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Chapter 507: Jianghai Academy! New Student Enrollment!
Chapter 507: Jianghai Academy! New Student Enrollment!
September 10th.
In the geographical location of Linzhou, Jianghai Province, the phrase "autumn is high and the air is refreshing" doesn't quite fit.
However, as the season progresses, the sweltering heat of the past is gone.
To the east of Linzhou City lies a massive park that divides the city and occupies a significant portion of the eastern region.
From up high, the various buildings are arranged in a harmonious and dense manner, covering an area comparable to the Heart of All Spirits.
In addition to the numerous buildings, there are even two rotating spatial vortexes within this area, clearly fixed portals to secret realms.
At the front of this area, before the main gate, cars and horses are lined up in an orderly fashion. Various Companion Beasts and people are mixed together, all filled with excitement.
Each of these individuals is eager to start their new life. After receiving their student IDs and dormitory numbers at the reception hall, they head towards their dormitories according to the electronic map.
The entire area is filled with the youthful energy unique to young Beastmasters, as well as the anticipation for the future that shines in the eyes of each person.
Although the educational reforms of the advanced academy have made it slightly easier to enroll, it's still extremely difficult. Without a doubt, those who can enter this academy at this time are all young Beastmasters with great prospects.
Especially since this is Jianghai Advanced Academy! Among the twenty or so provincial-level advanced Beastmaster academies established by the Dragon Nation, Jianghai Province has the highest admission difficulty and the most applicants across various departments.
The reason lies before their eyes. In the registration hall, despite having over twenty windows, long lines have formed. People wait and chat with each other, showing no signs of strangeness or awkwardness due to their different backgrounds.
"Did you see it yesterday? The video on the Heart of All Spirits' website, Su Ping's video, the battle between two Companion Beasts!" someone excitedly asked.
"Of course, it was all over the headlines! I didn't think that a Companion Beast of the same level could push the Paper God to that point!"
The Paper God refers to the legendary paper puppet, Qianyi, cultivated by Su Ping, which was once known as the "strongest Overlord-level" Companion Beast.
"I'm afraid only Su Ping can achieve that! I heard that a few days ago, a video of a similar battle between a crow Companion Beast and a Golden Crow was circulating online, but it's nothing compared to Su Ping's!"
"Do you guys only came to Jianghai because of Su Ping's reputation?"
Someone asked in surprise.
"What are you talking about? Of course, I did!"
The person being asked nodded: "I heard that Jianghai Academy is close to Su Ping's Heart of All Spirits, and there's a Dream Heart experience hall on the street. I came to try out Dream Heart for free!"
This statement was met with disdain: "That's still because of Su Ping! As a proud student of Jianghai Academy, you're thinking about playing games?"
The shorter and chubbier boy retorted: "Dream Heart isn't a game! It's a meditation technique to help Beastmasters improve! Besides, I awakened my talent at sixteen and became a Beastmaster. If it weren't for Dream Heart, I would have gone to the Western Capital Advanced Academy! I don't need you to teach me!"
The phrase "awakened talent early" caught everyone's attention. Although it doesn't guarantee future achievements, awakening two years early indeed gives one an unimaginable advantage and capital.
As the situation became unfavorable, someone quickly changed the subject: "Do you think it's true that Su Ping will be a guest professor at Jianghai Academy?"
"I doubt it! I've been staying at the Heart of All Spirits for a few days, but I haven't seen Su Ping even once. He's always busy, and I don't think he has time to teach us."
A girl adjusted her glasses and spoke sensibly.
Someone nearby nodded in agreement: "Even if Su Ping does teach us, are you sure you can understand the lessons? You know how strict the admission requirements are for the Breeding Department at Jianghai Academy? You need to be a recognized Junior Breeder by the association and have in-depth knowledge of a specific Companion Beast. I heard that this year, over ten students under the age of twenty have already become Intermediate Breeders and are attending Jianghai Academy!"
"You don't really think that Su Ping, even if he comes to teach, would be teaching us, do you?"
This is all for the benefit of the future pillars of the breeding profession. We're just here to join in on the fun and listen.
If we're lucky, the contract beast is the subject of Su Shen's new research, and being an experimental subject is already a great opportunity."
"How is that possible? Does Su Shen need to select his research beast from the students' contract beasts? Isn't it easy to find one?"
Someone suddenly laughed at this moment:
"In my opinion, the greatest opportunity at Jianghai Academy is the chance to experiment with Su Shen's latest research results! Some of the newest skill breeding techniques, although Su Shen may not breed them for us, do you know that there are students of Su Shen in the Heart of All Spirits?"
Upon hearing this, many people's eyes lit up.
Immediately, someone nearby hurriedly said:
"That's right, I'm from Jianghai myself, but I'm from Shuhua City. My family has some connections with the Sun Breeder in the Wolf's Den. I heard from my family that the evolved body of the Lin Wolf, the Ten Thousand Wood Wolf that appeared in last year's Breeder Competition, possesses a Transcendent Skill that Sun Breeder couldn't breed. But he said that Su Shen might have taught it to his students!"
"Wow, even the breeding of Transcendent Skills is left to the students? I wish I had the chance to become Su Shen's student." Someone envied.
This is normal. Being able to breed a Transcendent Skill represents status, wealth, and power.
"So..."
The young man who first brought up this topic spoke:
"I came to Jianghai half a month in advance, not for anything else, but to stay at the Heart of All Spirits and make friends with several breeders there. Haha, so far, I've had good results, and I've added the breeder as a friend."
As he spoke, he indeed attracted many envious gazes.
Some were envious, while others were indifferent.
