Chapter 1

"Xiao Wei, your trial lecture was indeed quite good, and our school leaders also appreciated you. However, unfortunately, there are not many vacant teaching positions here, so we hope you can understand..."

Wei Ze took his resume from the other person's hand and said thank you with a hint of helplessness.

In recent years, competition in the job market has become increasingly fierce. Everyone knows that teaching positions in schools offer good benefits and prospects, from universities down to kindergartens, the competition is always intense, especially for high school teaching positions, where the competition is the most brutal.

These days, if you randomly pick a list of teachers from a key high school, you'll find that it's full of returnees from abroad, and even graduates from C9 universities are considered ordinary. As a newcomer, no matter how well you teach, without a 211 or 985 degree, you wouldn't even feel comfortable greeting others.

His undergraduate degree was from an ordinary university, and he had no work experience. Most schools would directly reject him after seeing his first degree. It was only because Ancheng No. 1 High School saw the video of his trial lecture that they gave him an interview opportunity, allowing him to teach a few trial classes in front of the students.

Unfortunately, the result was still unsatisfactory.

"Ah..."

Wei Ze walked out of the teaching building where the trial lecture was held and heard the noise of a crowd from the opposite playground.

Under the bright June sun, dozens of tables had been set up on the playground, with several young people who looked like consultants sitting behind each table. A banner with the name and emblem of various universities hung in front of each table.

Hundreds of students in school uniforms had gathered on the playground, hurriedly looking around and moving between the tables, occasionally stopping in front of a table to ask questions, their faces tense.

A few days ago, the scores for this year's college entrance exam had just been released, but the admission lines for various universities had not yet been announced. Before formal enrollment, high schools often invite staff from prestigious universities to come to the school to provide consultations so that students can determine their preferences.

Today was such a recruitment fair.

Of course, for universities, this was also an opportunity to promote their own schools and attract top high school students.

"In a sense, this is also a kind of interview, a mutual selection process."

Wei Ze looked at the students running back and forth, muttering to himself. He then walked to the corner storage cabinet, took out his briefcase, and prepared to put his resume back inside.

However, as soon as he opened the bag, he noticed something extra in the file folder that should have been empty.

"What's this?"

He took it out and found a stack of yellow paper, a rare sight in modern times. The paper was folded into several layers, with cloud patterns on the edges, and the cover was written in calligraphy with two large ink-drenched characters: "Appointment Letter."

"Appointment Letter? I don't remember any school offering me a position. And I didn't see this paper when I packed my bag earlier..."

Wei Ze scratched his head and unfolded the first page. It was densely written with ink in vertical script:

"A teacher imparts knowledge, instructs, and resolves doubts; a sage cultivates the Dao, establishes a career, and warns the world; these two are not different, so a sage does not need to be revered. Imparting the Dao to the world, benefiting all, can also break the Heavenly Dao..."

The entire text was written in semi-fluent ancient Chinese, discussing the Dao of immortals and the Dao of teachers, which was somewhat mystical. He glanced at it and flipped to the next page, which was written in modern regular script:

"Daoist Fellow Wei Ze: We hereby appoint you as the Chancellor of Kunlun University, with the term starting from today until May 3020.

Note: If you accept this appointment, you will inherit all the land and assets of Kunlun University. Please consider carefully.

Kunlun University is dedicated to teaching cultivation methods and spreading the Dao of immortals. The Chancellor must lead by example, guiding students to understand the Dao and cultivate correctly.

All students are to be treated equally. Teach according to their aptitude, without discrimination based on talent or background. The path to transcendence is achieved by those with sincere hearts.

If you accept, please turn to the next page."

"What's this? I didn't get a teaching position, but they gave me a chancellor position? To teach students to cultivate... and the term is over a thousand years?"

Wei Ze didn't think much more and flipped to the next page, which was also the last page. There were no words, only a drawing of a building complex that looked like a celestial palace.

The next moment, the drawing seemed to come to life, and the entire stack of yellow paper transformed into a beam of golden light, directly merging into his body.

Before Wei Ze could react, a celestial palace-like building appeared in his mind, with a few lines of text beside it.

[Kunlun University]

[Chancellor: Wei Ze]

[Status: Not Opened]

[Fame: 0/100 (Unknown)]

[Spiritual Power: 100]

[Number of Students: 0]

[Number of Staff: 1]

Below was a floor plan of the school, with a grayish-white color scheme. He tapped it twice with his mind, and it showed "Not Unlocked," along with a line of text: [Insufficient Fame, unable to open campus. Please increase the school's influence to unlock more areas].

"So, I need 100 fame to open the first campus area? But how can I increase fame without a campus? This is a nested puzzle..."

He could only shift his attention elsewhere. The interface showed only a personnel management panel and a mall button. The personnel management panel was empty, likely not unlocked, so he opened the mall.

The mall had many items, but most were obscured by a fog, making them unclear. Only one item was visible: a university promotional card, which cost 1 spiritual power point.

He tried to touch the fog, but there was no response, and a new line of text appeared.

[Spiritual Power is provided by students within the university. Please recruit and cultivate students. Any improvement in a student's strength, enlightenment, or self-breakthrough will generate spiritual power.]

[Please remember the principle of Kunlun University: All who enter are students, regardless of status. Enlightenment is spiritual power.]

"Fame is used to open campus areas, and spiritual power is used to exchange for items..."

Wei Ze looked around, and since he couldn't do anything else, he decided to exchange for 10 promotional cards. A flash of light, and he already had a thin stack of small paper cards in his hand.

They looked like traditional hard paper cards but felt like ancient parchment when touched. The cards had the same cloud patterns and "Kunlun University" as the appointment letter. On the back, there was an address, a contact phone number, and the same line of text: "The path to transcendence is achieved by those with sincere hearts."

"The address is... the top of Yushan Mountain outside Ancheng City? Isn't that an undeveloped wilderness? And this recruitment contact number... Oh, it's my phone number?"

Just as Wei Ze was surprised, a girl in a school uniform walked up to him and politely asked, "Teacher, do you know where the Ancheng Normal University promotional booth is?"

Since he came for the trial lecture, he was dressed more formally, and the girl mistook him for a university promotional staff member.

"Sorry, I haven't really paid attention." Wei Ze looked her over, "You want to apply to Ancheng Normal University? You want to be a teacher?"

"Yes, being a teacher is easier to find a job after graduation." The girl nodded, "I'll ask someone else, thank you."

Being a teacher is easier to find a job? Wei Ze sneered inwardly. Believe you, my foot, a counterexample is standing right in front of you.

Seeing the girl about to turn and leave, Wei Ze suddenly had an idea and called her back, "If you're looking for a job, I might have a better option than the normal university."