Five kilometers from the Nanshan Villa district, at Qing City Institute of Technology, an important meeting was being held in the administration building’s conference room. All the key figures of the prestigious 985 institution were in attendance. Besides the university’s senior administrators, there were also students and faculty who had inherited game abilities.

After a full night of cleanup, the game monsters that had invaded the campus, along with those who had inherited evil game abilities and gone on a rampage, had all been eliminated. At that moment, a circle of cylindrical structures, each over ten meters tall, surrounded the administration building. The cylinders glowed brilliantly, emitting a mysterious light.

Inside the conference room, the attendees’ gazes would occasionally drift to the windows. When they saw the cylinders outside, their eyes would instantly fill with awe. It was these dozen or so Defense Towers that had saved Qing City Institute of Technology last night. If not for these Defense Towers, the number of casualties at the university would have been at least ten times higher.

And the owner of these dozen powerful Defense Towers was the young man with thick, dark brows sitting on the dais next to the principal—Qiao Shan. Last night, he had single-handedly turned the tide, using the school’s Forum to rally the student body. Then, by deploying his Defense Towers, he had saved the entire university.

"Ahem!" Seeing that almost everyone had arrived, the principal sitting beside Qiao Shan cleared his throat.

"There are three main topics on today’s agenda!

"The first is the formation of the school’s self-defense force. The military is currently working with law enforcement to rescue civilians and can’t spare any personnel for us. Our only option is to save ourselves by establishing a self-defense force!

"Second is the establishment of the Game Inheritor Management Office. For now, the goal of our self-defense force is to protect the university. Once things stabilize, we’ll see how the situation develops. We may need to integrate with the Management Office in the future.

"The third topic is the protection of our faculty, staff, and their families. Our university is one of the few places that has provisionally cleared out the monsters and restored order. Therefore, if their families need it, they can also come to campus for protection."

It was clear the principal hadn’t slept all night. His eyes were bloodshot. After finishing his speech, he turned to the student beside him, the one with the thick, dark brows, Qiao Shan.

The principal smiled at Qiao Shan and said, "Alright, regarding these three topics, let’s have the new captain of our school’s self-defense force, Captain Qiao, lead the discussion!"

Hearing the principal’s words, the student named Qiao Shan stood up with a smile. "Hello everyone. Many of the teachers, students, and family members here may not be familiar with me, so let me introduce myself first!"

As Qiao Shan spoke, his eyes swept across the entire conference hall. He noticed a woman in red who was looking down and texting, and saw that the seat next to her was empty. He then retracted his gaze and continued, "I inherited a tower defense game ability. The game I played is *Tower Defense of Ten Thousand Realms*, the same one as that powerhouse with the Golden Celestial Horse from last night.

"In the game, I was ranked 148th on the Combat Power leaderboards!

"Now, don’t let the fact that my rank isn’t in the top one hundred fool you. More than half of the people who inherited game abilities received them randomly, and of those who chose their abilities, most wouldn’t pick a tower defense game!

"Therefore, while my overall rank was 148th, I estimate I’m in the top thirty nationwide among players who actually inherited abilities from *Tower Defense of Ten Thousand Realms*!

"And if we’re just talking about our city or even our province, I might be the number one—or even the only—tower defense player in Qing City and perhaps the entire province!"

A buzz of conversation immediately filled the conference room as everyone reacted to Qiao Shan’s introduction. After the information blitz of the previous night, everyone knew Qiao Shan was telling the truth. The dozen or so towering Defense Towers standing on the grounds outside the administration building were proof enough. The fact that Qing City Institute of Technology, spanning hundreds of acres, was the only major institution to have been cleared of monsters further demonstrated Qiao Shan’s power.

After hearing Qiao Shan’s introduction, envy filled everyone’s eyes. Everyone knew that, with the dawn of this chaotic new era, Qiao Shan’s status and position had fundamentally changed. Just one day ago, a college student who played video games would have been accused of wasting their life on trivialities. But today, only a day later, they had become the hope for the continuation of human civilization.

CLAP! CLAP! CLAP!

As Qiao Shan finished his introduction, fervent applause broke out in the conference room. Everyone understood the importance of a leader, and right now, Qiao Shan was the leader of the entire Qing City Institute of Technology. That was why he was sitting right next to the high-ranking principal, and why everyone accepted his authority.

CREAK~

Just as Qiao Shan was about to continue speaking, the conference room door was slowly pushed open. A young woman dressed in white walked in.

But upon seeing her, Qiao Shan’s eyes, up on the dais, lit up.

"Yueyue! Over here!!"

He saw Shen Yue, the girl he admired, enter the conference room. Qiao Shan, who had been in the middle of his speech, immediately waved and called out to her. He now had power and status, and he was determined to win over his goddess, Shen Yue. To get Shen Yue to come to the university, he had even insisted that the principal order all students to return and open the campus to protect the families of students and staff.

At Qiao Shan’s words, every head in the conference room swiveled toward Shen Yue at the entrance.

Then, everyone started to smile. A talented man and a beautiful woman—a classic romance in the making! The moment Qiao Shan called out, they all understood what was going on. Most of them were happy to see this unfold.

Of course, that didn’t include the other female university students in the room...