"Dear new students, I am Han Sui, the deacon of the Outer Court of Donghuang Academy, responsible for managing the lives of the Outer Court students."
After Qin Xin and some martial artists who had passed the test stepped into the courtyard, a middle-aged man wearing a blue robe was seen holding a teapot, leaning back in a recliner. Two women dressed as students were massaging his shoulders beside him, their voices languid, as if they had just woken up.
"Deacon Han!"
Upon hearing this, all the martial artists bowed slightly.
"Okay! Let's distribute the identity tags first."
Han Sui waved his hand, and the two women behind him carried a large pile of wooden plaques, distributing them one by one.
"The students' uniforms are still being made and will be delivered to you in a couple of days."
Han Sui continued speaking, but Qin Xin, touching the wooden plaque in his hand, was a little curious. There was a small "甲" (jia) on the plaque, which Qin Xin knew was his potential rating, but there was also a number 20 on the plaque, which puzzled Qin Xin.
"You've all received your identity tokens, right? These are the symbol of your academy's disciples, and the numbers on the tokens represent your academy points."
"Within the Eastern Wilderness Academy, all pills, martial arts techniques, spiritual herbs, and spiritual weapons can only be purchased with academy points."
"When you first enter the academy, those with a potential rating of B will receive 10 contribution points, those with a rating of A will receive 20, and those with a rating of Excellent will receive 50."
Han Sui took a sip of tea and said with narrowed eyes.
"Deacon Han, how can we obtain academy points?"
Some martial artists couldn't help but ask.
"There are many ways to earn academy points. You can earn them by cleaning, joining the academy patrol team to manage Black Dragon City, and by completing tasks in the outer academy's mission hall. Of course, you can also exchange valuable items such as gold coins, pills, martial arts techniques, and spiritual energy for academy points."
"Another option is to go to the martial arts arena to challenge others. For each victory in the arena, you can take half of your opponent's contribution points."
"In addition, there are the academy's list of prodigies and the list of hidden talents."
"Among them, the Prodigy Ranking is only for inner court students; while the Hidden Dragon Ranking is for outer court disciples. There are one hundred seats on the Hidden Dragon Ranking. To be on the list, one must challenge and defeat the students on the list. Once you win, you can occupy their position. Each month, students will also be rewarded with some points based on their ranking on the list."
"So if you want to improve your cultivation, then strive to defeat those on the rankings!"
After Han Sui's introduction, Qin Xin felt a little excited. The model of Donghuang Academy was relatively fair. As long as you had enough contribution points, you could even buy Earth-rank martial arts. However, the price was ridiculously high. Any Earth-rank martial arts would cost nearly 100,000 contribution points.
The outer courtyard of Donghuang Academy consists of the Beast Martial Arts Academy, the Weapon Martial Arts Academy, and the Earth Martial Arts Academy. The three academies are clearly distinct and have different architectural styles.
After the introductions, Han Sui divided everyone into academies based on their martial spirit.
The Weapon Academy covers a vast area, spanning three mountain peaks. One of these peaks is like a long sword piercing directly into the earth, its sharp and imposing presence inspiring awe.
According to the person in charge of the Weaponry Academy, the academy has four outer sect elders and one dean, all of whom have reached the Yuanfu realm.
Listening to the person in charge's introduction, Qin Xin gained a new understanding of the foundation of the Eastern Wilderness Academy. After walking for a while, they arrived at a small courtyard, which would also be Qin Xin's training ground at the Eastern Wilderness Academy in the future.
This courtyard has only two rooms, small but exquisite, and the spiritual energy in the courtyard is much denser than outside, as if there is some kind of formation that can gather spiritual energy.
"Hey! Qin Xin, we've been assigned to the same class."
Before Qin Xin could even sit down, Jin Yuanbao strode in through the courtyard gate, his belly trembling uncontrollably.
"oh?"
Qin Xin glanced at Jin Yuanbao, who was sweating profusely; it seemed he had run a long way to tell Qin Xin the news.
"Our Weaponry Academy has three classes, one of which is the Sword Spirit Class, which only accepts sword-type martial spirits, and the other two are a Class A class and a Class B class."
As they were talking, Jin Yuanbao seemed a little thirsty and quickly drank a cup of tea. Then he added, "You've been assigned to Class 20!"
"Class 20?"
Qin Xin remained calm upon hearing the news. The Weaponry Academy now has twenty classes with over two hundred students. The top five classes are directly managed by the academy's administrators and elders. These five classes are also the strongest, and the higher a class's ranking, the more cultivation resources its students receive each month.
Class 20 meant being assigned to the worst class.
"See, I told you I needed to make some connections. Otherwise, with your potential to be a top-tier student, you should at least be in one of the top fifteen classes!"
Jin Yuanbao said, somewhat indignant on Qin Xin's behalf.
"It's alright. How did you know I live here?" Qin Xin asked casually, seemingly unconcerned.
“I live not far from you. You can find out by asking some of the people in charge.”
Jin Yuanbao's small eyes darted around. Although he often ate chicken legs, making his hands oily, his clothes were always very clean.
"Hey newbie! Come out and get to know the seniors!"
Qin Xin and Jin Yuanbao were chatting when several shouts suddenly came from outside the door.
"Which blind brat is making such a racket!"
As Jin Yuanbao walked out of Qin Xin's courtyard, he cursed with a dissatisfied expression. There were three young men dressed in student robes at the door.
Upon hearing this, a young man dressed in a white academy robe with a long sword hanging at his waist immediately changed his expression. Before Jin Yuanbao could even stand up straight, he actually went up and punched him in the stomach.
"Ouch! That hurts! How dare you hit someone at the Eastern Wilderness Academy? I'm going to report you to the Punishment Hall!"
Jin Yuanbao, who was clutching his stomach and crying out in pain after being punched, saw that his identity token had been taken from his waist. The person who did the attack even swiped the token across their own token before throwing it in front of Jin Yuanbao.
When Jin Yuanbao picked up the identity token, the number on it changed from ten to nine!
"Damn it, give me my points!"
Jin Yuanbao was so angry that he rushed forward, trying to snatch back the points, but he was pushed aside.
"They actually know about the Punishment Hall, but they don't care about kids like this; stealing points is tacitly allowed there."
The young man who made the move clenched his fist and said, seemingly somewhat dissatisfied, "Honestly, what kind of mechanism does the academy have to protect new students? We can only steal one point each time!"
After saying that, the man looked toward Qin Xin.
"Kid, are you going to obediently contribute your points, or will I have to steal them?"
"Hand it over, or you'll get beaten up just like your friend!"
Looking at the token at Qin Xin's waist, he took the lead in speaking.
"Oh! You want to steal my points? You might as well try!"
Qin Xin leaned against the courtyard gate, looking at the three young people in front of him. He did not show any panic. Instead, a smile appeared on his lips.
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