social network to browse.
She was having a good time until she accidentally saw a report about Jiangbei University.
The report stated that Jiangbei University's study tour had reached Jiangning, and the longstanding top ten school, Jiangning University, sent several young teachers to the challenge but still got beaten badly.
To date, Zhang Yuechu from Jiangbei had completed 28 consecutive wins, leaving only Modu and Beijing universities left to conquer.
The report also mentioned that, judging from Zhang Yuechu's performance, securing a Grand Slam victory over Modu and Beijing would not be a problem.
What upset the round-faced girl was that this report, aside from praising Zhang Yuechu, also dragged Jiangnan University through the mud once more.
The report stated that Jiangnan University was the only non-tier-one university among all those challenged by Zhang Yuechu and the only one whose entire senior management was overturned.
It mentioned that Jiangnan University was about to be erased from the list and that even someone as talented as Lu Wu couldn't reverse the declining trend of Jiangnan University.
It even suggested that although Lu Wu was from Jiangnan University, he might not really be a Jiangnan person.
He had joined Jiangnan University only because his adoptive mother was a Jiangnan native.
It probably wasn't because he valued Jiangnan University, and it was possible that Lu Wu was already prepared to switch schools the moment Jiangnan University was crossed off the list.
After all, with his talent, he would be welcomed anywhere.
The round-faced girl was fuming as she read this.
Now, all that Jiangnan University had left was its pride in Lu Wu.
And they even wanted to strip them of that pride—how could she stand it?
With a shout of 'Come on,' she immediately launched into a counterattack in the comments section against the braindead editor.
But she was alone and ultimately overwhelmed in just a few exchanges, nearly shutting herself down with frustration, prompting her to log onto the campus network to call for backup.
As soon as she logged into the campus network, the round-faced girl let out an exclamation.
The sound was full of incredulous joy, ringing out loudly enough to completely overshadow the teacher's voice at the podium and nearly shattering the classroom windows.
It was unclear how such a soft and cute girl could produce such a terrifyingly high pitch.
"Li Jingjing!"
The teacher on the podium was infuriated and let out a signature roar, charging towards her.
Normally, this girl would have been scared into trembling, but today was different—she wasn't scared but extremely excited; she grabbed the teacher's hand, jumping up and down with enthusiasm, "Teacher, Lu Wu is going to run for the next student council president!"
"It's just Lu Wu running for...
Wait, what did you say?"
The teacher snapped back to reality, and all the students in the class perked up their ears.
"Lu Wu is going to run for the next student council president, it's true, the campus network announced it!"
The round-faced girl, Li Jingjing, quickly pulled out her phone to show the announcement to the teacher.
Seeing the announcement on the campus network, the teacher was stunned on the spot, "It's really true."
The students in the class also immediately logged into the campus network on their phones.
Upon seeing the announcement on the campus network, a deafening cheer erupted from the class.
Then students ran out like crazy, rushing to the next classroom, the training ground, the combat zone, and anywhere students could be found to spread the news immediately.
In less than half an hour.
The news that Lu Wu was running for the next student council president spread throughout the entire school.
The entire Jiangnan University erupted into deafening cheers.
It was a joy like seeing the dawn after standing in the abyss.
This situation was something Lu Wu had never anticipated.
He hadn't experienced all that Jiangnan University's students had gone through, so he wasn't clear on what him running in the student council president election meant for Jiangnan University's students.
So, when Lu Wu heard the cheers, he was completely baffled.
Meanwhile, as Lu Wu was stunned by this scene.
In the student council president's office, the previous president, Wen Mingzhi, was stunned for a long time, then his eyes turned incredibly red, and tears actually started falling.
This usually gentle and elegant man suddenly burst into loud sobs.
Wen Mingzhi's crying baffled the surrounding student council officers, and what baffled them even more was when Wen Mingzhi suddenly sobered up, hastily slammed the desk, and stood up shouting, "What are you waiting for? Gather all the student council officers; we need to find junior Lu Wu."
This really baffled everyone nearby.
The vice president hurried over, grabbing him, "President, I know this is tough for you, but you need to be rational right now; you can't just rush into things..."
"Rational my ass, I can't stay rational anymore, quick, quick, gather everyone, I can't wait for the election, let's pass the mantle to junior Lu Wu today."
Saying this, Wen Mingzhi rallied the student council officers into action.
Only then did they realize that the president wasn't looking for trouble, but was stepping aside to let a capable person lead, this immediately lightened the mood of the student council.
Soon, a petition organized by the student council was launched.
The entire student body unanimously agreed that Lu Wu should start his tenure today...