Transcendent Skills aren't just lying around; can they be bred just by making friends? Resources, materials, wealth, and a suitable beast are all required; who would breed one for you without them?
However, amidst the ongoing conversations, a commotion erupted at the entrance of the vast reception hall.
It drowned out the voices of all the incoming students, drawing the attention of many.
The voices of discussion revealed the reason for the commotion:
"Su Shen has arrived!"
This news instantly caused many people to forget the lines they had been waiting in for some time, and they rushed towards the entrance.
As expected, within the crowd, three figures appeared.
One was Su Ping, who had disappeared from the online media and only occasionally appeared in paparazzi videos. The other two were the Dean of Jianghai Academy and Qin Erlong, the President of the Jianghai Beastmaster Association.
Facing the gazes of everyone, even Su Ping was startled by the intense and eager eyes, like a pack of hungry wolves.
He felt helpless.
Over two months ago, during the professional assessment, he had already stated that he wanted to reduce his public exposure.
But he never expected it to be like this.
He could only smile and greet the figures before him.
Seeing this, a bold young girl, around the same age as him, asked:
"Su Shen, what beast was in the video from the Heart of All Spirits yesterday, the one that fought against the Paper God?"
The question silenced the previously chaotic crowd, and Su Ping replied:
"Yes, it's the second evolution of the Fire-Eating Crow, named the Chaos Watchful Crow!"
"Are the requirements for breeding this powerful evolution high?" The young girl who asked the question blushed.
Su Ping nodded: "Very high, and the required resources are quite diverse. As it's a second evolution, you need to have a Fire-Eating Crow first, and only then can you breed it!"
Clearly, some were interested in this, while others were not. Seeing that this peer had no airs, someone quickly asked again:
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His words undoubtedly filled many of the students present with a newfound sense of pride.
Qin Erlong and the current Principal Xu, who were standing beside him, also turned to look at Su Ping.
The latter, standing behind him, couldn't help but sigh to the former, "I really don't know how this person grew up? Breeding and meditating is one thing, but now even..."
Qin Erlong glared at him, and the latter didn't continue, but Qin Erlong also felt the same way.
Unassuming and calm, sometimes a bit showy, but for a young man who has achieved such success, it's nothing.
If it weren't for the fact that even the Holy Dragon Lord acknowledged him, they would have every reason to believe that this was not some undead creature that had taken over a body using special methods.
Su Ping didn't have the mood to deal with the two old men's inner slander and had already become one with the group of students around him.
"Su Shen, the Heart of All Spirits is such a big place, and now only the Forest Heart and Water Heart are open. When will the rest be opened? I'm ready to not stay in the school dormitory and just rent a room from you for a year!"
Su Ping, of course, didn't mind this self-promotion:
"It's almost here. In a few more days, the Soul Heart will be opened in advance! The Soul Heart is mainly for the survival of undead pets and will be opened in the form of a ghost house adventure! Many of the scenes and pet choices are personally arranged by me! If you're willing, you can come and support me. By the way, when the Soul Heart is opened, there will be some activities. Those who complete the exploration tasks during the activities will receive generous rewards from the Heart of All Spirits!"
Su Ping said with a smile.
"What rewards? Do you have a signed photo of Su Shen?"
"What signed photo? Do you have a pet personally bred by Su Shen?"
The students' questions made the scene chaotic once again.
However, Su Ping's small personal goal was also achieved:
"You'll have to wait and see for yourself. But I have one request: don't neglect your studies at the Advanced Academy. The Jianghai Advanced Academy was established to catch up with the Eight Academies of the Dragon Nation. We are the first batch of students and the pillars, so don't lose sight of the big picture because of small things!"
"Su Shen..."
"..."
He was in control of the situation, knowing when to advance and when to retreat.
Even so, the enthusiastic atmosphere also made Su Ping's back sweat after leaving the reception hall.
Wordlessly, he followed the two old men who were holding back their laughter back to the office building.
Su Ping finally slumped onto the sofa, already regretting accepting Qin Erlong's offer and taking on this task.
Qin Erlong and Principal Xu were obviously familiar with such scenes and showed no signs of fatigue.
However, they didn't rush Su Ping to decide when to start teaching his first class. Qin Erlong signaled to Principal Xu, who left, and then Qin Erlong smiled and said, "Alright, the students are all excited! You're a role model for the younger generation, so you should be prepared for this."
Su Ping waved his hand:
"Alright, if there's nothing else, I'll be on my way. I won't be attending that freshman orientation."
"Don't be in a hurry."
Qin Erlong quickly said:
"Do you think you were invited here just to show your face? Don't you want the items?"
Items?
Su Ping was taken aback and then realized what it was: "Did Sang Sheng send the resources?"
"You little rascal, your eyes lit up at the mention of this, didn't they?"
Qin Erlong laughed and then nodded.
Earlier, when returning from Yunnan-Tibet, Biyao Chunxian had requested some brand new resources.
Although it wasn't like the Elixir of Immortality, it was still quite precious, several Saint Spirit Rank resources.
Su Ping didn't feel comfortable asking the Breeder Association for more, so he proposed an exchange.
He wanted to trade for the several equally precious poison-type Saint Spirit Rank resources he had obtained from Si Tu Feng's inheritance.
However, those resources were also extremely rare at the Breeder Association headquarters.
Su Ping turned to Sang Sheng, the real wealthy lady, who was indeed one of the best Saint Spirit Rank existences managing a beast space.
Such a demanding request was also satisfied.
With this, the trip wasn't in vain!
Excitedly, he took the space ring from Qin Erlong, confirmed the resources in the ring, and breathed a sigh of relief.
Now, he could give Biyao Chunxian another explanation.
(End of Chapter)
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