"The brothers and sisters around you have experienced the most in history, your beginning is the most spectacular, and the time of your arrival is also the most special. I hope you will live up to everyone's expectations. The burden on your shoulders should allow you to move forward, not crush you. During this period of time, I need you to obey orders completely, so that you can survive the war. There are no wild beasts and adventurer guilds joining this session, do you know why there are more people than last time?"
Dimuli looked around at everyone, waiting for an answer. Some people knew the answer but didn't dare to speak. Dimuli didn't answer himself until someone said loudly:
"Because of the special circumstances, the admissions standards are much lower than before, and there will be many casualties."
"Part of the answer is correct. There will indeed be a lot of casualties, as in previous years, and this year there will be even more. However, the admissions criteria have not changed. In addition to the previous cultivation talent and degree of effort, an illusory thing called courage has been added. Before you came to the academy, you must have heard that the academy will become the main force in this war. Light and darkness will fight each other, and the enemy we will face is unprecedentedly huge. Are you coming here out of ignorance or fearlessness?"
“Fearless!”
After someone shouted, he stepped forward and saluted:
"Senior, we still don't know what will happen, but good has always been defeated by evil. We will definitely defeat the darkness and bring peace back to the wilderness."
"Okay, I believe you can realize your own value, let's start the handover!"
Everyone admired Dimuli's calm attitude. This was the strong man in their minds, who was neither happy nor sad because of things. The calmer he was, and the less emotion on his face, the stronger he was. Everyone saluted and sent Dimuli off. He disappeared in the peach forest, his figure was a little lonely and desolate, but because he left too quickly, no one knew it.
Everyone turned their gazes back to the instructor in front of them, and also glanced at the seniors around them. They were only a few years older than themselves, but the difference in strength made them extremely respectful of the former, and even admired them like idols, especially the mature look on their faces, which made people admire and yearn for them.
Normally, some of these seniors were qualified to be teachers, and the freshmen did not dare to be disrespectful. But in front of the juniors, they seemed extremely serious and difficult to get close to.
Under the teacher's command, everyone entered the Qingwa Building in an orderly manner, followed by the corresponding teachers and senior brothers and sisters. Some brave people turned back to talk, although they were only met with indifference, but the fact that the senior brothers and sisters could talk back made them feel favored, and ecstasy suddenly appeared on their faces.
There were many handsome men and beautiful women in Xia Xiao's class, which was the most attractive thing. Therefore, the slightly childish junior brothers and sisters all tried to turn their heads to look, and looked at each other with embarrassment after laughing. The junior brothers all admired these decent and generous senior sisters, who were beautiful and charming, but unfortunately they looked down on them. The age issue has always been a barrier between men and women.
When most of the men sighed, some of the junior sisters became infatuated and had bold fantasies. If they could be with the senior brothers in the academy, they would definitely enjoy all the conveniences among their classmates. And that kind of thing would be beneficial and fascinating. But most of these thoughts flashed by, and those who came to the academy were more or less self-aware, so they were quiet as soon as they entered the room.
The familiar teachers and seniors stood on the podium, and they delivered their own messages under the introduction of the former. Some people were tongue-tied, like Qin Feng and Mu Lin, who only said a few simple sentences even though they were well prepared. Some people were quiet, like Su Huan and Si Qingling, who said a few words casually as if they were just doing their job. But there were always people who were good at speaking, like Wang Ling who was standing in front of everyone. This prince of the Southern Merchant Empire made the Southern Merchants in the room very proud, but what he said was more valuable than his identity.
"We were just sending the wild beasts and sea beasts back home. I'm sure everyone is curious, right? Since humans themselves are in constant trouble, why can humans and beasts, who are contradictory opposites, live in peace and even chat and laugh like friends?"
This was indeed something that everyone was curious about. Before, dozens of people were standing on the blue brick square chatting and laughing. It was not until the five people came forward that they could tell that there were sea beasts among the humans. They could not see it before because they stood together without quarreling or ostracizing each other. Everything seemed very natural. After the eight wild beasts came, the humans took the initiative to give in. Such a scene would definitely not be seen outside the academy, but it was not surprising here.
As for the understanding of the college, the freshmen learned the most in the shortest time, which is incomparable to the previous students. In the past, if you want to understand the college, you have to see, listen, ask and comprehend it yourself.
The academy has always believed that there are many things that cannot be directly explained, and must be understood by oneself, so that the impression is deep and can be remembered for a lifetime. However, this time the situation is special, and the teachers talked about many things, such as that all living beings in the academy are the same and have equal status.
Although everyone had heard about it before, they still had a lucky heart, because they didn't believe that the academy could really treat humans and beasts the same. After all, there was a difference between humans and beasts. One was blessed by God, and the other was abandoned in a corner by the wilderness. But the performance of the senior brothers and sisters before, as well as the bow of the wild beast, made their thoughts seem too superficial. What Wang Ling said at this time also made it easier for them to listen.
"In the academy, everyone is equal. I hope you won't put on too much airs just because of your special status in the human world, and don't fight because of conflicts between countries. On the battlefield, you must support and help each other, so that you can survive better."
"To be honest, when we first came to the academy, there weren't so many things going on, and the teachers didn't stop us from fighting. So I led some people from Nanshang to have conflicts with the people from Daxia, and even destroyed half of the Qingwa Building. But now it seems that these are all unnecessary, because in the academy, those things are irrelevant. What you have to do is to improve your strength and become stronger in this place that cultivates saints, instead of thinking that blocking others' steps is a great and correct thing to do."
"If you have enough time, we won't say more about these things, but you don't have that much time to get to know each other, let alone build relationships, or carry out missions together, to build a bridge of communication between life and death. But you must do what you should do! Look carefully at the faces of everyone around you. If you see them, you can pretend not to see them, but you can't be hostile. This is what you must remember, otherwise it will only hurt yourself!"
The junior students looked at Wang Ling with wide eyes, nodding as if they knew what to do, but could they really do that? As they looked at each other, the teacher said:
"From today on, you will be led by the brothers and sisters on the list. You can study together or practice on your own, but you must remember one thing."
Everyone stopped whispering and focused their attention on the teacher who raised a finger.
"Since you came to Tongtian Peak, you are members of the academy. Since you are members of the academy, you must follow the orders issued by the academy!"
In this critical moment, no one expected that the academy would still recruit students, because the Zou Shou Church and adventurers had stopped similar activities. But the academy needed a lot of manpower this time. Every being on the mountainside had their own tasks, and they were needed for many things, and they also needed iron discipline and responsibility.
No matter when, being a member of the academy is something to be proud of, so the students' eyes flashed with a burning light, so that the teacher could leave with peace of mind, and the rest was entrusted to the old students. Wang Ling and others would naturally not let them down, and after the teacher left, the atmosphere between them also eased a little and was no longer so serious.
The freshmen asked all kinds of questions, but no matter what they were, Wang Ling felt they were childish. But he still answered them one by one, but he had no way to deal with some people who were cold and arrogant, so he said:
"I will take you to a quiet place to talk about spiritual practice and the current situation in the world."
There was rarely such a commotion in the Qingwa Building. Everyone fled outside, leaving the blooming peach blossoms to watch the excitement in the wind, and their movements resembled beautiful dances. Everyone who had left the Qingwa Building stopped to watch the petals flying around, but such a short day would soon be over, because after seven days, the first group of practitioners would go to various places and begin to prepare for battle.
When the war was approaching, the world was already in turmoil. The only quiet place like the academy was Tanghua Temple. But the many eminent monks and living Buddhas there didn't have time to sit under the trees and chat like the students. But soon, even the academy would be like everywhere else in the world.